DE102020120286A1 - Device for clamping and transporting objects - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates, inter alia, to a device (10) for clamping and transporting objects (12), preferably containers. The device (10) has a planar drive system (14) with a base element (16) and a plurality of movement devices (18, 20) which can be moved independently of one another with respect to the base element (16). The several movement devices (18, 20) each have at least one clamping recess (22). An object (12) can be clamped or is clamped between two clamping recesses, which are directed toward one another, by two movement devices (18, 20) of the plurality of movement devices (18, 20). The device advantageously enables flexible object handling.

Description

technical field

The present disclosure relates to a device for clamping and transporting objects, preferably containers, with a planar drive system. The present disclosure also relates to a container treatment system for treating containers with a device for transporting objects, preferably containers.

Technical background

Containers of various geometries and shapes are transported through the individual system parts in filling and packaging systems, where they are filled, closed, labeled, inspected and discharged, grouped and packaged.

the DE 10 2014 214 697 A1 discloses, for example, a device for filling a container. A filling station fills at least one container. At least one container receptacle transports the container relative to the filling station. A drive surface and at least one mover that can be magnetically coupled to the drive surface are provided. The mover is arranged to be displaceable and/or rotatable in at least two degrees of freedom on the drive surface and the container holder is arranged on the mover.

the EP 3 172 156 B1 discloses a drive surface that covers two transport systems transversely to their transport direction. The drive surface is arranged slightly above the top of the transport systems in such a way that movers are able to pick up supplied products with at least partial vertical movement and deposit them in a container. Two movers each grab a group of supplied products. A handling device of the mover is, for example, L-shaped and includes several receptacles for the products. All recordings are directed parallel downwards when picking up the products.

The invention is based on the object of creating an alternative and/or improved device for transporting objects, preferably containers. However, cans, flacons, beverage cartons or medicine bottles would also be conceivable.

Summary of the Invention

The object is achieved by the features of independent claim 1. Advantageous developments are specified in the dependent claims and the description.

One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a device for transporting objects, preferably containers. The apparatus includes a planar drive system having a base and a plurality of motion devices independently movable with respect to the base. The multiple movement devices each have at least one clamping recess. An object, preferably an object base (e.g. container base) of the object, can be clamped or is clamped for transport between two clamping recesses directed towards one another by two moving devices of the plurality of moving devices.

The device advantageously enables flexible object or container handling. The object can be clamped without an additional, powered clamping device. Instead, the clamping functionality can be provided by the moving devices themselves. The movement devices can apply defined forces against each other when clamping. The terminal recesses can also be implemented very easily. The objects can, for example, be guided through all treatment steps of a container treatment plant by means of the device. During transport, for example, a container neck (e.g. bottle neck) can remain free, so that filling or closing of the container is not impeded by the clamping.

The clamping recesses can preferably lie directly opposite one another when the object is clamped and transported.

In one exemplary embodiment, the at least one clamping cutout has a peripheral surface, preferably oriented vertically, for clamping the object (for example a lateral surface of the object).

In one development, a shape of the peripheral surface is adapted to a shape of a peripheral surface of the object to be clamped. Alternatively or additionally, for example, a shape of the peripheral surface can essentially be a negative shape of a peripheral surface of the object to be clamped.

In a further exemplary embodiment, the peripheral surface of the at least one clamping recess has a concave, circular (e.g. semi-circular arc-shaped), elliptical arc-shaped, bowl-shaped or trough-shaped cross-section, the cross-section preferably being constant along an entire length (e.g. height) of the peripheral surface.

In one embodiment, the at least one clamping recess is a recessed Run a paragraph or step back. Alternatively or additionally, the at least one clamping recess is open at the top, open or closed at the bottom and/or open towards a longitudinal or transverse side of the respective movement device.

In one embodiment, the at least one clamping recess is delimited downwards by a ramped base surface, preferably to facilitate picking up the object between the clamping recesses directed towards one another, the ramped base surface preferably being adjacent to the peripheral surface.

In a further embodiment, the plurality of movement devices each have a drive part for interacting (e.g. magnetically) with the base element and a clamping element which is connected to the drive part and which has at least one clamping recess. Advantageously, the clamping recess can be integrated into the movement devices in a simple manner.

Alternatively, the plurality of moving devices can each have a drive part for interacting (eg magnetically) with the base element, and the at least one clamping recess forms a section of an outer contour of the drive part. An additional clamping element for the clamping recess can thus advantageously be dispensed with. Instead, the clamping recess can be integrated directly into the drive part, for example in a housing of the drive part.

In one embodiment variant, an object to be transported is picked up by two movement devices of the plurality of movement devices moving towards one another and preferably by a lifting movement of the two movement devices with respect to the base element.

In a further embodiment variant, a transported object is released by a movement away from one another of two movement devices of the plurality of movement devices and preferably by a lifting movement of the two movement devices with respect to the base element.

In one embodiment, the several movement devices each have several clamping recesses, preferably at least two, three or many clamping recesses and/or at least one clamping recess per peripheral outside of the respective movement device.

For example, the movement devices can have a polygonal (for example triangular, square) or round basic shape.

In a further development, the several clamping recesses per movement device are at least partially shaped in the same way, preferably for the simultaneous transport of several objects of the same shape. In this way, for example, a flexible container grouping can advantageously be made possible.

In another embodiment, the multiple moving devices for transporting multiple objects form a matrix with multiple rows and multiple columns and clamps the objects to be transported between them by means of the multiple clamping recesses per moving device. Preferably, four objects can be clamped simultaneously in a 2x2 matrix, seven objects can be clamped simultaneously in a 3x2 matrix or 2x3 matrix, and/or twelve objects can be clamped simultaneously in a 3x3 matrix.

In one embodiment, the several clamping recesses for each movement device are at least partially shaped differently, preferably for changing the object format between different object formats by means of a corresponding rotation of the respective movement device. In this way, a particularly rapid format change of, for example, significantly less than 1 second can advantageously be made possible. Alternatively or additionally, a mixed transport of objects in a matrix can also be possible.

In a further embodiment, the base element is aligned essentially horizontally and/or the plurality of movement devices are movably arranged on an upper side or an underside of the base element. Alternatively, the basic element can be aligned essentially vertically, for example.

In a further embodiment, the several movement devices are designed in the same way.

In one embodiment variant, the planar drive system is designed as a magnetic planar drive system. For example, the plurality of movement devices can be moveable independently of one another with respect to the base element by means of magnetic interaction with the base element. The movers may also be rotated (e.g., yaw) with respect to the base member via magnetic interaction with the base member. The movement devices can also be used by means of magnetic interaction with the base element can be tilted (e.g., pitch and/or roll) with respect to the primitive. The moving devices can also move vertically up or down with respect to the base by means of magnetic interaction with the base. In particular, the lifting movement can be used to switch from the transport method back to conventional transport methods, such as transfer stars. The pitching of the movement device can be used to facilitate detection of the filling level of an object. The yaw of the moving device can bsp. be used for a labeling process.

Alternatively, the planar drive system can be designed, for example, as a fluid dynamic planar drive system. For example, the plurality of movement devices can be movable (e.g. floating) independently of one another over the base element by means of an air cushion generated by a fluid conveying device (e.g. compressor). Air jets can preferably be directed from the base element to the movement devices, and/or vice versa.

It is possible that the planar drive system has a control unit that controls a movement of the moving devices, e.g. B. for clamping and / or transporting the object by moving the plurality of moving devices.

The term “control unit” can preferably refer to electronics (e.g. with microprocessor(s) and data memory) which, depending on the training, can take on control tasks and/or regulation tasks and/or processing tasks. Even if the term “control” is used here, it can also appropriately include or mean “regulation” or “control with feedback” and “processing”.

It is possible for the device to have a plurality of units each having (at least) two moving devices for clamping and transporting an object in each case.

A further aspect of the present disclosure relates to a container treatment system for treating containers. The container treatment system has (at least) one container treatment device, which is designed to produce, clean, fill, close, check, label, print, group and/or pack the containers. The container treatment plant comprises the device as disclosed herein arranged upstream or downstream of the container treatment device with respect to a container flow or integrated into the container treatment device.

The preferred embodiments and features of the invention described above can be combined with one another as desired.

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• 1 eine schematische Seitenansicht einer Vorrichtung zum Klemmen und Transportieren von Objekten, vorzugsweise Behältern, gemäß einem Ausführungsbeispiel der vorliegenden Offenbarung;
• 2 eine schematische Draufsicht auf die beispielhafte Vorrichtung zum Klemmen und Transportieren von Objekten aus 1;
• 3 eine schematische Seitenansicht einer Vorrichtung zum Klemmen und Transportieren von Objekten, vorzugsweise Behältern, gemäß einem weiteren Ausführungsbeispiel der vorliegenden Offenbarung;
• 4 eine schematische Draufsicht auf eine Vorrichtung zum Klemmen und Transportieren von Objekten, vorzugsweise Behältern, gemäß einem weiteren anderen Ausführungsbeispiel der vorliegenden Offenbarung; und
• 5 eine schematische Draufsicht auf eine Vorrichtung zum Klemmen und Transportieren von Objekten, vorzugsweise Behältern, gemäß einem weiteren anderen Ausführungsbeispiel der vorliegenden Offenbarung.

Further details and advantages of the invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Show it:

• 1 a schematic side view of a device for clamping and transporting objects, preferably containers, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
• 2 FIG. 12 is a schematic plan view of the exemplary device for clamping and transporting objects 1 ;
• 3 a schematic side view of a device for clamping and transporting objects, preferably containers, according to a further embodiment of the present disclosure;
• 4 a schematic plan view of a device for clamping and transporting objects, preferably containers, according to another embodiment of the present disclosure; and
• 5 a schematic plan view of a device for clamping and transporting objects, preferably containers, according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

The embodiments shown in the figures correspond at least in part, so that similar or identical parts are provided with the same reference symbols and, for their explanation, reference is also made to the description of the other embodiments or figures in order to avoid repetition.

Detailed description of exemplary embodiments

the 1 and 2 show a device 10 for clamping and transporting objects 12. The objects 12 are preferably containers, e.g. B. for liquid, pasty or solid food, etc. The containers can be designed, for example, as bottles, cans, canisters, etc. Flacons, beverage cartons or medicine bottles would also be conceivable. The objects 12 can, for example, have a round (e.g. circular or elliptical) or angular basic shape.

Particularly preferably, the device 10 can be used in a container treatment system (not shown separately) for container transport. The container treatment plant can have at least one container treatment device for treating containers. For example, the container treatment device can be designed to produce, clean, fill, close, test, label, print, group and/or pack containers. The device 10 can be part of the container treatment device, transport containers to the container treatment device and/or transport containers away from the container treatment device. However, it is also possible for the device 10 to be used in other systems for transporting objects.

The device 10 has a planar drive system 14 . The planar drive system 14 is preferably a magnetic planar drive system.

The planar drive system 14 has a base element 16 and a plurality of movement devices (movers or runners) 18, 20. The movement devices 18, 20 can be moved over the base element 16 freely and independently of one another by means of magnetic interaction with the base element 16. The movers 18, 20 may also be rotated (e.g., yaw) with respect to the base member 16 via magnetic interaction with the base member 16. The movers 18, 20 may also be tilted (e.g., pitch and/or roll) relative to the base 16 via magnetic interaction with the base 16. The moving devices 18, 20 can also perform a lifting movement up or down with respect to the base element 16 by means of magnetic interaction with the base element 16. A number of movement devices 18, 20 can be freely selected depending on the application.

The base element 16 forms a stator of the planar drive system 14. The movement devices 18, 20 form runners of the planar drive system 14. The movement devices 18, 20 are carried by the base element 16 without contact, preferably on an upper side of the base element 16. The base element 16 can, for example, have several distributed arranged electromagnets, z. B. electrical coils have. The movement devices 18, 20 can have permanent magnets. The electromagnets are preferably arranged in a matrix which extends in a plane of the base element 16 (here preferably a horizontal plane). A control unit (not shown) of the planar drive system 14 can control a power supply to the electromagnets of the base element 16 in order to establish electromagnetic fields at a desired position of the base element 16 with a desired field strength. A propulsion, a rotation, an inclination and/or a stroke of the movement devices 18, 20 can be brought about by corresponding electromagnetic fields of the electromagnets of the base element 16. The base element 16 is preferably aligned in a horizontal plane. However, other orientations are also conceivable, e.g. B. a vertical orientation.

The plurality of movement devices 18, 20 can be movably arranged on an upper side of the base element 16, as illustrated. However, it is also possible, for example, for the multiple movement devices 18 , 20 to be arranged so as to be movable overhead or on an underside of the base element 16 .

It is also possible for the planar drive system 14 to be designed as a fluid dynamic planar drive system. Air jets, for example, can form air cushions between the movement devices 18 , 20 and the base element 16 . The movement devices 18, 20 can float on the respective air cushions and can be moved in terms of position and/or orientation by changing the air jets. The air jets can be generated by the moving devices 18, 20 and directed towards the base element 16 and/or vice versa.

The moving devices 18, 20 each have a clamping recess 22. The clamping recess 22 can, as in 1 shown, be comprised in a clamping element 24 . The clamping element 24 is mounted on a drive part 26 of the movement devices 18,20. The drive part 26 can, for example, have the permanent magnets for interacting with the base element 16 . Alternatively, it is also possible, for example, for the clamping recess 22 to be integrated directly into the drive part 26, for example in the form of a section of an adapted outer peripheral contour of the drive part 26.

The object 12 can be clamped for transport by means of the movement devices 18, 20 between the clamping recesses 22 of the movement devices 18, 20, preferably in a base section or lower section of the object 12. The clamping recesses 22 are preferably directed towards one another.

Before the object 12 can be clamped between the clamping recesses 22, the movement devices 18, 20 position themselves in such a way that their clamping recesses 22 are opposite and directed towards one another. To the initial clamping of the object 12, the movement devices 18, 20 move towards each other. For example, the first moving device 18 can move towards the second direction of movement 20 or vice versa. It is also possible for both movement devices 18, 20 to move toward one another.

The movement devices 18, 20 can take over the object 12, for example, from a web or conveyor on which the object 12 is positioned so that it overlaps on both sides. To lift the clamped object 12 from the conveyor, etc., the moving devices 18, 20 can, for example, perform a lifting movement with respect to the base element 16, preferably in a direction away from an upper side of the base element 16. It is also possible, for example, for the object 12 to be lifted from above is transferred to the two movement devices 18, 20, for example by means of a gripper.

It is also possible that the movement devices 18, 20 are guided overhead on an underside of the base element 16 and can thus, for example, clamp an object 12 that is stationary or moving with a conveyor (for example on an upper section of the object 12) and can transport it away . In order to lift the clamped object 12 from the conveyor, etc., the movement devices 18, 20 can, for example, perform a lifting movement with respect to the base element 16, preferably in a direction towards an underside of the base element 16.

It is also possible that the movement devices 18, 20 are guided on a vertically aligned base element 16 and can thus, for example, clamp a stationary object 12 or an object 12 moving with a conveyor (for example on a lateral section of the object 12) and transport it away. To remove the clamped object 12 from the conveyor etc., the moving devices 18, 20 can be moved vertically upwards along the base member 16.

During transport, the object 12 is clamped between the opposing clamping recesses 22 of the movement devices 18, 20. The moving devices 18, 20 move at a constant distance and in a constant orientation to one another during the transport of the object 12.

A clamping force with which the object 12 is clamped between the clamping recesses 22 results from a distance between the clamping recesses 22 and the movement devices 18, 20 from one another. During transport of the object 12, the moving devices 18, 20 can still be spaced apart from one another. It is possible that the clamping force with which the object 12 is clamped between the clamping recesses 22 is variable, for example depending on the object 12 itself, for example a firmness of the object 12, and/or a treatment of the object 12 during of transportation.

To release the object 12 after transporting, the two moving devices 18, 20 can move away from each other, for example one of the moving devices 18, 20 or both moving devices 18, 20 simultaneously. In addition, a lifting movement for the transfer can be carried out.

The clamping recess 22 has a preferably vertically oriented peripheral surface 28 for clamping a peripheral surface of the object 12 . A shape of the peripheral surface 28 is adapted to a shape of the peripheral surface of the object 12 to be clamped. Preferably, the shape of the peripheral surface 28 can essentially be a negative shape of the peripheral surface of the object 12 to be clamped. For example, the peripheral surface may have a concave, circular (e.g. semi-circular), elliptical, bowl-shaped or trough-shaped cross-section. The cross section can preferably be constant along an entire length of the peripheral surface 28 . When clamping the object 12, the peripheral surface 28 can be completely or only partially, as in FIG 2 is shown, on the object 12 are present.

The clamping recess 22 is preferably designed as a recessed shoulder or a recessed step. The clamping recess 22 can thus preferably be open upwards (away from the base element 16), be open or closed downwards (towards the base element 16), and/or be open to a longitudinal or transverse side of the respective movement device. A stepped wall of the clamping recess 22 can preferably be formed by the peripheral surface 28 . A step bottom of the clamping recess 22 can be formed by a base surface 30 . During transport, the object 12 can bear against the base surface 30 or be at a distance from the base surface 30 .

3 shows a modified embodiment of the device 10' for clamping and transporting objects 12.

The device 10' differs from the device 10 of FIG 1 and 2 by the design of the base surface 30'. Base surface 30' is designed in the form of a ramp. In particular, the base surface 30' can be inclined. The base surface 30' can be oriented in a direction toward the perimeter surface 28 or decrease in a direction away from the peripheral surface 28.

The sloped base surface 30' may allow for a particularly smooth pickup and/or delivery of the object 12 as the moving devices 18, 20 move toward or away from each other. The inclined base surface 30' can also allow the object to be picked up or released without a lifting movement of the moving devices 18, 20.

4 12 shows an embodiment with a large number of movement devices 18, 20, which, for example, enables the objects 12 to be transported in groups.

The movement devices 18, 20 each have a plurality of clamping recesses 22. To improve clarity, only the four clamping recesses 22 in one of the movement devices 18, 20 in 4 provided with a reference number. The clamping recesses 22 are distributed around a circumference of the movement devices 22, preferably one on each outer circumference. In the exemplary embodiment shown, the movement devices 18, 20 each have four clamping recesses 22 for clamping four objects. It is possible for the movement devices 18, 20 to have more or fewer than four clamping recesses 22.

The clamping recesses 22 are shaped the same. The movement devices 18, 20 can thus transport several objects 12 at the same time by being moved in a matrix formation, as in FIG 4 is shown. The matrix may consist of multiple rows and multiple columns, for example three rows and three columns as shown. In the illustrated 3×3 matrix formation of the movement devices 18, 20, for example, 12 objects can be clamped between the clamping recesses 22 and transported by the movement devices 18, 20 at the same time.

5 shows an embodiment that allows format changes of the objects 12.

The moving devices 18, 20 each have a plurality of clamping recesses 22A, 22B, 22C and 22D. The clamping recesses 22A, 22B, 22C and 22D are shaped differently. In particular, the clamping recesses 22A, 22B, 22C and 22D are adapted to different objects 12 or object formats. This makes it possible, for example, to transport objects 12 of different sizes and/or different shapes with the movement devices 18 , 20 .

The moving devices 18, 20 are each aligned with one another with the same shaped clamping recess 22A. The clamping recess 22A of the moving device 18 faces the clamping recess 22A of the moving device 20 for clamping an object 12 . In order to change the format of the object, the movement devices 18, 20 can be rotated about their own central axis, so that correspondingly identically shaped clamping recesses 22B, 22C or 22D face one another or are directed towards the object 12 to be transported.

It is understood that the embodiments of 4 and 5 can be combined with each other. If, for example, mutually opposite peripheral sides of the movement devices 18, 20 are provided with clamping recesses 22 of the same shape, object transports in unmixed associations are possible.

The invention is not limited to the preferred embodiments described above. Rather, a large number of variants and modifications are possible, which also make use of the idea of the invention and therefore fall within the scope of protection. In particular, the invention also claims protection for the subject matter and the features of the subclaims independently of the claims referred to. In particular, the individual features of independent claim 1 are each disclosed independently of one another. In addition, the features of the subclaims are also disclosed independently of all the features of independent claim 1.

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Patent Literature Cited

• DE 102014214697 A1 [0003]
• EP 3172156 B1 [0004]

Claims (15)

Device (10) for clamping and transporting objects (12), preferably containers, having: a planar drive system (14) having a base member (16) and a plurality of movers (18, 20) independently moveable with respect to the base member (16), wherein: the plurality of moving devices (18, 20) each having at least one clamping recess (22), and an object (12), preferably an object base of the object (12), can be clamped or is clamped for transport between two clamping recesses (22) directed toward one another by two moving devices (18, 20) of the plurality of moving devices (18, 20). Device (10) after claim 1 , wherein: the at least one clamping recess (22) has a, preferably vertically aligned, peripheral surface (28) for clamping the object (12). Device (10) after claim 2 wherein: a shape of the peripheral surface (28) is adapted to a shape of a peripheral surface of the object (12) to be clamped; and/or a shape of the peripheral surface (28) is essentially a negative shape of a peripheral surface of the object (12) to be clamped. Device (10) after claim 2 or claim 3 wherein: the peripheral surface (28) of the at least one clamping recess (22) has a concave, arcuate, arcuate, cupped or trough-shaped cross-section, the cross-section preferably being constant along an entire length of the peripheral surface (28). Apparatus (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein: the at least one clamping recess (22) is designed as a recessed shoulder or a recessed step; and or the at least one clamping recess (22) is open at the top; and or the at least one clamping recess (22) is open or closed towards the bottom; and or the at least one clamping recess (22) is open towards a longitudinal or transverse side of the respective movement device (18, 20). Device (10') according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein: the at least one clamping recess (22) is bounded downwards by a ramped base surface (30'), preferably for facilitating picking up of the object (12) between the clamping recesses (22) directed towards one another, the ramped base surface (30') preferably adjacent to the peripheral surface (28). Apparatus (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein: the plurality of movers (18, 20) each having a drive member (26) for interacting with the base member (16) and a clamp member (24) connected to the drive member (26) and having at least one clamp recess (22); or the plurality of movement devices (18, 20) each have a drive part for interacting with the base element (16) and the at least one clamping recess (22) forms a section of an outer contour of the drive part (26). Apparatus (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein: a takeover of an object (12) to be transported is brought about by a movement of two movement devices (18, 20) of the plurality of movement devices (18, 20) towards one another and preferably by a lifting movement of the two movement devices (18, 20) with respect to the base element (16); and or a delivery of a transported object (12) is effected by a movement away from each other of two movement devices (18, 20) of the plurality of movement devices (18, 20) and preferably by a lifting movement of the two movement devices (18, 20) with respect to the base element (16). Apparatus (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein: the multiple movement devices (18, 20) each have a number of clamping recesses (22), preferably at least two, three or many clamping recesses (22) and/or at least one clamping recess (22) per peripheral outer side of the respective movement device (18, 20). Device (10) after claim 9 , wherein: the plurality of clamping recesses (22A-22D) per moving device (18, 20) are at least partially shaped the same, preferably for transporting a plurality of objects (12) shaped the same at the same time. Device (10) after claim 9 or claim 10 , wherein: the several moving devices (18, 20) for transporting several objects (12) form a matrix with several rows and several columns and between them by means of the several clamping recesses (22) per moving device (18, 20) the objects to be transported (12 ) clamp, wherein preferably: four objects (12) can be clamped simultaneously in a 2x2 matrix; and/or seven objects (12) can be clamped simultaneously in a 3x2 matrix or 2x3 matrix; and/or twelve objects (12) can be clamped simultaneously in a 3x3 matrix. Device (10) according to one of claims 9 until 11 , wherein: the plurality of clamping recesses (22) for each movement device (18, 20) are at least partially shaped differently, preferably for changing the object format between different object formats by a corresponding rotation of the respective movement device (18, 20). Apparatus (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein: the base member (16) is oriented substantially horizontally and the plurality of moving devices (18, 20) are movably arranged on an upper side or a lower side of the base member (16) or the base member (16) is oriented substantially vertically; and or the plurality of movement devices (18, 20) are of the same design. Apparatus (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein: the planar drive system (14) is embodied as a magnetic planar drive system; or the planar drive system (14) is designed as a fluid dynamic planar drive system. Container treatment system for treating containers, comprising: a container treatment device which is designed to produce, clean, fill, close, test, label, print, group and/or pack the containers; and the device (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, which is arranged upstream or downstream of the container treatment device with respect to a container flow or is integrated into the container treatment device.

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