Abstract: A conveyor such as especially a sorting conveyor having an endless conveyor belt structure comprising a plurality of juxtaposed belt links each constituted by a conveyor element provided with an endless conveyor belt mounted crosswise so as to have an exposed upper run constituting part of the article supporting surface of said conveyor belt structure, means being provided for driving any selected cross conveyor belt in order to effect diversion of an article from said conveyor belt structure at a selected place therealong said driving means such as driving rollers being arranged substantially stationarily at least relatively to said conveyor elements so as to be able to drive the cross conveyor belts without participating in the movement thereof, actuator means being provided for making said driving means operative in response to an article approaching the place in which it is wanted to be diverted from the conveyor.

Abstract: A sorting conveyor made as a train of consecutive, closely juxtaposed article carrier elements capable of carrying articles each resting on the top side of one or more carrier elements, the carrier elements being constituted by rotatably supported discs each arranged so as to partly overlap the preceding or following disc and be partly overlapped by the respective following or preceding disc, whereby when the discs are caused to rotate at a selected discharge station along the conveyor the article resting thereon will be caused to move laterally off the conveyor.