JPH06144487A - Cork stopper-driving machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To contrive to automatically mount a cork stopper to a container mouth part and seal the mouth part by holding and reversing the cork stopper body and a cork part, while the cork stopper body and cork part are respectively directed downward and upward, by fitting the cork part into the container mouth part being conveyed and provisionally driving the stopper, and by using a stopper-driving means equipped with a stopper-driving bar pressing the driven cork stopper body. CONSTITUTION:A cork stopper-driving machine 1 engages and holds a rotary conveying device 8 for rotation-conveying a container 2 and a cork stopper 3 in a state where the stopper body 4 and cork part 5 of the cork stopper 3 are respectively directed downward and upward, and reverses the cork stopper. The driving machine is equipped with a cork stopper-holding mechanism 9 for fitting the cork part 5 into a container mouth part 2a being conveyed by the rotary conveying device 8 and driving the stopper provisionally and with a stopper-driving bar 10 for pressing the stopper body 4 of the provisionally driven cork stopper 3. Further, the driving machine is equipped with a stopper-driving means 11 mounted on the rotary conveying device 8 in the manner of moving together with the container 2. Thus, when the cork stopper 3 is conveyed into the cork stopper-driving machine 1, the cork stopper can be conveyed in the state, where the light cork part 5 is directed upward and the heavy upper side is directed downward, and can be driven efficiently.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cork stoppering machine for inserting a cork stopper having a cork portion at a lower portion of a stopper main body into a container mouth and pressing the stopper main body to mount the cork stopper.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, some products such as whiskey and brandy have a cork stopper having a cork portion at a lower portion of a stopper body, which is sealed at a mouth portion of a container. As for this type of cork stopper, generally, a lower portion of a glass stopper main body is reduced in diameter, and a cork is fixed to the outer periphery of the lower portion. In this cork stopper, the cork portion is fitted into the container opening portion, and the stopper main body is further pressed to attach the cork portion to the container opening portion to seal the container. The outer diameter of this type of cork stopper is larger than the outer diameter of the cork portion so that when the cork stopper attached to the container is pulled out, the head (upper part) of the stopper can be easily pulled out.

[0003]

Conventionally, no automatic cork stoppering machine for stoppering such a cork stopper into the container mouth is provided, and the mouth of the container normally flowing through the conveying path is usually not provided. There has been a method in which a worker pushes in a cork stopper, and then pushes the upper end of the cork stopper with a stopper rod to stop the cork stopper. Since such a stoppering method requires manpower and is difficult to operate at high speed, it is strongly desired to provide a cork stopper stoppering machine capable of automatically stoppering the cork stopper at the container mouth. . However, since such a cork stopper is heavier at the upper part, which is the handle, than at the lower part, which has a cork part, align the cork part with the cork part facing downward so that it can be plugged into the container mouth at the filling factory. It is difficult to carry in, and it is a problem in automating the stopper. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a cork stoppering machine for automatically stoppering a cork stopper such as described above into a container mouth.

[0004]

A cork stoppering machine according to claim 1, wherein a cork stopper having a cork portion at a lower portion of a stopper main body is fitted into a container mouth portion and the stopper main body is pressed to attach the cork stopper. In the stoppering machine, a conveying means for conveying the container in an upright state and a cork stopper are held with the stopper main body facing downward and the cork portion facing upward, and the cork stopper is turned over to hold the cork stopper. It is equipped with a cork stopper holding mechanism that fits into the mouth of the container being conveyed by the conveying means to perform temporary stoppering, and a stopper rod that presses the stopper main body of the temporarily stoppered cork stopper, and moves with the container. As described above, the cork stoppering machine is provided with the stoppering means attached to the conveying means.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the cork stoppering machine according to the first aspect, the transporting means is a rotary transporting device for rotating and transporting a container by placing a container on a peripheral portion of a rotary table. Is.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the cork stoppering machine according to the first or second aspect, the cork stopper holding mechanism operates a cam mechanism according to the movement of the conveying means, and holds the cork stopper by the cam mechanism. A pocket member that is flipped up and down and that operates vertically; a pair of vertically extending engagement members; and a cork holding member that is provided with a cork holding member that projects in a substantially horizontal direction so as to interlock with the engagement members; The guide member is provided at a position where the engaging member of the cork holder contacts.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the cork stoppering machine according to the third aspect, the stopper bar moves up and down by a cam mechanism that operates according to the movement of the conveying means to stopper the cork stopper. A cork stoppering machine configured to press the top surface of a cork stopper through a through hole formed in a member.

[0008]

According to the cork stoppering machine of the present invention, the cork stopper is held with the main body of the cork facing downward and the cork portion facing upward, and the cork stopper is inverted so that the cork portion is being conveyed by the conveying means. A cork stopper holding mechanism that fits into the mouth portion to perform temporary stoppering, and a stopper rod that presses the stopper main body of the temporarily stoppered cork stopper,
Since the cork stopper is attached to the conveying means so as to move together with the container, when the cork stopper is carried into this cork stoppering machine, the light cork portion faces upward and the heavy upper side faces downward. Since the cork stopper can be conveyed in a stable state, the cork stopper can be smoothly conveyed. Further, a cam mechanism that operates the cork stopper holding mechanism according to the movement of the conveying means, a pocket member that holds and reverses the cork stopper by the biased cam mechanism and that operates vertically, and a pair of vertically extending engagement members. And a cork holding member provided with a cork holding member protruding substantially horizontally so as to interlock with these engaging members, and a guide member provided at a position where the engaging member of the cork holding member contacts. The cork stopper conveyed with the cork part facing upward is placed in the pocket in the initial state, the cork part is held by the cork holder, and the pocket is inverted in this state so that the cork part of the cork stopper faces downward. Then, the pocket descends to bring the cork portion of the cork stopper into contact with the container mouth portion, and further, while holding the cork portion by the cork holding member, the cork portion is fitted and the temporary stopper is attached. Next, the stopper rod descends and presses the top surface of the cork stopper in the temporary stopper state to perform stoppering, and then the product in which the cork stopper is stoppered is taken out from the conveying means, and the cork is removed. By sequentially repeating the operation of returning the stopper holding mechanism and the stopper rod to the initial state, the cork stopper can be stoppered efficiently.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a cork stoppering machine according to the present invention. In this figure, reference numeral 1 is a cork stoppering machine, 2
Is a container and 3 is a cork stopper. The container 2 is made of glass, and a reduced diameter mouth portion 2a for mounting the cork stopper 3 is formed on the upper portion thereof. Further, the cork stopper 3 is formed by forming a cork portion 5 by attaching a cork to a reduced outer circumference of a stopper main body 4 made of a material such as glass.

In the cork stoppering machine 1, the container 2 is placed upright on a mounting table 7 having a substantially T-shaped cross section provided along the peripheral portion of the rotary table 6, and while rotating and transporting the container 2, A rotary transfer device 8 for plugging the cork stopper 3 into the container mouth portion 2a during the transfer, and a stopper means 11 equipped with a cork stopper holding mechanism 9 and a stopper rod 10 and attached to the rotary transfer device 8. It is configured with.

The rotary transfer device 8 comprises a rotary table 6, a support column 12 provided upright at the center thereof, and a rotary drive means (not shown) for rotating these.
The mounting table 7 provided on the peripheral edge of the rotary table 6 mounts the container 2 on the flat surface of the upper end, and the notches (accommodation portions) of the upper star plate 13 and the lower star plate 14 attached to the support columns 12 respectively. The container 2 is accommodated and supported, and the container 2 placed on the mounting table 7 is conveyed by the rotation of the rotary table 6. In addition, as shown in FIG. 9, which will be described later, a container carrying star wheel 15 for continuously delivering the container 2 to the rotary carrying device 8 and a downstream side in the rotation direction of the star wheel 15 are provided in the rotary carrying device 8. A product discharge star wheel 16 for receiving a product with the cork stopper 3 plugged therein is connected to the container mouth 2a, and the container loading star wheel 15 is rotatable at a position where it is connected to the rotary transport device 8. The container 2 is accommodated in the carrier device 8, the container 2 is rotatably conveyed to the downstream side in the rotational direction and capped, and the container (product) capped at the connection position with the product discharge star wheel 16 is a rotary type. The product is delivered from the carrying device 8 to the product discharging star wheel 16. Further, in the vicinity of the connecting position of the container loading star wheel 15 of the rotary transfer device 8 and on the downstream side of the position in the transfer direction,
A cork stopper carry-in star wheel 34 for connecting the cork stopper 3 with the cork portion 5 facing upward and the top surface facing downward is connected to the stopper means 11.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the cork stopper holding mechanism 9 of the tapping means 11 has three camshafts 18, which are attached to a base 17 fixed to a column 12 of the rotary transfer device 8. Cam mechanism 21,22,23 engaged with 19,20 respectively
And a pocket member 2 that holds and inverts the cork stopper 3 and operates vertically by these cam mechanisms 21, 22, and 23.
4, a pair of vertically extending engagement members 25 and 26, and a cork holding member 29 provided with cork holding members 27 and 28 provided so as to project substantially horizontally so as to interlock with the engagement members 25 and 26. ,
The cork holder 29 is provided with a pair of guide members 30 and 31 provided at positions where the engaging members come into contact with each other.

The cork holding members 27, 28 are the engaging members 25,
When the engaging members 25, 26 are pressed toward each other by contacting the inclined surfaces of the guide members 30, 31 and moving up and down, the engaging members 25, 26 are opened, and the engaging members 25, 26 are pressed by the guide members 30, 31. It is mounted so that it can be opened and closed to close it when not in use. Rollers 25a, 25b, 26a, 26b are rotatably attached to the ends of the engaging members 25, 26, respectively. Further, the pocket member 24 is formed with a through hole 32 for inserting the tapping rod 10.

The tapping rod 10 is attached to a cam mechanism 33 fixed to the upper part of the column, and is vertically moved by the cam mechanism 33. In this tapping rod 10,
It is necessary to provide a buffer means for the tip of the stopper rod to apply a required stopper pressure to the top surface of the stopper body when stoppering and to prevent the bottle body 2 from being damaged.

Next, referring to FIGS. 6 to 11, the stoppering operation of the cork stoppering machine 1 according to this embodiment will be described. In this cork stoppering machine 1, as shown in FIG. 11, a container-carrying star wheel 15 for continuously delivering the container 2 to the rotary transfer device 8 and a cork portion 5 on the downstream side in the rotation direction thereof. A cork stopper loading star wheel 34 for continuously loading the cork stopper 3 into the stopper means 11 with the top surface of the facing plug body 4 facing downward, and on the downstream side in the rotation direction of the star wheel 34.
A product discharge star wheel 16 for receiving a product having the cork stopper 3 plugged therein is connected to the container mouth 2a. In addition, each position of reference numerals (1) to (14) in FIG. 11 corresponds to each step (1) to (14) shown in FIGS. 6 to 10.
It corresponds to.

In this cork stoppering machine 1, first, at the position shown in FIG. 11 (1), the container 2 filled with the inner solution from the container carrying star wheel 15 is at a predetermined position of the rotary carrier 8. The upper and lower star plates 13 and 14 are delivered to the container 2 containing positions where the notches are present, and the bottle filling step (1) in FIG. 6 is performed. The container 2 accommodated in this accommodation position is placed on the mounting table 7, and the lower star plate 14 is in contact with the lower part of the body of the container 2 and the upper star plate 13 is in contact with the mouth 2a to support the container 2. . Further, in this (1) bottle-filled state, the pocket member 24 is in the initial position close to the container 2, and the rollers 25a and 26a at the end of the engaging member of the cork holder 29 are separated from the guide members 30 and 31, The cork holding members 27, 28 are in the closed state. Further, the stopper rod 10 is in the initial position on the upper side.

Then, when the container 2 and the stoppering means 11 reach (2) in FIG. 11 by the rotation of the rotary transfer device 8, the guide members 30 and 31 descend and the end portions of the cork holding member 29 of the engaging member. Rollers 25a, 26a contact the slopes of the guide members 30, 31, and further the engaging members 25, 31 as the guide members 30, 31 descend.
26 are pushed closer together, resulting in a cork retention member 2
7,28 opens, and the process of (2) cork holding-opening in FIG. 6 is performed. At this time, the pocket member 24 and the tapping rod 10 are (1)
It is in the same position as the process.

Then, when the container 2 and the stoppering means 11 reach the position (3) in FIG. 11 by the rotation of the rotary transfer device 8, the cork stopper carrying star wheel 34 to the cork portion 5 are brought into contact.
The cork stopper 3 is carried into the pocket member 24 of the stoppering means 11 with the top surface of the stopper body 4 facing downward.
(3) It becomes a plugging process. As shown in (3) of FIG. 6, the cork stopper 3 is placed on the upper surface of the pocket member 24 with the top surface of the stopper main body 4 in contact therewith, and the cork portion 5 stands upright. At this time, the pocket member 24 and the tapping rod 10 are still in the initial state of (1), and the cork holding members 27 and 28 are in the open state following the (2) cork holding-opening step.

Then, when the container 2 and the tapping means 11 reach the position (4) in FIG. 11 by the rotation of the rotary transfer device 8, the guide members 30, 31 move upward and the roller 25a at the upper end of the engaging member. , 26a are separated from the guide members 30 and 31, and the two cork holding members 27 and 28 are biased toward each other by the action of a biasing member (not shown) incorporated in the cork holding body 29. As a result, the cork holding members 27 and 28 sandwich and hold the cork portion 5 of the cork stopper 3, and the cork holding-closing step (4) in FIG. 7 is performed. At this time, the pocket member 24 and the tapping rod 10 remain in the step (1) (initial state), and the heights of the cork holding members 27 and 28 are the same as those in the step (1).

Then, when the container 2 and the tapping means 11 reach the position (5) in FIG. 11 by the rotation of the rotary transfer device 8, the pocket rotation cam mechanism 21 to which the pocket member 24 is connected operates. Then, the cork stopper 3 is placed and held, and the cork stopper 5 is rotated by 180 degrees so that the cork portion 5 of the cork stopper 3 faces downward. At this time, the cork holder 29 also rotates 180 degrees according to the pocket member 24, and the engaging members 27 and 28 are turned upside down. The cork holding members 27 and 28 remain closed, and the cork stopper 3 is held in the stoppered state (the cork portion 5 is downward and the top surface of the stopper main body 4 is upward). At this time, the tapping rod 10 and the guide members 30 and 31 are at the same positions as those in the step (4).

Then, when the container 2 and the tapping means 11 reach the position (6) in FIG. 11 by the rotation of the rotary transfer device 8, the cam mechanism 33 to which the tapping rod 10 is connected operates and the tapping rod is operated. 10 starts descending, contacts the top surface of the cork stopper 3 through the through hole 32 provided in the pocket member 24, and
(6) The tapping rod lowering step. At this time, the positions of the pocket member 24, the cork holding members 27 and 28, and the guide members 30 and 31 are the same as those at the end of (5) the pocket rotating step.

When the container 2 and the stoppering means 11 reach the position (7) in FIG. 11 by the rotation of the rotary transfer device 8, the stoppering rod 10 descends following the step (6) and The cam mechanism 22 for moving the pocket member 24 and the cork holding body 29 up and down and the cam mechanism 23 for moving the guide members 30 and 31 up and down operate to form a cork plug including the pocket member 24, the cork holding member 29, and the guide member 30. The holding mechanism 9 is lowered, the lower part of the cork portion 5 of the cork stopper 3 is fitted into the mouth portion 2a of the container 2, and the (7) temporary stoppering step of FIG. 8 is performed. In this (7) temporary capping step, the cork stopper holding mechanism 9 is lowered with the cork holding members 27 and 28 kept closed, and the cork stopper holding mechanism is contacted before the cork holding members 27 and 28 contact the upper end of the container 2. The descent of 9 is stopped. The cork stopper 3 is held by the cork holding members 27, 28, and the lower portion of the cork portion 5 is fitted into and supported by the container mouth portion 2a.

Then, when the container 2 and the stoppering means 11 reach the position (8) in FIG. 11 by the rotation of the rotary transfer device 8, the guide members 30, 31 continue to descend, and stop after the descending. The rollers 25b and 26b of the cork holder 29 that is in contact therewith are pushed so that the rollers 25b and 26b approach each other, and the cork holding members 27 and 28 are widened, which is the (8) cork holding-opening step of FIG. . At this time, it is desirable that the tapping rod 10 is temporarily stopped so that its tip does not descend from the position of the top surface of the cork stopper until the cork holding members 27, 28 are completely separated from the cork portion 3. Further, the positions of the pocket member 24 and the cork holder 29 themselves which are in the lowered state in the step (7) are the same as those in the step (7). Further, the cork stopper 3 has a pocket member 2 on the top side thereof.
4 is covered and the lower portion of the cork portion 3 is fitted into and supported by the container mouth portion 2a by the temporary plugging step of (7), and therefore the cork holding members 27 and 28 can fall even if they are separated from the cork portion 3. There is no.

Then, when the container 2 and the tapping means 11 reach the position (9) in FIG. 11 by the rotation of the rotary transfer device 8, the tapping rod 10 descends to press the top surface of the cork stopper 3, The (9) final stoppering step of 8 is performed. By this final capping step, the cork portion 5 of the cork stopper 3 is completely fitted into the container mouth portion 2a, and the container 2 is tightly plugged. At this time, the pocket member 24,
The cork holding members 27, 28 and the guide members 30, 31 are at the same positions as in the cork holding-opening step (8).

Then, when the container 2 and the stoppering means 11 reach the position (10) in FIG. 11 by the rotation of the rotary transfer device 8, the pocket member 24, the cork holding members 27, 28 and the roller 25a which are in a lowered state. , 25b, 26a and 26b, the cork holder 29, the guide members 30 and 31, and the tapping rod 10 each turn upward, which is the (10) rising start step in FIG. The cork holding members 27 and 28 are in the open state, and the pocket member 2
No. 4 is not in contact with the cork stopper 3 after stoppering. When the stopper rod 10 starts to move upward and its tip is separated from the top surface of the cork stopper 3, the stoppered container 2 is no longer in contact with the stopper means 11 and is removed from the cork stopper stopper 1. Is possible.

Then, the container 2 and the stopper means 11 are moved to the position (11) in FIG. 11 by the rotation of the rotary transfer device 8, that is,
When the connection between the rotary transfer device 8 and the product discharge star wheel 16 for receiving the stoppered product is reached, the container 2 (product after capping) stored in the storage part of the rotary transfer device 8 (product ) Is transferred to the product discharge star wheel 16, and the product discharge step (11) in FIG. 9 is performed. The product delivered to the product discharge star wheel 16 is conveyed to a finishing process such as an inspection process. At this time, the pocket member 2
4, cork holding member 29 including cork holding members 27, 28 and rollers 25a, 25b, 26a, 26b, guide members 30, 31, and tapping rod 1
Each of the 0s continues to rise.

Then, when the stopper means 11 reaches the position (12) in FIG. 11 by the rotation of the rotary transfer device 8, the pocket member 24, the cork holding members 27, 28 and the rollers 25a, 25b, 26 are provided.
Each of the cork holder 29 including a and 26b and the tapping rod 10 reaches the ascending end position and the ascending operation is stopped, and the ascending end step (12) in FIG. 9 is performed. At this time, the guide members 30, 3
No. 1 has not reached the ascending end position, and the rollers 25b and 26b of the cork holding body 29 are engaged with each other to open the cork holding members 27 and 28.

Then, when the stopper means 11 reaches the position (13) in FIG. 11 by the rotation of the rotary transfer device 8, the guide members 30, 31 which have been continuously raised reach the end-of-elevation position and stop the rise. , The rollers 25b and 26b are separated from the guide members 30 and 31, and the cork holding members 27 and 28 are closed.
3) Cork holding-closing step.

Then, when the stopper means 11 reaches the position (14) in FIG. 11 by the rotation of the rotary transfer device 8, the pocket member 24 and the cork holding members 27, 28 and the rollers 25a, 25b, 2 are provided.
The cam mechanism for rotating the cork holding body 29 including 6a and 26b is actuated, the pocket member 24 and the cork holding body 29 are rotated by 180 degrees, and returned to the initial position shown in the step (1). This is the (14) pocket rotation process of 10. When the operation of the cam mechanism is completed, the pocket member 24, the cork holding members 27, 28 and the rollers 25a, 25b, 26a, 2
Each of the cork holder 29 including 6b, the guide members 30, 31 and the tapping rod 10 is returned to the initial position in the step (1).

The above steps (1) to (14) are repeatedly performed for one container 2 transported by the rotary transport device 8 and for a plurality of containers 2 transported by the rotary transport device 8. It is possible to plug the container 2 at high speed by sequentially performing the above steps.

The cork stoppering machine 1 according to this embodiment holds a rotary conveying device 8 for rotating and conveying the container 2, and a cork stopper 3 with the cork stopper 5 facing downward and the cork portion 5 facing upward. Then, by reversing this, the cork portion 5 is inserted into the container port portion 2a being conveyed by the rotary conveying device 8 to temporarily stopper, and the cork stopper 3 for temporarily stoppering the cork stopper 3 is inserted. Body 4
Capping means 11 which is equipped with a stopper rod 10 for pressing and is attached to the rotary transfer device 8 so as to move together with the container 2.
When the cork stopper 3 is loaded into the cork stoppering machine 1, the light cork portion 5 faces upward and the heavy upper side (top side) faces downward in a stable state. Since the cork stopper 3 can be conveyed, the cork stopper 3 can be smoothly conveyed, and the cork stopper 3 which has been difficult to automatically cap the cork stopper 3 can be automatically and rapidly provided. can do.

Further, the cork stopper holding mechanism 9 is provided with cam mechanisms 21, 22, 23 which are operated in accordance with the movement of the rotary transfer device 8,
A pocket member 24 that holds and inverts the cork stopper 3 and operates vertically by these cam mechanisms 21, 22, and 23.
And a cork holder 29 provided with a pair of vertically extending engagement members 25 and 26 and cork holding members 27 and 28 that are provided to project substantially horizontally so as to interlock with the engagement members 25 and 26, The cork stopper is configured to include a pair of guide members 30 and 31 provided at a position where the engaging member of the cork holder 29 is in contact, and the cork stopper is conveyed to the pocket member 24 in the initial state with the cork portion 5 facing upward. 3, the cork portion 5 is held by the cork holder 29, the pocket member 24 is inverted in this state, the cork portion 5 of the cork stopper 3 faces downward, and then the pocket member 24 descends to lower the cork stopper 3 Of the cork portion 5 is brought into contact with the container mouth portion 2a, and the cork portion 5 is inserted into the container mouth portion 2a while releasing the holding of the cork portion 5 by the cork holding members 27 and 28, and then the temporary stopper is performed. The stopper rod 10 is lowered and the cork stopper 3 in the temporary stopper state is The operation of returning the initial state of the cork stopper holding mechanism 9 and the stopper rod 10 is performed while pressing the top surface to perform stoppering, then taking out the product stoppered with the cork stopper 3 from the rotary conveying means 8. By sequentially repeating the steps, the cork stopper 3 can be capped efficiently.

[0033]

As described above, in the cork stoppering machine of the present invention, the cork stopper is held with the main body of the cork facing downward and the cork portion facing upward, and the cork stopper is turned over to hold the cork portion. It is equipped with a cork stopper holding mechanism that fits into the mouth of the container being conveyed by the conveying means to perform temporary stoppering, and a stopper rod that presses the stopper main body of the temporarily stoppered cork stopper, and moves with the container. As described above, since the cork stopper is equipped with the stopper means attached to the conveying means, when the cork stopper is carried into the cork stopper machine, the light cork portion is directed upward and the heavy upper side is directed downward, so that the cork stopper is in a stable state. Cork stoppers can be conveyed smoothly, so cork stoppers can be conveyed smoothly, and cork stoppers that were previously difficult to automatically cap can be automatically and at high speed. Machine can be provided.

Further, a cam mechanism for operating the cork stopper holding mechanism in accordance with the movement of the conveying means, a pocket member for holding and reversing the cork stopper by the cam mechanism and operating vertically, and a pair of vertically extending members. A cork holding body including a mating member and a cork holding member provided in a substantially horizontal direction so as to interlock with the engaging members; and a guide member provided at a position where the engaging member of the cork holding body contacts. The cork stopper conveyed with the cork part facing upwards is placed in the pocket in the initial state, the cork part is held by the cork holder, and the pocket is inverted in this state to remove the cork part of the cork stopper. Face down, then the pocket descends to bring the cork portion of the cork stopper into contact with the container mouth, and then insert the cork portion while releasing the holding of the cork portion by the cork holding member. Temporary stopper is performed, then the stopper rod descends and presses the top surface of the cork stopper in the temporary stopper state to perform stoppering, and then the product with the cork stopper removed is taken out from the conveying means. At the same time, the operation of returning the cork stopper holding mechanism and the stopper rod to the initial state is sequentially repeated, whereby the cork stopper can be stoppered efficiently.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of a cork stoppering machine according to the present invention in a partial cross section.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a cork stopper holding mechanism of the same cork stoppering machine.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway front view of the same cork stopper holding mechanism.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged side view of an essential part of the same cork stopper holding mechanism.

5A is a sectional view taken along the line aa of the cork stopper holding mechanism shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 5B is a sectional view taken along the line bb, and FIG.
It is a c-line sectional view.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing a stoppering operation by the same cork stoppering machine in the order of steps. Among the steps (1) to (14), (1) bottle filling step, (2) cork holding- The opening process and (3) plugging process are shown.

FIG. 7 is the same as in (1) to (14) of FIG.
It is a schematic diagram showing (4) cork maintenance-closing process and (5) pocket rotation process.

FIG. 8 is the same as the steps (1) to (14) shown in FIG.
It is a schematic diagram showing (6) stoppering rod lowering process, (7) temporary stoppering process, (8) cork holding-opening process, and (9) main stoppering process.

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of steps (1) to (14) of FIG.
(10) Ascending start process, (11) Product discharging process and (1
2) It is a schematic view showing a step of ending the ascent.

FIG. 10 is a schematic view showing (13) cork holding-closing step and (14) pocket rotating step among the steps (1) to (14).

FIG. 11 is a schematic plan view showing the relationship between each step of the stoppering operation by the same cork stoppering machine and the transfer position of the rotary transfer device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... cork stopper machine, 2 ... container, 2a ... mouth, 3 ...
... Cork stopper, 4 ... stopper body, 5 ... cork portion, 6 ... rotary table, 7 ... mounting table, 8 ... rotary transport device, 9 ... cork stopper holding mechanism, 10 ... stopper rod , 11 ... stoppering means,
12 ... Support, 13 ... Upper star plate, 14 ... Lower star plate, 15 ... Container loading star wheel, 16 ... Product discharging star wheel, 17 ... Base, 18,19,20
...... Cam shaft, 21, 22, 23 ...... Cam mechanism, 24
... Pocket members, 25,26 ... Engaging members, 25a,
25b, 26a, 26b ... Roller, 27, 28 ... Cork holding member, 29 ... Cork holding body, 30, 31 ...
Guide member, 32 ... through hole, 33 ... cam mechanism, 34
...... Cork stopper carry-in star wheel.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A cork stoppering machine in which a cork stopper having a cork portion at a lower portion of a stopper main body is fitted into a container mouth portion and a stopper main body is pressed to mount the cork stopper, the container is conveyed in an upright state. The conveying means and the cork stopper are held with the stopper main body facing downward and the cork portion facing upward, and the cork portion is inverted, and the cork portion is inserted into the container mouth portion being conveyed by the conveying means. A cork stopper holding mechanism for performing temporary stoppering, and a stoppering rod for pressing the stopper main body of the temporarily stoppered cork stopper, and stoppering means attached to the conveying means so as to move together with the container. A cork stopper machine characterized by being equipped. 2. The cork stoppering machine according to claim 1, wherein the carrying means is a rotary carrying device for carrying a container by placing a container on a peripheral portion of a turntable and carrying it in rotation. 3. A pair of vertically extending cam mechanisms, wherein the cork stopper holding mechanism operates in accordance with the movement of the conveying means, a pocket member that holds and reverses the cork stopper by the cam mechanism, and operates vertically. A cork holder provided with an engaging member and a cork holding member provided in a substantially horizontal direction so as to interlock with the engaging member, and a guide member provided at a position where the engaging member of the cork holder contacts. The cork stopper machine according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: 4. The stopper rod moves up and down by a cam mechanism which operates in accordance with the movement of the conveying means, and when the cork stopper is stoppered, the cork stopper is passed through a through hole formed in the pocket member. The cork stopper machine according to claim 3, wherein the cork stopper machine presses the top surface.