235 patents
Utility
Apparatus for transforming plastic preforms into plastic containers having a proportional valve
9 Jan 24
Provided is an apparatus for transforming plastic preforms into plastic containers having at least one transforming station which has a blow molding device, within which the plastic preforms are able to be transformed into the plastic containers by application with a flowable medium, having an application device which applies the flowable medium to the plastic preforms and having a stretching device which has a rod-like body which is able to be introduced into the plastic preforms, in order to stretch the plastic preforms at least temporarily during their transforming process in the longitudinal direction thereof, wherein the stretching device has a drive device for moving the rod-like body as well as a control device for controlling the drive device and wherein the apparatus has a valve arrangement which controls the application of the plastic preforms with the flowable medium with at least two different pressure levels.
Eduard Handschuh, Klaus Voth
Filed: 6 Nov 20
Utility
Apparatus for treating containers with linear drive, as well as linear drive
2 Jan 24
Provided is an apparatus for treating containers, having a treatment device for treating the containers, and a carrier which is arranged such that it can move linearly with respect to a holder, wherein a plurality of rolling elements being arranged between the carrier and the holder and guiding the movement of the treatment device, wherein these rolling elements at least temporarily contact both a running surface of the carrier and a running surface of the holder, wherein the rolling elements are arranged in a rolling elements cage and move in the direction of movement, wherein this rolling element cage extends in the direction of movement and has a greater length than the holder.
Thomas Hoellriegl, Nina Habenschaden, Harald Effenberger
Filed: 9 Feb 22
Utility
Clamp device and container-handling apparatus
19 Dec 23
A clamp device for retaining a container in a container-handling apparatus, for example for retaining a drinks container at a neck portion or at a body portion, includes two clamp arms, which each have a retaining portion for retaining the container which is to be retained, and at least one prestressing element for prestressing the retaining portions towards one another, wherein for the purpose of adjusting the distance which is present between the retaining portions, the clamp arms are designed in a displaceable manner in relation to the prestressing of the at least one prestressing element.
Marco Leidel, Christoph Brandl, Bruno Landler
Filed: 19 May 21
Utility
Modular treatment apparatus for containers
5 Dec 23
Provided is an apparatus for treating containers and in particular plastic containers having a container treatment unit, wherein the apparatus has a main transport device which is suitable and intended to transport the containers along a predetermined transport path, wherein the container treatment device has at least two treatment devices which are suitable and intended to treat the containers in a predetermined manner, having a feed and discharge unit which is suitable and intended to feed containers to be treated to the at least first treatment unit and to discharge containers already been treated from the first treatment device and having a media supply unit which is suitable and intended to feed media to the at least one first treatment unit.
Bernhard Domeier, Benedikt Boettcher, Eduard Handschuh, Klaus Voth
Filed: 25 Sep 20
Utility
Blow moulding machine with tempered base mould
5 Dec 23
An apparatus for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers with at least one forming station which forms the plastic preforms into the plastic containers by the action of a flowable medium, wherein the forming station has a blow mould which forms a cavity, within which the plastic preforms are formed into the plastic containers.
Konrad Senn, Andreas Pense, Markus Kulzer
Filed: 9 Nov 21
Utility
Blow mould for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers with air discharge as well as base part for a blow mould
5 Dec 23
A blow mould for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers, having at least two blow to mould side parts and a base part, which form a cavity, within which plastic preforms can be formed into the plastic containers by being acted upon by a flowable medium, wherein an inner wall of the blow mould side parts and of the base part having a contour which produces a predetermined shape of the plastic containers to be produced, wherein a plurality of openings being provided in at least one section of the base part, which openings allow a gaseous medium to be discharged during an expansion process of the plastic container.
Bastian Tissmer, Peter Knapp
Filed: 29 Mar 22
Utility
Apparatus and method for monitoring printed containers
28 Nov 23
Monitoring device (50, 52) for monitoring a plurality of containers (10) which have been printed with at least one first image element (B1-B8) by a direct printing machine (20), having a transport device (40) which supplies and/or discharges the printed containers (10) to be monitored along a predefined transport path, in particular individually and successively, to the monitoring device (50, 52), wherein the monitoring device (50, 52) monitors the printed containers (10) at least with respect to the first image element (B1-B8) applied by the direct printing machine (20), and has a memory device (53) which stores the at least one set of first image elements (B1-B8) to be monitored.
Anton Niedermeier
Filed: 4 Sep 18
Utility
Machine and method for treating and in particular transporting plastic parisons
28 Nov 23
Disclosed is a device for handling plastic parisons with a storage device which serves for storing a plurality of plastic parisons and with at least one transport device which transports the plastic parisons along a predetermined transport path from the storage device to a processing device.
Florian Nebl, Dieter Wuensche, Juergen Soellner
Filed: 5 Jun 18
Utility
Container-processing system and method having safety-oriented management of settings for a container-processing system
14 Nov 23
The invention relates to a container-processing system and to a method having safety-oriented management of settings for a container-processing system.
Theodor Bielmeier, Timo Pronold, Pino-Guiseppe Palumbo, Thomas Stauber, Stefan Schmidt
Filed: 29 Jan 19
Utility
Apparatus and method for filling a container with a filling product
14 Nov 23
An apparatus and method for handling a container, comprising filling the container with a filling product, for example with a beverage in a beverage bottling plant, wherein the apparatus has: a valve main body with an outlet for introducing the filling product into the container and with a swirl chamber which is fluidically connected to the outlet and is configured to induce a swirling motion in the filling product as the latter is being introduced into the container; a valve cone which is at least partially arranged in the valve body, defines an axial direction and through which a gas duct penetrates in the axial direction; and a sensor device with a sensor head which is configured to detect at least one signal and is arranged in the gas duct.
Valentin Becher
Filed: 30 Nov 21
Utility
Clamp device, clamp jaw, and container-handling apparatus
7 Nov 23
A clamp device for retaining a container in a container-handling apparatus, for example for retaining a drinks container in a container-handling apparatus of a bottling plant, includes two clamp arms which can be moved relative to one another, wherein at least one clamp arm has an interchangeable clamp jaw with a retaining portion for retaining the container which is to be retained, wherein the clamp jaw has a latching element for undergoing a form fit with a recess formed in the associated clamp arm.
Felix Zeitler, Bernhard Heinze
Filed: 19 May 21
Utility
Method and system for remote monitoring of plants and in particular plants for the beverage production industry
7 Nov 23
Provided is a method for remote monitoring of a production plant and in particular a packaging plant, the plant has a plurality of working units as well as a data collection device, to which these working units are connected at least partially and/or at least intermittently for data transmission, wherein the data collection device collects relevant data for the working units and wherein a data transmission device transmits data from the data collection device to a data recording device, wherein at least one characteristic and in particular a type and/or a scope of the data to be transmitted can be determined by a user and in particular by a user of the data collection device.
Johann Zistler
Filed: 28 Aug 17
Utility
Buffer device and method for buffering containers
7 Nov 23
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.
Helmut Schuesslburner, Konrad Senn
Filed: 16 Mar 20
Utility
Beverage processing system and method for filling a beverage into containers
7 Nov 23
Beverage processing system for filling a beverage into containers with a filler with several filling valves for filling the beverage into the containers, where the filling valves are each configured having a filling device for filling at least two components of the beverage into one of the containers, a capper for closing the container filled with the beverage, and with a conveyor for transporting the containers at least from the filler to the capper, characterised in that the beverage processing system comprises at least one gas analysis device for quality control of the mixed beverage filled into the containers, and in that the at least one gas analysis device each comprises a gas suctioning device for suctioning gas from a head region of the containers filled with the beverage and an analyzer for analyzing the suctioned gas.
Ute Winter, Patrick Engelhard, Valentin Becher, Eva Beierle
Filed: 28 May 19
Utility
Container processing system
7 Nov 23
The invention relates to a container processing system (10A-10U) for processing containers (12).
Stefan Scherl, August Peutl, Heinrich Bielmeier, Florian Lauterbach, Roland Laumer, Stefan Elsperger, Michael Neubauer, Alexander Kaiser, Wolfgang Roidl, Frank Winzinger
Filed: 27 Jul 21
Utility
Clamping device for holding a container
31 Oct 23
A clamping device for holding a container in a container handling device, for example for holding a beverage container by a neck portion, includes a first clamping arm arranged on a support plate pivotably about a first pivot shaft and having a holding portion for contact against the container to be held, and a second clamping arm arranged on the support plate pivotably about a second pivot shaft and having a holding portion for contact against the container to be held.
Bruno Landler
Filed: 20 Nov 20
Utility
Modular robot system for a container processing facility
24 Oct 23
Modular robot system for a container processing facility, comprising a mobile platform, which comprises a chassis that is supported on the floor for moving in a working area of the container processing facility, and comprising multiple robot units of different types for carrying out jobs of different types in the container processing facility, wherein the mobile platform and/or the robot units are designed such that the robot units can selectively be connected to the mobile platform in order to transport each robot unit in the container processing facility and position it for the respective job.
Wolfgang Hahn
Filed: 17 Jul 19
Utility
Method and apparatus for analyzing plastic preforms
24 Oct 23
Disclosed is a method analysing plastic preforms, wherein plastic preforms are transported along a predetermined transport path by a transport device and an infrared absorption coefficient is determined in at least one region of the plastic preform, wherein, in order to determine the infrared absorption coefficient of the plastic preform, infrared radiation is applied to the plastic preform by a first radiation device and radiation passing through the plastic preform is received by at least one receiving device and an infrared absorption behaviour of the plastic preform is determined from this received radiation, wherein the radiation device acts upon the plastic preforms with infrared radiation in a predetermined wavelength range and an evaluation device evaluates the radiation as a function of its wavelength in a wavelength range from 1500 nm to 2000 nm.
Philipp Olenberg, Simon Fischer, Robert Aust, Jochen Forsthoevel
Filed: 30 Dec 21
Utility
Method for producing a relief-like printed image on containers
17 Oct 23
A method for producing a relief-like printed image on containers is described in which print layers are layered onto one another by way of jet application of a printing paint, an ink, a varnish, or an adhesive from at least one print head onto a container, thereby producing elevated regions of the printed image.
Peggy Augst, Alexandra Lyashenko
Filed: 28 Jan 22
Utility
Apparatus for heating plastic preforms with stationary applicator
17 Oct 23
An apparatus for heating plastic preforms with a transport device which includes holding devices for holding the plastic preforms and wherein the transport path has at least one heating portion inside which the plastic preforms are heated, and with a heating device arranged stationarily at least in portions along the transport path and which heats the plastic preforms transported by the transport device during their transport through the heating portion, wherein the heating device has at least one in particular stationary applicator device which is configured for bombarding the plastic preforms with microwaves to heat them.
Alexander Feigl, Christian Betz, Johann Zimmerer, Konrad Senn, Christian Compera
Filed: 6 Sep 18