US 2026/0296800 A1 · Device for Transporting and Needs-Based Buffering of Containers

Abstract

A device for transporting and needs-based buffering of containers includes an inlet, a distribution region, a buffer region, an outlet, and a control unit. Containers can be transported along a first direction at the inlet. The distribution region has at least two transport belts movable independently of each other in a second direction opposite to the first direction. Containers fed from the distribution region to the buffer region can be conveyed and buffered independently of each other in a third direction transverse to the second direction in at least two buffer tracks. Containers can be fed from the buffer region to the outlet, where they can be conveyed along a fourth direction parallel to the third direction. The control unit controls the device such that that containers are fed, according to an order in the inlet, to the outlet in substantially the same order after passing through the buffer region.

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Dependent claims

A device for transporting and needs-based buffering of containers, the device comprising:

an inlet in which containers can be transported along a first direction;
a distribution region comprising at least two transport belts movable independently of each other in a second direction opposite to the first direction, wherein the containers can be fed from the inlet to the distribution region;
a buffer region to which containers can be fed from the distribution region, wherein the containers in the buffer region can be conveyed and buffered independently of each other in a third direction transverse to the second direction in at least two buffer tracks;
and
an outlet to which containers can be fed from the buffer region and in which containers can be conveyed along a fourth direction parallel to the third direction;
wherein the device comprises a control unit configured to control the at least two transport belts and the at least two buffer tracks such that containers are fed, according to an order in the inlet, to the outlet in substantially the same order after passing through the buffer region.

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A method for transporting and needs-based buffering of containers, using a device for transporting and needs-based buffering of containers, the device including

an inlet in which containers can be transported along a first direction,
a distribution region comprising at least two transport belts movable independently of each other in a second direction opposite to the first direction, wherein the containers can be fed from the inlet to the distribution region,
a buffer region to which containers can be fed from the distribution region, wherein the containers in the buffer region can be conveyed and buffered independently of each other in a third direction transverse to the second direction in at least two buffer tracks, and
an outlet to which containers can be fed from the buffer region and in which containers can be conveyed along a fourth direction parallel to the third direction, wherein the device comprises a control unit configured to control the at least two transport belts and the at least two buffer tracks,
the method comprising:
controlling the at least two transport belts and the at least two buffer tracks using the control unit such that containers are fed, according to an order in the inlet, to the outlet in substantially the same order after passing through the buffer region.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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