Sluis Cigar Machinery B.v.

Albert Van Der Vliet

Oscar Slurink

Jeroen Aart Jan Slobbe

Jeroen Aart Slobbe

A transfer apparatus for transferring an item includes a rail () forming an endless track () along which the item () is transferred, a transporter () which is movable along the rail and includes at least one gripper () for gripping the item, a driver () for moving the transporter along the rail, wherein the transporter includes at least two carriers () engaging the rail and located at a distance from each other, neighboring carriers are coupled to each other by a coupler (), at least one coupler is carrying at least one gripper, the rail includes a first face () and a second face (), each carrier includes a first engage member () and a second engage () member () engaging the first face () and a third engage member () engaging the second face (), the engage members of each carrier are positioned relative to each other such that the engage members form a triangle.

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Koedijk, Netherlands

Albert Van Der Vliet