Patent ID: 11951705
Assignee: WINCOR NIXDORF INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A compactor arrangement comprising:
a compactor for compacting empty containers;
an empty-container transport device for transporting empty containers to a subsequent compactor arrangement through a transport region;
an anti-encroachment guard structure which laterally delimits the transport region and which is provided at least in part between the transport region and the compactor, wherein the anti-encroachment guard structure defines a feed region through which empty containers can be fed laterally out of the transport region to the compactor;
a guard device having a guard plate which is configured to move rectilinearly between a first position and a second position such that, selectively, an encroachment from a direction of the transport region into the feed region is prevented when the guard plate is in the first position; and
a selection device having a selection flap pivotally moveable between a first position and a second position such that empty containers are selectively led out of the transport region and through the feed region when the selection flap is in the first position of the selection flap and when said guard plate is the second position of the guard plate, wherein the anti-encroachment guard structure, the guard plate, and the selection flap positioned adjacent to one another.