Magnetically levitatable transport unit which can be contactlessly supplied with energy from at least one sector of a drive surface and can be moved on said drive surface in at least two degrees of freedom, and use of a magnetically levitatable transport unit

Abstract

The object of the invention is to contactlessly supply a magnetically levitatable transport unit, having a consumer that can be addressed via a communication interface, with energy on at least one sector of a drive surface and to synchronize a movement sequence of the transport unit on the drive surface with a functional sequence of the consumer, in order to handle, or process, at least one product via process stations to be approached by the transport unit and / or further consumers of at least one further, second transport unit by means of at least one action carried out by the consumer.

Description

[0001] PC 25 1134 C 12. August 2025

[0002] Magnetically levitable transport unit, which can be supplied with energy without contact from at least one sector of a drive surface and is movable on this surface in at least two degrees of freedom; use of a magnetically levitable transport unit

[0003] The invention relates to a magnetically levitable transport unit which, in particular, can be supplied with energy, in particular electrical energy, by at least one sector of a drive surface, in particular in sections and / or intermittently, without contact, in particular inductively, and can be moved on this surface in at least two, preferably at least three, degrees of freedom, wherein the transport unit has a consumer.

[0004] The invention relates to a use of a magnetically levitable transport unit, wherein the transport unit can be supplied with energy, particularly electrical energy, in particular for certain distances and / or periods of time, and / or preferably temporarily stores this energy or at least parts thereof, wherein the transport unit is located in a controlled environment, wherein the transport unit transports products to be processed, and wherein at least one action is carried out by the consumer(s) and / or by the consumer(s) of the transport unit between receiving an unprocessed product and / or delivering a processed product.

[0005] Levitable transport units are known from practice, for example as part of a planar motor, such as the "Xplanar" system from Beckhof f Automation GmbH & Co. KG in Verl, Germany, or the "ctrlX FLOW" system. 60 "of Bosch Rexroth AG from Lohr am Main in Germany, and are used, for example, to move and / or hold a payload in a controlled manner to PC 25 1134 C 2 / 79 12. August 2025 .

[0006] The concept of levitation can be characterized, for example, by the fact that a transport unit equipped with at least one permanent magnet or otherwise magnetically active floats in a controlled magnetic field and / or is moved by controlled changes in the magnetic field. This stationary magnetic field can be provided, for example, by a levitation generator.

[0007] The invention is based on the objective of generating a means of responding to a consumer mounted on a magnetically levitable transport unit and / or a part of the consumer for the controlled, precise, efficient and rapid execution of actions and / or to determine and / or monitor a position and / or a movement of the consumer and / or the transport unit.

[0008] To solve the aforementioned problem, the features of claim 1 are provided according to the invention. In particular, to solve the aforementioned problem in a magnetically levitable transport unit of the type described above, it is proposed according to the invention that a communication interface is provided via which the consumer and / or at least a part of the consumer can be addressed without contact.

[0009] The consumer can be, for example, an electric motor that drives a part of the consumer, such as a robot arm with a gripper. The consumer can be supplied with energy, particularly electrical energy, from the sector, for example, by charging it, either temporarily or in sections. PC 25 1134 C 3 / 79 12 August 2025

[0010] The at least one sector of the drive surface can, for example, be formed by at least one tile or several tiles of a controlled environment, which is specified in more detail below, wherein the at least one tile can be arranged vertically and / or obliquely. Thus, vertical, horizontal, and / or oblique energy transfer is also possible. A tile can, for example, be a smallest unit with which a levitating and / or driving magnetic field can be generated, over which the transport unit can be levitated and / or moved. The drive surface and / or the tile mentioned by way of example can preferably be movable and / or have movable elements.

[0011] The supply of energy to the transport unit, particularly electrical energy, can be achieved, for example, via inductive coupling between the transport unit and the drive surface. The term "contactless energy supply to the transport unit, particularly in sections, on at least one sector of the drive surface" can be understood to mean, for example, that the transport unit is supplied with energy, particularly electrical energy, only in sections of the sector, or, in the case of multiple sectors, only in individual sectors of the drive surface.

[0012] The term "particularly temporary, contactless energy supply of the transport unit" can be understood, for example, to mean that the transport unit is preferably supplied with energy from a section of the sector, the entire sector, and / or, in the case of multiple sectors, from all or individual, preferably predetermined, sectors of the drive surface only when a predetermined time interval has elapsed. For example, it can also be provided that the transport unit... PC 25 1134 C 4 / 79 12. August 2025

[0013] Energy is temporarily stored, whereby a predetermined sector of the drive area is accessed to charge a storage unit. Furthermore, it can be provided, for example, that the energy supply occurs intermittently and in sections, so that, for example, the transport unit can be located in a specific sector for a certain period of time, so that the storage unit can preferably be charged.

[0014] The magnetically levitable transport unit can, for example, be a mover which can be designed to receive, preferably pharmaceutical, products and / or to process and / or handle them by means of the at least one consumer and / or the at least one part of the consumer.

[0015] The at least two degrees of freedom, preferably at least three degrees of freedom, in which the transport unit is movable on the drive surface can, for example, be movement in an x, y, and / or z direction of the drive surface. Thus, the transport unit can move forward, backward, upward, downward, left, and / or right on the drive surface. It can also be provided, for example, that the transport unit can be tilted and / or rotated without contact via the power supply. Independent movement of the transport unit on the drive surface is particularly advantageous. Furthermore, it is advantageous that the movement paths of the transport unit can be adapted to different requirements and / or changed spontaneously without contact.

[0016] The communication interface, via which the consumer and / or at least part of the consumer can be addressed without physical contact, can be, for example, a sensor on at least one sector of the drive surface and / or a PC 25 1134 C 5 / 79 12. August 2025

[0017] Sensor of a process station, which preferably also has

[0018] a consumer and / or part of a consumer, wherein the consumer and / or part of the consumer can each function as an actuator, which preferably performs various actions based on electrical signals from the sensor or different sensors.

[0019] For example, it may also be provided that the sensor can generally be designed or arranged in different positions within and / or outside the controlled environment specified in more detail below.

[0020] Alternatively or additionally, it may be provided, for example, that the sensor is mounted on another transport unit and that the sensor in turn communicates with, for example, the consumer and / or a part of the consumer of the transport unit.

[0021] The term "responsive" can refer, for example, to controlling, regulating and / or managing signals of the communication interface, through which various actions can be carried out by the consumer and / or a part of the consumer without, for example, pre-programming them.

[0022] It is further advantageous that the consumer and / or at least part of the consumer can be addressed without physical contact, as this prevents, in particular, the need to remove the consumer and / or the transport unit from an ongoing process in order to change a process sequence, for example, a predetermined movement of the transport unit on the drive surface and / or a predetermined action of the consumer and / or at least part of the consumer. Varying motion sequences and / or other physical properties of the transport unit and / or the consumer and / or part of the consumer can thus be continuously adapted to different conditions.

[0023] Particularly advantageous is the ability to determine all physical quantities of the transport unit and / or the consumer and / or at least a part of the consumer using the communication interface. In particular, physical properties of the transport unit can be determined, for example, in relation to the physical properties of the consumer and / or at least a part of the consumer. Thus, for example, the speed of an action performed by the consumer and / or a part of the consumer can be determined in relation to the position of the transport unit, and both physical quantities can be compared, and vice versa. Coordination of the physical quantities with each other is also possible.

[0024] Furthermore, it can be provided, for example, that the position of the transport unit on the drive surface and the position of at least one section of the consumer on the drive surface are determined. Thus, for example, the position of the transport unit and the position of a gripper designed as part of a consumer can be advantageously determined, and both positions can be coordinated. Therefore, with the gripper, which is preferably designed on a transport unit as a consumer or at least as a component of the consumer, for example, a product to be processed, such as a pharmaceutical container, which is positioned, for example, on another transport unit, precise gripping of the container can be achieved via position determination. PC 25 1134 C 7 / 79 12.For example, in August 2025 it is also planned that the speed of the greifling farm and / or the transport unit(s) will be determined.

[0025] Thus, for example, the speed of the transport unit and / or the speed of an action performed by the consumer and / or at least a part of the consumer, such as the speed of the consumer's action, for example the speed at which the container is gripped by the grabber, can be determined.

[0026] Alternatively or additionally, it may be provided that a position of the transport unit and / or a position of the consumer and / or at least a part of the consumer on the drive surface is determined.

[0027] All determined position and / or speed data of the transport unit and / or the consumer and / or at least part of the consumer can ultimately be advantageously adjusted and / or synchronized with each other.

[0028] A particular advantage here is that it is possible to determine whether the transport unit and / or the consumer and / or at least a part of the consumer has performed a predetermined movement and / or reached a specific position.

[0029] The communication interface can, for example, consist of an encoder and an electric motor configured as a load, with the encoder regulating and / or controlling the movement of the electric motor. For example, PC 25 1134 C 8 / 79 12 August 2025 allows the encoder, in particular through signal processing of a signal transmitted by a higher-level controller, to determine when and how fast the electric motor should rotate, thereby in turn driving, for example, at least part of the load, such as a robot arm.

[0030] Furthermore, the communication interface can, for example, serve to monitor the position of the transport unit and / or the consumer and / or at least a part of the consumer. For example, it can be provided that the consumer and / or at least a part of the consumer is integrated into the transport unit, with the consumer being designed, for example, as an electric cylinder with a retractable piston. Using the communication interface designed as a position monitoring unit, it is thus advantageous, for example, to determine how far the piston has been extended and / or retracted.

[0031] In a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, it can be provided that a positioning path of the consumer and / or a positioning path of a part of the consumer can be coordinated to a position of the transport unit via the communication interface.

[0032] If the consumer and / or a part of the consumer is designed, for example, as described and claimed below, as a motor-driven part, it is essential that an action of the consumer and / or the part of the consumer, for example, a movement of the motor-driven part, does not occur randomly, but is precisely determined and is only carried out when necessary. Thus, it is particularly advantageous that the travel distance of the consumer and / or at least one PC 25 1134 C 9 / 79 12 August 2025

[0033] The position of the consumer can be adjusted to the position of the transport unit. This can mean, for example, that an action of the consumer, such as a movement of the motor-driven part, only occurs when the transport unit has reached a predetermined position on the drive surface.

[0034] The positioning path can be, for example, any movement of the consumer and / or at least a part of the consumer, such as the motor-driven part, in the x, y, and / or z direction. Furthermore, by appropriately coordinating the positioning path of the consumer and / or the part of the consumer with the position of the transport unit, it can be prevented that the consumer and / or at least a part of the consumer collides with various elements surrounding the transport unit, such as another consumer and / or at least a part of another consumer, another transport unit, and / or a process station. A corresponding "counter-magnetic field" can also be generated for the force component exerted by a movement on the transport unit, so that the transport unit continues to levitate as intended and a crash does not occur (action = reaction).If the motor-driven part is designed, for example, as a driven lifting device, as specified in more detail below, it can advantageously be achieved that the levitation of the transport unit remains constant despite the movable piston. During the extension of the piston, a force component is generated which, if no counter-magnetic field were applied, would cause the levitation of the transport unit to decrease continuously until it collides with the drive surface.

[0035] Alternatively or additionally, it may be provided that with the

[0036] Communication interface, a control path of the consumer PC 25 1134 C 10 / 79 12 August 2025 and / or a control path of part of the consumer to a

[0037] The direction of movement of the transport unit can be adjusted.

[0038] For example, it may be provided that the consumer's path and / or at least part of the consumer lies in the direction of movement of the transport unit. Thus, the consumer and / or part of the consumer can advantageously move further, faster, more precisely, and / or in a more controlled, even monitored, manner than the transport unit.

[0039] For example, it may also be planned that the transport unit moves to a process station, where an action is to be performed at the process station by the consumer and / or at least a part of the consumer. Depending on the action to be performed by the consumer and / or the part of the consumer at the process station, various preventive actions by the consumer and / or at least a part of the consumer can be carried out before the process station is reached, thanks to the coordination between the positioning path and the position of the transport unit and, for example, alternatively or additionally, the coordination between the positioning path of the consumer and / or the positioning path of at least a part of the consumer and the position of the transport unit. These preventive actions can then be carried out by the consumer and / or at least a part of the consumer before the process station is reached, leading to a faster and / or more efficient execution of the subsequent process.This could, for example, involve advancing the piston(s) of a hydraulic cylinder to a predetermined position while the transport unit is moving towards the process station, thus reducing the time required for the piston to extend to a specific end position at the process station. PC 25 1134 C 11 / 79 12 August 2025.

[0040] Alternatively or additionally, it may be provided that the communication interface allows a positioning path of the consumer and / or a positioning path of a part of the consumer to be coordinated with a position of at least a part of a second consumer.

[0041] For example, it can be provided that two transport units each have a consumer and / or at least each have a part of a consumer, and that both transport units can be supplied with energy, in particular electrical energy, without contact from at least one sector of the drive surface and can be moved on it. It is particularly advantageous to achieve, through coordination between the two consumers and / or between the parts of the consumer, that they communicate and / or interact with each other, at least temporarily and / or over certain distances.

[0042] Alternatively or additionally, it may be provided that the communication interface allows a positioning path of the consumer and / or a positioning path of part of the consumer to be coordinated with a direction of movement of the consumer or a second consumer.

[0043] It can be provided, for example, that the first and second consumers of the first and second transport units and / or a part of each of the first and second consumers are designed as motor-driven parts, such as robot arms, as described and claimed below. Because the direction of movement of the first robot arm can be coordinated with the direction of movement of the second robot arm, it is particularly advantageous, for example, to process products to be handled by means of the robot arms, such as a

[0044] Container, from the first transport unit of the first PC 25 1134 C 12 / 79 12 August 2025

[0045] The robot arm is transferred to the second transport unit via the second robot arm.

[0046] Alternatively or additionally, a handling system or handling unit, preferably a robot with a robot arm and / or gripper arm, can be mounted on the transport unit to, for example, place and / or remove format parts, such as changing them. Preferably, in the event of an unforeseen event, such as cleanup after a production error, particularly a collision, desired manipulations can be carried out at various locations. This could, for example, involve exchanging monitoring plates and / or opening and / or closing airlock doors of a controlled environment specified in more detail below.

[0047] A format part can be a machine element that is tailored to a product to be processed during a process. For example, a format part can be an interchangeable machine element tailored to a specific container type, container size, and / or processing step within a controlled environment.

[0048] A format part can, for example, have or provide a specific property, a component-specific property, and / or a processing-specific property of a pharmaceutical product. Alternatively or additionally, it can be provided that the container and the handling unit are placed on a common transport unit. The handling unit, for example, the robot with at least one robot arm, preferably comprising a gripper, can pick up and / or reposition the container, for example, transfer it to another processing station, place it at an external location, and / or remove it from there.The container can, for example, be placed on or removed from another transport unit, transferred to or removed from a process station, and / or removed from or transferred to an input or output supply system.

[0049] In a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, it can be provided that the consumer and / or a part of the consumer is a motor-driven part.

[0050] Particularly advantageous is the ability to carry out and / or automatically control different process sequences on the transport unit through various motor-driven parts.

[0051] In particular, the motor-driven part is a robot.

[0052] For example, it may be provided that the consumer itself forms the electric motor or motors and that the robot forms the part of the consumer through which various actions can be carried out.

[0053] The robot can, for example, consist of one or more robot arms, such as the one already mentioned. Robots generally offer the significant advantage of being individually programmable and automatable, while also allowing for a high degree of precision in the various actions the robot can perform.

[0054] Alternatively or additionally, the motor-driven part may be designed to be, in particular, a gripping element. PC 25 1134 C 14 / 79 12 August 2025

[0055] For example, it may be provided that the gripping element is motor-driven.

[0056] This makes it particularly advantageous for products to be processed to be easily handled and, for example, transferred to a second consumer and / or to a part of a second consumer, a second transport unit, and / or a process station. A particular advantage here is that process flows can be automated and / or accelerated.

[0057] Alternatively or additionally, the motor-driven part can be designed as a movable container holder.

[0058] The container holder can, for example, be used to hold pharmaceutical containers, such as containers filled with a medicinal active ingredient. A particular advantage of the movable container holder is that the containers can be swiveled, refilled, and / or precisely controlled. It can also be advantageous, for example, to allow a container to be moved closer to a process station, such as a filling device, and / or to a second consumer and / or part of the second consumer, or to a second transport unit, using the movable container holder. This, in turn, facilitates the processing and / or further handling of the container.

[0059] In a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, the consumer and / or a part of the consumer may be a particle evaluation device and / or an air sampler. PC 25 1134 C 15 / 79 12 August 2025

[0060] A particle evaluation device can, for example, be designed for the evaluation, assessment, counting and / or analysis of particles and / or particle-like contaminants.

[0061] The air sampler, its culture medium, and / or the particle evaluation device can advantageously be used, for example, to monitor microbiological contamination within a controlled environment, preferably one described below, and to stop a process early and / or to evaluate a process afterward. This is particularly important when, for example, pharmaceutical containers are being processed.

[0062] For example, it may be provided that at least one further transport unit fulfills at least one feature or a combination of several already claimed features, while the transport unit claimed herein monitors the number of particulate impurities in the vicinity of the further transport unit(s) via the particle evaluation device.

[0063] Alternatively or additionally, it may be provided that the consumer and / or part of the consumer is a decontamination system.

[0064] A decontamination system can, for example, be designed to decontaminate controlled environments, such as an isolator, particularly before a process is carried out within the controlled environment. This advantageously ensures that the controlled environment is as free as possible from contaminants, especially microbiological contaminants, at the start of the process. Alternatively or additionally, the system can be designed to inactivate active substances within the controlled environment after a process has been carried out in which, for example, toxic products were processed.

[0065] The decontamination system can be, for example, an evaporation system, particularly using ultrasound, and / or a two-component nozzle. This allows for the advantageous use of different methods for distributing a decontamination agent, such as hydrogen peroxide, within the controlled environment.

[0066] Another advantageous embodiment of the invention may provide that the consumer and / or part of the consumer is a driveable lifting device.

[0067] For example, the lifting device can be designed to be integrated into the transport unit and, independently of any movement of the transport unit, is configured to perform vertical movements. This is particularly advantageous, for instance, for approaching a process station with an additional consumer and / or part of that consumer, located above the transport unit. A lifting movement can be achieved, for example, via a linear drive, extendable cylinders, and / or synchronized rotary movements, such as extending two knee joints of the lifting device.

[0068] In particular, the driveable lifting device can be designed to approach a closure element, preferably a plug, a plunger, a cap and / or a closure cover PC 25 1134 C 17 / 79 12. August 2025, preferably with a container located on the lifting device.

[0069] In particular, it can be provided that a syringe is moved towards a setting tube containing a plunger by means of the lifting device. This can be achieved, for example, by the setting tube and the plunger "immersing" themselves in the syringe to perform a plunger setting operation. One advantage of this is that the setting tube no longer needs to be movable, but can be stationary.

[0070] It may be provided, for example, that the container is in particular a pharmaceutical container, such as the pharmaceutical container already mentioned, and that the lifting device is operated in such a way that the container can be closed with the closing element.

[0071] A particular advantage is that, for example, the contact force of the container can be adjusted via the driven lifting device.

[0072] The sealing element, in particular the stopper, can, for example, serve to seal the container preferably airtight, which in turn advantageously ensures that the fluid inside the container can no longer be contaminated by the surrounding air.

[0073] Alternatively or additionally, the driven lifting device can be designed, in particular, to approach a filling device, especially a filling needle, preferably with a container located on the lifting device. PC 25 1134 C 18 / 79 12 August 2025

[0074] The filling device, in particular the filling needle, can be designed, for example, to fill the container with a liquid, such as a fluid pharmaceutical product. Filling and / or purging the container with a gas, for example, a gas that does not react with the filling liquid in the container, such as nitrogen, is also possible, preferably to prevent oxygen and / or other undesirable gases from remaining in the container; the container is thus purged. It can be particularly advantageous if the container is closed after filling with a closure element, for example, the closure element already described and / or claimed.Another possibility is to close the container with a stopper before filling and to pass the filling needle through the stopper to largely prevent contamination of the liquid.

[0075] Furthermore, it can be particularly advantageous if the lifting device, especially after the container has been filled, is used to move the closure lid in order to completely close the container, for example, via a closing device. The closing device can be, for example, a movable crimping disc and / or crimping device, which is designed, for example, as part of a process station and / or as a consumer and / or part of the consumer and / or an electrical functional unit of another transport unit.

[0076] Using a crimping disc and / or a crimping device, for example a closure lid, which is placed on a container, can be crimped over via a contact point and the container thus closed. PC 25 1134 C 19 / 79 12. August 2025

[0077] Alternatively or additionally, it may be provided that the consumer and / or part of the consumer has a, preferably movable, receptacle for a nutrient medium carrier in which a nutrient medium can preferably be presented.

[0078] It is advantageous that the nutrient medium carrier, in which the nutrient medium can preferably be presented, can be used, for example, in addition to the particle evaluation device, for example, the particle evaluation device already described and / or claimed, and / or the air sampler, for monitoring for, in particular, microbiological, impurities within the or a controlled environment.

[0079] Alternatively or additionally, it may be provided that the transport unit is designed with a preferably sealed housing.

[0080] It can be advantageously achieved and / or provided that the housing protects at least one receiving coil of the magnetically levitated transport unit from contamination and / or that the controlled environment is protected from the escape of contaminants from the receiving coil. Thus, it can be advantageously achieved that the controlled environment is protected, in particular, from contamination from outside the controlled environment. Furthermore, the housing can also prevent, for example, hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂), which can be used, in particular, for decontaminating the controlled environment, from entering the interior, especially the receiving coil of the transport unit. PC 25 1134 C 20 / 79 12 August 2025

[0081] For example, it may be stipulated that the housing is preferably designed according to the principles of "hygienic design". "Hygienic design" can be understood, for example, as the design of components, parts, and / or production facilities for easy cleaning. Furthermore, it may preferably be stipulated that the housing material meets requirements for decontamination and withstands mechanical and / or chemical stresses.

[0082] Furthermore, it may be provided, for example, that the transport unit can be sealed gas-tight via the housing. It may also be provided, for example, that the IP protection classes, for example according to DIN EN 60529, are used to categorize the tightness of the housing.

[0083] As already described, this is extremely advantageous because it prevents the transmitting coil of the transport unit from becoming contaminated and can, for example, reduce the number of decontamination cycles that need to be carried out.

[0084] In a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, it can be provided that the transport unit is designed in a controlled environment, in particular an isolator and / or a RABS.

[0085] The controlled environment can be, for example, a cleanroom, an isolator, a RABS, and / or generally an environment in which contamination-critical products are handled or processed and / or which is characterized by a very low number of airborne particles. PC 25 1134 C 21 / 79 12 August 2025

[0086] Insolators and RABS (“Restricted-access barrier system”) are used, for example, in the pharmaceutical industry for the manufacture or germ-free production of pharmaceutical products.

[0087] This transport unit is particularly advantageous for transporting pharmaceutical products and processing them with the consumer and / or a part of the consumer.

[0088] Furthermore, it is advantageous that, according to the advantages already listed, automated process flows or production processes can be carried out within the controlled environment using the transport unit.

[0089] Alternatively or additionally, the features of claim 7 are provided according to the invention. In particular, to solve the aforementioned problem in a magnetically levitable transport unit of the type described above, it is proposed according to the invention that the transport unit is characterized by means for synchronizing a functional sequence of the consumer and / or a part of the consumer with a movement sequence of the transport unit and / or a process station.

[0090] The means for synchronization can be, for example, between the transport unit and the consumer and / or part of the consumer, between the drive surface and the consumer and / or part of the consumer and / or the transport unit, between the transport unit and another transport unit and / or between the consumer and / or part of the consumer and / or the transport unit and another consumer and / or part of the consumer, for example, another PC 25 1134 C 22 / 79 12 August 2025

[0091] Consumer and / or part of another consumer of the or another transport unit and / or a process station.

[0092] Synchronization can be understood, for example, as the precise alignment and / or synchronization of the operating sequence of the consumer and / or a part of the consumer with the movement sequence of the transport unit and / or the process station. This allows for the particularly advantageous generation of automated, controlled, efficient, and / or precise process sequences, especially within a controlled environment, preferably the controlled environment already described and claimed.

[0093] The movement sequence of the transport unit can be characterized, for example, by movements of the transport unit already described.

[0094] In particular, the means for temporal and / or spatial synchronization of the operating sequence of the consumer and / or a part of the consumer with the movement sequence of the transport unit are designed.

[0095] Thus, it is advantageously possible, for example, to determine at what time the transport unit and / or the consumer and / or a part of the consumer is located at a specific point on the drive surface. Furthermore, it is possible, for example, to determine the position of the consumer and / or a part of the consumer relative to a position of the transport unit on the drive surface.

[0096] The functional sequence can, for example, be an action to be performed by the consumer and / or a part of the consumer. The consumer and / or a part of the consumer (PC 25 1134 C 23 / 79 12 August 2025) can, for example, be formed by the components already described and / or claimed.

[0097] The process station could, for example, be the process station specified in more detail below.

[0098] In a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, it may be provided that the means comprise at least one communication interface.

[0099] The communication interface can, for example, be formed from the communication interface already described and used. This allows for the particularly advantageous realization of the benefits already described.

[0100] Alternatively or additionally, it may be provided that the resources include at least one timing device.

[0101] This makes it particularly advantageous, for example, to determine precisely when the operating sequence of the consumer and / or a part of the consumer should begin and / or end, for instance, as soon as the transport unit has moved on the drive surface for a predetermined time. The timing device can be configured, for example, to determine the operating time of the consumer and / or a part of the consumer and / or the operating time of the transport unit. This makes it particularly advantageous to synchronize the operating sequence of the consumer and / or a part of the consumer with the operating sequence of the transport unit. PC 25 1134 C 24 / 79 12 August 2025

[0102] Alternatively or additionally, it may be provided that the means include at least one position measuring device.

[0103] It is particularly advantageous, for example, to determine and / or align the position of the consumer with the position of the transport unit. Furthermore, the position (especially a positioning position) of the consumer and / or a part of the consumer (e.g., an element driven by the consumer) and / or the position of the transport unit with respect to the drive surface can be determined. It is also advantageous to provide that the position of the consumer and / or the transport unit can be determined with respect to the position of another consumer, such as a process station and / or another transport unit. This can also advantageously prevent, for example, the transport unit from colliding with another transport unit and / or another consumer.

[0104] The consumer can, for example, have at least two parts, namely a motor and a motor-driven and thus electrical functional unit, such as a gripping element, or a motor and a boom attached to it and moved by it, for example with a receptacle attached to it for a container.

[0105] It can be extremely advantageous, for example, if the previously described time measuring device is used together with the position measuring device. This allows, for instance, the precise determination of when the consumer, a part of the consumer, and / or the transport unit is located at which point in at least one sector of the drive surface. Furthermore, it can be extremely advantageous, for example, to determine at which PC 25 1134 C 25 / 79 12 August 2025

[0106] Process station time losses occur, which in turn allows for continuous process improvement through precise analysis of the temporal and / or spatial data, which are preferably storable, of the functional sequence of the consumer, a part of the consumer and / or the movement sequence of the transport unit.

[0107] Alternatively or additionally, it may be provided that the resources include at least one speed measuring device.

[0108] Particularly advantageous is the ability to measure, adjust and coordinate the speed of the operating sequence of the consumer, a part of the consumer and / or the transport unit, so that a precise, controlled and controllable movement of the transport unit can take place, for example coordinated with the operating sequence of the consumer or vice versa.

[0109] Alternatively or additionally, the features of the dependent claim, which is directed towards a specific use, are provided according to the invention to solve the aforementioned problem. In particular, it is thus proposed according to the invention to solve the aforementioned problem when using the magnetically levitable transport unit of the type described at the outset that at least one of the following actions is performed by the consumer or a consumer and / or by the consumer or a part of the consumer of the transport unit:

[0110] Moving one or more products and / or nests in at least one degree of freedom, in particular to different levels in at least one degree of freedom.

[0111] All features defined in the claim can, for example, be formed by the features already described and / or claimed in PC 25 1134 C 26 / 79 of August 12, 2025. Thus, the transport unit can, for example, fulfill the features and / or advantages already described and / or claimed.

[0112] A controlled environment can be characterized, for example, as a confined space in which defined environmental conditions, particularly with regard to air purity and / or surface cleanliness, can be created and / or maintained, for instance, by controlling air exchange with the outside world of the controlled environment. Control of air exchange can be achieved, for example, by completely preventing air exchange during normal operation (e.g., except for closed air circulation) or by consistently specifying a direction of air exchange (into or out of the controlled environment). Examples of controlled environments include isolators, restricted access barrier systems (especially of open or closed type), containments, and gloveboxes.

[0113] Furthermore, the controlled environment can be, for example, a previously described cleanroom, insulator, RABS and / or generally an environment characterized by the fact that the number of airborne particles is kept very low, evaluated and / or controlled.

[0114] The at least one product may, in particular, be a contamination-critical product, for example a pharmaceutical product, such as a container to be filled or filled with a liquid, preferably pharmaceutical, and / or a container filled or to be filled with a toxic and / or active substance. The at least one nest may, for example, be a component of the at least one product, PC 25 1134 C 27 / 79 12 August 2025, for example a device designed to receive one or more containers.

[0115] The at least one degree of freedom of movement of the container and / or the nest can, for example, be a movement in an x-, y-, and / or z-direction.

[0116] For example, it may be provided that the container is raised to different levels by the consumer and / or at least part of the consumer, for example additionally or alternatively by a consumer and / or part of another consumer of another transport unit and / or a consumer and / or part of a consumer of a process station, to categorize the quality (e.g., "good / bad", "OK", "not OK"), for example, to sort out "bad" containers, to a different (height) level compared to "good" containers. This can advantageously prevent containers that do not meet the predetermined requirements from being released and thus further processed.

[0117] Alternatively or additionally, it can be provided that at least one nest and / or individual containers within the nest are lifted by the consumer and / or at least a part of the consumer. Particularly advantageously, the nests and / or individual containers can be transferred, for example, from the transport unit to another transport unit with another consumer, a part of the consumer, and / or a process station.

[0118] Alternatively or additionally, it may be provided that the product, for example one or more containers, is raised to a uniform (processing) height by the consumer PC 25 1134 C 28 / 79 12 August 2025 and / or a part of the consumer. This may also be done, for example, if the other products, for example containers, vials and / or syringes and / or cartridges, differ and / or vary in shape and / or form.

[0119] Alternatively or additionally, it can be provided that, for example, containers are moved to different heights for the selective collection of closure elements, such as caps. This can particularly advantageously generate an automated closure process for at least one container.

[0120] Alternatively or additionally, it can be provided that the container is moved by the consumer and / or a part of the consumer with respect to a distance between a liquid level and a needle end, for example, a needle end of a filling needle already described and / or claimed. This makes it particularly advantageous to achieve a consistently uniform fill level in the container.

[0121] Alternatively or additionally, it can be provided that the consumer and / or a part of the consumer causes the locking element(s), for example the locking element(s) already described and / or claimed, to be pressed into the container. It is also conceivable that the consumer and / or a part of the consumer of the transport unit is, for example, the lifting device already described and / or claimed, whereby the locking element is in turn pressed into the container by a vertical and / or transverse movement of the lifting device located on the transport unit.

[0122] The act of pressing in the closure element, for example a plug, is caused by the container. In this context, PC 25 1134 C 29 / 79 of August 12, 2025, it can also be provided that not only the container but also the closure element, preferably the plug, moves, for example, such that the closure element is picked up by a consumer and / or at least part of the consumer of a process station or another transport unit and moved in a direction opposite to the movement of the consumer and / or at least part of the consumer of the transport unit picking up the container.

[0123] Another advantageous embodiment may provide that the container is moved by the consumer and / or a part of the consumer to an interface formed within the controlled environment in such a way that only the container crosses the interface, while the transport unit and / or a device receiving the container, for example a carrier, does not cross the interface. The interface may, for example, separate two areas within the controlled environment. For instance, the interface may also be a transfer interface between two controlled environments.

[0124] Furthermore, it can be provided, for example, that the container is moved in such a way that the liquid level in the container does not change during a change in movement and / or direction, in particular an acceleration, of the transport unit. This can be achieved, for example, by compensating for the acceleration of the transport unit and the resulting acceleration of the consumer receiving the container and / or a part of the consumer. It is particularly advantageous to prevent the liquid from changing due to various movements of the PC 25 1134 C 30 / 79 12 August 2025

[0125] The transport unit is affected, in particular if it leaks from the container and / or spills over.

[0126] Alternatively or additionally, the action of bringing the container or a container to a process station is carried out by the consumer or a part of the consumer of the transport unit according to the invention.

[0127] This allows various consumers and / or parts of the consumer within the process station to interact particularly advantageously with the consumer and / or at least part of the transport unit. For example, the container can be brought near a filling device, which may be equipped with a preferably stationary filling needle for filling the container with a liquid and / or a gas.

[0128] Alternatively or additionally, it can be provided that the container is brought into contact with the or a closing device, for example, the one already described, for closing the container. Preferably, a temporary (press-fit) connection is created between the container and the or a closing element. Thus, it can also be provided that the container is brought directly into contact with the or a closing element.

[0129] Alternatively or additionally, the container can be brought into contact with a sensor. This sensor can be designed, for example, to check various quality characteristics of the container, such as whether the closure element is correctly attached to an opening of the container.

[0130] Alternatively or additionally, the consumer or a part of the consumer will comply with PC 25 1134 C 31 / 79 12 August 2025

[0131] According to the invention, the transport unit performs the action of causing a rotational movement of the container. For example, it can be provided that the filled container is set into a rotational movement by the consumer in such a way that a centrifugal principle is achieved, for example for a freeze-drying and / or sorting process.

[0132] For example, it may be provided that the rotation of the container is advantageously designed to present its outside, preferably within an inspection station, so that the container can be inspected from all sides.

[0133] Alternatively or additionally, it can be provided that at least two parallel processes can be carried out by means of the container's rotational movement, for example, labeling the container on one side and / or evaluating and / or analyzing the container and / or its contents on the other side. This significantly reduces the process time and increases efficiency.

[0134] Labeling can be, for example, laser engraving and / or printing and / or labeling.

[0135] The rotational movement can preferably be coordinated with a movement of the transport unit, another consumer and / or at least a part of the consumer of another transport unit and / or a process station.

[0136] Alternatively or additionally, the action of moving a fluid is performed by the consumer or a part of the consumer of the transport unit according to the invention. PC 25 1134 C 32 / 79 12 August 2025

[0137] This makes it particularly advantageous to carry out various process sequences, such as the emptying and / or transferring of the fluid from one transport unit to a consumer and / or a part of the consumer of another transport unit and / or a process station.

[0138] Moving the fluid can in particular involve stirring and / or pumping the fluid.

[0139] Stirring the fluid can, for example, ensure homogeneous mixing. Stirring can be achieved, for instance, using a motor-driven stirring device. The use of a stirring device allows, for example, continuous stirring of the fluid.

[0140] The fluid is preferably a liquid and / or a gas.

[0141] The liquid could be, for example, a pharmaceutical liquid, such as a medication. The gas could, for example, be a decontamination gas used to decontaminate the controlled environment.

[0142] A particular advantage is that a wide variety of fluids can be processed by the consumer and / or a part of the consumer. The liquid and / or gas can, for example, be filled into the container using the filling device already described.

[0143] Alternatively or additionally, the action of adjusting a mutual PC 25 1134 C 33 / 79 12 August 2025 is performed by the consumer or a part of the consumer of the transport unit according to the invention.

[0144] Distance from openings of containers to be processed.

[0145] A particularly advantageous approach is to implement a consistent process at a single process station, which, for example, has a stationary consumer and / or a stationary part of the consumer. This could mean, for instance, that the process station approached by the transport unit has a closing device or a sealing device via which the openings can be fitted with sealing elements. The containers may be brought to the sealing elements at predetermined positions. To ensure that the sealing elements fit precisely into the openings, it must be ensured that the containers maintain a predetermined distance from each other. If this is not the case, it is again advantageous to adjust the distance between the openings of the containers being processed to enable trouble-free processing.This also applies, for example, if the process station to be approached is a filling device, since a compliant filling process can only be achieved by adjusting the mutual distance of the openings.

[0146] Preferably, this is done in such a way that, for example, a constant distance can be set.

[0147] This allows for particularly advantageous achievement of the benefits already described, such as even filling of containers, accurate placement and / or alignment of the openings with closing elements, etc.

[0148] Alternatively or additionally, the consumer or a part of the consumer will submit the PC 25 1134 C 34 / 79 12. August 2025

[0149] The transport unit according to the invention performs the action of handing over the container.

[0150] For example, it may be provided that the consumer and / or part of the consumer transfers the container from the transport unit to another consumer and / or to a part of the consumer's transport unit and / or a process station. It is particularly advantageous if the transport unit and / or the consumer and / or at least part of the consumer communicates with the transport unit, the consumer, a part of the consumer, and / or the process station, so that the container can be directly processed further.

[0151] Alternatively or additionally, the container can be transferred to a loading system, which is preferably designed to load a freeze dryer. The freeze dryer can then be advantageously used, for example, to keep the fluid inside the container chilled and / or to remove a specific liquid fraction from a liquid, resulting in a powdered product.

[0152] Alternatively or additionally, the container can be placed on a scale and weighed. The scale can, for example, be designed to measure the weight of the container, which in turn advantageously allows verification that the container is being filled correctly.

[0153] Alternatively or additionally, it may be provided that the container is handed over and placed on a surface, a process station and / or a stationary element. PC 25 1134 C 35 / 79 12 August 2025

[0154] Alternatively or additionally, the action of controlling a gripping element, in particular a gripper, is carried out by the consumer or a consumer and / or at least a part of the consumer of the transport unit according to the invention.

[0155] The gripping element can, for example, be a component of a robot, such as a robot arm. This makes it particularly advantageous for the product, such as a container, to be easily gripped and, for example, handed over.

[0156] It may also be provided, for example, that the gripper, in particular the gripper farm, is controlled in such a way that opening, closing, activating and / or deactivating the gripper, in particular the gripper farm, is effected. The activation of the gripping mechanism can, for example, be achieved by means of a vacuum.

[0157] In particular, as already described in the section above, a transfer, for example of a product to be processed or an unprocessed / unprocessed product, especially a container, to a process station or a removal from the process station, for example for transfer to another process station, or generally to a storage location, can take place.

[0158] It can be provided that the consumer of the transport unit generates a vacuum, regardless of its intended use, for example, via a pump. Alternatively or additionally, it can be provided that the pump generates overpressure, for example, to inflate a seal of the controlled environment. The seal can, for example, be located at an interface forming a transition (PC 25 1134 C 36 / 79, August 12, 2025) from an inner environment of the controlled environment to an outer environment outside the controlled environment. Particularly advantageously, the inflatable seal can prevent the ingress of contaminants from the outer environment into the inner environment of the controlled environment.

[0159] Alternatively or additionally, it may be provided that the grabber is controlled in such a way that a grabber of another transport unit and / or a product which is on the further transport unit taken up by another consumer and / or part of the further consumer can be effected.

[0160] Alternatively or additionally, the action of effecting a screw movement to insert a threaded element is carried out by the consumer or a consumer and / or by at least a part of the consumer of the transport unit according to the invention.

[0161] It is particularly advantageous, for example, to achieve a form-fit and / or force-fit, detachable connection of the element with a corresponding counter-element.

[0162] Alternatively or additionally, the action of controlling and / or driving at least one electrical functional unit is performed by the consumer or a consumer and / or by the consumer or a part of the transport unit according to the invention.

[0163] Particularly advantageous, various actions can thus be carried out by the consumer and / or a segment of the consumer, which in turn can achieve the benefits already described. PC 25 1134 C 37 / 79 12 August 2025

[0164] In addition to the electrical functional units already described and / or claimed, an electrical functional unit can, for example, include a pump. The pump can be driven, for instance, to move air within the controlled environment. This preferably occurs by actively sampling the air and / or airborne contaminants, such as germs. For example, the pump can generate a vacuum and / or overpressure, as previously described and / or claimed.

[0165] Alternatively or additionally, the electrical functional unit or part of the consumer may be a measuring device which, for example for gravimetric measurement, in particular a scale, such as the scale described and / or claimed above, is supplied with energy, in particular with electricity, by the consumer. The consumer may, for example, comprise a battery via which the electrical functional unit can be operated and / or supplied with energy.

[0166] If part of the consumer is a measuring device, another part of the consumer can supply energy to the measuring device.

[0167] Generally speaking, the consumer has a battery to bridge energy supply gaps, whether intentional or unintentional.

[0168] Alternatively or additionally, it may be provided that the consumer has a withdrawal device designed as an electrical functional unit and / or as part of the consumer on the transport unit, in particular for at least partial PC 25 1134 C 38 / 79 12 August 2025

[0169] The device is operated by opening, for example, a pierced, sealed container and / or subsequently sucking out or tipping out the contents of the container. It is conceivable, in particular, that the removal device allows for the removal of, for example, a twisting or breaking off of, a lid or cap and / or the removal of an opening tab. The opening tab can be designed as a predetermined breaking point.

[0170] Alternatively or additionally, it may be provided that a temperature measuring device and / or a control unit is fitted on the transport unit, which is operated by the consumer.

[0171] Alternatively or additionally, the electrical functional unit or part of the consumer can be configured as a lighting unit. For example, the consumer can control the lighting unit in such a way that a component within the controlled environment, such as an electrical functional unit and / or a consumer on the same transport unit or another transport unit, such as a robot with a robot arm, is illuminated. This advantageously ensures that, regardless of the environmental conditions, such as those of the robot, a product to be processed is illuminated. It can also be achieved, for example, that the lighting unit indicates to an operator the location of the product to be processed or the product that has already been processed.

[0172] If part of the consumer is a lighting unit, another part of the consumer can supply energy to the lighting unit. PC 25 1134 C 39 / 79 12 August 2025

[0173] Alternatively or additionally, the lighting unit on the transport unit can be designed to visualize the condition of a product. For example, a high-quality processed product, or more generally a finished product, can be illuminated in green, a low-quality processed product (reject) in red, and / or a sample in yellow. The colors are freely selectable and not limited to those mentioned above.

[0174] Alternatively or additionally, the consumer can be configured to act as a driver for microbiological monitoring. The electrical functional unit can, for example, be a monitoring unit that classifies microbiological contaminants within a controlled environment as viable or non-viable. Monitoring can be active and / or passive, for example, using filtration and / or impaction methods.

[0175] Alternatively or additionally, it can be provided that the electrical functional unit is formed by a cleaning device, wherein the cleaning device is driven on the transport unit.

[0176] Alternatively or additionally, it can be provided that a tool change is carried out on the transport unit using the electrical functional unit.

[0177] As a further advantageous embodiment, the electrical functional unit can be formed by a washing nozzle which is driven and thus moved. PC 25 1134 C 40 / 79 12 August 2025

[0178] Alternatively or additionally, the electrical functional unit may be formed by a cooling and / or heating system and / or a humidity control system, which is operated, controlled, and / or driven by the consumer and / or a part of the consumer. Advantageously, the cooling and / or heating system comprises at least one cooling and / or heating element to temper a material to be transported, for example, a processed or unprocessed product. Particularly advantageously, the cooling and / or heating system comprises the temperature measuring device described and / or claimed above.

[0179] Furthermore, it may be provided that by controlling and / or driving the electrical functional unit, an evaluation, an analysis and / or a recognition of an identifier, preferably an RFID chip, can be carried out.

[0180] Alternatively or additionally, according to the invention, the action of closing the container is carried out by the consumer or a consumer and / or at least a part of the consumer of the transport unit by attaching at least one closing element, wherein a closing movement takes place on the transport unit.

[0181] The locking element can, for example, be formed from the locking element already described and / or claimed.

[0182] For example, it may be provided that the container is preferably brought into contact with the locking element by means of a lifting device in the manner already described. PC 25 1134 C 41 / 79 12 August 2025

[0183] This makes it particularly advantageous to seal the container so that the fluid inside the container can no longer be contaminated.

[0184] The closure element is in particular a plug, a cap, a closure lid and / or a plunger.

[0185] It may be provided that the crimping device already described and / or claimed, which is designed to close the container, is arranged on the transport unit.

[0186] Alternatively or additionally, the action of causing a movement, in particular a rotational movement, to collect a marking is carried out by the consumer or a consumer and / or at least a part of the consumer of the transport unit according to the invention.

[0187] The marking could, for example, be a QR code and / or an RFID tag.

[0188] In particular, due to the rotational movement, further processes can be carried out on the container in parallel, as already described, such as evaluating and / or analyzing the container.

[0189] It should be noted that the combination of single and / or multiple described actions is also included.

[0190] In a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, it can be provided that the unprocessed / unprocessed

[0191] The product is an empty container. PC 25 1134 C 42 / 79 12. August 2025

[0192] This could be, for example, the container already described, preferably a pharmaceutical container.

[0193] This allows the advantages already described to be achieved particularly effectively.

[0194] Alternatively or additionally, it may be stipulated that the unprocessed / unprocessed product is a filled, untested container.

[0195] The term "filled, untested container" can refer, for example, to a container, such as the one already described, which has already been filled with the fluid, but whose fill quantity or other quality characteristics have not yet been checked.

[0196] Particularly advantageous is the subsequent processing or treatment of the filled, untested container via at least one described action carried out by the consumer and / or a part of the consumer.

[0197] Alternatively or additionally, it may be stipulated that the unprocessed / unprocessed product is a filled, unsealed container.

[0198] In contrast to the filled, tested container, it may be provided here that the container, for example the container already described, is first filled, preferably with the fluid, but not yet closed with the sealing element. PC 25 1134 C 43 / 79 12 August 2025

[0199] Particularly advantageous is the ability of the consumer and / or part of the consumer to perform at least one previously described action, for example, approaching a closure station providing the closure element.

[0200] Alternatively or additionally, it may be stipulated that the unprocessed / unprocessed product is a filled, sealed container.

[0201] Here too, the container can be the one already described, but already filled with the fluid and sealed with the closure element. Subsequently, the consumer and / or a part of the consumer can advantageously perform various further actions already described on the container, such as labeling, checking whether the closure element is correctly applied and the container is properly sealed, etc.

[0202] Another advantageous embodiment of the invention may provide that the processed product is a filled container.

[0203] The container could, for example, be the container already described, which has been filled with the fluid. It may be intended that the filled container is transferred to another consumer and / or part of that consumer, such as another transport unit and / or a process station, thereby realizing the advantages already described. PC 25 1134 C 44 / 79 12 August 2025

[0204] Alternatively or additionally, it may be stipulated that the processed product is a filled, tested container.

[0205] A filled, tested container can be understood, for example, as a container that has already been filled with a fluid and whose various quality characteristics, such as the fill quantity, have already been checked. It may be intended that the container is then transferred to another consumer and / or part of that consumer, such as another transport unit and / or a process station, thereby realizing the advantages already described.

[0206] Alternatively or additionally, it may be stipulated that the processed product is a filled, sealed container.

[0207] As previously described, the container can be formed from the previously described container, which is filled with the fluid(s) and on which the closure element(s) is already applied. It may be intended that the container is transferred to another consumer and / or part of that consumer, for example, another transport unit and / or a process station, thereby realizing the advantages already described.

[0208] In a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, it can be provided that the unprocessed / unprocessed product is a partially assembled device, preferably from the medical field.

[0209] Any device can be partially assembled, for example.

[0210] A device is understood to be one which, in its entirety, does not yet function as a fully functional unit (PC 25 1134 C 45 / 79, August 12, 2025), as it requires the addition of at least one additional component and / or at least one additional process step that contributes fundamentally to the functionality of the partially assembled device. This can be formed, for example, by the already described and / or claimed, unprocessed container. The partially assembled device is particularly advantageous in the medical, for example, pharmaceutical, field, allowing the already described advantages to be achieved. These could, for example, be injectors, preferably autoinjection systems.

[0211] In a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, it can be provided that the processed product is an assembled device, preferably from the medical field.

[0212] An assembled device can be understood as any device that, as a whole, fulfills predetermined functional characteristics. This can be formed, for example, by the container already described and / or claimed, processed, or manufactured. The assembled device from the medical, for example pharmaceutical, field is particularly advantageous, allowing the previously described benefits to be achieved.

[0213] The invention will now be described in more detail with reference to exemplary embodiments, but is not limited to these embodiments. Further exemplary embodiments result from combining the features of one or more claims with each other and / or with one or more features of the exemplary embodiment.

[0214] It shows, in a highly simplified representation, PC 25 1134 C 46 / 79 12 August 2025

[0215] Fig. 1 shows a two-dimensional, schematic representation of a magnetically levitable transport unit according to the invention, with a consumer and a communication interface.

[0216] Fig. 2 shows a further two-dimensional schematic representation of the magnetically levitable transport unit according to the invention for movement in different degrees of freedom, and a consumer for movement in different degrees of freedom.

[0217] Fig. 3 shows another two-dimensional schematic representation of a robot (arm) designed as part of a consumer with a gripping element.

[0218] Fig. 4 shows a further two-dimensional schematic representation of a magnetically levitable transport unit according to the invention with a consumer designed as a lifting device.

[0219] Fig. 5 shows a further two-dimensional schematic representation of a magnetically levitable transport unit according to the invention with a consumer designed as a driveable lifting device, wherein a container is placed on the lifting device.

[0220] Fig. 6 shows a further two-dimensional schematic representation of a magnetically levitable transport unit according to the invention with a consumer designed as a driveable lifting device, wherein a container is placed on the lifting device, and a closure element is approached, PC 25 1134 C 47 / 79 12 August 2025

[0221] Fig. 7 shows a further two-dimensional schematic representation of a magnetically levitable transport unit according to the invention with a consumer designed as a driveable lifting device, wherein a container is placed on the lifting device, and a filling needle is approached.

[0222] Fig. 8 shows a further two-dimensional schematic representation of a magnetically levitable transport unit according to the invention, wherein the consumer is equipped with a receptacle for a nutrient medium carrier in which a nutrient medium is presented.

[0223] Fig. 9 shows a further two-dimensional schematic representation of a magnetically levitable transport unit according to the invention with a consumer formed as a part-like device.

[0224] Fig. 10 shows a further two-dimensional schematic representation of a magnetically levitable transport unit according to the invention with a consumer designed as a decontamination system.

[0225] Fig. 11 shows a further two-dimensional schematic representation of a magnetically levitable transport unit according to the invention, wherein the transport unit and / or the consumer is formed with a sealed housing.

[0226] Fig. 12 shows a further two-dimensional schematic representation of two magnetically levitable transport units according to the invention in a controlled environment, PC 25 1134 C 48 / 79 12 August 2025

[0227] Fig. 13 shows a further two-dimensional schematic representation of a magnetically levitable transport unit according to the invention within a controlled environment, wherein the consumer performs various actions on a product and the transport unit performs movement sequences.

[0228] Fig. 14 shows a further two-dimensional schematic representation of a magnetically levitable transport unit according to the invention, wherein individual and multiple products in a nest are moved by the consumer in at least one degree of freedom.

[0229] Fig. 15 shows a further two-dimensional schematic representation of a magnetically levitable transport unit according to the invention, wherein containers are moved by part of the consumer in at least one degree of freedom.

[0230] Fig. 16 shows a further two-dimensional schematic representation of a magnetically levitable transport unit according to the invention, wherein a container is brought to a process station.

[0231] Fig. 17 shows a further two-dimensional schematic representation of a magnetically levitable transport unit according to the invention, wherein a rotational movement of the container is caused by the consumer.

[0232] Fig. 18 shows a further two-dimensional schematic representation of a magnetically levitable transport unit according to the invention, wherein the height level of a container intake PC 25 1134 C 49 / 79 12 August 2025 can be changed by the consumer and a lateral movement can be carried out.

[0233] Fig. 19 shows a further two-dimensional schematic representation of a magnetically levitable transport unit according to the invention, wherein the consumer adjusts the mutual distance between the openings of containers.

[0234] Fig. 20 shows a further two-dimensional schematic representation of a magnetically levitable transport unit according to the invention, wherein a container is transferred to a consumer of another transport unit.

[0235] Fig. 21 shows a magnetically levitable transport unit in its operating position in a controlled environment consisting of at least two chambers.

[0236] Fig. 22 shows a further two-dimensional representation of a magnetically levitable transport unit according to the invention, wherein a locking station with a pivotable gripping element is arranged on the same transport unit as a movable container receptacle.

[0237] In the following, functionally and / or structurally similar or identical components and functional units are presented in the same or similar manner and / or described using the same reference symbols in the individual embodiments. The descriptions of individual embodiments should therefore also be read as applying to further embodiments, unless explicitly stated otherwise.

[0238] However, the information provided there contradicts this. PC 25 1134 C 50 / 79 12 August 2025

[0239] Fig. 1 shows a magnetically levitable transport unit, designated as 1 in its entirety, here Mover 1'', which can be supplied with energy via a drive surface 3 in a sector 2 of a tile 3', either section by section or period by period. The transport unit 1 is further equipped with a consumer 4, here an electrical functional unit 7, designed as an electric motor 7', and with means 5' for the temporal and / or spatial synchronization of a functional sequence of the consumer 4 with a movement sequence of the transport unit 1, as also shown in Fig. 2 and described below.

[0240] The means 5' can be at least one communication interface 5 via which the consumer 4, here the electric motor 7' and / or a part 4'' of the consumer 4, as described in more detail in the following figures, can be addressed without physical contact. The means 5' can additionally or alternatively include a time measuring device 5'', a speed measuring device 5'', and / or a position measuring device 5''''.

[0241] Fig. 2 illustrates the various possible movement sequences of at least one part 4' of the consumer 4 and / or the transport unit 1. The consumer 4 comprises two parts 4'', namely the motor-driven functional unit 7 covered here and a reciprocating piston 33 driven by it.

[0242] Components and functional units that are functionally and / or structurally similar or identical to the preceding embodiment are designated with the same reference numerals and are not described separately again.

[0243] A positioning path 6 of the consumer 4, here, as also in Fig. 1, the electrical functional unit 7, can thus, with respect to PC 25 1134 C 51 / 79 12 August 2025 the drive surface 3, be characterized by a forward movement 8, a backward movement 9, an upward movement 10, a downward movement 11, a sideways movement 12 and / or a rotational movement 62. A forward tilting movement 13, a backward tilting movement 14 and / or a lateral tilting movement 15 can also be realized.

[0244] The transport unit 1, also referred to here as mover 1' ', can also perform a forward movement 8', a backward movement 9', an upward movement 10', a downward movement 11', a sideways movement 12' and / or a rotational movement 62'. In addition, the transport unit 1 can perform a forward tilting movement 13', a backward tilting movement 14' and / or a sideways tilting movement 15'.

[0245] The communication interface 5 allows the actuator path 6 of the consumer 4 to be coordinated and / or synchronized with the movement sequence of the transport unit 1. Thus, it is possible for the actuator path 6 of the consumer 4 and / or at least a part 4' ' of the consumer 4, for example, the actuator path of the piston 33, to be coordinated with a position 61 of the transport unit 1. It is also possible for the actuator path 6 of the consumer 4 and / or at least a part 4' ' of the consumer 4, here the actuator path 6 of the piston 33, to be coordinated with at least one of the aforementioned directions of movement of the transport unit 1.

[0246] Furthermore, it may be provided that the path 6 of consumer 4 is aligned with a position 61 of a second consumer 4 (not shown herein), a further second transport unit 1, and / or a process station 26 (see Fig. 13). Alternatively or additionally, it may also be provided that the path 6 of PC 25 1134 C 52 / 79 12 August 2025

[0247] Consumer 4 and / or a part of consumer 4' ', for example the stroke 6 of the piston 33, is aligned to a direction of movement of the second consumer 4'.

[0248] In general, it can therefore be said that the transport unit 1 can be supplied with energy without contact from at least one sector 2 of the drive surface 3 and can be moved on it in at least two, preferably at least three, degrees of freedom, characterized by the described movement sequences.

[0249] The transport unit 1 is further equipped with an energy coupling device 66. The energy coupling device 66 can be understood as the element of the transport unit 1 that receives the energy delivered by sector 2 on the transport unit 1 and makes it available for use on the transport unit 1.

[0250] Fig. 3 shows several parts 4'' of a consumer 4, which are designed as a motor-driven part 16, in the illustrated embodiment as a robot 17 with a gripping element 18 or gripper arm 35. This gripping element 18 is controllable so that various processes based on it can be carried out by the parts 4'' of the consumer 4. The consumer 4 itself can also be, for example, an electric motor 7' driving the parts 4'', as shown in Fig. 1.

[0251] This differs from the embodiment shown in Fig. 4, in which the parts 4'' ' of the consumer 4 are designed as a movable container receptacle 19, here as a component of a driven lifting device 20. The driven lifting device 20 has a retractable lifting piston 33. It can therefore be said that an electrical functional unit 7, here the driven lifting device 20, is controlled and / or driven by the consumer 4 and / or at least one part 4'' ' of the consumer 4. The consumer 4 itself can in turn also be formed by the electric motor 7', via which the parts 4'' ' are controlled and driven.

[0252] Fig. 5, in contrast to the embodiment shown in Fig. 4, shows an unprocessed product 32, here a container 21, which is placed on the container receptacle 19. The transport unit 1 can move independently, but preferably in sync with a movement of the parts 4'' of the consumer 4, or independently of an action performed by the parts 4'' of the consumer 4 on the drive surface 3 (see Figs. 1 and 2). It can therefore be said that the transport unit 1 transports a product 32 to be processed. The container 21 is (still) unfilled and therefore empty and unsealed, which is why it can be said that the unprocessed product 32 is an empty and unsealed container 21.It can therefore also be said that the unprocessed product 32 is a partially assembled device 37, here from the medical field.

[0253] Furthermore, a scale 38 is provided on part 4'' of the consumer 4 to check whether a predetermined quantity of the liquid 30 has been filled into the container 21 (compare figure 7).

[0254] Fig. 6 shows, in contrast to the preceding embodiment, a closure element 22, here a plug 23, formed above the container 21, which is provided by a process station 26. The product 32 is thus an unsealed container 21. Via PC 25 1134 C 54 / 79 12 August 2025, various parts 4'' of the consumer 4 can also be driven and / or controlled here, for example via the electrical functional unit 7, in particular the electric motor 7' (Fig. 2). Thus, the container 21, which is mounted on the container receptacle 19, can be brought towards the closure element 22 by the upward movement 10 of the piston 33, driven by the consumer 4, via the driveable lifting device 20 with the movable lifting piston 33, until the closure element 22 is applied to the container 21.It can therefore be said that the consumer 4 and / or at least a part 4 '' of the consumer performs the action of moving individual containers 21 in at least one degree of freedom, here to different levels in at least one degree of freedom (upward movement 10 / downward movement 11 ) of the piston 33 ) and the action of closing the container 21 by attaching at least one closing element 22 , here a plug 23 , wherein a closing movement caused by the upward movement 10 of the piston 33 takes place on the transport unit .

[0255] In an exemplary embodiment not shown in detail, a plunger 24, a cap 34, a closure cover 25 and / or a closure lid 25 is approached.

[0256] The sealing element 22 can also be provided by a further, second consumer 4' and / or a part 4'' of a second consumer 4' of a further, second transport unit 1'. It can therefore be said that the action of bringing the container 21 to a process station 26 is carried out by the consumer 4 and / or at least a part 4'' of the consumer 4.

[0257] Fig. 7 shows, in contrast to the preceding one,

[0258] In an exemplary embodiment, the parts 4'', which are driven and controlled by the consumer 4 PC 25 1134 C 55 / 79 12 August 2025, are also designed here as a driveable lifting device 20 with container receptacle 19 and lifting piston 33. Furthermore, another part 4'' of a second consumer 4'', here also a gripping element 18, is designed, wherein a filling device 27, here a filling needle 28, is held by the gripping element 18. The driven lifting device 20, in particular the piston 33, together with the container 21, can thus be moved such that the container 21 is brought towards the filling needle 28 and can be filled with a fluid 29 located inside the filling needle 28, here with a liquid 30, in particular a pharmaceutical liquid 31. In an embodiment not shown in detail, the fluid is a gas.It may also be provided that during a filling process of the container 21, a distance 50 between the filling needle outlet 63 and a liquid level can be kept constant or individually changed by moving the container holder 19.

[0259] Alternatively, it can also be provided that the container 21 located on the container receptacle 19 is moved to a specific position by the piston 33, whereby the filling needle 28 held by the gripping element 18 is brought towards the container 21, in particular an opening 36 of the container 21, by controlling the robot 17 with the gripping element 18. In such an embodiment, both transport units 1, 1' are supplied with energy without contact and operate together at least temporarily.

[0260] It may also be provided that part 4'' is equipped with a measuring device for determining a fill quantity. PC 25 1134 C 56 / 79 12 August 2025

[0261] Once the container 21 is filled and the fill quantity has been checked using a suitable measuring instrument, the product 32 is a filled, checked, but unsealed container 21. If the fill quantity is not checked, the product 32 is a filled, unchecked and unsealed container 21.

[0262] Subsequently, as shown and described in Fig. 6, the transport unit 1 can approach the process station 26 equipped with the closure element 22, or the closure element 22 provided by a second consumer 4 and / or a part 4'' of the second consumer 4, for example, a gripping element 18 formed on the second transport unit 1'. Once the container 21 is closed, it is a finished / processed product 32, since the container 21 is filled, inspected, and closed. If the container 21, for example, the fill quantity of the liquid 30, is not inspected, it is still a finished / processed product, since the container is filled and closed.

[0263] It can therefore be said that a processed product 32 is characterized by the fact that, if the product 32 is formed by the container, the container 21 is filled and inspected and / or filled and sealed. The container 21 then forms an assembled device 39 from the medical field.

[0264] Fig. 8 shows, in the left-hand illustration, that part 4'' of the consumer 4 is formed by a receptacle 40 for a nutrient medium carrier 41 in which a nutrient medium 41' is presented. The right-hand illustration also shows a receptacle 40 for a nutrient medium carrier 41, wherein the receptacle 40 is for the PC 25 1134 C 57 / 79 12 August 2025

[0265] Nutrient carrier 41, in which the nutrient medium 41' is presented, is formed by the receptacle 40' of the gripping element 18.

[0266] Fig. 9 shows another consumer 4 of the transport unit 1, wherein the consumer 4 in this embodiment is a particle evaluation device 42. In contrast to the previous embodiment, Fig. 10 shows that the consumer 4 of the transport unit 1 is a decontamination system 43.

[0267] Fig. 11 shows, on the right, a sealed housing 44 surrounding and protecting the transport unit 1 and the consumer 4 from contamination. The left-hand illustration shows that only the consumer 4 is surrounded and sealed by the housing 44, since the mover 1'' is already sealed.

[0268] Fig. 12 shows several sectors 2, here three sectors 2, of three tiles 3', which provide a drive surface 3, wherein two transport units 1, 1' are supplied with energy contactlessly from at least one sector 2 of the tiles 3' of the drive surface 3. The transport units 1, 1' are formed in a controlled environment 45, in this embodiment an insulator 46, and can be moved therein in the manner already described and, in particular, synchronized with each other. Thus, a product 32 can be transferred from the consumer 4 and / or at least a part 4'' of the consumer 4 of one transport unit 1 to the consumer 4 and / or at least a part 4'' of the consumer 4 of the second transport unit 1', wherein both transport units 1, 1' can also be moved independently of each other (see, for example, Fig. 20). PC 25 1134 C 58 / 79 August 12, 2025

[0269] Fig. 13 shows, in contrast to the previous embodiment, different process stations 26', 26' ', 26' ' ' 26' ' ' within the controlled environment 45, which are approached by the transport unit 1.

[0270] The transport unit 1, as in the previous embodiment, has various parts 4' ' of a consumer 4, here again a driven lifting device 20 with container receptacle 19, in which the initially unprocessed product 32, here the container 21, is received. The container 21 is initially empty, untested and unsealed.

[0271] The transport unit 1, here the mover 1'', is supplied with energy without contact by sector 2 of the drive surface 3 and is movable on this drive surface 3 in the manner already described.

[0272] First, the mover 1'', together with the driven lifting device 20 mounted on it and the container 21 placed on the container holder 19, is moved to the process station 26'. In this embodiment, the process station 26' is a preparation station 47, where the container 21 is prepared for the subsequent processes.

[0273] The mover 1 then moves to process station 26. Process station 26 is a filling station 48, on which the filling device 27 already described and claimed is provided. The filling device 27 also includes a filling needle.

[0274] 28. The container 21 is brought near the filling device 27, or filling needle 28, and filled with a fluid.

[0275] 29, here filled with a pharmaceutical liquid 31, as shown in Fig. 7. The introduction is carried out in the manner already described in PC 25 1134 C 59 / 79 12 August 2025, namely in such a way that the piston 33 of the driven lifting device 20 is controlled and driven in such a way that an upward movement 10 is effected.

[0276] After this process step, the product 32 is a filled, untested, and unsealed container 21. If the fill quantity of the pharmaceutical liquid 31 is already checked using the scale 38, it is a tested and filled container 21.

[0277] If, as shown and described in the exemplary embodiment according to Fig. 19, several containers 21, which are received, for example, via a nest 49, are filled, a mutual distance 50 of openings 36 of the containers 21 is adjusted by the consumer 4 already before reaching the process station 26, so that a constant distance 50 can be set (see 19 without nest 49).

[0278] After the container 21 is filled, the piston 33 is driven and controlled in such a way that it performs a downward movement 11 to the original position.

[0279] The mover 1 is then moved such that the process station 26 can be approached. In this embodiment, the process station 26 is a closure station 51. This closure station 51 provides at least one closure element 22 already described and / or claimed. The closure element 22, for example the plug 23, is approached by the container 21 via the driven lifting device 20 in the manner already described, or the container 21 is brought towards the closure element 22. If the closure element 22 is presented by the closure station 51 in such a way that it is held, for example, by the gripping element 18, the piston 33 can interact with the gripping element 18 (not shown).

[0280] Thus, it can be provided that the closing element 22 provided by the gripping element 18 is synchronized with the upward movement 10 of the piston in such a way that a precise alignment between the opening 36 of the container and the plug 23 is achieved. Subsequently, the container 21 can be closed on the mover 1'' by the upward movement 10 of the piston 33 (not shown), by fixing the plug 23 at the same height, which is effected by a corresponding actuation of the gripping element 18.

[0281] In further embodiments, the closure element 22 is a plunger 24, a cap 34 and / or a closure cover 25.

[0282] The piston 33 is then moved back to its original position by the downward movement 11.

[0283] After this process step, product 32 is a filled, sealed, and inspected container 21, provided the fill quantity has already been checked. However, it is still an unprocessed product 32, since, for example, no marking 54 has yet been applied to the container 21 and other quality-relevant characteristics have not yet been checked.

[0284] The mover 1 is then moved so that process station 26 can be approached. Process station 26 is a test station 52. At this test station 52, it can be checked, for example, whether the locking element 22 is correctly seated. Furthermore, it can be determined, for example, whether the correct PC 25 1134 C 61 / 79 12. August 2025

[0285] The fill quantity into the container 21 is checked, whether any damage is present, and / or whether particles have entered the controlled environment 45 and / or the container 21. For example, the empty container 21 can also be inspected for damage before filling. Furthermore, the cap fit, crimp quality, and / or marking, in particular the marking quality, can be checked. Finally, any quality characteristics not already checked on the container 21 are inspected, and final actions are carried out, for example, preparing it for further process stations 26.

[0286] As shown and described in more detail in Fig. 17, a rotational movement 53, 62 can be effected by the movable container holder 19, whereby the marking 54 (not shown in detail) is picked up and simultaneously, preferably optically, checked in such a way as to ensure that predetermined quality characteristics are met. If the fill quantity of the pharmaceutical liquid 31 in the container 21 is not already checked at the filling station 48 by means of the scale 38, or if a further check is desired, this can also be carried out at this station 26. A check of the remaining residual quantity of gas, in particular air and / or nitrogen, between the liquid level and a sealing means can also be carried out.

[0287] Through this final process station 26, container 21 is transformed into a processed container 21, which is filled and sealed and on which all quality characteristics have been checked. The processed container 21 can then be released. PC 25 1134 C 62 / 79 12 August 2025

[0288] It can therefore be said that between picking up the unprocessed product 32 (picking up the container 21 on the consumer 4 of the mover 1) and dropping off the processed product 32 (dropping off the container 21 after the inspection station 52), consumer 4 performs different actions, but at least one action. Further actions performed by consumer 4 are described below.

[0289] It should be noted that the presented process stations 26 are not limited to the described process stations 26', 26' ', 26' ' ', 26' ' '. Further process stations 26, at which additional actions to process the product 32 can be carried out, remain reserved.

[0290] Throughout the entire process, the functional sequence of consumer 4 is synchronized temporally and / or spatially with the movement sequence of transport unit 1.

[0291] Furthermore, it is noted that one or more process stations 26 may also be formed by consumers 4' of further transport units 1', whereby the product 32 can be transferred to the next consumer 4' in each case.

[0292] Fig. 14 shows another consumer 4 of the transport unit 1, wherein part 4'' of the consumer 4 is also formed by a nest 49 in which several containers 21 are placed, which in turn are height-adjustable in their receptacle 19. This allows upward and downward movements 10, 11 to be carried out, which is why it can be said that the consumer PC 25 1134 C 63 / 79 12. August 2025

[0293] 4. The action of moving one or more products 32 and / or nests 49 is carried out in at least one degree of freedom. In the illustrated embodiment, the containers 21 are moved to different height levels. Furthermore, the containers 21 can be gripped by the robot 17 described in Fig. 3 via the gripping element 18.

[0294] Furthermore, it may also be provided that several containers 21 are lifted to different height levels, even if they are not located in a nest 49.

[0295] Fig. 15 shows, in contrast to the previous embodiment, that the containers 21 can also be moved laterally by controlling and driving the part 4'' via the consumer 4 in such a way that the container receptacle 19 performs a lateral movement 12.

[0296] Fig. 16 illustrates again that the product 32, here the container 21, can be brought to a working height 55 of the process station 26 via the consumer 4, here also the driven lifting device 20 as part 4'' of the consumer 4 with movable lifting piston 33 and movable container holder 19. The process station 26 is a crimping station 64, in which the cap 34 is crimped and the container 21 is closed. It can also be provided, for example, that an additional rotational movement 62 of an external crimping disc is carried out to perform the crimping process. In an embodiment not shown in detail, the crimping station 64 or crimping device is mounted on a further transport unit 1.

[0297] Fig. 17 shows another example of the

[0298] Testing station 52, as already described in the exemplary embodiment for Fig. 13 PC 25 1134 C 64 / 79 12 August 2025, is shown. Testing station 52 has an inspection device 56 and a marking unit 57, with which, for example, the marking 54 can be applied to the container. For this purpose, the movable container holder 19 is set into a rotational movement 62, which simplifies the application of the marking 54. Simultaneously, the container is checked from all sides by the inspection device 56 due to the rotational movement 62, for example with a reader for a QR code or other identification systems, via which the respective marking 54, for example also in the form of an RFID chip, can be verified.

[0299] In an illustration not shown in detail, the parts 4'' of the consumer 4 are comprised of a pump 58, a suction cup 59 and a fan 60. Thus, for example, the air within the controlled environment 45 can be moved.

[0300] Fig. 18 shows several containers 21, each container 21 being held in a movable container holder 19. Each container holder 19 can be controlled and / or driven independently of the other container holders 19 via the consumer 4, such that a lateral movement 12 and / or an upward and downward movement 10, 11 is enabled. By controlling and driving the driveable container holders 19, the mutual distance 50 of openings 36 can be adjusted, as already described in the embodiment of Fig. 13, so that a constant distance 50 of the openings 36 can be set.

[0301] In Fig. 19, only a lateral movement 12 of the container mounts 19 is effected by the consumer 4 in order to set a constant or individually selectable distance 50 of the containers 21.

[0302] Fig. 20 shows that two transport units 1, 1' interact with each other and that the product 33 is transferred from one transport unit 1 to the other, second transport unit 1'. The parts 4'' of the consumers 4, 4' are formed by gripping elements 18, over which the container 21 can be transferred. The gripping element 18, in particular the functional sequence of the gripping element

[0303] The opening / closing / lateral movement (12) of transport unit 1 is synchronized with the functional sequence of the gripping element 18 of the second transport unit 1'. Additionally, the functional sequences are each synchronized with the movement sequences of transport units 1 and 1'.

[0304] In another embodiment not shown, the consumer 4 performs the action of inducing a screw movement to insert a threaded element.

[0305] Figure 21 shows a position in use of a magnetic levitable transport unit 1 in a controlled environment 45.

[0306] The controlled environment 45 has a first chamber 67 and a second chamber 68, which are separated by a partition 71. The controlled environment 45 is designed as an insulator in a manner known per se and has an air supply 69 for each chamber 67, 68, with which, for example, a laminar airflow 70 can be generated.

[0307] The first chamber 67 is connected to the second chamber 68 via a transfer port 72. PC 25 1134 C 66 / 79 12 August 2025

[0308] The design and arrangement of the partition wall 71 and the transfer opening 72 are shown schematically as examples and are designed differently in further embodiments. For example, more than one transfer opening and / or more than one partition wall may be provided.

[0309] In the first chamber 67 in Fig. 21, an arrangement of tiles 3' is arranged, which together form a drive surface 3. The individual tiles 3' are encapsulated together or separately from each other to prevent particles from escaping into the controlled environment 45.

[0310] The tiles 3 ' provide controlled magnetic fields, for example via appropriate coils and / or via appropriate movable permanent magnets, to levitate and move the magnetic levitable transport units 1.

[0311] The illustration shows two magnetic levitable transport units 1 as an example, however other numbers are also conceivable.

[0312] As already described, sectors 2 are formed on the tiles 3 ', which provide a contactless energy supply to the magnetic levitable transport units 1.

[0313] For this purpose, each of the magnetic levitable transport units 1 j has an energy coupling device 66. Examples of such energy coupling devices 66 are pick-up coils that can be coupled or are coupled resonantly to the respective sector 2 j in which the magnetic levitable transport unit 1 is currently located. Capacitive coupling options or other methods are also possible.

[0314] Contactless energy transfers are conceivable. PC 25 1134 C 67 / 79 12. August 2025

[0315] In the second chamber 68, tiles 3 ' are also arranged in the same or a similar manner, which in turn levitate and move magnetically levitable transport units 1.

[0316] Here too, a contactless energy transfer from the tiles 3 ' to the magnetic levitable transport units 1 is set up, for example as described above.

[0317] In the process flow, the products to be processed 32, for example sealed pharmaceutical containers 21, enter the first chamber 67 from the left, in which they are transported with the levitable transport units 1.

[0318] The products 32 are each placed in a recording 75.

[0319] The figure shows that the magnetically levitable transport units 1 are designed to move the products 32 arranged in the receptacles 76 at different levels by making the respective receptacle 76 movable along a vertically oriented axis of movement 73.

[0320] In this way, it is possible to allow the products 32 to project through the transfer opening 72, which is also vertically oriented (with its associated normal direction), through the partition 71 into the second chamber 68.

[0321] There, they can be picked up by a gripping element 18, which is arranged on a magnetically levitable transport unit 1 in the second chamber 68. PC 25 1134 C 68 / 79 12 August 2025

[0322] The gripping element 18 is horizontally movable along a movement axis 74. The gripping element 18 can thus be moved towards the product 32 protruding through the transport opening 72 without the transport unit 1 having to change its position. Alternatively, it is also conceivable that the movement element 74 is not movable and the horizontal movement is achieved by a movement of the transport unit 1.

[0323] A second axis of movement 75 is formed on the transport unit 1 in the second chamber 68, which allows the gripping element 18 to be lifted. Alternatively, it is also conceivable that the lifting movement is achieved by the levitation height of the transport unit 1.

[0324] Thus, product 32 can be taken from the transfer opening 72.

[0325] The Grei farm 35 can then be retracted, as illustrated by the right-hand transport unit 1 in chamber 68. The device therefore serves to transfer a container 21 of the product 32.

[0326] The process shown can also run in reverse.

[0327] The axes of motion 73, 74, 75 can each be driven via contactless energy transfer to the energy coupling devices 66 - optionally via a moving energy storage device on the transport unit 1.

[0328] In another example, the following applies:

[0329] Trans feröf fnung 72 for example (with its associated

[0330] (Normal direction) horizontally oriented, so the PC 25 1134 C 69 / 79 12. August 2025

[0331] Transport unit 1 in the first chamber 67 shall be provided with a horizontal axis of movement to enable the transfer or passing of the products 32 through the transfer opening 72.

[0332] Figure 21 also shows that the air pressure in the first chamber 67 is lower (“+”) than in the second chamber 68 ( ,,+ + " ).

[0333] This is advantageous when an overflow from the first chamber 67 into the second chamber 68 is to be prevented or reduced. Conversely, if an overflow from the second chamber 68 into the first chamber 67 is to be avoided, the pressure differences can also be reversed.

[0334] Fig. 22 shows two parts 4'' of a consumer 4. One consumer 4'' forms a pivotable gripping element 18 of a process station, here the or a closure station 51, over which the closure element 22 is held. The container 21 is in turn moved to a specific height by means of an upward and downward movement 10, 11 via the movable container receptacle 19, which forms the second part 4'' of the consumer 4. By means of the pivoting movement of the gripping element, the closure element 22, here the plug 23, can thus be applied to the opening 36 of the container 21 and the container 21 can be closed.

[0335] The invention is therefore based on the objective of supplying energy to a magnetically levitable transport unit 1 with a consumer 4, addressable via a communication interface 5, without physical contact on at least one sector 2 of a drive surface 3, and of synchronizing a movement sequence of the transport unit 1 on the drive surface 3 with a functional sequence of the consumer 4 in order to transport at least one product 33 via PC 25 1134 C 70 / 79 12 August 2025

[0336] Transport unit 1 process stations 26 and / or further consumers 4 ' at least one further, second transport unit 1 ' to be processed by at least one action carried out by the consumer 4 .

[0337] / Reference numeral list

[0338] PC 25 1134 C 71 / 79 August 12, 2025

[0339] Reference symbol list

[0340] 1 magnetically levitable transport unit

[0341] 1 ' magnetically levitable transport unit

[0342] 1 ' ' Mover

[0343] 2nd sector

[0344] 3 Drive surface

[0345] 3 ' tile

[0346] 4 consumers

[0347] 4 ' Consumers

[0348] 4' ' Part

[0349] 5 Communication interface

[0350] 5' Medium

[0351] 5' ' Timekeeping device

[0352] 5' ' ' Speed ​​measuring device

[0353] 5' ' ' ' Position measuring device

[0354] 6 parking space

[0355] 7 electrical functional unit

[0356] 7' electric motor

[0357] 8 Forward movement

[0358] 8 ' Forward movement

[0359] 9 Backward movement

[0360] 9 ' backward movement

[0361] 10 Upward movement

[0362] 10' upward movement

[0363] 11. Downward movement

[0364] 11' downward movement

[0365] 12 Sideways movement

[0366] 12 ' Sideways movement

[0367] 13 Forward tilting movement

[0368] 13' Forward tilting movement

[0369] 14 Reverse tilting movement

[0370] 14 ' Reverse tilting movement

[0371] 15 lateral tilting movement

[0372] 15' lateral tilting movement PC 25 1134 C 72 / 79 12 August 2025

[0373] 15 motor-driven part

[0374] 16 robots

[0375] 17 Gripping element

[0376] 18 movable container mounts

[0377] 19 powered lifting devices

[0378] 20 containers

[0379] 21 Locking element

[0380] 22 plugs

[0381] 23 Plungers

[0382] 24 sealing caps

[0383] 25 Process station

[0384] 26' Process station

[0385] 26' ' Process station

[0386] 26' ' ' Process station

[0387] 26' ' ' ' Process station

[0388] 26 Filling device

[0389] 27 Filling needle

[0390] 28 Fluid

[0391] 29 Liquid

[0392] 30 pharmaceutical liquid

[0393] 31 product

[0394] 32 pistons

[0395] 33 cap

[0396] 34 Gripper arm

[0397] 35 Opening

[0398] 36 partially assembled devices

[0399] 37 Scales

[0400] 38 mounted devices

[0401] 39th entry

[0402] 40' recording

[0403] 40 nutrient medium carriers

[0404] 41' nutrient medium

[0405] 41 Particle evaluation device

[0406] 42 Decontamination system

[0407] 43 PC 25 1134 C 73 / 79 Cases 12 August 2025

[0408] 44 controlled environment

[0409] 45 I solator

[0410] 46 Preparation Station

[0411] 47 Filling station

[0412] 48 Nest

[0413] 49 gap

[0414] 50 locking stations

[0415] 51 Testing station

[0416] 52 Rotational movement

[0417] 53 Identification

[0418] 54 working height

[0419] 55 Inspection equipment

[0420] 56 Labeling unit

[0421] 57 Pump

[0422] 58 suction cups

[0423] 59 Fan

[0424] 60 Position

[0425] 61 Rotational movement

[0426] 62 ' Rotational movement

[0427] 63 Filling needle outlet

[0428] 64 crimping stations

[0429] 65 crimping disc

[0430] 66 Energy coupling device

[0431] 67 first chamber

[0432] 68 second chamber

[0433] 69 Air supply

[0434] 70 airflow

[0435] 71 Partition wall

[0436] 72 Trans feröf fnung

[0437] 73 Axis of movement

[0438] 74 axis of movement

[0439] 75 axis of movement

[0440] 76 recording

[0441] / Claims

Claims

PC 25 1134 C 74 / 79 August 12, 2025 Claims 1. Magnetically levitable transport unit (1) which, in particular, can be supplied with energy, in particular electrical energy, by at least one sector (2) of a drive surface (3) in a contactless manner, and which can be moved on this surface in at least two, preferably at least three, degrees of freedom, wherein the transport unit (1) has a consumer (4), characterized in that a communication interface (5) is provided, via which the consumer (4) and / or at least a part (4'') of the consumer (4) can be addressed contactlessly.

2. Magnetically levitable transport unit (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that a positioning path (6) of the consumer (4) and / or a positioning path (6) of a part (4'') of the consumer (4) can be tuned to a position (61) and / or a direction of movement of the transport unit (1) and / or to a position (61) and / or a direction of movement of at least a part of a second consumer (4') via the communication interface (5).

3. Magnetically levitable transport unit (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the consumer (4) and / or a part (4'') of the consumer (4) a motor-driven part (16) , in particular a robot (17) and / or a gripping element (18) and / or a movable container receptacle (19).

4. Magnetically levitable transport unit (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the consumer (4) and / or a part (4'') of the consumer (4) a particle evaluation device (42) and / or a PC 25 1134 C 75 / 79 August 12, 2025 air sampler (x) and / or a decontamination system (43).

5. Magnetically levitable transport unit (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the consumer (4) and / or a part (4'') of the consumer (4) a driveable lifting device (20) is, in particular for approaching a closure element (22), preferably a plug (23), a plunger (24), a cap (34) and / or a closure lid (25), and / or in particular for approaching a filling device (27), in particular a filling needle (28), preferably with a container (21) located on the lifting device (20) and / or wherein the consumer and / or a part (4'') of the consumer (4) has a, preferably movable, receptacle (40, 40') for a nutrient medium carrier (41) in which a nutrient medium (41') can preferably be presented and / or wherein the transport unit (1) is formed with a preferably sealed housing (44).

6. Magnetically levitable transport unit (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the transport unit (1) is designed in a controlled environment (45), in particular an insulator and / or a RABS.

7. Magnetically levitable transport unit (1) according to the preamble of claim 1 or according to claim 1, characterized by means (5') for, in particular temporal and / or spatial, synchronization of a functional sequence of the consumer ( 4 ) and / or a part of the consumer with a movement sequence of the transport unit (1) and / or a process station (26) .

8. Magnetically levitable transport unit (1) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the means (5') have at least one communication interface PC 25 1134 C 76 / 79 August 12, 2025 (5) , a time measuring device (5'' ') , a position measuring device (5'' ' ') and / or a speed measuring device (5'' ' ') .

9. Use of a magnetically levitable transport unit (1), in particular a magnetically levitable transport unit (1) according to the preamble of claim 1 or according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the transport unit (1) can be supplied with, in particular, electrical energy, in particular route-wise and / or time-wise, and / or preferably temporarily stores this energy, wherein the transport unit (1) is located in a controlled environment (45), wherein the transport unit (1) transports products (32) to be processed, wherein, between receiving an unprocessed product (32) and / or discharging a processed product (32), at least one of the following actions is performed by the consumer (4) and / or by the consumer (4'') of the transport unit (1): • Moving one or more products (32) and / or nests (49) in at least one degree of freedom, in particular to different levels in at least one degree of freedom, • Bringing the container or container (21) to a process station (26) , • Causing a rotational movement of the container or a container (21) , • Moving, especially stirring and / or pumping, a Fluids (29), in particular a liquid (30) and / or a gas, PC 25 1134 C 77 / 79 August 12, 2025 • Adjusting the mutual distance (50) of openings (36) of containers (21) to be processed, preferably such that a constant distance (50) can be set, • Handing over the container or container (21) , • Control of a gripping element (18) , in particular a gripping arm (35) , • Causing a screw motion to insert a threaded element, • Controlling and / or driving at least one electrical functional unit (7) , • Closing the container (21) by attaching at least one closure element (22), in particular a stopper (23), a closure lid (25), a cap (34) and / or a plunger (24), wherein a closing movement takes place on the transport unit (1), • Causing a movement, in particular a rotational movement, to collect a label (54) 10. Use of a magnetically levitable transport unit (1) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the unprocessed / unprocessed product (32) is an empty container (21), a filled, untested container (21) and / or a filled, unsealed container (21) and / or a filled, sealed container (21).

11. Use of a magnetically levitable transport unit (1) according to a claim directed to a use, characterized in that the processed / processed PC 25 1134 C 78 / 79 August 12, 2025 The product (32) is a filled container (21), a filled, tested container (21) and / or a filled, sealed container (21).

12. Use of a magnetically levitable transport unit (1) according to one of the preceding claims directed to a use, characterized in that the unprocessed / unprocessed product (32) is a partially assembled device (37), preferably from the medical field.

13. Use of a magnetically levitable transport unit (1) according to a claim directed to a use, characterized in that the processed / processed product (32) is an assembled device (39), preferably from the medical field. / Summary

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