EP3323772A1 - Vorrichtung zum aufsetzen eines verschlusses auf eine behältermündung - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zum aufsetzen eines verschlusses auf eine behältermündung Download PDF

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EP3323772A1
EP3323772A1 EP17193780.8A EP17193780A EP3323772A1 EP 3323772 A1 EP3323772 A1 EP 3323772A1 EP 17193780 A EP17193780 A EP 17193780A EP 3323772 A1 EP3323772 A1 EP 3323772A1
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Paolo ABELLI
Simone Antiga
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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
    • B67B3/02—Closing bottles, jars or similar containers by applying caps by applying flanged caps, e.g. crown caps, and securing by deformation of flanges
    • B67B3/10—Capping heads for securing caps
    • B67B3/12—Capping heads for securing caps characterised by being movable axially relative to cap to deform flanges thereof, e.g. to press projecting flange rims inwardly
    • 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
    • B67B1/10—Closing bottles, jars or similar containers by applying stoppers by inserting disc 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
    • B67B3/20—Closing bottles, jars or similar containers by applying caps by applying and rotating preformed threaded caps
    • B67B3/2066—Details of capping heads
    • 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
    • B67B2201/00—Indexing codes relating to constructional features of closing machines
    • B67B2201/08—Aseptic features

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  • the present invention relates to a device for applying a closure on a mouth of a container.
  • the reference sector is the bottling of so-called "sensitive" food products, i.e. products that are particularly sensitive to bacteriological contamination and oxidation, such as, for example, isotonic drinks, juices, nectars, soft drinks, tea, milk-based drinks, coffee-based drinks, etc., for which it is fundamental to prevent any microbiological contamination throughout the packaging steps.
  • sensitive food products i.e. products that are particularly sensitive to bacteriological contamination and oxidation, such as, for example, isotonic drinks, juices, nectars, soft drinks, tea, milk-based drinks, coffee-based drinks, etc., for which it is fundamental to prevent any microbiological contamination throughout the packaging steps.
  • Packaging lines using aseptic technology are already known, wherein the various operations take place in a controlled contamination environment, whereby the bottled products can be stored for a long period of time and have physico-chemical and organoleptic stability even at ambient temperature.
  • devices for applying closures generally have a vertical elastic degree of freedom.
  • An example is represented by the solution proposed in GB2137928 , in which a heating ring can slide vertically with respect to the main cylindrical body, nearing the mouth of the underlying container.
  • this solution is not suitable for use in aseptic technology.
  • the reciprocal sliding zones between the surfaces are generally inaccessible, so that they are difficult to sterilise. Further, such zones are more subject to wear of the components thereof.
  • one or more bellows are keyed on the member and/or on part of the movement systems thereof. In some cases, even the whole critical volume is protected with a single large-dimensions bellows.
  • bellows however, leads to problems of reliability as any breakage thereof is not easily detectable. A damaged bellows carries a very high risk of contamination.
  • the technical task of the present invention is to provide a device for applying a closure on a mouth of a container which obviates the drawbacks in the prior art as described above.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a device for applying a closure on a mouth of a container that is usable in an aseptic environment.
  • a device for applying a closure on a mouth of a container comprising:
  • the blocking system comprises:
  • the blocking system comprises:
  • the device preferably comprises a plurality of centring plugs integrally constrained to the capping or sealing head and slidably inserted in a same number of slots afforded in the plate-shaped body.
  • Each centring plug has a conical end and the corresponding slot is counter-shaped so as to house said conical end.
  • the device comprises elastic means interposed between the plate-shaped body and the capping or sealing head for coupling thereof.
  • the elastic means consist of as many springs as centring plugs. Each centring plug is partly enveloped by one of said springs.
  • 1 denotes a device for applying a closure on a mouth 30a of a container 30.
  • closure means both a cap or capsule and a seal on the mouth 30a, the seal being embodied by an aluminium sheet.
  • the device 1 comprises a fixed portion 2 and a mobile portion 3 which in turn comprises a capping or sealing head 13 bearing the closure to be applied.
  • the mobile portion 3 further comprises a plate-shaped body 5 elastically coupled to the capping or sealing head 13.
  • At least a centring plug 6 is integrally constrained to the capping or sealing head 13 and is slidably inserted in a slot 7 (i.e. a through-hole) afforded in the plate-shaped body 5.
  • a plurality of centring plugs 6 integrally constrained to the capping or sealing head 13 is provided.
  • centring plugs 6 is slidably inserted in a corresponding slot 7 (i.e. a through-hole) afforded in the plate-shaped body 5.
  • Elastic coupling means 10 are interposed between the plate-shaped body 5 and the capping or sealing head 13.
  • the elastic means 10 preferably consist of as many springs as centring plugs 6.
  • each centring plug 6 is partly enveloped by one of the springs.
  • Each centring plug 6 has a conical end 6a and the corresponding slot 7 is counter-shaped so as to house the conical end 6a. Therefore, each slot 7 has a conical shape.
  • the device 1 comprises activating means 8 operatively active on the plate-shaped body 5 so as to shift it so that the device 1 passes at least from:
  • the activating means 8 comprise a pneumatic piston.
  • the pneumatic piston is not visible as it is covered by a bellows 17.
  • the device 1 originally comprises a blocking system 9 for blocking the reciprocal sliding of the centring plug 6 (or the centring plugs 6) with respect to said plate-shaped body 5.
  • the blocking system 9 comprises a first cylindrical element 11 and a second cylindrical element 12.
  • the first cylindrical element 11 has an end 11 a which is constrained to the fixed portion 2 and to the other end 11 b being free.
  • the second cylindrical element 12 has an end 12a which is constrained to the capping or sealing head 13 and the other end 12b being free.
  • the first cylindrical element 11 is slidably inserted in an additional slot (i.e. a further through-hole) afforded in the plate-shaped body 5.
  • the free ends 11 b, 12b of the two cylindrical elements 11, 12 are advantageously shaped so that in a third configuration of the device 1 (illustrated in figure 3 ) they are brought close to one another and reciprocally abut in such a way as to define a joint.
  • the blocking system 9 comprises two cylindrical elements 14, 15, each of which has an end 14a, 15a constrained to the fixed portion 2 and the other end 14b, 15b being free.
  • the two cylindrical elements 14, 15 are slidably inserted in further slots afforded in the plate-shaped body 5.
  • the blocking system 9 further comprises a block 16 integrally constrained to the capping or sealing head 13.
  • the free ends 14b, 15b of the two cylindrical elements 14, 15 advantageously have projections shaped for inserting in a groove or recess 16a of the block 16 when the device 1 is in the third configuration.
  • the operation of the device for applying a closure on a mouth of a container, according to the present invention, is described below.
  • the container 30 is positioned in a capping station located under the capping or sealing head 13.
  • the device 1 is then brought into the second configuration.
  • the pneumatic piston 8 moves the plate-shaped body 5 in the direction of the mouth 30a of the container 30.
  • the head Owing to the elastic coupling between the plate-shaped body 5 and the capping or sealing head 13, the head begins to shift towards the mouth 30a of the container 30 up to reaching the mouth 30a and applying the closure (see figures 2 and 6 ).
  • the lowering of the plate-shaped body 5 determines the sliding of the centring plugs 6 into the corresponding slots 7.
  • the springs 10 are thus compressed between the plate-shaped body 5 and the capping or sealing head 13 which, once the mouth 30a of the container 30 is reached, cannot further shift downwards.
  • the pneumatic piston 8 moves the plate-shaped body 5 away from the fixed portion 2. Owing to the elastic coupling between the plate-shaped body 5 and the capping or sealing head 13, the head begins to translate away from the fixed portion 2.
  • the lowering of the plate-shaped body 5 determines the sliding of the centring pins 6 into the corresponding slots 7.
  • the springs 10 are thus compressed between the plate-shaped body 5 and the capping or sealing head 13.
  • the two cylinders 11, 12 of the blocking system 9 have been gradually brought close to one another until their free ends 11 b, 12b abut and define a joint.
  • the device 1 is therefore in the third configuration, illustrated in figure 3 , whereby the slots 7 of the plate-shaped body 5 are partly disengaged from the conical ends 6a.
  • the device 1 remains in the third configuration due to the blocking system 9.
  • the capping device 1 can be subjected to a first treatment using a fluid sterilising agent that is able to penetrate into the slots 7. Subsequently, the blocking system 9 is deactivated, the device 1 is taken back to the first configuration and a second treatment is provided, using the fluid sterilising agent (this time directed especially to the free ends 11 b, 12b of the cylinders 11, 12).
  • the through slots of the plugs are accessible even in the absence of the container and can be subjected to a sterilisation treatment with a fluid agent.
  • a sterilisation treatment can be carried out on the free ends of the cylinders.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
  • Seal Device For Vehicle (AREA)
  • Closing Of Containers (AREA)
  • Sealing Of Jars (AREA)
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CN110078007A (zh) * 2019-04-28 2019-08-02 北京机械设备研究所 一种用于外螺纹瓶盖的自动化拧紧装置

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US3572579A (en) * 1969-04-11 1971-03-30 American Can Co Scored peripheral tear strip with reclosure lid
DE19626680A1 (de) * 1996-07-02 1998-01-08 Khs Masch & Anlagenbau Ag Verschließelement für eine Verschließmaschine
JPH1143195A (ja) * 1997-07-22 1999-02-16 Shibuya Kogyo Co Ltd 王冠打栓機
DE102013101716A1 (de) * 2013-02-21 2014-08-21 Khs Gmbh Verschließelement zum Verschließen von Behältern sowie Verschließmaschine mit derartigen Verschließelementen

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US3572579A (en) * 1969-04-11 1971-03-30 American Can Co Scored peripheral tear strip with reclosure lid
DE19626680A1 (de) * 1996-07-02 1998-01-08 Khs Masch & Anlagenbau Ag Verschließelement für eine Verschließmaschine
JPH1143195A (ja) * 1997-07-22 1999-02-16 Shibuya Kogyo Co Ltd 王冠打栓機
DE102013101716A1 (de) * 2013-02-21 2014-08-21 Khs Gmbh Verschließelement zum Verschließen von Behältern sowie Verschließmaschine mit derartigen Verschließelementen

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CN110078007A (zh) * 2019-04-28 2019-08-02 北京机械设备研究所 一种用于外螺纹瓶盖的自动化拧紧装置
CN110078007B (zh) * 2019-04-28 2021-04-20 北京机械设备研究所 一种用于外螺纹瓶盖的自动化拧紧装置

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