Transfer conveyor and a conveying system

A conveying system comprising:

• a first conveyor and a second conveyor which extend substantially parallel to each other and have opposite transport directions, and
• a transfer conveyor which is movable between and along the first and second conveyor configured to transfer articles from the first conveyor to the second conveyor, the transfer conveyor comprising:
• an input configured to receive articles from the first conveyor and an output configured to transport articles to the second conveyor, and a curved transport path between the input and the output,
• a first contact member and a second contact member having first and second contact surfaces, respectively, extending upwardly and facing each other configured to clamp articles between said contact surfaces when travelling from the input to the output,
• a counter member configured to control movement of an article and/or at least one of the first and second contact members in a vertical direction when an article is clamped by the contact members,
• wherein at least one of the first contact member, the second contact member and the counter member is drivable for transporting articles from the input to the output, and
• wherein the counter member, the first contact member, and the second contact member are positioned such that under operating conditions at least one of the article, the first contact member, and the second contact member abuts against the counter member in the vertical direction upon clamping the article between the contact surfaces during traveling from the input to the output.

A transfer conveyor for transferring articles from a first conveyor to a second conveyor comprising:

• an input configured to receive articles from the first conveyor and an output configured to transport articles to the second conveyor, and a curved transport path between the input and the output,
• a first contact member and a second contact member having first and second contact surfaces, respectively, extending upwardly and facing each other configured to clamp articles between said contact surfaces when travelling from the input to the output,
• a counter member configured to control movement of an article and/or at least one of the first and second contact members in a vertical direction when an article is clamped by the contact members,
• wherein at least one of the first contact member, the second contact member and the counter member is drivable for transporting articles from the input to the output,
• wherein the transport path between the input and the output is a partly circular path, and
• wherein the counter member includes a circular portion at least between the inlet and the outlet.