Vacuum cylinder for a labeling apparatus
AssigneeKrones AG
InventorsDieter Hafner, Gundolf Kipper
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Abstract
A vacuum cylinder for a labeling apparatus may include a bottom support and a plurality of spaced-apart supporting elements. The bottom support may have a receiving opening for receiving a shaft in a rotationally fixed manner. The supporting elements may have a longitudinal dimension extending substantially perpendicular to a plane of the bottom support. Each of the supporting elements may be releasably connected to the bottom support via a first end section, and the bottom support may have a plurality of cutouts arranged in a radial direction of the bottom support between the receiving opening and the supporting elements.
Claims17
Connecting piece for a vacuum line and a suction opening, the connecting piece comprising:
- an essentially cylindrical main body having a first end and a second end, the main body having a through bore extending from a first opening at the first end to a second opening at the second end;
- an at least partially circumferential first collar at the first end of the main body, the first collar protruding radially inward into the through bore and sized and arranged such that a conduit inserted into the through bore at the second end and having an outside diameter sized to substantially match an inner diameter of the through bore will be stopped from exiting the first end of the main body by the first collar;
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- an at least partially circumferential second collar at the second end of the main body, the second collar protruding radially outward from the main body and sized and arranged such that a conduit placed over the main body at the first end and having an inside diameter sized to substantially match an outer diameter of the main body will be stopped from extending beyond the second end of the main body by the second collar.
Vacuum cylinder for a labeling apparatus, comprising:
- a substantially planar bottom support, the bottom support having a receiving opening for receiving a shaft in a rotationally fixed manner;
- a top support spaced from the bottom support;
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- a plurality of supporting elements, each element having a first end and a second end, the first end of each support element being releasably coupled to the bottom support and the second end of each support element being coupled to the top support, the supporting elements being spaced apart about peripheries of the bottom support and the top support, the supporting elements having a longitudinal dimension extending substantially perpendicular to the plane of the bottom support, the bottom support having a plurality of cutouts arranged in a radial direction of the bottom support between the receiving opening and the supporting elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.