US 10,150,628 B2 · Container filling plant for handling different containers, and a method of operating a container filling plant for handling different containers

Abstract

A container filling plant for handling different containers, and a method of operating a container filling plant for handling different containers. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. § 1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. § 1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.

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Dependent claims

A rotary container processing machine comprising a format part configured to handle or guide bottles or similar containers, a receiving element disposed to support said format part, and at least one connecting element configured to detachably connect said format part to said receiving element, wherein:

said at least one connecting element comprises a locking pin configured and disposed to pass through said format part;
said receiving element comprises a latching element;
said locking pin comprises a connection end portion configured and disposed to engage with said latching element to detachably connect said format part to said receiving element;
said connection end portion comprises a body portion and locking elements disposed at least partially in said body portion;
said locking elements are movable with respect to said body portion to permit engagement and disengagement of said connection end portion and said latching element;
and
said format part is configured to be moved, upon connection to or disconnection from said receiving element, in a direction essentially parallel to the vertical rotational axis of the rotary container processing machine.

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A rotary container processing machine format part configured to handle or guide bottles or similar containers, comprising at least one hollow body, and comprising at least one connecting element disposed to pass through said at least one hollow body and configured to detachably connect said format part to a receiving element configured to support said format part, wherein:

said at least one connecting element comprises a locking pin configured and disposed to pass through said format part and said at least one hollow body;
said locking pin comprises a connection end portion disposed to project out of said hollow body and configured to engage with a latching element of the receiving element to detachably connect said format part to the receiving element;
said connection end portion comprises a body portion and locking elements disposed at least partially in said body portion;
said locking elements are movable with respect to said body portion to permit engagement and disengagement of said connection end portion and the latching element;
and
said format part is configured to be moved, upon connection to or disconnection from the receiving element, in a direction essentially parallel to a vertical rotational axis of a rotary container processing machine.

3 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Container filling plant for handling different containers, and a method of operating a container filling plant for handling different containers

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Container filling plant for handling different containers, and a method of operating a container filling plant for handling different containers

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