Patent ID: 9643794
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: B65G

Claim:
1. A product-stream-transfer apparatus for transferring at least one first product sub-stream ( 12 a - d; f ) and a further product sub-stream ( 14 a - d, f ) into a main product stream ( 16 a - d, f ) or for separating the main product stream ( 16 e ) into the first product sub-stream ( 12 e ) and the further product sub-stream ( 14 e ) along a product-stream-transfer route ( 18 a - b, e - f ), the apparatus comprising a first side route ( 20 a - c, e ) having a multiplicity of transporting elements ( 22 a - e ) for transporting products ( 24 a - e ) of the first product sub-stream ( 12 a - f ), at least one further side route ( 26 a - c, e ) having a multiplicity of transporting elements ( 22 a - e ) for transporting products ( 24 a - e ) of the further product sub-stream ( 14 a - f ), and a main route ( 28 a - f ), which is adjacent to the product-stream-transfer route ( 18 a - b, e - f ), for transporting products ( 24 a - f ) of the main product stream ( 16 a - f ), characterized in that at least partial quantities of the transporting elements ( 22 a - e ) of one of the side routes ( 20 a - c, e , 26 a - c, e ) are drivable independently from other quantities of the transporting elements ( 22 a - e ) of said one of the side routes ( 20 a - c, e , 26 a - c,e ) at least along one of the side routes ( 20 a - c, e , 26 a - c, e ) of the product-stream-transfer route ( 18 a - c, e ).