Patent ID: 8490776

Claim:
An arrangement for the transportation and synchronous distribution of a plurality of individual bottles and cans, comprising: a first transportation apparatus including a transportation conveyor branching out into a second transportation apparatus and a third transportation apparatus in a transporting direction; at least two flaps being mechanically coupled with each other, wherein the at least two flaps are associated with the first transporting apparatus and being pivotable about a vertical axis for centering the plurality of individual bottles and cans on the transportation conveyor of the first transportation apparatus, wherein each of said plurality of individual bottles and cans arrives at said at least two flaps in irregular intervals and in irregular distribution; at least one pantograph arrangement having pantograph arms for coupling the flaps; a linear drive or rotary drive motor for the controlled, synchronous movement of the pantograph arms in an opposite direction during the operation of the transportation conveyor; a sensor, said sensor measuring the rate of flow of said plurality of individual bottles and cans when said rate of flow is greater than zero; and a computing unit; wherein the at least two flaps form a passage for the plurality of individual bottles and cans; wherein the width of the passage is computed by the computing unit from the parameters detected by the sensor; and, wherein the width of the passage is adjusted by the linear or rotary drive.