ADJUSTABLE UNIT FOR TRANSFERRING UPRIGHT AND ALIGNED ARTICLES FROM A CONVEYOR CONVEYING THE ARTICLES ON THEIR BASE TO A OVERHEAD CONVEYOR

摘要

Adjustable transfer unit for transferring upright and aligned articles from a first to a second conveyor, of the type comprising a pusher wheel (1) driven in rotation by actuating means (6) and provided with radial blades (2, 3), a curved support track (4) arranged below said radial blades (2, 3) between a delivery end (31) of an inlet conveyor (30) and a receiving end (41) of a output conveyor (40), and a railing means (5) along at least a part of said support track (4), characterized in that said input conveyor (30) is a conveyor adapted to transport the articles (A, B) standing on its base (A1, B1) on a transport surface (32) and said exit conveyor (40) is an aerial conveyor adapted to transport the articles (A, B) suspended by a protruding configuration (A2, B2) existing on top d and along the support guides (42) of the outgoing air conveyor (40), the support track (4) of the transfer unit being connected to vertical displacement means (7, 8) capable of being actuated to adapt the vertical distance between the support track (4) and said support guides (42) of the outlet conveyor (40) to articles (A, B) with said protruding configuration (A2, B2) at different heights. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)