| 摘要 |
The invention relates to a container handling apparatus (1) provided with a cooling station (7), having an inlet portion (19) for receiving a plurality of filled and closed containers (2) and an outlet portion (20) for releasing a plurality of cooled containers (2), and a deforming station (8) for deforming a base (12) of each container (2) inwardly of the container (2) so as to reduce the internal volume thereof; the deforming station (8) is arranged at the outlet portion (20) of the cooling station (7) so that the containers (2) are transferred from the cooling station (7) to the deforming station (8) without any intermediate conveyor located therebetween. |
