公开(公告)号：US20210395019A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-23

申请号：US17353579

申请日：2021-06-21

Applicant: KRONES AG

Inventor： Michael BEYER ,  Stefan ELSPERGER ,  Konrad SENN ,  Helmut SCHUESSLBURNER

IPC: B65G47/51 ,  B67C3/24

Abstract: A method and a device for buffering containers in a container treatment plant are disclosed. The containers are stored in single rows by at least one inlet conveyor belt in an inlet direction, are shifted in single rows on a buffer surface transversely adjacent by shuttles with row pushers guided on rails and driven individually into a buffer direction extending transversely to the inlet direction in single rows, and are withdrawn by at least one outlet conveyor belt adjacent to the buffer surface in the buffer direction in an outlet direction extending transversely to the buffer direction, or by at least one planar motor armature that can be driven towards the buffer surface and that is in particular driven two-dimensionally. Thus, the containers can be decelerated/accelerated with respect to the inlet/outlet conveyor belt in a controlled manner.

公开(公告)号：US20240083694A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-14

申请号：US18463908

申请日：2023-09-08

Applicant: Krones AG

Inventor： Helmut SCHUESSLBURNER ,  Michael BEYER ,  Wolfgang ROIDL ,  Christian HOLZER ,  Günter FRANKENBERGER ,  Konrad SENN

IPC: B65G47/31

CPC classification number: B65G47/31 ,  B65G2811/0631 ,  B65G2811/095

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a device for forming container groups with a predetermined container piece count from a continuous container stream in a transport area of a filling plant, comprising an infeed conveyor belt, an outfeed conveyor belt, a conveyor belt interposed between the infeed conveyor belt and the outfeed conveyor belt, and a drive station for introducing separating elements and forming container groups. Here, the speed of a separating element introduced into the region of the transport belt is controlled to no more than the first speed, in particular to a speed lower by no more than 2% than the first speed, as long as the following container group has not been fully moved onto the transport belt. The disclosure further relates to a method for forming container groups.