Device for transferring containers comprising a guide wheel with variable geometry

摘要

The invention concerns a device for transferring containers wherein the containers (12) are transferred on an arc-shaped path about a central axis (A1) of the transfer device (10), which device comprises at least a support wheel (20) and a guide wheel (24) driven with the same rotational movement about the axis (A1) of the device, and wherein the guide wheel (24) has at its periphery, cells whereof the dimensions are adapted to the dimension of the containers (12) to be transferred. The invention is characterised in that the guide wheel (24) comprises means for varying the dimension of the cells so as to adapt them to the dimensions of the containers (12) to be transferred.