Apparatus and method for treating and in particular sterilising containers

US12280998B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• KRONES AG · DE

Inventors

• Viktor Gette · Obertraubling, DE
• Konrad Senn · Regensburg, DE
• Andreas Pense · Obertraubling, DE
• Florian Fuchs · Regensburg, DE
• Alexander Feigl · Mintraching, DE
• Wolfgang Schoenberger · Schriesheim, DE
• Andreas Eichenseher · Regensburg, DE
• Florian Hoffmann · Ladenburg, DE
• Josef Knott · Schierling, DE
• Andreas Vornehm · Offenberg, DE
• Michael Neubauer · Neutraubling, DE
• Stefan Kornprobst · Glienicke, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 23, 2022
• Grant date: Apr 22, 2025
• Expiry date: Dec 23, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65B55/04
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a container treatment apparatus and treatment method, in particular a container sterilisation apparatus, having a plurality of transport devices for transporting a container along a predetermined transport path, at least one of the transport devices having at least one holding device for holding at least one container during container treatment and/or transport along the transport path, the transport device having a rotatable carrier and a plurality of holding elements arranged on this carrier, wherein a holding element in a first sector, in which a container is received, having a height with respect to a perpendicular projection of the transport path which is different from that in a second sector in which a container is dispensed, and wherein a sector in which an at least partial compensation of the height difference of the holding elements takes place lies along a direction of rotation of the carrier after the second sector and before the first sector.