Patent ID: 9248980
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: B65G,G01N

Claim Text:
1. A process station of conveying devices for conveying biological product containers comprising a main lane for the flow of said conveying devices and a secondary lane for the flow of said conveying devices connected to each other by connection stretches, comprising a diverting unit for said conveying devices from said main lane to said secondary lane and a return unit for said conveying devices from said secondary lane to said main lane, wherein each of said diverting units and each of said return units are provided with means adapted to allow the identification, control and detection of said conveying devices without interrupting the motion thereof, in advance with respect to the actuation of diverting means for the same from one lane to the other, said diverting unit comprising a diverting device comprising a cam provided with two side portions rotating around a central shaft, each of said two side portions being adapted to impact one of said conveying devices, said return unit comprising a motorized belt adapted to interact with an outer side cylindrical surface of the conveying device so as to set said conveying device in rotation around a vertical axis without interrupting the motion of said conveying devices the flow of which is therefore continuous.