EP0036585A2 - Improvements to automatic machines feeding small wire cages for sealing stoppers applied to sparkling wine bottles and the like - Google Patents
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- EP0036585A2 EP0036585A2 EP81101870A EP81101870A EP0036585A2 EP 0036585 A2 EP0036585 A2 EP 0036585A2 EP 81101870 A EP81101870 A EP 81101870A EP 81101870 A EP81101870 A EP 81101870A EP 0036585 A2 EP0036585 A2 EP 0036585A2
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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
- B67B5/00—Applying protective or decorative covers to closures; Devices for securing bottle closures with wire
- B67B5/06—Devices for securing bottle closures with wire
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Description
- This invention relates to improvements to automatic machines of the type employed to feed small wire cages, particularly of a type known as four-wire cage, for sealing stoppers which have been applied to bottles of sparkling wine in general.
- More specifically, the invention concerns such an automatic cage-feeding machine, which comprises an extraction unit formed by an auger-like or volute member cooperating with a lever, which separates each cage individually by withdrawing it from a stacked supply and bucket delivery means which receive said cages and transfer them to the stoppers of continuously advanced bottles. Current machines of this same general type, while affording trouble-free operation capabilities, have the disadvantage of a low output rate. To obviate this problem, and increase the overall efficiency of the machine, the number of the extraction units and delivery means has been increased; however, while on one hand this only improves the efficiency by a small amount, on the other hand appreciably complicates the machine construction, with attendant higher manufacturing and operating costs and inferior reliability in operation.
- This invention essentially sets out to improve the cage feeding machines of the type specified above, such as to appreciably increase their efficiency and at the same time simplify their construction, and this both in order to improve the reliability and reduce the overall size, weight and cost of such machines.
- Within the above.general aim, the invention is also directed to provide a machine capable of separating and feeding up to 15,000 cages/hour; which is the equivalent of an output rate five times as great as that of conventional machines.of the type employing a plurality of separating units.
- It is further possible to arrange that the improved cage-feeding machine according to this invention has no reciprocating parts, thereby it is substantially free of operational dead times and can achieve high output rates with structures which can be light in weight because only moderately stressed.
- According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an improved automatic cage-feeding machine comprising an extraction unit including first and second drums in side-by-side relationship, each drum having a single-start volute formed thereon, said drums cooperating with each other to push each cage into corresponding delivery buckets carried, with a cyclic motion coordinated with that of said side-by-side drums, below said extraction unit, rotary means including tiltable holders or supports for said buckets and kinematic members associated with said holders to produce a controlled oscillation of said buckets, said oscillation, during the cage loading step, temporarily halting said buckets in alignment with said extraction unit and compensating for the forward movement of the rotary holder and, during the cage transferring step, holds said buckets over a preset travel distance perpendicular to and in line with corresponding sockets in a conveyor chain, and meansfor producing a quick radial displacement of said buckets for' picking up and transferring said cages upon said buckets becoming aligned with said extraction unit and respectively with a corresponding socket in said conveyor chain.
- Further features and advantages will be more 'apparent from the detailed description which follows, with reference to the accompanying drawings, given herein by way of example and not of limitation, where:
- Figure 1 is a partly sectional side elevation view of a machine according to this invention;
- Figure 2 is a reduced scale front view thereof, as taken in the direction of the arrows II-II of Figure 1; and
- Figure 3 is a reduced scale, schematical sectional view taken along the line III-III of Figure 1. 1
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reference numeral 10 generally designates the cage extraction unit, the wire cages being stacked in a supply (not shovm) contained within a specially providedloader 11 overlying said extraction unit. The latter comprises a pair of side-by-side drums corresponding sprocket wheels roller 12 extends over a longer axial distance in the direction of stacking of the cages, thereby said roller is operative to engage first, with its volute, the bottom ring of each cage to start the cage to move correspondingly away from its supply stack. After said initial away movement or separation has been completed, arocker lever 16, arranged frontally to the rollers and driven -- in synchronization with the rotation of the rollers -- by amechanism 17, known per se, e.g. operated through a crank lever handle, will push the cage sideways to thus engage it with the volute 13a of theroller 13. At this stage, the cooperating volutes 12a,13a separate the cage from the stack end, by moving it axially away, push the cage into the pick up members of an underlying delivery unit, generally indicated at 20. - The delivery unit comprises a plurality of closed-
bottom buckets 21 having a magnetized insert at their bottoms. Thebuckets 21 are cyclically brought, through a rotatingdisk 22, under said extraction unit to receive the cages, and then into alignment with thesockets 23 of anunderlying chain 24 for depositing in said sockets the cages, which are thus fed to the stopper cage applying machine (not shown). The cyclic motion of the buckets is thus coordinated with that of therollers chain 23. Moreover, the buckets are subjected to controlled oscillations, which momentarily halt each bucket under theextraction unit 10, thus compensating for the continuing forward movement of thedisk 22, and respectively holding the buckets perpendicular to and aligned with thesockets 23 of thechain 24 over a short travel distance. - For this purpose, each
bucket 21 is secured to a corresponding tiltable holder or support 25 on thedisk 22. Each holder is provided with anouter arm 26 having a radial seat which retains in sliding relationship astem 27 of a related bucket; said stem being centripetally biased by aspring 28. The holder further carries aninner arm 29 which is terminated with asmall roller 30 adapted for engaging theprofile groove 31 of a stationary frontal cam formed on aplate 32 rigid with the machine frame. The profile of the cam, shown in detail in Figure 3, features anegative slope segment 31a which, at theextraction unit 10, causes thebucket 21 to oscillate betweenlimit positions 21a,21b, shown in dashed lines in the Figure, with attendant temporary compensation for the advancing movement of the bucket caused by the rotation of thedisk 22. Thus, the bucket is held momentarily stationary below theunit 10, to receive a cage being urged into the bucket by the combined action of thedrums - A further
cam profile segment 31b, having a slight negative slope, is formed on the diametrically opposite cam portion, and is effective to compensate for the inclination resulting from the rotational movement of thedisk 22 and allow the bucket to cover a distance adjacent thechain 24 by moving parallel to itself in a perpendicular direction to the plane of lay of said chain and in line with a corresponding socket of the latter. - Additionally to the aforedescribed controlled oscillations, the
buckets 21 also undergo a rapid axial displacement movement, against the bias of thesprings 28, which is imparted thereto at the diametrically opposite cage pick up stations by theunit 10 of cage extraction and deposition into thesockets 23 on the conveyor chain. To this aim, thestem 27 of each bucket is provided with acam following roller 33 which is engaged by the profiledweb 34 of apusher lever 35; each pusher lever being articulated to the next adjacent bucket holder. - The
levers 35 are in turn provided with acam following roller 36 each, whereon is active astationary cam 37 with diametrically opposed lobes, said stationary cam being rigid with the,pin 38 supporting thedisk 22. - The inventive machine further comprises drive means including a
driveshaft 39 which, through a bevel gear pair 40 andpinion gear 41, rotatively drives thedisk 22, the latter being to this end formed with peripheral gear teeth. Moreover, thedriveshaft 35 drives, through anend pinion gear 42, themechanism 17, which in turn transmits the motion to thesprocket wheels drums - Of course, based upon the same principle of this invention, the constructional details and contingent shapes may be varied largely with respect to the description and illustrations provided herein by way of example and not of limitation, without departing from the scope of the present invention.
- Thus, for example, while the delivery unit has been shown provided with four buckets at 90° from each other, such an arrangement is not a requisite of the invention, the number of the buckets being variable from two to twenty. Quite similarly, the
extraction unit 10 may be positioned otherwise with respect to thedisk 22, in particular on one side thereof; in this case, the cages would be fed, rather than by gravity, under the biasing of elastic or pneumatic means.
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Priority Applications (1)
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AT81101870T ATE16918T1 (en) | 1980-03-26 | 1981-03-13 | AUTOMATIC MACHINE FOR APPLYING WIRE HANGERS TO SECURE CHAMPAGNE STOPPERS AND SIMILAR BOTTLES. |
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IT67462/80A IT1128242B (en) | 1980-03-26 | 1980-03-26 | IMPROVEMENT OF AUTOMATIC CAGE DISPENSERS FOR THE SEAL IN THE CAPS OF SPARKLING WINE BOTTLES AND SIMILAR |
IT6746280 | 1980-03-26 |
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EP0036585A2 true EP0036585A2 (en) | 1981-09-30 |
EP0036585A3 EP0036585A3 (en) | 1981-12-09 |
EP0036585B1 EP0036585B1 (en) | 1985-12-11 |
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EP81101870A Expired EP0036585B1 (en) | 1980-03-26 | 1981-03-13 | Improvements to automatic machines feeding small wire cages for sealing stoppers applied to sparkling wine bottles and the like |
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EP (1) | EP0036585B1 (en) |
AT (1) | ATE16918T1 (en) |
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IT (1) | IT1128242B (en) |
Cited By (2)
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DE3539932A1 (en) * | 1985-11-11 | 1987-05-14 | Sick Kg Otto | Wiring machine for champagne bottles |
EP1944102A1 (en) * | 2007-01-15 | 2008-07-16 | ME COM S.r.l. | Retention device for a conveyor for safety cages for tops of bottles for sparkling drinks |
Citations (3)
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US2659522A (en) * | 1950-11-30 | 1953-11-17 | Owens Illinois Glass Co | Cap feeding mechanism |
FR1548315A (en) * | 1967-06-05 | 1968-12-06 | ||
FR2256897A1 (en) * | 1972-10-18 | 1975-08-01 | Clisalu Ste |
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US2659522A (en) * | 1950-11-30 | 1953-11-17 | Owens Illinois Glass Co | Cap feeding mechanism |
FR1548315A (en) * | 1967-06-05 | 1968-12-06 | ||
FR2256897A1 (en) * | 1972-10-18 | 1975-08-01 | Clisalu Ste |
Cited By (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE3539932A1 (en) * | 1985-11-11 | 1987-05-14 | Sick Kg Otto | Wiring machine for champagne bottles |
EP1944102A1 (en) * | 2007-01-15 | 2008-07-16 | ME COM S.r.l. | Retention device for a conveyor for safety cages for tops of bottles for sparkling drinks |
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ATE16918T1 (en) | 1985-12-15 |
EP0036585B1 (en) | 1985-12-11 |
DE3173170D1 (en) | 1986-01-23 |
IT1128242B (en) | 1986-05-28 |
ES8205505A1 (en) | 1982-06-16 |
EP0036585A3 (en) | 1981-12-09 |
ES501093A0 (en) | 1982-06-16 |
IT8067462A0 (en) | 1980-03-26 |
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