Patent ID: 6098785
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
Conveyor device (1) for accelerating a series of products, comprising:a feed device (3) for supplying products at a feed velocity along a transport path in the direction of transport (T.sub.1),an acceleration device (12, 50), which is positioned downstream of the feed device, with a gripper (18, 60) for lifting a product with respect to the transport path and accelerating the product in the direction of transport (T.sub.1), anda transfer device (24, 94, 94') for taking the accelerated product from the gripper (18, 60), characterized in that the feed device (3) comprises a stationary take-over plate (9, 87), the acceleration device (12, 50) comprising a carrier (14, 15, 16; 52, 57), which can rotate along a circular orbit path (13, 56), with a gripper arm (17, 59) with the gripper (18, 60) attached thereto, which carrier (14, 15, 16; 52, 57) can be rotated about a rotation pin (14', 15', 16'; 57') which passes perpendicularly through the carrier, the diameter of the orbit path (13, 56), the distance from the rotation pin (14', 15', 16'; 57') to the orbit path (13, 56) and the position of the gripper arm (17, 59) with respect to the rotation pin (14', 15', 16'; 57') of the carrier (14, 15, 16; 52, 57) being designed in such a manner that the gripper (18, 60) describes a polygonal path, such as a virtually triangular path (40), with a path section (41-42; 42-43; 43-41) which is situated virtually parallel to the direction of transport (T.sub.1) and begins in the region of the take-over plate (9, 87), the speed of the gripper (18, 60) in the direction of transport being relatively low in the region of the take-over plate (9, 87) and increasing along the path section, and the gripper (18, 60) delivering the product to the transfer device (24, 94, 94') at a delivery position situated along the path section at a higher velocity than the feed velocity.