Method and a device for transporting identified packaging units

A method according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterised by

• allowing the transport containers to move along the circular path as an endless, moving row of containers.

A method according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterised in

• that the circular path has both horizontal and vertical portions.

A method according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterised by

• moving the transport containers along the path using a chain or line.

A method according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterised in

• that the transport containers move at a constant speed along the transport path.

A method according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterised in

• that the articles are empty packaging units, e.g., cans of metal or plastic, or bottles of plastic or glass.

A method according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterised in

• that the transport containers are inspected by a television camera to determine at least one of the following features:
• that just one article is in the dedicated transport container, that the transport container is emptied at the desired article delivery location, that the article is not a strange article, and that the article is in a unitary state.

A device according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterised in

• that a television camera is placed above the movement path of the transport containers to cooperate with an article recognition means in order to establish at least one of the following features:
• that only one article is in the dedicated transport container, that the transport container is emptied at a desired article delivery location, that the article is not a strange article, and that the article is in a unitary state.