Patent ID: 7588640

Claim:
A workpiece carrier device comprising: at least one workpiece carrier which comprises a rotary frame, mounted on a base frame so as to be rotatable about a drive axis; an eccentric driving part which is rotatable about the drive axis in relation to the rotary frame and having an eccentric position with respect to an output point; a plurality of workpiece holders which are at a distance from the drive axis and are mounted on the rotary frame so as to be rotatable about holder axes that are parallel to said drive axis; and at least one rigid transmission part, for rotating each workpiece holder both about its holder axis and in relation to the rotary frame, wherein the output point of said eccentric driving part engages rotatably with said rigid transmission part and said rigid transmission part likewise engages rotatably with a drive point having a correspondingly eccentric position to the holder axis of each respective workpiece holder.