APPARATUS FOR CONVEYING CONTAINERS WITH NON CIRCULAR CROSS SECTION.

摘要

An apparatus (1) for conveying containers (2) with non circular cross section, comprising at least two input conveyors, a re-uniting star- wheel (5), on which the two distinct conveyance flows are re-united, an auxiliary star-wheel (6) cooperating with said re-uniting star-wheel (5), first engaging means (50) mounted on the re-uniting star-wheel (5) and acting on containers housed in corresponding pits of the auxiliary star-wheel (6) to keep them correctly oriented into said pits before they are transferred on the reuniting star-wheel (5) and second engaging means (60) mounted on the auxiliary star- wheel (6) and acting on containers housed in corresponding pits of the reuniting star-wheel (5) to keep them correctly oriented into said pits during the rotation of the re-uniting star- wheel (5). Said first and second engaging means (50, 60) are active when the containers (2) reach said merging area.