公开(公告)号：US11643282B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-09

申请号：US17355034

申请日：2021-06-22

Applicant: Krones AG

Inventor： Alexander Demel ,  Christian Holzer ,  Franz Lautenschlager ,  Christian Richter ,  Konrad Senn ,  Peter Muehlstein ,  Torsten Kilgenstein ,  Helmut Schuesslburner

IPC: B65G47/51

CPC classification number: B65G47/5131 ,  B65G47/5113 ,  B65G2201/0235

Abstract: A method and a device for buffering containers grouped in a single row in a filling system are described. For this purpose, the containers are entered into storage on at least one infeed conveyor belt in the infeed direction, moved in a single row onto a transversely adjoining buffer area by rail-guided and individually driven shuttles with row pushers in a buffering direction running transverse to the infeed direction, and are removed from storage on at least one outfeed conveyor belt transversely adjoining in the buffering direction. Due to the fact that the row pushers receive the containers in a single row in a guide channel formed/defined by an anterior row guide leading in the buffering direction and by a trailing posterior row guide, the groups of containers can be moved in the buffering direction and positioned precisely, quickly and secured against falling over without back pressure.

公开(公告)号：US11807470B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-07

申请号：US17594114

申请日：2020-03-16

Applicant: KRONES AG

Inventor： Helmut Schuesslburner ,  Konrad Senn

IPC: B65G47/51 ,  B65G47/08

CPC classification number: B65G47/5113 ,  B65G47/088

Abstract: Buffer device for buffering containers, with an inlet, an inlet manipulator, a first buffer system, a transposition device, a second buffer system, an outlet manipulator, and an outlet, where containers can be transferred by the inlet manipulator from the inlet to the first buffer system and can be transported along a first direction in the first buffer system, where the transposition device can transfer containers from the first buffer system to the second buffer system, and the containers can be transported in the second buffer system along a second direction that is opposite to the first direction, and the containers can be removed from the second buffer system by the outlet manipulator and fed to the outlet, where the buffer capacity of the buffer device is adjustable.

公开(公告)号：US12269693B2

公开(公告)日：2025-04-08

申请号：US18002793

申请日：2021-03-18

Applicant: KRONES AG

Inventor： Konrad Senn ,  Stefan Elsperger ,  Helmut Schuesslburner ,  Torsten Kilgenstein

IPC: B65G47/51

Abstract: A method and a device for buffering containers in a container treatment plant. According thereto, containers are put into storage in a grouped manner in single file on at least one input conveyor belt, are moved in single file on a transversely adjoining buffering surface of shuttles, guided and driven individually on rails, having row pushers, in a buffering direction extending transversely to the input direction, and are taken out of storage on at least one output conveyor belt. Since, furthermore, containers are taken out of storage from the buffering surface by branching conveyor belts integrated in the buffering surface, transversely to the buffering direction and independently of the input conveyor belt and output conveyor belt, and/or are put into storage on the buffering surface, it is possible for container flows to be distributed flexibly and combined on the buffering surface.

公开(公告)号：US11498772B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-15

申请号：US17353579

申请日：2021-06-21

Applicant: KRONES AG

Inventor： Michael Beyer ,  Stefan Elsperger ,  Konrad Senn ,  Helmut Schuesslburner

IPC: B65G47/51 ,  B67C3/24

Abstract: A method and a device for buffering containers in a container treatment plant are disclosed. The containers are stored in single rows by at least one inlet conveyor belt in an inlet direction, are shifted in single rows on a buffer surface transversely adjacent by shuttles with row pushers guided on rails and driven individually into a buffer direction extending transversely to the inlet direction in single rows, and are withdrawn by at least one outlet conveyor belt adjacent to the buffer surface in the buffer direction in an outlet direction extending transversely to the buffer direction, or by at least one planar motor armature that can be driven towards the buffer surface and that is in particular driven two-dimensionally. Thus, the containers can be decelerated/accelerated with respect to the inlet/outlet conveyor belt in a controlled manner.

公开(公告)号：US10988317B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-27

申请号：US16388397

申请日：2019-04-18

Applicant: KRONES AG

Inventor： Helmut Schuesslburner ,  Konrad Senn

IPC: B65G21/20 ,  B65G21/14 ,  B65G21/16

Abstract: A format part for deflecting containers, comprising a toggle lever which comprises a toggle joint and two ankle joints, wherein the format part comprises a railing fastened to the toggle joint of the toggle lever, wherein the ankle joints are displaceable in one plane, which is parallel to the running direction of the railing, and wherein the railing is displaceable parallel to said plane by the displacement of the ankle joints, wherein the format part is adaptable for different container formats by the displacement of the railing, accumulating conveyor comprising such a format part, and method for adjusting such a format part.

公开(公告)号：US11492207B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-08

申请号：US17291988

申请日：2019-10-08

Applicant: KRONES AG

Inventor： Helmut Schuesslburner

IPC: B65G47/82 ,  B65G47/08 ,  B65G47/71

Abstract: The present invention provides a device for grouping containers, comprising a plurality of transfer pallets for conveying containers upright on a pallet surface and a first transfer device comprising a first transfer platform and an infeed manipulator, wherein the pallet surface of each transfer pallet has a plurality of ridge-like elevations forming a support surface for the containers, and wherein the first transfer platform has a comb-shaped outlet area configured for allowing the ridge-like elevations of the pallet surface to pass through the intermediate spaces of the comb-shaped outlet area for taking over the at least one container.

公开(公告)号：US11377306B2

公开(公告)日：2022-07-05

申请号：US17291596

申请日：2019-09-24

Applicant: KRONES AG

Inventor： Konrad Senn ,  Andreas Roithmeier ,  Helmut Schuesslburner

IPC: B65G47/71 ,  B65G47/08 ,  B65G47/82

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for grouping containers, comprising: a first conveyor belt for transporting the containers in a first transport direction; a second conveyor belt; a container receiving device; a transfer device, which is designed to transfer at least some of the containers from the first conveyor belt to the second conveyor belt transversely to the first transport direction and to transfer at least some of the containers transferred to the second conveyor belt to the container receiving device transversely to the first transport direction; and a motor device, in particular a long stator motor device, which is designed to move the transfer device for transferring a container.