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US 2022/0177236 A1Published application
Buffer device and method for buffering containers
AssigneeKrones AG
InventorsHelmut SCHUESSLBURNER, Konrad SENN
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AssigneeKrones AG
InventorsHelmut SCHUESSLBURNER, Konrad SENN
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Buffer device for buffering containers, with an inlet, an inlet manipulator, a first buffer system, a transposition device, a second buffer system, an outlet manipulator, and an outlet, where containers can be transferred by the inlet manipulator from the inlet to the first buffer system and can be transported along a first direction in the first buffer system, where the transposition device can transfer containers from the first buffer system to the second buffer system, and the containers can be transported in the second buffer system along a second direction that is opposite to the first direction, and the containers can be removed from the second buffer system by the outlet manipulator and fed to the outlet, where the buffer capacity of the buffer device is adjustable.
A buffer device for buffering containers with an inlet, an inlet manipulator, a first buffer system, a transposition device, a second buffer system, an outlet manipulator, and an outlet, where containers can be transferred by said inlet manipulator from said inlet to said first buffer system and can be transported along a first direction in said first buffer system, where said transposition device can transfer containers from said first buffer system to said second buffer system, and said containers can be transported in said second buffer system along a second direction that is opposite to the first direction, and said containers can be removed from said second buffer system by said outlet manipulator and fed to said outlet, where a buffer capacity of said buffer device is adjustable.
A method for buffering containers with a buffer device which comprises an inlet, an inlet manipulator, a first buffer system, a transposition device, a second buffer system, an outlet manipulator, and an outlet, where containers are transferred by said inlet manipulator from said inlet to said first buffer system and are transported along a first direction in said first buffer system, where said transposition device transfers containers from said first buffer system to said second buffer system, and said containers are transported in said second buffer system along a second direction that is opposite to the first direction, and said containers are removed from said second buffer system by said outlet manipulator and fed to said outlet, where a buffer capacity of said buffer device is adjusted in dependence of a number of containers to be buffered.
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