EP0941960B1 - Corking machine - Google Patents

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EP0941960B1
EP0941960B1 EP19990200656 EP99200656A EP0941960B1 EP 0941960 B1 EP0941960 B1 EP 0941960B1 EP 19990200656 EP19990200656 EP 19990200656 EP 99200656 A EP99200656 A EP 99200656A EP 0941960 B1 EP0941960 B1 EP 0941960B1
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Osvaldo Maron
Natale Garzetta
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Gruppo Bertolaso SpA
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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
    • B67B1/00—Closing bottles, jars or similar containers by applying stoppers
    • B67B1/04—Closing bottles, jars or similar containers by applying stoppers by inserting threadless stoppers, e.g. corks

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  • This invention refers to a corking machine, in particular to a machine capable of introducing flush or mushroom-type corks into bottles.
  • some rotating corking machines are used at this time which are equipped with a multiple number of corking heads and comprise a cork feeding device.
  • the latter rotates along with the body of the machine and takes care of feeding the corks to a number of distribution columns of a diameter fitting the circular size of the corks; the number of the distribution columns equals that of the corking heads.
  • a corking machine having the technical features of the preamble of claim 1 is known from FR 510 174.
  • corking machines for flush corks generally use one feeding device for each individual head, which consequently makes it necessary, even in this case, to provide as many distribution columns as there are corking heads.
  • the feeding device containing all the corks to be distributed assumes, being firmly attached to the structure of the corking machine, a rotating motion such as to move all corks and thus allow their falling down on each column in a row, one after another.
  • the scope of this invention is therefor to offer a corking machine capable of eliminating the mentioned drawbacks, or to produce a corking machine capable of allowing the distribution of a series of corks to the necks of bottles, so as to operate under the best working conditions, without generating dust and thus without risking a contamination of the bottled fluid, while at the same time also minimizing the generation of dusts inside the machine itself, and generally on the working location.
  • Another purpose of this invention is to indicate a corking machine of extremely reliability over its average lifetime, even after highly extended and continuous operating periods, based on the fact that it comprises a smaller number of parts with respect to the known art, and therefore a lesser likelihood of their failure.
  • the invention advantageously uses a single cork feeding device built into the same corking machine, capable, in a single operation, of in-flight distributing all the corks on all the heads and of arranging them between the clamps of a compressing block, in a motion perfectly synchronized with the vertical descent of a punch designed to insert the corks into a bottle.
  • This production also allows achieving a substantially clean condition of the corks and totally eliminating the risk of eventually contaminating the liquid in the bottles by any cork dust which may form while shifting the corks during the corking phase.
  • the corking machine allows an in-flight distribution of flush or mushroom-type corks on the bottles.
  • the external feeding also takes care of orienting the corks, so as to ensure their descent into the bottle in a proper direction.
  • the operation of the machine is also purely mechanical, which allows attaining a good structural reliability, as a result of both the extreme simplicity of its realization and above all of the small number of components utilized.
  • 10 generally indicates the rotating body of a corking machine according to the present invention
  • 13 indicates a fixed supporting structure of the body 10
  • 11 indicates a feeding column for corksl5, arranged one after another
  • 12 a device for sensing the presence of the corks 15, in particular a photocell
  • 14 a device for sensing the presence of foreign bodies or defective corks 16 in the corking machine or of corks improperly positioned inside the column 11,
  • 21 a punch sliding inside a cylinder 23 capable of inserting the cork 15 inside the neck 35 of a bottle 18 positioned on a support 19
  • 29 indicates a compressing block for the cork 15 constituted by two clamps
  • 22 indicates a pneumatic cylinder to arrest the corks 15 falling down from the column 11, which is actuated in case the bottle 18 is missing on its support 19.
  • 26 generally indicates a collecting and transporting mechanism of a cork 15, beginning from an area corresponding to the lower opening 40 of the column 11, from where the corks 15 exit, up to a cavity 36 of the block 29 where the cork 15 is subjected to a compression of the walls induced by the clamps 25 and a pushing action in a vertical direction exerted by the punch 21 while being introduced inside the neck 35 of the bottle 18.
  • the mechanisms 26 are present in a number equaling that of the corking heads used in the corking machine, and are anchored to a circular platform 20, rotating and rigidly connected to the body 10 of the machine, opposite a multiple number of peripheral positions provided along the perimeter of the platform 20, at fixed and pre-determined intervals.
  • the numbers 28, 30 and 31 schematically indicate certain general cam-type moving systems, whose profile is appropriately shaped so as to force all the components of mechanism 26 to perform certain predetermined motions corresponding to operations and functions pre-arranged by the corking machine object of this invention.
  • the operation of the corking machine according to this invention is essentially as follows.
  • the corks 15, of a flush or mushroom-type are introduced inside the feeding column 11, which is shaped so as to contain them in a row, one after the other; if the corks 15 are of a mushroom type, an orienting device provided upstream of the feeding column 11 takes care of orienting them in the proper direction.
  • a photocell 12 is fastened to the column 11 at a certain height, so as to detect the presence of the corks 15 inside the same.
  • the sensing device 14 detects it, while a pneumatic cylinder 22 sends out a signal to stop the descent of the corks 15 in the column 11.
  • the sensor 14 also commands the opening of a portion 41 of the wall 45 of the column 11 itself, so as to expel the cork 15A responsible for the snagging.
  • the sensing device 14 detects its presence and commands a shut-down of the machine, by the action of the pneumatic cylinder 22, so that the user may take some prompt manual action to remove it.
  • the pneumatic cylinder 22 blocks the descent of the corks 15 in the column 11 even if the container or bottle 18 to be corked is, for any reason, missing on at least one of its supports 19.
  • the sensor 14 After removing any of the anomalies mentioned above, the sensor 14 takes no action, while the pneumatic cylinder 22 unblocks the descent of the corks 15 which may fall out of the lower opening 40.
  • the corks 15 are thus dropped, one after another, to rest on a lever 24 of the picking-up and transporting mechanism 26.
  • the latter is rigidly connected, by a locking pin 32, to a swiveling platform 20 which rotates in the direction of the arrow F1, which is rigidly connected to the rotating body 10 of the corking machine.
  • the appendix 50 is forced to move in accordance with a predetermined trajectory actuated by a cam system 28 tied to a fixed support.
  • the cork 15 is dragged by the bracket 17 along a circular trajectory, in accordance with the sense of rotation of the swiveling platform 20, until reaching a position essentially opposite the cavity 36 of the compressing block 29.
  • a second cam system 31 guides the lever 24 and the bracket 17 until it reaches the exact point of the cavity 36 set opposite the compressing clamps 25, while a third cam-type moving system 30 forces the bracket 17 to shift in a sense contrary to the rotating direction assumed during the blocking phase of the cork 15, thus freeing the cork 15 and allowing it to fall inside the cavity 36.
  • the clamps 25 simultaneously compress the walls, so that the descent of the punch 21 provokes the introduction of the cork 15 inside the neck 35 of the bottle 18. In the immediately following instant, the clamps 25 re-open to accept another cork 15 in the cavity 36.
  • the number of the picking-up and transporting mechanisms 26 of the cork 15 matches the number of the corking heads present on the machine and the peripheral velocity of the platform 20 attains values of 20-24 rpm on a diameter of about one meter, it can easily be seen that the operations needed to complete an operating cycle of the machine must be carried out within a very short time.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Devices For Opening Bottles Or Cans (AREA)
  • Sealing Of Jars (AREA)
  • Glass Compositions (AREA)
  • Mixers With Rotating Receptacles And Mixers With Vibration Mechanisms (AREA)
  • Formation And Processing Of Food Products (AREA)
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ITMI980469 IT1298608B1 (it) 1998-03-09 1998-03-09 Macchina tappatrice
ITMI980469 1998-03-09

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ES (1) ES2194418T3 (it)
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ITTO20011095A1 (it) * 2001-11-23 2003-05-23 Arol Spa Apparecchiatura per tappare bottiglie.
DE102004037561A1 (de) 2004-08-03 2006-03-16 Hugo Vogelsang Maschinenbau Gmbh Drehkolbenpumpe
EP1827999A1 (en) * 2004-12-06 2007-09-05 Emanuele Crespi Closure for liquid container, particularly, for sparkling wine and champagne bottles
IT1403734B1 (it) * 2011-02-07 2013-10-31 Gruppo Bertolaso Spa Macchina per la tappatura di bottiglie con tappi in materiale deformabile e procedimento di tappatura di bottiglie, in particolare mediante detta macchina.
CN115321459B (zh) * 2022-08-22 2024-04-12 安徽省金裕皖酒业有限公司 自动化打酒、封装一体化装置

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FR510174A (fr) * 1919-07-08 1920-11-29 Charles Bedon Machine à boucher automatiquement les bouteilles
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DE558923C (de) * 1931-10-08 1932-09-14 Maschf Korkmaschine
DE1248499B (de) * 1965-02-06 1967-08-24 Josef Imholz Vorrichtung zum Verkorken von Flaschen

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EP0941960A1 (en) 1999-09-15
DE69908213T2 (de) 2004-04-01
PT941960E (pt) 2003-08-29
IT1298608B1 (it) 2000-01-12

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