Patent ID: 9021768
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: B26D,B65B,B65G

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for conveying articles, comprising: at least one main conveying path configured to multitrack convey the articles in a first direction forming desired arrangements including the articles from a plurality of tracks; at least one secondary conveying path for incomplete arrangements of articles having at least one imperfection; at least one expulsion device configured to expel the incomplete arrangements onto the secondary conveying path; and at least one formatting apparatus which is associated with the secondary conveying path and which is designed to form desired arrangements from the articles forming the incomplete arrangements, wherein the formatting apparatus is designed to remove an article from a first track and, on the formation of the desired arrangement, to transfer it to a second track, wherein the formatting apparatus is configured to determine if at least one of the first track equals a criteria of the second track and the first track does not equal the criteria of the second track.