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

Inventor： Thomas HOELLRIEGL ,  Nina HABENSCHADEN ,  Harald EFFENBERGER

IPC: B65G39/02 ,  B65G39/18

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.

公开(公告)号：US20240228178A9

公开(公告)日：2024-07-11

申请号：US18381996

申请日：2023-10-19

Applicant: KRONES AG

Inventor： Nina HABENSCHADEN ,  Harald EFFENBERGER ,  Thomas HOELLRIEGL

IPC: B65G43/02 ,  B65G47/86

CPC classification number: B65G43/02 ,  B65G47/842 ,  B65G2203/0283 ,  B65G2203/042

Abstract: The apparatus for transporting containers with a movable and in particular rotatable carrier which has a plurality of changeable holding devices for holding the containers during transport, wherein the apparatus has at least one sensor device which detects and/or monitors a position of the holding device, in particular after a change of the holding devices. According to the invention, the apparatus has an assignment device which assigns at least one measured value detected by the at least one sensor device to at least one and preferably to each holding device.

公开(公告)号：US20200231318A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-23

申请号：US16632249

申请日：2018-08-30

Applicant: KRONES AG

Inventor： Nina HABENSCHADEN ,  Konrad SENN ,  Gabriel SEIBOLD ,  Harald EFFENBERGER ,  Sascha BAUER

IPC: B65C9/04 ,  B65C9/46 ,  B65G29/00 ,  B65G47/84

Abstract: Apparatus for handling containers has a support which is rotatable about an axis of rotation (D), wherein a plurality of receiving discs are arranged on the support, wherein the receiving discs are each rotatable about axes of rotation and are suitable and intended for supporting the containers. The apparatus includes a drive, which is rotatable about predetermined axes of rotation are arranged on the support and which is coupled non-rotatably to the receiving discs, and arranged on the support, wherein the rotary discs can be removed from the drive, and the drive and/or the rotary discs have a coupling for transmitting torque between the drive and the receiving discs.

公开(公告)号：US20250002266A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-02

申请号：US18757126

申请日：2024-06-27

Applicant: KRONES AG

Inventor： Harald EFFENBERGER ,  Alexander FEIGL ,  Florian FUCHS ,  Florian HOFFMANN ,  Andreas EICHENSEHER ,  Stefan KORNPROBST ,  Viktor GETTE ,  Wolfgang SCHOENBERGER ,  Andreas VORNEHM ,  Konrad SENN ,  Martin KAMMERL ,  Michael NEUBAUER ,  Andreas PENSE ,  Josef KNOTT ,  Thomas KIENDL

IPC: B65G47/84 ,  A61L2/08

Abstract: A container treatment apparatus for transporting plastic preforms along a predetermined transport path includes several transport devices, each of which has at least one holding element for holding a plastic container and guiding the plastic container along a portion of the transport path, wherein a second transport device immediately follows a first transport device along the transport path, and containers are transferred from a holding device of the first transport device to a holding device of the second transport device. The transport path along which the containers can be guided by the first transport device is arranged at least in portions outside a clean room, and the transport path along which the containers can be guided by the first transport device is surrounded at least in part by a radiation shielding device.

公开(公告)号：US20240132296A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-25

申请号：US18381996

申请日：2023-10-18

Applicant: KRONES AG

Inventor： Nina HABENSCHADEN ,  Harald EFFENBERGER ,  Thomas HOELLRIEGL

IPC: B65G43/02 ,  B65G47/86

CPC classification number: B65G43/02 ,  B65G47/842 ,  B65G2203/0283 ,  B65G2203/042

Abstract: The apparatus for transporting containers with a movable and in particular rotatable carrier which has a plurality of changeable holding devices for holding the containers during transport, wherein the apparatus has at least one sensor device which detects and/or monitors a position of the holding device, in particular after a change of the holding devices. According to the invention, the apparatus has an assignment device which assigns at least one measured value detected by the at least one sensor device to at least one and preferably to each holding device.

公开(公告)号：US20230339703A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-26

申请号：US17899472

申请日：2022-08-30

Applicant: KRONES AG

Inventor： Dirk HEINRICH ,  Thomas HOELLRIEGL ,  Markus STIEGLER ,  Hans-Juergen FLEISCHMANN ,  Nina HABENSCHADEN ,  Harald EFFENBERGER

IPC: B65G47/86

CPC classification number: B65G47/847 ,  B65G2201/0244

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for transporting containers, having a movable carrier on which a plurality of gripping devices for gripping containers are arranged, wherein these gripping devices being designed as gripping clamps, and these clamps each having at least two clamp arms which can be moved between a first position, in which they grip the containers to be transported, and a second position, wherein the gripping clamps having contact portions which are suitable and intended to contact the containers, and wherein furthermore an actuating mechanism is provided which is suitable for transferring the gripping means between the first position and the second position, characterized in that this actuating mechanism comprises at least one roller element which is arranged on at least one of the clamp arms and can be rotated with respect to this clamp arm and with respect to a predetermined axis of rotation.

公开(公告)号：US20230202819A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-29

申请号：US18088161

申请日：2022-12-23

Applicant: KRONES AG

Inventor： Michael NEUBAUER ,  Thomas KIENDL ,  Martin KAMMERL ,  Florian HOFFMANN ,  Andreas PENSE ,  Florian FUCHS ,  Alexander FEIGL ,  Wolfgang SCHOENBERGER ,  Stefan KORNPROBST ,  Andreas EICHENSEHER ,  Viktor GETTE ,  Andreas VORNEHM ,  Konrad SENN ,  Josef KNOTT ,  Harald EFFENBERGER

IPC: B67C3/24 ,  B67C3/26

CPC classification number: B67C3/242 ,  B67C3/2642

Abstract: Disclosed is a container treatment apparatus, in particular a container sterilisation apparatus, having a plurality of transport devices for transporting a container along a predetermined transport path, at least one of the transport devices having at least one holding device for holding at least one container during container treatment and/or transport along the transport path , the transport device having a rotatable carrier and a plurality of holding elements arranged on this carrier, wherein a holding element in a first sector, in which a container is received, having a height with respect to a perpendicular projection of the transport path which is different from that in a second sector in which a container is dispensed, and wherein a sector in which an at least partial compensation of the height difference of the holding elements takes place lies along a direction of rotation of the carrier after the second sector and before the first sector. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for the treatment, in particular the sterilisation, of containers.