Patent ID: 7699156

Claim:
An apparatus comprising a turning mechanism which is adapted to change an orientation of a number of packaging containers, having corner flaps pointing substantially straight out from sides of the packing container, in motion in a filling machine, from a first orientation to a second orientation, comprising: a conveyor provided with at least one carrier to which at least one carrier unit is connected; the carrier unit being rotary in relation to the carrier about a geometric axis of rotation and adapted to carry the packaging container in such a manner that the point of gravity of the packaging container during the change in orientation is substantially located on the geometric axis of rotation, and the point of gravity of the packaging container thereby maintains substantially the same direction of movement and speed from the first to the second orientation; the carrier unit comprises a pair of finder portions adapted to carry the packaging container; and the packaging containers which are fed are each a packaging container having corner flaps pointing substantially straight out from sides of the packaging container, and the finger portions of the carrier unit are adapted to carry the packaging container by abutting under the corner flaps.