摘要 |
The invention relates to a distributor device (16) comprising a conveyor device which has only straight lines (30), curves and switching points (34) as conveyor elements, said distributor device (16) having: at least two circular storage conveyors (66) each having a delivery line (74) with an upstream end (78) and a downstream end (80), a return line (76) with an upstream end (78) and a downstream end (80), and two groups of switching points (82-1, 82-2), each points group (82) connecting one of the ends (78, 80) of the delivery line (74) to an adjacently arranged end (80, 78) of the return line (76) such that a conveyed article can be transported, in a circulating manner and a fixed direction, in the corresponding circular storage conveyor (66), and one of said two points groups (82-1) being located upstream in each case and the other points group (82-2) being located downstream, and said distributor device also having a supply line (62), a removal line (64), at least one pre-accumulation line (68) which couples the supply line (62) to the at least two circular storage conveyors (66) by means of the corresponding upstream points groups (82-1), and at least one post-accumulation line (70) which couples the removal line (64) to the at least two circular storage conveyors (66) by means of the corresponding downstream points groups (82-2). |