EP4103495A1 - Transportvorrichung zum taktenden transport von verpackungen zur verwendung in abfüllanlagen - Google Patents
Transportvorrichung zum taktenden transport von verpackungen zur verwendung in abfüllanlagenInfo
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
- B65G25/00—Conveyors comprising a cyclically-moving, e.g. reciprocating, carrier or impeller which is disengaged from the load during the return part of its movement
- B65G25/04—Conveyors comprising a cyclically-moving, e.g. reciprocating, carrier or impeller which is disengaged from the load during the return part of its movement the carrier or impeller having identical forward and return paths of movement, e.g. reciprocating conveyors
- B65G25/08—Conveyors comprising a cyclically-moving, e.g. reciprocating, carrier or impeller which is disengaged from the load during the return part of its movement the carrier or impeller having identical forward and return paths of movement, e.g. reciprocating conveyors having impellers, e.g. pushers
- B65G25/12—Conveyors comprising a cyclically-moving, e.g. reciprocating, carrier or impeller which is disengaged from the load during the return part of its movement the carrier or impeller having identical forward and return paths of movement, e.g. reciprocating conveyors having impellers, e.g. pushers with impeller fixed to a reciprocating bar and the bar being rotated about its longitudinal axis on its return stroke
Definitions
- Transport device for the cyclical transport of packaging for use in filling plants
- the present invention relates to a transport device for intermittent transport of packaging, in particular cardboard boxes, bottles or cups, for use in filling systems, in particular linear filling systems.
- the packaging is held in packaging carriers in known transport devices and fed with the packaging carriers by means of endlessly rotating conveyor belts to individual processing stations in which the respective packaging is filled one after the other, for example, and finally closed .
- cyclical means that the packaging is transported to the processing stations, remains stationary in or under the processing station for a certain period of time before it is transported further.
- the packaging carriers are connected to one another, for example, via roller or link chains. This is associated with significant disadvantages. Thus, after long periods of operation, undesirable elongation of the chains can result, whereupon the positioning of the packaging relative to the respective processing stations can become inaccurate.
- roller or link chains have moving parts that need to be lubricated.
- rollers or link chains can get dirty and are then difficult to clean.
- the lubrication, susceptibility to soiling and difficult cleaning of roller or link chains is particularly important in connection with filling systems in the food industry.
- tele industry problematic as sterile filling and packaging is often necessary here.
- corresponding filling systems have an aseptic zone, which can be formed in particular by a sterile tunnel of the filling system, and in which at least the filling and closing of the packaging, in particular special by sealing or capping, takes place.
- the packaging must be channeled into the aseptic area and removed from the aseptic area after filling and sealing.
- Infiltrated packaging is sterilized with a disinfectant, in particular with H2O2, before filling and sealing.
- DE 24 16579 shows a device for packing groups of containers in a tray with a device for dividing each group of objects and a device for moving the divided group of objects into a packing station.
- a device for the cyclical transport of containers for feeding to a filling station is shown in DE 4320477 A1.
- This comprises two guide rails and container carriers arranged thereon with receiving elements for containers.
- the two guide rails form a forward and a return path.
- the object of the present invention is to create a transport device for the cyclical transport of packaging for use in filling systems, which enables the packaging to be positioned reliably. Furthermore, the inven- Appropriate transport device for use in an aseptic area of a filling plant for food be suitable and designed simply and inexpensively.
- a transport device has at least one guide rail on which the packaging rests at least in some areas.
- the packaging can rest or stand on the guide rail with its rich Bodenbe.
- two spaced-apart guide rails are also conceivable, between which the packagings are suspended with an edge or a bead.
- PET bottles in particular often have a corresponding bead below a thread for a screw cap, the so-called neck ring.
- a corresponding PET bottle can be hung on this neck ring between two spaced-apart, parallel guide rails, the two guide rails each engaging under a part of the neck ring of the PET bottle.
- the transport device furthermore has at least one transport element which can be moved back and forth paral lel to the at least one guide rail, it being able to be brought into contact with at least one of the packages before or during movement in one of the directions, while it is before or during movement can be brought out of contact with the at least one packaging in the other direction.
- a guide rail is an elongated component with a direction of extension and in particular a round or rectangular cross-section which extends in one or more parts lig in the direction of a transport direction of the packaging in the Trans port device. This is realized in a particularly simple manner by a transport rod of the transport device which extends parallel to the guide rail and which is pivotable about its longitudinal axis and can be displaced back and forth along the guide rail.
- the at least one transport element for moving the packaging along the guide rail is arranged, which by pivoting the transport rod in particular through an angle between 70 ° and 180 °, preferably between 90 ° and 150 ° in contact and out of contact with the at least one packaging can be brought.
- the transport rod is then moved along the guide rail in the direction of its longitudinal direction.
- the at least one package is moved along the guide rail.
- the guide element is then disengaged from the packaging.
- the transport rod is shifted back in the opposite direction along the guide rail and, by pivoting the trans port rod again in the opposite direction, is brought into contact with at least one other package on the guide rail.
- the packaging conditions are promoted along the guide rail.
- the transport element only moves within a certain section along the guide rail.
- the transport element can in particular be formed by a perpendicular to the trans port rod attached to this rod, which is pivoted in the transport direction of the packaging on the guide rail behind a package and moves it forward in the transport direction when the transport rod is moved.
- the use of the transport rod avoids the problem of elongation, as can occur in roller or link chains due to wear, and the resulting inaccurate positioning.
- this fiction, contemporary transport device is particularly well suited for use in an aseptic Be rich, in particular an area bounded by a sterile tunnel, a filling system for the food industry.
- the packages slide on the at least one guide rail.
- the packaging carriers used in known transport devices are omitted. This also eliminates the need to return the packaging carriers, which typically takes place on a plane parallel to the plane of the guide rail.
- the transport device according to the invention can be built flatter, which means that an optional aseptic zone or a space limiting this zone in which aseptic filling takes place in a filling system can be smaller and thus more cost-effective and / or additional functions can be provided below or above the inventive Transport device are provided in a space that is reserved in conventional transport devices for returning the packaging carrier.
- the transport device has at least one fixing element which can be brought into contact with the at least one packaging and is designed to fix the position of the packaging relative to the guide rail at least when the transport element is out of contact with the packaging.
- the Po The position of the packaging along the guide rail is precisely determined when it is pushed along the guide rail by means of the transport element.
- the transport telement is brought out of engagement with the at least one package by rotating the transport rod in order to be brought back into the starting position after a feed and to be brought into contact with at least one further package by pivoting the transport rod again.
- a corresponding securing element is brought into contact with the packaging.
- the still unfilled packages are still comparatively light and can change their position on the guide rail on the guide rail by drafts and / or vibrations of the transport device and / or the filling system if they are not fixed.
- the positioning of the packaging along the guide rail is guaranteed at all times by the fixing element.
- a plurality of securing elements are preferably provided, which are assigned to folding positions of the packaging along the guide rail during cyclical transport. These folding positions are in particular assigned to corresponding processing stations of a filling system.
- the transport device furthermore comprises a fixing rod which extends parallel to the guide rail and which can be pivoted about its longitudinal axis.
- the securing rod is preferably arranged in a stationary manner in the direction of its longitudinal axis relative to the guide rail.
- the at least one securing element preferably a plurality of securing elements, is firmly attached to the securing rod.
- the fixing element (s) can thus be easily swiveled ken of the locking rod are brought into contact with the at least one package. This enables a particularly simple construction and simple operation of the fixing element (s).
- a plurality of transport elements are preferably arranged along the transport rod.
- guides for the transport rod can be provided between the transport elements, whereby the stability is increased and a longer transport distance can be realized with a transport rod.
- Particularly preferred is exactly one transport rod seen along a guide rail, on which all necessary transport elements are fixed. This simplifies the construction of a transport device according to the invention.
- the scope of movement of the displacement of the transport rod back and forth along the guide rail preferably corresponds to the distance between two packages on the guide rail or an integral multiple thereof.
- One, two, three or more packages can thus be moved simultaneously by a guide element along the guide rail by one work step or by a stroke of the guide rod.
- the packs are here moved forward by one, two, three or more positions along the guide rail, the number of positions by which the packs are shifted being independent of the number of packs moved by a guide element. If the filling system simply provides the processing stations, a feed is to be provided for each packaging position. If a corresponding filling system, however, the processing stations in multiple execution, in particular provides two, three or more positions, the packaging can also be moved forward two, three or more positions in one work cycle.
- the transport device advantageously has at least two guide rods arranged on opposite sides of the guide rail and corresponding fixing rods.
- the guide rods are arranged in such a way that they each extend along different partial areas of the guide rail and form a transfer zone between them.
- the transport rods but at least two or more transport elements of a first transport rod and two or more transport elements of a second transport rod are arranged opposite one another.
- the transport rods arranged opposite one another in the transfer zone pivot alternately so that one of the transport rods or their transport elements is always in engagement with the packaging in the transfer zone. This also ensures that the packaging is precisely positioned in the transfer zone. No fixing elements are arranged in the transfer zone.
- the transport elements of the two opposite the transport rods in the transfer zone act alternately as securing elements.
- a transport device in which packages are advanced along a guide rail in different areas with different cycle times and flow rates.
- the packaging in a first area, the packaging can be pushed forward two positions in each case in one work cycle and with one stroke of the guide rod.
- the packaging is transferred to a subsequent second area via the transfer zone. leads, in which the packaging is pushed forward by one position, for example, in one work cycle and with one stroke.
- the work cycle of the transport rod in the first area is twice as long as the work cycle of the transport rod in the second area.
- the guide rod in the first area performs two swivel movements in one work cycle. One of the pivoting movements takes place without a corresponding displacement of the guide rod along the guide rail. It is used to release packaging in the transfer zone for movement through the second guide rod.
- the transport element preferably comprises at least one front and at least one rear movement limiter.
- the movement limiters of the transport element are in contact and out of contact with at least one package and limit the possibility of movement along the guide rail in contact with the at least one package.
- the rear movement limiter comes to lie behind a packaging in the transport direction and, when the transport rod moves forward along the guide rail, transfers the movement to the packaging by pushing it forward.
- the front movement limiter comes to rest in front of the corresponding packaging and limits the forward movement of the packaging.
- the transport element particularly preferably has at least one receptacle for the at least one packaging, which is designed such that the transport element in contact with the at least one packaging, encompasses the at least one packaging from three sides.
- reaching around from three sides means that the scope of movement of the packaging on the guide rail is limited by the guide element on three of the four sides of a rectangular packaging.
- reaching around from three sides means reaching around at least a section of a round circumferential contour of the round package at an angle of 135 ° and a maximum of 180 °. This further improves the positioning of the packaging on the guide rail.
- the transport device is advantageously designed to have multiple lanes with a plurality of guide rails arranged parallel to one another. Due to the more lane arrangement, several packages can be processed in parallel and a larger number of packages can be filled per unit of time in a filling plant. This is also already known in the case of the above-mentioned transport systems with packaging carriers, the maximum achievable width being limited here by the static properties of the packaging carriers.
- the transport device according to the invention enables a multi-lane arrangement, the number of lanes of which are not limited by strength restrictions of the materials used, but only by economic considerations and / or the space requirements or available space.
- the transport device comprises a common drive for synchronous movement of all transport bars.
- the common drive ensures that the packaging is pushed forward on all parallel guide rails at the same time and that positioning on each of the parallel guide rails is guaranteed in a simple manner.
- the transport device has a common displacement drive for moving all transport rods to and fro and a common pivot drive for the pivoting movement of all transport rods.
- the drive for the pivoting movement can advantageously be arranged in such a way that it is moved along with the back and forth movement of the transport rods. Flier by the construction of the Schwenkan drive the transport rods is simplified. Overall, a multi-lane transport device is thus obtained in a simple manner, which ensures a synchronous transport of the packaging on the various lanes.
- a locking rod is preferably assigned to each guide rail.
- the transport device comprises a common fixing rod drive for the synchronous movement of all fixing rods.
- the transport device preferably comprises guide elements, which move the scope of movement of the packaging moved on the guide rail in one direction Limit transversely to the guide rail, the guide rail being assigned at least one guide element on both sides. This ensures that the packaging can only move along the longitudinal extension direction of the guide rail and not assume an undefined position in a direction transverse thereto or even slip or fall off the guide rail.
- the transport device preferably has at least one edge support element for an edge of the packaging, in particular of cups or PET bottles.
- the edge support element engages under the edge of the packaging at least in some areas in an edge section oriented in and / or against the direction of movement of the packaging along the guide rail.
- Such an edge support element is particularly advantageous when closing a filled package in a sealing station or a capping station of a filling plant. Here, the closure is pressed onto the edge of the packaging.
- An edge support element which here engages under the edge at least in some areas, stiffens the edge and increases the reliability with which the filled packaging can be sealed or capped in a filling plant.
- Such an edge support element can, however, also be advantageous for other processing stations, in particular a filling station.
- a filling system comprising a transport device according to the invention for the cyclical transport of packaging is the subject of the invention.
- This is preferably a filling system for the aseptic filling of free-flowing or pourable substances, in particular liquid and / or pasty foodstuffs, into packaging.
- a filling system for aseptic filling has an aseptic zone and at least one filling station and a sealing or capping station which are arranged in the aseptic zone.
- the aseptic zone in the system can be limited in particular by a sterile tunnel.
- the filling system has at least one transport device according to the invention for the cyclical transport of the packaging at least from the filling station to the sealing or capping station in the aseptic zone.
- the transport device unlike roller or link chains, has no moving elements that must necessarily be arranged and lubricated within the aseptic zone, it can be used particularly easily in the aseptic zone.
- the transport device because the packaging is transported along the guide rail of the transport device by moving a transport rod to and fro, the transport device is at least largely arranged within the aseptic zone and does not have to leave it. If the transport device also extends through an inward and / or outward transfer zone for the packaging into and / or out of the aseptic area, only certain partial areas move into and / or through the inward and / or outward transfer zone.
- the filling system particularly preferably has an edge support element for an edge of the at least one package in the area of the sealing or capping station. In this way, as described above, the sealing or capping can take place more reliably.
- FIG. 1 shows an overall view of a transport device according to the invention for transporting packaging in the form of folding cartons, obliquely from above;
- FIG. 3 shows a detailed view of the transport device according to FIG. 1 with the
- FIG. 4 shows a cross section, viewed in the longitudinal direction, on one of the guide rails from FIG. 3;
- FIG. 5 shows a detail according to FIG. 3 with the fixing elements in engagement with the packaging
- FIG. 6 shows a cross-section, viewed in the longitudinal direction, on one of the guide rails from FIG. 5;
- FIG. 8 shows a transport device according to the invention for transporting packaging in the form of cups
- FIG. 9 shows a detail of the transport device according to FIG. 8 with the transport elements in engagement with the packaging
- FIG. 10 shows a cross-section, viewed in the longitudinal direction, on a guide rail of the transport device according to FIG. 9;
- FIG. 11 shows a detail of the transport device with the securing elements in engagement with the packaging designed as a cup;
- FIG. 12 shows a cross-section, viewed in the longitudinal direction, on a guide rail of the transport device according to FIG. 11; 13 shows a detailed view of the transport device according to the invention with an edge support element in engagement with an edge of the packaging designed as a cup;
- FIG. 17 shows a cross-section, viewed in the longitudinal direction, on one of the guide rails of a transport device according to FIG. 16 with the transport element in engagement with the packaging;
- FIG. 18 shows a cross-section, viewed in the longitudinal direction, on one of the guide rails of a transport device according to FIG. 16 with the fixing element in engagement with the packaging designed as a PET bottle; 19 shows a detailed view of a transport device according to FIG. 16
- FIG. 20 shows a detail according to FIG. 19 with packaging designed as PET bottles;
- FIG. 21 shows a cross section through a detail from FIG. 20, edge support element in engagement with an edge of a packaging designed as a PET bottle.
- Fig. 1 shows a transport device 2 according to the invention for transporting packaging 4 designed as folding boxes.
- Transport rods 8 and fixing rods 16 are arranged below the guide rails 6.
- the transport rods 8 can be displaced back and forth along the guide rails 6 with an oscillating movement via a displacement drive 18.
- the displacement drive 18 is in the present case designed as a motor with an eccentric disk.
- a coupling rod is movably connected to a receptacle on the eccentric disk, which can also be moved back and forth and takes up bearings for the individual transport rods 8.
- the displacement drive 18 is not limited to a motor with an eccentric disk.
- a pivot drive 20 is arranged on the receptacle, by means of which the transport rods 8 can be pivoted. All transport rods 8 who thus moved to and fro via the same displacement drive 18 and pivoted via the same pivot drive 20.
- a synchronous movement of the transport rods 8 and of trans port elements 10 fixed thereon is made possible in a simple manner.
- a fixing rod drive 22 for pivoting the fixing rods 16 is arranged on the opposite side of the transport device 2. These are fixedly arranged in the longitudinal direction to the guide rails 6 and can also be pivoted synchronously if. Securing elements 14 are arranged on the securing rods 16. By pivoting the securing rod 16, the securing elements 14 arranged there can engage with the packaging 4 on the Guide rails 6 are brought. Alternatively, it is also possible to provide each securing rod 14 with its own securing rod drive 22.
- Figs. 3 and 4 show the transport elements 10 in contact with the packaging 4. If the transport elements 10 by pivoting the transport rod 8 out of contact with the Packaging 4 are brought, fixing elements 14 are brought into engagement with the packaging 4 by pivoting the fixing rod 16. This ensures that the packaging 4 always remains in a fixed, defined position along the guide rail 6.
- FIGS. 7 a) -e The sequence of a work cycle of a transport device 2 according to the invention for packaging 4 designed as folding cartons is shown in FIGS. 7 a) -e). For better clarity, only one package 4 is shown in FIG. When the transport device 2 is in operation, all of the spaces along the guide rail 6 are typically occupied by packaging 4. In Fig. 7 a) a package 4 on the guide rails 6 is shown.
- the securing elements 14 are pivoted in over the securing rod 16 and are in engagement with the packaging 4.
- the fixing elements 14 have been brought out of engagement with the packaging by pivoting the fixing rod 16.
- both the transport elements 10 and the fixing elements 14 are rectangular Recesses with which the packaging 4 can be encompassed.
- the transport rod 8 is now ben strigo along the guide rails 6 to the front, whereby the package 4 is moved along the guide rails 6 to the front.
- the transport element 10 is brought out of engagement with the packaging 4 by pivoting the transport rod 8.
- the securing elements 14 are brought into engagement with the packaging 4 by pivoting the securing rod 16.
- the disengaged transport element 10 is now displaced back into the initial state according to FIG. 7 a) by moving the transport rod 8 counter to the direction of movement of the packaging 4 along the guide rail 6. Only the packaging 4 has now slipped one place along the guide rail 6.
- guide elements 24 limit the movement of the packaging 4 transversely to the guide rails 6.
- FIGS. 8-12 show a transport device 2 according to the invention analogous to the transport device according to FIGS. 1-7, now for the transport of packaging 4 designed as cups Floors flat on a guide rail 6.
- the direction of movement transverse to the guide rail 6 is limited by the guide elements 24.
- Fig. 8 shows an overall view of the transport device 2 with the displacement drive 18 and the pivot drive 20.
- the locking rod drive 22 is not shown.
- the structure of the transport device is, however, largely analogous to the transport device according to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2.
- the locking rod drive 22 is located on the opposite side.
- FIGS. 8 to 14 compared to the exemplary embodiment according to FIGS Packagings 4 designed as cups are adapted. The packaging 4 can thus be encompassed by the fixing elements 14. This ensures that the packaging 4 is positioned along the guide rails 4.
- edge support elements 26 are provided.
- the edge support elements 26 encompass the packaging 4, which is designed as a cup, and support an edge of the packaging 4, which is designed as a cup.
- the packaging is closed in the sealing or capping station. With as a mug formed packaging 4 is in particular sealed by placing a film on the edge of the packaging 4.
- the edge support elements 26, the edge of the packaging 4 is supported here.
- the packaging 4 can thereby be sealed more reliably.
- the Randun support elements 26 are embedded in the guide rail 6 and designed as a section of the guide rail 6 that can be displaced in the vertical direction. Randun support elements 26 may also be advantageous in connection with other processing stations of a bottling plant.
- FIG. 14 a) -e) show a detailed view of a corresponding transport device 2 for transporting packagings 4 designed as cups in different states during a work cycle. For the sake of clarity, only one package 4 is shown again.
- Fig. 14 a) designed as a cup Ver package 4 is set on the guide rail 6 by the locking elements 14 engaged with the package 4.
- 14 b) shows the transport elements 10 in engagement with the packaging 4. The transport elements 10 were brought into engagement with the packaging 4 by pivoting the transport rod 8. The securing elements 14 were brought out of engagement with the packaging 4 by pivoting the securing rod 16. By moving the transport rod 8 ent long the guide rail 6, the packages 4 are moved on the guide rail 6 in the transport direction to the front.
- Fig. 14 a) designed as a cup Ver package 4 is set on the guide rail 6 by the locking elements 14 engaged with the package 4.
- 14 b) shows the transport elements 10 in engagement with the packaging 4.
- the transport elements 10 were brought into engagement with the packaging 4 by pivoting the transport rod 8.
- FIG. 14 d) the Transportelemen te 10 by pivoting the transport rod 8 out of engagement with the packaging 4 and the fixing elements 14 by pivoting the fixing rod 16 in a handle with the packaging 4 have been brought.
- Fig. 14 e) are the transport elements 10 has been brought back into the starting position according to FIG. 14 a) by moving the transport rod 8 counter to the transport direction along the guide rail 6. The difference is that in FIG. 14 e) the packaging 4, which is designed as a cup, has been moved one place further forward in the transport direction along the guide rail 6.
- FIGS PET bottles show a transport device 2 according to the invention for packaging 4 designed as PET bottles.
- This transport device 2 realizes the same principle as the transport devices 2 according to FIGS PET bottles are formed packaging 4.
- Packagings 4 designed as PET bottles have a screw thread for a cap. A neck ring is arranged below this screw thread.
- the transport device 2 has two guide rails 6 which are arranged parallel to one another and are spaced apart from one another in such a way that the packaging 4 in between with a fial section below the flat mentioned neck rings between the guide rails 6 recorded who can.
- the packaging 6 accordingly rest with their neck ring on the two guide rails 6 and are moved along the guide rails 6 via the transport elements 10.
- FIG. 16 a) -e) again shows a working cycle of the transport device 2 according to the invention, again only one packaging 4 being shown for the sake of clarity.
- FIGS. 16 a) -e) the conveying direction is shown reversed compared to FIGS. 7, 14 and 15.
- the positions of the transport elements 10 and fixing elements 14 are interchanged.
- fixing elements 14 are shown in engagement with the packaging 4 designed as a PET bottle.
- the securing elements 14 are in contact with a section of the neck ring of the packaging 4 designed as a PET bottle.
- FIG. 16 b) the securing elements 14 have been brought out of engagement with the packaging 4 by pivoting the securing rod 16 and the transport elements 10 have been brought into engagement with the packaging 4 by pivoting the transport rod 8.
- the transport elements 10 have five recesses for receiving packaging 4. However, more or fewer recesses are also conceivable.
- FIG. 16 c) the transport elements 10 with the packaging 4 are shown shifted by Verlage tion of the transport rod 8 along the guide rails 6 in the direction of the trans port direction. Through this, the packaging is moved forward in the direction of transport.
- the transport elements 10 are brought out of engagement with the packaging 4 by pivoting the transport rod 8 in FIG. 16 d) and the fixing elements 14 are brought into engagement by pivoting the fixing rod 16 been brought with the packaging 4.
- the transport elements 10 are brought into the starting position according to FIG. 16 a) by moving the transport rod 8 counter to the transport direction along the guide rails 6, as shown in FIG. 16 e). Only the packaging 4 is here shifted forward by one position along the transport direction
- FIG. 17 and 18 show cross sections through a transport device according to FIG. 16 with the transport element 10 in engagement with the packaging 4 (FIG. 17) and the fixing element 14 in engagement with the packaging 4 (FIG. 18). Shown are each Weil the two guide rails 6, which run parallel to each other and on de NEN the packaging 4 rests with its neck ring. Below the level of the guide rails 6, but offset outwards here, the transport rod 8 and the securing rod 16 are shown.
- edge support elements 26 are provided, as shown in FIGS. 19-21.
- the Randun terstützungs institute 26 engage under the neck ring of a PET bottle
- Freshbil Deten packaging 4 each in the area of one in the direction and one opposite to the direction of movement of the packaging 4 along the guide rail 6 oriented portion of the neck ring.
- the areas aligned at right angles thereto are already gripped under by the guide rails 6.
- the edge support elements 26 are formed by pivotable elements which can be pivoted into the area between the two guide rails 6 in front of and behind the packaging 4.
- 19 shows the edge support elements 26 without packaging 4
- FIG. 20 shows the edge support elements 26 with the packaging 4.
- the edge support elements replace the fixing elements 14 in these areas, as shown in FIGS. 19 and 20.
- FIG. 21 shows a longitudinal section in a detail from FIG. 20 with the edge support elements 26 in a support position. 21 clearly shows how the edge support elements 26 engage under the neck ring of the packaging 4, which is designed as a PET bottle, and thus support the packaging 4. As a result, capping of the packaging 4 designed as a PET bottle is facilitated in a capping station or the reliability of the capping of such packagings 4 is increased. If necessary, such edge support elements 26 can also be provided for other processing stations such as the filling station from.
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