CN114728752A

CN114728752A - Device for transporting and handling objects

Info

Publication number: CN114728752A
Application number: CN202080079380.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 迈克尔·纽鲍尔; 约瑟夫·诺特
Original assignee: Krones AG
Current assignee: Krones AG
Priority date: 2019-11-15
Filing date: 2020-10-26
Publication date: 2022-07-08
Also published as: EP4058387A1; DE102019130827A1; WO2021094079A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for transporting and handling objects, preferably containers. The device has a transport device (10) with a plurality of individually movable displacement devices (12) having object carriers (26) for carrying objects (24). The device has: -a handling means (30) designed to handle said objects (24) carried by said object carrier (26); and a support device (32) which is arranged in the region of the processing means (30) and is designed to support the object carrier (26) from below during processing by the processing means (30). The support device (32) can unload the running gear of the moving device (12) during the treatment.

Description

Device for transporting and handling objects

Technical Field

The invention relates to a device for transporting and handling objects, preferably containers.

Background

In plants and machines for the production, filling and packaging of beverages and liquid foods, the current trend in the transport of containers (for example bottles or cans) is linear motor technology, for example in the form of long-stator linear motor systems or short-stator linear motor systems. In long stator linear systems, a fixed long stator may be used with an electromagnet to effect movement of a mobile device equipped with permanent magnets. In contrast, in the case of short stator linear motor systems, the displacement devices may each have a short stator formed by electromagnets, which may magnetically interact with stationary permanent magnets to move the displacement devices. The mobile devices (also referred to as "shuttles" or "movers") may each carry one or more containers.

One major advantage of linear motor technology is that the moving devices or shuttles can be controlled separately and independently of each other. Thereby, different speed profiles can be experienced.

In designing mobile devices, there are conflicting requirements. On the one hand, the mobile devices should be as light as possible to achieve a dynamic driving behavior, and the mobile devices should be as short as possible to achieve a small distance or a small separation between the mobile devices. On the other hand, due to the generally high drivability, a chassis is required which is as durable, strong and loadable as possible. Generally, it is difficult to meet so many requirements and the possible uses of mobile devices are often limited.

DE 102014119110 a1 discloses a device for displacing objects, which has a plurality of individually displaceable transport movers for transporting the objects. These transport movers each comprise at least one mover interacting with the rail system and at least one carrier for the object, which carrier is arranged on the mover. The carrier body is at least temporarily in an extended position in which it projects at least laterally with a receiving region for the object.

Disclosure of Invention

The object of the invention is to provide an alternative and/or improved arrangement which is improved with regard to the carrying capacity of the mobile device.

This object is achieved by the features of the independent claim 1. Advantageous developments are given in the dependent claims and in the description.

According to one aspect, an apparatus for transporting and handling objects, preferably containers (e.g., bottles), is disclosed. The device has a transport device with a guide and a plurality of individually movable displacement devices. These moving means are guided (e.g. respectively) along guides and have (e.g. respectively) an object carrier, preferably a container carrier, for carrying an object, preferably a container. The device has a handling mechanism arranged at a position along the guide and designed to handle the object carried by the object carrier. The device has a support device which is arranged (for example only) at or in the region of the processing means and is designed to support the object carrier from below (for example indirectly or directly) during processing by the processing means.

The device can realize the extension of the functional range of the mobile device. The displacement device can be made to bear greater loads by additionally supporting the object carrier on the handling mechanism by means of the supporting device. Up to now, it has not been possible to process objects without having to hand over the objects for this purpose by a mobile device. This force can be absorbed by the support means when a downwardly directed pressure is introduced due to the handling of the object (e.g. by the filling valve or closing head). The guide members (e.g., rollers) of the moving device are not loaded by such forces. Thus, damage or early wear of the running gear of the displacement device due to excessive force introduction during handling can be prevented.

In one embodiment, the object carrier rests (e.g. indirectly or directly) against the (affaehren) support mechanism and/or the object carrier is jacked up by the support mechanism. It is possible that the displacement device abuts against and/or is jacked up by the support means.

It is also possible that the object carrier rests directly or indirectly (for example via a carrier plate of the displacement device carrying the object carrier) on the support means if the object is to be treated by the treatment means.

In one embodiment, the support means are led out for slidably supporting (e.g. indirectly or directly) the object carrier when the respective moving means are retracted into the handling mechanism and/or when the respective moving means are extended from the handling mechanism. Whereby the moving means can be supported by the support mechanism before and after the treatment. Furthermore, it is not necessary to connect separate guide members, such as rollers, to the object carrier in order to achieve support on the support means.

In a refinement, the object carrier is supported on the supporting device in a sliding manner directly or indirectly (for example by a carrier plate of the displacement device carrying the object carrier) when retracted and/or extended.

In another embodiment, the object carrier is slidably supported on the top surface of the support means when retracted and/or extended.

In a further embodiment, the object carrier is supported in a sliding manner on a plurality of preferably parallel support rails of the support device during retraction and/or extension. This makes it possible to uniformly support the object carrier at a plurality of locations.

In another embodiment, the object carrier is slidably supported on at least one support rail when retracted and/or extended, the support rail having at least one downwardly inclined end for abutting against and/or being spaced from the at least one support rail. Hereby a gentle abutment against and away from the support means can be achieved.

In one embodiment, the support device is stationary. Alternatively, the support device may preferably be vertically retractable and extendable, preferably for supporting the object carrier from below in the extended position of the support device.

In a further embodiment, the handling device is designed for loading the object and/or the object carrier, preferably with a pressing force and/or a torque, for example from above during handling. Preferably, the supporting means is arranged such that it withstands such loads, in particular pressing forces, and/or prevents conduction to the guiding means of the moving means.

In another embodiment, the processing means is designed as a container filling means. For example, the container filling mechanism may have a filling valve which is pressed or pressed onto the container or onto an opening of the container in order to fill the object designed as a container. Preferably, the support means make it possible to press the filling valve onto the container and fill it without additionally loading the running gear of the displacement device during the treatment.

In another embodiment, the handling means are designed as container closing means. For example, the container closure mechanism may have a closure head which is pressed or pressed onto the container or onto an opening of the container in order to close an object designed as a container. Preferably, the support means enable the closing head to be pressed onto the container and the container to be closed without the running gear of the displacement device additionally having to be loaded during the treatment.

In one design variant, the support device has at least one support beam which supports the object carrier from below (for example indirectly or directly) during the treatment.

In a refinement, the at least one support beam has a first support beam and a spaced apart, preferably parallel, second support beam, which are preferably arranged such that the first support beam and the second support beam are arranged on opposite sides of the object when supporting the object carrier. Thereby a uniform support can be achieved.

In a further embodiment, at least one support beam has a sliding surface on its top side for sliding (directly or indirectly) supporting the object carrier when the respective displacement device is retracted into the processing device and/or when the respective displacement device is extended out of the processing device.

In one embodiment, the guide has a guide rail on which a plurality of individually movable displacement devices are guided (for example by guide means of the displacement devices, such as rollers or shoes). Preferably, the guide rail can have at least one recess, preferably a groove, in the region of the processing device and/or the support device, in order to preferably bring about or to bring about a positioning of the object carrier relative to the processing device by means of the support device. Preferably, a targeted/desired inaccuracy in the guidance can be produced by the recess. The object carrier and the object can be positioned precisely relative to the processing device by the support device, on which the object carrier rests directly or indirectly. This measure allows for large manufacturing and assembly tolerances in the area of the handling means with respect to the guide.

In a further embodiment, the support device has a flexibly, preferably elastically, mounted slide bar on which a plurality of individually movable displacement devices can be supported while passing through the treatment device, preferably without having to pause the treatment. Alternatively or additionally, for example, guide elements (e.g. rollers or shoes) of the individually movable displacement devices, which guide the individually movable displacement devices on the guide, can be flexibly preferably elastically arranged. Alternatively or additionally, the object carriers of the plurality of individually movable displacement devices may be flexibly arranged, preferably elastically, and/or with play. These measures make it possible to pass through the processing means without processing, without the effect of punching, for example, due to a gap in the guide rail.

In a further embodiment, the device has a clamping device which is arranged in the region of the treatment device and is preferably designed to clamp the object carrier and/or the carrier plate carrying the object carrier during the treatment, preferably in a force-fitting and/or form-fitting manner. The clamping device may for example prevent the object or the object carrier from twisting during processing when the processing means applies a torque to the object during processing (for example when tightening the closure by means of the container closure means).

In another embodiment, the clamping means may preferably be retracted and extended vertically.

In another embodiment the gripping means is U-shaped, V-shaped or fork-shaped, for example for gripping a container neck of an object designed as a container.

In one embodiment, the clamping device is designed to press the object carrier or carrier plate indirectly or directly against the support device.

In a further embodiment, the clamping device is designed for immovably fixing the object carrier and/or for fixedly holding the objects pressed together.

In a further embodiment, the object carrier has a contact surface on which the object rests, wherein the contact surface has a profile, preferably with tines, points and/or spikes. The profile may improve the adhesion between the object and the object carrier.

In a refinement, the processing means are designed to apply a torque to the object, wherein the profile of the contact surface preferably resists a co-rotation of the object caused by the applied torque.

In one embodiment, the object is a container and/or the object carrier is designed as a container holder, preferably as a container neck holder, particularly preferably as a (e.g. flexibly pretensioned) container neck clamping holder.

In another design variation, the plurality of moving devices may be moved individually by a long stator linear motor or a short stator linear motor.

In one embodiment, the object does not move during treatment with the treatment mechanism and/or the support device does not move during treatment with the treatment mechanism.

In one embodiment, the support means support the object carrier directly from below, or the support means support a carrier plate (e.g. directly) from below, which carrier plate (e.g. directly) carries the object carrier.

In another embodiment, the support means is arranged below the object carrier.

In another embodiment, substantially only the support means support the object carrier during the treatment, preferably the running gear of the displacement device is relieved during the treatment.

The device may preferably be comprised in a container processing apparatus, e.g. for the manufacture, cleaning, testing, filling, closing, labelling, printing and/or packaging of containers for liquid media, preferably beverages or liquid food products.

The aforementioned preferred embodiments and features of the invention can be combined with one another as desired.

Drawings

Further details and advantages of the invention are described below with reference to the drawings. Wherein:

FIG. 1 is a side view of a transporter with a mover carrying an object;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the mobile device;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the moving means, handling mechanism and support means;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the moving device and the support device, without the handling mechanism;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the transporter without the mover;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the transport device with the moving device and the support device, without showing the handling mechanism;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the moving device, the supporting device and the clamping device, without showing the handling mechanism;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the moving device, the support device and the clamping device in a clamped position, without the handling mechanism shown;

FIG. 9 is a top view of the clamping device; and

fig. 10 is a perspective view of an object carrier of the mobile device.

The embodiments shown in the figures are at least partly identical, so that similar or identical parts are provided with the same reference numerals, and when they are explained, reference is also made to the description of the other embodiments or figures in order to avoid repetition.

Detailed Description

Fig. 1 shows a transport apparatus 10 having one of several moving apparatuses 12. Fig. 2 shows a mobile device 12.

The transport device 10 has a guide 14. The moving device 12 is guided along the guide 14. The displacement devices 12 may have at least one guide member 16 that guides the respective displacement device 12 on the guide 14. The at least one guide element 16 can be designed, for example, as a rotatable roller, as shown, or, for example, as a sliding shoe. The guide 14 may have at least one guide track, preferably a raceway, for at least one guide member 16. The displacement device 12 is carried on the guide 14 by at least one guide member 16.

These moving means 12 may be driven or moved individually. For example, the control unit of the transport device 10 may control and move the moving devices 12 individually. The control unit may have, for example, a microprocessor and a memory. The moving device 12 can be moved along the guide 14 particularly preferably by means of a long stator linear motor system 18. Here, a plurality of long stator segments 20, each having a plurality of electromagnets, are arranged along the guide 14. The long stator segments 20 may magnetically interact with permanent magnets 22 of the moving devices 12 to individually drive or move the moving devices 12 along the guides 14. However, it is also possible that the moving means 12 are driven in other ways, for example by a short stator linear motor, wherein several permanent magnets are arranged along the guide, which permanent magnets can magnetically interact with at least one electromagnet of the moving means 12, so that the moving means 12 can be moved individually. Alternative drive schemes are also possible, for example at least one electric motor for each moving device driving the rollers of the moving device 12.

The mobile device 12 is designed for transporting objects 24, preferably containers (e.g. bottles and/or for liquid or pasty foodstuffs). The mobile device 12 has an object carrier 26 for carrying an object 24. The object carrier 26 may be supported directly on the body of the mobile device 12 or may be supported on the body of the mobile device 12, for example by means of a carrier plate 28. The carrier plate 28 can support the object carrier 26 from below and can itself be supported from below by the main body of the mobile device 12. The object carrier 26 and/or the carrier plate 28 may be arranged on top of the mobile device 12, for example.

The object carrier 26 can advantageously be designed as a container holder, preferably as a container neck holder, particularly preferably as a container neck clamping holder, as shown. The container neck gripping holder may clampingly hold a container neck of an object 24 designed as a container. The container neck grip holder may be flexibly, preferably resiliently, pretensioned into the closed position. The neck ring/collar of the object 24 may rest on the container neck grip holder. It should be understood that the techniques disclosed herein, particularly with respect to container transport and container handling, may be equally applied to the transport and handling of other objects.

Fig. 3 shows that the object 24 can be moved by means of the moving device 12 to at least one treatment means 30 for treating the object 24. During processing, the respective mobile device 10 may pause. During processing, the object 24 is carried on an object carrier 26 of the respective moving device. The handling means 30 are designed, for example, as container closing means which can close the object 24 designed as a container by closing, preferably rotating, the closure. The processing means 30 can be designed in other ways, for example as a container filling device for filling an object 24 designed as a container with a liquid or pasty medium. The filling valve of the container filling device can be pressed onto the container during filling, for example with force. The handling mechanism 30 may also be designed in other ways for handling the object 24. In particular, the handling mechanism 30 may be designed to indirectly or directly increase the load on the object 24 and/or the object carrier 26 during handling of the object 24.

The handling means 30, which are designed as container closing means, are vertically movable. In the lowered operating position, the handling device 30 can be supported, for example, on the object carrier (container carrier) 26 and/or on the object (container) 24 and the object (container) 24 is closed with a closure, for example, a lid is screwed on.

Fig. 3 and 4 show that the object carrier 26 can be supported by a support device 32 during the treatment of the object 24 with the treatment means 30 (for clarity, the treatment means 30 is not shown in fig. 4 in particular). This prevents increased loads from being introduced into the displacement device 12 by the object carrier 26 as a result of handling, which would lead to increased wear of the guide part 16, for example.

The support device 32 is arranged at a position along the guide 14 in the region of the handling mechanism 30. The support device 32 is designed to support the object carrier 26 from below during the treatment of the object 24 with the treatment means 30.

The support device 32 can be fastened, for example, to a stationary, loadable part, for example, to a frame or a gantry, in order to reliably dissipate the loads to be borne, in particular vertical loads. The support means 32 may be immovable, as shown. However, it is also possible for the support device 32 to be vertically retractable and extendable, for example electrically, pneumatically or hydraulically. The support means 32 can then, for example, project upwards in order to support the object carrier 26 from below indirectly or directly during the treatment. When the treatment is finished, the support means 32 are retracted again. It is also possible that after the end of the treatment, the support device 32 remains extended for the next displacement device 12 with the next object 24 and is retracted, for example, only when no treatment with the treatment means 30 is to be carried out.

The support device 32 has, for example, two

support beams

34, 36. The support beams 34, 36 are spaced apart in parallel. The support beams 34, 36 are disposed on opposite sides of the object 24. The support beams 34, 36 support the object carrier 26 indirectly through the support of the carrier plate 28 during processing by the processing mechanism 30. The carrier plate 28 rests on the support beams 34, 36. The top surfaces of the support beams 34, 36 can be designed as sliding surfaces or support rails, on which the object carrier 26 can be supported directly and/or indirectly by the carrier plate 28 when retracted into the processing device 30 and when extended out of the processing device 30. The opposite ends of the sliding surfaces or support rails may be inclined downwardly to achieve a gentle abutment against the support beams 34, 36 and a gentle departure from the support beams 34, 36.

Fig. 5 and 6 show that the guide rail of the guide part 14 can have at least one recess 38, preferably designed as a groove, in the region of the support device 32. The clearance 38 may cause a desired inaccuracy when guiding the mobile device 12. Thus, the object 24 can be accurately positioned by the support device 32 relative to the handling mechanism 30 (not shown) by positioning the carrier plate 28, and thus the object carrier 26. This also allows, for example, greater manufacturing and assembly tolerances 14 of the guide 14, since these tolerances are not used for exact positioning of the object 24.

Fig. 3, 4, 6 and 8 show that the support device 32 can have a flexibly arranged slide bar 40. The slide bar 40 can support the displacement device 12, in particular press upwards, when passing through the treatment device 30 without the treatment being stopped. Thus, for example, a punching effect which would otherwise be caused by the recess 38 during passage can be prevented. The slide bar 40 causes the upper guide member 16 to float above the clearance 38.

The top side of the slide bar 40 may have a sliding surface for slidably supporting, for example, the body of the mobile device 12. The opposite ends of the sliding surface may be inclined downwardly for gentle abutment against and removal from the sliding surface.

The flexible arrangement of the sliding strip 40 can be achieved, for example, by an elastic element 42, which is, for example, angular. The elastic member 42 may flexibly mount the slide bar 40 on the body of the support device 32. The flexible arrangement allows the slide bar 40 to be pressed downwards when being handled by the handling mechanism 30, so that the support beams 34, 36 can in turn be used from below to support the object carrier 26. Alternatively or in addition to the sliding strip 40, the guide part 16 and/or the object carrier 26 can be arranged, for example, flexibly, preferably elastically and/or with play.

Figures 7 to 9 show an alternative clamping device 44.

The clamping device 44 can be used, for example, when the object carrier 26 and thus the displacement device 12 are to be supported against a torque (for example, a torque about a vertical axis) caused by the handling mechanism 30 (not shown in fig. 7 to 9).

The clamping device 44 can be movable, for example, electrically, pneumatically or hydraulically, preferably vertically. Fig. 7 shows the clamping device 44 in the rest position. Fig. 8 and 9 show the gripping device 44 in a lowered gripping position, for example. The gripping means 44 may be at least partially fork-shaped (U-shaped, V-shaped), for example in order to enable positioning around the neck region of the object 24.

In the clamped position, the clamping device 44 can press the carrier plate 28 down against the support device 32. Thus, the carrier plate 28 is clamped between the clamping arrangement 44 and the support arrangement 32 so as to resist the torque caused by the handling mechanism 30. The force fit produced between the clamping device 44, the carrier plate 28 and the support device 32 can be in particular greater than the torque (e.g. closing torque) caused by the handling means 30. Additionally or alternatively, the clamping device 44 can fix or press the clamping parts of the object carrier 26 in a form-fitting manner (see fig. 9). Upon introduction of the torque, the opening of the object carrier 26 can thus be resisted.

Fig. 10 shows a component for preventing twisting of the object 24, which component can be used, for example, instead of or in addition to the clamping device 44.

The object carrier 26 has a contact surface 46. The object 24 rests on the contact surface 46. For example, a container neck ring of the object 24 designed as a container can rest on the contact surface 46. The contact surface 46 has a profile 48 with, for example, a plurality of points, spikes or tines. When a torque is applied by the handling means 30 designed as a container closure, the profile 48 can penetrate into the container neck of the object 24 designed as a container and thus positively prevent the container from twisting. The container is thereby prevented from rotating with the container closure mechanism when the closure or cap is unscrewed.

The invention is not limited to the preferred embodiments described above. Rather, there are numerous modifications and variations which may be employed with the concepts of the present invention and which fall within the scope of the protection sought. The invention in particular also claims the subject matter and features of the dependent claims independent of the claims cited. In particular, the individual features of the independent claim 1 are each disclosed independently of one another. Additionally, the features of the dependent claims are also disclosed independently of all the features of the independent claim 1, for example independently of the features of the independent claim 1 with regard to the presence, arrangement and/or configuration of the transport device, the handling means and/or the support device.

List of reference numerals

10 transport device

12 moving device

14 guide piece

16 guide member

18-long stator linear motor system

20 long stator segment

22 permanent magnet

24 object

26 object carrier

28 bearing plate

30 treatment mechanism

32 support device

34 supporting beam

36 supporting beam

38 hollow part

40 slide bar

42 elastic member

44 clamping device

46 contact surface

48 special-shaped part

Claims

1. An apparatus for transporting and handling objects, preferably containers, having:

a transport device (10) having a guide (14) and a plurality of individually movable displacement devices (12) which are guided along the guide (14) and have an object carrier (26), preferably a container carrier, for carrying an object (24), preferably a container;

-a handling mechanism (30) arranged at a position along the guide (14) and designed to handle the object (24) carried by the object carrier (26); and

a support device (32) which is arranged in the region of the processing means (30) and is designed to support the object carrier (26) from below during processing by the processing means (30).

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein:

the object carrier (26) rests on the support means, and/or

The object carrier (26) is jacked up by the support means.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 or 2, wherein:

the support device (32) is guided out to slidably support the object carriers (26) when the respective displacement device (12) is retracted into the processing device (30) and/or when the respective displacement device (12) is extended out of the processing device (30).

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein:

the object carrier (26) is directly or indirectly supported on the supporting device (32) in a sliding manner when being retracted and/or extended; and/or

The object carrier (26) is supported on the top side of the supporting device (32) in a sliding manner when being retracted and/or extended; and/or

The object carrier (26) is supported in a sliding manner on a plurality of preferably parallel support rails of the support device (32) when retracted and/or extended; and/or

The object carrier (26) is supported in a sliding manner on at least one support rail when retracted and/or extended, which support rail has at least one downwardly inclined end for abutting against and/or being moved away from the at least one support rail.

5. The apparatus of any one of the preceding claims, wherein:

the support means (32) being immovable; or

The support device (32) is vertically retractable and extendable, preferably for supporting the object carrier (26) from below in the extended position of the support device (32).

6. The apparatus of any preceding claim, wherein:

the handling device (30) is designed to apply a compressive force and/or a torque to the object (24) and/or the object carrier (26) during the handling; and/or

The processing means (30) is designed as a container filling means; and/or

The handling device (30) is designed as a container closure device.

7. The apparatus of any preceding claim, wherein:

the support device (32) has at least one support beam (34, 36) which supports the object carrier (26) from below during the treatment.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein:

said at least one support beam (34, 36) having a first support beam (34) and a spaced apart, preferably parallel, second support beam (36) preferably arranged such that said first support beam (34) and said second support beam (36) are arranged on opposite sides of said object (24) when supporting said object carrier (26); and/or

The at least one supporting beam (34, 36) has a sliding surface on its top side for slidably supporting the object carrier (26) when the respective moving device (12) is retracted into the handling device (30) and/or when the respective moving device (12) is extended out of the handling device (30).

9. The apparatus of any preceding claim, wherein:

the guide (14) has a guide rail on which a plurality of individually movable displacement devices (12) are guided, which guide rail has at least one recess (38), preferably a groove, in the region of the handling means (30) and/or the support device (32),

preferably, the object carrier (26) is or can be positioned relative to the handling device (30) by means of the support device (32).

10. The apparatus of any preceding claim, wherein:

the supporting device (32) has a flexibly, preferably elastically, mounted sliding bar (40) on which a plurality of individually movable displacement devices (12) can be supported during the passage of the processing means (30) and/or

The guide elements (16) of the plurality of individually movable displacement devices (12) are flexibly, preferably elastically, arranged, which guide the plurality of individually movable displacement devices (12) on the guide (14) and/or

The object carriers (26) of a plurality of individually movable displacement devices (12) are arranged flexibly, preferably elastically, and/or with play.

11. The apparatus of any preceding claim, further comprising:

a clamping device (44) which is arranged in the region of the treatment means (30) and is designed to clamp the object carrier (26) and/or the carrier plate (18) carrying the object carrier (26), preferably in a force-fitting and/or form-fitting manner, during the treatment.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein:

the clamping device (44) can be retracted and extended, preferably vertically; and/or

The clamping device (44) is U-shaped, V-shaped or fork-shaped; and/or

The clamping device (44) is designed to press the object carrier (26) or the carrier plate (28) indirectly or directly against the support device (32); and/or

The clamping device (44) is designed to hold the object carrier (26) immovably and/or to press the objects (24) together in a fixed manner.

13. The apparatus of any preceding claim, wherein:

the object carrier (26) has a contact surface (46) on which the object (24) rests, wherein the contact surface (46) has a profile (48) which is preferably provided with pointed teeth, points and/or spikes,

wherein preferably:

the handling means (30) are designed to apply a torque to the object (24), wherein the profiled section (48) of the contact surface (46) resists a co-rotation of the object (24) caused by the applied torque.

14. The apparatus of any preceding claim, wherein:

the object (24) is a container; and/or

The object carrier (26) is designed as a container holder, preferably as a container neck holder, particularly preferably as a container neck clamping holder; and/or

The plurality of moving means (12) can be moved individually by a long stator linear motor or a short stator linear motor.

15. The apparatus of any preceding claim, wherein:

the object (24) does not move during treatment with the treatment mechanism (30); and/or

The support device (32) does not move during treatment with the treatment mechanism (30); and/or

The support device (32) supports the object carrier (26) directly from below; or directly from below, a carrier plate (28) carrying said object carrier (26); and/or

The support device (32) is arranged below the object carrier (26); and/or

-substantially only the support means (32) support the object carrier (26) during the treatment.