Patent ID: 6889901
Filing Date: 2005-05-10
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A device for controlled conveying of products ( 2 ) with two end surfaces, from a product intake ( 3 ) at a first height level to a product outlet ( 5 ) at a second height level different from the first height level, which comprises a substantially vertical conveyor duct ( a sensor device, arranged to provide a signal expressing that a product has been removed from the outlet ( conveyor devices, arranged to perform a repeatable convey cycle for controlled conveying of a product to the outlet, and a control device, arranged to implement the conveyor cycle on the basis of the said signal, where the conveyor devices comprise a propulsion device, arranged to act during a period of a conveyor cycle with a force on at least a part of an end surface of a product, and move the product a length which substantially corresponds to the length of a product, in the product's axial direction, and a retaining device, separate from said propulsion device, arranged to act for at least a period of a convey cycle with a force on at least a part of the surface of a product, in order to counteract undesirable movement due to the weight of the product.