EP2376364B1 - Vorrichtung und verfahren zum verschliessen von behältern mit einem verschluss - Google Patents

Vorrichtung und verfahren zum verschliessen von behältern mit einem verschluss Download PDF

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EP2376364B1
EP2376364B1 EP09744636.3A EP09744636A EP2376364B1 EP 2376364 B1 EP2376364 B1 EP 2376364B1 EP 09744636 A EP09744636 A EP 09744636A EP 2376364 B1 EP2376364 B1 EP 2376364B1
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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
    • B67B3/28—Mechanisms for causing relative movement between bottle or jar and capping head
    • 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
    • B67B3/2066—Details of capping heads

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  • the invention relates to a device for closing containers with a closure according to the preamble of Ansprunchs 1 and as shown in US 5,313,765 known.
  • the capping head can be moved towards the container.
  • a reverse procedure is conceivable by the respective container is lifted to the capping.
  • a simultaneous movement of the container and the capping head is conceivable.
  • the force from the outside can be exerted on the capping head directly via a control element that moves it. If the container is moved, for example, from below onto the capping head and is applied with its opening to the latter, the force from the outside results from an actuating element which raises the container and consequently causes a corresponding counterforce on the stationary capping head.
  • a device of the structure described above is in the DE 10 2006 035 279 A1 presented. This is about a capping machine for closing bottles or similar containers with closures.
  • different closure positions are formed on a revolving rotor, each with a closing tool for fixing the closure.
  • Each closing position is assigned at least two closing tools held on a tool carrier. By moving the tool carrier, the closing tools can be moved at least between a working position and a provisioning position. In the working position, the closing tool causes the fixation of the closures on the respective container.
  • the closing tools are rotatably mounted in the tool holder capping.
  • Comparable devices for closing containers or bottle sealing machines are known in practice. In all of these devices, the closure head is acted upon by a force from the outside when mounting or attaching the closure on or at the container opening. These Force is, for example, from the tool holder after the DE 10 2006 035 279 A1 exerted on the closing tool or the closing head.
  • Such a force application is required on the one hand to attach the closure properly on the container opening, for example by screwing.
  • the pressure within the container often increases during the closing process, so that in the example case the screwing process has to be completed with increasing application of force. That is, the pressure exerted on the closure and thus the bottle at a constant position of the capping pressure, in particular in the final position of the closure, that is at the end of the travel, still be high enough to close the container properly.
  • the problem is that the pressure on the screw cap or the container as a whole at the same position of the capping, especially at the beginning or beginning of the travel is unnecessarily high, even at the end of the travel or in the final position still be sufficient for the perfect closure. Since the capping head or the container is acted on by a force from the outside and in particular to be closed disposable PET bottles in the opened state have only a low stability (for example, if CO 2 -containing drinks are filled) is due to this force the risk that the bottle is tilted or deformed in the worst case, at least the desired closing process can not be made. This results in extreme cases, even a stoppage of the entire bottle capping machine. This is where the invention starts.
  • the invention is based on the technical problem of further developing such a device so that the closure can be installed correctly and any downtime in this connection no longer occurs.
  • a suitable method for closing such containers should be specified.
  • the closure for closing the container (and thus also the container as a whole) is thus subjected to a composite force in this process.
  • a force from the outside which is exerted, for example, by the actuating element, which acts directly on the capping head, continues to act on the capping head.
  • the capping head is connected to a tool carrier, as the DE 10 2006 035 279 A1 describes and this tool holder then experiences with a control element a force from the outside or a force is exerted from the outside on the respective container and consequently the capping head.
  • a force from the outside which is exerted, for example, by the actuating element, which acts directly on the capping head
  • the capping head is connected to a tool carrier, as the DE 10 2006 035 279 A1 describes and this tool holder then experiences with a control element a force from the outside or a force is exerted from the outside on the respective container and consequently the capping head.
  • a tool carrier as the DE 10 2006 035 279
  • a further internal or internal force occurs added.
  • This internal or internal force is exerted by the internal power assist member.
  • the force-supporting element is arranged in the interior of the capping head, so that the relevant internal force is generated and exerted directly on the interior of the capping head.
  • the capping head has a total of two parts. Usually there is a receptacle for the closure on the one hand and on the other hand a base. The travel is now in such a way that the receiving pot is axially displaced relative to the base.
  • the described inner and outer forces usually work on at least one spring element in the interior of the capping head for its compression.
  • the spring element is supported on the one hand on the pot for the closure and on the other hand on the base.
  • the receptacle immerses under definition of the travel in a guide cylinder of the base.
  • the internal force-supporting element is arranged parallel to the said spring element.
  • the spring element encloses the force-supporting element, because it is advantageous in the spring element is a helical spring with helical screw turns.
  • the force-assisting element is designed as a magnetic element of two magnets, in particular permanent magnets.
  • the two magnets are usually arranged with different poles and opposite each other.
  • the invention recommends an overall rotationally symmetrical design of the capping head in comparison to a rotation axis. Usually, the capping head is rotated about this axis of rotation to apply the closure to the container opening and close it by means of the (screw) closure.
  • the inner force and the outer force operate substantially rectified on the spring element, which is arranged in the interior of the capping head.
  • the spring element is clamped on the one hand between the receptacle for the closure and on the other hand between the base. As soon as a force is exerted externally on the capping head, this causes the spring to undergo compression and the pot more and more to dive into the guide cylinder of the base.
  • the internal force support element or the magnetic element takes effect at this point. Because by the connection of the power support element on the one hand to the pot and on the other hand to the base, the internal force support element as well as the internal spring element on the one hand to the pot and on the other hand connected to the base and thus can contribute directly and in addition to the external force for compression of the spring element. This applies even more and advantageous because the force-supporting element and the spring element are substantially the same length and cover each other.
  • the overall design is such that the force support element or magnetic element from the two magnets corresponds to a certain distance of the magnets at the beginning of the travel, wherein the distance between these two magnets at the end of the travel reduced to zero or almost zero. That is, not only immersed in the guide cylinder of the base pot defines the travel, but this travel is also at the same time from the first spaced and then approaching both magnets of the force support element designed as a magnetic element and limited.
  • the force-assisting element or magnetic element also unfolds an inner force which increases along the travel in the direction of the container opening. Because this growing inner force results from the usually exponentially increasing and increasing attraction of the two magnets to each other with decreasing distance. This also makes it clear that both the internal force and the external force are substantially rectified to the spring element to its compression. In fact, both the external force and the internal force act with a rectified force component on the spring element, which extends substantially in the longitudinal direction of the spring element or the coil spring. In general, the longitudinal direction of the helical spring or its axis of rotation coincides with the axis of rotation of the closing head as a whole. This ensures that the closure received in the receiving pot and consequently also the container as a whole experiences the desired axial application of force during the closing process.
  • the outer force on the capping head is significantly reduced compared to the prior art and can also be worked, tilting of the bottle during application of the closure, damage to the same etc. are reduced to a minimum or can be completely excluded.
  • This can essentially be attributed to the fact that an external force which does not act exactly axially on the closing head always corresponds to a more or less large torque at the container opening, which causes the described tilting up to damage to the bottle.
  • this external force is significantly reduced, also the possible attacking torques are reduced to a minimum. Rather, by the internal attachment of the force-supporting element or the magnetic element not only the external force undergo a reduction, but applied by the internal force support element internal force acts almost exclusively axially, so that such jamming or instabilities no longer occur.
  • a device for closing containers is shown, each with a closure 1, wherein it is in the context of the example, a bottle-closing machine, which is similar in its basic structure to that of those in the DE 10 2006 035 279 A1 is described in detail.
  • the closure 1 which is not designed to be a screw cap, is applied to a container opening 2 of a container 3.
  • the container 3 is not limited to a PET disposable bottle, which receives a CO 2 -containing beverage in its interior or which has been filled before the application of the closure 1 in the container 3 in an upstream station.
  • the individual containers 3 and bottles are regularly guided along a circular path, each container 3 is assigned its own capping 4.
  • All Verschrudköpfe 4 may be connected to a rotary rotating tool carrier, which is not shown in detail, however. In any case, can be applied to the container opening 2 by means of the Verschmirroredkopfes 4 of the closure 1 by the Verschräkopf 4 is adjusted in the direction of the container opening 2 along a travel H.
  • the container 3 can be raised in the direction of the closing head 4.
  • the travel H corresponds to a stroke H of about 10 to 15 mm in the example case, which performs the capping 4 during application of the closure 1.
  • the closing head 4 is constructed substantially in two parts and has in detail a receiving pot 4a for receiving the closure 1 and a base 4b with guide cylinder 4c.
  • the receiving pot 4a can be moved relative to the base 4b and the guide cylinder 4c, respectively. In this process, the receiving pot 4a immersed in the guide cylinder 4c of the base 4b and defined in this way the stroke H.
  • a spring element 5 is interposed, in which it is a helical spring with helical coils in the embodiment, which are helical compared to a rotation axis A.
  • the entire capping head 4 is rotationally symmetrical and can also be rotated about this axis of rotation A, as a double arrow in the Fig. 1 suggests.
  • the closure or screw cap 1 is screwed onto the container opening 2 of the container or the bottle 3 in the example case.
  • a force-assistance element 6, 7, which will be described in more detail below, is supported on the one hand on the receiving pot 4a and on the other hand on the base 4b.
  • the force-supporting element 6, 7 is arranged parallel to the spring element 5, specifically axially in comparison to the common axis of rotation A.
  • the design is such that the spring element 5 surrounds the force-supporting element 6, 7.
  • the force-supporting element 6, 7 and the spring element 5 overlap each other.
  • the internal force-assisting element 6, 7 in the example case consists of two magnets 6, 7, consequently formed as a magnetic element 6, 7.
  • the two magnets 6, 7 are opposite with different poles N, S, as the Fig. 1 immediately makes it clear.
  • force support element 6, 7 With the aid of the force-supporting element or magnetic element 6, 7, an external force F A acting on the closing head 4 in the axial direction or along the axis of rotation A is supported.
  • force support element 6, 7 also exerts an internal or internal force F I on the capping 4 from.
  • both forces that is, the external force F A and the internal force F I rectified and work together on the spring element 5 to its compression.
  • the spring element 5 itself acts on the receptacle 4a, in the direction of the container opening 2.
  • the internal force F I increases along the travel H in the direction of the container opening 2, and almost exponentially, as shown in the illustration in FIG Fig. 2 becomes clear and will be explained in more detail below an explanation.
  • the operation is as follows. Starting in the in Fig. 1 the biased spring element or the coil spring 5 ensures that the receiving pot 4a carrying the closure 1 has its maximum distance from the base 4b.
  • the receiving pot 4a is equipped with a circumferential ring 8, which bears against an associated annular stop 9 of the guide cylinder 4c of the base 4b.
  • the capping head 4 is placed above the container or the bottle 3, and of course axially aligned with respect to the axis of rotation A equal.
  • the container or the bottle 3 is already filled with a liquid or a drink.
  • the closing head 4 is acted upon by means of an actuating element, not shown, or by means of the tool carrier, not shown, with the force from the outside or the external force F A in the axial direction A and simultaneously rotated in this process about the axis of rotation A.
  • the container 3 can be moved towards the capping head 4 and optionally rotated.
  • the spring element or the coil spring 5 is compressed and exerts an increasing force on the pot 4a and thus the closure 1 and thus the container opening 2 and the container 3 from. Because the force from the outside or the external force F A causes the pot 4a along the stroke or stroke H increasingly immersed in the guide cylinder 4c of the base 4b.

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EP09744636.3A 2008-12-15 2009-10-31 Vorrichtung und verfahren zum verschliessen von behältern mit einem verschluss Not-in-force EP2376364B1 (de)

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