Transport device and method for transporting objects from workstation to workstation of a production facility and production facility for the production of products with such a transportation facility

摘要

The invention relates to a transport device for transporting objects from workstation to workstation A, B, C, D of a production plant, a production plant for the production of products with such a transport device, in particular a production plant for the production of containers filled with a medical product, and a method for transporting objects from workstation to workstation of a production facility. The transport device has a slide 3, on which a plurality of object carrier elements 6 are arranged for depositing one or more objects, and a drive unit 5 for driving the slide. The object carrier 3 is movable in successive work cycles in such a way that the object carrier elements 6 can be transported on a movement path 8 from work station to workstation A, B, C, D. The transport device is characterized in that at least one object-carrier element 6 on the slide 3 in the direction of the movement path 8, on which the carrier elements are transportable from workstation to workstation, is arranged relative to the slide displaceable. In addition, the transport device is characterized in that the object carrier element 6, a driver element 10 and a holding element 14 are assigned. Depending on the operation of the driver element and the holding element, the respective carrier element is taken from the slide and moved from workstation to workstation or the carrier element remains at a workstation. This allows movement of the slide for transporting objects to a workstation with a short process time while leaving an object support at a workstation with a long process time.