Patent ID: 6966422

Claim:
Universal device for automatically adjusting plastic containers vertically directing and horizontally aligning means in a directing-aligning machine, said machine comprising: a substantially cylindrical receptacle holding bulk plastic containers, comprising a rotating cylindrical wall, to an outer portion of the cylindrical wall a plurality of cradles ( 5 ) and a corresponding plurality of discharge channels ( 6 ) are fixed both provided with movable parts ( 10 ) and ( 35 ) respectively which can change their position in dependence on the containers' size; a stationary cylindrical wall ( 3 ) surrounding cradles and discharge channels, characterized by the fact that it is provided with at least one control member ( 7 ) located on the machine outer stationary cylindrical wall ( 3 ) and adapted to engage cradle ( 5 ) movable parts ( 10 ) and discharge channel ( 6 ) movable parts ( 35 ) on receptacle rotation, the at least one control member varying the position of said movable parts of the cradles and discharge channels in dependence on containers' size.