Transporting device

... 1,088,184. Endless conveyers; rotary conveyers. VORONEZHSKY ZAVOD SILIKATNOGO KIRPICHA. Nov. 19, 1964, No. 47249/64. Heading B8A. Bricks in radial orientation on a rotary press table 19 are picked up by respective grippers 2. The arrangement is such that as the frame carrying the grippers 2 is lifted, the grippers are rotated both axially and radially about an axis X. Thus four bricks at a time are picked up from the table 19 and are turned into common alignment and on edge on an endless belt 18. The spindle of each gripper 2 is journalled in a frame 1 (Figs. 2 and 3, not shown) which is rigid at each end with gears 15, 151 carried by respective arms 10, 101. The gear 15, 151, roll on gears 10, 101, rigidly carried by arms 9, 91, which are mounted to form a parallel linkage with the arms 10, 101. The inner ends of the arms 9, 91 are telescopically mounted at 16, 161 in relation to the machine frame, and are inwardly urged by springs ...