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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 1983
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1981
Douglas E Riley, Canton, MI (US);
Diamond Automations, Inc., Framington, MI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for transferring articles, such as eggs, from one station to another. The eggs are arranged in a predetermined configuration at the first or transfer station, and deposited at a second station in a different array or configuration. The transfer head, which contains egg engaging and lifting members in the form of vacuum cups, includes a first and second carrier section, each of which retains one-half of the array or egg engaging positions. The carrier sections are interconnected by linkage members which, when rotated, change the array configuration from a first position to a second position without the need for rotating the entire transfer head and the articles being carried.