Apparatus for conveying packages
AssigneeKrones AG
InventorsRoland Kaes, Walter Oberpriller
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Abstract
An apparatus (1) for conveying packages (10), comprising a first conveying device (4) which conveys the packages (10) in a predefined conveying direction (r), and a rotating device (6) which rotates at least some of the packages (10) by a predefined angle of rotation with respect to a predefined axis of rotation, wherein the rotating device (6) comprises at least one gripping device (12) which grips the packages (10) for the rotation process. According to the invention, the conveying speed of the first conveying device (4) is synchronised with a movement speed of the gripping device (12).
Claims16
Apparatus (1) for conveying packages (10), comprising a first conveying device (4) which conveys the packages (10) in a predefined conveying direction (R), a rotating device (6) which rotates at least some of the packages (10) by a predefined angle of rotation with respect to a predefined axis of rotation, wherein the rotating device (6) comprises at least one gripping device (12) which grips the packages (10) for the rotation process, wherein the gripping device can move in the conveying direction (R), wherein the conveying speed of the first conveying device (4) is synchronised with a movement speed of the gripping device (12).
Method for conveying packages (10), wherein the packages (10) are conveyed in a predefined conveying direction (R) by means of a first conveying device (4) and are rotated about a predefined axis of rotation by means of a rotating device (6), wherein the packages (10) are rotated during conveying by the first conveying device (4), wherein the packages (10) are gripped by means of moving gripping devices (12) in order to carry out the rotation process, wherein the movement of these gripping devices (12) is synchronised with the movement of the conveying device (4).
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