ACCUMULATOR

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To discharge stored containers to a main conveyor and an accumulator conveyor in the processing order of an upstream side container processing device. SOLUTION: A main conveyor 8 having the conveying width wider than that of an upstream side conveyor 2 and an accumulator conveyor 10 are connected to the upstream side conveyor 2 for conveying containers 4 discharged from an upstream side container processing device and a downstream side conveyor 6 for supplying the containers 4 to a downstream side container processing device. A switching guide 14 capable of being switched to a state to supply the containers 4 to the main conveyor 8 and a state to supply them to the accumulator conveyor 10 is provided. When a sensor 38 detects that the main conveyor 8 becomes full, the guide 14 is switched to introduce the containers 4 onto the accumulator conveyor 10. In discharging, the containers are discharged from the accumulator conveyor 10 to the downstream side conveyor 6 after confirming that the main conveyor 8 becomes empty.