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Handling of containers with dirt detection

US8227760B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7References

15Claims

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Assignee

KRONES AG · DE

Inventors

Wolfgang Hahn · Neutraubling, DE
Timo Pronold · Regensburg, DE
Johannes Boehm · Göttingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 26, 2010
Grant date	Jul 24, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 20, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB67C3/007
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of operating a device for the handling of containers, wherein the containers are conveyed at least locally through the device and are handled by the device in at least one pre-set manner, and wherein at least one flowable medium is used to operate the device. According to various aspects, pre-set areas of the device are irradiated by means of a radiation device in order to make at least one medium detectable in an area of the device in which the medium is present in a non-functional manner.

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