Apparatus for turning over conveyed articles

摘要

Apparatus for turning over a procession of articles of generally rectangular shape and having opposite longer and shorter sides, comprises a feed conveyor including pushers which engage successive articles in the procession to advance them in an upright condition along a dead plate, a support platform, disposed beyond the end of the dead plate, for supporting the undersurfaces of the articles as they leave the dead plate and continue to be advanced by the pushers, the support platform and the pushers having a relative movement effective to cause the articles to topple forwardly in succession from the support platform, and a support positioned to receive in a lying condition the articles toppling forwardly from the support platform at a level permitting further conveyance along it of the articles by the pushers.