| 摘要 |
A rotating handling carousel includes a transfer device arranged on the outer circumference of the handling carousel. The transfer device includes a carry-along element which receives and transports an article and a guide element. The guide element is arranged in such a way that the article transported by the carry-along element is guided into or out of a handling station, for which the guide element extends into an area of the handling station in such a way that the guide element does not collide with the handling device at the transfer position. A sensor detects whether a handling device or the article are not in the transfer position, and/or whether the article is located in the handling station at all, and, after such a determination, issues a collision signal based on a kind of the transfer device. |
| 主权项 |
1. A rotating handling carousel, comprising:
handling stations formed as at least one of printing stations, labeling stations or filling stations arranged on an outer ircumference of the handling carousel and rotating with the handling carousel for handling of articles formed as at least one of bottles, cans or similar containers, by a handling device wherein one article is locatable in at least one of the handling station or the handling device at a transfer position or handling position; at least one transfer device arranged on the outer circumference of the handling carousel not rotating with the handling carousel, the transfer device being configured to transfer the articles between the transfer device and the handling station at the transfer position of the handling station, wherein the transfer device comprises at least one carry-along element configured to receive and transport at least one of the articles and at least one guide element, wherein the guide element is arranged in such a way that the article transported by the carry-along element is guided into or out of the handling station, for which the guide element extends into an area of the handling station in such a way that the guide element does not collide with the handling device at the transfer position of at least one of the articles or the handling device, and wherein the movement of the handling carousel and the carry-along element of the transfer device are matched with each other in such a way that the transfer device guides the article to the transfer position when a handling station is located there, the guide element having a low weigh compared to remaining part of the handling carousel; a sensor configured to detect whether, during an approach of the handling station to the transfer device, at least one of the handling device or the article are not in the transfer position and/or whether the article is located in the handling station at all, and, after such a determination, to issue a collision signal based on a kind of the transfer device, wherein the transfer device is configured as at least one of a removal device for removal of articles from the handling station to the transfer device or a feeding device for supply of articles from the transfer device to the handling station, wherein, in the case the tranfer device is configured as the removal device, it is checked whether the handling device or the article is not at the transfer position, and wherein, in the case the transfer device is configured as the feeding device, it is checked whether the handling device is not at the transfer position or whether the article is located in the handling station; and a control configured to move the guide element away from the area of the handling station upon the sensor indicating the collision signal. |
