Device for transferring items to be conveyed between two conveyor devices and a conveyor system and a transfer method
US12240707B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 4, 2022 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G47/57
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A transfer device for transferring items to be conveyed, such as flat goods, from a feed conveyor to conveyor spaces of an onward conveyor. The transfer device forms a stationary receiving space for at least one item to be conveyed, the receiving space being delimited at the bottom by a movable support element. The support element is movable via a displacing device between a support position, in which the at least one item to be conveyed lies flat on the support element, and a delivery position, in which the item to be conveyed falls, under the influence of gravity through a released transfer opening downwards, and onto a conveyor space of the onward conveyor that is displaced past below the receiving space.
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