Patent ID: 7520376

Claim:
A conveying system for workpieces or objects, comprising: a guide profile; conveying carriages which can be moved along the guide profile and in each case have a holding unit, in particular a pallet or gondola, for at least one workpiece or at least one object, each conveying carriage having a control device configured to activate a first coupling unit and a second coupling unit; a first form-fitting unit movable substantially parallel to the guide profile via a drive assembly; and a first mating form-fitting unit which is respectively mounted on each conveying carriage and can be coupled to the first form-fitting unit, wherein: the first coupling unit is configured to releasably couple and uncouple the first form fitting unit to the respective first mating form fitting unit; a stationary second form-fitting unit is disposed substantially parallel to the guide profile; a second mating form-fitting unit is mounted on each conveying carriage such that it can be coupled to the second form-fitting unit, and the second coupling unit is configured to releasably couple and uncouple the second form fitting unit to the respective second mating form-fitting unit.