Apparatus for displacing units relative to a transport track

14:

• An apparatus for displacing objects relative to a transport track along which the objects are moved, comprising a plurality of displacement devices which displace at least some of the objects relative to the transport track, wherein the displacement devices have at least one displacement element which in at least one region can be brought into contact with the objects in order to displace the latter relative to the transport track, and wherein the displacement elements are pivotable about predefined pivot axes, and movement devices which are respectively assigned to the displacement elements are provided such that various objects can be displaced in their entirety relative to the transport track onto different transport paths relative to the transport track.

15:

• The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the displacement element is an angled element.

16:

• The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the displacement element is open in two directions which are perpendicular to one another.

17:

• The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the pivoting movement of the displacement element about the predefined pivot axis and the movement of the displacement element in its entirety can be carried out independently of one another.

18:

• The apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the pivoting movement of the displacement element about the predefined pivot axis and the movement of the displacement element in its entirety can be carried out independently of one another.

19:

• The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the angled element has a first leg and a second leg which intersect along a predefined line and the pivot axis is at a distance from the predefined line and is arranged between the two legs.

20:

• The apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the first and second legs are substantially perpendicular to one another.

21:

• The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the pivot axis and the predefined line are substantially parallel to one another.

22:

• The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the movement devices are cantilevers.

23:

• The apparatus according to claim 22, wherein the displacement elements are moveable in the longitudinal directions of the cantilevers.

24:

• The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the movement devices are rotatable about a central rotation axis.

25:

• An installation for conveying objects, comprising a transport belt which conveys objects arranged on the transport belt, comprising a plurality of displacement devices which displace at least some of the objects relative to a transport track, wherein the displacement devices have at least one displacement element which in at least one region can be brought into contact with the objects in order to displace the latter relative to the transport track, and wherein the displacement elements are pivotable about a predefined pivot axis, and such that various displacement elements can be displaced in their entirety relative to the transport track onto different transport paths.

26:

• The installation according to claim 25, wherein the displacement elements, at least intermittently, move more quickly in the transport direction than the transport belt.

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• A method for displacing objects relative to a transport track along which the objects are moved, wherein the objects are displaced relative to the transport track by a plurality of displacement devices, wherein at least some of the objects are pivotable about a predefined pivot axis which is substantially perpendicular to the transport track and various objects, in addition to this pivoting movement, are displaceable in their entirety relative to the transport track onto different transport paths relative to the transport track.