Method for monitoring a filled container and monitoring system for filled containers

US10336476B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• KRONES AG · DE

Inventors

• Karl Aichinger · Metten, DE
• Reinhard Klinger · Bernhardswald, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 26, 2015
• Grant date: Jul 2, 2019
• Expiry date: Jul 11, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65G2203/0258
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for monitoring a filled container, in particular a filled beverage container, which is conveyed on a conveyor, comprising the steps of taking up the container by a carriage, creating a spacing between the container and the conveyor, so that the entire weight of the container is retained by the carriage in a weighing region, and weighing the retained container in the weighing region using a load cell comprised by the carriage, the carriage being driven by a linear motor according to said method, and a monitoring system for filled containers, in particular filled beverage containers, for executing such a method.