Conveyor for conveying suspended objects

A conveyor for conveying suspended objects, said conveyor comprising:

• a first rail profile having a first, upper track and a second track arranged below the first track;
• a conveyor chain having lateral friction roller pressing surfaces, against which friction rollers can be pressed to drive the conveyor chain, wherein the conveyor chain can be moved continuously in a direction of conveyance in the first track of the rail profile;
• holding adapters for holding objects to be conveyed, each holding adapter having a head part which is mounted so as to be able to roll in the second track of the rail profile and is coupled to the conveyor chain;
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• at least one induct switch, via which the holding adapters can be transferred from a second rail profile into the first rail profile, wherein the induct switch comprises a third rail profile having a track, along which the head part of the respective holding adapter can be guided so as to be able to roll, a drive belt for conveying the holding adapters along the third rail profile, and a drive roller driving the drive belt;
• wherein a pressing piece that is adjustable between an active position and a passive position is arranged on a side of the conveyor chain opposite a drive roller, and wherein the adjustment path of the pressing piece is dimensioned such that in the active position of the pressing piece the conveyor chain is in contact with the drive roller and in the passive position of the pressing piece the conveyor chain is not in contact with the drive roller, wherein in the active position the drive roller can be driven by the conveyor chain, and wherein the second rail profile is formed as a buffer section having at least one stopping device for blocking and releasing a further conveyance of objects towards the induct switch, and wherein the stopping device is coupled to a switching device that activates the adjustment of the pressing piece, wherein by releasing the stopping device the pressing piece can be adjusted from the passive position into the active position to bring the conveyor chain into contact with the drive roller.