Patent ID: 9371144
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: B65B,B67C

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for handling containers, said apparatus comprising a filling machine for filling containers, a filling-level-monitoring control unit downstream of said filling machine, a first container-detection element configured to scan and relay at least a partial contour of a relevant container as first inspection data, and a control-and-regulating device configured to receive inspection data about containers, wherein said first container-detection element is arranged to be separated from said filling-level-monitoring control unit, wherein said first container-detection element is arranged to be upstream of said filling-level-monitoring control unit, wherein said filling-level-monitoring control unit is configured to inspect a container and to pass second inspection data about said container to said control-and-regulating device, and wherein said first container-detection element is configured to inspect said container independently of said filling-level-monitoring control unit and to pass first inspection data about said container to said control-and-regulating device.