Patent ID: 7921980

Claim:
Device for processing containers comprising a lip, with a container feed means, a support frame which rotates at a fixed height about a machine axis (M) parallel to a conveyance plane (N), a container removal means, multiple container support units mounted at regular intervals on the rotating support frame, the container support units each comprising at least a container support and a container dish, wherein container dishes of different heights are placed onto the container support, wherein the containers can be clamped between a container dish and a centering bell, wherein the container feed means and the container removal means are arranged at a fixed height and the conveyance height of the containers with respect to the conveyance plane (N) during conveyance through the device is not changeable, and wherein the distance from the container support unit to the conveyance plane (N) is changeable through variation of the overall height of the container support unit to compensate for the different container heights.