Patent ID: 6854589

Claim:
Conveyor arrangement comprising: conveying means ( 10 ) defining a closed loop path; driving means ( 54 , 56 ) arranged to drive the conveying means around the closed loop path; a plurality of arm means ( 14 ; 70 ), pivotably connected to the conveying means ( 10 ) around a substantially horizontal axis ( 13 ; 78 ) for travelling along the closed loop path, each arm means comprising a follower member arrangement ( 18 -A, 18 -B; 80 , 86 ); guiding means ( 20 ; 124 ), arranged in the vicinity of the closed loop path, the follower member arrangement ( 18 -A, 18 -B; 80 , 86 ) of the arm means ( 14 ; 70 ) being forced in contact with the guiding means ( 20 ; 124 ) during at least a part of the travel along the closed loop path; and carrier means ( 16 ; 100 ), being pivotably connectable to said arm means ( 14 ; 70 ), characterised in that the follower member arrangement comprises a first engaging means ( 18 -A; 80 ) and a second engaging means ( 18 -B; 86 ) directly provided at the same rigid arm means, whereby the first engaging means ( 18 -A; 80 ) is forced in contact with a first section ( 120 , 122 , 126 ) of the guiding means ( 124 ) during a first part of the travel along the closed loop path, and the second engaging means ( 18 -B; 86 ) is forced in contact with a second section ( 128 , 130 ) of the guiding means ( 124 ) during a second part of the travel along the closed loop path.