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Abstract

A conveyor device for accelerating a series of products comprises a feed device for supplying products at a feed velocity, an acceleration device which is positioned downstream thereof, and a transfer device for taking up the accelerated products and delivering the products at regular intervals and at an accelerated velocity. The acceleration device comprises a transport path, with a belt of projections on either side thereof, which belt rotates at a lower velocity than the transport path. The transport path carries along the products at an accelerated velocity until they bear against the projections. After they have come to bear against the projections, the accelerated products are taken up by the transfer device. Due to the fact that the position of the projections is known at all times, an accurately determined position of the accelerated products is obtained in this way and shifts of the products which have occurred during acceleration are compensated for. The conveyor belt continues beyond the transfer device, and a relatively high suction force is exerted on the products, so that they are held in an accurately defined position. The products which are not taken up by the transfer device can be fed to a further processing station. The device according to the invention can be used to achieve an accurate product acceleration and transfer at a high working capacity, such as for example 800 to 1000 products per minute. The device may, for example, be used for delivering products which are supplied in the transverse direction of the products at regular intervals in the longitudinal direction of the products and allows a large number of different operations to be carried out on different groups of products.

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