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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2009
Bert Handschick, Obersdorf, DE;
Johann Löning, Oldenburg, DE;
Bert Handschick, Obersdorf, DE;
Johann Löning, Oldenburg, DE;
Envipco Holding N.V., Amersfoot, NL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for returning empties, in particular bottles and cans, having a bulk input, in which the empties () are moved from an input space () past a detection unit () by a conveyor device () rotating about the longitudinal axis thereof, and further having a conveyor device for implementing said method, comprising a plurality followers mounted transversely to the direction of conveyance and spaced a distance apart. An increased throughput is to be achieved with such a method and such a conveyor device. This is achieved in that the empties () are parallelized out of the input space () by the conveyor device () and fed to the detection unit () in a field array, or in that each follower () is designed to be wide enough to hold at least two empties () side by side, and that an angular momentum is applied to the empties () at least in the detection field () of the detection unit ().