CONTAINER TRANSFER DEVICE INCLUDING AN ADJUSTABLE PERIPHERAL GUIDE

摘要

Adjustable device for transferring containers along an arc-of-a-circle path (6) from a loading point to a discharge point, comprising an adjustable curved guide (16) including a series of guiding segments (20) located adjacent to each other, and an adjustment mechanism (34) for radially moving said guiding segments (20) forth or back to set a radius of the curved guide (16) to a predetermined container diameter, the adjustment mechanism (34) comprising a distribution mechanism (38) for synchronizing movement of the guiding segments (20).