Patent ID: 8677798

Claim:
A turning-over device for a flattening element, the flattening element having a frame, a plurality of mutually spaced-apart cylinders rotatably mounted on the frame and a device for securing the flattening element to the turning-over device, the turning-over device comprising: a base; two uprights extended vertically from said base; a supporting and securing device for the flattening element, said supporting and securing device disposed between said uprights and engaging the securing device of the flattening element; a device for rotating said supporting and securing device about a horizontal axis between a first position in which the cylinders of the flattening element are oriented downward when the flattening element is connected to the turning-over device and a second position in which the cylinders of the flattening element are oriented upward when the flattening element is connected to the turning-over device; and vertical translation drive devices for vertically translating said supporting and securing device, each of said vertical translation drive devices being connected to a respective one of said uprights.