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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2014
Applicant:
Krones Ag, Neutraubling, DE;
Inventor:
Günter Winkler, Zell, DE;
Assignee:
KRONES AG, Neutraubling, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/82 (2006.01); B65G 47/84 (2006.01); B65G 47/71 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/82 (2013.01); B65G 47/71 (2013.01); B65G 47/845 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0244 (2013.01);
Abstract
Diverting device for diverting containers, for example bottles, from a transport path, the diverting device including a stationary frame that is disposed next to the transport path and in which at least two movably formed diverting segments are disposed perpendicularly to the central axis of the transport path, the diverting segments being suitable to divert a container from the transport path. Each of the diverting segments includes a diverting surface that is parallel to the transport direction of the containers in the transport path and that can come in contact with a container to be diverted.