Conveying device for the clock-integration of transport units

A conveying device (100, 100′) for the clock-integration of transport units (1, 1.1-1.4, 1.1′-1.9′), comprising:

• a plurality of transport units, an indexing conveyor (2, 2′) for clocked conveyance of the transport units, the indexing conveyor comprising a plurality of carriers (21, 21.1, 21a-b), which are respectively detachably connectable to a transport unit, at least one conveyor section (3, 3.1, 3.2), and a diverter (4), via which the conveyor section is connected at a clock-integration point (E) to the indexing conveyor and which is configured to clock-integrate the transport units at the clock-integration point into the indexing conveyor, wherein a first detection device (6.1) is arranged at the conveyor section (3, 3.1, 3.2), the first detection device (6.1) configured to respectively detect the extension (T, T2-T4, T2′-T4′) of a transport unit (1, 1.1-1.4, 1.1′-1.9′), and the conveying device (100, 100′) includes a control system (10, 10′), which is connected to the first detection device and to the diverter (4) and is configured to divide the indexing conveyor (2, 2′) along the direction of conveyance into logical segments (LS, LS1-LS4, LS1′-LS4′) having respectively at least one assigned extension region and to compare the respective detected extension of a transport unit at the clock-integration point (E) with the at least one extension region of a logical segment at the clock-integration point, wherein the diverter is configured to clock-integrate a transport unit into the indexing conveyor when the detected extension of the transport unit at the clock-integration point lies in the at least one extension region of the logical segment at the clock-integration point.