Patent ID: 8746441

Claim:
A conveyor for transporting workpieces elongated along longitudinal axes, in particular pipes and round stock, in a transport direction transverse to the longitudinal axes from a first location to a second location, the conveyor comprising: at least two stationary rests spaced apart in the transport direction for the temporary placement of the workpieces being conveyed, at least one first transport rack having a plurality of supports for the workpieces, which supports are spaced apart in the transport direction, at least two mutually parallel drive shafts that are driven synchronously, and at least two first cranks each rotationally fixed to a respective one of the drive shafts and each pivoted on the first transport rack, at least one second transport rack having at least one support for the workpieces, and second cranks connecting the second transport rack being connected to the drive shafts and being rotationally fixed to the drive shafts and pivoted on the second transport rack, the second cranks being mounted on the respective drive shafts offset angularly by an offset angle relative to the respective first cranks.