Patent ID: 6427827
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: B65G,G06K

Abstract:
A transport apparatus (10) for an information-bearing article (11) having a surface strip (18), said transport apparatus comprising conveying means, wherein said conveying means comprisesat least one belt drive (32) including two guide rollers (35,36) arranged spaced from each other on a housing (34) and an endless belt (33) guided around the two guide rollers, so that a portion (37) of said endless belt (33) bears on a surface (12) of the information-bearing article (11) in range of the surface strip (18) when the information-bearing article passes through said conveying means, an opposing retaining member (38) arranged opposite to the at least one belt drive (32) on which said portion (37) bears when said information-bearing article (11) is clamped and conveyed between said portion (37) and the opposing retaining member (38); and means for forcing compressed gas continuously or at least periodically on at least a part of a side of said portion (37) of said endless belt (33) facing away from said information-bearing article (11) in order to press said portion (37) on said information-bearing article (11).