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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2012
Markus Reiniger, Monchengladbach, DE;
Martin Schach, Bochum, DE;
Holger Stenner, Haltern am See, DE;
Markus Reiniger, Monchengladbach, DE;
Martin Schach, Bochum, DE;
Holger Stenner, Haltern am See, DE;
KHS GmbH, Dortmund, DE;
Abstract
An apparatus for printing different colors on packages includes holding-and-centering units, each having a primary and a secondary part. The primary part is held at a holding position during package handling. The secondary part is mounted in the primary part to be rotatable about a vertical axis of the unit. The secondary part receives a functional element necessary for handling a package. A plurality of secondary parts adapted to different types, forms and/or sizes of packages are associated with the primary parts.