EP2475608B1 - Verschliessmaschine und verfahren zum verschliessen von behältern - Google Patents

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EP2475608B1
EP2475608B1 EP10765365.1A EP10765365A EP2475608B1 EP 2475608 B1 EP2475608 B1 EP 2475608B1 EP 10765365 A EP10765365 A EP 10765365A EP 2475608 B1 EP2475608 B1 EP 2475608B1
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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
    • 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
    • B67B3/26—Applications of control, warning, or safety devices in capping machinery
    • B67B3/262—Devices for controlling the caps
    • B67B3/264—Devices for controlling the caps positioning of the caps

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  • the invention relates to a closing machine for closing containers, in particular bottles, according to the preamble of claim 1 and a method for closing containers, in particular bottles, according to the preamble of claim 11.
  • Closing machines and methods of the type discussed here are known. In these, a provided with a preformed internal thread closure is placed on an externally threaded container and then screwed in the closing direction. For the closing process, a relative rotation between the closure and container is required. In general, the capping head is rotated by a drive while the container is not rotating. Usually, sensors are used which monitor the closing operation and detect, for example, the torque exerted on the closure and / or the angle of rotation of the closure with respect to the container.
  • a control device evaluates the signals from the sensors and controls the drive via a switching device in such a way that predetermined torques and / or rotational angles are reached or not exceeded.
  • the closure head holding the closure follows a closure curve. That is, it is moved synchronously with the container along a feed path and simultaneously lowered relative to the container, wherein the lowering movement is adapted to the geometry of the internal thread in the closure or the external thread on the container.
  • Such a lowering movement can also be provided in closing machines which have a stationary closing head and close individual containers. It has been found that in the closing process, incorrect closing can occur, in which the closure is seated obliquely on the container and a secure conclusion of the container contents can not be guaranteed.
  • JP H 11124196 discloses a sealing machine according to the preamble of claim 1 and a method according to the preamble of claim 11.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to provide a capping machine of the above type, can be reduced to the Fehlversch spamped to a minimum.
  • a capping machine with the features proposed in claim 1 is proposed. It is characterized by a sensor that detects the position of the shutter relative to the container immediately after the closure has been placed on the container. The detected position is called the actual position. The actual position is compared with a reference position R, which is measured or determined when the closure is optimally placed on the container, ie on its mouth. An optimal position is achieved when the internal thread of the closure and the external thread mesh around the mouth of the container and the thread rests are not on top of each other. In the latter case, it often happens that the closure against the container is tilted.
  • the Control means comprises a comparison unit, which are supplied to the detected actual position of the closure relative to the container and the reference position R. The two positions are compared here. Depending on the comparison, the direction of rotation of the drive is predetermined by the control device via the switching device: If the closure on the container is correctly seated, ie, the two threads intermesh, the closing process can be initiated immediately.
  • the closure is initially rotated counter to the closing direction until the threads mesh. Only then is the closure turned in the closing direction and screwed tight. Since skewing of the closure on the container in this way is excluded during the sealing process, imperfections are minimized, if not completely eliminated.
  • FIG. 1 shows a capping machine 1 with a capping head 3, which serves to receive a closure 7 provided with an internal thread 5.
  • the closing head 3 is set in rotation by a drive 9 via a drive shaft 11, so that the closure 7 can be screwed onto a container 13. It is provided that the internal thread 5 is screwed in the closure 7, on an external thread 15 of the container 13.
  • the closing machine 1 has a control device 17 which controls the closing operation.
  • the closing machine 1 has a sensor 19, which serves to detect the position of the closure 7 relative to the container 13. It is essential here to detect the correct position of the closure 7 on the container 13 immediately after placement of the closure 7. It follows that the closure 7, when optimally seated on the container 13, can be further pushed over the mouth 21 of the container 13 in the direction of the indicated here central axis 23 of closure 7 and container 13. In this case, namely, the thread ridges 25 of the internal thread 5 engage in the closure 7 in the threaded ridges 27 of the external thread 15 of the container 13. If the threaded rests 25 and 27 rest on each other, the shutter 7 can not quite as far in the direction of the central axis 23 seen - on the Mouth 21 of the container 13 are lowered.
  • the measured in the direction of the central axis 23 position of the closure 13 is referred to as the actual position.
  • the measured value detected by the sensor 19 is passed to the control device 17 via a line 29, possibly also by radio or other transmission paths. This is supplied via a suitable line 31 or via another transmission path, a reference signal which corresponds to the optimum position of the shutter 7 on the container 13 at the first touchdown. This reference value is referred to as the reference position R.
  • the output signal of the sensor 19 corresponding to the actual position is compared with the value corresponding to the reference position R in a comparison unit 33.
  • a control signal is output via a line 35 to a switching device 37, which controls the drive 9 of the closing head 3 via a line 39.
  • a suitable signal is output from the control device 17 to the switching device 37, so that the drive 9 thereof is driven, that it rotates the closing head 3 in the closing direction, so that the shutter 7 held by the closing head 3 is screwed onto the container 13.
  • the closing head 3 For closing the container 13, the closing head 3 is lowered in the direction of the central axis 23 with respect to the container 13. It is readily apparent that the container 13 could also be raised relative to the closing head 3. It depends exclusively on the relative movement between these two parts.
  • the lowering of the capping head 3 relative to the container 13 takes place along a so-called closing curve.
  • the closing machine 1 is provided with a gear 41, which may be part of the drive 9. But it is also possible in the field of drive shaft 11 to provide a gear 43. Finally, it is also conceivable to form such a transmission 45 as part of the capping head 3.
  • FIG. 2 shows a diagram with two Verschatekurven in which the time t on an abscissa and the height h of the capping head 3 relative to the container 13 are plotted on an ordinate.
  • a dashed line 47 shows how the course of a capping head 3 is shown with respect to a container 13, as it is selected in conventional capping machines.
  • a solid line 49 shows how the height h of the closing head 3 of the closing machine 1 according to the invention changes relative to the container 13 over time t.
  • the closing head 3 is preferably lowered linearly with respect to the container 13.
  • the slope of the curve of the broken line 47 depends on the type of thread provided in the closure 3 and correspondingly in the container 13. Incidentally, it must be adapted exactly to the type of thread used, so that not too high contact pressure of the closing head 3 or of the closure 7 on the container 13 is given during the closing operation. This is done in order to avoid a skewing of the closure 7 by tilting or jamming on the container 13 during the closing operation, because then a secure closure of the container 13 by the closure 7 can not be guaranteed.
  • closure curve will be discussed with the closing machine 1 according to FIG. 1 is selected and which is shown by a solid line 49.
  • the minimum height hmin is maintained at least during the entire closing operation between the time t6 and t3. It is independent of the thread type provided in the shutter 7. This minimum height is thus maintained for threads with one or more gears in the period t6 to t3.
  • the closing head 3 can be lowered very rapidly with respect to the container 13.
  • a high, at least higher closing pressure, so contact pressure of the closure 7 on the container 13, can be very well tolerated, because before the closing process, the shutter 7 is correctly aligned on the container 13, which will be discussed in more detail below.
  • the closure 3 is pressed onto the container 13 with a yielding force.
  • This can be realized by providing suitable spring elements in the closing head 3.
  • the drive shaft 11 can be acted upon by a spring force, for example, be telescoped.
  • the drive 9 can be lowered together with the drive shaft 11 and the closing head 3 along the central axis 23 and resiliently mounted to exert a resilient contact pressure on the closure 7, with this is pressed onto the container 13.
  • a closure 7 is first placed on a container 13 so that the internal thread 5 of the closure engages in the external thread 15 of the container, so that the closure 7 can be pushed maximum far on the mouth 21.
  • this position is measured.
  • the output value of the sensor 19 is supplied as a reference position R of the control device 17. It is also possible to determine the reference position R with other sensors or mathematically.
  • the closure 7 is placed in an optimal position on the container 13 is discharged through a suitable output signal of the control device 17 via the line 35 to the switching device 37, which drives the drive 9 via the line 39.
  • the drive 9 is equally driven so that the closing head 3 and thus the closure 7 is screwed onto the container 13 and thus screwed tight. It is therefore immediately initiated the closing process.
  • the drive 9 is initially rotated in the opposite direction via the switching device 37, so that the closing head 3 and the Closure 7 are rotated in the opening direction.
  • a contact pressure is exerted, with which the closure 7 is pressed onto the container 13.
  • the closure 7 In a single-threaded, the closure 7 must be rotated a maximum of 360 ° counter to the closing direction until the internal thread 5 engages in the external thread 15 and the shutter 7 can be pushed slightly onto the mouth 21 of the container 13. It thus reaches an actual position that corresponds to the reference position R.
  • the reverse rotation of the closing head 3 ends and the closing operation is screwed by turning the capping head 3 and thus the shutter 7 in the closing direction. This is done by suitable control signals of the control device 17 to the switching device 37, which reverses the direction of rotation of the drive 9 when reaching the desired position.
  • the angle of rotation of the closing head 3 is detected by a rotation angle sensor during the reverse rotation against the closing direction. If a rotation angle of 360 ° is reached with a thread with a single thread, the process is aborted. It is assumed in this case that the internal thread 5 of the closure 7 and / or the external thread 15 of the container 13 is defective. Both parts are removed from the process in a suitable manner, for example by means of a sorting device.
  • closure 7 and container 13 are provided with a multi-thread, the rotation angle during the reverse rotation can be limited, for example, to 180 °, if it is a two-threaded thread.
  • the torque applied during the closing operation can be suitably detected, for example by a torque sensor. Should it rise above a predetermined value, this is an indication that the shutter 7 is tilted and jammed on the container 15. This may be the case, for example, in the case of a defect of the external thread 15 on the container 13. Also in this case closure 7 and container 13 can be sorted out.
  • the torque sensor can also detect that the torque drops before reaching the desired closing torque. This is an indication that the closure on the container is spinning or thread rims 25 and / or 27 have been torn off. Also, defects may be present in the holder for the container 13. Finally, the mouth region of the container may be demolished. In all cases, it is then ensured that the closure 7 and the container 13 are sorted out.
  • the operation of the closing machine 1 has been explained so that, if necessary, a rotational movement of the closure 7 relative to the container 13 in the opening direction.
  • a transmission is provided which causes a reversal of rotation when needed.
  • the transmission may be part of the drive 9 (see reference numeral 41), part of the drive shaft 11 (see reference numeral 43) or part of the capping head 3 (see reference numeral 45). It is crucial that, for example, while maintaining the same direction of rotation of the drive 9, if necessary, so on a drive signal of the control device 17, the gear 41, 43 or 45 is switched, so that the capping head 3 and thus the shutter 7 against the Verschwincardi rotate until the internal thread 5 of the closure into the external thread 15 of the container 13 engages.
  • the closing machine 1 can preferably be designed so that a servomotor is used as the drive 9. It is also possible that the drive 9 also causes the lowering and lifting movement of the capping head 3, so that this along the closed Line 49 of the closing curve according to FIG. 2 is moved.
  • the container 13 may preferably be a bottle onto which a suitable screw cap is screwed.

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