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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 1997
Filed:
Jul. 10, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Klaus Sporer, Altenstadt, DE;
Assignee:
RSL Logistik GmbH & Co., Landsberg/Lech, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
104 96 ; 1041301 ; 104163 ;
Abstract
A suspension type conveyor device including conveyor paths for conveyed carrier members conveyed in suspended fashion, and a constructionally simple and operationally reliable switch for transferring the conveyed carrier members from at least two conveyor paths entering into the switch to at least one conveyor path exiting from the switch. The switch cooperates with a stop surface on the conveyed members and is provided at its side facing the entering conveyor paths with an inlet opening that bridges all of the entering conveyor paths and an outlet opening oriented towards the exiting conveyor path.