Conveying device

A method for transferring piece good (S, Sv, Sn) accurate in phase to a discharge device (1.4) arranged along a longitudinal axis (LA), comprising the following steps:

• delivering of the piece good (S, Sv, Sn) by a delivery device (1.2) along a conveying direction (x) of the delivery device (1.2);
• determining a virtual length (VL) and a virtual width (VB) as well as a moment of delivery (t1) of the respective piece good (S, Sv, Sn) by a first sensor (2.1) at a transfer section (1.2.1) or upstream of the transfer section (1.2.1) of the delivery device (1.2), whereby the virtual length (VL) being detected parallel to the longitudinal axis (LA) of the discharge device (1.4) and the virtual width (VB) being detected perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (LA) of the discharge device (1.4);
• calculating a virtual layout of the respective piece good (S, Sv, Sn) in the form of a virtual rectangle (VR), which is minimized to the virtual length (VL) and the virtual width (VB) in such a way that the respective piece good (S, Sv, Sn) is completely enclosed by the virtual rectangle (VR);
• transferring the delivered piece good (S, Sv, Sn) accurate in cycle piece good from the transfer section (1.2.1) of the delivery device (1.2) to a distancing device (1.3), which comprises a plurality of distancing conveyors (1.3.1), which are arranged successively along a conveying direction (x1) of the distancing device (1.3);
• controlling the speed of each of the distancing conveyors (1.3.1) of the plurality of distancing conveyors (1.3.1) for transferring the piece good (S, Sv, Sn) accurate in phase from a transfer section (1.3.2) of the distancing device (1.3);
• transferring the respective piece good (S, Sv, Sn) accurate in phase from the transfer section (1.3.2) of the spacing conveyor (1.3) to a discharge device (1.4).