Apparatus for printing on or otherwise decorating hollow bodies
US7540236B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 28, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G47/5122
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for printing on and/or otherwise decorating hollow bodies comprises a plurality of processing stations of different types, in which supplied hollow bodies may be processed in different ways. For conveying the hollow bodies a conveyor chain arrangement is provided serving the individual processing stations and consisting of conveyor chain sections able to be linked together by coupling means to constitute a conveyor chain in a closed loop with alternatively possible different paths. These different paths are characterized in that the processing stations may be served by the conveyor chain in different orders and/or partially obviated by it.
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