Patent ID: 9670006
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: B07C,B65G

Claim:
1. An apparatus for singulating products supplied in bulk, comprising: an endless conveyor which extends in a transport direction, wherein the conveyor is provided with at least one row, extending in the transport direction, of carriers configured such that between each two successive carriers in the row a transport position for a product is formed, wherein each carrier comprises at least one roller, arranged on a respective axis of rotation; wherein at least one of said rollers includes at least a first roller-section and an adjacent second roller-section having mutually different product engagement properties, wherein at least two successive carriers in a said row of carriers include respective rollers that each include at least a first and a second roller section, wherein the second roller sections of the at least two successive carriers are located at mutually different axial positions, and wherein contours of the first and second roller-sections have a mutually different rolling resistance.