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US 2016/0244271 A1Published application
Device and Method for Distributing and Grouping Containers
AssigneeKrones AG
InventorsRalf Walter, Stefan Elsperger, Michael Neubauer
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AssigneeKrones AG
InventorsRalf Walter, Stefan Elsperger, Michael Neubauer
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A device for distributing and grouping containers in a container treatment assembly, including an infeed conveyor which is configured to convey a plurality of containers in a single-lane infeed flow; an outfeed conveyor which is configured to convey the containers away in multiple lanes; and a transfer conveyor associated with the infeed and the outfeed conveyor and having a plurality of circulating guide elements for the containers; where the transfer conveyor is adapted to separate the containers in a standing position by way of the circulating guide elements from the single-lane infeed flow to the multi-lane outfeed flow by selective guiding, in particular, by pushing them forward and/or decelerating them.
A device for distributing and grouping containers in a container treatment assembly, comprising:
A method for distributing and grouping containers in a container treatment assembly, comprising:
The method according to claim 23, where said containers are at least one of decelerated by mechanical engagement of at least one stop element of said guide elements, or pushed forward by mechanical engagement of at least one push element of the guide elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.