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Apparatus for forming packaging units

US9637256B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims

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Assignee

KHS GmbH · DE

Inventors

Ernst Van Wickeren · Weeze, DE
Thomas Nitsch · Kleve, DE
Stefan Wagner · Xanten, DE
Volker Zahn · Warburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 16, 2013
Grant date	May 2, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 30, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T156/1744
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for producing bundles of containers received from a wide container stream that is converted into plural single-track container streams. The apparatus has a dividing-off and/or compactor unit that divides off and compacts a predetermined number of containers to form a partial bundle to be combined with other partial bundles to form a full bundle. The apparatus also includes application elements that apply adhesive to a container, a linear transporter having a controllable drive, a guide element, a transport element that moves linearly along the guide element, and as many head guides as there are containers in a bundle. The head guides move and/or rotate relative to the transport element.

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