A delivery device for delivering stock material into a blast furnace includes a transition channel for the stock material, a chute for delivering the stock material, a first annular body, coaxial to and outside the transition channel, adapted to rotate about a first axis, and a second annular body, coaxial to and outside the first annular body, adapted to translate along the first axis with respect to said first annular body and/or to rotate about the first axis together with said first annular body. When the second body translates along the first axis, at least one fixed rack rotates at least one toothed wheel and a respective shaft about a second axis transversal to the first axis, thus causing a change in the inclination of the chute with respect to the first axis.

The invention relates to a device for treating container blanks for a container treatment installation. The device comprises a furnace for heating the container blanks. A planar drive system has a base element and a plurality of movement devices for transporting the container blanks. The plurality of movement devices are movable independently from one another relative to the base element. The container blanks can be moved through the furnace by means of the plurality of movement devices.

A delivery device for delivering stock material into a blast furnace, the delivery device comprising a transition channel for the stock material, defining a first axis; a chute for delivering the stock material, arranged below the transition channel; a first annular body, coaxial to and outside the transition channel, adapted to rotate about the first axis; a second annular body, coaxial to and outside the first annular body, adapted to translate along the first axis with respect to said first annular body and/or to rotate about the first axis together with said first annular body; at least one fixed rack fixed to the second annular body and arranged parallel to the first axis; two shafts, having a same second axis, transversal to said first axis, arranged on opposite sides with respect to the transition channel and crossing said second annular body and said first annular body; at least one toothed wheel, engaging the at least one fixed rack and fixed to one shaft of said two shafts; wherein the chute is connected to the two shafts; whereby, when the second body translates along the first axis, the at least one fixed rack rotates the at least one toothed wheel and the respective shaft about the second axis, thus causing a change in the inclination of the chute with respect to the first axis.

Transport system (34) for transporting soldering material through a soldering apparatus (10), comprising at least one transport track (38, 40) extending in the transport direction (18), wherein the transport track (38, 40) comprises at least two transport rails (42, 44, 46, 48), characterized in that a plurality of coupling elements (72, 120) are provided on at least one transport rail (42, 44, 46), in that the coupling elements (72, 120) comprise guide elements (58, 60, 61) which interact with transverse rods (46) which extend in a transverse direction (54) running transversely to the transport direction (18), and in that the coupling elements (72, 120) each comprise a guide part (100) having the respective guide element (58, 60, 61) and a fastening part (102) fastened to the respective transport rail (42, 44, 46) such that the fastening part (102) can be displaced relative to the guide part (100), so that the distance in the transverse direction (54) between the transport rail (42, 44, 46) and the respective guide part (100) changes.

A transport system (34) for transporting soldering material through a soldering apparatus (10), includes a transport track (38, 40) extending in a transport direction (18). The transport track includes transport rails (42, 44, 46, 48). Coupling elements (72, 120) are provided on a transport rail (42, 44, 46). The coupling elements include guide elements (58, 60, 61) which interact with transverse rods (46) that extend in a transverse direction (54) relative to the transport direction. Each coupling element includes a guide part (100) having the respective guide element (58, 60, 61) and a fastening part (102) fastened to the respective transport rail such that the fastening part can be displaced relative to the guide part so that the distance in the transverse direction between the transport rail and the respective guide part changes.