Patent ID: 7624614

Claim:
A conveyor for transporting work pieces in a press line or multiple-die press from a first station to a second station adjacent to the first station, comprising at least one lateral beam arranged on a side of the press, essentially extending parallel to a transport direction of the conveyor; at least one bar having grippers for gripping the work piece to be transported, the at least one bar being attached to the lateral beam such that the bar is movable along a longitudinal extension of the beam; and an assembly for supporting each of the at least one lateral beam; wherein the assembly comprises a pivoting mechanism for pivoting the lateral beam about a horizontal pivotal axis perpendicular to the transport direction, the pivoting mechanism including two spindles, the two spindles being independently operable to pivot and vertically displace the lateral beam, the grippers are rotatably movable for at least compensating a change of orientation of the work piece due to the pivoting of the lateral beam, and the lateral beam includes two couplings arranged along a longitudinal extension of the at least one lateral beam, whereby each of the couplings cooperates with one of the two spindles.