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EP2495176B1
EP2495176B1 EP11156883.8A EP11156883A EP2495176B1 EP 2495176 B1 EP2495176 B1 EP 2495176B1 EP 11156883 A EP11156883 A EP 11156883A EP 2495176 B1 EP2495176 B1 EP 2495176B1
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Michael Kronawitter
Joachim Noe
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Uhlmann Pac Systeme GmbH and Co KG
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67B—APPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS
    • B67B3/00—Closing bottles, jars or similar containers by applying caps
    • B67B3/20—Closing bottles, jars or similar containers by applying caps by applying and rotating preformed threaded caps
    • B67B3/204—Linear-type capping machines
    • B67B3/2053—Linear-type capping machines comprising capping heads
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B7/00—Closing containers or receptacles after filling
    • B65B7/16—Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons
    • B65B7/28—Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons by applying separate preformed closures, e.g. lids, covers
    • B65B7/2835—Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons by applying separate preformed closures, e.g. lids, covers applying and rotating preformed threaded caps

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  • the present invention relates to a device according to the preamble of claim 1 for closing upright containers.
  • a generic device is from the EP 0 745 555 A1 known.
  • Such devices are, for example, part of a filling and packaging plant in the cosmetic or pharmaceutical industry and often work clocked, with a certain number of brought-up, filled with products containers are simultaneously closed from above by a plurality cap closure units, while the containers are briefly stopped on their conveyor ,
  • the supply of the caps of the containers is generally carried out separately from the side and in such a way that the cap-closing units, in a process involving several movements, pick up the supplied caps and then, e.g. by screwing on the container.
  • FIG DE 199 46 374 A1 An improved embodiment for a cap closure unit is shown in FIG DE 199 46 374 A1 described.
  • the brought-up caps are sucked in by a arranged within the screw vacuum at the right time, which is switched off shortly before screwing again.
  • EP 0 745 555 A1 discloses a device for closing containers with caps.
  • the caps are moved via a shaft, a receiving device and a guide by a moving device under the gripping units. From these gripping units, which are located at the end of two drive shafts, the caps are picked up and screwed in a downward movement on the container.
  • the container closing device comprises a first feeding device for containers for cyclically feeding containers in a transporting direction, a second feeding device for caps comprising a number of cap gripping units, and a closing device having a number of cap closing units corresponding to the number of cap gripping units , which are adapted to the containers with the caps in a lowering direction which is essentially perpendicular to the transport direction of the first feed device, the closure device being movable in and against the lowering direction, the second feed device being movable substantially perpendicular to the lowering direction, and the number of cap gripping units of the second feeding device being forced in sections in the lowering direction with the closing device , Due to the positive guidance, the closing device can move with the cap-closing units in the lowering direction without a stop, resulting in a considerable constructive advantage, since only the movement has to be driven and controlled along one direction.
  • the lowering direction is substantially perpendicular to the transport direction of the first feed device. This makes it possible to close several containers with caps at the same time. It is also possible to introduce the container on a circular path.
  • the second feeding device is movable substantially perpendicular to the lowering direction.
  • the closing device advantageously has a driver element which interacts with a stop of the second feed device such that the movement of the closing device in the lowering direction causes the positive guidance of the number of cap gripping units.
  • the second feeding device can travel back perpendicular to the transport direction and perpendicular to the lowering direction.
  • the stop of the second feeding device is arranged on a lowering plate, wherein the lowering plate acts on movement in the lowering direction against the spring force of one or more spring elements.
  • the one or more spring elements are advantageously arranged between the lowering and a horizontally movable carriage of the second feeder.
  • the horizontally movable carriage is preferably driven by means of a spindle drive.
  • each cap gripping unit has a pneumatic drive for gripping and releasing the caps.
  • Such pneumatic drives are reliable and have a simple construction.
  • other suitable drives for the cap gripping units can be used.
  • each cap closing unit has a spindle drive for screwing the caps onto the containers in the lowering direction.
  • the caps preferably have an internal thread and the container has an external thread.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a particularly preferred embodiment of the inventive device for closing containers illustrated.
  • the device 1 has a fixed frame 2 and a first feed device 3, on which in a transport direction a plurality of containers 5 are transported from left to right.
  • the device 1 according to the invention is a device for screwing correspondingly provided caps 10 on container 5, wherein at the same time exactly three containers 5 can be closed in a cycle of about up to 150 containers per minute.
  • the device 1 further comprises a second feed device 7 which, inter alia, comprises a horizontally movable carriage 8 and is movably mounted on the frame 2.
  • the second feed device 7 has three cap gripping units 9, in each of which a cap 10 is clamped for closing the container 5.
  • the caps 10 are each brought by the second feed 7 from the rear perpendicular to the transport direction of the first feeder 3.
  • the device 1 has a closing device 20, which is arranged in the upper area of the frame 2 in such a way that it can be moved e.g. can be moved by means of a servo motor in a lowering direction down and against the lowering direction upwards.
  • the drive via the servo motor is linear in the illustrated embodiment.
  • the closing device 20 comprises three cap closing devices 22, at the end of each of which a screwing unit 24 is arranged.
  • the screwing units 24 are driven by spindle drives driven by servomotors (not shown) are.
  • the Verschraubritt 24 are arranged such that they can receive the caps 10 in the lowering direction in each case with a screwing and screwed when placed on the container 5.
  • a not shown in the figures position of the components of the device 1 according to the invention for closing containers is the initial situation of Verschraubzyklus.
  • the closing device 20 is with its cap closing means 22 in the upper, not lowered position.
  • the upright containers 5 are moved up to the corresponding closing position, and the second feeder 7 is in the retracted position, in which the cap gripping units 9 each receive a cap 10 for the Verschraubzyklus.
  • the recording takes place by means of pliers 15 which are actuated by a pneumatic drive 11. Alternatively, another, e.g. electrical drive of the pliers 15 conceivable.
  • the cap closing devices 22 are at some distance above the containers 5 brought up on the first feeding device 3.
  • the second feeding device 7 is moved backwards perpendicular to the transporting direction of the first feeding device 3 and also perpendicular to the lowering direction of the closing device 20 and is in the rear dead center.
  • Fig. 1 shows the device according to the invention of the preferred embodiment in the next screwing cycle in the position in which the second feed 7 has moved from its rear dead center by means of the horizontally movable carriage 8 in the direction of the first feeder 3, so that the cap gripping units 9 located caps 10 itself exactly between the containers 5 and the Verschraubritten 24 of the closing 20 are located. It is clearly visible how the pliers 15 of the cap gripping units hold the caps 10 in such a way that the screwing units 24 can grip the caps 10 when moving in the lowering direction.
  • the closing device 20 is located in the in Fig. 1 shown position still in its initial position, and it can be seen that a located on the closing device 20 driver element 26 is located exactly above a stop 28 which is arranged on a lowering plate 13 of the second feed device 7.
  • the driver element 26 has at its lower end a plunger or preferably a sliding roller.
  • Fig. 2 is a next screwing cycle in the following position of the device 1 according to the invention shown, wherein from the in Fig. 1 shown position, the closing device 20 including cap locking units 22 and Verschraubritten 24 down to the caps 10 has moved.
  • This position is characterized in that the driver element 26 has hit the stop 28 and the positive guidance of the cap gripping units 9 has started together with the closing device 20 in the lowering direction.
  • the forced operation acts in the illustrated example case on the lowering plate 13, to which the cap gripping units 9 including pneumatic drives 11 are attached.
  • caps 10 After the impact of the driver element 26 on the stop 28 Verschrauböen 24 caps 10 have detected from above, so that they can be screwed onto the container 5.
  • the caps 10 are preferably held mechanically, with a vacuum suction can be used in addition.
  • Fig. 4 is a rear perspective view of a portion of the device according to the invention according to the in Fig. 1 to 3 illustrated embodiment, in particular the components used for the positive guidance of the cap gripping units 9.
  • the lowering plate 13 on whose (in Fig. 4 not visible) front the cap gripping units 9 and the stop 28 are arranged.
  • the rear side of the lowering plate 13 is displaceably mounted in the lowering direction on a holding frame 19, which in turn is fixedly connected to the carriage 8.
  • the lowering plate 13 comprises in the lowering direction recesses, in which spring elements 17 are arranged, whose lower end is seated on a connected to the holding frame 19 and movable in the recess stop and whose upper end is pressed against the Absenkplatte 13 and the end of the recess.
  • the spring elements 17 are fixedly seated in the recesses, wherein a movement of the lowering plate 13 in the lowering direction with vertically stationary holding frame 19 causes compression of the spring elements 17.
  • Fig. 5 is a rear perspective view of the device according to the invention shown, with the focus on how the second feed 7 is horizontally, ie perpendicular to the lowering direction and perpendicular to the transport direction of the first feeder 3, method.
  • the drive takes place via a servo motor 30 attached to the frame 2, which drives a spindle drive 32 via a chain, on the underside of which the horizontally movable carriage 8 is arranged.
  • the connection of the carriage 8 with the holding frame 19 (see Fig. 4 ) is effected via an angle element and the plate 34. From the synopsis of Fig. 4 and 5 This results in the construction of the rear part of the device 1 according to the invention in its preferred embodiment.
  • the drive of the second feed device 7 can alternatively be done in other suitable manner known to those skilled in the art.
  • the spindle drive 32 can be replaced by a drive with a linear motor, a drive with toothed belt or a pneumatic drive.
  • the pneumatic drive 11 can be replaced by an electric drive, an electromagnetic drive or a drive by means of spring force. In the embodiment used here, particular importance was attached to a mechanically reliable and robust solution which has as little complexity as possible and is as low-maintenance as possible.
  • a device for sealing containers was provided in which only the lowest possible masses are accelerated, which offers a higher sealing performance and thus lower production costs, which has a high machine availability through its robust construction and low maintenance costs due to its simple structural design generated.

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Claims (7)

  1. Dispositif (1) destiné à fermer des récipients (5), comprenant
    un premier dispositif d'alimentation (3) pour des récipients (5), destiné à l'arrivée en cadence de récipients (5) dans une direction de transport,
    un second dispositif d'alimentation (7) pour des capuchons (10), qui présente un nombre d'unités de prise de capuchons (9), et
    un dispositif de fermeture (20), qui présente un nombre d'unités de fermeture de capuchons (22) correspondant au nombre d'unités de prise de capuchons (9), lesquelles unités de fermeture sont conçues pour fermer les récipients (5) par les capuchons (10) dans une direction d'abaissement, qui est essentiellement perpendiculaire à la direction de transport du premier dispositif d'alimentation (3), le dispositif de fermeture (20) étant déplaçable dans la direction d'abaissement et dans la direction contraire à la direction d'abaissement, le second dispositif d'alimentation (7) étant déplaçable de façon essentiellement perpendiculaire à la direction d'abaissement,
    caractérisé en ce que
    le nombre d'unités de prise de capuchons (9) du second dispositif d'alimentation est à guidage forcé par sections avec le dispositif de fermeture (20) dans la direction d'abaissement.
  2. Dispositif (1) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de fermeture (20) présente un élément d'entraînement (26), qui coopère avec une butée (28) du second dispositif d'alimentation (7) de telle sorte que le déplacement du dispositif de fermeture (20) dans la direction d'abaissement provoque le guidage forcé du nombre d'unités de prise de capuchons (9).
  3. Dispositif (1) selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que la butée (28) du second dispositif d'alimentation (7) est disposée sur une plaque d'abaissement (13), la plaque d'abaissement (13), lors du déplacement dans la direction d'abaissement, agissant contre la force de ressort d'un ou de plusieurs éléments à ressort (17).
  4. Dispositif (1) selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que le ou les plusieurs éléments à ressort (17) sont disposés entre la plaque d'abaissement (13) et un chariot (8) déplaçable horizontalement.
  5. Dispositif (1) selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que le chariot (8), déplaçable horizontalement, est entraîné au moyen d'un dispositif d'entraînement à broche (32).
  6. Dispositif (1) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que chaque unité de prise de capuchons (9) présente une commande pneumatique (11).
  7. Dispositif (1) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que chaque unité de fermeture de capuchons (22) présente un dispositif d'entraînement à broche pour le vissage des capuchons (10) sur les récipients (5) dans la direction d'abaissement.
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