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Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016

Filed:

May. 24, 2012
Applicants:

Peter Lindner, Langquaid, DE;

Rudolf Fiegler, Regensburg, DE;

Thorsten Gut, Neutraubling, DE;

Sophie Pröll, Pfatter, DE;

Dieter Leykamm, Neutraubling, DE;

Inventors:

Peter Lindner, Langquaid, DE;

Rudolf Fiegler, Regensburg, DE;

Thorsten Gut, Neutraubling, DE;

Sophie Pröll, Pfatter, DE;

Dieter Leykamm, Neutraubling, DE;

Assignee:

KRONES AG, Neutraubling, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 57/00 (2006.01); B67C 3/00 (2006.01); B07C 5/34 (2006.01); G01M 3/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 57/00 (2013.01); B07C 5/3408 (2013.01); B67C 3/007 (2013.01); G01M 3/3263 (2013.01);
Abstract

The invention relates to a method for determining the intactness and leaktightness of containers () that are processed in a filling plant, wherein the filling plant comprises at least one centering head () for holding, gripping and/or turning one of the containers (), wherein the centering head () is arranged movably along a longitudinal axis () of the container (), and wherein the relative position of the centering head () on the longitudinal axis () is determined and used for the intactness and leaktightness determination.


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