TRANSFER STATION, ARRANGEMENT, AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING CONTAINER BLOCKS, WHICH ARE FILLED WITH PRODUCTS OF THE TOBACCO-PROCESSING INDUSTRY AND/OR EMPTY AND WHICH ARE FORMED FROM AT LEAST ONE CONTAINER, FROM A STORAGE SYSTEM

摘要

The invention relates to a transfer station (10) designed and arranged for transferring container blocks (11), which are filled with products of the tobacco-processing industry and/or empty and which are formed from at least one container, from a storage system (12) for filled and/or empty container blocks (11) to a device (13) for changing the filling state of the container blocks (11) and vice versa, said transfer station being distinguished by a supporting frame (14), a rail system (15), a rotational gripper unit (18), which is arranged on the supporting frame (14) and can be driven for rotation about an axis of rotation (R₁) by means of a drive means (17), a rotational transport storage unit (26), which is arranged on the supporting frame (14) and can be driven for rotation about an axis of rotation (R₂) by means of a drive means (25) and has at least one storage place (55) for a container block (11), a transfer unit (27) for transferring empty container blocks (11) to a device (13) for filling the container blocks (11) and receiving full container blocks (11) from the device (13) for filling the container blocks (11) or for transferring full container blocks (11) to a device (13) for emptying the container blocks (11) and receiving empty container blocks (11) from the device (13) for emptying the container blocks (11), a first lift apparatus (28) and a second lift apparatus (29). The invention further relates to a corresponding arrangement and to a corresponding transfer method and to a load carrier therefor.