Patent ID: 9598198
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: B65C,G01D

Claim:
1. A rotary table machine for container treatment, comprising a carousel with container receptacles for conveying containers, wherein the container receptacles are arranged at a regular spacing along a circular path about an axis of rotation of the carousel by means of a machine pitch, the carousel and a rotary transducer being connected via a transmission such that, when the carousel rotates about a machine pitch, the rotary transducer at least one of emits or processes a whole-number multiple of a periodic value increment as a position signal, a signal transmitter and a reference mark adapted to indicate a zero rotary position of the carousel, wherein the signal transmitter is operable to detect the reference mark on the carousel and to emit a reference mark signal on the basis thereof, and a signal processing device operable to process the position signal and the reference mark signal in order to regulate the position of the carousel and control the container receptacles.