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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2008
Applicants:
Ulrich Wiedemann, Dortmund, DE;
Klaus Jendrichowski, Holzwickede, DE;
Inventors:
Ulrich Wiedemann, Dortmund, DE;
Klaus Jendrichowski, Holzwickede, DE;
Assignee:
KHS Maschinen- und Anlagenbau AG, Dortmund, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of operating a transfer station in a container filling plant. The transfer station comprises a plurality of spaced apart webs between which containers are to be conveyed. A plurality of vertical directing elements are disposed upstream of and adjacent to the webs. The directing elements contact and deflect containers into the receiving spaces in between the webs to minimize backing up or jams of the containers, to thus minimize interruptions in the container handling process.