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Method and device for treating containers

US10486193B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

KHS GmbH · DE

Inventors

Katrin Preckel · Gelsenkirchen, DE
Martin Schach · Bochum, DE
Gernot Keil · Braunweiler, DE
Markus Reiniger · Rheydt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 19, 2011
Grant date	Nov 26, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 31, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB67C2003/228
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for treating containers in which, at a treatment station, the containers are provided on container outer surfaces thereof with a print that including a colorant. The colorant can be dye or ink. The method includes, at a treatment station, processing the colorant by irradiating the containers with non-thermal energy radiation. Processing the colorant includes drying or curing it. The method also includes decontaminating a region of the containers with the same radiation, either by disinfecting or sterilizing it. The region includes either or both a container opening and a container inner surface.

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