conveyor 11 which is a link chain conveyor the first conveyor 11 conveys an object 14 for example a beer crate past the diversion device 10 the diversion device 10 serves to push certain objects 14 e g not completely filled beer crates from the first conveyor 11 onto a second conveyor 12 running parallel alongside it thereby excluding the defective object from the further production process the diversion device 10 contains a diversion element 16 which can be swiveled by means of a swivel arm 18 the diversion element 16 is a plate aligned in the direction of transport and the swivel arm 18 is designed so that the alignment of the diversion element 16 is maintained upon swiveling out to this end the swivel arm 18 consists of a main lever 19 and a parallel lever 20 the pivot points 21 of the main lever 19 and of the parallel lever 20 are arranged vis u00e0 vis the diversion element 16 at a distance in the direction of transport indicated by the arrow 22 so that upon swiveling out the diversion element 16 moves at the same time roughly in the direction of transport the object 14 is thus pushed essentially transversely upon swiveling out of the diversion element 16 on the first conveyor 11 without a greater relative movement in the direction of transport taking place between the object 14 and the diversion.