Patent ID: 9174806
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A transfer conveyor for transferring articles from a first conveyor to a second conveyor comprising: an input configured to receive articles from the first conveyor and an output configured to transport articles to the second conveyor, and a curved transport path between the input and the output, a first contact member and a second contact member having first and second contact surfaces, respectively, extending upwardly and facing each other configured to clamp articles between said contact surfaces when travelling from the input to the output, a counter member configured to control movement of an article and/or at least one of the first and second contact members in a vertical direction when an article is clamped by the contact members, wherein at least one of the first contact member, the second contact member and the counter member is drivable for transporting articles from the input to the output, and wherein the counter member, the first contact member, and the second contact member are positioned such that under operating conditions at least one of the article, the first contact member, and the second contact member abuts against the counter member in the vertical direction upon clamping the article between the contact surfaces during traveling from the input to the output.