Patent ID: 9321599
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: B65G

Claim Text:
1. A transport device for goods, comprising a transfer device that serves for transferring the goods ( 4 ) from a delivering conveyor ( 3 ) of the transport device to a discharging conveyor ( 6 ) of the transport device and features an endless transport element ( 8 ) that is driven in a circulating fashion, a first drive ( 15 ) for driving a first section ( 7 ) of the endless transport element ( 8 ) for receiving the goods ( 4 ) and assigned to the delivering conveyor ( 3 ) and a second drive ( 17 ) for driving a second section ( 16 ) of the endless transport element ( 8 ) for dispensing the received goods ( 4 ) and assigned to the discharging conveyor ( 6 ), wherein the endless transport element ( 8 ) is arranged on a carriage ( 9 ) that is held by a carriage carrier and the carriage ( 9 ) is adjusted along a carriage axis due to a differential speed between the first and the second section ( 15 , 17 ), and sensor means ( 20 ) for detecting gaps between goods on the delivering conveyor ( 3 ), and wherein control means are designed for adjusting the speed of the first section in dependence on the detection of gaps between goods by the sensor means.