A CONVEYOR FOR AN ARTICLE HANDLING UNIT, IN PARTICULAR FOR A FOLDING UNIT FOR PRODUCING PACKAGES OF POURABLE FOOD PRODUCTS.

摘要

There is described a conveyor (34) for an article handling unit (1), comprising an endless transport element (60) fed with a plurality of articles (3, 2) at an input station (21) and advancing the articles (3, 2) along a handling path (B) to an output station (22); the transport element (60) is formed by a plurality of modules (35), each comprising a supporting member (36) adapted to receive in use a relative article (3, 2) to be handled; each module (35) further comprises a rotating element (100) mounted in a rotatable manner onto the supporting member (36) to produce a change of orientation of the relative article (3, 2) before to release it at the output station (22).