Patent ID: 8322512

Claim:
A conveying apparatus, comprising a first conveyor configured to convey products in a first conveying direction to a first output location, which first conveyor comprises a first supply location, where a first series of products are supplied to the first conveyor via a first supply station, a second conveyor configured to convey products in a second conveying direction to a second output location, which second conveyor comprises a second supply location, where a second series of products are supplied to the second conveyor via a second supply station, a channelling element configured to channel selectively at least one product out from the second conveyor or allow a product to proceed to the second output location, and a channelling conveyor configured to convey a channelled-out product from said channelling element, said channelling conveyor and said first supply station being arranged and cooperating with the first conveyor in such a manner that a product that has been channelled out from the second conveyor and said first series of products are supplied to the first conveyor so as to jointly form an at least substantially continuous product flow to the first output location.