Patent ID: 7785011

Claim:
A roller element ( 10 ), comprising: a central body ( 1 ), as well as a roller unit, wherein said roller unit ( 2 ) is arranged to run around the central body ( 1 ) on a non-circular continuous track, wherein the roller unit ( 2 ) includes rollers ( 3 ) which, on an internal side of the roller unit ( 2 ), are movable, by rolling, around the central body ( 1 ), wherein the rollers ( 3 ) are rotatably supported on both sides, in an axial direction, in a lateral spacer body ( 84 ) that moves along with the rollers, wherein the lateral spacer bodies ( 84 ), in a running direction, are larger than the diameter of the rollers, so that the rollers ( 3 ) are spaced apart from one another, and wherein the at least one central body ( 1 ) comprises means for temporarily holding articles to be conveyed.