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CONVEYORS HAVING A ROTATABLE TRANSFER SECTION

  • US 20140102857A1
  • Filed: 12/26/2013
  • Published: 04/17/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/05/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A conveyor for transporting objects arranged in order comprising:

  • a conveyor segment on which objects may be moved by a fixed drive system,wherein the conveyor segment comprises a transfer section, an acceleration section, and a braking section,wherein the acceleration section is positioned upstream of the transfer section and the braking section positioned downstream of the transfer section,wherein the objects in the acceleration section are to be accelerated by a supply unit from a first transport speed to a higher second transport speed,wherein the accelerated objects are to be moved into the transfer section in a first direction of movement from the acceleration section, to be rotated in the transfer section about an axis of rotation, and to be moved to the braking section in a second direction of movement different from the first direction of movement, andwherein the objects in the braking section are to be decelerated by a handover unit from a third transport speed to a lower fourth transport speed.

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