Container processing apparatus and method
AssigneeMars, Incorporated
InventorsGebhard KREGEL, Andrey GLUKHOV, Marco HEUVER
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Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus for receiving and processing containers by conducting a plurality of processing steps, the apparatus comprising a plurality of processing stations, wherein the apparatus is configured such that a processing step is conducted at each processing station, wherein the plurality of processing stations comprises an infeed station for receiving the containers; a filling station for filling the containers with a product; and an output station for dispensing the filled containers; wherein the apparatus is configured to move the containers through the plurality of processing stations in a rotary manner about a substantially horizontal central axis.
Claims32
An apparatus for receiving and processing containers by conducting a plurality of processing steps, the apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of processing stations, wherein the apparatus is configured such that a processing step is conducted at each processing station, wherein the plurality of processing stations comprises
- an infeed station for receiving the containers;
- a filling station for filling the containers with a product;
- and
- an output station for dispensing the filled containers;
- wherein the apparatus is configured to move the containers through the plurality of processing stations in a rotary manner about a substantially horizontal central axis.
A method of processing a container, wherein the method comprises the following steps:
- introducing a container into an apparatus at an infeed station;
- conveying the container to a filling station of the apparatus;
- filling the container with a product at the filling station;
- conveying the container to an output station of the apparatus;
- and
- dispensing the filled container from the apparatus at the output station;
- wherein the conveying steps move the container in a rotary manner about a substantially horizontal central axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.