Global Patent Index - EP 2851334 B1

EP 2851334 B1 20160622 - Container handling apparatus

Title (en)

Container handling apparatus

Title (de)

Behälterhandhabungsvorrichtung

Title (fr)

Appareil de manipulation de recipients

Publication

EP 2851334 B1 20160622 (EN)

Application

EP 13185244 A 20130919

Priority

EP 13185244 A 20130919

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2851334A1] The invention relates to a container handling apparatus (1) provided with a cooling station (7), having an inlet portion (19) for receiving a plurality of filled and closed containers (2) and an outlet portion (20) for releasing a plurality of cooled containers (2), and a deforming station (8) for deforming a base (12) of each container (2) inwardly of the container (2) so as to reduce the internal volume thereof; the deforming station (8) is arranged at the outlet portion (20) of the cooling station (7) so that the containers (2) are transferred from the cooling station (7) to the deforming station (8) without any intermediate conveyor located therebetween.

IPC 8 full level

B67C 3/04 (2006.01); B67C 3/22 (2006.01); B67C 7/00 (2006.01); F25D 25/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B67C 3/22 (2013.01); B67C 7/002 (2013.01); F25D 23/028 (2013.01); F25D 23/062 (2013.01); F25D 23/068 (2013.01); F25D 23/085 (2013.01); F25D 23/087 (2013.01); F25D 25/04 (2013.01); B67C 2003/226 (2013.01); F25D 19/006 (2013.01); F25D 2201/14 (2013.01); F25D 2331/803 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2851334 A1 20150325; EP 2851334 B1 20160622

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 13185244 A 20130919