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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2022
Krones Ag, Neutraubling, DE;
Christian Holzer, Schierling, DE;
Gundolf Kipper, Gebelkofen, DE;
Krones AG, Neutraubling, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a vacuum cylinder unit for transferring labels to containers in a vacuum-supported manner, and a labeling device equipped with said unit. The vacuum cylinder unit comprises a drive shaft and a vacuum cylinder which is coupled thereto in a centered and driving manner by means of a zero-point clamping system. Because the zero-point clamping system comprises a clamping pin which is integrated into the vacuum cylinder and a clamping chuck which is rigidly connected to the drive shaft for securing the clamping pin, the vacuum cylinder can be manually lifted off the drive shaft by a small vertical stroke and the majority of the weight of the zero-point clamping system can be moved into the region of the drive shaft. This also reduces the amount of equipment needed for the vacuum cylinder which is designed as a format-specific interchangeable part.
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