METHOD AND DEVICE FOR BUFFERING CONTAINERS IN A CONTAINER TREATMENT PLANT

    公开(公告)号:US20230249922A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-10

    申请号:US18002793

    申请日:2021-03-18

    Applicant: KRONES AG

    CPC classification number: B65G47/5131 B65G2201/0235

    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for buffering containers in a container treatment plant. According thereto, containers are put into storage in a grouped manner in single file on at least one input conveyor belt, are moved in single file on a transversely adjoining buffering surface of shuttles, guided and driven individually on rails, having row pushers, in a buffering direction extending transversely to the input direction, and are taken out of storage on at least one output conveyor belt. Since, furthermore, containers are taken out of storage from the buffering surface by means of branching conveyor belts integrated in the buffering surface, transversely to the buffering direction and independently of the input conveyor belt and output conveyor belt, and/or are put into storage on the buffering surface, it is possible for container flows to be distributed flexibly and combined on the buffering surface.

    GLUE VAPOR SUCTION DEVICE FOR A LABELER, HOT GLUE UNIT WITH THE GLUE VAPOR SUCTION DEVICE, AND HOT GLUE METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20220339660A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-27

    申请号:US17659158

    申请日:2022-04-13

    Applicant: Krones AG

    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a hot glue method for applying hot glue onto labels and/or containers using the hot glue unit, and to a glue vapor suction device for a labeler, comprising a suction opening, a suction, a pre-separation unit, a filter unit, and an outlet opening, which are arranged in communication with one another successively by lines in a direction of flow of the glue vapor through a fluid line system. At least one sensor system is arranged in the suction for verifying proper operation of the glue vapor suction. A hot glue unit is provided comprising at least one glue roller, a glue container, and a housing in which the glue roller is arranged. The hot glue unit comprises a glue vapor suction device connected to the housing for sucking glue vapor from the interior of the housing before it exits the hot glue unit.

    BUFFER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR BUFFERING CONTAINERS

    公开(公告)号:US20220177236A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-09

    申请号:US17594114

    申请日:2020-03-16

    Applicant: KRONES AG

    Abstract: Buffer device for buffering containers, with an inlet, an inlet manipulator, a first buffer system, a transposition device, a second buffer system, an outlet manipulator, and an outlet, where containers can be transferred by the inlet manipulator from the inlet to the first buffer system and can be transported along a first direction in the first buffer system, where the transposition device can transfer containers from the first buffer system to the second buffer system, and the containers can be transported in the second buffer system along a second direction that is opposite to the first direction, and the containers can be removed from the second buffer system by the outlet manipulator and fed to the outlet, where the buffer capacity of the buffer device is adjustable.

    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONVEYING AND APPORTIONING

    公开(公告)号:US20250026583A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-23

    申请号:US18715454

    申请日:2022-12-20

    Applicant: KRONES AG

    Abstract: The invention relates inter alia to an apparatus for conveying and apportioning articles, preferably containers. The apparatus has a single-track conveyor region and a dual-track conveyor region, the latter being arranged directly downstream from the single-track conveyor region and having a first conveyor track and a second conveyor track. The apparatus has a distribution device which is configured to apportion articles, conveyed from the single-track conveyor region, to the first conveyor track and the second conveyor track. The dual-track conveyor region has a height-offset conveyor portion in which the first conveyor track is arranged higher than the second conveyor track. Advantageously, in the height-offset conveyor portion, articles still undistributed can be excited to move to the first conveyor track or the second conveyor track.

    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING PLASTIC PREFORMS INTO PLASTIC CONTAINERS WITH WEAR CHECK OF VALVES

    公开(公告)号:US20250018636A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-16

    申请号:US18770577

    申请日:2024-07-11

    Applicant: KRONES AG

    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers with a movable carrier on which a plurality of forming stations for forming the plastic preforms into the plastic containers is arranged, wherein the forming stations each have valve arrangements for applying a flowable medium to the plastic preforms in order to expand them, and wherein each valve arrangement has at least two controllable valve devices, having movable piston devices which can switch the valve devices between at least two valve positions, characterized in that the device has a monitoring device for checking a state of wear of at least one of the valve devices. The monitoring device has at least one detection device which is configured for detecting the state of wear of the valve device optically and without contact.

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