EP2733111A3 - Device for feeding of container closures to a closing machine - Google Patents

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EP2733111A3
EP2733111A3 EP13193237.8A EP13193237A EP2733111A3 EP 2733111 A3 EP2733111 A3 EP 2733111A3 EP 13193237 A EP13193237 A EP 13193237A EP 2733111 A3 EP2733111 A3 EP 2733111A3
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Klaus Buchhauser
Sebastian Klepatz
Markus Schönefelder
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B57/00—Automatic control, checking, warning, or safety devices
    • B65B57/02—Automatic control, checking, warning, or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of binding or wrapping material, containers, or packages
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B7/00—Closing containers or receptacles after filling
    • B65B7/16—Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons
    • B65B7/28—Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons by applying separate preformed closures, e.g. lids, covers
    • B65B7/2842—Securing closures on containers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B3/00—Packaging plastic material, semiliquids, liquids or mixed solids and liquids, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars
    • B65B3/04—Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B55/00—Preserving, protecting or purifying packages or package contents in association with packaging
    • B65B55/02—Sterilising, e.g. of complete packages
    • B65B55/04—Sterilising wrappers or receptacles prior to, or during, packaging
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B7/00—Closing containers or receptacles after filling
    • B65B7/16—Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons
    • B65B7/28—Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons by applying separate preformed closures, e.g. lids, covers
    • B65B7/2807—Feeding closures
    • 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
    • B67B3/02—Closing bottles, jars or similar containers by applying caps by applying flanged caps, e.g. crown caps, and securing by deformation of flanges
    • B67B3/06—Feeding caps to capping heads

Abstract

Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung (1) zum Zuführen von Behälterverschlüssen zu einem Verschließer (10) in einer Getränkeabfüllanlage, umfassend ein Sortierwerk (2), einen Höhenförderer (5) und eine Inspektionsvorrichtung (4), wobei die Inspektionsvorrichtung (4) vor dem Höhenförderer (5) angeordnet ist.

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The present invention relates to a device (1) for feeding container closures to a capper (10) in a beverage filling plant, comprising a sorting plant (2), a height conveyor (5) and an inspection device (4), the inspection device (4) being arranged upstream of the Height conveyor (5) is arranged.
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EP13193237.8A 2012-11-19 2013-11-18 Device for feeding of container closures to a closing machine Active EP2733111B1 (en)

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SI201330184A SI2733111T1 (en) 2012-11-19 2013-11-18 Device for feeding of container closures to a closing machine

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DE202012104464U DE202012104464U1 (en) 2012-11-19 2012-11-19 Device for feeding container closures to a capper

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EP2733111A2 EP2733111A2 (en) 2014-05-21
EP2733111A3 true EP2733111A3 (en) 2014-12-10
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CN (1) CN103818701A (en)
DE (1) DE202012104464U1 (en)
SI (1) SI2733111T1 (en)

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US20140137512A1 (en) 2014-05-22
SI2733111T1 (en) 2016-09-30
EP2733111B1 (en) 2016-03-16

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