Means of transport for containers and method for the transport of containers
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1. A transport system for containers comprising:
- a plurality of vehicles configured to be driven independently of each other;
a guiding device configured to guide the vehicles in a circulating manner;
a plurality of mold shells configured to encompass a side wall of the containers about a partial circumferential area of the side wall, the plurality of mold shells being mounted on respective ones of the plurality of vehicles so as to receive the containers between adjacent mold shells of adjacent vehicles and transport them; and
active driving devices for the plurality of vehicles disposed on the guiding device,wherein the plurality of vehicles include reactive driving devices cooperating with respective ones of the active driving devices, andwherein the active driving devices include linear motor modules cooperating with permanent magnets of the reactive driving devices.
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Abstract
A transport system for containers includes a plurality of vehicles configured to be driven independently of each other. A guiding device is configured to guide the vehicles in a circulating manner. A plurality of mold shells are configured to encompass a side wall of the containers about a partial circumferential area of the side wall, the plurality of mold shells being mounted on respective ones of the plurality of vehicles so as to receive the containers between adjacent mold shells of adjacent vehicles and transport them.
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13 Claims
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1. A transport system for containers comprising:
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a plurality of vehicles configured to be driven independently of each other; a guiding device configured to guide the vehicles in a circulating manner; a plurality of mold shells configured to encompass a side wall of the containers about a partial circumferential area of the side wall, the plurality of mold shells being mounted on respective ones of the plurality of vehicles so as to receive the containers between adjacent mold shells of adjacent vehicles and transport them; and active driving devices for the plurality of vehicles disposed on the guiding device, wherein the plurality of vehicles include reactive driving devices cooperating with respective ones of the active driving devices, and wherein the active driving devices include linear motor modules cooperating with permanent magnets of the reactive driving devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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6. A transport system for containers comprising:
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a plurality of vehicles configured to be driven independently of each other; a guiding device configured to guide the vehicles in a circulating manner; a plurality of mold shells configured to encompass a side wall of the containers about a partial circumferential area of the side wall, the plurality of mold shells being mounted on respective ones of the plurality of vehicles so as to receive the containers between adjacent mold shells of adjacent vehicles and transport them; and a locking device disposed on each of the plurality of mold shells configured to secure the encompassed containers against rotating about their main axis. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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