Conveyor

A conveyor for transporting articles and comprising:

• a plurality of conveyor units;
• endless carrier means to which each conveyor unit is connected, each of the conveyor units being connected to the endless carrier means;
• an endless main track in which the carrier means is moving in a transport direction, said track comprising at least a first main track section, a second main track section, and a curving main track section being connected at a first end to the first main track section and at a second end to the second main track section;
• each conveyor unit being pivotally connected to the carrier means so as to allow the conveyor unit to pivot relatively to the endless carrier means about a main axis of the conveyor unit, each conveyor unit comprising a first guide member and an article-supporting member, the article-supporting member extending away from the vertical plane of the carrier means;
• first guiding means arranged to co-operate with the first guide member of each of said plurality of conveyor units when the conveyor unit moves along at least a part of the at least one curving section of said main track;
• and
• means for counteracting or preventing the article supporting member from tilting from its position relative to the horizontal plane.