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Device for separation and position alignment of metallic container closures (21), as well as for conveying the separated and position-aligned container closures (21), preferably crown corks, to a further processing machine, preferably sealing machine. It is provided that a conveying unit (2) compris

Device for separation and position alignment of metallic container closures (21), as well as for conveying the separated and position-aligned container closures (21), preferably crown corks, to a further processing machine, preferably sealing machine. It is provided that a conveying unit (2) comprises a run (2b) of an endless conveyor belt or link belt or plate belt, which conveys the container closures (21), which run is guided along a permanently magnetic or electromagnetic conveyor track configured as a magnetic bar, lying on this track at least in sections, or at a slight distance from it, and conveys the container closures (21) out of the transfer station (8).

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1. Device for separation and position alignment of metallic container closures (21), as well as for conveying the separated and position-aligned container closures (21), preferably crown corks, to a further processing machine, preferably sealing machine, the device comprising at least one supply con

1. Device for separation and position alignment of metallic container closures (21), as well as for conveying the separated and position-aligned container closures (21), preferably crown corks, to a further processing machine, preferably sealing machine, the device comprising at least one supply container (17a, 17b) and/or application unit (15) for the container closures (21),at least one removal conveyor (6) for removal and pre-orientation of the container closures (21) from the at least one supply container (17a, 17b), whereby the at least one removal conveyor (6) has a steep conveying section (6a) in the operating position of the device, the conveying surface of which section encloses an angle>30°, preferably >80°, with the support plane, as well asat least one conveying unit (2) that transports the separated and position-aligned container closures (21) to the further processing machine and contacts the container closures (21) by means of a contact surface (2b), at a reference surface (33) of the container closures, in each instance,as well as a transfer station (8) in which the container closures are blown out from the steep conveying section (6a) transverse to the conveying direction of the at least one removal conveyor (6), and by means of which station the container closures (21) are passed on to the conveying unit (2) in separated and position-oriented manner,whereby a first conveying section (37) of the at least one conveying unit (2) that conveys the separated and position-oriented container closures (21), disposed directly behind the transfer station (8), has a conveying direction component that faces away from the support plane (7) of the device, wherein the at least one conveying unit (2) comprises a run (2b) of an endless conveyor belt or link belt or plate belt, which conveys the container closures (21), is guided along a permanently magnetic or electromagnetic conveyor track configured as a magnetic bar, lying on this track at least in sections, or at a slight distance from it, and conveys the container closures (21) out of the transfer station (8). 2. Device according to claim 1, wherein a second conveying section (38) of the at least one conveying unit (2), following the first conveying section (37), running essentially horizontal in the operating position of the device, is provided, whereby a curvature axis (11) of the transition between the two conveying sections (37, 38) runs parallel to the contact surface (2b) of the conveying unit (2) or to the reference surface (33) of the container closures (21) transported on the conveying unit (2), and the transition preferably takes place in deflection-roller-free manner. 3. Device according to claim 1, wherein the transfer station (8) is disposed at a height, measured from the support plane (7) of the device, between 1 m and 3 m, preferably between 1 m and 2 m. 4. Device according to claim 1, wherein the transfer station (8) is disposed directly next to the at least one removal conveyor (6) and comprises a bottom (18) disposed essentially parallel to the steep conveying section (6a) of the removal conveyor (6), as well as a lid (19), whereby at least one charging opening (10a, 10b) is provided, by way of which the container closures (21) can be conveyed from the removal conveyor (6) into the transfer station (8). 5. Device according to claim 4, wherein the distance between bottom (18) and lid (19) allows charging of the transfer station (8) with container closures (21) from the at least one removal conveyor (6), with reference to their reference surface (33), only in that position in which the container closures are transported in the removal conveyor (6). 6. Device according to claim 4, wherein a partial section (2a) of the at least one conveying unit (2) forms a section of the bottom (18) of the transfer station (8), so that the container closures (21) conveyed into the transfer station (8) and pre-oriented, by the at least one removal conveyor (6), come to lie on the conveying unit (2) with their reference surface (33) as a function at least of the amount and of the geometry of the transfer station (8), in accordance with the principle of randomness. 7. Device according to claim 4, wherein a lower delimitation wall (9) of the transfer station (8), in the operating position of the device, is provided, which wall connects bottom (18) and lid (19) with one another and has a lowest point, in the operating position of the device, as a transfer point (50), which point is disposed below the at least one charging opening (10a, 10b) and above the at least one conveying unit (2) provided in the bottom (18) of the transfer station (8). 8. Device according to claim 4, wherein a lower delimitation wall (9) of the transfer station (8), in the operating position of the device, is provided, which wall connects bottom (18) and lid (19) with one another and has a highest point, in the operating position of the device, as a transfer point (50), which point is disposed above the at least one conveying unit (2) provided in the bottom (18) of the transfer station (8). 9. Device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one removal conveyor (6) is an endless link belt conveyor preferably manufactured from corrosion-resistant and/or acid-resistant steel, having a flat conveying section (6b) that submerges into the supply container (17a, 17b), the individual links (29) of which section, seen in the conveying direction, have a first end section that carries an entrainment element (30) provided with a bevel, and a second end section in which the links (29) are preferably configured to be turned up, and the region between the entrainment element (30) and the preferable turn-up is provided for accommodating the container closures (21) in a row, next to one another. 10. Device according to claim 4, wherein at least one blow-out opening (14a, 14b) controlled by a blower unit (13) is disposed in the region of the at least one charging opening (10a, 10b), in order to convey the container closures (21) from the at least one removal conveyor (6) into the transfer station (8), row by row. 11. Device according to claim 7, wherein an additional air guide element (52) is provided, which is disposed to run parallel to the lid (19), preferably to be an integral part of the lid (19), to cover at least one region of the steep conveyor section (6a) and at least one region of the transfer station (8), and has openings/slits (53) directed into the transfer station (8) and/or onto the steep section (6a), controlled by a blower unit (13), in order to convey the container closures (21) from the steep conveying section (6a), row by row, into the transfer station (8), on the one hand, and to convey the container closures (21) that are already situated in the transfer station (8) in the direction of the transfer point (50), on the other hand. 12. Device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one conveying unit (2) has a first conveying velocity and the at least one removal conveyor (6) has a second conveying velocity and the first conveying velocity of the at least one conveying unit (2) amounts to a multiple of the second conveying velocity of the at least one removal conveyor (6). 13. Device according to claim 1, wherein the width of the run (2b) of the conveyor belt of the at least one conveying unit (2) is less than or equal to the greatest width of the container closures (21) to be conveyed. 14. Device according to claim 4, wherein the steep conveying section (6a) of the removal conveyor (6), bottom (18) and lid (19) of the transfer station (8), as well as the first conveying section (37) of the conveying unit (2) are disposed to run vertically. 15. Device according to claim 9, wherein a magnetic system (51) is disposed on the side of the at least one removal conveyor (6) that faces away from the entrainment elements (30) of the steep conveying section (6a). 16. Device according to claim 1, wherein two removal conveyors (6) that run parallel to one another are provided, and the transfer station (8) as well as a conveying unit (2) that transports the separated and position-aligned container closures (21) to the further processing machine is disposed between the removal conveyors (6), whereby the transfer station (2) has two charging openings. 17. Device according to claim 16, wherein the relative position of the two removal conveyors (6) with regard to one another is constant during conveying, and either the entrainment elements (30) on the individual links (29) are always positioned differently with reference to their vertical distance from the support plane (7) of the device, or the two charging openings (10a, 10b) have a different vertical distance from the support plane (7) of the device. 18. Device according to claim 16, wherein the lower delimitation wall (9) of the transfer station (8) is configured in V shape, whereby each shank connects the lowest point of a charging opening (10a, 10b), in each instance, with the lowest point of the transfer station (8), with reference to the support plane (7). 19. Device according to claim 16, wherein an application unit (15) is provided between the two removal conveyors (6) and below the transfer station (8), in the operating position of the device, which unit has a preferably wedge-shaped bulk material distributor (16) that divides the container closures (21) to be separated and position-aligned and fed in, between the two removal conveyors (6). 20. Device according to claim 19, wherein the bulk material distributor (16) is movably disposed between the removal conveyors (6), in order to be able to influence the division ratio of the container closures (21) that are applied, between the two removal conveyors (6). 21. Device according to claim 1, wherein a gravity channel (3) is disposed between conveying unit (2) and further processing machine, which channel has a guide track (43) on which the container closures (21) slide in the direction toward the further processing machine, due to gravity, and the guide track (43) is formed from plastic or is provided with a coating composed of plastic, at least in the contact region with the container closures (21). 22. Device according to claim 1, wherein the container closures (21) are crown corks and the reference surface (33) is formed by the back of the crown corks.