Object transportation apparatus

An object transportation apparatus (1) for transferring articles from a supply device to a take-away device, comprising:

• at least two transportation belts(2) that are arranged above one another in their width directions and that each have a separate drive;
• a plurality of reception elements (3) of which at least one is arranged at each of the transportation belts (2) and which serve to pick up the articles to be transported;
• and
• a screw element (4) configured to cooperate with the plurality of reception elements (3), to transfer an article to be transported to one of the plurality of reception elements (3) in a transition zone (5) or take them over from one of the plurality of reception elements (3), wherein
• the screw element (4) has a first section (41) having an unchanging diameter and a second section (42) having a diameter larger where the screw element (4) cooperates with the plurality of reception elements (3);
• and
• the first section (41) and the second section (42) of the screw element (4) are separate from one another and have a respective separate drive.

An object transportation apparatus (1) for transferring articles from a supply device to a take-away device, comprising:

• at least two transportation belts (2) that are arranged above one another in their width directions and that each have a separate drive;
• a plurality of reception elements (3) of which at least one is arranged at each of the transportation belts (2) and which serve to pick up the articles to be transported;
• and
• a screw element (4) configured to cooperate with the plurality of reception elements (3) to transfer an article to be transported to one of the plurality of reception elements (3) in a transition zone (5) or take them over from one of the plurality of reception elements (3), wherein
• the screw element (4) has a first section (41) having an unchanging diameter and a second section (42) having a diameter larger where the screw element (4) cooperates with the plurality of reception elements (3);
• and
• each of the transportation belts (2) is connected to at least one reception element (3) via a releasable connection, with the transportation belt (2) having a fastening element (7) that projects out of its belt surface and can be brought into connection with a reception element (3) by a dovetail connection by plugging or snapping on.

An object transportation apparatus (1) for transferring articles from a supply device to a take-away device, comprising:

• at least two transportation belts (2)that are arranged above one another in their width directions and that each have a separate drive;
• a plurality of reception elements (3) of which at least one is arranged at each of the transportation belts (2) and which serve to pick up the articles to be transported;
• and
• a screw element (4) configured to cooperate with the plurality of reception elements (3) to transfer an article to be transported to one of the plurality of reception elements (3) in a transition zone (5) or take them over from one of the plurality of reception elements (3), wherein
• the screw element (4) has a first section (41) having an unchanging diameter and a second section (42) having a diameter larger where the screw element (4) cooperates with the plurality of reception elements (3);
• fastening elements (7) projecting from the belt surface are present for entering into a releasable connection and arranged at a specific fixed division from one another at a corresponding transportation belt (2);
• and
• the reception elements (3) that can be brought into connection with the fastening elements (7) for forming a shuttle (6) for a plurality of articles to be transported, are divided in accordance with the specific, fixed division of the arrangement of the fastening elements (7).