Patent ID: 8739960
Filing Date: 2014-06-03
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A method for deflecting and aligning piece goods, articles and/or groups of articles or piece goods transported in at least two approximately parallel longitudinal rows of piece goods or articles, either without spaces or with spaces between them, in a first conveying direction, the method comprising: conveying the piece goods or articles in a stream in the first conveying direction to a transfer and alignment unit; transporting the piece goods or articles further, in an aligned arrangement, in a second conveying direction approximately perpendicular to the first conveying direction, the transfer and alignment unit for transferring and aligning a front transversal row of the at least two longitudinal rows of piece goods or articles transported side by side in the first conveying direction, the transfer and aligning unit being coupled with a stop movable in or against the first conveying direction, the stop being composed of multiple parts across a width of the stream of articles or piece goods; bringing at least one section of the stop, during the process of transferring the front transversal row of articles or piece goods to the transfer and alignment unit, into a position or profile that is either aligned with a flush front side or a flush back side of the first transversal row of articles or piece goods; and bringing the transfer and alignment unit into a defined, flush alignment with the second conveying direction by shifting the transfer and alignment unit in parallel to the first conveying direction, a left-aligned or right-aligned row of at least two consecutively arranged articles or piece goods being transported further in the second conveying direction, wherein the multiple parts are movable in relation to the transfer and alignment unit in or against the first conveying direction, and with the stop being brought outside of an insertion area for moving the articles or piece goods in parallel to the first conveying direction and after transfer of the front transversal row of articles or piece goods of the stream of articles or piece goods onto the transfer and alignment unit.