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Method and container conveyor for rearranging a container flow, and device having same

US9809396B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims

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Assignee

KHS GmbH · DE

Inventors

Thomas Joehren · Bocholt, DE
Thomas Nitsch · Kleve, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 7, 2014
Grant date	Nov 7, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 7, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB65G47/841
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for separating containers in a densely packed container flow from each other so that they are spaced by a defined distance includes using a compartment star to place the containers on a rearrangement portion and then sweeping the containers forward using catch elements that move along the rearrangement portion so that they arrive at an inlet star with a separation that enables them to be picked up by a waiting inlet-star receptacle.

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