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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2019
Applicant:
Krones Ag, Neutraubling, DE;
Inventor:
Helmut Schuesslburner, Straubing, DE;
Assignee:
KRONES AG, Neutraubling, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/82 (2006.01); B65G 47/08 (2006.01); B65G 47/71 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/088 (2013.01); B65G 47/715 (2013.01); B65G 47/82 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0244 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides a device for grouping containers, comprising a plurality of transfer pallets for conveying containers upright on a pallet surface and a first transfer device comprising a first transfer platform and an infeed manipulator, wherein the pallet surface of each transfer pallet has a plurality of ridge-like elevations forming a support surface for the containers, and wherein the first transfer platform has a comb-shaped outlet area configured for allowing the ridge-like elevations of the pallet surface to pass through the intermediate spaces of the comb-shaped outlet area for taking over the at least one container.