Patent ID: 8590689
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. Conveyor system, comprising at least one variable capacity storage, at least two guides running laterally adjacent and at least one transfer guide for a bottle carrier chain of curve-going coupled bottle carriers, the runs of the bottle carrier chain being transferable from one of the guides to one of the adjacent guides via the transfer guide and are drivable along the at least two guides, each of the at least two guides comprising a continuous tension member drivable by at least one conveyor drive of the conveyor system, and a respective run of the bottle carrier chain is guided by a tension member along a certain distance of the tension member and wherein the bottle carrier chain is drivable over the certain distance in mutual contact with the tension member by means of one of multiple positive-fit couplings, magnetically engaging couplings, and a combination thereof, which in the area of the transfer guide are automatically releasable and engageable.