Process and apparatus for treating containers for storing substances for medical, pharmaceutical or cosmetic applications
First Claim
1. A process for the treatment or processing of containers, which serve for storing substances for medical, pharmaceutical or cosmetic applications or contain such substances, wherein the containers are conveyed automatically, by a conveyor, to processing stations or pass them for the treatment or processing, in which processa plurality of containers are conveyed by the conveyor while the containers are supported by a supporting structure in a regular two-dimensional array, wherein the supporting structure comprises a plurality of openings or receptacles, which define the regular array, andthe treatment or processing of the containers at or in at least one of the processing stations is carried out while the containers are supported by said supporting structure or while the containers are accommodated in openings or receptacles of said supporting structure,in which process a metal lid is crimped on the upper rim of the containers by a crimping device, whereinthe containers are displaced in the respective opening or receptacle in an axial direction to a raised position to be crimped and are rotated about a longitudinal axis thereof in said raised position while the containers are accommodated in the openings or receptacles of the supporting structure, andare pushed back into the openings or receptacles to be supported by said supporting structure.
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Abstract
A process and apparatus are provided for treating or processing containers that are used for storing substances for medical, pharmaceutical or cosmetic applications or contain the same. During the process, cylindrical containers open at least at one end are automatically led past or pass through processing stations for treatment or processing by means of a conveying device, while the containers are jointly held by a carrier in a regular two-dimensional arrangement. The carrier includes a plurality of openings or receptacles that determine the regular arrangement. The treatment or processing of the containers is performed on or in at least one of the processing stations while the containers are supported by the carrier.
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16 Claims
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1. A process for the treatment or processing of containers, which serve for storing substances for medical, pharmaceutical or cosmetic applications or contain such substances, wherein the containers are conveyed automatically, by a conveyor, to processing stations or pass them for the treatment or processing, in which process
a plurality of containers are conveyed by the conveyor while the containers are supported by a supporting structure in a regular two-dimensional array, wherein the supporting structure comprises a plurality of openings or receptacles, which define the regular array, and the treatment or processing of the containers at or in at least one of the processing stations is carried out while the containers are supported by said supporting structure or while the containers are accommodated in openings or receptacles of said supporting structure, in which process a metal lid is crimped on the upper rim of the containers by a crimping device, wherein the containers are displaced in the respective opening or receptacle in an axial direction to a raised position to be crimped and are rotated about a longitudinal axis thereof in said raised position while the containers are accommodated in the openings or receptacles of the supporting structure, and are pushed back into the openings or receptacles to be supported by said supporting structure.
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15. An apparatus for the treatment or processing of containers, which serve for storing substances for medical, pharmaceutical or cosmetic applications or contain such substances, said apparatus comprising:
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a conveying device; a plurality of processing stations, wherein the respective containers are treated or processed in or at a respective processing station; said apparatus being configured for the treatment or processing of the containers such that a plurality of containers are conveyed automatically, by said conveying device, to said processing stations or pass them to be treated or processed while the containers are supported by a supporting structure in a regular two-dimensional array, said supporting structure having a plurality of openings or receptacles, which together determine the regular array, said apparatus further comprising a crimping device, where a metal lid is crimped on the upper rim of the containers, said apparatus being configured such that the containers are displaced in a longitudinal direction to a raised position while the containers are in the respective opening or receptacle to be crimped and are rotated about a longitudinal axis in said raised position while the containers are accommodated in the openings or receptacles of the supporting structure, and are pushed back into the openings or receptacles after said crimping. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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