TRANSFER DEVICE AND CONVEYING DEVICE FOR TRANSPORTING BARS FOR LONG PIECES OF PASTA, METHOD FOR OPERATING A TRANSFER DEVICE OR A CONVEYING DEVICE, AND PASTA DRYER

摘要

A transfer device (10) for transporting bars (11) for long pieces of pasta (12) from a first chain conveyor (80) to a second chain conveyor (90) is disclosed, wherein the transfer device (10) contains a pair of transport chains (e.g. elevator chains) (13) and a multiplicity of pendulums (14), wherein each pendulum (14) is arranged on one of the transport chains (13) so as to swing about a pendulum axis (P), wherein the pendulum axis (P) is directed towards the other transport chain (13) in each case and wherein the pendulum (14) contains in each case at least one driver containing at least one receptacle (15) for receiving in each case one end (16) of a bar (11). The at least one receptacle (15) of the driver (17) is movable between an entraining position (A) and a passing position (B), wherein, on passing a strand (82, 83, 92, 93) of the first chain conveyor (80) or of the second chain conveyor (90), the at least one receptacle (15) of the driver (17) is able to be brought into engagement with one end (16) of the bar (11) only in the entraining position (A), but not in the passing position (B). Also disclosed are a conveying device (50) for transporting bars (11) for long pieces of pasta (12), a method for operating a transfer device (10) or a conveying device (50) and a pasta dryer for drying long pieces of pasta (12).