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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2022
Krones Ag, Neutraubling, DE;
Michael Neubauer, Grassau, DE;
Thomas Kiendl, Maxhütte-Haidhof, DE;
Martin Kammerl, Hemau, DE;
Florian Hoffmann, Burglengenfeld, DE;
Andreas Pense, Obertraubling, DE;
Florian Fuchs, Regensburg, DE;
Alexander Feigl, Mintraching, DE;
Wolfgang Schoenberger, Brennberg, DE;
Stefan Kornprobst, Dietfurt a.d. Altmühl, DE;
Andreas Eichenseher, Regensburg, DE;
Viktor Gette, Worth an der Donau, DE;
Andreas Vornehm, Offenberg, DE;
Konrad Senn, Alteglofsheim, DE;
Josef Knott, Schierling, DE;
Harald Effenberger, Schierling, DE;
KRONES AG, Neutraubling, DE;
Abstract
Disclosed is a container treatment apparatus, in particular a container sterilisation apparatus, having a plurality of transport devices for transporting a container along a predetermined transport path, at least one of the transport devices having at least one holding device for holding at least one container during container treatment and/or transport along the transport path, the transport device having a rotatable carrier and a plurality of holding elements arranged on this carrier, wherein a holding element in a first sector, in which a container is received, having a height with respect to a perpendicular projection of the transport path which is different from that in a second sector in which a container is dispensed, and wherein a sector in which an at least partial compensation of the height difference of the holding elements takes place lies along a direction of rotation of the carrier after the second sector and before the first sector. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for the treatment, in particular the sterilisation, of containers.