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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2009
Centering unit for aligning at least two grouped vessels and method for aligning two grouped vessels
Applicants:
Dieter Leykamm, Neutraubling, DE;
Georg Gertlowski, Schierling, DE;
Inventors:
Dieter Leykamm, Neutraubling, DE;
Georg Gertlowski, Schierling, DE;
Assignee:
Krones AG, Neutraubling, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 35/56 (2006.01); B65C 3/16 (2006.01); B65B 21/24 (2006.01); B65B 27/04 (2006.01); B65B 35/46 (2006.01); B65B 35/54 (2006.01); B65C 9/06 (2006.01); B65C 9/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65C 3/163 (2013.01); B65B 21/245 (2013.01); B65B 27/04 (2013.01); B65B 35/46 (2013.01); B65B 35/54 (2013.01); B65C 9/065 (2013.01); B65C 9/1819 (2013.01);
Abstract
A centering unit for aligning at least two grouped vessels, a liftable and lowerable precentering mechanism as well as a liftable and lowerable final centering mechanism being provided so as to improve the alignment. According to a preferred embodiment, the precentering mechanism may include a plurality of subcentering mechanism so that vessels coming from different infeeds can be centered by mechanism a centering unit.