Method for storing and transporting products and a low pressure storage device therefor

A method for storing and transporting products in a low-pressure storage device, the method comprising the steps of:

• introducing the products by means of a feed path into the storage device (2) on a first end of the storage device having an inlet;
• transporting the products towards a second end of the storage device having an outlet, transferring the products onto a first storage path arranged next to the feed path, the products being transported in response to the storage path speed (vS1) of the first storage path to an outlet of the storage device, and
• during the storing operation of the storage device transferring the products onto the first storage path and onto a second storage path arranged directly next thereto, wherein the products leave the feed path in a first sideward movement in the half of the storage device that is the rear one in the direction of movement, and are transported in a second sideward movement, which takes place in the same direction as the first sideward movement, towards the outlet, wherein during normal operation of the storage device first transferring the products from the feed path to the first storage path and from there to a discharge path arranged downstream of the second storage path, and transporting the products via the discharge path to the outlet, and wherein the products are redirected, during unstoring operation of the storage device from the second storage path via a storage path guide to the first storage path.

A low-pressure storage device for storing products, comprising:

• a frame with a first end, a second end, and two longitudinal sides opposite each other;
• an inlet formed on the first end;
• an outlet formed on the second end;
• at least one feed path that introduces the products at the first end into the storage device and transports the products towards the second end at a controllable feed speed (vZ);
• at least one first and one second storage path having separately variable storage path speeds (vS1, vS2),
• the first storage path being formed next to the feed path such that the products are transportable to the outlet in response to the storage path speed (vS1) of the first storage path;
• and
• the second storage path is provided directly next to the first storage path wherein the end of the storage paths has provided thereon an outlet guide which guides the products to the outlet,
• further comprising a storage path guide which transfers the products from the feed path to the first storage path, and
• wherein a discharge path is provided downstream of the storage path guide in a longitudinal extension of the feed path and next to the first storage path.

A low-pressure device for storing products, comprising:

• a frame with a first end, a second end, and two longitudinal sides opposite each other;
• an inlet formed on the first end;
• an outlet formed on the second end;
• at least one feed path that introduces the products at the first end into the storage device and transports the products towards the second end at a controllable feed speed (vZ);
• at least one first and one second storage path having separately variable storage path speeds (vS1, vS2),
• the first storage path being formed next to the feed path such that the products are transportable to the outlet in response to the storage path speed (vS1) of the first storage path;
• and the second storage path is provided directly next to the first storage path, and further comprising an outlet guide which guides the products to the outlet is provided at the end of the feed path and the first storage path and wherein a storage path guide which transfers the products from the second storage path to the first storage path is provided on the downstream end of the second storage path, and wherein a discharge path is provided downstream of the storage path guide in longitudinal extension of the second storage path and next to the first storage path.