System for transferring conveyed items piece by piece
First Claim
1. Transfer system for items conveyed piece by piece between a first conveyor unit and at least one other conveyor unit extending transversely or at an angle thereto, whereby the conveyed items can be fed on a substantially horizontal conveyor plane, which conveyor plane is defined either by at least two conveyor elements of a first conveyor spanning the transfer system or by separate conveyor elements of a first conveyor unit disposed directly on the transfer system, characterised in that a brake mechanism is provided which can be raised above and lowered below the conveyor plane so that it can be selectively placed in and out of friction contact with the bottom face of the conveyed item as well as a lifting and conveying mechanism, the conveyor elements of which can be raised and lowered so that the conveyed item can be picked up from the first conveyor unit and transferred onto one of the other conveyor units without jamming, whereby a first positioning mechanism for the raisable and lowerable brake mechanism and a second positioning mechanism for the lifting and lowering action of the lifting and conveying mechanism are mechanically coupled in displacement and are linked to one another by a common first drive system only.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a transfer system (1) for items conveyed (3) piece by piece between a first conveyor unit (4; 11) and at least one other conveyor unit (5, 6) extending transversely or at an angle thereto. The conveyed items (3) are fed on a substantially horizontal conveyor plane (21 ) of a corresponding conveyor system (2). The transfer system (1) has a brake mechanism (35) which can be raised above and lowered below the conveyor plane (21) so that it can be selectively placed in and out of friction contact with the bottom face (36) of the conveyed item (3). It also has a lifting and conveying mechanism (25), the conveyor elements (27, 28) of which can be raised and lowered below the conveyor plane (21) so that the conveyed item (3) can be picked up from the first conveyor unit (4; 11) and transferred onto one of the other conveyor units (5, 6) without jamming. A first positioning mechanism (44) for the raisable and lowerable brake mechanism (35) and a second positioning mechanism (45) for raising and lowering the lifting and conveying mechanism (25) are mechanically coupled in displacement and are linked to one another by a common first drive system (46) only.
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- 1. Transfer system for items conveyed piece by piece between a first conveyor unit and at least one other conveyor unit extending transversely or at an angle thereto, whereby the conveyed items can be fed on a substantially horizontal conveyor plane, which conveyor plane is defined either by at least two conveyor elements of a first conveyor spanning the transfer system or by separate conveyor elements of a first conveyor unit disposed directly on the transfer system, characterised in that a brake mechanism is provided which can be raised above and lowered below the conveyor plane so that it can be selectively placed in and out of friction contact with the bottom face of the conveyed item as well as a lifting and conveying mechanism, the conveyor elements of which can be raised and lowered so that the conveyed item can be picked up from the first conveyor unit and transferred onto one of the other conveyor units without jamming, whereby a first positioning mechanism for the raisable and lowerable brake mechanism and a second positioning mechanism for the lifting and lowering action of the lifting and conveying mechanism are mechanically coupled in displacement and are linked to one another by a common first drive system only.
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