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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
May. 24, 2017
Applicant:
Khs Gmbh, Dortmund, DE;
Inventors:
Stefan Wagner, Kleve, DE;
Andreas Linder, Witten, DE;
Dominik Thiesing, Hamminkeln, DE;
Thomas Lelie, Kleve, DE;
Josef Düpper, Bedburg-Hau, DE;
Reinhard Wilzeck, Kleve, DE;
Assignee:
KHS GmbH, Dortmund, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 43/10 (2006.01); B65G 43/04 (2006.01); B65G 23/44 (2006.01); B65G 43/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 43/10 (2013.01); B65G 23/44 (2013.01); B65G 43/02 (2013.01); B65G 43/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for transporting containers or packs of containers includes an endlessly circulating belt driven by a drive. A mark marks a position on the belt and a sensor detects the mark. A controller receives data from the drive's rotation-angle detector and from the sensor. It then uses this data to either determine an extent to which the belt has elongated or to control the drive.