Abstract: The invention pertains to a stocking system and collection device consisting of a linear conveyor system and a second linear conveyor system parallel to the first and placed in alignment with it so that an object placed on the first conveyor system may be transferred to the second conveyor system. In accordance with the invention, the means are anticipated to move the second conveyor system perpendicularly to the direction of the conveyance so that the second conveyor system can be move from a position situated in alignment with the first conveyor system to a position for distribution. It is preferable that the first conveyor system (100) consist of three parallel belts (110, 120, 130) placed side by side; the first (110) and the third (130) belts extend farther in advance in the direction of the second conveyor system (200) at a distance (d) than the second belt (120).

Abstract: The invention pertains to a stocking system and collection device consisting of a linear conveyor system and a second linear conveyor system parallel to the first and placed in alignment with it so that an object placed on the first conveyor system may be transferred to the second conveyor system. In accordance with the invention, the means are anticipated to move the second conveyor system perpendicularly to the direction of the conveyance so that the second conveyor system can be move from a position situated in alignment with the first conveyor system to a position for distribution. It is preferable that the first conveyor system (100) consist of three parallel belts (110, 120, 130) placed side by side; the first (110) and the third (130) belts extend farther in advance in the direction of the second conveyor system (200) at a distance (d) than the second belt (120).

Abstract: A stocking and vending machine may have first and second linear conveyor systems which are initially parallel and aligned so that an object may be transferred from the first conveyor system to the second conveyor system. The machine may be configured to move the second conveyor system so that it carries the object to a position for distribution thereof. The first conveyor system may feature three parallel and side-by-side conveyor belts wherein the outer belts extend farther in the direction of the second conveyor system than the middle belt. Correspondingly, the second conveyor system may feature three parallel and side-by-side conveyor belts wherein the outer belts extend less in the direction of the first conveyor system than the middle belt so that the middle belt may extend between the outer belts of the first conveyor system when in said initial position. The conveyor systems may be driven by separate drivers.

Abstract: A stocking and vending machine may have first and second linear conveyor systems which are initially parallel and aligned so that an object may be transferred from the first conveyor system to the second conveyor system. The machine may be configured to move the second conveyor system so that it carries the object to a position for distribution thereof. The first conveyor system may feature three parallel and side-by-side conveyor belts wherein the outer belts extend farther in the direction of the second conveyor system than the middle belt. Correspondingly, the second conveyor system may feature three parallel and side-by-side conveyor belts wherein the outer belts extend less in the direction of the first conveyor system than the middle belt so that the middle belt may extend between the outer belts of the first conveyor system when in said initial position. The conveyor systems may be driven by separate drivers.