Patent ID: 8109697
Filing Date: 2012-02-07
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. Method of transporting a plurality of bottles with an air conveyor, comprising: applying air to the bottle openings of the bottles during bottle transportation whereby the bottles are in an oblique position, and in an end area of the air conveyor, additionally applying air to the bodies of the bottles to orient the bottles essentially vertical whereby the orientation of the bottles changes from an oblique position to an essentially vertical position, wherein effecting the vertical orientation of the bottles can be achieved without reducing the speed of said bottles, wherein the air-applying device comprises guide plates provided with one of gills, nozzles, and a combination thereof for the application of air, wherein the one of the gills, nozzles, and a combination thereof are located at different levels at the guide plates to permit transport and vertical orientation of bottles of different sizes and different oblique positions in one and the same air conveyor, and preventing the bottles from rising upwards with a hold-down disk located in the end area of the bottle conveyor, and transferring them to a sawtooth or zigzag star.