Patent ID: 6758907
Filing Date: 2004-07-06
Classification: C23C

Abstract:
An apparatus for coating bottles comprising in combination a coating station (A) which contains at least one section of a conveyor track (G) for bottle conveying bodies (T), at least one bottle conveying body (T) guidingly supported by the conveyor track (G), a bottle holder (H) in each said bottle conveying body, bottle holder covering elements (E) which are associated with each of said at least one bottle conveying bodies (T) and which can each be moved between a passive position and a covering position, a bottle detector (P) which detects the presence or absence of a bottle (F) on said bottle holder (H), a covering element displacement apparatus (V) cooperating with said bottle detector (P), said covering elements (E) being disposed directly on said bottle conveying bodies (T) and aligned towards said bottle holders (H).