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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2012
Applicants:
Juergen Liebhardt, Laupheim, DE;
Michael Kronawitter, Beimerstetten, DE;
Ralf Heim, Laupheim, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Uhlmann Pac-Systeme GmbH & Co. KG, Laupheim, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 25/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The device for transporting upright containers in a straight line includes a rake conveyor comprising multiple receiving sections for the containers and an opposing support element for the containers carried in the receiving sections. The rake conveyor is connected to two drives by at least two pivot systems, each with two arms, in such a way that the rake conveyor can be pushed back and forth both in the transport direction of the containers and also in the direction perpendicular to the transport direction of the containers.