Device for the rotation of containers
AssigneeCostruzioni Meccaniche Industriali Genovesi C.M.I. S.p.A.
InventorsOscar Zinno, Antonio Tocchella
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Abstract
In container handling apparatus, a device for rotating a container comprises a central body and four orientable arms which are pivotally mounted on the central body and at their outer ends have pulleys which receive support ropes coming down from an overhead carriage. The pulleys are pivotally mounted with a parallelogram linkage so that they stay parallel to themselves as the arms swing fron one position to another according to the orientation of the container. A lower catching means is rotatably supported by the central body.
Claims6
In a device for rotating containers, the improvement comprising a central body, four orientable arms pivotally mounted on said central body to swing about parallel vertical axis relative to said central body, a pulley mounted on each of said arms for pivotal movement about a vertical axis, said pulleys receiving support ropes coming down from a carriage arranged above and sliding on the main bar of a crane, means for keeping said pulleys parallel to themselves during the orienting movement of said arms, and a lower catching frame rotatably supported by said central body for rotation about a vertical axis and connected to a spreader.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.