Patent ID: 6609605
Filing Date: 2003-08-26
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
An arrangement for intermediate storage of packages, the arrangement comprising:a first transport path and a loading station, wherein the first transport path is configured to transport packages from a loading station to a transfer station; a second transport path and at least one storage surface arranged along the second transport path, wherein the second transport path is configured to receive packages from the first transport path and place the packages in the transport direction onto the at least one storage surface for intermediate storage of the packages and unload the packages in the transport direction from the at least one storage surface and transport the packages to the transfer station, wherein the second transport path is configured to place the packages in row formations onto the at least one storage surface, wherein the second transport path has a conveying device configured to convey the packages to and from the at least one storage surface, wherein the at least one storage surface is moveable transversely in a single plane to the transport direction.