Patent ID: 6889824

Claim:
A turning device ( 10 ) for a conveyance means ( 4 ) on a transfer line comprising a housing ( 15 ) capable of being mounted on a line element ( 3 ) of the transfer line, the top side ( 25 ) of which is closed by means of a cover ( 30 ), and comprising at least one turning element ( 36 ) for the conveyance means ( 4 ) located in the housing ( 15 ) that turns the conveyance means ( 4 ) out of a transfer plane ( 5 ) and into a return plane ( 6 ), wherein the housing ( 15 )—starting on its top side ( 25 ) closed by means of the cover ( 30 )—comprises a recess ( 17 ) into which the at least one turning element ( 36 ), including the conveyance means ( 4 ), is capable of being guided, wherein the housing ( 15 ) comprises at least one guide ( 21 , 22 ), into which the turning element ( 36 ) is capable of being inserted with at least partial positive engagement, and wherein at least one hold-down device ( 34 , 35 ) that immobilizes the turning element ( 36 ) in the housing ( 15 ) is located on the cover ( 30 ).