DEVICE FOR CONVEYING AND/OR ACCUMULATING ARTICLES
A device for conveying and/or accumulating articles, particularly packs, along a conveying section, and having at least two conveying elements, the conveying elements being configured as endless conveyors, particularly as belt conveyors, and a drive, the at least two conveying elements being drivable by the drive particularly independently of each other.
1 . A device for conveying and/or accumulating articles, particularly packs, along a conveying section, comprising:
at least two conveying elements, the conveying elements being configured as endless conveyors; and
a drive, the at least two conveying elements being drivable by the drive.
2 . The device according to claim 1 , and a transmission element for transmitting a drive power from the drive to the conveying elements.
3 . The device according to claim 2 , wherein the transmission element comprises a belt, and a chain, a shaft, or a combination thereof.
4 . The device according to claim 2 , wherein each of the at least two conveying elements is connectable via a clutch to the transmission element.
5 . The device according to claim 4 , and a control element for controlling the coupling and/or decoupling of the conveying elements.
6 . The device according to claim 4 , wherein the clutch is one of a magnetic particle clutch or an electromagnetic clutch.
7 . The device according to claim 4 , wherein the clutch is combined as a clutch/brake combination with a brake function.
8 . The device according to claim 1 any one of the preceding claims, wherein all of the conveying elements of the conveying section are drivable by the drive.
9 . The device according to claim 1 , and comprising at least four conveying elements, wherein the drive is a first drive, and wherein the device further comprises a second drive, wherein at least two conveying elements are drivable by the first drive, and at least two conveying elements are drivable by the second drive.
10 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the endless conveyors are belt conveyors.
11 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least two conveying elements are drivable by the drive independently of each other.
12 . The device according to claim 8 , wherein all of the conveying elements of the conveying section are drivable by the drive independently of one another.
13 . The device according to claim 9 , wherein the at least two conveying elements drivable by the first drive are driven independently of each other.
14 . The device according to claim 9 , and wherein the at least two conveying elements driven by the second drive are driven independently of each other.