Centering a container for the processing thereof

US12351445B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• KRONES AG · DE

Inventors

• Holger Mueller · Möhrendorf, DE
• Leroy Heinich · Neutraubling, DE
• Michael Trummet · Neutraubling, DE
• Florian Habersetzer · Regensburg, DE
• Greig Mackintosh · Neutraubling, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 16, 2023
• Grant date: Jul 8, 2025
• Expiry date: Jul 24, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B67C2003/266
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A device and method for centering a container during travel into a processing region, wherein the device has: a receiving section configured to receive the container; a guiding section configured to guide a translational movement along a defined trajectory between a receiving position and a processing position; a chamber wall having an opening, wherein the receiving section and the guiding section are configured to insert at least some section of the container into the processing region; a sealing device having an inflatable seal, which is arranged in the opening and configured to adopt a sealing position around a container section in the processing position; and a control device, which is in communication with the sealing device and is configured to at least partially inflate the inflatable seal during the translational movement of the container from the receiving position into the processing position.