Patent ID: 7972088

Claim:
A conveyor device for routing orientated objects, said conveyor device configured to be associated with a preparation machine having a belt or a vibrating bowl, said conveyor device comprising: a module comprising: a vertical conveyor comprising sections, which make a height of the vertical conveyor adjustable, an intermediate conveyor which comprises a conveying zone for the orientated objects, the conveying zone placing the objects in a single file before the objects enter the vertical conveyor, a duct for guiding the objects through the intermediate conveyor and through the vertical conveyor, and at least one nozzle which provides a jet of fluid for propelling the objects, wherein the intermediate conveyor is interposed between the preparation machine and the vertical conveyor, such that the intermediate conveyor supports the vertical conveyor, and wherein the duct forms a continuous track running between an exit of the preparation machine and an upper end of the vertical conveyor, wherein the nozzles are in the form of louvers arranged on at least one wall of the duct, wherein the louvers communicate with chambers of the intermediate conveyor and of the vertical conveyor, and wherein the chambers are supplied with pressurized fluid by a blower.