Apparatus and method for transferring containers to a handling machine

摘要

An apparatus for transferring containers to a handling machine that handles the containers cyclically in groups, comprising a conveying unit for transporting the containers in a conveying direction, wherein the conveying unit has a sliding section in which a group of containers is displaceable towards the handling machine in a sliding direction oriented transversely to the conveying direction, a sliding device for displacing the group of containers from the conveying unit to the handling machine in the sliding direction, and having a screw conveyor for setting a pitch spacing between the containers, the pitch spacing being required for handling the group of containers in the handling machine, the screw conveyor is oriented along the conveying unit, wherein the screw conveyor projects at least partially into the sliding section, and the screw conveyor has at least one gap region in which the screw conveyor has a reduced outer circumference.

主权项

1. A system having:
a handling machine for cyclically handling a group of containers; an apparatus for transferring containers to the handling machine that handles the containers cyclically in groups, the apparatus comprising:
a conveying unit for transporting the containers in a conveying direction, wherein the conveying unit has a sliding section in which a group of containers is displaceable towards the handling machine in a sliding direction oriented transversely to the conveying direction;a sliding device for displacing the group of containers from the conveying unit to the handling machine in the sliding direction;and a screw conveyor for setting a pitch spacing between the containers, said pitch spacing being required for handling the group of containers in the handling machine, wherein the screw conveyor is oriented along the conveying unit, wherein the screw conveyor projects at least partially into the sliding section, and wherein the screw conveyor has at least one gap region in which the screw conveyor has a reduced outer circumference, wherein the sliding device for displacing at least one container of the group of containers from the conveying unit to the handling machine in the sliding direction is guided at least sectionally through the gap region, and wherein the number of gap regions corresponds to twice the number of containers in the group of containers.