Container discharge apparatus for discharging containers from a mass-flow conveyor and for separating the containers, and method for operating the container discharge apparatus

A container discharge apparatus for discharging containers from a mass flow conveyor and for separating the containers, wherein the container discharge apparatus comprises:

• downstream of the mass flow conveyor, a first group of a plurality of first conveyors arranged in parallel, which can be driven in a first direction transverse to a transport direction of the mass flow conveyor and are designed to separate containers and to convey them in the first direction,
• following in parallel the first group of the plurality of first conveyors arranged in parallel, a second group of a plurality of second conveyors arranged in parallel, which can be driven in a second direction and are designed to convey the separated containers in the second direction, which is opposite the first direction, and
• one or more third conveyors, wherein the one or more third conveyors are designed to transport the separated containers,
• wherein, between the second group of the plurality of second conveyors arranged in parallel and the one or more third conveyors, following in parallel the second group of the plurality of second conveyors arranged in parallel, there is provided a further group of a plurality of fourth conveyors arranged in parallel, which can be driven in the first direction and are designed to convey containers in the first direction.