TRANSPORT STAR FOR CONTAINERS, CONTAINER TRANSPORT SECTION, AND SYSTEM FOR HANDLING CONTAINERS

摘要

An apparatus for conveying containers includes a transport star having a rotor that rotates around a machine axis, transport positions disposed around the star, and a laminar-flow system. Each transport position has a container carrier to hold a container. The laminar-flow system, which is above the container carriers and above the containers' trajectory, prevents container contamination while the containers are disposed on the transport positions. The laminar-flow system has openings that direct a stream of sterile medium downward along outer surfaces of the containers.