CONVEYING DEVICE AND PUSHER SHOE FOR USE IN THE DEVICE
The invention relates to a conveying device for objects. The device comprises a frame provided with a series of carriers that are movable in a conveying direction, the carriers being aligned parallel to each other with a certain gap and transverse to the conveying direction, wherein at least some of the carriers bear pusher shoes that are shiftable along said carriers through the gap. The device is characterized in that the gap between successive carriers is at least partly bridged by gap closure means, designed such that a pusher shoe can run through the gap relatively unhindered, while an object other than a pusher shoe is prevented from falling into the gap. The conveying device has less downtime than the known device. The invention also relates to a pusher shoe for use in the device.