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EP 0443617 B1 19930929 - CENTERING AND ORIENTING DEVICE FOR CONTAINERS

Title (en)

CENTERING AND ORIENTING DEVICE FOR CONTAINERS

Publication

EP 0443617 B1 19930929 (DE)

Application

EP 91102649 A 19910222

Priority

DE 4005606 A 19900222
DE 9006376 U 19900606

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0443617A1] The device provides an aligning plate (2), the top side of which consists of an inner body (10) and of an annular outer body (9) mounted vertically movably relative to the conveyor between two stop positions, the aligning rotation being executed by the inner body (10) connected fixedly in terms of rotation to a frictional body (17). <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B65C 9/06

IPC 8 full level

B65C 9/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65C 9/065 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0443617 A1 19910828; EP 0443617 B1 19930929; DE 59100411 D1 19931104; ES 2044629 T3 19940101

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 91102649 A 19910222; DE 59100411 T 19910222; ES 91102649 T 19910222