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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 01, 1999
Markus Felix, Uster, CH;
IPT Weinfeldin AG, Weinfeld, CH;
Abstract
The deviating device ( ) for feeding transport items ( ) occurring on the first rail track ( ) to the second or third rail track ( ), which is arranged at an angle (&agr;, &agr;′) with respect to the first rail track ( ), are arranged lying radially on the inside with respect to the bend of the transitional region between the first rail track ( ) and the second or third rail track ( ). They have a conveying disk ( ), driven continuously in rotation, and a coupling means ( ), designed as a lamellar wheel ( ). The lamellae ( ) of the lamellar wheel ( ) can be transferred in a controlled manner into a clamping position, in order to firmly clamp a transport item ( ) between them and the conveying disk ( ) and lead it through the deviating region.