Method for monitoring a transferring process

US10668739B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• KHS GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Alexandra Theopold · Dortmund, DE
• Sascha Koers · Bergkamen, DE
• Markus Reiniger · Rheydt, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 18, 2017
• Grant date: Jun 2, 2020
• Expiry date: Oct 18, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65G2203/042
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Using an acoustic signal to monitor a transfer of a puck that is holding and centering a container as it is being transferred from a first to a second transport-element includes using a sensor to capture an acoustic signal generated by the transfer. This acoustic signal indicates that the puck has been received at a treatment station associated with said second transport-element.