To convey articles while sorting the articles correctly on an article collecting conveyor in small installation space.

A conveyor comprises a plurality of article storage feed conveyors 2 and an article collecting conveyor 3 provided over article feed parts 2a of the respective article storage feed conveyors 2. The article collecting conveyor 3 is provided with a free roller conveyor 3a, a pair of chains 4a, 4b provided along the free roller conveyor 3a and driven in an article conveying direction, and pusher bars 5 provided on the free roller conveyor 3a at specified spaces between the chains 4a, 4b to partition article placing zones 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, recognized at the time of sorting or converging, on the free roller conveyor 3a.