Beverage filling plant for filling beverage containers with a beverage having a device for the feeding and removal of beverage containers
First Claim
1. A transport arrangement configured to move containers comprising barrels, cans, bottles, or similar containers, from an input conveyor to a linear or rotary conveyor, or configured to return said containers to an output conveyor, said transport arrangement comprising a star wheel, wherein said star wheel comprises independently-moveable container pushing and/or centering arms, each realized in the shape of a prism to accommodate containers of different sizes, the rotational position of which is adjustable to different container diameters by rotational adjustment with reference to:
- the center of the container, the diameter of the cylindrical portion of the container, and the required position of the container in said linear or rotary conveyor.
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Abstract
A beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material having a device for the feeding and removal of containers, in particular for the feeding of upright kegs, barrels, cans, bottles and similar containers from a conveyor belt to a linear conveyor or revolving carousel turntable or also for the return of said containers to a removal conveyor belt with a star wheel, the star pockets of which or the arms of which can be brought at least partly in contact with the container and which are realized so that they can be adjusted to accommodate different containers The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.
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18 Claims
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1. A transport arrangement configured to move containers comprising barrels, cans, bottles, or similar containers, from an input conveyor to a linear or rotary conveyor, or configured to return said containers to an output conveyor, said transport arrangement comprising a star wheel, wherein said star wheel comprises independently-moveable container pushing and/or centering arms, each realized in the shape of a prism to accommodate containers of different sizes, the rotational position of which is adjustable to different container diameters by rotational adjustment with reference to:
- the center of the container, the diameter of the cylindrical portion of the container, and the required position of the container in said linear or rotary conveyor.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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