US 12,291,441 B2
Apparatus and method for treating and in particular sterilising containers
Stefan Kornprobst, Dietfurt a.d. Altmühl (DE); Andreas Pense, Obertraubling (DE); Konrad Senn, Alteglofsheim (DE); Alexander Feigl, Mintraching (DE); Viktor Gette, Wörth an der Donau (DE); Andreas Eichenseher, Deuerling (DE); Michael Neubauer, Grassau (DE); Andreas Vornehm, Offenberg (DE); Florian Hoffmann, Burglengenfeld (DE); Wolfgang Schoenberger, Brennberg (DE); Florian Fuchs, Regensburg (DE); and Josef Knott, Schierling (DE)
Assigned to KRONES AG, Neutraubling (DE)
Filed by KRONES AG, Neutraubling (DE)
Filed on Dec. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/088,235.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2021 134 529.4 (DE), filed on Dec. 23, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0202822 A1, Jun. 29, 2023
Int. Cl. B65G 47/244 (2006.01); B65G 47/252 (2006.01); B65G 54/02 (2006.01); B67C 3/00 (2006.01); B67C 3/24 (2006.01); B67C 3/26 (2006.01)
CPC B67C 3/242 (2013.01) [B67C 3/007 (2013.01); B67C 3/2642 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A container treatment apparatus comprising a transport apparatus for transporting containers along a predetermined transport path, wherein the transport apparatus comprises at least one transport device for transporting the containers and at least one container treatment device for treating the container in a predetermined manner, wherein said transport device comprises a carrier on which a plurality of holding elements for holding at least one container is arranged,
wherein
the container treatment device is arranged to handle the containers transported by the transport device and the holding element is rotatable such that the container held by said holding element is rotatable with respect to its longitudinal direction and the container treatment apparatus comprises monitoring device for monitoring the rotational movement of the containers.