Autefa Solutions Germany Gmbh

Peter Obert

Rudolf Kuhn

Peter Knobloch

Jan Schneider

Lorenz Sailer

A row-forming device () together with processes form a bottle row () from a bottle layer (). The row-forming device () is configured to pick up and transport away, in rows, the respectively frontmost layer row () of the bottle layer () moved in a conveying direction (), in a transverse transport direction (). One or more layer conveyors () moves the bottle row () in a conveying direction () and adjoins the transport device (), which has a plurality of parallel conveyor belts () that extend in the transport direction () and are driven independently and also exhibit mutually different transport speeds. The transport device () has a guide strip () oriented obliquely to the transport direction (). The guide strip () extends over a part of the conveyor belts () and is arranged downstream of the layer conveyor () in the transport direction ().

Row-forming device, row-forming methods and bottle handling installation

A storage station, a process for storing, and a bottle tray () configured for receiving a bottle layer () are provided. The bottle tray has an upright side wall (), with an upper tray opening () and a tray bottom () connected to the side wall (). The bottle tray () has a movable lifting bottom () that lies in the loaded state () on the tray bottom () and which has a plurality of passage openings () for a lifting device () for a relative lift between the side wall () and the lifting bottom (). The tray bottom () has a perforated plate or a plurality of struts () located spaced apart and enclosing the passage openings (). The struts are fastened to the side wall (). The bottle tray () has a bottom centering () acting between the tray bottom () and the lifting bottom ().

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Munich, Georgia

Peter Obert