Patent ID: 8069969
Filing Date: 2011-12-06
Classification: B65G,E04B,E04D

Abstract:
1. A transport device for objects, comprising a frame provided with a series of carriers which run mutually parallel and which are pivotally coupled to at least one endless drivable moving track so as to enable displacement thereof in a direction of displacement, wherein at least some of the carriers are provided with pusher shoes which are shiftable along the relevant carriers transversely of the direction of displacement using guide means arranged on the frame, wherein the pusher shoes comprise a guiding construction which, in co-action with the guide means of the frame, brings about the displacement of the pusher shoes, characterized in that the guiding construction comprises a guide pin with a guide body arranged thereon, wherein the guide pin comprises at least two portions of differing diameter, that the guide means comprise a guide channel in which the guide pin can engage, and that the depth of the guide channel progresses such that, at first engagement, the portion of the guide pin with the largest diameter engages in the guide channel, and with further progression, the portion of the guide pin with the smaller diameter engages in the guide channel.