Container treatment machine

An apparatus comprising treatment stations for treating containers, and a container-treatment machine to which said treatment stations are connected, said container-treatment machine comprising a frame, first and second parallel transport devices for conveying said containers, and intermediate conveyors, said intermediate conveyors comprising a first intermediate conveyor, wherein said treatment stations are arranged between said first and second transport-devices, wherein said intermediate conveyors convey containers to corresponding ones of said treatment stations, wherein said intermediate conveyors extend transversely between said first and second transport-devices, wherein said treatment stations comprise treatment modules that are held on said frame so as to be removable from operating positions thereof, said treatment modules comprising a first treatment module, and wherein said containers are selected from the group consisting of large cans, small casks, and kegs with valve closures or fittings, wherein said container-treatment machine comprises central fluid lines, wherein said first treatment module comprises peripheral fluid lines, and wherein said apparatus further comprises a fluid interface between said central fluid lines and said peripheral fluid lines, wherein said fluid interface comprises first and second coupling flanges, wherein said first coupling flange is arranged on said frame at an operating position of said first treatment module, wherein said first coupling flange interacts with said second coupling flange, and wherein, as a result of said interaction, said central fluid lines and said peripheral fluid lines are connected to each other.

An apparatus comprising treatment stations for treating containers, and a container-treatment machine to which said treatment stations are connected, said container-treatment machine comprising a frame, first and second parallel transport devices for conveying said containers, and intermediate conveyors, said intermediate conveyors comprising a first intermediate conveyor, wherein said treatment stations are arranged between said first and second transport-devices, wherein said intermediate conveyors convey containers to corresponding ones of said treatment stations, wherein said intermediate conveyors extend transversely between said first and second transport-devices, wherein said treatment stations comprise treatment modules that are held on said frame so as to be removable from operating positions thereof, said treatment modules comprising a first treatment module, and wherein said containers are selected from the group consisting of large cans, small casks, and kegs with valve closures or fittings, said apparatus further comprising first electrical lines, second electrical lines, a first electrical interface, and a second electrical interface, wherein said first electrical lines and said first electrical interface are constituents of said container-treatment machine, wherein said second electrical lines and said second electrical interface are constituents of said first treatment module, wherein, when said first treatment module is in an operating position thereof, said second electrical interface engages said first electrical interface thereby causing electrical connection between said first and second electrical lines.