Container processing system

US11809167B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• KRONES AG · DE

Inventors

• Stefan Scherl · Neunburg vorm Wald, DE
• August Peutl · Regensburg, DE
• Heinrich Bielmeier · Landau an der Isar, DE
• Florian Lauterbach · Illkofen, DE
• Roland Laumer · Regensburg, DE
• Stefan Elsperger · Stucksdorf, DE
• Michael Neubauer · Neutraubling, DE
• Alexander Kaiser · Neutraubling, DE
• Wolfgang Roidl · Deuerling, DE
• Frank Winzinger · Regensburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 27, 2021
• Grant date: Nov 7, 2023
• Expiry date: Aug 5, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05B2219/45048
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a container processing system (10A-10U) for processing containers (12). The container processing system (10A-10U) has a plurality of processing units (22) for processing the containers (12) and a planar drive system (14) for transporting the containers (12). The planar drive system (14) is configured to move the plurality of movement devices (18) individually to a selection of the plurality of processing units (22) according to in each case one of a plurality of processing profiles for different container processing, wherein each of the plurality of processing profiles has a different selection of the plurality of processing units (22). The container processing system (10A-10U) advantageously allows flexible processing of different containers (different formats, contents, designs, bundles, packages, etc.) from a lot size of 1.