Device and Method for Commissioning Pallets with Beverage Packages

    公开(公告)号:US20220227583A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-21

    申请号:US17615677

    申请日:2020-05-28

    Applicant: Krones AG

    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for picking pallets (17) having beverage containers (9, 10), comprising a device for providing empty pallets, at least two production lines (1, 2), each comprising packers (7, 8) for providing beverage containers (9, 10), a high-bay warehouse (13) for receiving and storing beverage containers (9, 10) and special containers (15), a separate transport device (21), which is designed to transport special containers (15) to the high-bay warehouse (13) and to store them there, transport devices (11, 12), each leading from the production lines (1, 2) to the high-bay warehouse (13) and being designed to transport the beverage containers (9, 10) to the high-bay warehouse (13) and to store them there. The device for picking furthermore comprises one or more palletizers (16), each being designed to move beverage containers (9, 10) and/or special containers (15) provided from the high-bay warehouse (13) to a pallet (17-19).

    Apparatus for producing and providing sterile water and method of operating the apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US11377368B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-05

    申请号:US17108709

    申请日:2020-12-01

    Applicant: Krones AG

    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for producing and providing sterile water comprising an inlet for process water; a recuperator for preheating process water and for cooling down the sterile water; a heating circuit comprising a pump, a heater for heating preheated process water and a heat retention section for keeping heated process water hot; a temperature sensor for measuring a current temperature of the sterile water leaving the heat retention section; a flow control valve located downstream of the temperature sensor; and a bypass between the flow control valve and the heater. The flow control valve keeps a volume flow in the heating circuit constant, the recuperator cools down the sterile water of a first partial volume flow, when such a first partial volume flow of sterile water is taken from the heating circuit, the bypass returns into the heating circuit a second partial volume flow of sterile water.

    Device for supporting transport elements on linear motors

    公开(公告)号:US11377311B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-05

    申请号:US17252240

    申请日:2019-03-07

    Applicant: KRONES AG

    Abstract: The present invention provides a container treatment system with a transport system for transporting containers along a transport conveyor the transport system comprising a plurality of transport elements movably supported on one side on at least one first guide element, and a long-stator linear motor drive arranged on the side of the first guide element, wherein a bearing of the transport elements on the first guide element is formed in such a way, in that the transport elements are held essentially by magnetic interaction on the first guide element, and wherein at least one second guide element is provided in sections along the transport conveyor, which is adapted in such a way that the transport elements are held on the first guide element by a mechanical engagement with the second guide element.

    Device for grouping containers
    74.
    发明授权

    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

    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.

    BLOW MOULDING MACHINE WITH TEMPERED BASE MOULD

    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

    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.

    DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FILLING A CONTAINER WITH A FILLING PRODUCT

    公开(公告)号:US20220135388A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-05

    申请号:US17518915

    申请日:2021-11-04

    Applicant: KRONES AG

    Inventor: Stefan POESCHL

    Abstract: A device and method for filling a container with a filling product, for example in a beverage bottling installation, wherein the device has: at least one filling valve which is configured to introduce the filling product into the container; at least one flowmeter which is connected to the filling valve via a product conduit and which is configured to ascertain a filling product quantity passing the flowmeter in the product conduit; and a controller which communicates with the filling valve and with the flowmeter and which is configured to control the filling valve during the filling process; characterized in that the controller communicates bidirectionally with the flowmeter and is configured to perform a parameterization of the flowmeter in a manner dependent on one or more filling process variables.

    Fluid channel
    79.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11312060B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-26

    申请号:US16500790

    申请日:2018-04-10

    Applicant: Krones AG

    Abstract: A fluid channel of a container processing system for processing containers, such as bottles, is described, the container processing system comprising a blow molding machine and a container processing machine arranged downstream of the blow molding machine in the process direction. The fluid channel is arranged downstream of the blow molding machine and upstream of the downstream container treatment machine in the process direction and comprises at least one component, through which the fluid can flow and which comprises at least one outlet opening through which the fluid can escape from the fluid channel in the direction of a bottom of a container transported in the process direction. The component is produced by a generative manufacturing method.

    Apparatus and method for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers with improved rinsing rod arrangement

    公开(公告)号:US20220105669A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-07

    申请号:US17494642

    申请日:2021-10-05

    Applicant: KRONES AG

    Abstract: An apparatus for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers, includes at least one forming station which forms the plastic preforms into the plastic containers by applying a flowable medium to the plastic preforms, wherein the forming station comprises a blow mold (26), and a rod-like body which is insertable into the plastic preforms via a mouth of the plastic preforms, and a moving device which is configured for moving the rod-like body in the longitudinal direction of the plastic performs. The rod-like body has a channel for guiding the flowable medium, and the forming station has a valve device controlling the supply of the flowable medium into the channel. The said valve device is arranged on the moving device and/or a ratio between an inner diameter of the rod-like body and an outer diameter of said rod-like body is, at least in sections, smaller than or equal to 0.5.

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