Arrangement and method for transferring a container provided with a container opening

An arrangement (1), comprising:

• a first transport device (7), comprising a mover (14) that is configured to be levitated and/or moved by a magnetic field, and a second transport device (8), comprising a mover (14) that is configured to be levitated and/or moved by a magnetic field, for transferring at least one container (6) designed with a closable or closed container opening (9),
• wherein the first transport device (7) and the second transport device (8) are designed such that the at least one container (6) is able to be gripped by the first transport device (7) at least at one of an identical distance to or a different distance from the container opening (9) than by the second transport device (8), and
• the container (6) is in each case adapted to be gripped by the first transport device (7) and by the second transport device (8) at at least one gripping point (31) such that a plane (24) of the container (6), extending through the container (6) or intersecting the latter is positioned between the gripping points (31) of the first and of the second transport device (7, 8).

A method for transferring a container (6) provided with a container opening (9) from an input region (2) into an output region (3), the method comprising:

• holding the container (6) in the input region (2) by a first transport device (7) located on a first side of a bulkhead (4),
• transferring the container (6) to a second transport device (8), which is disposed in the output region (3) located on an opposite side of the bulkhead (4), through an opening (5) in the bulkhead (4), wherein the input region (2) and the output region (3) are separated by the bulkhead (4), and for transferring the container, gripping the container (6) by the first transport device (7) at a different distance from the container opening (9) than gripping of the container (6) by the second transport device (8).