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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2014
Applicant:
Khs Gmbh, Dortmund, DE;
Inventors:
Thomas Joehren, Bocholt, DE;
Thomas Nitsch, Kleve, DE;
Assignee:
KHS GmbH, Dortmund, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/08 (2006.01); B65G 47/28 (2006.01); B65B 17/02 (2006.01); B65B 27/04 (2006.01); B65G 47/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/28 (2013.01); B65B 17/02 (2013.01); B65B 27/04 (2013.01); B65G 47/088 (2013.01); B65G 47/841 (2013.01); B65G 47/846 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for separating containers in a densely packed container flow from each other so that they are spaced by a defined distance includes using a compartment star to place the containers on a rearrangement portion and then sweeping the containers forward using catch elements that move along the rearrangement portion so that they arrive at an inlet star with a separation that enables them to be picked up by a waiting inlet-star receptacle.