Transport device in a packaging machine

A transport device in a packaging machine for transporting a group of objects, the group comprising a plurality of at least one of packages and products disposed next to each other transverse to a transport direction of the device, the transport device comprising:

• a frame;
• at least a first and a second conveyor belt, said first and said second conveyor belts disposed next to each other and extending in the transport direction, each of said first and said second conveyer belts for transporting one object of the group, said first conveyer belt having a length substantially equal to a length of said second conveyor belt;
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• support and drive means mounted to said frame, said support and drive means communicating with said first and said second conveyer belts to dispose said first conveyor belt at an angle relative to said second conveyor belt, wherein a separation between said first and said second conveyor belts transverse to the transport direction changes in the transport direction for changing a separation between the objects in the group, wherein said support and drive means comprise a common drive shaft for said first and said second conveyor belt, a first roller supporting said first conveyor belt, and a second roller supporting said second conveyor belt, said common drive shaft bearing said first and said second rollers, and wherein said second roller is borne for secure rotation along with said drive shaft and said first roller is borne for rotation and for reciprocal motion on said drive shaft, said support and drive means comprising a transfer element for transferring a rotational motion of said second roller to said first roller.