EP3160894A1 - Dispositif et procédé d'application d'une capsule de fermeture sur un récipient sensiblement cylindrique - Google Patents

Dispositif et procédé d'application d'une capsule de fermeture sur un récipient sensiblement cylindrique

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EP3160894A1
EP3160894A1 EP15747373.7A EP15747373A EP3160894A1 EP 3160894 A1 EP3160894 A1 EP 3160894A1 EP 15747373 A EP15747373 A EP 15747373A EP 3160894 A1 EP3160894 A1 EP 3160894A1
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closure
vessel
closure capsule
capsule
bell
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EP3160894B1 (fr
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Michael Unger
Wolfgang Unger
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Morlo Ges mbH
Morlo GmbH
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Morlo Ges mbH
Morlo GmbH
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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
    • B67B5/03—Applying protective or decorative covers to closures, e.g. by forming in situ
    • B67B5/032—Dies for securing overcaps
    • 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
    • B65B7/2821—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 applying plugs or threadless stoppers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
    • B65C3/00—Labelling other than flat surfaces
    • B65C3/06—Affixing labels to short rigid containers
    • B65C3/20—Affixing labels to short rigid containers to bottle closures
    • B65C3/24—Affixing labels indicating original state of bottle snap or screw closure
    • 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
    • B67B3/22—Closing bottles, jars or similar containers by applying caps by applying snap-on caps

Definitions

  • the invention relates to a device and a method for applying a closure capsule to a substantially cylindrical vessel having a closable by a closure opening.
  • DE 690 881 C describes a capping head for machines for closing containers with tear-off soft metal with a compressible by lateral pressure, acting on the cap wall rubber ring, which is compressed by means of Preßzangen the rubber ring by radially acting on the press nippers pressure.
  • a device for manually closing bottle caps comprising a bell for pressing the capsule edge of a plugged onto the bottle opening bottle cap, a stamp-like extension to the previous expansion of the bottle cap and a stalk-like handle element, at the respective end face the bell and the stamp-like extension is arranged.
  • a closure element for a vessel which comprises a closure capsule with a lateral surface, a closed end and an open end, a tear strip with a gripping tab for opening the closure capsule and a closure label.
  • This closure element serves as opening protection for original packaging of high-quality products, such as medical devices, pharmaceuticals, Food, cosmetics, spare parts of machines, to prevent that after removal of the contents of the vessel is filled with a mostly inferior copy.
  • a capsule that shrinks under the influence of heat can not be used due to the heat sensitivity of the products or the inadmissibility of heat.
  • shrink capsule a capsule that shrinks under the influence of heat
  • the vessel is refilled with a copy of the product and resealed with a copy of the original closure, so that no effective protection against counterfeiting is achieved. Therefore, WO 2013/167701 Al proposes applying a capsule to the vessel, wherein the closure capsule is not connected by heat to the vessel, but by means of a label whose first portion is disposed on the vessel and the second portion arranged on the closure capsule is, wherein the opening of the vessel both the capsule and the label are destroyed.
  • closure capsules used in this case are due to their shape and material strength very unstable and can not be shot like bottle caps by means of compressed air to the respective vessel, since they must fit positively against the vessel.
  • closure capsules for this process must be adapted in an exact fit the dimensions of the respective vessel, since a shrinking or pressing the closure capsules to the vessel is not possible here. Due to tolerances of the vessel, it is also difficult to design closure capsules so that they can be easily applied to substantially cylindrical vessels both at the lower and at the upper tolerance limit. In particular, in vessels that are in the upper tolerance range, a force must be applied when applying the cap on the vessel, which can lead to damage of the cap. In addition, the application of the closure capsules in order to be able to economically, must be fully mechanized.
  • the present invention is therefore based on the object, a device for applying such an exact fit adapted to the vessel and also unstable in itself To provide closure capsules on substantially cylindrical vessels, with which the closure capsules can be applied quickly, without deformation or other damage to the vessels.
  • closure capsule encloses a part of the outer contour of the vessel including the closure in registration and that an applicator bell is provided for pressing the cap on the vessel, which is designed as a hollow body and whose inner contour fits in the exact contour of the outer capsule.
  • the closure capsule is placed in the applicator bell, pressed onto the vessel with the capsule therein, and then the applicator bell is raised again, leaving the capsule on the vessel and fitting a portion of the outer contour of the vessel in register, i. positive locking, encloses.
  • the adhesion between the closure capsule and the application bell is less than the adhesion between the closure capsule and the vessel, so that the closure capsule remains on the vessel when lifting the application bell.
  • the adhesion between the closure capsule and the vessel is due to the coefficients of friction of the inner closure capsule side and outer side of the vessel, and in particular to the vacuum created during the application of the closure capsule due to the displaced air.
  • a preferred embodiment of the invention is that the closure capsule has a first substantially cylindrical portion having a first diameter and a second substantially cylindrical portion having a second, larger diameter, wherein between the first portion and the second portion in the region a conical Shoulder is provided.
  • closure capsules Even when mechanically applied, it is advantageous to stack the closure capsules, as the machine can then retrieve these easier and a previous positioning of the closure capsules omitted.
  • the closure capsules can then be picked up individually from the stack with the application bell.
  • the above-described embodiment of the closure capsules ensures good stackability.
  • the application bell has means for holding the closure capsule.
  • the closure capsule is not held in the application bell by itself due to the frictional forces or a vacuum which arises during its precisely fitting intake above the closure capsule.
  • the means for holding the closure capsule are provided.
  • the means for holding the closure capsule prefferably be designed as a mechanical retention device for the closure capsule.
  • the closure capsule can be secured by being held at its lower edge or by at least partially closing the opening of the application bell so that the closure capsule can not escape from the opening.
  • the means for holding the closure capsule are designed as a pneumatic retaining device for the closure capsule.
  • Such a pneumatic restraint device can be designed as a provided on the application bell channel with a connection to a vacuum, which opens in the region between the closure capsule and the application bell. Due to the vacuum, the closure capsule is held in the application bell. Depending on the size of the coefficient of friction between the closure capsule and the application bell, the vacuum may be interrupted when applying the closure capsule to the vessel to facilitate the application process. Conversely, the channel can also be connected to a compressed air connection in order to facilitate or accelerate the application of the closure capsule to the vessel at too high a coefficient of friction between the closure capsule and the application bell.
  • the application bell preferably consists of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) or polyoxymethylene (POM).
  • PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene
  • POM polyoxymethylene
  • This material can be machined both well and it has a low coefficient of friction.
  • the invention also relates to a method for applying a closure capsule to a substantially cylindrical vessel, characterized by the following method steps:
  • closure capsule it may be advantageous for the closure capsule to be secured by the means for holding the closure capsule in the application bell until the application bell is applied to the substantially cylindrical vessel.
  • closure capsule may also be advantageous for the closure capsule to be applied by the compressed air introduced from the application bell into the vessel through compressed air introduced into the region between the closure capsule and the application bell.
  • FIG. 1 is a side view of a closure capsule for a substantially cylindrical
  • Fig. 2 is a sectional view of an applicator bell according to the invention.
  • the closure capsule 1 has a lateral surface, a closed end 2 and an open end 3 and a tear strip 4 with a gripping tab 5 for opening the closure capsule 1. Since the closure capsule 1 is intended for application to a substantially cylindrical vessel, it is at least in its lower region, which is arranged on the vessel, formed substantially cylindrical.
  • the stackability of the closure capsules 1 can be achieved in various ways, for example by a slight conicity of the closure capsules from 1:50 to 1:30, preferably 1:40, at least in the region in which the closure capsules 1 are pushed one against the other.
  • a portion of the closure capsule 1 with a smaller diameter than the other portion of the closure capsule, so that the portion can be inserted with the smaller diameter in those with larger diameter of the adjacent closure capsule.
  • the closure capsule 1 according to FIG. 1 is stackable, which is achieved in the embodiment shown by the fact that the closure capsule 1 has a first substantially cylindrical region A with a first diameter, and a second substantially cylindrical region C with a second, larger Diameter connects, wherein between the first region A and the second region C in the region B a conical shoulder 6 is provided.
  • the first area A is applied to the lid of the vessel, the second and the third area B and C surrounds the vessel itself in a portion thereof, so that the closure capsule 1 fits snugly around the lid of the vessel and the surrounding area of the vessel ,
  • closure capsule 1 means are provided for stacking at least two closure capsules with a defined distance, which is perpendicular to the in the region of the open end 3 Axis of the closure cap 1 arranged, directed to the interior of the closure cap 1 bead 7 may be formed.
  • the bead 7 can extend over the full circumference of the closure capsule 1 or extend only over part of the circumference of the closure capsule 1, as is the case in FIG. Several beads 7 arranged parallel to one another can be seen, in particular two parallel beads 7.
  • FIG. 1 In the lower part of Fig. 1, two stacked closure capsules 1 are shown, wherein the second closure capsule 1 is inserted to its first bead 7 in the first closure capsule 1.
  • the first bead 7 thus ensures a defined distance of the stacked closure capsules 1.
  • closure capsule 1 has an anti-rotation, which may be formed for example as a positive connection between two closure capsules.
  • the closure capsule 1 may further comprise 3 inwardly directed nubs 8 in the region of the open end.
  • the closure capsule 1 in the region of the open end 3 parallel to the axis of the closure capsule arranged inwardly directed beads 9 have. Both variants are shown in FIG. 1.
  • the closure capsule 1 in the region of the closed end have a perforation 10 for venting the inner region of the closure capsule 1.
  • Fig. 2 shows a device according to the invention for applying a closure capsule 1 to a substantially cylindrical vessel.
  • the application bell 11 is formed as a hollow body and its inner contour corresponds substantially to the outer contour of the closure capsule 1.
  • the cap 1 and the upper part thereof is introduced into the application bell 11 and held there until the application bell 11 with the cap 1 held therein on the is positioned substantially cylindrical vessel.
  • the coefficient of friction between the closure capsule 1 and the application bell 11 is less than the coefficient of friction between the closure capsule 1 and the vessel.
  • the closure capsule 1 can be transmitted by pressing the application bell 11 on the vessel from the Aufbringglocke on the vessel.
  • the holding of the closure capsule 1 in the application bell 11 can be ensured, for example, by a mechanical or a pneumatic retention device for the closure capsule 1.
  • a pneumatic restraint device is shown in which on the application bell 11, a channel 12 is provided which has a connection to a vacuum, wherein the channel 12 in the region between the closure capsule 1 and the application bell 12 opens. Due to the vacuum, the closure capsule 1 is held in the application bell 11. If the channel 12 can also be coupled to a compressed air connection, the expelling of the closure capsule 1 from the application bell 11 can also be assisted by pressurization.
  • the cap 1 is connected to the vessel in that a label with the cap 1 and the vessel is connected, which is designed so that both the cap 1 and the label are destroyed when opening the vessel.

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  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Closing Of Containers (AREA)
  • Closures For Containers (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne un dispositif et un procédé d'application d'une capsule de fermeture (1), à précision d'ajustement, sur un récipient sensiblement cylindrique pourvu d'un orifice pouvant être fermé par un élément de fermeture. La capsule de fermeture (1) entoure une partie du contour extérieur du récipient, y compris l'élément de fermeture, avec une précision d'ajustement. Pour presser la capsule de fermeture (1) sur le récipient, on utilise une cloche d'application (11) qui est configurée en corps creux et dont le contour intérieur correspond avec une précision d'ajustement au contour extérieur de la capsule de fermeture. La capsule de fermeture (1) est introduite dans la cloche d'application (11), celle-ci est pressée, avec la capsule de fermeture (1) à l'intérieur, sur le récipient, puis la cloche d'application (11) est relevée, la capsule de fermeture (1) restant sur le récipient et entourant une partie du contour extérieur du récipient avec une précision d'ajustement, c'est-à-dire par complémentarité de formes.
EP15747373.7A 2014-06-26 2015-06-26 Dispositif et procédé d'application d'une capsule de fermeture sur un récipient sensiblement cylindrique Active EP3160894B1 (fr)

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DE102014108950.2A DE102014108950A1 (de) 2014-06-26 2014-06-26 Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Aufbringen einer Verschlußkapsel auf ein im Wesentlichen zylindrisches Gefäß
PCT/DE2015/100260 WO2015197053A1 (fr) 2014-06-26 2015-06-26 Dispositif et procédé d'application d'une capsule de fermeture sur un récipient sensiblement cylindrique

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