Patent ID: 11912557
Assignee: KHS GMBH
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus comprising a container-handling machine that comprises a rotor that rotates around a machine axis, an inlet transporter that brings containers to said rotor, an outlet transporter that takes containers from said rotor, and a container-handling section that extends along a handling direction along which said containers move after having been taken from said rotor, wherein said rotor comprises handling positions and a transport element, wherein said transport element comprises pockets along a circumference thereof, wherein each of said pockets comprises a flank that forms a first abutment surface that abuts a container during motion thereof, wherein said container-handling machine further comprises a finger that is assigned to said pocket, and wherein said finger forms a second abutment surface that adjoins said first abutment surface and that extends in a radial direction away from said machine axis, said second abutment surface comprising a first section and a second section, the second section being either concave or convex and extending away from said machine axis.