Device for treating packaging means

摘要

The invention relates to a device for treating packaging means, such as bottles, cans or similar containers, comprising a device-internal transport section, on which the treatment of the packaging means is carried out on processing stations (8) in at least two process steps, and further comprising holding and centering elements, by means of which the packaging means (1) are held at least during the respective process step in an orientation on the device-internal transport system necessary for said process step and/or by means of which the packaging means are moved at least during one process step.

主权项

1. An apparatus for carrying out a process for treating packaging means, said apparatus comprising: a device-internal transport system having at least two transport elements disposed in succession along a transport direction; holding-and-centering units for arranging said packaging means during a process step of said process in an orientation relative to said device-internal transport system that is necessary for said process step, said holding-and-centering units being independent of the transport elements and being passed between transport elements in a transport direction; whereby the same holding-and-centering unit holds the same packaging means throughout the process by a mouth portion thereof, wherein said packaging means comprises a container selected from the group consisting of a bottle and a can, said apparatus further comprising reference marks or markings on at least one of container clamping elements or elements rotating with said container clamping elements during alignment and rotation of said packaging means; and sensors for scanning said reference marks or markings to enable contactless control of one of servomotors or an electronic unit controlling said servomotors, said sensors being arranged on one or more structures selected from the group consisting of said holding-and-centering units, said transport elements forming device-internal transport systems, receivers, and processing stations.