Patent ID: 8820514

Claim:
An adjustable star wheel assembly comprising: an adjustable star wheel for conveying three dimensional articles around an arcuate path, wherein the star wheel is rotatable around a central axis; and an adjustable guide rail assembly comprising: an arcuate flexible rail disposed outwardly of the arcuate path, wherein said arcuate flexible rail has a length and is movable inwardly and outwardly relative to the central axis to change the distance between the central axis and the flexible rail; a guide rail adjustment mechanism comprising a cam arrangement wherein said flexible rail is movably connected to a cam plate by at least one adjustable connecting mechanism, wherein said cam plate is arcuate and has spaced apart angled slots therein, said arcuate cam plate being substantially horizontal, said cam plate being disposed outside of said arcuate flexible rail relative to said central axis, and said slots being angled away from said arcuate flexible rail, wherein said slots are configured to receive a vertically oriented pin therein, and said at least one adjustable connecting mechanism connecting the flexible rail to the cam plate comprises a vertically oriented pin that fits within one of said angled slots and is movable within said angled slot; and an adjustment control connected to said cam arrangement.