Patent ID: 9162817
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A conveyor system for conveying unit loads, comprising: a first conveyor having a first conveying direction for conveying unit loads one behind the other along the first conveying direction, a second conveyor having a second conveying direction for conveying unit loads one behind the other along the second conveying direction, and a third conveyor between the first conveyor and the second conveyor for conveying at least two unit loads in a third conveying direction, which is transverse to the first and second conveying directions, the third conveyor comprising: wherein the third conveyor is configured such that the at least two unit loads are positioned substantially adjacent in parallel along the entry side by the first conveyor and transported in a parallel, side-by-side, transverse arrangement of the row with regard to the third conveying direction on the at least one third conveyor to the exit side to be released row-by-row to the second conveyor, and wherein the third conveyor comprises at least one conveyor element which is designed such that the conveyor element is able to move transverse to the third conveying direction with the unit loads accommodated on top of the conveyor surface of the conveyor element during transport of the unit loads from the entry side to the exit side.