Container processing system

A container processing system for performing processing on containers, the container processing system comprising:

• a container conveyer including a container conveying path for conveying the containers arranged in a row;
• a container processor for performing processing on the containers in a container processing area set lateral to a container transfer area set in a segment of the container conveying path;
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• a chamber having a gas flow control chamber;
• wherein the container conveyer includes a container carrier for conveying the containers arranged in the row along the container conveying path and a container transferer for moving, toward the container processing area, a container row including the plurality of containers arranged in the row in the container transfer area;
• the container processing area includes a first container processing area and a second container processing area, the first container processing area is set lateral to the container transfer area, the second container processing area is set on a side of the first container process area opposite to the container transfer area;
• a first container transferer is configured to move the container row including the plurality of containers arranged in the row in the container transfer area toward the first container processing area, and a second container transferer is configured to move the container row including the plurality of containers arranged in the row in the first container processing area toward the second container processing area;
• the chamber is disposed to extend between the first container processing area and the second container processing area, the chamber has a plurality of first container processing openings arranged in the container row direction and a plurality of second container processing openings arranged in the container row direction, the first container processing openings communicate the gas flow control chamber with outside of the chamber in the first container processing area, and the plurality of second container processing openings communicate with the gas flow control chamber with outside of the chamber in the second container processing area, and the plurality of first container processing openings and the plurality of second container processing openings are configured to allow upper portions of the containers to be inserted into the chamber.