APPARATUS FOR THE INTERMEDIATE STORAGE OF PRODUCTS TRANSPORTABLE BY MEANS OF A CONVEYING DEVICE

Fecha de publicación: 05/01/2023
Fuente: Wipo Milk or dairy products
The invention relates to an apparatus (1) for the intermediate storage of products that are transportable by means of a conveying device. The apparatus (1) comprises a first infeed belt (2) and at least one further, second infeed belt (3), wherein the first and at least one second infeed belt (3) are each drivable along an infeed direction. The apparatus (1) further comprises an outfeed belt (4), which is drivable along an outfeed direction, and a storage module (5) formed from a plurality of tracks, in particular arranged parallel to one another, which are respectively configured as storage lines (6, 7). It further comprises a discharge system having a removal device (8), which is configured in order to remove products from one of the storage lines (6, 7) as needed and to supply these products to the outfeed belt (4). The apparatus (1) further comprises a first loading device (9) associated with the first infeed belt (2), which device is configured in order to supply products supplied via the first infeed belt (2) to a first group of storage lines (6) of the storage module (5), and a second loading device (10) associated with the at least one second infeed belt (3), which device is configured in order to supply products supplied via the at least one second infeed belt (3) to a second group of storage lines (7) of the storage module (5).