Device, system and method for separating transport boats

A device (16) for separating interconnected transport boats (12, 14) movable in a first plane in an intended direction of motion (20), comprising:

• a substantially oval, non-circular separation disk (22) aligned parallel to the first plane and connected to a rotary drive (26) and a lifting device (28) via a drive shaft (24),
• wherein the separation disk (22) is movable by means of the lifting device (28) in the direction of the transport boats (12, 14) to be separated in order to engage with a corresponding total recess (30) in the transport boats (12, 14) to be separated, and
• wherein the separation disk (22) is rotatably movable in and/or parallel to the first plane by means of the rotary drive (26) to separate the transport boats (12, 14) to be separated from each other by rotating the separation disk (22).