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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2016
Applicant:
Khs Gmbh, Dortmund, DE;
Inventor:
Stefan Magerstedt, Dortmund, DE;
Assignee:
KHS GmbH, Dortmund, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 59/04 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01); B65B 61/02 (2006.01); B65B 65/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 59/04 (2013.01); B41J 3/4073 (2013.01); B65B 61/025 (2013.01); B65B 65/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a container treatment device, retaining-and-centering units hold a container as it traverses a transport path that passes through a set of treatment stations, each having a rotor that propels a retaining-and-centering unit along the transport path. Sometimes, a retaining-and-centering unit becomes defective and must be removed from the transport path. A storage-and-replacement device receives a defective retaining-and-centering unit that is removed from the transport path and supplies a replacement. This occurs with no interruption of operation.