IP Library Granted Patent US 12698161
Granted Patent B2
US 12698161 · App. 18/381,996 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

Apparatus for transporting containers with sensor for position monitoring

Inventors: Nina Habenschaden (Regensburg, DE); Harald Effenberger (Schierling, DE); Thomas Hoellriegl (Teublitz, DE)
Assignee: KRONE AG
B65G43/02B65G47/842B65G2203/0283B65G2203/042
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12698161
App. No.
18/381,996
Granted
Aug 4, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The apparatus for transporting containers with a movable and in particular rotatable carrier which has a plurality of changeable holding devices for holding the containers during transport, wherein the apparatus has at least one sensor device which detects and/or monitors a position of the holding device, in particular after a change of the holding devices. According to the invention, the apparatus has an assignment device which assigns at least one measured value detected by the at least one sensor device to at least one and preferably to each holding device.

Claims (27)

1 . An apparatus for transporting containers with a movable carrier, which comprises a plurality of changeable holding devices for holding the containers during transport, wherein the apparatus has at least one sensor device configured to detect and/or monitor a position of the holding device,

wherein

the apparatus has an assignment device configured to assign at least one measured value detected by the at least one sensor device to at least one holding device,

wherein

the apparatus has a control device which is configured to readjust the position of the holding devices in dependence on the detected measured value, and

wherein

the control device has a memory device in which a plurality of target values is saved and a comparison device configured to compare the detected measured values with the target values saved in the memory device and the apparatus has an output device configured to output an error message when there is a deviation between the detected measured values and the saved target values determined by the comparison device comparing the detected values with the target values saved in the memory device, and outputting an error message when there is a deviation between the detected measured values and the saved target values determined by the comparison device.

2 . The apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the apparatus has a plurality of sensor devices.

3 . The apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the memory device is a cloud.

4 . The apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the at least one sensor device is configured to detect and/or monitor the position of the holding devices during production.

5 . The apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the at least one sensor device is fixedly arranged on the apparatus.

6 . The apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the sensor devices are mobile sensor devices which are detachably arranged on the apparatus for the purpose of installation.

7 . A method for transporting containers along a predetermined transport path, wherein the containers are held on holding devices during transport, and a position of the holding device is detected and/or monitored by at least one sensor device,

wherein

at least one holding device is assigned at least one measured value detected by the at least one sensor device,

wherein

the detected measured values are compared with target values and an error message is output in the event of a deviation in the comparison, wherein the apparatus has a control device which is configured to readjust the position of the holding devices in dependence on the detected measured value, and wherein the control device has a memory device in which a plurality of target values is saved and a comparison device configured to compare the detected measured values with the target values saved in the memory device and the apparatus has an output device configured to output an error message when there is a deviation between the detected measured values and the saved target values determined by the comparison device, comparing the detected values with the target values saved in the memory device, and outputting an error message when there is a deviation between the detected measured values and the saved target values determined by the comparison device.