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Abstract

An apparatus for supplying individual items to a conveyor moving at an operating velocity has a loading device and a drive for varying the conveying speed of the loading device. The drive includes a controlling arrangement which varies the conveying speed of the loading device during conveying of an item on its conveying surface in a manner that the acceleration force resulting therefrom does not exceed the static friction force between the item located on the loading device and the conveying surface of the loading device so as to avoid overturning and sliding of the item. In accordance with the method of operating the apparatus, an item is loaded onto the conveying surface of the loading device and is accelerated from an initial velocity that has a speed component in a direction of conveyance of the conveyor which is substantially different from the operating velocity of the conveyor and then is accelerated to a velocity having substantially the same speed component in the direction of conveyance of the conveyor by changing the conveying speed of the loading device to an extent that does not overcome the static friction between the item on the conveying surface of the loading device and the conveying surface.

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First Claim