Device for internal and external sterilisation of preforms by means of charge carrier rays and corresponding method and handling system

摘要

The apparatus (50) has an internal application device (15) partially introduced through an opening into containers in order to apply charge carriers to an inner wall of the container. Transport devices (2, 4) i.e. transport stars, transport the containers along a transport path during sterilization of the containers. A pitch change device (3) is arranged along a segment of the transport path of the containers between an external application device (10) and the internal application device to change a distance between the containers that are successively arranged along the transport path. Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) a plant for treating containers (2) a method for sterilizing a segment of an inner wall and a segment of an outer wall of containers by accelerated charge carriers.