公开(公告)号：US20180251251A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-06

申请号：US15911643

申请日：2018-03-05

Applicant: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Stephan WITTMANN ,  Herbert SPINDLER ,  Olaf TRETER ,  Juergen WERNER

IPC: B65B65/00 ,  B65B35/24 ,  B65B43/12 ,  B65B43/10 ,  B65B59/02

CPC classification number: B65B65/003 ,  B65B21/245 ,  B65B35/24 ,  B65B35/44 ,  B65B43/10 ,  B65B43/126 ,  B65B53/02 ,  B65B59/001 ,  B65B59/003 ,  B65B59/005 ,  B65B59/02 ,  B65B59/04 ,  B65B61/20 ,  B65G21/10 ,  B65G21/12 ,  B65G47/52

Abstract: Disclosed is a system (1) for forming a transport section for a packaging line and for coordinating the transport section to individual articles or article sets with different packaging types. The system (1) comprises at least one module (3), which at least one module (3) has at least two individual module units (5, 7), which at least two individual module units (5, 7) cooperate in a first operating mode (B1) of the system (1) for the transport of individual articles or article sets provided for a first packaging type. It is furthermore provided that the at least two individual module units (5, 7) are each designed to be movable, and that the system (1) is transferable by way of a movement of the at least two individual module units (5, 7) into a second operating mode (B2), which is aligned to a transport of individual articles or article sets provided for a second packaging type that differs from the first packaging type.

公开(公告)号：US20230264369A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-24

申请号：US18010120

申请日：2021-02-04

Applicant: Krones Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Thomas STADLER ,  Stephan WITTMANN ,  Herbert SPINDLER

IPC: B25J15/00 ,  B25J15/08 ,  B25J15/02

CPC classification number: B25J15/0033 ,  B25J15/0004 ,  B25J15/0052 ,  B25J15/0206 ,  B25J15/086

Abstract: Disclosed is a gripper (1) for beverage cans (20). The gripper (1) comprises at least one gripping device (6) used to grip a particular beverage can (20) from underneath the top seam (5) in a form-fitting manner in the region of a top seam (5), which top seam (5) is formed by a particular beverage can (20). The gripper (1) comprises at least one centering device (30), by which at least one centering device (30) aligns the particular beverage can (20) into a defined alignment, where the at least one gripping device (6) is able to grip a particular beverage can (20) from underneath in a form-fitting manner in the region of its top seam (5).

公开(公告)号：US20180305138A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-25

申请号：US15911522

申请日：2018-03-05

Applicant: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Stephan WITTMANN ,  Juergen WERNER ,  Herbert SPINDLER ,  Thomas WIMMER

IPC: B65G47/76 ,  B65G47/71 ,  B65B35/44 ,  B65G47/26 ,  B65B53/02

CPC classification number: B65G47/766 ,  B65B21/04 ,  B65B21/245 ,  B65B35/30 ,  B65B35/44 ,  B65B53/02 ,  B65B59/005 ,  B65G21/06 ,  B65G21/20 ,  B65G21/2072 ,  B65G47/088 ,  B65G47/261 ,  B65G47/71 ,  B65G47/841 ,  B65G47/8876 ,  B65G2201/0244

Abstract: The invention relates to device, method and packaging facility having a transport section (17) for feeding article arrangements (5) in a transport direction (TR) to a packaging module (18). The transport section (17) comprises a transfer plate (15), on which the articles (2) of the article arrangements (5) are movable in a sliding manner. Located above the transfer plate (15) are pushing devices (16) for moving the articles (2) on the transfer plate (15), with the pushing devices (16) being movable in transport direction (TR) at least in some areas. The transport section (17) furthermore comprises outer guide elements (20) and inner guide elements (21) disposed on the transfer plate (15), with the outer guide elements (20) laterally delimiting the transport section (17) and, with the inner guide elements (21) being readjustable by at least one readjustment mechanism that is disposed at least partly below the transfer plate (15).

公开(公告)号：US20180251315A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-06

申请号：US15911568

申请日：2018-03-05

Applicant: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Stephan WITTMANN ,  Juergen WERNER ,  Herbert SPINDLER

IPC: B65G21/10

CPC classification number: B65G21/10 ,  B65B35/24 ,  B65B35/44 ,  B65B59/02 ,  B65G2201/0235

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus (1) with at least two modules that are selectively transferable into a specific operating position (BL) for handling of individual articles or article sets. The apparatus (1) comprises at least one transport module (3) that moves individual articles or article sets with a first packaging type and at least one work module (5) that moves individual articles or article sets with a second, different, packaging type. The work module (5) can handle packaging material during the movement, with the packaging material being in contact with the individual articles or article sets. The apparatus (1) has an operating position (BL) and a waiting position (W1), into which operating position (BL) the transport module (3) or the work module (5) can be selectively inserted, and into which waiting position (W1) the transport module (3) is transferable by removing it from the specific operating position (BL).