DEVICE FOR SUPPLYING A CONTAINER CLOSURE, AND CLOSING DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20230010462A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-12

    申请号:US17857814

    申请日:2022-07-05

    Applicant: KRONES AG

    Inventor: Klaus BUCHHAUSER

    Abstract: A device for supplying a container closure, for example a crown cap, to a closing device for closing a container with a container closure, includes a rotatable carrier wheel for transporting a container closure from a supply position, at which the container closure to be supplied is supplied from a closure supply, to a transfer position, at which the transported container closure is received by a closing device, wherein the carrier wheel is configured so as to be displaceable between an operating position corresponding to the transfer position, and a retracted position in which the carrier wheel is spaced from the transfer position. A closing device including the device is also described.

    Spacing star wheel for transporting and transferring containers

    公开(公告)号:US11530098B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-20

    申请号:US17285871

    申请日:2019-08-14

    Applicant: KRONES AG

    Abstract: The invention relates to a spacing star wheel for transporting and transferring containers, comprising a plurality of gripping elements for gripping one container each and a curve guide, where the spacing star wheel is configured such that, during operation, the gripping elements, guided by the curve guide, revolve around the axis of rotation of the spacing star wheel along a curved path. By activating at least one curve guide segment, the shape of the curve guide can be adjusted such that the spacing distance between two adjacent gripping elements in the region of the curve guide segment changes.

    METHOD FOR PRODUCING A RELIEF-LIKE PRINTED IMAGE ON CONTAINERS

    公开(公告)号:US20220379647A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-01

    申请号:US17587838

    申请日:2022-01-28

    Applicant: Krones AG

    Abstract: A method for producing a relief-like printed image on containers is described in which print layers are layered onto one another by way of jet application of a printing paint, an ink, a varnish, or an adhesive from at least one print head onto a container, thereby producing elevated regions of the printed image. Due to the fact that the print layers are each applied in full tone printing, optical and haptic effects can be created on container surfaces with low equipment complexity and a minimal number of printing steps.

    Device for grouping containers
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    发明授权

    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

    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.

    Climate control of direct printing machines

    公开(公告)号:US11460199B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-04

    申请号:US16052428

    申请日:2018-08-01

    Applicant: Krones AG

    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device for climate control of an interior of a machine in a food and beverage industry. The device includes an air discharge system for discharging air from the interior of the machine. The air discharge system includes a first air extraction duct configured for first selective extraction of contaminated air or second selective extraction of high-temperature air or at least two separate air extraction ducts including a first air extraction duct configured for the first selective extraction of the contaminated air and a second air extraction duct configured for the second selective extraction of the high-temperature air. The device further includes an air supply system for supplying air to the interior of the machine. The supplied air includes at least one of fresh air or purified extracted air.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING PLASTIC PREFORMS

    公开(公告)号:US20220307979A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-29

    申请号:US17566310

    申请日:2021-12-30

    Applicant: KRONES AG

    Abstract: Disclosed is a method analysing plastic preforms, wherein plastic preforms are transported along a predetermined transport path by a transport device and an infrared absorption coefficient is determined in at least one region of the plastic preform, wherein, in order to determine the infrared absorption coefficient of the plastic preform, infrared radiation is applied to the plastic preform by a first radiation device and radiation passing through the plastic preform is received by at least one receiving device and an infrared absorption behaviour of the plastic preform is determined from this received radiation, wherein the radiation device acts upon the plastic preforms with infrared radiation in a predetermined wavelength range and an evaluation device evaluates the radiation as a function of its wavelength in a wavelength range from 1500 nm to 2000 nm.

    Method and apparatus for labelling primary packagings

    公开(公告)号:US11453523B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-27

    申请号:US16304861

    申请日:2017-06-27

    Applicant: KRONES AG

    Inventor: Alban Hutter

    Abstract: Provided is a method for labelling first packagings, including at least the following steps: transporting labels to a labelling zone, wherein an adhesive side of the labels is directed upward during the transport; removing the primary packagings to be labelled from a magazine device, wherein the packagings are provided in the magazine device as packaging blanks which are at least in sections flat, and are preferably removed individually from the magazine device; placing the primary packagings onto the labels and adhering the labels to the packagings, wherein the packagings are preferably pressed from above onto the labels; inserting the first labelled packagings into secondary packagings; and introducing several containers into the primary and secondary packagings.

    APPARATUS FOR TREATING CONTAINERS WITH LINEAR DRIVE, AS WELL AS LINEAR DRIVE

    公开(公告)号:US20220258984A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-18

    申请号:US17667607

    申请日:2022-02-09

    Applicant: KRONES AG

    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for treating containers, having a treatment device for treating the containers, and a carrier which is arranged such that it can move linearly with respect to a holder, wherein a plurality of rolling elements being arranged between the carrier and the holder and guiding the movement of the treatment device, wherein these rolling elements at least temporarily contact both a running surface of the carrier and a running surface of the holder, wherein the rolling elements are arranged in a rolling elements cage and move in the direction of movement, wherein this rolling element cage extends in the direction of movement and has a greater length than the holder.

    METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPTICALLY INSPECTING CONTAINERS

    公开(公告)号:US20220236193A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-28

    申请号:US17596191

    申请日:2020-03-04

    Applicant: KRONES AG

    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for optically inspecting containers, wherein an illumination unit emits light from a flat light-emitting surface and light transmitted or reflected by the containers is captured in at least one camera image. The camera image is analysed by an image processing unit for intensity information in order to identify foreign bodies and/or defects in the container. To this end, the light emitted from the light-emitting surface is locally encoded on the basis of at least one of a polarisation characteristic, an intensity characteristic and a phase characteristic and is captured in such a way that different emission locations on the light-emitting surface can be differentiated from one another in the camera image. The image processing unit analyses the camera image for location information of the emission locations, in order to differentiate the defects from the foreign bodies.

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