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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2009
Lothar Wilhelm, Karben, DE;
Uwe Wolf, Bad Kreuznach, DE;
Christian Albrecht, Suhl, DE;
Günter Schmid, Nürnberg, DE;
Lothar Wilhelm, Karben, DE;
Uwe Wolf, Bad Kreuznach, DE;
Christian Albrecht, Suhl, DE;
Günter Schmid, Nürnberg, DE;
KHS GmbH, Dortmund, DE;
Abstract
A rotary container handling machine which has a stationary frame and a turntable supported thereby, which turntable has container handling devices for handling containers. The turntable is rotated by a drive. The drive comprises an encircling collar with a plurality of magnets, and at least one stator which overlaps one subsector of the collar to permit rotation of the turntable by an electromagnetic field generated by the at least one stator. The collar is disposed on either the stationary frame or the turntable, while the at least one stator is disposed on the other.