公开(公告)号：US20200270111A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-27

申请号：US16798068

申请日：2020-02-21

Applicant: KRONES AG

Inventor： Gabriel SEIBOLD ,  Lisa HERTEL ,  Tobias STAEBER ,  Aurelie BOERMANN ,  Holger MUELLER ,  Sascha BAUER ,  Stefan PIANA ,  Stephanie WUNDERLICH ,  Ute BEDOE ,  Wolfgang SCHOENBERGER ,  Ludovic LAINE ,  Johannes KUGLER ,  Daniel Vogler

IPC: B67C3/26 ,  B67C7/00 ,  B67C3/24

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing filled containers includes a transport unit that is suitable and designed for transporting containers that are filled with a liquid and are closed with a closure cap. The apparatus includes a penetration unit that is suitable and designed for generating an opening in at least an area of the closure cap and/or of the container, and an application unit that applies a flowable and in particular gaseous medium onto an internal space of the container through this opening (or feeds gaseous medium into this intern space). Further the apparatus includes a closing unit that re-closes the opening.

公开(公告)号：US20230341335A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-26

申请号：US18021093

申请日：2021-07-21

Applicant: KRONES AG

Inventor： Anton NIEDERMEIER ,  Rainer KWIRANDT ,  Stefan PIANA

IPC: G01N21/90 ,  B67C3/22

CPC classification number: G01N21/90 ,  B67C3/22

Abstract: An inspection device for inspecting containers with the container closures arranged thereon, has a lighting device which illuminates the containers to be inspected and an image recording device which is configured for recording spatially resolved images of the containers. The



image recording device is at least also aligned with regions of the containers which are arranged in a longitudinal direction of the container below the container closures arranged on the containers, and an evaluation device is provided which is configured to, from at least one image recorded of the container provided with the marking, a relative rotational position of this container with respect to the container closure arranged on the container.

公开(公告)号：US20230266752A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-24

申请号：US17997350

申请日：2021-04-23

Applicant: KRONES AG

Inventor： Stefan PIANA ,  Herbert KOLB ,  Alexander HEWICKER ,  Anton NIEDERMEIER

IPC: G05B23/02

CPC classification number: G05B23/024 ,  G05B23/0283

Abstract: The invention relates to a container treatment machine for treating containers, in particular in the beverage-processing industry, medical technology, or the cosmetics industry, the container treatment machine comprising a control unit for controlling the function of the container treatment machine and at least one treatment unit for treating the containers; the container treatment machine is designed to treat the containers in exactly one way; the container treatment machine comprises at least one component which can output data relating to its operating state and/or the operating state of the container treatment machine to the control unit; and the control unit comprises a neural network which is configured and trained to use the data to determine whether a deviation of the operating state of the container treatment machine from a normal state is present and/or imminent.

公开(公告)号：US20240061407A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-22

申请号：US18235210

申请日：2023-08-17

Applicant: KRONES AG

Inventor： Anton NIEDERMEIER ,  Christof WILL ,  Stefan PIANA ,  Reinhard KLINGER

IPC: G05B19/418 ,  B67C3/00 ,  B67C3/24

CPC classification number: G05B19/41865 ,  B67C3/007 ,  B67C3/24 ,  G05B2219/39147

Abstract: An apparatus for handling, transporting and inspecting containers along a predetermined transport path, having a first sensor device configured for detecting at least one value characteristic of the transported containers, having a first actuator device arranged along the transport path downstream of the first sensor device and configured for acting upon a transported container and a control device that is spaced apart from the sensor and the actuator device is configured for controlling the first actuator device, wherein at least one output by the first sensor device, as a function of the characteristic value, wherein the first sensor device and actuator are in communication with the control device via a cable using a real-time-capable fieldbus, the first sensor device is configured for outputting data, and the communication between the first sensor device, the control device and/or the control device and the first actuator device is in real time.

公开(公告)号：US20230175976A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-08

申请号：US17997012

申请日：2021-04-14

Applicant: KRONES AG

Inventor： Herbert KOLB ,  Stefan PIANA ,  Alexander HEWICKER ,  Judith MENGELKAMP

IPC: G01N21/90 ,  G01N21/88

CPC classification number: G01N21/90 ,  G01N21/8851 ,  G01N2021/8883

Abstract: A method for inspecting containers, wherein the containers are transported in the form of a container mass flow by a transporter and are recorded as first measurement data by a first inspection unit and as second measurement data by a second inspection unit, wherein the first measurement data and the second measurement data are evaluated jointly by an evaluation unit using an evaluation method operating based on artificial intelligence to give output data, in order to ascertain an inspection result, such as for example a fill level, from the output data.

公开(公告)号：US20180246042A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-30

申请号：US15965056

申请日：2018-04-27

Applicant: KRONES AG

Inventor： Stefan PIANA ,  Stefan RICHTER

IPC: G01N21/90 ,  B65G23/23 ,  B65G17/26 ,  B65G47/244

CPC classification number: G01N21/9009 ,  B65G17/26 ,  B65G23/23 ,  B65G47/244 ,  B65G47/2445 ,  B65G54/02 ,  B65G2201/0244 ,  B65G2207/08 ,  G01N2021/845 ,  G01N2201/062

Abstract: The present invention provides an inspection device for continuously inspecting supplied containers, in particular bottles, comprising a feed conveying apparatus, which may be embodied to supply containers to the inspection device in succession, and which may include one or more of at least one inspection apparatus, which is embodied to inspect the supplied containers, a discharge conveying apparatus, which is embodied to discharge the inspected containers, and a throughput station for the containers, arranged between the feed conveying apparatus and the discharge conveying apparatus, wherein the throughput station has a transportation apparatus with an individual drive and a plurality of conveying means movable by means of the individual drive in an individual manner and independently from one another, said transportation apparatus being embodied to convey the containers from the feed conveying apparatus to the discharge conveying apparatus.

公开(公告)号：US20240201101A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-20

申请号：US18287163

申请日：2022-03-23

Applicant: KRONES AG

Inventor： Stefan PIANA

IPC: G01N21/90

CPC classification number: G01N21/90

Abstract: Provided is a method for inspecting containers, wherein containers provided with container closures are transported a transport device along a predetermined transport path and inspected a first inspection device during this transport, wherein the inspection device captures at least one first image of at least the container closure of a container an image capture device, and



a second image of at least this container closure is captured by an image capture device, wherein a time interval between the capture of the first image and of the second image preferably is less than 10 ms.

公开(公告)号：US20200270112A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-27

申请号：US16797962

申请日：2020-02-21

Applicant: KRONES AG

Inventor： Sascha BAUER ,  Stefan PIANA ,  Tobias STAEBER ,  Ludovic LAINE ,  Lisa HERTEL ,  Stephanie WUNDERLICH ,  Ute BEDOE ,  Aurelie BOERMANN ,  Gabriel SEIBOLD ,  Johannes KUGLER ,  Holger MUELLER ,  Wolfgang SCHOENBERGER

IPC: B67C3/28 ,  B67C3/26

Abstract: An apparatus for producing filled containers has a transport device which is suitable and intended for transporting containers which are filled with a liquid and are closed by a closure. Furthermore, the apparatus has a penetration device which is suitable and intended for producing an opening in at least one region of the closure and/or of the container, and an application device, which applies a flowable and in particular gaseous medium to the interior of the container through this opening (or feeds the gaseous medium to this interior). Furthermore, the apparatus has a closing device which closes the opening again.

公开(公告)号：US20180172603A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-21

申请号：US15737238

申请日：2016-05-23

Applicant: KRONES AG

Inventor： Stefan PIANA

IPC: G01N21/90 ,  G01B11/16 ,  G01B11/24

CPC classification number: G01N21/9054 ,  G01B11/167 ,  G01B11/24 ,  G01M3/226 ,  G01M3/36 ,  G01M3/38 ,  G01N21/9009 ,  G01N21/909 ,  G01N2201/061 ,  G01N2201/0635

Abstract: Implementations disclose methods and devices for closure control of containers. A method includes performing, by an inspection apparatus, optical 3D measuring of a closed container, the closed container comprising a closure coupled to the container; generating, by the inspection apparatus, 3D data based on the optical 3D measuring; and processing, by an evaluation device, the 3D data to determine at least one of tightness or correct seating of the closure relative to the container.

公开(公告)号：US20170343483A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-30

申请号：US15534422

申请日：2015-10-09

Applicant: KRONES AG

Inventor： Stefan PIANA ,  Stefan RICHTER

IPC: G01N21/90 ,  B65G17/26 ,  B65G23/23 ,  B65G47/244 ,  G01N21/84

CPC classification number: G01N21/9009 ,  B65G17/26 ,  B65G23/23 ,  B65G47/244 ,  B65G47/2445 ,  B65G54/02 ,  B65G2201/0244 ,  B65G2207/08 ,  G01N2021/845 ,  G01N2201/062

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an inspection device for continuously inspecting fed containers, in particular bottles, said inspection device comprising a feed device configured to feed containers thereto in succession, at least one inspection unit, configured to inspect the fed containers, a discharge conveying device configured to discharge the inspected containers, and a throughput station for the containers, which is arranged between the feed conveying device and the discharge conveying device, wherein the throughput station comprises a conveyor arrangement with an individual drive and a plurality of conveying units, which are movable by means of the individual drive individually and independently of one another, the conveyor arrangement being configured to convey the containers from the feed conveying device to the discharge conveying device.