Arrangement and method for coupling several groups of machine assemblies of a container processing device
AssigneeKrones AG
InventorsPeter Koch, Franz Sigl
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Abstract
An arrangement of several machine assemblies (34, 38). The machine assemblies are arranged in a way that the material flow between the machine assemblies (34, 38) is at least technically mutually coupled. The machine assemblies are subsequently arranged to form treatment stations and/or processing stations of a machine (10) for processing, treatment and/or filling of containers. A method for coupling several machine assemblies (34, 38). The assemblies are subsequently arranged to form treatment stations and/or processing stations of a machine (10) for processing, treatment and/or filling of containers.
Claims9
An arrangement of several machine assemblies, the arrangement comprising:
- a first machine assembly and a second machine assembly arranged subsequent to the first machine assembly and receiving material from the first machine assembly, the first and second machine assemblies forming processing stations of a machine for processing of containers;
- each of the first and second machine assemblies including components for at least one of air conveyance, air cooling and compressed air supply, the first machine assembly including a blower providing air to transport a film, the second machine assembly being fed with exhaust air from the blower;
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- a pressure boosting device arranged between the neighboring coupled first and second machine assemblies, the pressure boosting device increasing the pressure of the exhaust air from the blower and providing the compressed exhaust air to the second machine assembly for use in a film shrinking station downstream of the first machine assembly, the pressure boosting device being a compressor or a turbocompressor.
A method for coupling several machine assemblies subsequently arranged to form processing stations of a machine for processing of containers, each of the machine assemblies comprising components for at least one of air conveyance, air cooling and compressed air supply, the machine assemblies including a first machine assembly including a blower providing air to transport a film and a second machine assembly including a film shrinking station downstream of the first machine assembly, the method comprising:
- feeding the second machine assembly with exhaust air of the blower;
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- increasing the pressure of the exhaust air of the blower and providing the compressed exhaust air to the second machine assembly for use in the film shrinking station, the pressure being increased by a pressure boosting device arranged between neighboring coupled first and second machine assemblies of the machine assemblies, the pressure boosting device being a compressor or a turbocompressor.
An arrangement of several machine assemblies, the arrangement comprising:
- a first machine assembly and a second machine assembly arranged subsequent to the first machine assembly and receiving material from the first machine assembly, the first and second machine assemblies forming processing stations of a machine for processing of containers;
- each of the first and second machine assemblies including components for at least one of air conveyance, air cooling and compressed air supply, the first machine assembly including a blower providing air to transport a film, the second machine assembly being fed with exhaust air from the blower;
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- a means for pressure boosting arranged between the neighboring coupled first and second machine assemblies, the means for pressure boosting increasing the pressure of the exhaust air from the blower and providing the compressed exhaust air to the second machine assembly for use in a film shrinking station downstream of the first machine assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.