ACCUMULATOR TABLE COMPRISING TWO ADJACENT CONVEYOR SURFACES WHICH ARE DRIVEN IN OPPOSING DIRECTIONS

摘要

The invention relates to an accumulator table (1) comprising: first (110) and second (120) adjacent conveyor surfaces, first drive means (121; 131) for driving the conveyor surfaces (110; 120) in opposing directions (D1; D2), transfer means (14) which can move in relation to the first and second conveyor surfaces and which are used to divert the articles and to guide same laterally as they are being transferred from one conveyor surface (110) to the other (120), and second drive means (141) for moving the transfer means (14) in the above-mentioned directions (D1; D2). The aforementioned transfer means (14) comprise: a carriage (140) which is positioned above the two conveyor surfaces (110; 120) and which can move and be guided in translation in the directions (D1; D2) in which the first (110) and second (120) conveyor surfaces are moved; and means (142) for the lateral guiding of the articles, which are fixed to the carriage (140) and which extend above the two conveyor surfaces (110, 120). The second drive means (141) comprise a motor (M4) which is installed on board the carriage (140).