EP0658318B1 - Conveyor device for transferring rod elements in the tobacco industry from a making machine to a further work station - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a conveyor system for transferring rod-shaped articles tobacco processing industry from one machine to at least one Further processing device, with a the articles in a transverse axial stack formation in essentially horizontally feeding conveyor track and at least one with the Conveyor path forming a T-junction, the articles essentially vertical downward, designed as a chute conveyor, which opposite the feeding conveyor track in the area of the T-branch through an article flow between opposite boundary walls of the chute in essentially penetrating transversely axially in the feed direction of the article mass flow Release agent can be shut off.
- Conveying devices of the type described at the beginning for cigarettes, filter cigarettes or filter rods have proven their worth in the mass flow supply of feed devices (magazine shafts) of processing or transport elements, such as packing machines or tray filling devices, which are successively branched off along a feed path.
- feed devices magazine shafts
- processing or transport elements such as packing machines or tray filling devices
- GB-A 2 157 252 has disclosed a shut-off device of the generic type in the form of a shut-off slide, the shut-off movement of which, or the displacement of the article caused thereby, fits into the continuous main flow of the articles.
- GB-A 2 097 352 has disclosed a shut-off device in the form of a flexible band which is guided around a displaceable roller guide and which is pushed into a shut-off position by the moving article stream in the horizontally stretched state.
- the invention has for its object to take measures that are special critical production zones and loading situations, which are particularly important between a flowing stream of articles and stationary articles of a stagnant Side stream result, soften and for a gentler article handling contribute.
- the separating means with a vertical component can be moved obliquely upwards to the opposite shaft inlet edge, whereby the articles of the stagnant mass flow are gradually raised gently or rejected upwards into the main flow.
- a preferred further development which avoids any collecting nests in which articles could remain in the shaft area below the main flow, consists in the separating means having a band fastened to the shaft inlet of the boundary wall on the feed side, which band extends around the front edge of a sword which can be extended out of the boundary wall below the shaft inlet is guided around and is held at its free end by a spring-elastic train connection.
- the relatively sharp-edged deflection around the front edge of the sword ensures that the release agent is easily immersed in the article flow, this front edge alternatively consisting of a correspondingly small deflection roller.
- a belt roll which can be driven in the feed direction of the article mass flow is arranged on the shaft inlet edge of the opposite boundary wall, jamming of articles on the opposite boundary wall is prevented by the displacing effect of the release agent and the repellent effect of the belt roll being complementary.
- a further development, which simplifies and compensates for the displacing effect of the separating agent consists in that the shaft inlet, which can be shut off by the separating agent, is opposed by a breathing equalizing volume of the feeding conveyor track.
- this equalizing volume comprises two flaps which can be deflected about inner pivot axes and whose free ends are connected via a flexible cover resting on the article stream.
- the shut-off movement of the separating means is expediently realized in that the sword is arranged on a pneumatically operated slide equipped with a linear guide.
- the advantage achieved by the invention is that one is in the normal Flow of the article-inserting movement and action of the shut-off device ensures a gentle and gentle displacement of the articles.
- the conveyor system shown in FIG. 1 is connected on the input side to a generator machine (not shown) in the form of a cigarette manufacturing machine or filter attachment machine, from which filter cigarettes 1 are transferred transversely axially to a horizontal main conveyor track 2 of the conveyor system, on which they are stacked in mass formation 3 in a main feed direction (arrow 4 ) to further processing devices, not shown, installed in succession along the main conveyor track 2 in the form of packing machines.
- the main conveyor track 2 is partially delimited either by rigid wall parts or by conveyor belts 7, 8, 9 transporting in the direction of the arrow 4.
- the downward conveying track 6 is designed as a vertical chute, which is provided with a first or - with respect to the feed direction 4 on the main conveying track 2 - upstream with a feed-side boundary wall 11 and an opposite boundary wall 12.
- a belt roll 13 of the conveyor belt 9 At the shaft inlet of the opposite boundary wall 12 there is a belt roll 13 of the conveyor belt 9.
- one end of a flexible, flat belt 17 is fastened to a horizontal leg of an angle plate 16 of the boundary wall 11, which with its width (perpendicular to the plane of the drawing) extends over the Depth of the chute 6 extends.
- the band 17 is guided around a relatively narrow, rounded front edge 18 of a sword 19, then around a deflection roller 21 mounted on the sword 19 and is held at its free end by a spring-elastic train connection 22.
- Belt 17 and sword 19 form a separating means 20 for shutting off the chute 6 from the main conveyor track 2.
- the sword 19 can be moved with a vertical component of motion or diagonally upwards out of the boundary wall 11 in the direction of the opposite boundary wall, ie essentially in the same direction as the feed direction 4 of the mass flow 3 up to the vicinity of the belt roll 13.
- the sword according to Figures 2 and 3 is arranged on a carriage 23 which is provided with a linear guide 24 and can be moved back and forth by a pneumatic cylinder 26 which is articulated to a cross member 27 of a housing wall 28 and its actuating rod 29 engages the carriage 23 via a cross connection 31.
- a breathing compensation volume 32 connected or interacting with the main conveyor track 3, consisting of two flaps 36, 37 which can be deflected about inner pivot axes 33, 34 and whose free ends are connected to the filter cigarettes 1 of the mass flow 3, flexible cover 38 formed as a chain mail are connected.
- the mode of action is as follows: In the normal operating state, in which the packing machine connected to the chute 11 requests and processes filter cigarettes 1, the separating means 20 is inoperative, ie the sword 19 is retracted behind the boundary wall 11 in accordance with the position drawn in solid lines, with the band 17 closely fitting to the boundary wall 11 creates.
- the mass flow 3 is partly branched off continuously into the chute 6 and, on the other hand, is conveyed further in the conveying direction 4 to subsequent packing machines. If the packing machine fails or is shut down, the fur shaft is shut off either by an operator signal or an automatically triggered actuation signal to extend the separating means 20 in order to prevent damage to the cigarettes in the border zone of the shaft inlet.
- the sword 19 travels upwards out of the boundary wall 11 beyond the intermediate positions indicated by dash-dotted lines into the dash-dotted locking position on the belt roll 13.
- the filter cigarettes 1 displaced from the mass flow 3 on the main conveyor track 2 can easily escape by being taken up by the opposite compensation volume 32, the flexible cover 38 or flaps 36 and 37 of which adapt differently to the level changes in the mass flow 3.
- the running belt roll 13 produces a repelling effect, which counteracts jamming, on the cigarettes which are displaced by the protruding front edge 18 of the sword 19. This effectively prevents Article 1 from being pinched, crushed and deformed and damaged when the chute 6 is shut off.
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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Förderanlage zum Überführen stabförmiger Artikel der tabakverarbeitenden Industrie von einer Erzeugermaschine zu wenigstens einer Weiterverarbeitungseinrichung, mit einer die Artikel queraxial in Stapelformation im wesentlichen horizontal zuführenden Förderbahn und wenigstens einer mit der Förderbahn eine T-Verzweigung bildenden, die Artikel im wesentlichen vertikal abwärtsführenden, als Fallschacht ausgebildeten Förderbahn, welche gegenüber der zuführenden Förderbahn im Bereich der T-Verzweigung durch ein den Artikelstrom zwischen gegenüberliegenden Begrenzungswänden des Fallschachtes im wesentlichen in Zuführrichtung des Artikelmassenstroms queraxial durchdringendes Trennmittel absperrbar ist.The invention relates to a conveyor system for transferring rod-shaped articles tobacco processing industry from one machine to at least one Further processing device, with a the articles in a transverse axial stack formation in essentially horizontally feeding conveyor track and at least one with the Conveyor path forming a T-junction, the articles essentially vertical downward, designed as a chute conveyor, which opposite the feeding conveyor track in the area of the T-branch through an article flow between opposite boundary walls of the chute in essentially penetrating transversely axially in the feed direction of the article mass flow Release agent can be shut off.
Fördereinrichtungen der eingangs bezeichneten Art für Zigaretten, Filterzigaretten
oder Filterstäbe haben sich bei der Massenstromversorgung von entlang einer
Zuförderbahn aufeinanderfolgend abgezweigten Beschickungseinrichtungen
(Magazinschächten) von Verarbeitungs- oder Transportorganen, wie Packmaschinen
oder Schragenfülleinrichtungen bewährt.
Beim Betrieb derartiger Fördereinrichtungen ergeben sich immer dann kritische
Problemzonen, wenn einzelne Verarbeitungsorgane ausfallen oder aus anderen
Gründen abgeschaltet werden müssen, so daß die im Hauptstrom zur Versorgung
der übrigen Verbraucher permanent zugeförderten Artikel und die im Nebenstrom
stagnierenden Artikel qualitätsmindernd aufeinander einwirken.Conveying devices of the type described at the beginning for cigarettes, filter cigarettes or filter rods have proven their worth in the mass flow supply of feed devices (magazine shafts) of processing or transport elements, such as packing machines or tray filling devices, which are successively branched off along a feed path.
In the operation of such conveyors, critical problem areas always arise when individual processing elements fail or have to be switched off for other reasons, so that the articles permanently supplied in the main flow to supply the other consumers and the articles stagnating in the secondary flow have a quality-reducing effect on one another.
Durch die GB-A 2 157 252 ist ein Absperrorgan der gattungsgemäßen Art in Form
eines Absperrschiebers bekanntgeworden, dessen Absperrbewegung bzw. die
dadurch bewirkte Artikelverdrängung sich in den durchlaufenden Hauptförderstrom
der Artikel einfügen.
Darüber hinaus ist durch die GB-A 2 097 352 ein Absperrorgan in Form eines um
eine verschiebbare Rollenführung herumgeführten flexiblen Bandes bekanntgeworden,
das in horizontal gestrecktem Zustand in eine Absperrstellung durch den
bewegten Artikelstrom vorgeschoben wird.GB-A 2 157 252 has disclosed a shut-off device of the generic type in the form of a shut-off slide, the shut-off movement of which, or the displacement of the article caused thereby, fits into the continuous main flow of the articles.
In addition, GB-A 2 097 352 has disclosed a shut-off device in the form of a flexible band which is guided around a displaceable roller guide and which is pushed into a shut-off position by the moving article stream in the horizontally stretched state.
Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, Maßnahmen zu treffen, welche besonders kritische Förderzonen und Beschickungssituationen, die sich insbesondere zwischen einem fließenden Artikelstrom und ruhenden Artikeln eines stagnierenden Nebenstromes ergeben, entschärten und zur einer schonenderen Artikelhandhabung beitragen.The invention has for its object to take measures that are special critical production zones and loading situations, which are particularly important between a flowing stream of articles and stationary articles of a stagnant Side stream result, soften and for a gentler article handling contribute.
Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, daß das Trennmittel mit einer
vertikalen Komponente schräg aufwärts zur gegenüberliegenden Schachteinlaßkante
hin bewegbar ist, wodurch die Artikel des stagnierenden Massenstromes
nach und nach auf sanfte Weise angehoben bzw. nach oben in den Hauptförderstrom
abgewiesen werden.
Eine bevorzugte Weiterbildung, welche jegliche Sammelnester, in denen Artikel im
Schachtbereich unterhalb des Hauptstromes liegenbleiben könnten, vermeidet,
besteht darin, daß das Trennmittel ein am Schachteinlaß der zuführseitigen
Begrenzungswand befestigtes Band aufweist, welches um die Vorderkante eines
unterhalb des Schachteinlasses aus der Begrenzungswand ausfahrbaren
Schwertes herumgeführt ist und an seinem freien Ende durch eine federelastische
Zugverbindung gehalten wird. Durch die relativ scharfkantige Umlenkung um die
Vorderkante des Schwertes ist ein leichtes Eintauchen des Trennmittels in den
Artikelstrom gewährleistet, wobei diese Vorderkante alternativ auch aus einer
entsprechend klein bemessenen Umlenkrolle bestehen könnte.
Gemäß einer zusätzlichen Ausgestaltung, wonach an der Schachteinlaßkante der
gegenüberliegenden Begrenzungswand eine in Zuführrichtung des Artikelmassenstromes
antreibbare Bandrolle angeordnet ist, wird ein Einklemmen von Artikeln an
der gegenüberliegenden Begrenzungswand verhindert, indem sich die verdrängende
Wirkung des Trennmittels und die abweisende Wirkung der Bandrolle
ergänzen.
Eine die verdrängende Wirkung des Trennmittels erleichternde und ausgleichende
Weiterbildung besteht darin, daß dem durch das Trennmittel absperrbaren Schachteinlaß
ein atmendes Ausgleichvolumen der zuführenden Förderbahn gegenüberliegt.
Dieses Ausgleichvolumen umfaßt gemäß einer zweckmäßigen Ausgestaltung zwei
um innere Schwenkachsen auslenkbare Klappen, deren freie Enden über eine auf
dem Artikelstrom aufliegende flexible Abdeckung verbunden sind.
Die Absperrbewegung des Trennmittels wird zweckmäßigerweise dadurch realisiert,
daß das Schwert an einem mit einer Linearführung ausgestatteten, pneumatisch
betätigten Schlitten angeordnet ist.This object is achieved in that the separating means with a vertical component can be moved obliquely upwards to the opposite shaft inlet edge, whereby the articles of the stagnant mass flow are gradually raised gently or rejected upwards into the main flow.
A preferred further development, which avoids any collecting nests in which articles could remain in the shaft area below the main flow, consists in the separating means having a band fastened to the shaft inlet of the boundary wall on the feed side, which band extends around the front edge of a sword which can be extended out of the boundary wall below the shaft inlet is guided around and is held at its free end by a spring-elastic train connection. The relatively sharp-edged deflection around the front edge of the sword ensures that the release agent is easily immersed in the article flow, this front edge alternatively consisting of a correspondingly small deflection roller.
According to an additional embodiment, according to which a belt roll which can be driven in the feed direction of the article mass flow is arranged on the shaft inlet edge of the opposite boundary wall, jamming of articles on the opposite boundary wall is prevented by the displacing effect of the release agent and the repellent effect of the belt roll being complementary.
A further development, which simplifies and compensates for the displacing effect of the separating agent, consists in that the shaft inlet, which can be shut off by the separating agent, is opposed by a breathing equalizing volume of the feeding conveyor track.
According to an expedient embodiment, this equalizing volume comprises two flaps which can be deflected about inner pivot axes and whose free ends are connected via a flexible cover resting on the article stream.
The shut-off movement of the separating means is expediently realized in that the sword is arranged on a pneumatically operated slide equipped with a linear guide.
Der mit der Erfindung erzielte Vorteil besteht darin, daß eine sich in den normalen Förderstrom der Artikel einfügende Bewegung und Wirkung des Absperrorgans eine sanfte und schonende Verdrängung der Artikel gewährleistet. The advantage achieved by the invention is that one is in the normal Flow of the article-inserting movement and action of the shut-off device ensures a gentle and gentle displacement of the articles.
Die Erfindung wird nachstehend anhand des in den beigefügten Abbildungen dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiels näher erläutert.The invention is illustrated below in the attached Illustrated embodiment illustrated.
Hierbei zeigen:
- Figur 1
- einen Ausschnitt aus einer erfindungsgemäßen Förderanlage in der Seitenansicht,
- Figur 2
- eine Ansicht der Betätigungsorgane des Trennmittels in Richtung des Pfeils A gemäß Figur 1 und
Figur 3- einen Teilquerschnitt durch die Betätigungsorgane nach der Linie B-B gemäß Figur 2.
- Figure 1
- a section of a conveyor system according to the invention in side view,
- Figure 2
- a view of the actuators of the release agent in the direction of arrow A according to Figure 1 and
- Figure 3
- 3 shows a partial cross section through the actuating elements along the line BB according to FIG. 2.
Die in Figur 1 dargestellte Förderanlage ist eingangsseitig an
eine nicht dargestellte Erzeugermaschine in Form einer Zigarettenherstellmaschine
oder Filteransetzmaschie angeschlossen,
von welcher Filterzigaretten 1 queraxial an eine horizontale
Hauptförderbahn 2 der Förderanlage übergeben werden, auf der
sie als Massenstrom 3 in Stapelformation in einer Hauptzuführrichtung
(Pfeil 4) zu entlang der Hauptförderbahn 2 aufeinanderfolgend
installierten, nicht dargestellten Weiterverarbeitungseinrichtungen
in Form von Packmaschinen überführt
werden.
Eine jeweils zu einer Peckmaschine vertikal abwärtsführende
Förderbahn 6 von denen nur eine dargestellt ist, bildet
zusammen mit der Hauptförderbahn 2 eine T-Verzweigung.
Die Hauptförderbahn 2 ist streckenweise entweder durch starre
Wandungsteile oder durch in Pfeilrichtung 4 transportierende
Förderbänder 7, 8, 9 begrenzt.
Die abwärtsführende Förderbahn 6 ist als vertikaler Fallschacht
ausgebildet, welcher mit einer ersten bzw. - bezogen auf die
Zuführrichtung 4 auf der Hauptförderbahn 2 - stromauf mit einer
zuführseitigen Begrenzungswand 11 und einer gegenüberliegenden
Begrenzungswand 12 versehen. Am Schachteinlaß der gegenüberliegenden
Begrenzungswand 12 befindet sich eine Bandrolle 13
des Förderbandes 9. Am Schachteinlaß ist an einem horizontalen
Schenkel eines Winkelbleches 16 der Begrenzungswand 11 ein Ende
eines flexiblen, flächigen Bandes 17 befestigt, das sich mit
seiner Breite (senkrecht zur Zeichenebene) über die Tiefe des
Fallschachtes 6 erstreckt. Das Band 17 ist um eine relativ
schmale, abgerundete Vorderkante 18 eines Schwertes 19,
anschließend um eine am Schwert 19 gelagerte Umlenkrolle 21
herumgeführt und wird an seinem freien Ende durch eine federelastische
Zugverbindung 22 gehalten. Band 17 und Schwert 19
bilden ein Trennmittel 20 zum Absperren des Fallschachtes 6
gegenüber der Hauptförderbahn 2.
Das Schwert 19 ist mit einer vertikalen Bewegungskomponente
bzw. schräg aufwärts aus der Begrenzungswand 11 heraus in
Richtung auf die gegenüberliegende Begrenzungswand, d. h. im
wesentlichen gleichgerichtet zur Zuführrichtung 4 des Massenstroms
3 bis in die Nähe der Bandrolle 13 bewegbar. Zu diesem
Zweck ist das Schwert gemäß den Figuren 2 und 3 an einem
Schlitten 23 angeordnet, welcher mit einer Linearführung 24
versehen ist und durch einen Pneumatikzylinder 26 vor- und
zurückbewegbar ist, der an einer Traverse 27 einer Gehäusewand
28 gelenkig befestigt ist und dessen Betätigungsstange 29 über
eine Querverbindung 31 am Schlitten 23 angreift.
Dem durch das Trennmittel 20 absperrbaren Schachteinlaß des
Fallschachtes 12 gegenüberliegend ist ein mit der Hauptförderbahn
3 verbundenes bzw. zusammenwirkendes, atmendes Ausgleichvolumen
32 vorgesehen, bestehend aus zwei um innere Schwenkachsen
33, 34 auslenkbaren Klappen 36, 37 deren freie Enden
über eine auf den Filterzigaretten 1 des Massenstromes 3 aufliegende,
als Kettenhemd ausgebildete flexible Abdeckung 38
verbunden sind.The conveyor system shown in FIG. 1 is connected on the input side to a generator machine (not shown) in the form of a cigarette manufacturing machine or filter attachment machine, from which filter cigarettes 1 are transferred transversely axially to a horizontal main conveyor track 2 of the conveyor system, on which they are stacked in
A conveyor track 6 leading vertically downward to a Peck machine, of which only one is shown, forms a T-branch together with the main conveyor track 2.
The main conveyor track 2 is partially delimited either by rigid wall parts or by conveyor belts 7, 8, 9 transporting in the direction of the
The downward conveying track 6 is designed as a vertical chute, which is provided with a first or - with respect to the
The
Opposite the shaft inlet of the
Die Wirkungsweise ist wie folgt:
Im normalen Betriebszustand, bei dem die am Fallschacht 11
angeschlossene Packmaschine Filterzigaretten 1 anfordert und
verarbeitet, ist das Trennmittel 20 außer Funktion, d. h. das
Schwert 19 gemäß der in Vollinien gezeichneten Stellung hinter
die Begrenzungswand 11 zurückgezogen, wobei sich das Band 17
eng an die Begrenzungswand 11 anlegt. Der Massenstrom 3 wird
kontinuierlich zum Teil in den Fallschacht 6 abgezweigt und
andererseits in Förderrichtung 4 zu nachfolgenden Packmaschinen
weitergefördert.
Falls die Packmaschine ausfällt bzw. stillgesetzt wird, kommt
es zur Absperrung des Fellschachtes entweder durch ein durch
eine Bedienungsperson oder automatisch ausgelöstes Betätigungssignal
zum Ausfahren des Trennmittels 20, um in der Grenzzone
des Schachteinlasses eine Beschädigung der Zigaretten zu
verhindern. Damit fährt das Schwert 19 schräg aufwärts aus der
Begrenzungswand 11 heraus über die strichpunktiert angedeuteten
Zwischenstellungen hinaus in die strichpunktierte Sperrstellung
an der Bandrolle 13. Das sich dabei um die Vorderkante 18 des
Schwertes 19 herum bis zur Einspannstelle 14 kontinuierlich
längende Band 17 hebt auf diese Weise die im Bereich des
Schachteinlasses liegenden Filterzigaretten 1 sanft auf das
Niveau der Hauptförderbahn 2 an. Die dabei aus dem Massenstrom
3 auf der Hauptförderbahn 2 verdrängten Filterzigaretten 1
können problemlos ausweichen, indem sie vom gegenüberliegenden
Ausgleichvolumen 32 aufgenommen werden, dessen flexible
Abdeckung 38 bzw. Klappen 36 und 37 sich entsprechend differenziert
den Niveauänderungen im Massenstrom 3 anpassen.
Zusätzlich erzeugt die laufende Bandrolle 13 einen einer Einklemmung
entgegenwirkenden, abweisenden Effekt auf die Zigaretten,
die durch die vorstoßende Vorderkante 18 des Schwertes
19 verdrängt werden.
Damit wird wirksam verhindert, daß beim Absperren des Fallschachtes
6 Artikel 1 eingeklemmt, gequetscht und dabei verformt
und beschädigt werden.The mode of action is as follows:
In the normal operating state, in which the packing machine connected to the
If the packing machine fails or is shut down, the fur shaft is shut off either by an operator signal or an automatically triggered actuation signal to extend the separating means 20 in order to prevent damage to the cigarettes in the border zone of the shaft inlet. Thus, the
In addition, the
This effectively prevents Article 1 from being pinched, crushed and deformed and damaged when the chute 6 is shut off.
Claims (6)
- A conveyor arrangement for transferring rod-shaped articles of the tobacco-processing industry from a manufacturing machine to at least one device for further processing, having a conveyor belt (2) which supplies the articles substantially horizontally transversely to their axis in a stacked formation, and at least one conveyor belt (6) which forms a T-shaped branch with the conveyor belt, guides the articles substantially vertically downwards, is constructed as a drop shaft and may be blocked with respect to the supplying conveyor belt in the region of the T-shaped branch by a separating means (20) penetrating the flow of articles transversely to their axis between opposing delimiting walls (11, 12) of the drop shaft substantially in the supply direction (arrow 4) of the mass flow of articles (3), characterized in that the separating means (20) may be moved obliquely upwards towards the opposing drop-shaft entry edge by means of a vertical component.
- A conveyor arrangement according to Claim 1, characterized in that the separating means (20) has a belt (17) which is fixed to the drop-shaft entry of the delimiting wall (11) on the supply side, is guided about the leading edge (18) of an arm (19) which may be withdrawn from the delimiting wall (11) below the drop-shaft entry and is held at its free end by a resilient tension connection (22).
- A conveyor arrangement according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that a conveyor drum (13) which may be driven in the supply direction (arrow 4) of the mass flow of articles (3) is arranged at the drop-shaft entry edge of the opposing delimiting wall (12).
- A conveyor arrangement according to one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that opposite the drop-shaft entry, which may be blocked by the separating means (20), there is a ventilated compensating volume (32) of the supplying conveyor belt (2).
- A conveyor arrangement according to Claim 4, characterized in that the compensating volume (32) comprises two flaps (36, 37) which may be deflected about inner pivot axes (33, 34) and whereof the free ends are connected by way of a flexible cover (38) lying on the flow of articles (3).
- A conveyor arrangement according to one of Claims 2 to 5, characterized in that the arm (19) is arranged on a pneumatically actuated carriage (23) which is equipped with a linear guide means (24).
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