Patent ID: 9694988
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: B65G,B67C

Claim:
1. An apparatus for at least one of delivering containers to a container-processing machine and removing containers from said container-processing machine, said apparatus comprising a conveyor system, said conveying system comprising a conveyor element, a conveyor that is configured to convey containers, to deliver containers to said conveyor element, and to remove containers from said conveyor element, said conveyor running under said conveyor element, container holders, a securing installation that supports at least a section of said conveyor, a structural element, and a functional element selected from the group consisting of a guide element and a transfer element, wherein said conveyor element rotates about a vertical machine axis, wherein said container holders are circumferentially arranged around said conveyor element, wherein said conveyor element moves containers from a first position to a second position, wherein said securing installation stands on an installation surface, wherein said securing installation suspends said conveyor element, wherein said structural element is a constituent of said securing installation, wherein said structural element forms said vertical machine axis, wherein said structural element comprises a projecting portion that protrudes beyond an underside of said conveyor element, wherein said functional element interacts with said conveyor element, and wherein said functional element is held at said projecting portion.