System for transporting loose sterile closure elements

US12420972B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Syntegon Technology GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Stefan Nagler · Unterschneidheim, DE
• Ulrich Krauß · Ilshofen, DE
• Markus Ilgenfritz · Feuchtwangen, DE
• Albrecht Kühnle · Crailsheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 20, 2022
• Grant date: Sep 23, 2025
• Expiry date: Sep 18, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65B3/006
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a system (10) for transporting loose sterile closure elements (12) from the surroundings (14) of an isolator (16) into an interior (18) of the isolator, comprising a container (24) for storing a stock quantity of closure elements in the surroundings of the isolator, an isolator opening (20) and a collecting device (56) for collecting the closure elements and for providing the closure elements in the interior of the isolator, with a metering device (46) for controlling a target quantity of closure elements to be transported from the container through the isolator opening and into the collecting device.