CONVEYOR FOR TRANSPORTING OBJECTS EQUIPPED WITH MOBILE TRANSPORT ELEMENTS AND MEANS FOR DETECTING A DISFUNCTION IN THE DISPLACEMENT OF THE MOBILE ELEMENTS, AND CORRESPONDING CONTROL METHOD

摘要

The invention relates to a conveyor 1 for transporting objects 2, in particular a baggage transport carousel for airports. The conveyor 1 comprises a fixed part 6 and a set of elements 13 moving on a conveying path and connected one by one by connecting means 8, 9, 14. The conveyor 1 also comprises detection means 5, 5a, 5b , 5c, 15 arranged on the fixed part 6 and able to detect a malfunction in the displacement of a transport element 13 on the conveying path, such as an uprising, a derailment, or a separation of the transport elements.