Linear transport system with minimal transport spacing

A transport system for transport of containers in a container treatment facility, comprising:

• a transport track comprising at least one long stator of a linear motor;
• and
• a plurality of transport elements for transporting one or multiple containers in a transport direction,
• wherein the plurality of transport elements are arranged movably on the transport track and each respective transport element of the plurality of transport elements comprises at least one secondary part for magnetic interaction with the at least one long stator,
• wherein each respective transport element comprises at least one sequence of magnets with an alternating polarity arranged on the at least one secondary part in such a way that the respective transport element can be moved along the transport track through magnetic interaction of the magnets of the at least one sequence with the long stator, and
• wherein for two successive transport elements of the plurality of transport elements an extension of at least a first magnet and a last magnet in the at least one sequence is chosen in such a reduced way, and an arrangement of at least the first magnet and the last magnet on the respective secondary part is chosen in such a way, that magnets of adjacent sequence ends of the two successive transport elements occupy areas which are overlap-free in a perpendicular direction to the transport direction.