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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2013
Applicant:
Khs Gmbh, Dortmund, DE;
Inventors:
Bernd Bruch, Weinsheim, DE;
Ludwig Clüsserath, Bad Kreuznach, DE;
Assignee:
KHS GmbH, Dortmund, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/22 (2006.01); B65G 45/22 (2006.01); B65G 47/84 (2006.01); B29C 49/42 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 45/22 (2013.01); B29C 49/4273 (2013.01); B65G 47/846 (2013.01); B29C 2949/00 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7158 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for conveying containers includes a transport star having a rotor that rotates around a machine axis, transport positions disposed around the star, and a laminar-flow system. Each transport position has a container carrier to hold a container. The laminar-flow system, which is above the container carriers and above the containers' trajectory, prevents container contamination while the containers are disposed on the transport positions. The laminar-flow system has openings that direct a stream of sterile medium downward along outer surfaces of the containers.