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US 2008/0304950 A1Published application
Apparatus and Method For Turning Containers
AssigneeTetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
InventorRichard Persson
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AssigneeTetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
InventorRichard Persson
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The disclosure relates to an apparatus (10) comprising a turning mechanism which is adapted to change the orientation of a number of packaging containers (12) in motion in a filling machine, from a first orientation (20) to a second orientation (22), comprising a conveyor (26) provided with at least one carrier (28) to which at least one carrier unit is connected. According to the invention, the carrier unit is rotary in relation to the carrier (28) about a geometric axis of rotation and is adapted to carry the packaging container (12) in such a manner that the point of gravity of the packaging container during the change in orientation is substantially located on the geometric axis of rotation, and the point of gravity of the packaging container thereby maintains substantially the same direction and speed from the first to the second orientation (20, 22).
An apparatus comprising a turning mechanism which is adapted to change an orientation of a number of packaging containers in motion in a filling machine, from a first orientation to a second orientation, comprising:
A method of changing an orientation of a number of packaging containers in motion in a filling machine, from a first orientation to a second orientation, the method comprising the steps of:
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