B65G 47/684

Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors i.e. discharging or feeding devices adapted to receive articles arriving in one layer from one conveyor {lane} and to transfer them in individual layers to more than one conveyor {lane or to one broader conveyor lane}, or vice versa, e.g. combining the flows of articles conveyed by more than one conveyor {from a single conveyor lane consisting of one conveyor or several adjacent conveyors with recirculation of articles forming a buffer}