公开(公告)号：US20210395019A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-23

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and driven individually into a buffer direction extending transversely to the inlet direction in single rows, and are withdrawn by at least one outlet conveyor belt adjacent to the buffer surface in the buffer direction in an outlet direction extending transversely to the buffer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：US20190070628A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-07

申请号：US16106810

申请日：2018-08-21

Applicant: Krones AG

Inventor： Benjamin AUMER ,  Elmar REESE ,  Gabriel SEIBOLD ,  Konrad SENN ,  Soeren MEISSNER ,  Christian HOLZER ,  Bernd SCHROLL

IPC: B05C1/08 ,  B65C9/22

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hot glue unit for a labeling machine in the beverage processing industry. The hot glue unit includes a housing, a glue roller disposed in an interior of the housing, a glue container, and a filter unit including an extractor connected to the housing. The extractor is to extract gases from the interior of the housing and supply the gases to the filter unit before the gases are to exit the hot glue unit.

公开(公告)号：US20240300705A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-12

申请号：US18593506

申请日：2024-03-01

Applicant: Krones AG

Inventor： Konrad SENN ,  Jörg ZACHARIAS ,  Ulrich LAPPE

IPC: B65D45/06 ,  B65D1/02 ,  B65D65/46

CPC classification number: B65D45/06 ,  B65D1/0207 ,  B65D1/023 ,  B65D65/466

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a container comprising fibers, comprising a container body comprising fibers and a hinged closure comprising fibers arranged on the container body. The container body comprises a neck region and a mouth opening. The hinged closure comprises a ring circumferentially surrounding the neck region and a closure body that, in a closed position of the hinged closure, closes the mouth opening. The ring and closure body are connected by two brackets. The disclosure further relates to the hinged closure comprising fibers.

公开(公告)号：US20240246715A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-25

申请号：US18421689

申请日：2024-01-24

Applicant: Krones AG

Inventor： Ulrich LAPPE ,  Konrad SENN ,  Barbara WEIN ,  Frank WINZINGER ,  Angelika GROSSER ,  Jörg ZACHARIAS

IPC: B65D3/06 ,  B65D39/00 ,  B65D41/40 ,  B65D65/46

CPC classification number: B65D3/06 ,  B65D39/0011 ,  B65D41/40 ,  B65D65/466

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a container having a one-piece container body comprising fibers and having a mouth opening and a closure for the container body. The closure is at least partially inserted in a closure position into the mouth opening, the closure, in cooperation with an inner surface of the mouth opening, being positioned in the mouth opening at least partially with a non-positive fit, the container body is thereby closed. The closure is also designed to be moved from the closure position to an open position completely outside the container body. The disclosure further relates to a method for manufacturing a container body and to a method for manufacturing a closure for use with the container, a device for closing a container body by a closure, and a method for closing a container body by a closure by the device.

公开(公告)号：US20240210929A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-27

申请号：US18393447

申请日：2023-12-21

Applicant: Krones AG

Inventor： Benedikt BOETTCHER ,  Konrad SENN ,  Andreas MEYER ,  Markus STUBENHOFER ,  Robert AUST

IPC: G05B19/418

CPC classification number: G05B19/41875 ,  G05B2219/32368

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for quality assurance of a container processing plant, wherein the container processing plant comprises at least two container processing components, wherein a malfunction in at least one of the at least two container processing components is detected by means of a quality assurance device on the basis of a periodicity with which a deviation of a parameter from a target value in a first container processing component is determined.

公开(公告)号：US20240083694A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-14

申请号：US18463908

申请日：2023-09-08

Applicant: Krones AG

Inventor： Helmut SCHUESSLBURNER ,  Michael BEYER ,  Wolfgang ROIDL ,  Christian HOLZER ,  Günter FRANKENBERGER ,  Konrad SENN

IPC: B65G47/31

CPC classification number: B65G47/31 ,  B65G2811/0631 ,  B65G2811/095

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a device for forming container groups with a predetermined container piece count from a continuous container stream in a transport area of a filling plant, comprising an infeed conveyor belt, an outfeed conveyor belt, a conveyor belt interposed between the infeed conveyor belt and the outfeed conveyor belt, and a drive station for introducing separating elements and forming container groups. Here, the speed of a separating element introduced into the region of the transport belt is controlled to no more than the first speed, in particular to a speed lower by no more than 2% than the first speed, as long as the following container group has not been fully moved onto the transport belt. The disclosure further relates to a method for forming container groups.

公开(公告)号：US20240083094A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-14

申请号：US18244848

申请日：2023-09-11

Applicant: KRONES AG

Inventor： Danilo SCHULZ ,  Alexander KAISER ,  Michael KOBEL ,  Robert AUST ,  Konrad SENN

IPC: B29C49/64 ,  B29C49/42

CPC classification number: B29C49/64 ,  B29C49/42069 ,  B29C49/4281 ,  B29L2031/712

Abstract: An apparatus for producing plastic containers filled with a liquid, having a forming device which forms plastic preforms into containers, and a filling device which fills the containers with the liquid, wherein the filling device has a transport device which transports the containers during their filling and a plurality of filling devices which fill the containers. The apparatus has a supply line in order to supply the liquid to be filled to the filling devices, wherein the apparatus has at least one heat exchanger device which is configured to also use the liquid to be supplied to the filling devices for cooling components of the forming device and/or a further treatment unit.

公开(公告)号：US20230134386A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-04

申请号：US17942999

申请日：2022-09-12

Applicant: KRONES AG

Inventor： Benedikt HENGL ,  Andreas BRUNNER ,  Dieter FINGER ,  Markus KULZER ,  Dominik MEIER ,  Thomas KITZINGER ,  Konrad SENN ,  Daniel VOGLER ,  Thomas HOELLRIEGL ,  Klaus VOTH ,  Christian BETZ

IPC: B29C49/78 ,  B29C49/42

Abstract: Apparatus for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers, having a forming device which has a plurality of forming stations each having a stretching bar for stretching the plastic pre-form and an application device act upon the plastic container with a flowable medium. The forming device has at least four pressure reservoirs for the flowable medium, which each have predetermined pressures, and a valve block with at least five process valves. The application device is configured for producing a fluid connection between the valve block and a mouth region of the plastic preform in order to act upon the plastic preforms with the pressurised flowable medium, and the process valves are configured to act upon the plastic pre-forms with different pressures, wherein at least one process valve is configured for producing a connection between the plastic preform and an environment.

公开(公告)号：US20220143896A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-12

申请号：US17522463

申请日：2021-11-09

Applicant: KRONES AG

Inventor： Konrad SENN ,  Andreas PENSE ,  Markus KULZER

IPC: B29C49/48

Abstract: An apparatus for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers with at least one forming station which forms the plastic preforms into the plastic containers by the action of a flowable medium, wherein the forming station has a blow mould which forms a cavity, within which the plastic preforms are formed into the plastic containers. The blow mould has a base part which has an inner contour which forms a base of the containers, wherein the base part has at least one channel for conducting a temperature control medium for temperature control of the base part. A course of the channel is adapted to a course of the inner contour and/or the channel has, on its inner surface facing the temperature control medium, structures and/or cross-sectional changes which influence the flow of the temperature control medium through the channel.

公开(公告)号：US20210395021A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-23

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

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.