Patent ID: 6152285
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: B61B,B65G

Abstract:
A conveyor arrangement comprising a plurality of conveyor means adapted to be conveyed on a track, and a separator for separating said conveyor means, said separator including at least two retaining fingers, which, in a manner predetermined by a control means, are capable of movement into and successively out of a conveying path of the conveyor means on the track in front of and behind the conveyor means to be separated, wherein the control means includes a crank driving mechanism for the retaining fingers, and the crank driving mechanism comprises a first crank, which is capable of rotation about a first axis of rotation, and a second crank, which is freely rotatable about a second axis of rotation, the second axis of rotation being arranged parallel to and in spaced relationship with the first axis of rotation, and the retaining finger, which acts as respective coupling means between the cranks, is connected to one crank via a first pivot joint at the first end thereof and to the other crank via a second pivot joint at a point between the ends thereof such that a second free end of the retaining finger is capable of movement into and out of the conveying path of the conveyor means.