EP1274639B1 - Dispositif permettant d'acheminer des objets plats - Google Patents

Dispositif permettant d'acheminer des objets plats Download PDF

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EP1274639B1
EP1274639B1 EP01971445A EP01971445A EP1274639B1 EP 1274639 B1 EP1274639 B1 EP 1274639B1 EP 01971445 A EP01971445 A EP 01971445A EP 01971445 A EP01971445 A EP 01971445A EP 1274639 B1 EP1274639 B1 EP 1274639B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H29/00—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles
    • B65H29/66—Advancing articles in overlapping streams
    • B65H29/669—Advancing articles in overlapping streams ending an overlapping stream
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H29/00—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles
    • B65H29/003—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by grippers
    • B65H29/005—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by grippers by chains or bands having mechanical grippers engaging the side edges of articles, e.g. newspaper conveyors
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H29/00—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles
    • B65H29/66—Advancing articles in overlapping streams
    • B65H29/6609—Advancing articles in overlapping streams forming an overlapping stream
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H29/00—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles
    • B65H29/66—Advancing articles in overlapping streams
    • B65H29/6654—Advancing articles in overlapping streams changing the overlapping figure
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H29/00—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles
    • B65H29/66—Advancing articles in overlapping streams
    • B65H29/6672—Advancing articles in overlapping streams dividing an overlapping stream into two or more streams
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
    • B65H2301/44—Moving, forwarding, guiding material
    • B65H2301/447—Moving, forwarding, guiding material transferring material between transport devices
    • B65H2301/4471—Grippers, e.g. moved in paths enclosing an area
    • B65H2301/44712—Grippers, e.g. moved in paths enclosing an area carried by chains or bands
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
    • B65H2301/44—Moving, forwarding, guiding material
    • B65H2301/447—Moving, forwarding, guiding material transferring material between transport devices
    • B65H2301/4473—Belts, endless moving elements on which the material is in surface contact
    • B65H2301/44732—Belts, endless moving elements on which the material is in surface contact transporting articles in overlapping stream
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
    • B65H2301/44—Moving, forwarding, guiding material
    • B65H2301/447—Moving, forwarding, guiding material transferring material between transport devices
    • B65H2301/4474—Pair of cooperating moving elements as rollers, belts forming nip into which material is transported

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  • the present invention relates to a device for Transporting flat objects, in particular Printed matter, according to the preamble of the claim 1.
  • a device of this kind is disclosed in WO-A-99/55609 disclosed. It has transport clips that ever one trained in a channel as a car trained Conveying element are attached. The arranged one behind the other Conveying elements are flexibly connected. To make sure that at least two of one Transport clamp not held by the side objects the next following, trailing transport clamp mitertinet Be the distance of these transport brackets increases
  • DE-A-29 17 250 discloses a device for separating Printed products in the form of a scale flow be introduced.
  • the scale flow consists of two Partial scale flows, which are transverse to the conveying direction partially cover.
  • the edges of the scale flow are two rows of grippers encircling endless tracks assigned.
  • the grippers of one row are each with opposite the printed products of the other Partschuppenstromes put printed products in their Ver GmbHs Scheme at the edge of the partial scale flow in Engageable while the gripper of the other row with the printed products of the other partial scale flow in Intervention can be brought.
  • the grippers are like that forcibly guided that after a given orbit the partial overlap of the partial scale flows across the Schuppenstromraum lifted and thus the Scale flow into two separate partial scale flows is divided.
  • the inventive device allows the sectioned Conveying, processing and processing in a scaly formation arranged objects.
  • the transport clamps each hold at least two of the objects of Scaly formation, each of the objects only from a single transport clamp is held.
  • the of a transport bracket held objects form a Section due to the displaceability of the transport brackets with respect to the conveying elements individually the conveying direction shifted in the lateral direction can be. As a result, both areas of neighboring, not moved sections as well as areas of own section exposed the attack of others Transport elements or the access of loading and processing stations enable.
  • a shown in Figs. 1 and 2 staple transporter 10th has trained as a carriage conveyor elements 12, the one behind the other in a C-shaped guide channel 14 are arranged and stored, which is a self-contained orbit 16 for the conveying elements 12 forms.
  • the individual, unconnected Conveying elements 12 form in the guide channel 14 a continuous row, with each other face to face abut and push each other forward.
  • a Transfer section 18 upstream of the channel runs in generally known manner concentrically about the axis 20th a, not shown, driven in the conveying direction F.
  • Cam wheel which is the one in its effective range Driving elements drives.
  • each second conveyor element 12 On each second conveyor element 12 is an individual controllable transport clamp 22 slidably disposed.
  • a possible embodiment of the transport brackets 22 will be described in connection with FIGS. 5 to 7 be.
  • the transport clamp 22 further comprises a tongue-like, of a Open position 32 in a clamping position 32 'rotatable, second clamping element 26 'on.
  • the two clamping elements 26, 26 ' form a clamp mouth 34, which in a conveying direction F extending conveying surface 36 is arranged, the runs parallel to the orbit 16.
  • each carriage 28 is a, preferably designed as a role
  • Follower 38 freely rotatably mounted, with a preferably designed as a guide channel guide element 40 cooperates.
  • the guide element 40 has sections 42, 44 which are parallel, but in different distance to the guide channel 14 and thus to the orbit 16 of the guide elements 12 extend. Of the different distance is indicated in Fig. 2 with A, which is at least the same size, but preferably greater than the area measured from the side, in which the objects 46 to be transported by means of the transport brackets 22 are held.
  • the guide element 20 points between sections 42 and 44 each a shift section 48 with two consecutive, into each other, mutual Curves that are continuous to the sections 42 and 44 join.
  • the section 42 with a greater distance to the orbit 16 corresponds to a first position 50 of the transport bracket 22 and the section 44 a second position 50 '.
  • a belt conveyor trained feed conveyor 52 arranged to the is determined, which is arranged in a scaly formation S. flat articles 46, in the present case printed matter, like newspapers, magazines or the like, to the transfer section 18, wherein in the transfer section 18 both the feed conveyor 52 and the Clamp conveyor 10 parallel to each other and in the conveying direction F driven at the same speed are.
  • Seen in plan view - as Fig. 2 shows - the staple transporter 10, in the conveying direction F seen, arranged laterally of the feed conveyor 52 and stand the articles 16 on the same side over the conveyor belt of the feed conveyor 52.
  • the device shown in Figs. 1 and 2 works as follows.
  • the transport brackets 22 are in the open position 32 located clamping member 26 and with in the first position 50 shifted carriage 28 about the axis 20 deflected and fed to the transfer section 18.
  • Subsequently is by means of well-known controls the Clamping element 26 'pivoted into the clamping position 32', whereby from the respective bracket mouth at least two, in the present case five items 46 from the side recorded and kept for onward transport.
  • Displacement section 48 in which the objects in question 46, seen in the conveying direction F, laterally on the Feed conveyor 52 moved and out of the effective range of the following Transport bracket 22 are moved out, like this particular of FIG. 2 can be removed. Things are thus kept in sections and while maintaining the scraper formation S further transported.
  • the follower element 38 can on the carriage 28 between a Engagement position and a rest position arranged um nietha, wherein in engaged position, the follower element 38 cooperates with the guide member 40 and at rest moved away from the effective range of the guide member 40 is.
  • a transport clamp is in the same day filed patent application entitled 'Device for transporting objects' in detail described (Swiss Patent Application No. 2000 0800/00).
  • Fig. 3 shows a relation to that shown in Figs. 1 and 2 Transfer section 18 in conveying direction F downstream, another section of the staple transporter 10.
  • a control device 53 which is intended is, the follower element 38 predetermined transport brackets 22 from the engaged position to the rest position outside to move the effective range of the guide member 40.
  • Transport brackets 22 the follower elements 38 in the rest position are transported while keeping its second position 50 'the objects held by them 46 continues, as with the dash-dotted line is indicated, which by the follower elements 38 of both in section 44 located transport brackets 22 is indicated.
  • the follower elements 38 in their engaged position leave, so that the objects in question 46 by moving the transport brackets 22 in the first position 50 has been returned.
  • FIG. 4 shows a transfer section 56 of the staple transporter 10, in which predetermined sections of the Transport clamps 22 fed in the conveying direction F.
  • Articles 46 designed as a belt conveyor Wegkeeper 58 are handed over for further transport.
  • the orbit 16 runs straight into the transfer section 56.
  • the removal conveyor 58 is arranged, which in the conveying direction F at the same speed is driven, as the conveying elements 12th of the staple transporter 10.
  • the transport brackets 22 are in their first position 50 - as based on a Section 42 of the guide member 40 is indicated - the Transfer section 56 fed.
  • the guide element 40 has a displacement section 48 to a section 44 whose distance from the orbit 16 of the conveying elements 12 is smaller.
  • the removal conveyor 58 further points with the conveyor belt a conveying gap forming endless pressing belt 60, that at such a distance from the orbit 16 is arranged that by means of the transport brackets 22nd continue to be transported objects 46 not in the Effective range of Andschreibbandes 60 can get, however those items that moved to the second position 50 ' and be transferred to the removal conveyor 58, in the Effective range of Andschreibbandes 60 reach.
  • the pressing belt 60 is guided by two guide rollers 62, the upstream is arranged such that the conveying gap at a small distance downstream of the downstream located end of the displacement section 48 begins.
  • a controlled Umstellorgan 54 of the control device 53 Upstream of the displacement section 48 is a controlled Umstellorgan 54 of the control device 53 arranged, which is intended to be the follower elements 38 of those Transport brackets 22, the objects held by them 46 gogann and not the transfer conveyor 58 handed over should switch to the rest position.
  • an opening member 64 At the downstream end of the sliding portion 48 is fixedly arranged an opening member 64, the purpose is determined, the clamping element 26 'of those transport brackets 22 to pivot into the open position 32, which the objects held by them 46 to the To deliver away conveyor 58.
  • FIGS. 5 to 7 show a conveyor element 12 slidably mounted Transpertklammer 22.
  • the carriage-like trained conveying element 12 is in cross-section C-shaped Guiding channel 14 arranged and by means of four parallel axis freely rotatably mounted wheels 66 at this guided. 68, the end face of the conveying element 12th designated, with which it concerns to the appropriate Front side of the adjacent conveyor element 12th is determined.
  • Each conveyor element 12 has two consecutive arranged support elements 70, which from the Guide channel 14 protrude and to which ever another Wheel 66 'is mounted freely rotatable, to the side Guiding the conveying element 12 with each other facing edges of the guide channel 14 cooperates.
  • the plate-like guide rail 24 On the support elements 70 is the plate-like guide rail 24 attached, the center a right angle to the Guide channel 14 extending guide groove 72 has. In this intervenes on also plate-like trained Carriage 28 molded guide bead 74 a. Laterally is the guide rail 24 of attached to the carriage 28 Guide profiles 76 embraced to the carriage 28 in Appendix to hold on the guide rail 24. The one of the Guide profiles 76 has a passage in the middle, in a detent ball 78 is arranged. This is in the direction on the guide rail 24 to spring loaded and to determined, with two of the first position 50 and second Position 50 'corresponding locking recesses 80 cooperate.
  • a role follower element 38 f egg rotatably supported about an axis which is parallel to the axis of the other wheels 66 'of the conveying element 12th runs.
  • This is one of the free end area first leg 84 'of a leaf spring 84, which extends through approximately 90 ° about a bearing shaft 86 and with her second leg 84 "to cooperate with a an actuating lever 88 freely rotatably mounted actuating roller 90 is determined.
  • the operating lever 88 and the bearing shaft 86 are connected to the lateral limb of a Cross-section U-förmeh holding element 92 stored, which attached with its connecting leg on the carriage 28 is.
  • the bearing shaft 86 of an opening spring 94 encompassed, which at one end to the Leaf spring 84 attack and the other end on the holding element 92nd are supported.
  • the opening springs 94 are intended to the leaf spring 84 with a in the direction of the open position 32 acting force to apply.
  • Figs. 5 and 6 is the clamping position 32 'of the clamping elements 26' in solid Lines and the open position 32 dash-dotted lines indicated.
  • the second leg 84 “has a stop at its end 96 on and the end portion is bent so that in clamping position 32 ', the actuating roller 90 due to from the second leg 84 "force exerted thereon at the stop 96 is held in investment.
  • the operating lever 88 is arranged by means of the Umstellorgans 54 or stationary Umstellkulissen of the clamping position 32 'corresponding Position in the open position 32 corresponding Position and back again adjustable.
  • the Clamping element 26 ' is equipped with a wedge-like hood 98, which is intended when moving the Transport bracket 22 from the first position 50 (Fig. 5) in the second position 50 '(FIG. 6) from an adjacent one Transport bracket 22 held objects 46, without them to damage, to go under.
  • the follower element 38 is not displaceably mounted on the carriage 28, however, in this case, the guide members 40 are adjustable by means of the control device 53.
  • FIGS. 8 and 9 show the staple transporter 10 in FIG a shuffling section 100 of the orbit 16.
  • Each the transport brackets 22 is equipped with objects 46 fed to this Umschuppungsabêt 100.
  • the orbit 16 opposite side of the objects 46 runs another orbit 102 with individual controllable, also in the conveying direction F synchronous clamps 104 driven to the transport clamps 22, which can be the same design as the transport brackets 22.
  • the control device 53 is intended to in an initial region of the shuffling section 100 those transport brackets 22 whose objects 46 to be shunted, from the first position 50 towards on the further orbit 102 to in the second position 50 'to move.
  • this initial area of the shuffling section 100 runs the further orbit 102 at such a distance from the orbit 16, that the objects held by a transport clamp 22 46 when moving from the first to the second position 50, 50 'are inserted into the opened bracket 104. Downstream of this initial area takes the said Distance such that taken over from the clip 104 Objects 46 seen in the conveying direction F laterally out of contact with those of the other transport clamps 22 held and to be transported Items 46 arrive. Until now, the others went on Orbit 102 in the conveying surface of the Klammertransporteurs 10.
  • the embodiment shown in Figs. 8 and 9 can do so serve, which transported from the staple conveyor 10 Shed formation S by forming a separation point such to prepare that umgeschuppten by means of the clip 104 Objects 46 subsequent items from the Shed formation S discharged and by means of a removal conveyor 58 can be led away, as indicated by the Fig. 10 is shown.
  • the staple transporter 10 is in similar manner as shown in Fig. 1 to a Axis 20 deflected, again a driven Cam wheel, the conveying elements 12 in the conveying direction F drives.
  • the umgeschuppten objects 46 lie on the the cam wheel facing side of the scraper formation S on this up.
  • a controlled opening member 46 of the Control device 53 is intended to be the one Transport clamp 22 to open, which one umgeschuppte a Section of objects 46 transported follows.
  • FIGS. 11 to 14 show a discharge section 106 a device according to the invention.
  • the orbit 16 of the staple transporter 10 extends in the direction from above down to one about an axis 20 in the conveying direction F. driven cam wheel 20 'around and thereafter again in a vertical direction against the top.
  • the Axis 20 of the cam wheel 20 ' is parallel to that of the Transport brackets 20 defined conveying surface 36.
  • the discharge section 106 runs the Guide member 40 of the control device 53 such that those transport brackets 22, the follower elements 38th by means of the Umstellorgans 54 not from the effective range of Guide element 40 are moved in the rest position, of their first position 50 in the second position 50 'and subsequently moved back into the first position 50 become.
  • An opening member 64 of the controller 53 is destined to move to the second position 50 ' Transport brackets 20 of its clamping position 32 'in the Open position 32 to spend by moving a discharge conveyor 108 supplied items 46 release.
  • the transport brackets 22, which are not hold objects to be rejected 46 will not be in the second position 50 'shifted.
  • the discharge conveyor 108 is designed as a belt conveyor and has two self-contained, a conveying gap 110 forming conveyor belts 112, 112 'on. These are at the beginning the discharge conveyor 108 to parallel axis, stationary guide rollers 114 out, from where the conveying gap 110 forming active strands to a guide wheel 116th run. With respect to the guide wheel 116 radially inner Conveyor belt 112 extends around the guide wheel 116 and from this back to the associated guide roller 114. The radial outer conveyor belt 112 'surrounds the guide wheel 116 to about 90 ° and runs from there tangentially to a End of the discharge conveyor 108 forming further deflection roller 114 '.
  • the deflecting wheel 116 has a cam wheel 20 'corresponding diameter, so that the active strand of the conveyor belt 112 along that of the staple conveyor 10 defined conveying surface 36 extends. This as long as the axis of the deflection wheel 116 is aligned with the axis 20.
  • the discharge conveyor 108 such spaced from the orbit 16 of the staple transporter 10, that only those objects 46 get into the conveying gap 110, the transport clamps 22 on the reject conveyor 108 to the second Position 50 'have been moved.
  • the guide wheel 116 is out of its with the cam wheel 20 'aligned position (Fig. 11, 12 and 14) along a circular path portion coaxial with the roller 114 towards the outside conveyor belt 112 'to and back again movable.
  • the device shown in Figs. 11 to 14 operates as follows.
  • the transport brackets 22 notexcellentschleusender Items 46 become 50 in their first position remaining along the orbit 16 about the cam wheel 20 ' promoted around.
  • the transport clamps remain 22 always in closed position 32 '.
  • the transport brackets 22 significantlyschleusender objects 46 are in the second Position 50 'shifted, causing the items in question 46 in the conveying gap 110 of the discharge conveyor 108 arrive.
  • the respective transport bracket 22 is opened and moved back to the first position 50. Since the Staple conveyor 10 and the discharge conveyor 108 with are driven at the same speed, move the transport clamps synchronous to the objects in question 46.
  • the gap subsequent items to be rejected 46 will now be on the conveyor belt 112 'lying away conveyed, wherein the Steering wheel 116 but now at a lower speed again in alignment with the cam wheel 20 'spent becomes.
  • the first items that can not be knocked out anymore 46 are then held by the transport bracket 22 to the cam wheel 20 'deflected, where they are due to the illustrated Scales formation easily from the ejected Separate objects 46.
  • FIGS. 15 and 16 show another embodiment of the invention inventive device in the discharge section 106.
  • the orbit 16 of the conveying elements extends in vertical Direction from top to bottom to a reversal 180 ° about an axis 20, which is now perpendicular to the Staple feed dog 10 defined in the discharge section 16 Conveying plane 36 runs.
  • the discharge section 106 is the staple transporter 10 the same education as in connection with the training form described in FIGS. 11 to 14.
  • a Umstellorgans 54 are the followers 38 of those Transport brackets 22 from the effective range of the guide element 40 spent, which held by them Objects 46 to transport and not the Outfeed conveyor 108 have to feed. This is based the items 46 shown downstream of the diverter holding transport clamps 22 indicated.
  • Fig. 17 shows a device according to the invention, which in Transfer section 18 formed as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is to be trained by means of the belt conveyor Zuierers 52 supplied in scale formation S. Objects 46 to take sections and in the conveying direction F to transport. Then to the Transfer section 18, the orbit 16 is in vertical Direction towards the top and after a subsequent horizontal section towards the bottom to one Ausschleuseabêt 106 according to FIGS. 11 to 14, wherein for example, in the vertically downwardly extending section the guide channel 14 is twisted by 90 °, so that the axis 20 in the discharge section 106 at right angles to Axis 20 in the transfer section 18 runs.

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  1. Dispositif pour transporter des objets plats, notamment des produits d'imprimerie, avec des éléments de transport (12) disposés les uns derrière les autres et déplacés le long d'une bande périphérique (16) dans la direction de transport (F), des pinces de transport individuelles (22) pouvant être commandées, qui sont disposées chacune sur un élément de transport respectif (12), et une portion de transfert (18) de la bande périphérique (16), dans laquelle la bande périphérique (16) s'étend parallèlement et latéralement à un convoyeur d'amenée (52) qui est prévu pour amener les objets (46) en formation imbriquée (S) dans la portion de transfert (18), les pinces de transport (22) entourant et saisissant depuis le côté, vu dans la direction de transport (F), avec leur mâchoire de pince (34) disposée dans une surface de transport (36) s'étendant dans la direction de transport (F), dans la portion de transfert (18), successivement, au moins à chaque fois deux des objets (46) acheminés disposés dans la surface de transport (36), et les pinces de transport (22) étant déplacées à l'extrémité de la portion de transfert (18) avant que la pince de transport respective suivante (22) saisisse des objets (46), de sorte que les objets concernés (46) se trouvent en dehors de la région de la pince de transport suivante (22),
    caractérisé en ce que
    les pinces de transport (22) sont montées de manière à pouvoir se déplacer d'avant en arrière sur les éléments de transport (12) au moins approximativement dans la surface de transport (36) et dans une direction de déplacement (30) s'étendant transversalement à la bande périphérique (16) entre deux positions (50, 50') et en ce qu'un dispositif de commande (53) est prévu pour déplacer les pinces de transport (22) à l'extrémité de la portion de transfert (18) d'une position dans l'autre (50, 50').
  2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que chacune des pinces de transport (22) est connectée à un élément suiveur (38) et en ce que le dispositif de commande (53) présente au moins dans une portion de la bande périphérique (16) un élément de guidage (40) qui coopère avec l'élément suiveur (38) de la pince de transport concernée pour déplacer les pinces de transport (22) d'une position dans l'autre (50, 50').
  3. Dispositif selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de guidage (40) s'étend par portion parallèlement à la bande périphérique (16) et, dans les portions de déplacement (48) de la bande périphérique (16), modifie constamment la distance (A) entre l'élément de guidage (40) et la bande périphérique (16).
  4. Dispositif selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que, vu dans la direction de transport (F) en amont d'au moins une portion de déplacement (48), est disposé un organe de commutation commandé (54) du dispositif de commande (53), lequel est prévu pour amener en prise l'élément suiveur (38) de pinces de transport spécifiques (22) avec l'élément de guidage (40), respectivement pour les déconnecter l'un de l'autre.
  5. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que le convoyeur d'amenée est réalisé sous forme de convoyeur à bande.
  6. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que dans une portion de transfert (56) de la bande périphérique (16), celle-ci s'étend parallèlement et latéralement à un convoyeur d'évacuation (58) réalisé de préférence sous forme de convoyeur à bande, et en ce que le dispositif de commande (53) est prévu pour déplacer dans la portion de transfert (56) vers le convoyeur d'évacuation (58) les pinces de transport (22) qui doivent céder les objets (46) qu'elles retiennent au convoyeur d'évacuation (58), et pour laisser les pinces de transport (22) qui doivent transporter les objets (46) qu'elles retiennent à travers la portion de transfert (56) dans leur position (50) plus éloignée du convoyeur d'évacuation (58), ou bien pour les déplacer dans cette position (50).
  7. Dispositif selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce qu'un élément de maintien vers le bas (60), de préférence réalisé sous forme de bande de maintien vers le bas est associé au convoyeur d'évacuation (58) réalisé sous forme de convoyeur à bande, dans une région latérale du convoyeur d'évacuation (58) opposée à la bande périphérique (16), cet élément de maintien vers le bas (60) étant prévu, en aval du déplacement des pinces de transport en question (22), pour presser les objets (46) cédés par celles-ci contre le convoyeur d'évacuation (58).
  8. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce que, dans une portion de ré-imbrication (100) de la bande périphérique (16), de l'autre côté des objets (46) par rapport à la bande périphérique (16), s'étend une autre bande périphérique (102) avec des pinces (104) commandables individuellement, entraínées dans la direction de transport (F), le dispositif de commande (53) est prévu pour déplacer dans une région initiale de la portion de ré-imbrication (100) les pinces de transport (22) dont les objets (46) doivent être ré-imbriqués, vers l'autre bande périphérique (102) et les objets concernés (46) dans les pinces associées (104), la distance entre la bande périphérique (16) et l'autre bande périphérique (102) augmente en aval de la région initiale de telle sorte que les objets (46) repris par les pinces (104) parviennent hors de contact avec les objets (46) maintenus par les pinces de transport (22), et ensuite l'autre bande périphérique (102) s'étend dans une direction transversale à la surface de transport (36) hors de celle-ci puis à nouveau vers la bande périphérique (16), afin de transférer, dans une région finale de la portion de ré-imbrication (100), les objets (46) maintenus par les pinces (104) aux mêmes pinces de transport (22) qui les ont amenés à la portion de ré-imbrication (100).
  9. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisé en ce que dans une portion d'éjection (106), la bande en mouvement (16) s'étend autour d'un élément de déviation (20') dont l'axe (20) est disposé parallèlement à la surface de transport (36), dans une région initiale de la portion d'éjection (106) placée en amont de l'élément de déviation (20'), la bande périphérique (16) s'étend parallèlement et latéralement à un convoyeur d'éjection (108) réalisé de préférence sous la forme d'un convoyeur à bande, le dispositif de commande (53) est prévu pour déplacer, dans la région initiale vers le convoyeur d'éjection (108), les pinces de transport (22) qui doivent céder les objets (46) qu'elles retiennent au convoyeur d'éjection (108), et pour laisser les pinces de transport (22) qui doivent transporter les objets (46) qu'elles retiennent à travers la portion d'éjection (106) dans leur position (50) plus éloignée du convoyeur d'éjection (108), ou bien pour les déplacer dans cette position (50).
  10. Dispositif selon la revendication 9, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de déviation (20'), pour la formation d'un vide entre les objets (46) devant être transportés davantage au moyen des pinces de transport (22) et les objets (46) à éjecter, et le convoyeur d'éjection (108) peuvent être déplacés mutuellement dans une direction à l'écart l'un de l'autre.
  11. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisé en ce que dans une portion d'éjection (106), la bande périphérique (16) s'étend dans la surface de transport (36) autour d'un élément de déviation (20') dont l'axe (20) est disposé au moins approximativement à angle droit par rapport à la surface de transport (36), dans une région initiale de la portion d'éjection (106) placée en amont de l'élément de déviation (20'), la bande périphérique (16) s'étend parallèlement et latéralement à un convoyeur d'éjection (108) réalisé de préférence sous forme de convoyeur à bande, le dispositif de commande (53) est prévu pour déplacer, dans la région initiale vers le convoyeur d'éjection (108), les pinces de transport (22) qui doivent céder les objets (46) qu'elles retiennent au convoyeur d'éjection (108), et pour laisser les pinces de transport (22) qui doivent transporter les objets (46) qu'elles retiennent à travers la portion d'éjection (106) dans leur position (50) plus éloignée du convoyeur d'éjection (108), ou bien pour les déplacer dans cette position (50).
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