Apparatus for processing containers

An apparatus for processing containers comprising:

• a processing station with a container conveyor configured to move the container through the processing station, and
• a discharge apparatus configured to discharge the container from the processing station, the discharge apparatus comprising a discharge star with a carrier configured to transport the containers;
• a discharge device arranged around the discharge star, the discharge device defining a discharge curve configured to guide guiding the containers;
• a container inlet arranged at a first end of the discharge device and configured to receive the containers from the processing station;
• and
• a container outlet arranged at a second end of the discharge device and configured to discharge the containers from the discharge apparatus,
• the discharge device comprising a discharge edge at the first end, the discharge edge arranged in a region of the container conveyor such that, in an operating state, the container is capable of being received by the discharge edge from the processing station into the container inlet, and the discharge star is arranged to be rotatable about an axis such that the container is capable of being transported by the carrier of the discharge star on a guideway delimited by the discharge curve and the discharge star from the container inlet to the container outlet, and
• the discharge star with the discharge device arranged to be displaceable in a radial direction extending orthogonal to the axis such that the discharge edge is capable of being moved relative to the container conveyor, and such that the discharge apparatus is capable of accommodating different container formats.