Sterilization machine and method for sterilizing packaging containers
AssigneeTetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
InventorsJonas Dickner, Håkan Mellbin, Roger Lindgren, Mats Åkesson
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Abstract
Sterilization apparatus for sterilizing packaging containers, the sterilization apparatus comprising a first carousel for supporting a plurality of sterilization devices, the sterilization devices being adapted to sterilize an interior of the packaging containers by electron beam irradiation, and a transport system for transporting the packaging containers, the transport system comprising a second carousel coaxial with the first carousel, wherein the first carousel comprises a first rotatable shaft and the second carousel comprises a separate second rotatable shaft coaxial with the first rotatable shaft.
Claims19
Sterilization apparatus for sterilizing a plurality of packaging containers, the sterilization apparatus comprising:
- a first carousel for supporting a plurality of sterilization devices, the sterilization devices being adapted to sterilize an interior of the packaging containers by electron beam irradiation, and
- a transport system comprising a second carousel for transporting the plurality of packaging container such that each of the plurality of packaging containers is aligned with one of the plurality of sterilization devices supported on the first carousel, the second carousel being coaxial with the first carousel,
- wherein
- the first carousel comprises a first rotatable shaft, and
- the second carousel comprises a separate second rotatable shaft coaxial with the first rotatable shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.