| 摘要 |
A handling apparatus for use in a bottling plant to handle bottles having neck rings, comprising a rotatable feed member (11) having a shaped peripheral edge (12) which is engageable with part of the upper (17) and lower (18) engaging surfaces of each neck ring (15) to allow each bottle to be suspended from its neck ring in an upright mode, said feed member being rotatable about an upright axis extending generally parallel to the longitudinal axes of the bottles in order to feed the bottles along the predetermined guide path; and a fixed guide (21) which is curved, as seen in plan, so as to follow at least part of the path of travel of the peripheral edge of the feed member (11), and to define a guide track (50) with the feed member having an entry end (19) for receiving a train of bottles and a discharge end (20) from which the bottles can be transferred to the bottling plant, said guide providing a support on which part of the lower engaging surface of the neck ring of each bottle can be support as the bottle moves from the entry end to the discharge end of the track. A further handling apparatus comprises a star wheel (30) having a profile edge (32, 33) provided along each pocket (31) and which is engageable with part of the upper (17) and lower (18) engaging surfaces of each neck ring (15) to allow each bottle to be suspended from its neck ring in an upright mode; and a fixed guide which is curved. |
