Patent ID: 8226331
Filing Date: 2012-07-24
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A device for conveying objects by air blowing, comprising means of supporting and/or guiding said objects, which means comprises two facing rails that are situated transversely apart from each other and are substantially parallel to each other forming a conveyance path of the objects, wherein at least one of said rails comprises a movable rail section that is adjacent to a fixed rail portion, situated upstream or downstream of said at least one rail, and driving means for driving said rail section are controlled by control means and are capable of moving said movable rail section between two operating positions, namely: a first position or conveying position in which said rail movable section is arranged in line with said fixed rail portion situated upstream or downstream in such a way as to ensure the continuity of said at least one rail and a second position or retracted position in which said movable rail section is moved out of alignment with said fixed rail portion situated upstream and/or downstream in such a way as to interrupt the continuity of said at least one rail, in order to create a gap in the conveyance path of the objects, allowing for removal of an individual object or a group of objects from a flow of moving objects.