Patent ID: 6405849
Filing Date: 2002-06-18
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
Conveyor device (1) provided with a turning station (3),a supply track (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12) for supplying products to the turning station, in a direction of conveyance (T) with a first orientation, a positioning device (13) situated upstream of the turning station (3), for turning the products to a take-over orientation, the turning station comprising a belt (20) that is rotatable in a closed loop and has a first track part (24) that is disposed at an angle relative to the direction of conveyance (T), which belt (20) runs over a guide wheel (21) and comprises a second track part (25) that is situated downstream of the guide wheel (21) and extends in the direction of conveyance (T), characterized in that the belt (20) comprises cams (28) placed at regular intervals, a retaining element (26) being situated at a distance from, and substantially parallel to, at least parts of the first and the second track part (24, 25) of the cam belt (20), in order to retain products during the transition from the first (24) to the second track part (25).