System and method for transporting, filling and closing the containers

Abstract

A system for transporting, filling and closing containers (4) transported in an at least two rows comprising a placing section (11), a filling section (12) and a closing section (13), wherein it further comprises: an at least one magnetic linear transport line (3) extending through the placing section (11), the filing section (12) and the closing section (13); a plurality of transport carts (10) attached to the at least one magnetic linear transport line (3) configured to move along the at least one magnetic linear transport line (3); a plurality of holder pairs (1), wherein each of the holder pair (1) comprises a first holder (2a) and a second holder (2b), wherein each of the first holder (2a) and the second holder (2b) comprises a first end portion (8a) and a second end portion (8b), wherein at least the first end portion (8a) of the first holder (2a) is attached to the first transport cart (10) and at least the first end of the second holder (2b) is attached to the second transport cart (10) wherein each of the first end portion (8a) of each of the first holder (2a) and the second holder (2b) is attached to the different transport cart (10), wherein the first holder (2a) and the second holder (2b) comprise at least two first contact areas (5a) placed such, that the first contact areas (5a) of the first holder (2a) are facing toward the first contact areas (5a) of the second holder (2b), that is toward an inside of the holder pair (1); at least one automatic placing device (7), configured for placing the containers (4) between the holder pair (1), located in the placing section (11); wherein the filing section (12) is downstream of the placing section (11), wherein the filling section (12) comprises at least one filler unit (18) comprising at least two rows of at least one filler, configured to fill all rows of the containers (4) moved to the filling section (12), wherein the closing section (13) is downstream of the filling section (12), wherein the closing section (13) comprises at least two closing subsection (13a) and wherein each of the closing subsection (13a) comprising one row of at least one closing device (22) and wherein all closing devices (22) in each closing subsection (13a) are configured to put closure on one row of the containers (4), wherein each closing subsections (13a) is configured to put the closure on a different row of the containers (4).

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.