Bottle tray and storage station

US11597549B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AUTEFA SOLUTIONS GERMANY GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Jan Schneider · Diedorf, DE
• Lorenz Sailer · Friedberg, DE
• Peter Obert · Hennhofen, DE
• Peter Knobloch · Großaitingen, DE
• Rudolf Kuhn · Neuss, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 4, 2020
• Grant date: Mar 7, 2023
• Expiry date: Jun 18, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65G2201/0258
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A storage station, a process for storing, and a bottle tray (5) configured for receiving a bottle layer (7) are provided. The bottle tray has an upright side wall (12), with an upper tray opening (13) and a tray bottom (15) connected to the side wall (12). The bottle tray (5) has a movable lifting bottom (18) that lies in the loaded state (5) on the tray bottom (15) and which has a plurality of passage openings (16) for a lifting device (34) for a relative lift between the side wall (12) and the lifting bottom (18). The tray bottom (15) has a perforated plate or a plurality of struts (17) located spaced apart and enclosing the passage openings (16). The struts are fastened to the side wall (12). The bottle tray (5) has a bottom centering (19) acting between the tray bottom (15) and the lifting bottom (18).