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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wolfgang Steiniger, Geesthacht, DE;
Erwin Oesterling, Glinde, DE;
Assignee:
Hauni Maschinenbau AG, Hamburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 4/731 ; B65G 2/900 ; B65G 4/726 ; B65G 4/784 ; B65G 4/734 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 4/731 ; B65G 2/900 ; B65G 4/726 ; B65G 4/784 ; B65G 4/734 ;
Abstract
A transfer device is provided for transferring articles from a first conveying device to a second conveying device. The device has a central body and a plurality of transfer element sets attached to the central body. Each transfer element set comprises a plurality of pivoting transfer elements, and each transfer element has a receptacle for receiving an article. The plurality of transfer element sets are arranged around a perimeter of the central body. A first pivoting transfer element and a second pivoting transfer element within one of the transfer element sets are axially offset relative to each other along a common axis.