PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus for sterilizing at least a part of an inner wall and a part of an outer wall of containers by means of accelerated charge carriers, with separate devices for internal sterilization and external sterilization, which can treat a multiplicity of containers in a continuous process.SOLUTION: An apparatus 50 includes: at least one first external radiation device 10 for sterilizing at least a part of an outer wall of containers； an internal radiation device 15 for sterilizing at least a part of an inner wall of containers, wherein the internal radiation device 15 at least in parts can be introduced through an opening into the container in order to apply the emitted charge carriers to an inner wall of the container； and transport devices 2, 4 for transporting the containers along a transport path during their sterilization, wherein along a part of the transport path of the containers between the first external radiation device 10 and the internal radiation device 15 is arranged a pitch change device 3 for changing a distance between two containers succeeding each other along the transport path.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】加速された電荷担体により、容器の内壁の一部及び外壁の一部を殺菌するための装置で、容器の内部殺菌及び外部殺菌のために別々の装置を備え、多数の容器を連続的なプロセスにて処理可能な装置を提供する。【解決手段】容器の外壁の少なくとも一部を殺菌するための少なくとも１つの第１の外部放射装置１０と、容器の内壁の少なくとも一部を殺菌するための内部放射装置１５であって、放射される電荷担体を容器の内壁に当てるために、少なくとも一部が開口を通過して容器の中へ導入可能な内部放射装置１５と、容器を殺菌中に搬送経路に沿って搬送可能な搬送装置２，４とを備える装置５０であって、容器の搬送経路における第１の外部放射装置１０と内部放射装置１５との間の部分に、搬送経路に沿って互いに連続する２つの容器間の距離を変更するピッチ変更装置３を配置した。【選択図】図１
