Device and Method for Performing Special Functions of a Transport Apparatus in a Container Processing Installation
First Claim
1. A transport apparatus for transporting containers in a container processing installation comprising a transport track,a plurality of transport elements for transporting one or more containers, where said plurality of transport elements is movably arranged on said transport track,at least one special element which is movably arranged on said transport track and is different from said plurality of transport elements, and an open-loop and/or closed-loop control unit, where said transport track, said plurality of transport elements, and said special element are designed in such a way that said plurality of transport elements and said special element can be guided along said transport track in such a way that said plurality of transport elements and said special element are individually controllable by means of said open-loop and/or closed-loop control unit.
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Abstract
A transport apparatus for transporting containers in a container-processing installation. The transport apparatus includes a transport track, a plurality of transport elements for transporting one or more containers, wherein the plurality of transport elements is movably arranged on the transport track, at least one special element, which is movably arranged on the transport track and is different from the plurality of transport elements, and an open-loop and/or closed-loop control unit. The transport track, the plurality of transport elements, and the special element are designed in such a way that the plurality of transport elements and the special element can be guided along the transport track in such a way that the plurality of transport elements and the special element are individually controllable by the open-loop and/or closed-loop control unit.
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17 Claims
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1. A transport apparatus for transporting containers in a container processing installation comprising a transport track,
a plurality of transport elements for transporting one or more containers, where said plurality of transport elements is movably arranged on said transport track, at least one special element which is movably arranged on said transport track and is different from said plurality of transport elements, and an open-loop and/or closed-loop control unit, where said transport track, said plurality of transport elements, and said special element are designed in such a way that said plurality of transport elements and said special element can be guided along said transport track in such a way that said plurality of transport elements and said special element are individually controllable by means of said open-loop and/or closed-loop control unit.
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12. A method for performing a special function of a transport apparatus including a plurality of individually controllable transport elements for transporting containers in a container processing installation along a transport track, by way of a special element which is different from said plurality of transport elements, where said plurality of transport elements and said special element are movably disposed on said transport track, said method comprising:
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moving said special element to a predetermined location of said transport track, and performing said special function at the predetermined location by use of said special element, where said special function is different from transporting containers, and where moving is controlled by an open-loop and/or closed-loop control unit of said transport apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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Specification