Centering unit for aligning at least two grouped vessels and method for aligning two grouped vessels

US8935903B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8935903-B2
Application numberUS-54363309-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 19, 2009
Priority dateSep 9, 2008
Publication dateJan 20, 2015
Grant dateJan 20, 2015

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A centering unit for aligning at least two grouped vessels, a liftable and lowerable precentering mechanism as well as a liftable and lowerable final centering mechanism being provided so as to improve the alignment. According to a preferred embodiment, the precentering mechanism may include a plurality of subcentering mechanism so that vessels coming from different infeeds can be centered by mechanism a centering unit.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A machine for treating at least two grouped vessels comprising a treatment station, at least one rotary plate for receiving thereon a plurality of vessels and at least one centering unit associated with a respective rotary plate for aligning at least two grouped vessels relative to one another, comprising a liftable and lowerable precentering means and a liftable and lowerable final centering means, the precentering means and the final centering means b…

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What does patent US8935903B2 cover?
A centering unit for aligning at least two grouped vessels, a liftable and lowerable precentering mechanism as well as a liftable and lowerable final centering mechanism being provided so as to improve the alignment. According to a preferred embodiment, the precentering mechanism may include a plurality of subcentering mechanism so that vessels coming from different infeeds can be centered by m…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Leykamm Dieter, Gertlowski Georg, Krones Ag
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B65C3/163. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 20 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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