Patent ID: 8342311

Claim:
An intermediate storage device, comprising: a storage unit including multiple deposit racks for intermediate storage of products, wherein at least two continuous storage loops of the storage device are present, by which loops the product deposit racks can be transported between an input station for receiving supplied products and an output station for delivering the intermediately stored products, wherein the product deposit racks are at a vertical distance with respect to each other in the section of the input station; and a storage feeding device comprising a feed conveyor for transporting products in a main direction of transport between an inbound end for receiving the products, and an output end for delivering and feeding the products to the storage unit, wherein the feed conveyor comprises a vertically rotatable feed conveyor section, wherein products can be fed by the rotatable feed conveyor section to multiple products deposit racks of the storage unit; wherein the intermediate storage device has an additional conveyor functioning as a temporary product deposit rack, to feed the products to a processing machine connected following the additional conveyor; and wherein the feed conveyor section is configured longitudinally adjustable in the main conveying direction of transport, wherein the outbound end of the longitudinally adjustable and rotatable feed conveyor section is configured to be freely positioned horizontally and vertically between several product deposit racks and at least the additional conveyor, such that products can be fed either to the product deposit racks of the storage device or to the additional conveyor.