Patent · US Expired

Packaging machine with a movable centering and lowering device for inserting partitions between groups of bottles or cans and a method of operation thereof

US7302785B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

KHS Maschinen- und Anlagenbau AG · DE

Inventors

Robert Van Den Heuvel · Kleve, DE
Hans-Peter Kuhlmann · Xanten, DE
Lothar Wess · Kieve, DE
Thomas Nitsch · Kleve, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 10, 2004
Grant date	Dec 4, 2007
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 10, 2024

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S493/912
WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A packaging machine with a movable centering and lowering device for inserting partitions between groups of bottles or cans and a method of operation thereof. The movable centering and lowering device is designed to move with a group of bottles or cans and insert a divider between the bottles or cans in the group as the group moves through the packaging machine. The movable centering and lowering device is also adjustable to permit handling of dividers of different size and configuration.

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