Workpiece conveying device, has control elements adjustable by common drive unit, where one control element contacts workpiece carriers in advanced position and other control element passes through carriers in withdrawn position

摘要

The device has a separating device (12) for separating workpiece carriers that are conveyed along a conveying path in a conveying direction. The separating device has two control elements (20, 22) that are adjustable by a common drive unit (18) and are force-coupled with one another. The control elements are alternatively adjusted between an advanced position and a withdrawn position, such that one of the control elements is brought into support contact with the carriers in the advanced position and the other control element passes through the carriers in the withdrawn position. An independent claim is also included for a method for separating workpiece carriers conveyed in a workpiece conveying device.