Conveyor to the molding plant of stabfoermigen optionally nsta ends

摘要

Apparatus for conveying rod-like articles includes a conveyor particularly adapted for moving a stream of articles in stack formation around a curved path of small radius. The conveyor includes an endless conveyor carrying cantilevered slats and guided around a double curved path on the upper run of which the outer ends of the slats are elevated by a guide. On the curved path the outer side of the stream is elevated and moved at an increased speed by the slats. The conveyor may be used to turn articles in the stream through 180 DEG prior to merging with another stream and is, therefore, usable in a "tip turner38 for attachment to a filter cigarette making machine.