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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2024
Krones Ag, Neutraubling, DE;
Krones AG, Neutraubling, DE;
Abstract
A transport device for a bottle filling plant includes at least two transport elements, each having a transport element magnetic force unit and at least one functional element for transporting components. The transport device further includes a bearing unit configured to support the at least two transport elements one after the other and independently of one another along a transport path. The transport device further includes a transport path magnetic force unit arranged along the transport path and configured to drive the transport elements along the transport path by interacting with the transport element magnetic force units of the at least two transport elements. The transport path magnetic force unit includes individual bar magnets mounted on separately controllable motors or actuators or driven by the separately controllable motors or actuators and which, through movement, generate a moving magnetic field to individually drive each of the at least two transport elements along the transport path.