Patent ID: 8104603

Claim:
An article conveying device comprising: a star wheel having a plurality of gripping devices mounted on the circumference thereof, a rotary drive shaft, a hub coupling the wheel to the drive shaft, said conveying device being characterized in that it comprises adjustable fastening devices for coupling the star wheel to the hub, each fastening device comprising: a drift bolt including: a body having a threaded portion screwed into a hole provided in the hub, said body protruding from an upper face of the hub, a head protruding from a lower face of the hub, a central bore, a washer interposed between the head of the drift bolt and the lower face of the hub, said washer having a predetermined thickness, whereby the starwheel rests on an upper face of the drift bolt with a predetermined clearance with respect of the hub, a bolt mounted in the bore, said bolt having a threaded portion protruding from the drift bolt and screwed into a hole provided in the wheel, thereby fastening the wheel to the hub.