摘要 |
A grouping and buffer apparatus for bringing together piece products in a feed region, for intermediatre storage of said products and for preparing a number of said products for removal in removal groups in a removal region, comprises a feed conveyor for the products, and at least first and second mutually parallel endless conveyors which extend in at least substantially mutually parallel relationship with at least one run. Each endless conveyor has at least one group of entrainment members thereon, for receiving the products from the feed conveyor and for transporting the products, and the endless conveyors are controllable independently of each other. The apparatus receives irregularly supplied products and temporarily stores same, and provides for group-wise discharge thereof.
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