Patent ID: 11866254
Assignee: TGW MECHANICS GMBH
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. An overhead conveyor system (1a . . . 1d) comprising
hanging bags (2, 2a . . . 2d), which each comprise a bag body (3) adjustable between a transport position and a loading position and made of a non-rigid material, and which are designed for transporting articles (4, 4a . . . 4i),
a loading station (5a . . . 5d), at which a hanging bag (2, 2a . . . 2d) may be loaded with an article (4, 4a . . . 4i) when the bag body (3) is in the loading position,
an overhead conveying device (6, 6a . . . 6d) for transporting a hanging bag (2, 2a . . . 2d) into the loading station (5a . . . 5d) and for transporting the hanging bag (2, 2a . . . 2d) out of the loading station (5a . . . 5d), and
a measuring device (11a . . . 11d), which is designed to determine an expansion (a) of the bag body (3) in a transport direction of the loaded hanging bag (2, 2a . . . 2d) in the transport position of the bag body (3).