Electrically driven turnout for a dual-belt conveyor

A turnout for use with first and a second transport section, at least the first transport section including two parallel, spaced-apart, endlessly revolving traction elements, the two traction elements defining a common transport level, the turnout comprising:

• a turnout arm supported so as to be swivelable with respect to a first axis of rotation, guided in a linear movable manner in a direction of the first axis of rotation, and movable back and forth between a first and a second end position, the first axis of rotation being perpendicular to the transport level, locatable between the two traction elements of the first conveying section, the turnout arm comprising:
• a concavely curved deflection surface configured such that, when the turnout arm is in the first end position, a transported item can be transferred from the first to the second transport section or vice versa via the deflection surface, and when the turnout arm is in the second end position, the turnout arm is located entirely beneath the transport level such that the transported item is movable along the first transport section beyond the turnout;
• a single electric motor;
• and
• a transmission via which the turnout arm is connected to the electric motor such that the electric motor drives the turnout arm to move back and forth between the first and second end positions solely by being driven by the electric motor, via the transmission, in two degrees of freedom.