CN109455649B

CN109455649B - Sealing method for wine bottle

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Publication number: CN109455649B
Application number: CN201811534830.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 邓军华
Original assignee: Chongqing Zhaofeng Glassware Co ltd
Current assignee: Chongqing Zhaofeng Glassware Co ltd
Priority date: 2018-12-14
Filing date: 2018-12-14
Publication date: 2020-07-28
Anticipated expiration: 2038-12-14
Also published as: CN109455649A

Abstract

The invention relates to the field of wine bottle packaging, in particular to a sealing method for a wine bottle, which is used for a bottle cap comprising a head part and a bottle stopper and comprises the following steps: placing a bottle cap, namely placing the bottle cap on a wine bottle, wherein a bottle plug of the bottle cap is positioned in the wine bottle, and the head of the bottle cap is positioned outside the wine bottle; a step of sealing the wine bottle, which is to inject gas into the bottle cap, so that the gas pressure in the bottle cap is increased, and the filler at the head of the bottle cap is filled into the bottle stopper to seal the wine bottle; and fixing the bottle cap, and applying a holding force vertical to the wine bottle to the head of the bottle cap after the wine bottle is sealed to fasten the bottle cap. According to the invention, by changing the structure of the bottle cap and the method for sealing the wine bottle, the problem of poor sealing effect caused by deformation of the bottle cap can be avoided.

Description

Sealing method for wine bottle

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of wine bottle packaging, in particular to a sealing method for a wine bottle.

Background

Wine bottles are used for containing wine, are various in types, include glass wine bottles, plastic wine bottles, ceramic wine bottles and the like, and are most popular. And as a cultural landscape, the wine is brought up to the great elegant hall and becomes an important component of wine culture. If the traditional wine bottles in the past are more focused on daily use and practicability, the modern wine bottles are more artistic, ideological and scientific. Modern wine bottles are rich in connotation, exceed the concept of only wine containers, and are changed into a special packaging artwork and a carrier of elegant culture.

The sealing method of the wine bottle generally adopts a fastening mode, a special bottle cap structure is pressed in by force, and the used equipment is a wine bottle capping machine. For example, chinese patent publication No. CN106927408A discloses a wine bottle capping machine, which comprises a lower stainless steel chain, two rotating wheels and an upper stainless steel chain, wherein a soft protective belt is installed on the surface of the upper stainless steel chain, an anti-slip pad is installed on the surface of the lower stainless steel chain, and a wine bottle fixing groove is designed on the anti-slip pad. This scheme can be used for the gland of different model beverage bottles through can fastening the bottle lid again.

When the wine bottle capping machine works, one end of the bottle cap can bear the pressure of the stainless steel chain, the bottle cap is in a movable state at the moment, the bottle cap is pressed into the bottle cap in a powerful mode, the bottle cap is deformed easily due to uneven stress of the bottle cap, and the sealing of a wine bottle cannot be well realized.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a sealing method for a wine bottle, which can avoid the problem of poor sealing effect caused by deformation of a bottle cap by changing the structure of the bottle cap and the method for sealing the wine bottle.

The basic scheme provided by the invention is as follows: for a bottle cap including a head and a stopper, comprising:

s1: placing a bottle cap, namely placing the bottle cap on a wine bottle, wherein a bottle plug of the bottle cap is positioned in the wine bottle, and the head of the bottle cap is positioned outside the wine bottle;

s2: sealing the wine bottle, namely injecting gas into the bottle cap, improving the air pressure in the bottle cap, and filling the filler at the head of the bottle cap into the bottle plug to seal the wine bottle;

s3: and fixing the bottle cap, namely applying a grip force vertical to the wine bottle to the head of the bottle cap after the wine bottle is sealed, and fastening the head of the bottle cap.

The invention has the beneficial effects that:

the wine bottle is sealed in the prior art through a strong force pressing mode, and the problems of bottle cap deformation and wine bottle breakage are easily caused by uneven stress of the bottle cap when pressure is applied. According to the invention, the filler at the head part of the bottle cap is filled into the bottle plug in a manner of increasing air pressure to realize the sealing of the wine bottle.

Further, in the step S1, the bottle lid is "T" font, including the head with the head perpendicular and fixed connection bottle plug, the inside of head and bottle plug is equipped with the cavity of intercommunication, the cavity intussuseption is filled with coconut shell activated carbon, the bottle plug is made for elastic material and the bottom is equipped with the hole.

In the SI step, the air pressure in the bottle cap is increased, the volume of the bottle stopper is expanded due to the increase of the air pressure, and the filler in the head part can be filled into the bottle stopper due to the action of gravity, so that the sealing of the wine bottle is realized. And in the step S2, the head of the bottle stopper is fastened by the grip force perpendicular to the wine bottle, so that the wine bottle is further sealed.

Has the advantages that: 1) according to the invention, the filler in the head part of the bottle cap is filled into the bottle stopper in a pressurizing manner to realize the sealing of the wine bottle, and compared with the sealing manner of strong pressing in the prior art, the sealing device can avoid the problems of deformation of the bottle cap and damage of the wine bottle when the bottle cap is pressed in by strong force. 2) The pores at the bottom of the bottle stopper can volatilize volatile sulfides such as hydrogen sulfide, mercaptan and the like in the wine through gaps among the fillers, so that the wine is more fragrant and mellow; 3) the coconut shell activated carbon has no toxicity, no harm and good sealing effect, and can adsorb moisture and impurities in air when sulfides such as hydrogen sulfide, mercaptan and the like in the wine volatilize, so that the mellowness of the wine is ensured.

Further, in the step S1, the head of the bottle cap is made of a silica gel material, and the bottle stopper is made of a silica gel material.

Has the advantages that: silica gel and rubber are both nontoxic materials. The silicon rubber has good elasticity, and is beneficial to deformation when gas is injected, so that fillers are contained as much as possible, and the effect of sealing the wine bottle can be improved; silica gel is favorable to moulding, can promote the fixed effect of bottle lid.

Further, in the step S2, the gas injected into the bottle cap is oxygen gas with a pressure of 0.8Mpa to 1.2Mpa for ten seconds.

Has the advantages that: 1) the injected oxygen can slowly enter the wine bottle through the gaps and the gaps of the filler, and the wine in the wine bottle is aged, so that the wine is more fragrant and mellow; 2) the oxygen of 0.8Mpa to 1.2Mpa is beneficial to the expansion and the expansion of the bottle stopper made of rubber materials, and the sealing effect on the wine bottle can be improved; 3) the continuous injection of the gas for ten seconds can ensure that the bottle stopper is fully expanded and can also ensure that the filler in the head part is completely filled into the bottle stopper.

Further, in step S3, a transverse grip of 5N was applied to the cap head for ten seconds.

Has the advantages that: 1) the transverse gripping force of 5N is used for applying force to the head of the bottle cap as much as possible under the condition of ensuring that the wine bottle is not damaged, so that the fixing effect of the head of the bottle cap is ensured; 2) the plastic effect on the bottle cap head can be effectively improved by applying force for ten seconds.

Further, in the step of S2, realize the sealed of beverage bottle through sealed unit, sealed unit includes first arm and installs the rifle unit that blows on first arm, blow the rifle unit and include the puncture part of taking well kenozooecium, the perpendicular just fixed connection' S of taking the clamp plate of cavity with puncture part, the portion of blowing and the air supply, puncture part has sharp-pointed end, the surface of puncture part still sets firmly a plurality of archs, be equipped with heating mechanism in the cavity of clamp plate, the portion of blowing is installed in the well kenozooecium of puncture part, be equipped with the pipeline that communicates with the air supply on the portion of blowing, the air supply provides the oxygen that pressure is 0.8Mpa-1.2Mpa for the portion of blowing through the pipeline.

The head of the sealing unit is pierced by the piercing part to enter the bottle cap, the bottle plug and the head of the sealing unit move repeatedly, the blowing part injects 0.8Mpa-1.2Mpa oxygen into the bottle cap, the pressure plate applies pressure to the head of the bottle cap to prevent the head of the bottle cap from expanding, and meanwhile, the heating mechanism in the pressure plate can generate heat to soften the head of the bottle cap.

Has the advantages that: 1) the injected oxygen can slowly enter the wine bottle through the gaps and the gaps of the filler, and the wine in the wine bottle is aged, so that the wine is more fragrant and mellow; 2) the pressing plate can heat the head of the bottle cap, so that the bottle cap head made of silica gel materials is softened, and the bottle cap head is easier to be plasticized and fastened; 3) when the puncture part moves, the protrusions on the outer surface can also arrange the fillers, so that the fillers are attached more tightly.

Further, in the step of S3, the bottle cap is fixed by a sealing unit, the sealing unit includes a second mechanical arm and a fastening portion installed on the second mechanical arm, the fastening portion includes an installation column and a piston rod connected with the rear power device, two symmetrically arranged fastening hands are simultaneously rotatably connected to the installation column through a cylindrical pin, and the piston rod is respectively connected to and controls the two fastening hands to operate.

Has the advantages that: the bottle cap is fastened through machinery, the strength of the gripping force of a fastening hand can be preset, and compared with manual control of machinery, the strength is easier to control, so that the bottle cap is not only beneficial to fastening the bottle cap, but also beneficial to protecting a wine bottle; on the other hand, compare with artifical fastening bottle lid, a large amount of human labor can be practiced thrift to this scheme and work efficiency is high.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a method of sealing a wine bottle in an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a sealing device for a wine bottle according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a bottle cap according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a lance unit in an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of a fastening portion in an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The following is further detailed by the specific embodiments:

reference numerals in the drawings of the specification include: the bottle-filling device comprises a conveying unit 1, a placing table 2, a clamping unit 3, a clamping part 31, a third mechanical arm 32, a sealing unit 4, a gun blowing unit 41, a first mechanical arm 42, a puncture part 401, an air blowing part 402, an air pipe 403, a heating mechanism 404, a pressing plate 405, a fastening unit 5, a fastening part 51, a mounting column 501, a fastening hand 502, a cylindrical pin 503, a piston rod 504, a second mechanical arm 52, a bottle cap 6, a head part 61, a bottle stopper 62, a cavity 63, a filling material 64 and a wine bottle 7.

Example (b):

as shown in fig. 1: a sealing method for a wine bottle for a bottle cap comprising a head and a stopper, comprising:

s1: conveying wine bottles, namely realizing automatic conveying of the wine bottles in a conveying belt mode;

s2: a bottle cap placing step, namely clamping a bottle cap in a manipulator mode, placing the bottle cap in a wine bottle, wherein a bottle plug of the bottle cap is positioned in the wine bottle, and the head of the bottle cap is positioned outside the wine bottle;

s3: sealing the wine bottle, namely, a puncture part of a sealing unit punctures the head of the bottle cap and enters the bottle cap, a gas source provides gas for a blowing part, the blowing part injects megapascal oxygen into the bottle cap for ten seconds, and the filler in the head of the bottle cap can be filled into the bottle plug under the action of gravity to seal the wine bottle;

s4: and fixing the bottle cap, namely applying five-Newton transverse holding force to the head of the bottle cap by a fastening part of the sealing unit for ten seconds to fasten the bottle cap.

As shown in fig. 3: the bottle cap 6 in the embodiment is in a T shape and comprises a head part 61 and a bottle stopper 62 which is perpendicular to and fixedly connected with the head part 61, a communicated cavity 63 is formed in the head part 61 and the bottle stopper 62, the cavity 63 is also in a T shape, a filler 64 is filled in the cavity 63, a hole is formed in the bottom of the bottle stopper 62, and the size of the hole is smaller than that of the filler. In this embodiment, the head 61 is made of silica gel, the stopper 62 is made of silica gel, and the filler 64 is coconut shell activated carbon particles.

The present embodiments also provide a sealing device for a wine bottle:

as shown in figure 2, the sealing device for the wine bottle comprises a conveying unit 1 for conveying the wine bottle 7, a placing table 2 for placing the wine bottle 7, a clamping unit 3 for clamping a bottle cap 6, a sealing unit 4, a fastening unit 5 and a control unit for controlling the actions of the conveying unit 1, the clamping unit 3, the sealing unit 4 and the fastening unit 5, wherein the control unit can adopt a programmable controller of an OMRONCP1H-XA40DR-A model, and the P L C controller is convenient to program and stable in performance.

The conveying unit 1 comprises a first conveying belt with a motor, the motor of the first conveying belt is electrically connected with the control unit, and a first photoelectric sensor capable of sensing that the wine bottle 7 reaches the position of the clamping part 31 is arranged at the position, right below the clamping part 31, on the conveying belt.

The placing table 2 comprises a second conveyor belt with a motor, the motor of the second conveyor belt is electrically connected with the control unit, and a second photoelectric sensor capable of sensing that the wine bottle 7 reaches the position of the sealing unit 4 is arranged at the position, right below the sealing unit 4, of the placing table 2; a third photoelectric sensor capable of sensing the wine bottle 7 reaching the position of the fastening unit 5 is arranged on the placing table 2 at a position right below the fastening unit 5.

The sealing unit 4 includes a first robot arm 42 and a lance unit 41, as shown in fig. 4: the lance unit 41 comprises a puncture part 401 with a hollow part, a pressure plate 405 with a chamber, a blowing part 402 and an air source, wherein the pressure plate 405 is perpendicular to the puncture part and is fixedly connected with the puncture part, the pressure plate is provided with the chamber, the blowing part 402 is arranged in the hollow part of the puncture part, the outer surface of the puncture part 401 is fixedly provided with a plurality of bulges, the chamber of the pressure plate 405 is internally provided with a heating mechanism 404, the blowing part 402 is provided with an air pipe 403 communicated with the air source, and the air source provides oxygen with pressure of one megapascal for the blowing part 402 through the air pipe 403. The heating mechanism 404 is an electric heating wire, the electric heating wire is controlled by the control unit, and the air source adopts an oxygen generator in the prior art.

The fastening unit 5 includes a second robot arm 52 and a fastening portion 51, as shown in fig. 5: the fastening part 51 comprises an installation column 501 and a piston rod 504 connected with the rear power device, two symmetrically arranged fastening hands 502 are simultaneously and rotatably connected on the installation column 501 through a cylindrical pin 503, the piston rod 504 is respectively connected with and controls the two fastening hands 502 to act, and the two fastening hands 502 are slightly larger than the bottle mouth of the wine bottle when being folded (according to the data such as the thickness of silica gel).

The clamping unit 3 is used for clamping the bottle cap 6, the clamping unit 3 comprises a third mechanical arm 32 and a clamping part 31, and the clamping part 31 is an existing mechanical claw.

The first robot arm 42, the second robot arm 52, the third robot arm 32, the grip 31, and the piston rod 504 are all controlled by the control unit; the first photoelectric sensor, the second photoelectric sensor and the third photoelectric sensor are all in signal connection with the control unit. The sensor and the third photoelectric sensor are in signal connection with the control unit. The first photoelectric sensor and the second photoelectric sensor both adopt an OMRON EE-SX671 type induction photoelectric sensor.

This implementation is used for sealing device's of beverage bottle working process:

1) bottle cap

The wine bottle 7 is conveyed by the conveying unit 1, when the wine bottle 7 reaches the position of the first photoelectric sensor, the first photoelectric sensor senses a shading signal and sends the shading signal to the control unit, the control unit controls the motor of the first conveying belt to stop, meanwhile, the third mechanical arm 32 of the clamping unit 3 is controlled to move downwards, the clamping part 31 is controlled to place the bottle cap 6 into the wine bottle 7, and the bottle cap 6 is placed.

2) Sealed wine bottle

The wine bottle 7 with the bottle cap 6 placed reaches the placing table 2 under the conveying of the first conveyor belt, the wine bottle moves to the position of the first sealing mechanism 4 on the second conveyor belt, the second photoelectric sensor senses a shading signal and sends the shading signal to the control unit, the control unit controls the motor of the second conveyor belt to stop, meanwhile, the first mechanical arm 42 is controlled to move downwards, the head 61 of the bottle cap 6 is pierced by the piercing part 401 of the blowing gun unit 41 to enter the bottle cap 6, the bottle cap 62 and the head 61 can move repeatedly, then the gas source is controlled to provide oxygen with a megapascal for the blowing part 402, the pressing plate 405 can press the head of the bottle cap to prevent the head of the bottle cap from expanding, meanwhile, the heating mechanism 404 heats, and the head of the bottle cap is. The bottle plug 62 can expand because of the oxygen that injects, and under the effect of gravity, the coconut husk active carbon in the head 61 of bottle lid 6 can be filled in the bottle plug 62, and the arch of puncture portion 401 still can let the laminating between the coconut husk active carbon inseparabler, realizes sealed to beverage bottle 7.

3) Fixed wine bottle

After the wine bottle 7 is sealed, the filler 64 in the head part 61 of the bottle cap 6 is filled into the bottle stopper 62, the head part 61 made of silicone rubber is softened, and the softening effect is better under the action of the heating mechanism 404 of the pressing plate 405. The sealed wine bottle 7 that accomplishes arrives the third photoelectric sensor position under the transport of second conveyer belt, and the shading signal is sensed to the third photoelectric sensor and is sent for the control unit, and the control unit control second arm 52 downstream, and horizontal grip is applyed for 6 heads 61 of bottle lid to control fastening portion 51 simultaneously, makes 6 heads 61 of bottle lid fix on wine bottle 7, realizes 6 fixed of bottle lid.

4) Storage of wine

After sealing is completed, the coconut shell activated carbon will block the pores at the bottom of the bottle stopper 62. The oxygen injected into the bottle cap 6 can leak out of the pores when the wine bottle is shaken (such as jolting during transportation or manual shaking by a consumer). On one hand, oxygen injected into the bottle cap can be discharged into the wine bottle to contact with wine, so that the wine is favorable for generating aromatic alcohol, and the wine is more delicious; on the other hand, hydrogen sulfide, mercaptan and other sulfides in the wine volatilize and are absorbed by the coconut shell activated carbon, so that the pungency and the bitter taste of the wine can be reduced.

The foregoing is merely an example of the present invention, and common general knowledge in the field of known specific structures and characteristics is not described herein in any greater extent than that known in the art at the filing date or prior to the priority date of the application, so that those skilled in the art can now appreciate that all of the above-described techniques in this field and have the ability to apply routine experimentation before this date can be combined with one or more of the present teachings to complete and implement the present invention, and that certain typical known structures or known methods do not pose any impediments to the implementation of the present invention by those skilled in the art. It should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, without departing from the structure of the present invention, several changes and modifications can be made, which should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention, and these will not affect the effect of the implementation of the present invention and the practicability of the patent. The scope of the claims of the present application shall be determined by the contents of the claims, and the description of the embodiments and the like in the specification shall be used to explain the contents of the claims.

Claims

1. A method of sealing a wine bottle, comprising: a closure for a bottle including a head and a stopper, comprising:

s3: fixing the bottle cap, namely applying a grip force vertical to the wine bottle to the head of the bottle cap after the wine bottle is sealed, and fastening the head of the bottle cap;

in the step S1, the bottle cap is T-shaped and comprises a head part and a bottle stopper which is vertical to the head part and is fixedly connected with the head part, communicated cavities are arranged inside the head part and the bottle stopper, coconut shell activated carbon is filled in the cavities, and a hole is formed in the bottom of the bottle stopper; the head of the bottle cap is made of a silica gel material, and the bottle plug is made of a silicone rubber material;

in the step S2, injecting gas into the bottle cap, wherein the pressure of the gas is 0.8-1.2 Mpa, and the gas lasts for ten seconds; the sealing unit comprises a first mechanical arm and a blowing gun unit arranged on the first mechanical arm, the blowing gun unit comprises a puncture part with a hollow part, a pressing plate with a cavity, an air blowing part and an air source, the pressing plate is perpendicular to the puncture part and fixedly connected with the puncture part, the puncture part is provided with a sharp tip, a plurality of bulges are fixedly arranged on the outer surface of the puncture part, a heating mechanism is arranged in the cavity of the pressing plate, the air blowing part is arranged in the hollow part of the puncture part, the air blowing part is provided with an air pipe communicated with the air source, and the air source provides oxygen with the pressure of 0.8-1.2 Mpa for the air blowing part through the air pipe;

in step S3, a grip strength of 5N was applied to the cap head for ten seconds.

2. A sealing method for a wine bottle according to claim 1, wherein: and in the step of S3, the bottle cap is fixed through a sealing unit, the sealing unit comprises a second mechanical arm and a fastening part arranged on the second mechanical arm, the fastening part comprises an installation column and a piston rod connected with a rear power device, two symmetrically arranged fastening hands are simultaneously and rotatably connected to the installation column through a cylindrical pin, and the piston rod is respectively connected with and controls the two fastening hands to act.