Conveying means for conveying rod-shaped products of the tobacco processing industry, and methods of controlling such a conveyor device

The present invention relates to a conveying device for conveying rod-shaped products (17) of the tobacco processing industry, comprising - a longitudinal conveyor (1), - a cross conveyor (2), and - a guide device (4) on which the products (17) sequentially to the longitudinal conveyor (1) on at least one guide track (4a, 4b) can be supplied, wherein - the longitudinal conveyor (1) has a rotationally driven drum (22) protruding at the front side lever arms (23) and arranged thereon receptacles (11) in a takeover point (I) to the fed products in parallel (17) aligned grooves (24) , and - the cross-conveyor (2) has a rotationally driven drum (25) arranged on the circumferential surface grooves (26), by means of which the products (17) into a transfer point (II) of the transverse conveyor (2) from the grooves (24) of the or a second transverse conveyor are transferred transversely to its longitudinal axis of the longitudinal conveyor (1), wherein - one on the troughs (24) of the longitudinal conveyor (1) and / or the grooves (26) of the transverse conveyor (2) oriented sensor means (12, 15) is provided, by means of which the position of the products (17) (in the channels 24, 26) and / or the receptacles (11) and / or arranged thereon channels (24, 26) are directly or indirectly be sensed.