Patent ID: 9623600
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: B29C,B65G

Claim:
1. A method of conveying plastics material pre-forms, wherein the plastics material pre-forms are supplied to a conveying device by means of a supply device and the conveying device has a first roller body and a second roller body which extend substantially parallel to each other, and the plastics material pre-form is conveyed between these rollers, wherein a portion of the plastics material pre-forms is supported by the two rollers and wherein a further portion of the plastics material pre-forms passes through between the rollers, wherein at least one first value characteristic of a state of occupation of the plastics material pre-forms is detected by means of a first measuring instrument and a second value characteristic of the state of occupation of the plastics material pre-forms is detected by means of a second measuring instrument which is situated downstream of the first measuring instrument in the conveying direction of the plastics material pre-forms, and at least one setting variable of the supply device or the conveying device is controlled on the basis of the two values, wherein the at least one setting variable of the supply device is regulated on the basis of the two values by comparing between a measured value or a new value derived from the two values and a reference value.