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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2012
Applicants:
Martin Seger, Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, DE;
Toni Hifinger, Regensburg, DE;
Inventors:
Martin Seger, Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, DE;
Toni Hifinger, Regensburg, DE;
Assignee:
KRONES AG, Neutraubling, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 49/42 (2006.01); B29C 33/20 (2006.01); B29C 33/36 (2006.01); B29C 49/56 (2006.01); B65G 21/22 (2006.01); B29C 49/06 (2006.01); B29C 49/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 49/421 (2013.01); B29C 33/202 (2013.01); B29C 33/36 (2013.01); B29C 49/4205 (2013.01); B29C 49/4236 (2013.01); B29C 49/56 (2013.01); B65G 21/22 (2013.01); B29C 49/06 (2013.01); B29C 49/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
A transport system for containers includes a plurality of vehicles configured to be driven independently of each other. A guiding device is configured to guide the vehicles in a circulating manner. A plurality of mold shells are configured to encompass a side wall of the containers about a partial circumferential area of the side wall, the plurality of mold shells being mounted on respective ones of the plurality of vehicles so as to receive the containers between adjacent mold shells of adjacent vehicles and transport them.