Patent ID: 6467608
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: B65G,B65H

Abstract:
Conveying device for gripped conveyance of individual objects (23) in a conveying direction (F), which conveying device comprises a rail track (1) and a plurality of holding elements (2) being movable substantially independently of one another along the rail track, wherein the holding elements (2) are designed in such a manner, that in pushed operation they have a defined minimum spacing between one another, characterized in that the device further comprises an adjusting chain (5) which is circulating along a circulating track and whose compression is variable, wherein, at least within an adjustment zone (B), the circulating track of the adjusting chain (5) runs parallel to the rail track (1) and the adjusting chain (5) is in engagement with holding elements (2) conveyed along the rail track (1) and that within the adjustment zone (B) a control means for locally reducing the compression of the adjusting chain (5) is provided.