Apparatus and method for servicing conveyor elements in a container treatment system
First Claim
1. A conveyor arrangement for conveying containers in a container treatment system, comprisinga conveyor track,at least one conveyor element movably arranged on the conveyor track and used for conveying one or a plurality of containers,a conveyor element servicing device connected to the conveyor track, andan open-loop and/or closed-loop control unit,the conveyor track and the conveyor element being configured such that the conveyor element can be guided along the conveyor track in an individually controllable manner by means of the open-loop and/or closed-loop control unit, andthe open-loop and/or closed-loop control unit being configured to supply the conveyor element to the servicing device depending on at least one state parameter of the conveyor element, andthe servicing device being connected to the conveyor track according to the First In-First Out, FIFO, principle.
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Abstract
A conveyor arrangement for conveying containers in a container treatment system, including a conveyor track, at least one conveyor element movably arranged on the conveyor track and used for conveying one or a plurality of containers, a conveyor element servicing device connected to the conveyor track, and an open-loop and/or closed-loop control unit, where the conveyor track and the conveyor element are configured such that the conveyor element can be guided along the conveyor track in an individually controllable manner by means of the open-loop and/or closed-loop control unit, and where the open-loop and/or closed-loop control unit is configured to supply the conveyor element to the servicing device depending on at least one state parameter of the conveyor element.
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26 Claims
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1. A conveyor arrangement for conveying containers in a container treatment system, comprising
a conveyor track, at least one conveyor element movably arranged on the conveyor track and used for conveying one or a plurality of containers, a conveyor element servicing device connected to the conveyor track, and an open-loop and/or closed-loop control unit, the conveyor track and the conveyor element being configured such that the conveyor element can be guided along the conveyor track in an individually controllable manner by means of the open-loop and/or closed-loop control unit, and the open-loop and/or closed-loop control unit being configured to supply the conveyor element to the servicing device depending on at least one state parameter of the conveyor element, and the servicing device being connected to the conveyor track according to the First In-First Out, FIFO, principle.
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20. A conveyor arrangement for conveying containers in a container treatment system, comprising
a conveyor track, at least one conveyor element movably arranged on the conveyor track and used for conveying one or a plurality of containers, a conveyor element servicing device connected to the conveyor track, and an open-loop and/or closed-loop control unit, the conveyor track and the conveyor element being configured such that the conveyor element can be guided along the conveyor track in an individually controllable manner by means of the open-loop and/or closed-loop control unit, and further comprising: -
an energy-buffered open-loop and/or closed-loop control circuit, and a plurality of sensors arranged along the conveyor track and used for determining a position of the at least one conveyor element along the conveyor track as part of the energy-buffered open-loop and/or closed-loop control circuit, the energy-buffered open-loop and/or closed-loop control circuit being configured to determine the position of the at least one conveyor element in the switched-off condition of the container treatment system. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for servicing a plurality of individually controllable conveyor elements for conveying containers in a container treatment system along a conveyor track, the plurality of conveyor elements being arranged so as to be movable on the conveyor track, comprising:
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automatically determining at least one state parameter of a conveyor element among a plurality of conveyor elements by an examination device, comparing the determined at least one state parameter with a predetermined target state of the conveyor element by means of an open-loop and/or closed-loop control unit, supplying the conveyor element to a servicing device that is arranged at the conveyor track, by moving the conveyor element along the conveyor track in the event that the determined at least one state parameter deviates from the predetermined target state, the movement of the conveyor element being controlled by means of an open-loop and/or closed-loop control unit, and executing at least one servicing process at the conveyor element by the servicing device, the determination of the at least one state parameter of the conveyor element comprising examination of the wear of a bearing element of the conveyor element and/or a function test of a functional element of the conveyor element. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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