Conveyor- and distribution plant

A conveyor in a plant for transporting and discharging a load, in which said plant includes a frame, a closed track circuit and an endless conveyor which passes along said frame through said closed track circuit, said conveyor comprising:

• at lest one carrying surface (7) for said load;
• a hinge pin (9) for hingedly supporting said carrying surface for pivotal movement of said surface between an essentially horizontally directed conveying position (B) and a discharge position (A);
• a locking mechanism (23) releasably locking said carrying surface in said conveying positions (B);
• said carrying surface forming part of a conveyor unit (1), said conveyor unit (1) including a main back plate (4) and trolley rollers (11, 14, 15) for moving along a frame (3) by means of an endless conveyor (2), said hinge pin (9) of said carrying surface (7) being mounted on said back plate (4) of said conveyor unit (1);
• means (26) for adjusting the discharge position (A) of said carrying surface (7);
• and
• a damping element (16) for controlling the speed of pivotal movement of said carrying surface (7) from said conveying position (B) to sad discharge position (A).