Patent ID: 6913133

Claim:
An apparatus for transferring and tilting a work piece, said apparatus comprising: a transport carriage assembly for motion along a guide track having a limit position; the transport carriage assembly further comprising: a first carriage member, said first carriage member being pivotally connected to a first linkage arm at a first pivot point, and a second carriage member pivotally connected to a second linkage arm at a second pivot point, said first and second linkage arms being pivotally connected to one another at a third pivot point; and, a work piece support coupled with the second carriage member wherein, under a drive force, the transport carriage assembly travels along the guide track, until the second carriage member reaches the limit position, whereupon the first carriage member continues to move, decreasing its relative distance from the second carriage member and simultaneously causing the first linkage arm and the second linkage arm to pivot about the third pivot point, thereby causing the work piece support to tilt.