APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING ROWS OF ARTICLES DELIVERED BY A CONVEYOR BELT TO A TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING CONVEYOR BELT

摘要

An apparatus for transferring articles which are delivered in spaced apart rows to at least one cross conveyor belt (21) comprising a first horizontal conveyor belt (19) of which the discharging end portion (19 min ) in its initial position ais disposed above the cross conveyor belt (21) and a second conveyor belt (20) aligned with said first conveyor belt (19), the discharging end portion (19 min ) of the first conveyor belt being arranged for a longitudinal movement between said initial position and a retracted position, in which retracted position the discharging end of the first conveyor belt is in spaced apart relation with the receiving end of the second conveyor belt (20) so that the articles (2) are allowed to drop from the first conveyor belt (19) onto said cross conveyor belt (21) whereas the second conveyor belt is driven for advancing as well in the one as in the other travelling direction and has a receiving end portion arranged for being displaced in longitudinal direction to an extended position in which it extends over the cross conveyor belt (21) and back again to the initial position, the receiving end of said belt in the extended position of its receiving end portion being positioned adjacent the discharging end of the first conveyor in its retracted position