公开(公告)号：WO2022204146A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-29

申请号：PCT/US2022/021346

申请日：2022-03-22

Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.

Inventor： WÖHLE, Linus ,  VAN DÜLMEN, Tobias

IPC: B65G47/08 ,  B65B35/44 ,  B65G47/29 ,  B65G47/30 ,  B65G47/88

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for grouping and/or separating products (2) transported in rows. With the aid of a first conveyor belt (1), the products (2) to be grouped or separated are conveyed onto a second conveyor belt (3) connected in series with the first conveyor belt (1) until a downstream product of the products (2) to be grouped or separated runs up against a dividing web (4) of a dividing device (5) associated with the second conveyor belt (3). After or as the downstream product runs up against the dividing web (4), a conveyance of products (2) into the upstream region of the second conveyor belt (3) effected by means of the first conveyor belt (1) is interrupted. The second conveyor belt (3) is driven continuously in a transport direction (7) specified by the second conveyor belt (3), and the dividing web (4) preferably runs along with the second conveyor belt (3) in its transport direction (7) over a defined distance and is then preferably removed from the product flow of the second conveyor belt (3).