Sorting device and feed rail for plastic preforms

An apparatus for transporting plastic preforms, having a sorting device which is configured for sorting plastic preforms and which transports the plastic preforms in a predetermined transport direction, and having a transport device arranged after the sorting device in the transport direction, wherein said transport device comprises a first support rail for carrying the plastic preforms and a second support rail for carrying the plastic preforms, and the plastic preforms are transportable between said first support rail and said second support rail, wherein said support rails extending in transport direction, wherein the sorting device having two rollers which are spaced apart from one another and between which the plastic preforms can be guided,

• wherein
• the apparatus has an adjustment mechanism configured for adjusting at least one lateral spacing of the support rails, wherein the adjustment mechanism comprises several adjustment units, which are arranged one behind the other along the transport direction, wherein the adjustment units each enable adjustment of the lateral spacing and wherein the adjustment units are mechanically coupled to one another such that the adjustment units can be adjusted together, and also the rollers of the sorting device are adjustable with respect to each other, wherein the sorting device having a drive device for adjusting the rollers and an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the rollers and an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the guide rails are coupled together, and also the rollers of the sorting device are adjustable with respect to each other, wherein the sorting device has a drive device for adjusting the rollers and an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the rollers and an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the guide rails are coupled together.