MONITORING DEVICE FOR CONTAINER PROCESSING SYSTEMS

• US 20120311962A1
• Filed: 02/15/2011
• Published: 12/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Krones AG (Krones)
• Original Assignee: Krones AG (Krones)
• Inventors: Hahn, Wolfgang, Pronold, Timo, Boehm, Johannes
• Application Number:
  US13/580,285
• Publication Number:
  US 20120311962A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 53/281
• CPC Class Codes: B65C 9/40 Controls; Safety devices
• CPC Class Codes: B67B 3/26 Applications of control, warning, or safety devices in capping machinery
• CPC Class Codes: B67C 3/007 Applications of control, warning or safety devices in filling machinery flow-control B67C3/28

Abstract

An apparatus for handling containers with a plurality of handling units for handling the containers, which handling units contain at least one filling device for filling the containers with a flowable medium, a closure device disposed downstream in a transport direction of the containers for closing the filled containers with closures, and with a labelling device for labelling the containers, and with a transport device for transporting the containers. The apparatus has at least one information output device, which is configured in such a way that it outputs information about the occurrence of malfunctions of the apparatus, wherein the information output device has at least one first information output element, which outputs a first information item about a specific malfunction in such a way that the first information item can be perceived in a first region and a second information output element which outputs a second information item about the same malfunction in such a way that the second information item can be perceived in a second region, wherein the first region and the second region are at least partially different.

Claims

1. An apparatus for handling containers with a plurality of handling units for handling the containers, which handling units contain at least one filling device for filling the containers with a flowable medium, a closure device disposed downstream in a transport direction of the containers for closing the filled containers with closures, and with a labelling device for labelling the containers, and with a transport device for transporting the containers, wherein the apparatus has at least one information output device, which is configured in such a way that it outputs information about the occurrence of malfunctions of the apparatus, wherein the information output device has at least one first information output element, which outputs a first information item about a specific malfunction in such a way that the first information item can be perceived in a first region and a second information output element which outputs a second information item about the same malfunction in such a way that the second information item can be perceived in a second region, wherein the first region and the second region are at least partially different.

2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second region completely encloses the first region geometrically.

3. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one information output element is designed in such a way that it outputs information about the location of a malfunction and/or information which are characteristic of the malfunction or the correction of the malfunction.

4. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the machine has an input unit via which commands can be passed to the apparatus by a user.

5. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the apparatus has a third information output element which outputs a third information item about the malfunction in such a way that the information can be perceived in a predetermined third region, wherein the third region differs from both the first region and the second region.

6. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one region is selected from a group of regions which includes an immediate geometric region around the input unit, a working region of a user of the apparatus, a higher-level region for a plurality of handling units and a higher-level region of the entire apparatus.

7. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one information output element only outputs information relating to precisely one handling unit.

8. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one information output element is configured in such a way that it outputs different information items which relate to different handling units.

9. Apparatus The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein a transport path along which the containers are conveyed through the machine remains constant.

10. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein a respective first information output element is assigned to at least two handling units and these information output elements are assigned to an information output element.

11. A control system for controlling an apparatus for handling containers having a plurality of handling units for handling the containers, which handling units contain at least one filling device for filling the containers with a flowable medium, a closure device disposed downstream in a transport direction of the containers for closing the filled containers with closures, and with a labelling device for labelling the containers, and with a transport device for transporting the containers, wherein the apparatus has at least one information output device, which is configured in such a way that it outputs information about the occurrence of malfunctions of the apparatus, wherein the information output device has at least one first information output element, which outputs a first information item about a specific malfunction in such a way that the first information item can be perceived in a first region and a second information output element which outputs a second information item about the same malfunction in such a way that the second information item can be perceived in a second region, wherein the first region and the second region are at least partially different, whereupon information regarding a malfunction and its location maybe output to a user.

12. The control system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the second region completely encloses the first region geometrically.

13. The control system as claimed in claim 11, wherein at least one information output element is designed in such a way that it outputs information about the location of a malfunction and/or information which are characteristic of the malfunction or the correction of the malfunction.

14. The control system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the machine has an input unit via which commands can be passed to the apparatus by a user.

15. The control system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the apparatus has a third information output element which outputs a third information item about the malfunction in such a way that the information can be perceived in a predetermined third region, wherein the third region differs from both the first region and the second region.

16. The control system as claimed in claim 11, wherein at least one region is selected from a group of regions which includes an immediate geometric region around the input unit, a working region of a user of the apparatus, a higher-level region for a plurality of handling units and a higher-level region of the entire apparatus.

17. The control system as claimed in claim 11, wherein at least one information output element only outputs information relating to precisely one handling unit.

18. The control system as claimed in claim 11, wherein at least one information output element is configured in such a way that it outputs different information items which relate to different handling units.

19. The control system as claimed in claim 11, wherein a transport path along which the containers are conveyed through the machine remains constant.

20. The control system as claimed in claim 11, wherein a respective first information output element is assigned to at least two handling units and these information output elements are assigned to an information output element.