Abstract: Disclosed is a shunt (3) for a conveyor arrangement for selectively diverting conveyed articles from one conveyor (1) to at least one other conveyor (5), and comprising rollers (7) mounted to be rotatable about a horizontal axis, at least some of the rollers being driven, the rollers (7) being mounted in a frame (23) so as to be pivotable about a vertical axis and being coupled with a pivoting drive (30, 32). To prevent foreign matter from entering into the shunt (3) from above, the rollers (7) project through cavities (40) of cover disks (38) which are centrically arranged relative to the vertical pivot axis of the rollers (7) as well as to be pivotable together therewith, and a cover plate (34) extending over the remaining region of the shunt (3) is provided which has cavities (37) matching the cover disks (38).