Container handling machine foot
AssigneeKHS GmbH
InventorMichael Beisel
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Abstract
A container handling machine, such as a container filling machine or container closing machine, is used to handle containers, such as bottles, cans, and similar containers, which containers are configured to hold or contain a beverage, such as water, soft drinks, beer, wine, and juices, or a similar product for transport and consumption by consumers of beverages and similar products. Such container handling machines are usually supported on container handling machine feet, which can be adjusted in height.
Claims16
A container handling machine foot to support at least a portion of a container handling machine or a beverage bottling machine configured to handle containers, such as bottles, cans, and similar containers, configured to hold a liquid product, such as a beverage or other liquid product, said container handling machine foot comprising:
- a carrier arrangement being configured to be mounted or disposed on a floor of a container handling plant;
- said carrier arrangement being adjustable along a central axis thereof to permit adjustment of an overall length of the container handling machine foot;
- said carrier arrangement comprising:
- a carrying spindle comprising a first end portion, a second end portion, and a body portion;
- a base plate connected to said second end portion of said carrying spindle;
- and a load sleeve arrangement being connected to and disposed to surround a portion of said carrying spindle;
- said carrying spindle comprising at least one external thread portion disposed on an outer surface of said body portion of said carrying spindle;
- said load sleeve arrangement comprising at least one internal thread portion disposed on an inner surface of said load sleeve arrangement;
- said at least one external thread portion of said carrying spindle being configured and disposed to engage with said at least one internal thread portion of said load sleeve arrangement to permit relative axial adjustment of said carrying spindle and said load sleeve arrangement with respect to one another;
- a support arrangement being disposed co-axially or essentially co-axially with said carrier arrangement;
- said support arrangement being connected to said load sleeve arrangement to permit said support arrangement to be supported by said load sleeve arrangement upon installation of said container handling machine foot;
- at least said first end portion of said carrying spindle being disposed in an interior space of said support arrangement;
- a sleeve arrangement being disposed co-axially or essentially co-axially with said carrier arrangement;
- said sleeve arrangement being disposed to surround at least a portion of said support arrangement;
- said sleeve arrangement being axially movable with respect to said support arrangement;
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- said sleeve arrangement being configured and disposed to surround and shield at least uncovered portions of said carrier arrangement from a surrounding environment;
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- said sleeve arrangement having a first end portion disposed at said support arrangement and a second end portion disposed at said base plate, said second end portion of said sleeve arrangement having a connection section being detachably connected to said base plate, and said connection section being connected to said base plate in a snap fit connection;
- said base plate having a projecting structure, and said connection section having a resilient latch structure configured to be temporarily displaced by said projecting structure upon connection to said base plate, and configured to snap back from displacement upon movement of said latch structure past said projecting structure
- wherein said base plate comprises at least one passage opening;
- and the container handling machine foot further comprises at least one anchoring structure disposed to pass through said at least one passage opening and configured to anchor said base plate to the floor of the container handling plant.
A container handling machine foot sleeve arrangement configured to support at least a portion of a container handling machine or a beverage bottling machine configured to handle containers, such as bottles, cans, and similar containers, configured to hold a liquid product, such as a beverage or other liquid product, said container handling machine foot sleeve arrangement comprising:
- a sleeve being configured in the shape of a hollow cylinder;
- said sleeve being configured to be disposed to surround at least a portion of a carrier arrangement and a support arrangement of a container handling machine foot, said carrier arrangement and said support arrangement are configured to be connected together, wherein a portion of said carrier arrangement is configured to be covered by at least said support arrangement, and are configured to be relatively axial adjustable with respect to one another to permit adjustment of an overall length of the container handling machine foot;
- said sleeve being configured to be movable with respect to said carrier arrangement to permit adjustment of a position of said sleeve;
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- said sleeve being configured to be disposed to surround and shield at least uncovered portions of said carrier arrangement from a surrounding environment;
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- said sleeve having a first end portion and a second end portion, said second end portion having a connection section configured to be detachably connected to a base plate of the container handling machine foot;
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- said connection section being configured to be connected to the base plate in a snap fit connection, said connection section having a resilient latch structure configured to be temporarily displaced upon connection to the base plate and to snap back from displacement upon movement of said latch structure past a projecting structure of the base plate
- wherein the base plate comprises at least one passage opening;
- and the container handling machine foot further comprises at least one anchoring structure disposed to pass through said at least one passage opening and configured to anchor the base plate to a floor of a container handling plant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.