Apparatus for the movement of containers

Apparatus (10) for the movement of bottles in bottling plants, comprising a frame and a star-shaped structure (12) adapted to rotate on a vertical axis relative to the frame through first moving means and comprising at least a portion of an end (14) with a side edge (15), said side edge (15) being adapted to abut on a first bottle so as to move it, wherein a scoop (16) is pivoted on the at least a portion of said end (14) and has a side face placed adjacent to the side edge (15) and adapted to abut on the first bottle, so that the side face and the side edge (15) create a continuous supporting profile for the first bottle, said scoop (16) being coupled to a moving mechanism adapted to make the scoop (16) rotate with respect to the at least a portion of said end (14), so as to vary the angle comprised between the side face and the side edge (15);

• wherein the moving mechanism comprises:
• a guide (34) fixed to the frame,
• a first lever (22) coupled to the scoop (16) in correspondence of a first end and comprising a roller (32) on a second end, opposite to the first end, the roller (32) being adapted to slide on said guide (34);
• wherein the first end of the first lever (22) is connected rotatably to the scoop (16) and the moving mechanism comprises a second lever (28) comprising a first end connected rotatably to the star-shaped structure (12) and a second end, opposite to the first end, connected rotatably to the second end of the first lever (22).