LINEAR TRANSPORT SYSTEM WITH MINIMAL TRANSPORT SPACING

    公开(公告)号:US20190256302A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-22

    申请号:US15776349

    申请日:2016-12-08

    Applicant: Krones AG

    Inventor: Michael NEUBAUER

    Abstract: A transport system for the transport of containers in a container treatment facility includes a transport track with at least one long stator of a linear motor and multiple transport elements for transporting one or multiple containers. The transport elements are arranged movably on the transport track and formed to be guided along the transport track through magnetic interaction with the at least one long stator. The front and back sides of the transport elements are formed to driven into one another at least in pairs and to have a minimal attainable transport spacing that is smaller than the longitudinal extension of the transport elements.

    DEVICE FOR EQUIPPING CONTAINERS
    23.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230271738A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-31

    申请号:US18016431

    申请日:2021-07-22

    Applicant: KRONES AG

    CPC classification number: B65C9/045 B41J3/40733 B65C9/26

    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (10) for equipping containers (12), preferably with labels (44) or prints. The device has at least one equipping device (18, 20, 22, 23) for equipping containers (12) and a planar drive system (16) with a base element (30) and at least one movement device (32). The at least one movement device (32) has a container carrier (34) for holding a container (12). The at least one movement device (32) can be moved to the at least one equipping device (18, 20, 22, 23) by means of magnetic interaction with the base element (30) in order to equip the container (12) held in the container carrier (34). The device (10) can be used very flexibly.

    TRANSPORT OF OBJECTS HAVING DIFFERENT FORMATS

    公开(公告)号:US20230150776A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-18

    申请号:US17985522

    申请日:2022-11-11

    Applicant: KRONES AG

    Inventor: Michael NEUBAUER

    CPC classification number: B65G47/90 B65G2201/0244 B65G2201/0252

    Abstract: A device for transporting objects, preferably containers, along a transport path. A control unit is configured to operate the device in a first operating mode and in a second operating mode. In the first operating mode and in the second operating mode the objects are transported in each case by pairs which are formed in each case from one of the first movement devices and one of the second movement devices. In the first operating mode, the pairs are formed such that the first movement device is positioned in a direction of the transport path upstream of the second movement device of the respective pair. In the second operating mode, the positioning is reversed. The device advantageously makes it possible for different objects to be able to be transported without a mechanical adjustment relative to the format and for a relatively small spacing to be able to be achieved.

    CONTAINER PROCESSING SYSTEM
    26.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220035345A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-03

    申请号:US17386290

    申请日:2021-07-27

    Applicant: Krones AG

    Abstract: The invention relates to a container processing system (10A-10U) for processing containers (12). The container processing system (10A-10U) has a plurality of processing units (22) for processing the containers (12) and a planar drive system (14) for transporting the containers (12). The planar drive system (14) is configured to move the plurality of movement devices (18) individually to a selection of the plurality of processing units (22) according to in each case one of a plurality of processing profiles for different container processing, wherein each of the plurality of processing profiles has a different selection of the plurality of processing units (22). The container processing system (10A-10U) advantageously allows flexible processing of different containers (different formats, contents, designs, bundles, packages, etc.) from a lot size of 1.

    METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSPORTATION

    公开(公告)号:US20210016980A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-21

    申请号:US16933051

    申请日:2020-07-20

    Applicant: Krones AG

    Inventor: Michael NEUBAUER

    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and to a plurality of methods for transporting. One method includes moving a plurality of transport movement devices (14) along a guide track (22) by means of a linear motor system. A long stator (16) of the linear motor system has, along a portion of the guide track (22), a predetermined functional region. The method includes portion-wise varying of a magnetic field generation of the long stator (16) within the predetermined functional region (46) for successive transport movement devices of the plurality of transport movement devices (14). It is thus possible to achieve various advantages, such as for example prolonging the motor service life, preventing emergency shut-offs, increased performance of the long stator linear motor and/or allowing smaller dimensioning of the long stator (16).

    MAGNET SWITCH FOR A TRANSPORT SYSTEM
    28.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200095072A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-26

    申请号:US16614645

    申请日:2018-04-20

    Applicant: Krones AG

    Abstract: The invention relates to a switch (1) of a transport system for a movable transport element (T), where the switch (1) comprises a main track (3) and a secondary track (4) branching off. where the movable transport element (T) can be guided from a transition region (2), in which the secondary track (4) branches off from the main track (3), optionally along the main track (3) or transferred into the secondary track (4), where one or more linear motor sections (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d) are respectively provided at the main track (3) and the secondary track (4) for moving the movable transport element (T), where a normal force is present between the movable transport element (T) and the adjacent linear motor section or the adjacent linear motor sections (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d), characterized in that devices for altering the normal force are provided in the transition region. The invention also relates to a transport system comprising such a switch and a transport element for such a transport system.

    LINEAR TRANSPORT SYSTEM WITH MINIMAL TRANSPORT SPACING

    公开(公告)号:US20190100389A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-04

    申请号:US16061315

    申请日:2016-12-08

    Applicant: KRONES AG

    Inventor: Michael NEUBAUER

    CPC classification number: B65G54/02 B60L13/10 H02K7/08 H02K41/031

    Abstract: The present invention provides a transport system for the transport of containers in a container treatment facility with a transport track with at least one long stator of a linear motor and a plurality of transport elements for transporting one or multiple containers, wherein the transport elements are disposed movably on the transport track and have at least respectively one secondary part for magnetic interaction with the at least one long stator, wherein at least one sequence of permanent magnets and/or electromagnets with an alternating polarity is arranged on the secondary part in such a way that the respective transport element can be moved through magnetic interaction of the magnets of the sequence with the long stator along the transport direction and wherein an extension of at least the first and the last magnet in each sequence is reduced in a way that, and an arrangement of at least the first and the last magnet on the respective secondary part is chosen in a way that the magnets of adjacent sequence ends of two successive transport elements occupy overlap-free areas in a direction that is perpendicular to the transport direction.

    Penetrable Plastics Material Seal for Sealing Containers
    30.
    发明申请
    Penetrable Plastics Material Seal for Sealing Containers 有权
    可渗透塑料密封用于密封容器

    公开(公告)号:US20150344195A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-03

    申请号:US14379849

    申请日:2013-02-25

    Applicant: KRONES AG

    Abstract: Plastics material seal (1) for containers (10), comprising a receiving region, for receiving an opening portion (10a) of a plastics material container, and comprising a puncturing region (2), which is suitable for being and intended to be penetrated by a piercing means in a predetermined piercing direction (L), this puncturing region (2) being arranged on a lid surface (1a) of the plastics material seal. According to the invention, the plastics material seal (1) comprises a reinforcing means (20), which is arranged offset from the puncturing region (2) in the piercing direction and which is suitable for increasing a force which counteracts the piercing means through the puncturing region (2) during the piercing process, the plastics material seal (1) advantageously being formed in a single part.

    Abstract translation: 包括用于容纳塑料材料容器的开口部分(10)的容器(10)的塑料材料密封件(1),其包括容纳区域,并且包括适合于和打算穿透的穿孔区域(2) 通过穿刺装置在预定的穿刺方向(L)上,该穿刺区域(2)布置在塑料密封件的盖表面(1a)上。 根据本发明,塑料密封件(1)包括加强装置(20),该加强装置(20)在穿孔方向上与穿刺区域(2)偏置,并且适于增加通过穿刺部件抵抗刺穿装置的力 刺穿区域(2)在穿孔过程中有利地形成在单一部分中的塑料密封件(1)。

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