Abstract:
A suspension-conveyor diverter for a conveyor for transporting hanging objects, including items of clothing hanging on hangers disposed on the conveyor, and having a conveying guide for a driveable conveying member, and also having a first carrying-element guide for at lease one transporting roller, on which the object can be hung by a carrying element such that the carrying element engages with the conveying member, and further having a second carrying-element guide, which is spaced apart from the first carrying-element guide. It is noted that a pivoting guide is provided with one end being articulated on one carrying-element guide, and which is preset such that the other free end of the pivoting guide strikes against the other carrying-element guide, so that the pivoting guide connects the first carrying-element guide and the second carrying-element guide to one another. The pivoting guide is set up for actuation, such as for deflection, by the carrying-element.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
   The invention relates to a suspension-conveyor diverter for a conveyor for transporting hanging objects, in particular items of clothing hanging on hangers, on the conveyor, having a conveying guide for a driveable conveying means, having a first carrying-element guide for a transporting roller, on which the object can be hung by means of a carrying element such that the carrying element engages with the conveying means, and having a second carrying-element guide. 
   The invention also relates to a suspension conveyor for transporting hanging objects, in particular items of clothing hanging on hangers, on the suspension conveyor, having a conveying guide for a driveable conveying means, and having a carrying-element guide for transporting rollers, on which the objects can be hung by means of a carrying element such that the respective carrying element engages with the conveying means. 
   The invention also relates to a suspension-conveyor installation for transporting hanging objects, in particular items of clothing hanging on hangers, with a suspension conveyor having a conveying guide which guides a conveying means, having a controllable drive arrangement for driving the conveying means, and having a carrying-element guide for transporting rollers, on which the objects can be hung in each case by means of a carrying element such that the respective carrying element engages with the conveying means. 
   The above apparatuses are known. DE 101 23 598 discloses an installation by means of which items of clothing hanging on hangers are transported on conveyors. The items of clothing are transported by means of transporting rollers which have an axial through-passage opening. A hook of a hanger, on which the item of clothing which is to be transported hangs, is fitted into the through-passage opening. The roller runs on the conveyor. The installation has a location for supplying or introducing the transporting roller into the conveyor, with a sloping portion which opens out laterally into the conveyor. The sloping portion comprises a fixed rolling crosspiece with a transporting-roller running path which opens out into the rolling crosspiece of the conveyor; A rolling-crosspiece section and a guiding-crosspiece section are articulated on a profile rail. The rolling-crosspiece section and the guiding-crosspiece section are connected to one another by a hanger loop which is guided around the conveyor in a vertical plane. The diverter is adjusted by the hanger loop being displaced horizontally in the vertical plane. If the hanger loop has not been displaced to such a point where the crosspiece sections strike against one another, this may result in derailments. 
   BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
   The object of the invention is to provide an improved diverter. 
   The invention achieves the object by means of a suspension-conveyor diverter for a conveyor for transporting hanging objects, in particular items of clothing hanging on hangers, on the conveyor, having a conveying guide for a driveable conveying means, having a first carrying-element guide for at least one transporting roller, on which the object can be hung by means of a carrying element such that the carrying element engages with the conveying means, having a second carrying-element guide, which is spaced apart from the first carrying-element guide, and having a pivoting guide, of which one end is articulated on one carrying-element guide and which is preset such that the other, free end of the pivoting guide strikes against the other carrying-element guide, with the result that the pivoting guide connects the first carrying-element guide and the second carrying-element guide to one another, the pivoting guide being set up for actuation by means of the carrying element. 
   The suspension-conveyor diverter according to the invention is particularly straightforward to construct and reliable to operate. Construction is straightforward because the diverter can be adjusted passively if a route of the transporting roller is defined by the diverter, and there is thus no need for any active member for setting the diverter in dependence on the defined route. Since the diverter functions passively, the susceptibility to control-related errors is minimized. 
   In the case of one embodiment, the pivoting guide of the diverter is preset into a through-passage position, in which the transporting roller with the carrying element runs through the diverter over a preset transporting route without deflecting the pivoting guide. If the transporting roller with the carrying element runs through the diverter along a non-preset transporting route, the carrying element deflects the pivoting guide. The pivoting guide then moves back into the preset position. On account of the preset through-passage position, the diverter is usually located in a reliable operating position, with the result that the risk of derailment is minimized. 
   The pivoting guide is preferably mounted on one carrying-element guide such that the preset pivoting guide, upon actuation, is both raised and deflected laterally, and that the pivoting guide, following actuation, drops back into the preset position on account of the weight-induced force of the pivoting guide. In the case of this embodiment, the operational reliability of the diverter reaches a particularly high level because the gravitational force is a particularly reliable means of guiding the pivoting guide back into the preset position. 
   In the case of one embodiment of the invention, the pivoting guide is prestressed into the preset position, for example, by means of a tension spring. Upon actuation of the preset pivoting guide, the pivoting guide is deflected counter to the prestressing. Following actuation, the pivoting guide returns into the preset position on account of the prestressing. 
   In the case of one embodiment, the pivoting guide is preset such that the pivoting guide can be actuated when the transporting roller with the carrying element runs through the suspension-conveyor diverter in a predetermined operating transporting direction, and that the pivoting guide blocks the carrying element when the transporting roller with the carrying element runs into the suspension-conveyor diverter counter to the predetermined operating transporting direction. 
   In the case of one embodiment, the suspension-conveyor diverter is designed such that, if the suspension-conveyor diverter is arranged such that the first carrying-element guide runs horizontally, the second carrying-element guide is inclined somewhat in relation to the horizontal and slopes downward in the operating transporting direction. In the region of the inclination, the object is transported on the second carrying-element guide on account of the weight-induced force of the object. The suspension-conveyor diverter, for transporting the object on the second carrying-element guide, thus manages without the conveying means. 
   In the case of one embodiment of the suspension-conveyor diverter according to the invention, the second carrying-element guide runs toward the first carrying-element guide in the operating transporting direction, and the pivoting guide is mounted on the second carrying-element guide. In the case of this embodiment, transporting rollers which run into the suspension-conveyor diverter on the second carrying-element guide are introduced onto the first carrying-element guide by the diverter. If a transporting roller with a carrying element runs into the diverter in the predetermined operating transporting direction on the first carrying-element guide, the carrying element actuates the pivoting guide and the transporting roller passes through the diverter on the first carrying-element guide. If the transporting roller with the carrying element runs into the diverter in the predetermined operating transporting direction on the second carrying-element guide, the transporting roller passes through the diverter on the second carrying-element guide, on the pivoting guide, until it strikes against the first carrying-element guide, and on the first carrying-element guide, without any actuation of the diverter by the carrying element being required. 
   In the case of another embodiment of the suspension-conveyor diverter according to the invention, the second carrying-element guide runs away from the first carrying-element guide in the operating transporting direction, and the pivoting guide is mounted on the first carrying-element guide. In the case of this embodiment, the diverter can be adjusted in order for transporting rollers which run into the suspension-conveyor diverter on the first carrying-element guide to be directed out onto the second carrying-element guide. The suspension-conveyor diverter set up for outward directing movement preferably has an adjusting control member for setting the diverter in a controllable manner either into a conveying position, in which the transporting roller passes through the suspension-conveyor diverter on the first carrying-element guide, or into a branching position, in which the transporting roller is directed from the first carrying-element guide onto the second carrying-element guide. 
   In the case of one embodiment, the adjusting control member is preset into the conveying position, is adjusted into the branching position by actuation and, following the actuation, returns into the preset position. This embodiment of the diverter is particularly suitable if the diverter is only intended to direct transporting rollers outward as an exception, because actuation of the adjusting control member is then only seldom necessary. 
   The adjusting control member is preferably designed as a connecting component which, in the conveying position, connects an entry section of the first carrying-element guide to an exit section of the first carrying-element guide and, in the branching position, connects the entry section of the first carrying-element guide to the second carrying-element guide. In the case of this embodiment, the diverter manages with a particularly small number of parts because the adjusting control member performs a number of guide functions. 
   In the case of one embodiment, the carrying-element guide has a base rail and a top rail, which are provided for guiding-type engagement with the transporting roller. The adjusting control member, which is designed as a connecting component, preferably has a connecting arm here, which is designed as base rail, and a connecting hand, which is designed as top rail. The connecting arm is preferably formed integrally with the connecting hand. 
   The adjusting control member is preferably articulated on the first carrying-element guide such that, in the conveying position of the adjusting control member, the first connecting arm, which is designed as base rail, connects the base rail in the entry section of the first carrying-element guide to the base rail in the exit section of the first carrying-element guide and, in the branching position of the adjusting control member, the connecting hand, which is designed as top rail, connects the top rail in the entry section of the first carrying-element guide to the top rail of the second carrying-element guide. 
   The invention also achieves the object by means of a suspension conveyor for transporting hanging objects, in particular items of clothing hanging on hangers, on the conveyor, having a conveying guide for a driveable conveying means, having a carrying-element guide for transporting rollers, on which the objects can be hung by means of a carrying element such that the respective carrying element engages with the conveying means, and having a suspension-conveyor diverter according to the invention. 
   The invention also achieves the object by means of a suspension-conveyor installation for transporting hanging objects, in particular items of clothing hanging on hangers, with a suspension conveyor having a conveying guide which guides a conveying means, having a controllable drive arrangement for driving the conveying means, and having a carrying-element guide for transporting rollers, on which the objects can be hung in each case by means of a carrying element such that the respective carrying element engages with the conveying means, the suspension conveyor being designed according to the invention. 

   
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS 
     Exemplary embodiments of the invention are explained in more detail hereinbelow with reference to the figures, in which: 
       FIG. 1  shows a diverter of a suspension-conveyor installation according to the prior art; 
       FIG. 2  shows, schematically, part of an exemplary embodiment of a suspension-conveying installation according to the invention for transporting items of clothing hanging on hangers; 
       FIG. 3  shows a cross section through an exemplary embodiment of a suspension-conveyor diverter according to the invention; 
       FIG. 4  shows a perspective view of a further exemplary embodiment of the suspension-conveyor diverter according to the invention, in the case of which the suspension-conveyor diverter is designed as an inlet diverter, a transporting roller with a clothes hanger rolling on a first running path; 
       FIG. 5  shows a perspective view of the inlet diverter in  FIG. 4 , the transporting roller rolling on a second running path, in a first section of the second running path; 
       FIG. 6  shows a perspective view of the suspension-conveyor diverter in  FIGS. 4 and 5 , the transporting roller rolling on the second running path, in a second section of the second running path; 
       FIG. 7  shows a perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of the suspension-conveyor diverter according to the invention in the case of which the suspension-conveyor diverter is designed as an outlet diverter, a transporting roller with a clothes hanger rolling on a first running path, in an entry section of the first running path; 
       FIG. 8  shows a perspective view of the outlet diverter in  FIG. 7 , the transporting roller rolling on a connecting arm; 
       FIG. 9  shows a perspective view of the outlet diverter in  FIGS. 7 and 8 , the transporting roller rolling in onto a pivoting rail; and 
       FIG. 10  shows a perspective view of the outlet diverter in  FIGS. 7 to 9 , the transporting roller rolling on the pivoting rail. 
   

   DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
   The suspension-conveyor installation comprises a suspension conveyor  2   a ,  2   b ,  2   c  which is routed in an open circuit ( FIG. 2 ). The suspension conveyor has a feed path  4  for feeding items of clothing for transportation onto the conveying circuit, and also has discharge paths  6   a ,  6   b  for conveying items of clothing which have been separated out. The suspension conveyor is set up for transporting the items of clothing in an operating transporting direction (A). The feed path  4  opens out in the operating transporting direction (A), via an inlet diverter  8 , into the suspension conveyor  2   b  of the conveying circuit. The discharge paths  6   a ,  6   b  branch off from the suspension conveyor  2   b  in the operating transporting direction (A) via outlet diverters  10   a ,  10   b.    
   The suspension conveyor  2  has an essentially C-shaped profile  12 , which is envisaged for accommodating transporting rollers  1  into which in each case one hook  11  of a clothes hanger  13 , on which an item of clothing (not illustrated) hangs, can be fitted ( FIG. 3 ). The C-shaped profile  12  has a base wall  16 , a top wall  18 , which is located opposite the base wall  16 , and a side wall  17 . Located opposite the side wall  17 , the C-shaped profile  12  has an opening  19 . The C-shaped profile  12  comprises an inner space  14 . 
   The suspension conveyor  2  has a base rail  91  and a top rail  92 , which is located opposite the base rail  91 . The base rail  91  forms a rolling crosspiece with a main running path  67  for the transporting rollers  1 . The top rail  92  forms a guiding crosspiece for the transporting rollers  1 . A hook  11  of a clothes hanger  13  is fitted into the transporting roller  1  by way of the free end  15  of the hook  11  such that the free end  15  of the hook projects out of the transporting roller  1 . An item of clothing (not illustrated) is hung on the clothes hanger  13 . 
   A conveying guide  71 , in which a conveying chain  73  is arranged, is formed in the top region of the inner space  14  of the suspension conveyor  2 . In a drive section of the suspension conveyor  2 , a pinion of a driving gearwheel (not illustrated) engages in the conveying chain  73 . The conveying chain  73  is arranged in the conveying guide  71  for essentially horizontal circulation such that the chain flanges of the conveying chain  73  are located approximately horizontally. The chain links are connected by means of conveying pins  75 , of which the length is greater than the width of the conveying chain  73 . The conveying pins  75  project downward beyond the chain flanges. Two adjacent conveying pins  75  are spaced apart from one another and form an interspace  74 . The free end  15  of the hook  11  hanging in the transporting roller  1  engages in the interspace between two adjacent conveying pins  75 . 
   The inlet diverter  8  will be explained hereinbelow ( FIGS. 4–6 ). The inlet diverter  8  has a first suspension-conveyor portion  21  of the above described suspension conveyor  2  with the C-shaped profile  12 . On that side of the first suspension-conveyor portion  21  on which the C-shaped profile  12  has the opening  19 , a second suspension-conveyor portion  22  is fastened on the first suspension-conveyor portion  21 . 
   The second suspension-conveyor portion  22  has an inlet base rail  24 , which is spaced apart from the base rail  91  of the first suspension-conveyor portion  21 . The inlet base rail  24  runs at an acute angle toward the base rail  91  of the first suspension-conveyor portion  21  and slopes in the direction of the base rail  91 . The inlet base rail  24  has an inlet crosspiece, of which the surface forms an inlet path  68 . 
   A pivoting rail  93  with a connecting rolling crosspiece  94  for the transporting rollers  1  is articulated on the inlet base rail  24 , and the surface of said connecting rolling crosspiece forms a connecting running path  69 . One end of the pivoting rail  93  is mounted on the inlet base rail  24  such that it can be pivoted by means of a bearing pin  30 . A free end  98 , which is located opposite the mounted end of the pivoting rail  93 , fits closely against the base rail  91  of the first suspension-conveyor portion  21 . The free end  98  of the pivoting rail  30  is split into a horizontal tongue  87  and a vertical tongue  88 . The horizontal tongue  87  rests on the main running path  67  and thus extends the connecting running path  69  of the pivoting rail to the main running path  67 . The vertical tongue  88  butts laterally against the base rail  91  and gives the pivoting rail  93  support. The pivoting rail  93  is mounted obliquely on the inlet base rail  24  by means of a bearing pin  30  such that the pivoting rail  93 , when pivoted, is deflected both upward and to the side. 
   Furthermore, located at the top opposite the inlet base rail  24  and the pivoting rail  93 , the second suspension-conveyor portion  22  has a guide channel. The guide channel has a top wall  95 , a guide sleeve  96  and a guide wall  97 . The guide sleeve  96  and the guide wall  97  extend laterally downward from the top wall  95  approximately to halfway between the inlet base rail  24  and the top wall  95 . 
   The inlet path  68 , the connecting running path  69  and the main running path  67 , in this sequence in the transporting operating direction (A), form a preset through-passage path through the inlet suspension-conveyor diverter  8 . 
   The operation of the inlet diverter  8  will be explained hereinbelow. The conveying-chain drive (not illustrated) is switched on. The conveying chain  73  circulates endlessly in the conveying installation. In particular, the conveying chain  73  runs horizontally in the conveying guide  71  of the suspension conveyor  2 . 
   A transporting roller  1  with the clothes hanger  13 , which is fitted into the transporting roller  1  by the hook  11 , runs into the inlet diverter  8  on the inlet path  68  of the inlet base rail  24  ( FIG. 4 ). The transporting roller  1  rolls toward the pivoting rail  93  of the inlet diverter  8  in the operating transporting direction (A). On account of the slope of the inlet path  68  and of the slope of the connecting running path  69 , the transporting roller  1  rolls via the inlet path  68  and follows the preset through-passage path through the inlet suspension-conveyor diverter  8 . When the transporting roller reaches the free end  98  of the pivoting rail  93 , the free end  15  of the hook  11  fitted into the transporting roller  1  engages in the interspace  74  between two conveying pins  75  of the conveying chain  73 . The second conveying pin  75  grips the free end of the hook  11  and carries along the hook  11  horizontally, together with the transporting roller  1  and clothes hanger  13  and any item of clothing which may be hanging thereon, on the suspension conveyor  2  of the inlet diverter  8 . 
   A transporting roller  1 , with the hook  11  on which the clothes hanger  13  is fastened fitted, is then carried along into the inlet diverter  8 , by the conveying chain  73 , on the main running path  67  of the base rail  91  ( FIG. 5 ). The transporting roller  1  rolls toward the pivoting rail  93  of the inlet diverter  8  in the operating transporting direction (A). The free end  98  of the pivoting rail  93 , this free end fitting closely against the base rail  91 , is located along the transporting route of the hook  11  on the main running path  67 . The conveying chain  73 , however, carries along the hook  11  further ( FIG. 6 ). A spine  9  of the hook  11  strikes against an underside  99  of the pivoting rail  93  and forces the pivoting rail  93  upward counter to the weight-induced force of the pivoting rail  93 . The pivoting rail  93 , which is mounted on the bearing pin  30 , is deflected here both outward and to the side. The free end  98  of the pivoting rail  93  here moves away from the base rail  91 , while the hook  11  continues the transporting movement through the inlet diverter  8 . Once the hook  11  has passed the free end  98  of the pivoting rail  93 , the pivoting rail  93 , on account of its weight, pivots downward again and at the same time, on account of the obliquely mounted bearing pin  30 , pivots back into the starting position, in which the free ends  98  fits closely against the base rail  91 . The conveying chain  73  has thus carried along the hook  11  by means of the transporting roller  1  on the non-preset path through the inlet diverter  8  without the inlet diverter  8  having been activated. Rather, the hook  11  has actuated the pivoting rail  93  and has thus caused the path to be freed. 
   The outlet diverter  10  will be explained hereinbelow. The outlet diverter  10 —like the inlet diverter  8 —has a first suspension-conveyor portion  41  of the abovedescribed suspension conveyor  2  with the C-shaped profile  12  (the conveying pins have not been illustrated in the figures with the outlet diverter). 
   On that side of the first suspension-conveyor portion  41  on which the C-shaped profile  12  has the opening  19 , a second suspension-conveyor portion  42  is fastened on the first suspension-conveyor portion  41 . The second suspension-conveyor portion  42  has an outlet base rail  44 , which is spaced apart from the base rail  91  of the first suspension-conveyor portion  41 . The outlet base rail  44  runs at an acute angle away from the base rail  91  of the first suspension-conveyor portion  41  and is inclined in the direction of the base rail  91 . The outlet base rail  44  has an outlet crosspiece, of which the surface forms an outlet path  58 . 
   A pivoting rail  33  with a connecting rolling crosspiece  34  for the transporting rollers  1  is articulated on the base rail  91 , and the surface of said connecting rolling crosspiece forms a connecting running path  59  with a slope. One end of the pivoting rail  33  is mounted on the base rail  91  such that it can be pivoted by means of a bearing pin (not illustrated in  FIGS. 7 to 10 ). A free end  35 , which is located opposite the mounted end of the pivoting rail  33 , fits closely against the outlet rail  44  of the second suspension-conveyor portion  42 . The pivoting rail  33  is mounted obliquely such that the pivoting rail  33 , when pivoted, is deflected both upward and to the side in the direction of the first suspension-conveyor portion  41 . 
   Located at the top opposite the outlet base rail  44  and the pivoting rail  33 , the second suspension-conveyor portion  42  has a top guide rail  55 . 
   A first section  67   a  of the main running path  67 , the connecting running path  59  and the outlet path  58 , in this sequence in the operating transporting direction (A), form a preset through-passage path through the outlet diverter  10 . 
   The first suspension-conveyor portion  41  of the outlet diverter  10  differs from the abovedescribed suspension-conveyor portion  21  of the inlet diverter  8  in that the base rail  91  is interrupted in the center of the outlet diverter  10  and is thus divided into two segments  91   a ,  91   b . Furthermore, the first suspension-conveyor portion  41  has a rotatably mounted, activatable adjusting control member  80  which can be preset and changed over in a controllable manner by means of a mechanism (prestressing spring, relay, magnetic switch etc.) which has not been illustrated. 
   The adjusting control member  80  has a connecting arm  82  which extends beyond the pivoting rail  33 , approximately at right angles, from the horizontal axis of rotation of the bearing  81  of the adjusting control member  80 . Located opposite the bearing  81 , the connecting arm  82  has a free end  83 . Integrally formed on the free end  83  is a connecting hand  84  which extends some way downward, approximately in the direction of the axis of rotation, at the rear. A top section of the free end  83  of the connecting arm  82  has a rectangular rolling-crosspiece profile. The top rail  92 , a little above the free end of the connecting arm  82 , has a notch  86 . 
   In a first position of the adjusting control member  80 , the connecting arm  82  projects upward from the base-rail segment  91   b  and the free end  83  strikes against the notch  86  of the top rail  92  of the first suspension-conveyor portion  41  ( FIGS. 9 and 10 ). In this case, the connecting hand  84  connects the top guide rail  92  of the first suspension-conveyor portion  41  to the top guide rail  55  of the second suspension-conveyor portion  42  ( FIGS. 9 and 10 ). The main running path  67   a  of the first base-rail segment  91   a  of the first suspension-conveyor portion  41 , the connecting running path  59  of the pivoting rail  33  and the outlet path  59  of the outlet base rail  44  of the second suspension-conveyor portion  42  form a preset through-passage path through the outlet diverter  10 . 
   In a second position of the adjusting control member  80 , the connecting arm  82  connects the second base-rail segment  91   b , to the first base-rail segment  91   a . In this case, the first base-rail segment  91   a , the connecting arm  82  of the adjusting control member  80  and the second base-rail segment  91   b  form a rectilinear through-passage path through the outlet diverter  10 . 
   The operation of the outlet diverter  10  will be explained hereinbelow. The conveying-chain drive (not illustrated) is switched on. The conveying chain  73  circulates endlessly in the conveying installation. In particular, the conveyor chain  73  runs horizontally in the conveying guide  71  of the suspension conveyor  2 . The hook  11 , on which the clothes hanger  13  is fastened and which is fitted to the transporting roller  1 , is carried along by the conveying chain  43  in the first section  67   a  of the main running path  67  of the first base-rail segment  91   a ( FIG. 7 ). In this case, the transporting roller  1  rolls on the main running path  67 . 
   In the case of a first operating example ( FIGS. 9 and 10 ), the adjusting control member  80  has been moved into the first position, the free end  83  of the connecting arm  82  being raised into the notch  86  of the top rail  92 . The transporting roller  1  rolls toward the adjusting control member  80  and the pivoting rail  33  of the outlet diverter  10  in the operating transporting direction (A). The transporting roller  1  comes into contact with the connecting hand  84  ( FIG. 9 ). The connecting hand  84  continues the guidance of the transporting roller  1  by way of the top rail  92  and directs the transporting roller  1  laterally onto the pivoting rail  33 . In this case, the free end of the hook  11  slides laterally out of the interspace  74  in front of the conveying pin  75  (not illustrated in  FIGS. 9 and 10 ), with the result that the conveying pin  75  does not give rise to any conveying action. 
   However, on account of the slope of the connecting running path  59 , the transporting roller  1  runs via the pivoting rail  33  and, on account of the slope of the outlet path  58 , continues to run via the outlet base rail  44 . The transporting roller  1  thus follows the preset through-passage path through the outlet diverter  10 . 
   In the case of a second operating example ( FIG. 8 ), the adjusting control member  80  has been moved into the second position, the free end  83  of the connecting arm  82  striking against the first base-rail segment  91   a . The transporting roller  1  rolls toward the adjusting control member  80  and the pivoting rail  33  of the outlet diverter  10  in the operating transporting direction (A). 
   The transporting roller  1  continues to roll onto the connecting arm  82  via the rectangular rolling-crosspiece profile of the free end  83  of the connecting arm  82 . The inside of the hook  11  strikes against a bottom edge  39  of the pivoting rail  33 . The conveying pin  75  of the conveying chain  73  carries along the hook  11  further. In this case, the hook  11  forces the pivoting rail  33  inward in the direction of the base rail  91  and/or of the adjusting member  80 . The pivoting rail  33  follows the pressure and, on account of the oblique mounting of the pivoting rail  33 , is deflected laterally in the direction of the first suspension-conveyor portion  41  and, at the same time, some way upward. The hook  11  is carried along past the pivoting rail  33 . The transporting roller  1  runs from the connecting arm  82  onto the second base-rail segment  91   b . The hook  11  here frees the pivoting rail  33  at its free end  35 . The pivoting rail  33  drops downward. On account of the oblique mounting, the pivoting rail  33 , at the same time, pivots laterally outward until the free end  35  strikes against the outlet base rail  44 , with the result that the preset through-passage path  67   a ,  59 ,  58  is restored. 
   The conveying chain  73  has thus carried along the hook  11  by means of the transporting roller  1  on the non-preset path through the outlet diverter  10  without the outlet diverter  10  having been activated. Rather, the hook  11  has actuated the pivoting rail  33  and has thus caused the path to be freed. 
   
     
       
             
             
             
           
         
             
                 
             
             
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               Diverter 
               Outlet diverter 
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               Conveyor 
               Suspension conveyor 
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               Conveyor 
               Discharge path 
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               Operating transporting 
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               direction 
             
             
               Transporting roller 
               Transporting roller 
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               Conveyor 
               Feed path 
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               Diverter 
               Inlet diverter 
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               Carrying element 
               Hook 
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               C-shaped profile of the 
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               suspension conveyor 
             
             
                 
               Clothes hanger 
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               Free end of the clothes 
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               hook 
             
             
                 
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               profile 
             
             
                 
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               Of the C-shaped profile 
             
             
                 
               Top wall of the C-shaped 
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               profile 
             
             
                 
               Opening of the C-shaped 
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               profile 
             
             
                 
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               portion of the inlet 
             
             
                 
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               portion of the inlet 
             
             
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               Inlet base rail 
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               element guide 
               Bearing pin 
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               Pivoting guide 
               Pivoting rail of the 
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               outlet diverter 
             
             
                 
               Connecting rolling 
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               crosspiece 
             
             
                 
               Free end of the pivoting 
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               rail of the outlet 
             
             
                 
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               portion of the outlet 
             
             
                 
               Second suspension-conveyor 
               42 
             
             
                 
               portion of the outlet 
             
             
               Second carrying- 
               Outlet base rail 
               44 
             
             
               element guide 
               Top guide rail of the 
               55 
             
             
                 
               outlet diverter 
             
             
                 
               Outlet path 
               58 
             
             
                 
               Connecting running path of 
               59 
             
             
                 
               the outlet diverter 
             
             
                 
               Main running path 
               67 
             
             
                 
               Inlet path 
               68 
             
             
                 
               Connecting running path 
               69 
             
             
               Conveying guide 
               Conveying guide 
               71 
             
             
               Conveying means 
               Conveying chain 
               73 
             
             
                 
               Interspace between 
               74 
             
             
                 
               adjacent conveying pins 
             
             
               Conveying means 
               Conveying pins 
               75 
             
             
                 
               Adjusting control member 
               80 
             
             
                 
               Bearing of the adjusting 
               81 
             
             
                 
               control member 
             
             
                 
               Connecting arm 
               82 
             
             
                 
               Free end of the connecting 
               83 
             
             
                 
               arm 
             
             
                 
               Connecting hand 
               84 
             
             
                 
               Notch in top rail 
               86 
             
             
                 
               Horizontal tongue 
               87 
             
             
                 
               Vertical tongue 
               88 
             
             
               First carrying- 
               Base rail 
               91 
             
             
               element guide 
               Top rail 
               92 
             
             
               Pivoting guide 
               Pivoting rail of the inlet 
               93 
             
             
                 
               diverter 
             
             
                 
               Connecting rolling 
               94 
             
             
                 
               crosspiece 
             
             
                 
               Top wall of the guide 
               95 
             
             
                 
               channel 
             
             
                 
               Guide sleeve of the guide 
               96 
             
             
                 
               channel 
             
             
                 
               Guide wall of the guide 
               97 
             
             
                 
               channel 
             
             
                 
               Free end of the pivoting 
               98 
             
             
                 
               rail 
             
             
                 
               Free end of the pivoting 
               98 
             
             
                 
               rail of the inlet 
             
             
               Conveyor 
               Discharge path 
                6a, 6b 
             
             
                 
               Outlet path 
               58 
             
             
               Second carrying- 
               Outlet base rail 
               44 
             
             
               element guide 
             
             
               Diverter 
               Outlet diverter 
               10a, 10b 
             
             
                 
               Opening of the C-shaped 
               19 
             
             
                 
               profile 
             
             
                 
               Operating transporting 
               A 
             
             
                 
               direction 
             
             
               First carrying- 
               Base rail 
               91 
             
             
               element guide 
               Base wall of the C-shaped 
               16 
             
             
                 
               profile 
             
             
                 
               C-shaped profile of the 
               12 
             
             
                 
               suspension conveyor 
             
             
                 
               Top guide rail of the 
               55 
             
             
                 
               outlet diverter 
             
             
                 
               Top rail 
               92 
             
             
                 
               Top wall of the C-shaped 
               18 
             
             
                 
               profile 
             
             
                 
               Top wall of the guide 
               95 
             
             
                 
               channel 
             
             
                 
               Inlet path 
               68 
             
             
               Second carrying- 
               Inlet base rail 
               24 
             
             
               element guide 
             
             
               Diverter 
               Inlet diverter 
                8 
             
             
                 
               First suspension-conveyor 
               41 
             
             
                 
               portion of the outlet 
             
             
                 
               First suspension-conveyor 
               21 
             
             
                 
               portion of the inlet 
             
             
               Conveying guide 
               Conveying guide 
               71 
             
             
               Conveying means 
               Conveying chain 
               73 
             
             
               Conveying means 
               Conveying pins 
               75 
             
             
                 
               Free end of the pivoting 
               98 
             
             
                 
               rail 
             
             
                 
               Free end of the pivoting 
               35 
             
             
                 
               rail of the outlet 
             
             
                 
               Free end of the pivoting 
               98 
             
             
                 
               rail of the inlet 
             
             
                 
               Free end of the clothes 
               15 
             
             
                 
               hook 
             
             
                 
               Free end of the connecting 
               83 
             
             
                 
               arm 
             
             
                 
               Guide sleeve of the guide 
               96 
             
             
                 
               channel 
             
             
                 
               Guide wall of the guide 
               97 
             
             
                 
               channel 
             
             
               Carrying element 
               Hook 
               11 
             
             
               Conveyor 
               Suspension conveyor 
                2a, 2b, 2c 
             
             
                 
               Main running path 
               67 
             
             
                 
               Horizontal tongue 
               87 
             
             
                 
               Notch in top rail 
               86 
             
             
                 
               Clothes hanger 
               13 
             
             
                 
               Bearing of the adjusting 
               81 
             
             
                 
               control member 
             
             
                 
               Bearing pin 
               30 
             
             
               Pivoting guide 
               Pivoting rail of the 
               33 
             
             
                 
               outlet diverter 
             
             
               Pivoting guide 
               Pivoting rail of the inlet 
               93 
             
             
                 
               diverter 
             
             
                 
               Side wall of the C-shaped 
               17 
             
             
                 
               profile 
             
             
                 
               Adjusting control member 
               80 
             
             
               Transporting roller 
               Transporting roller 
                1 
             
             
                 
               Bottom edge of the 
               39 
             
             
                 
               pivoting rail 
             
             
                 
               Connecting arm 
               82 
             
             
                 
               Connecting hand 
               84 
             
             
                 
               Connecting running path 
               69 
             
             
                 
               Connecting running path of 
               59 
             
             
                 
               the outlet diverter 
             
             
                 
               Connecting rolling 
               34 
             
             
                 
               crosspiece 
             
             
                 
               Connecting rolling 
               94 
             
             
                 
               crosspiece 
             
             
                 
               Connecting rolling 
               34 
             
             
                 
               crosspiece 
             
             
                 
               Vertical tongue 
               88 
             
             
               Conveyor 
               Feed path 
                4 
             
             
                 
               Second suspension-conveyor 
               42 
             
             
                 
               portion of the outlet 
             
             
                 
               Second suspension-conveyor 
               22 
             
             
                 
               portion of the inlet 
             
             
                 
               Interspace between 
               74 
             
             
                 
               adjacent conveying pins