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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2009
Gerhard Schäfer, Neunkirchen, DE;
Gerhard Schäfer, Neunkirchen, DE;
SSI Schafer Peem GmbH, Gaz, AT;
Abstract
A conveyor line segment (N+1; N; N−1) with a predetermined length for accumulating several conveyed goods thereon, includes a conveying means () for moving the conveyed goods (A, B, C) thereon along a conveying direction (), which is oriented parallel to a longitudinal direction of the segment (N), along the segment (N), wherein the conveying means () can be driven for being moved at a speed (v), which is substantially constant, a sensor () for detecting that a conveyed good (A, B, C) is driven onto the segment (N), and a controlling unit () coupled to the sensor () in order to move and stop the conveying means dependent on the detection signal of the sensor (), and adapted to determine a geometrical length along the conveying direction () of incoming conveyed goods (A, B, C), and to not move further the conveying means () dependent on the determined length(s), if the segment (N) cannot receive other conveyed goods (A, B, C) any longer.