Patent ID: 8028815

Claim:
A conveying device for objects comprising: a first conveyor, a second conveyor and an intermediate buffer, the intermediate buffer is adapted to communicate with the first conveyor via a buffer transfer site, said buffer is adapted to communicate with the second conveyor via a buffer transfer site, the buffer transfer site between the buffer and the second conveyor being arranged separately from a buffer transfer site between the buffer and the first conveyor, and an intermediate conveyor, which bypasses the buffer, the intermediate conveyor being adapted to be brought in conveying connection with the first conveyor via a first bypass transfer site, the intermediate conveyor being adapted to be brought in conveying connection with the second conveyor via a second bypass transfer site, wherein the intermediate conveyor is switchable between an ineffective condition, wherein the buffer transfer sites of the first and second conveyors are, respectively, connected to the buffer, and an effective condition, wherein the bypass transfer sites of the first and second conveyors are, respectively, connected to one another via the intermediate bypass conveyor for bypassing the buffer.