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OwnerThomas Niehr, Jürgen Franz Vorwerkinventors
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A rotary feed includes a static part that remains stationary relative to a stationary reference frame and a rotating part that rotates with a rotor. The static part and rotating part run adjacent to each other and define a sealed flow channel for a first medium. A buffer chamber surrounds the static and rotating parts, and the transition between these parts. During operation, a barrier medium charges it at a transition between the static and rotating parts. An outlet connects the buffer chamber to a treatment head to permit a medium in the buffer to be fed to the nozzle for container treatment.
An apparatus for use in container treatment, said apparatus comprising a rotary feed for supplying first and second media from a stationary reference frame to nozzles that are being moved by a rotor around an axis of rotation, said rotary feed comprising a static part, a rotating part, and a buffer chamber, wherein, during operation, said rotating part rotates with said rotor, said static part remains stationary relative to said stationary reference frame, and a barrier medium charges said buffer chamber at a transition between said static and rotating parts, wherein said static part and said rotating part run adjacent to one another, wherein said static part and said rotating part define a flow channel for a first medium, wherein said flow channel is sealed, wherein said buffer chamber at least partially surrounds said static and rotating parts, wherein said buffer chamber surrounds said transition between said static and rotating parts, and wherein an outlet connects said buffer chamber to a treatment head to permit a medium in said buffer to be fed to said nozzle for container treatment.
A process for using a product that comprises an apparatus for use in container treatment, said apparatus comprising a rotary feed for supplying first and second media from a stationary reference frame to nozzles being moved by a rotor around an axis of rotation, said rotary feed comprising a static part, a rotating part, and a buffer chamber, wherein, during operation, said rotating part rotates with said rotor, said static part remains stationary relative to said stationary reference frame, and a barrier medium charges said buffer chamber at a transition between said static and rotating parts, wherein said static part and said rotating part run adjacent to one another, wherein said static part and said rotating part define a flow channel for a first medium, wherein said flow channel is sealed, wherein said buffer chamber at least partially surrounds said static and rotating parts, wherein said buffer chamber surrounds said transition between said static and rotating parts, and wherein an outlet connects said buffer chamber to a treatment head to permit a medium in said buffer to be fed to said nozzle for container treatment, wherein said process comprises delivering media to said treatment head for treating containers, wherein delivering media comprises placing a container into a treatment station on a periphery of said rotor, which rotates relative to a stationary reference frame, passing said first medium into said rotary feed that comprises said rotating part that moves with said rotor and said static part that remains stationary relative to said stationary reference frame, passing a second medium into said rotary feed, and conveying said first medium to said treatment head, and conveying said second medium to said treatment head, wherein passing a first medium comprises passing said first medium into said flow channel, which is formed by said static and rotating parts, and wherein passing said second medium comprises passing said second medium into buffer chamber, which at least partially surrounds said static part and said rotating part.
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