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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 1993
Filed:
Apr. 24, 1992
Karl Munch, Heppenheim, DE;
Seitz Enzinger Noll Maschinenbau Aktiengesellschaft, Mannheim, DE;
Abstract
An arrangement for converting a multi-track container stream supplied by a feed mechanism into a plurality of parallel container rows in a withdrawal mechanism. The container rows are separated from one another by a lane separation or separating elements. A transition zone is provided between the feed mechanism and the withdrawal mechanism. To increase the output and/or to provide a protective processing of the containers, a lane separation formed by lanes is already provided at the transition zone. In particular, the width of each lane in the transition zone has a conveying width that corresponds to a multi-track container stream yet is several times less than the conveying width of the feed mechanism. Furthermore, the lanes of the transition zone narrow in a direction toward the withdrawal mechanism.