NL2009112C2 - Machine for applying a cap to the neck of a container, and method using said machine. - Google Patents

Machine for applying a cap to the neck of a container, and method using said machine. Download PDF

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NL2009112C2
NL2009112C2 NL2009112A NL2009112A NL2009112C2 NL 2009112 C2 NL2009112 C2 NL 2009112C2 NL 2009112 A NL2009112 A NL 2009112A NL 2009112 A NL2009112 A NL 2009112A NL 2009112 C2 NL2009112 C2 NL 2009112C2
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Paul Fransiscus Furer
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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
    • 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
    • B67B3/00—Closing bottles, jars or similar containers by applying caps
    • B67B3/26—Applications of control, warning, or safety devices in capping machinery
    • B67B3/268—Applications of control, warning, or safety devices in capping machinery devices for avoiding damage to the closing machine

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P31086NL00/MVE
Machine for applying a cap to the neck of a container, and method using said machine
The invention relates to a machine including a capping device for applying a cap to the neck of a container and a frame part arranged above a to be capped container. The invention further relates to a method wherein use is made of such a machine.
5 A machine as described above is known for example from EP1.566.359, which discloses a capping head for applying screw caps. The capping head comprises an integrated ejecting member that is mounted freely slidable within the capping head. The ejecting member is rigidly connected to a ring by means of a transverse pin, which ring is able to engage with a frame part upon a relative movement of the capping head towards the frame part, thereby 10 moving the ejecting element relative to the capping head to eject a cap held by the capping head. Movement of the ejecting member is guided using two diametrically opposite slits in which the transverse pin is received to prevent rotation of the ejecting member about a rotation axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the capping head, wherein said slits define an upper and lower end stop position formed by the respective ends of the slits.
15 A disadvantage of the machine according to EP1.566.359 is that it is not very suitable for use in an aseptic environment, because the moving parts within the capping head, e.g. the ejecting member and the transverse pin, and the contact region between transverse pin and ring, are hard to clean and sterilize.
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Another disadvantage may be that guiding of the ejecting member using the transverse pin and corresponding slits is not a failsafe solution, so that there remains a risk that the ejecting member will get stuck in a lower position, which makes it impossible to pick up a next cap.
25 A machine including capping device is also known from DE 202 18 380, which discloses a capping head for applying screw caps. The capping head comprises an integrated ejecting member mounted freely slidable within the capping head. The ejecting member is operated via pins extending through the capping head, which pins are connected to a spring-biased ring. The ring is able to engage with a frame part when the capping head moves towards the 30 frame part, so that a subsequent movement of the capping head relative to the frame part moves the ejecting member in the capping head downwards relative to the capping head against the spring force to eject a cap held by the capping head.
-2- A disadvantage of the machine according to DE 202 18 380 is that it is not very suitable for use in an aseptic environment, because the moving parts within the capping head, e.g. the ring, pins and ejecting member, and the regions where the pins extend through the capping 5 head, are difficult to clean and sterilize.
The present invention aims to at least partly overcome the abovementioned disadvantages or to provide a usable alternative. More in particular it is an object of the invention to provide a machine for applying a cap to the neck of a container which is easy to clean and sterilize 10 and thus suitable for an aseptic environment.
The object of the invention is achieved by providing a machine according to claim 1. The main advantage of the machine according to the invention is that the ejecting member in the inoperative position is clear from the head of the capping device, so that every surface of 15 the ejecting member and the opening in the head are freely accessible for cleaning actions. This makes the machine very suitable for an aseptic environment.
Another advantage may be that less moveable parts are required, because the moveability of the head and axle member relative to the frame part, which may already be present for 20 other reasons such as picking up of caps, is now also used to eject the cap from the head.
In the prior art, the ejecting members are provided on or in the head and thus need to be moveable relative to said head, which requires additional measures.
Another advantage of the machine according to claim 1 is that the risk of failure is reduced 25 significantly, as the at least one ejecting member is connected to the frame part and not to the head itself. Moving the head relative to the frame part from the ejection position to the operational position will then ensure that the at least one ejecting member is clear from the opening in the head and thus that the head is able to pickup and hold a next cap.
30 In an embodiment, the driving unit is configured to rotate the head of the capping device relative to the frame part about a rotation axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the elongated axle member. Rotation of the head is preferably used to apply screw caps to the neck of a container. Rotation of the head relative to the frame part may not be necessary, as in an alternative embodiment, it is possible that the containers are rotated relative to the 35 head, or the frame part rotates along with the head.
-3- ln case of a rotatable head, the machine preferably comprises a rotation sensor to measure the rotational orientation of the head relative to the frame part to allow a control unit to align the opening in the head with the at least one ejecting member by driving the driving unit in dependency of an output of the rotation sensor.
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In an alternative embodiment, the head comprises a slanted surface adjacent the opening in the head, such that when the at least one ejecting member comes into contact with said slanted surface due to movement of the at least one ejecting member relative to the head in the translational direction, the head is rotated by the at least one ejecting member to 10 automatically align the ejecting member and the opening in the head.
In an embodiment, the capping device comprises multiple ejecting members, which are preferably evenly distributed around the elongated axle member.
15 In case of multiple ejecting members, the head may comprise an opening per ejecting member, or two or more ejecting members may share an opening in the head.
In an embodiment, the at least one ejecting member is stationary mounted to the frame part. As a result, there are no moving parts that easily get non-aseptic, so that the at least one 20 ejecting member is easy to clean.
In an embodiment, the frame part acts as a barrier between an aseptic environment on the container side of the frame part and a non-aseptic environment on the opposite side of the frame part.
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In an embodiment, when the head is rotatable about an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the axle member, the opening in the head has a larger dimension in rotation direction than the dimension of the at least one ejecting member seen in rotation direction. As a result, the alignment between opening and ejecting member does not need to be very 30 precise.
This may for instance be implemented by providing an ejecting member with a circular cross-section and a head having an opening that has the shape of a portion of a ring, i.e. an arcuate opening extending in rotation direction, wherein the width of the opening is at least as large as the diameter of the ejecting member, and wherein the length of the opening is 35 larger than the diameter of the ejecting member.
-4- ln an embodiment, the size of the opening is such that when the at least one ejecting member is received in the opening, there is play between the at least one ejecting member and sidewalls of the opening, which reduces the risk of dirt accumulating between the ejecting member and the opening.
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In an embodiment, the basic shape of the head in plan view is circular and the opening in the head is provided as a cut-away in said circular-shaped head.
In an embodiment, the basic shape of the head in plan view is a tripod or cross, wherein the 10 at least one ejecting member can be received in the openings present between the legs of the tripod or cross.
In an embodiment, the at least one ejecting member and the corresponding opening in the head extend in a direction parallel to the translational direction. Preferably, the translational 15 direction is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the elongated axle member, so that the at least one ejecting member engages with the upper side of a cap held in the head to eject said cap.
In an alternative embodiment, the at least one ejecting member is moveably mounted to the 20 frame part to be moveable between a storage position in which the at least one ejecting member is not able to eject a cap from the head and an working position in which the at least one ejecting member is able to eject a cap from the head when the head is positioned in its ejection position. This may be beneficial when the ejection position of the head is also used for other purposes then ejection of a cap from the head. Ejection of a cap from the 25 head is then only possible when the head is in the ejection position and the at least one ejecting member is in the working position.
In an embodiment, the axle member comprises a bore in communication and in line with the opening in the head, and an insert opening extending from a side surface of the axle 30 member to the bore, and wherein the bore, the insert opening and the at least one ejecting member are configured such that when the at least one ejecting member is in the working position and the head is in the ejection position, the at least one ejecting member extends via the insert opening through the bore beyond the opening in the head to eject a cap from the head. When the at least one ejecting member is in the storage position, the at least one 35 ejecting member is clear from the bore and the insert opening, so that for instance the head may be rotated without interfering with the at least one ejecting member.
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An advantage of this embodiment may be that this allows engagement between the ejecting member and a centre of the cap, which may be beneficial when the cap is very small compared to the diameter of the axle member and thus no room is left next to the axle member to engage with the cap for ejecting the cap, and/or when the shape of the upper 5 surface of the cap is irregular, e.g. in case of sports-caps, and are thus not very suitable to be engaged with outside the centre of the cap.
The invention will now be described in a non-limiting way with reference to the accompanying drawings in which like parts are indicated by like reference symbols, and in 10 which:
Fig. 1 depicts a schematic perspective view of a machine according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 depicts a top view of a head of a capping device of the machine of Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 depicts in three steps a method for ejecting a cap from the head of the 15 capping device of the machine of Fig. 1;
Fig. 4A-4E depict top views of heads of a capping device according to different embodiments of the invention;
Fig. 5 depicts in three steps a method for ejecting a cap from a head of a capping device of a machine according to a further embodiment of the invention; and 20 Fig. 6 depicts a cross-sectional view of the head and axle member of a machine according to Fig. 5.
Fig. 1 depicts a schematic perspective view of a machine according to an embodiment of the invention. The machine comprises a capping device 1 for applying a cap 3 to the neck of a 25 container (not shown). The capping device 1 includes an elongated axle member 5, a head B adapted to receive and hold a cap 3 and ejecting members A for ejecting a cap 3 from the head B.
The machine further comprises a frame part 11 to be arranged above a to be capped 30 container during applying of the cap to the neck of the container. The frame part may form a barrier between an aseptic environment on a container side of the frame part and a nonaseptic environment on the opposite side of the frame part.
The axle member 5 of the capping device has a longitudinal axis 13 and extends through a 35 hole in the frame part 11. The head B of the capping device is connected on the container side of the frame part to the axle member 5.
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The machine further comprises a driving unit (not shown) to move the head B of the capping device relative to the frame part 11 in a translational direction 15, which translational direction is in this embodiment parallel to the longitudinal axis 13 of the axle member 5.
5 In Fig. 1, the head B is shown in a partially cutaway view, so that the cap 3 can be clearly seen.
In this embodiment, head B is a hollow cylinder connected with one end to an outer end of the axle member. The head B has an opening at the bottom to allow the cap 3 to be 10 received inside the head 3 as shown in Fig. 1. The head B comprises a wall portion 16 (see Fig. 2 in which a top view of the head B of Fig. 1 is depicted) closing off the other end of the head B and connecting the head to the axle member 5 which is shown in dashed lines in Fig. 2 for clarity reasons. Openings 17 extend through the wall portion 16 to receive a respective ejecting member A when the head B moves relative to the frame part in a 15 direction towards the frame part starting from the position as shown in Fig. 1. In Fig. 2, the ejecting members A are shown in the situation that they are received in the openings 17 of head B.
The ejecting members A are mounted to the frame part 11 via mounting element 19 (see 20 Fig. 1) on the container side of the frame part. In this embodiment, the ejecting members A and the openings 17 extend in parallel directions which in turn are parallel to the translational direction 15.
The openings 17 have a dimension in rotation direction 19 that is larger than the dimension 25 of the respective ejecting member in said rotation direction, because the openings have an arcuate shape with a length that is larger than the diameter of the respective ejecting member. As a result thereof, the openings 17 have the shape of a ring portion seen in plan view. An advantage of this shape may be that multiple rotational orientations of the head B relative to the ejecting members allow the ejecting members and the openings to be aligned 30 with respect to each other for ejection of a cap.
It is envisaged that the ejecting members A and the openings 17 may extend in other directions instead. It is for instance not essential that the directions in which the ejecting members, the openings and the translational direction extend are parallel to each other. It is 35 further not essential that the directions are parallel to the translational direction. It is important that the ejecting member and the openings are arranged with respect to each -7- other such that a movement of the head in the translational direction allows the ejecting members to be received in the openings to eject a cap.
The moveability of the axle member, i.e. head, relative to the frame part may be 5 implemented by a stationary frame part and a moveable axle member, such that the driving unit drives movement of the axle member, by a stationary axle member and a moveable frame part, such that the driving unit drives movement of the frame part, or by a moveable frame part and a moveable axle member, such that the driving unit drives movement of both the frame part and the axle member.
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The moveability of the axle member relative to the frame part allows the machine to perform a method according to an embodiment of the invention, which will be explained with reference to Fig. 3 in which three steps of the method are shown.
15 Fig. 3 depicts three different states of the machine of Fig. 1 from left to right. These three states will be referred to as the left state, the middle state and the right state, where left, middle and right refer to the relative positions of the shown states in Fig. 3 and do not refer in anyway to the states itself. Head B is shown in partially cutaway view to show the interior of the head B for clarity reasons.
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In the left state, the head B is positioned in an operational position relative to the frame part, in which the ejecting members A are not received in the openings 17, i.e. the ejecting members A are spaced apart, i.e. at a distance, from the openings 17 seen in the translational direction 15. This left state has the advantage that the ejecting members and 25 openings are freely accessible for effective cleaning operations. Further, this left state allows the head B to rotate about the longitudinal axis 13 as shown by arrow 19 without interfering with the ejecting members 17, which is beneficial in case of applying screw caps to container necks.
30 Once the cap 3 is applied to the neck of a container, the head B usually releases the cap by moving in translational direction 15 away from the container, i.e. towards the frame part 11, as shown in the middle state. After releasing the cap 3, the head B is rotated in rotation direction 19 to align the openings 17 with the ejecting members A.
35 After aligning the openings 17 with the ejecting members A, the head B is moved further towards the frame part in direction 15 to an ejection position in which the ejecting members A extend through the openings 17 to eject a cap 3 as shown in the right state.
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In Fig. 3, the cap 3 is applied to the neck of a container as intended, and moving the head B to the ejection position will thus not lead to a cap being ejected from the head B as the cap stays on the container. However, in case a cap is not properly applied to the neck of a 5 container, for instance due to a failing connection between cap and container or a missing container, the cap will automatically be ejected so that the head B is able to pick up a next cap and continue operating.
Fig. 4A to 4E depict alternative embodiments of the head B, where the alternatives differ in 10 amount of ejecting members and thus openings and in shape of the head B seen in plan view.
Fig. 4A depicts a head B with a circular basic shape in plan view, wherein the openings 17 in the head B are provided as a cut-away in said circular-shaped head. As can be clearly see, 15 there is some distance, i.e. play, between the circular ejecting members A and a sidewall of the respective opening 17. This ensures that wear is minimized and that aligning the ejecting member and the opening is not too critical.
In Fig. 4B, the basic shape of the head B in plan view is a tripod having three legs, wherein 20 the three ejecting members can be received in the respective openings 17 provided between the three legs. Comparing the head B of Fig. 4B and the head B of Fig. 4A, then it is clear that the clearance between the ejecting members A and the sidewall of the respective opening seen in rotation direction is larger for the head B of Fig. 4B than the head B of Fig. 4A, so that an advantage of the head B of Fig. 4B is that alignment is less critical and thus 25 does not need to be as precise as for head B of Fig. 4A.
Fig. 4C depicts a head B with a circular basic shape in plan view, wherein the openings 17 in the head B are provided as a cut-away in said circular shaped head, and wherein four ejecting members A and corresponding openings 17 are provided. As is also the case for 30 other shown embodiments, the ejecting members and corresponding openings are preferably evenly distributed around the axle member 5, so that forces applied to the cap during ejection are also distributed evenly and the cap is preferably ejected from the head in the translational direction while keeping substantially the same orientation.
35 In Fig. 4D, the basic shape of head B in plan view is a cross with four legs, wherein the four ejecting members can be received in the respective openings 17 provided between the four legs. The surfaces of the legs facing outwards may be rounded so that the basic shape of -9- the head B can also be considered to be circular, in which case the openings are provided as cut-aways.
In Fig. 4E, the head B comprises two openings 17 in the form of a recess on either side of 5 the axle member 5 to allow the two respective ejecting members to engage with an upper surface of a cap 3 to eject the cap from the head B.
Fig. 5 depicts three steps of a method according to another embodiment of the invention in which use is made of a machine according to another embodiment of the invention.
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The machine is shown in three states, namely the left state, the middle state and the right state similar to Fig. 3. The machine itself will be explained in more detail by reference to the right state.
15 The machine comprises a capping device 1 for applying a cap 3 to a neck 2 of a container 4 (see left state where the container 4 is indicated schematically).
Above the to be capped container, a frame part 11 is provided, which can for instance form a barrier between an aseptic environment on the container side of the frame part and a non-20 aseptic environment on the opposite side of the frame part 11.
The capping device 1 comprises an elongated axle member 5 extending through a hole in the frame part 11, and a head B adapted to receive and hold a cap 3, wherein the head B is connected on the container side of the frame part 11 to the axle member 5. The capping 25 device 1 further comprises a single ejecting member A, which is pivotably mounted to the frame part 11 to be pivotable about a pivot axis 21. To pivot ejecting member A, the machine comprises an actuator 23 to move ejecting member A between a storage position as shown in the left and middle state and a working position as shown in the right state.
30 The machine further comprises a driving unit 8 to move the head B of the capping device relative to the frame part in a translational direction 15. In this embodiment, the driving unit is also configured to rotate the head B about a rotational axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the axle member in rotation direction 19.
35 Fig. 6 depicts a cross section of the axle member 5, the head B and the ejecting member A. The axle member 5 comprises a bore 25, in this case a blind bore, in communication and in line with an opening 17 in the head B. The bore is further in communication with an insert - 10- opening 27 extending from a side surface 29 of the axle member 5 to the bore 25. Although Fig. 6 depicts a single insert opening, it is envisaged that multiple insert openings are provided, which are preferably evenly distributed in circumferential direction.
5 Operation of the machine will now be described by reference to Fig. 5 and 6. In the left state, the head B is positioned in the operational position to apply a cap 3 to the neck 2 of the container 4. Rotation of the head in the rotation direction 19 may be necessary to screw the cap onto the neck. In an alternative embodiment, the container may be rotated and not the head.
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After applying the cap to the neck of the container, the head is retracted to a retracted position above the container as shown in the middle state. The head is then rotated to allow the ejecting member A to be received in the bore 25 via the insert opening 27 when the ejecting member is moved towards the working position. This is shown in Fig. 6 where the 15 dashed ejecting member A shows the situation in which the insert opening 27 is aligned with the ejecting member and the ejecting member is moved, in this case pivoted, to the working position to be received in the bore 25.
Subsequently moving the head B relative towards the frame part 11 to the ejection position 20 will result in the ejecting member A extending through, i.e. beyond, the opening 17 in the head B as shown in the right state in Fig. 5 and in more detail in Fig. 6 where the solid depicted ejecting member A indicates the position of the ejecting member A with respect to the axle member 5 and head B when the head B is in the ejection position and the ejecting member is in the working position. Because the ejecting member A extends through the 25 opening 17 in the head, the ejecting member is able to eject, i.e. push, a cap held in the space 31 from the head B. An advantage of this embodiment is that the ejecting member A engages with a centre portion of the cap 3, which may especially be beneficial when the cap has a small diameter, e.g. a diameter equal or smaller to the outer diameter of the axle member or when the cap has an irregular upper surface.
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Besides the embodiments shown numerous variants are possible. For example, the exemplary embodiments show a capping device for applying screw caps to a neck of a container, but the invention may also be used with a capping device which applies a cap to a neck of a container by thermal sealing the cap to the neck. In that case, the head of the 35 capping device does not need to be rotatable.
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In case the head of the capping device is not rotatable relative to the frame part, the opening in the head may always be aligned with respect to each other. In that case it is not necessary for the at least one ejecting member to be clear from the opening in the operational position of the head, so that there exists an embodiment in which the at least 5 one ejecting member is also at least partially received in the opening when the head is in the operational position.
Thus the invention provides a machine and corresponding method in which the ejecting members are easy to clean and sterilize, the complexity is reduced and thus the 10 manufacturing costs are lowered. As a result, the machine and corresponding method are very suitable for use in an aseptic environment.

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Een machine omvattende: - een dop-opzetinrichting voor het verschaffen van een dop op een nek van een 5 houder; en - een framedeel ingericht om geplaatst te worden boven een houder die van een dop voorzien moet worden; waarbij de dop-opzetinrichting omvat: i. een langwerpig asorgaan dat zich uitstrekt door een gat in het 10 framedeel; ii. een kop ingericht om een dop te ontvangen en vast te houden, waarbij de kop is vastgemaakt aan het asorgaan aan de houderzijde van het framedeel; en iii. ten minste één uitstootorgaan voor het uitstoten van een dop uit 15 de kop; waarbij de machine verder een aandrijfunit omvat voor het bewegen van de kop van de dop-opzetinrichting in een translatierichting ten opzichte van het framedeel, met het kenmerk, dat 20 de kop een opening omvat die zich door de kop heen uitstrekt voor het ontvangen van het ten minste één uitstootorgaan, dat het ten minste één uitstootorgaan is vastgemaakt aan het framedeel aan de houderzijde van het framedeel, en dat de kop beweegbaar is tussen een operationele positie ten opzichte van het 25 framedeel en een uitstootpositie ten opzichte van het framedeel door bediening van de aandrijfunit, waarbij in de operationele positie het ten minste één uitstootorgaan niet ontvangen is in de opening van de kop om het mogelijk te maken voor de kop om een dop te ontvangen en vast te houden, en waarbij in de uitstootpositie het ten minste één uitstootorgaan is ontvangen in de kop voor het 30 uitstoten van een dop uit de kop.A machine comprising: - a cap mounting device for providing a cap on a neck of a container; and - a frame part adapted to be placed above a holder that must be provided with a cap; wherein the cap mounting device comprises: i. an elongate shaft member extending through a hole in the frame member; ii. a head adapted to receive and hold a cap, the head being attached to the shaft member on the holder side of the frame member; and iii. at least one ejector for ejecting a cap from the head; wherein the machine further comprises a drive unit for moving the head of the cap mounting device in a translation direction relative to the frame part, characterized in that the head comprises an opening extending through the head for receiving the head at least one ejecting member, that the at least one ejecting member is fixed to the frame part on the holder side of the frame part, and that the head is movable between an operational position relative to the frame part and an ejecting position relative to the frame part by operating the the drive unit, wherein in the operational position the at least one ejector is not received in the opening of the head to allow the head to receive and hold a cap, and wherein in the ejector position the at least one ejector is received in the head for ejecting a cap from the head. 2. Een machine volgens conclusie 1, waarbij de aandrijfunit verder is ingericht om de kop van de dop-opzetinrichting te roteren ten opzichte van het framedeel rond een rotatieas die zich parallel aan de langsas van het asorgaan uitstrekt.A machine according to claim 1, wherein the drive unit is further adapted to rotate the head of the cap mounting device relative to the frame part about an axis of rotation extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the shaft member. 3. Een machine volgens conclusie 2, waarbij de machine een rotatiesensor omvat 35 om de rotationele oriëntatie van de kop van de dop-opzetinrichting te meten, en waarbij de machine een regeleenheid omvat die ingericht is voor het aansturen van de aandrijfunit in afhankelijkheid van een output van de sensor om de opening in de kop uit te lijnen met het uitstootorgaan. - 13-A machine according to claim 2, wherein the machine comprises a rotation sensor to measure the rotational orientation of the head of the cap mounting device, and wherein the machine comprises a control unit adapted to control the drive unit in dependence on a output from the sensor to align the opening in the head with the ejector. - 13- 4. Een machine volgens een van de conclusies 1 t/m 3, waarbij de dop-opzetinrichting meerdere uitstootorganen omvat, die bij voorkeur gelijk verdeeld zijn aangebracht rond het asorgaan.A machine according to any of claims 1 to 3, wherein the cap mounting device comprises a plurality of ejector members, which are preferably arranged equally distributed around the shaft member. 5. Een machine volgens een van de conclusies 1 t/m 4, waarbij de kop een opening 5 per uitstootorgaan omvat.A machine according to any of claims 1 to 4, wherein the head comprises an opening 5 per ejector. 6. Een machine volgens een van de conclusies 1 t/m 5, waarbij het ten minste één uitstootorgaan vast aan het framedeel is vastgemaakt.A machine according to any of claims 1 to 5, wherein the at least one ejector member is fixedly attached to the frame member. 7. Een machine volgens een van de conclusies 1 t/m 7, waarbij het framedeel een barrière vormt tussen een aseptische omgeving en een niet-aseptische omgeving, 10 waarbij de aseptische omgeving aan de houderzijde van het framedeel is aangebracht en de niet-aseptische omgeving aan de tegenoverliggende zijde van het framedeel is aangebracht.7. A machine according to any of claims 1 to 7, wherein the frame part forms a barrier between an aseptic environment and a non-aseptic environment, wherein the aseptic environment is arranged on the holder side of the frame part and the non-aseptic environment on the opposite side of the frame part. 8. Een machine volgens conclusie 2, waarbij de opening in de kop een dimensie heeft in de rotatierichting van de kop die groter is dan een dimensie van het ten 15 minste één uitstootorgaan gezien in de rotatierichting.8. A machine according to claim 2, wherein the aperture in the head has a dimension in the direction of rotation of the head that is larger than a dimension of the at least one ejector member viewed in the direction of rotation. 9. Een machine volgens een van de conclusies 1 t/m 9, waarbij de basisvorm van de kop cirkelvormig is en de opening in de kop is uitgevoerd als een uitsparing in de cirkelvormige kop.A machine according to any of claims 1 to 9, wherein the basic shape of the head is circular and the opening in the head is designed as a recess in the circular head. 10. Een machine volgens een van de conclusies 1 t/m 9, waarbij de basisvorm van de 20 kop in bovenaanzicht een driepoot of kruis is, waarbij het ten minste één uitstootorgaan kan worden ontvangen in de openingen tussen de benen van de driepoot of kruis.10. A machine according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the basic shape of the head is a tripod or cross in top view, wherein the at least one ejector member can be received in the openings between the legs of the tripod or cross . 11. Een machine volgens een van de conclusies 1 t/m 11, waarbij het ten minste één uitstootorgaan en de bijbehorende opening in de kop zich uitstrekken in een 25 richting parallel aan de translatierichting.11. A machine according to any of claims 1 to 11, wherein the at least one ejector member and the associated opening in the head extend in a direction parallel to the translation direction. 12. Een machine volgens een van de conclusies 1 t/m 12, waarbij de translatierichting parallel is aan de langsas van het langwerpige asorgaan.A machine according to any of claims 1 to 12, wherein the translation direction is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the elongate axle member. 13. Een machine volgens conclusie 7, waarbij het asorgaan een boring omvat die in communicatie en in lijn staat met de opening in de kop, en een inbrengopening die 30 zich uitstrekt van een zijkant van het asorgaan tot aan de boring, en waarbij de boring, de inbrengopening en het ten minste één uitstootorgaan zijn ingericht zodanig dat het ten minste één uitstootorgaan zich uitstrekt via de inbrengopening door de boring heen voorbij de opening in de kop voor het uitstoten van een dop uit de kop.A machine according to claim 7, wherein the shaft member comprises a bore which is in communication and aligned with the opening in the head, and an insertion opening extending from a side of the shaft member to the bore, and wherein the bore the insertion opening and the at least one ejector member are arranged such that the at least one ejector member extends through the insertion opening through the bore past the opening in the head for ejecting a cap from the head. 14. Een machine volgens een van de conclusies 1 t/m 5, waarbij het ten minste één uitstootorgaan beweegbaar is vastgemaakt aan het framedeel om beweegbaar te zijn tussen een opslagpositie waarin het ten minste één uitstootorgaan niet in staat is om een dop uit de kop te stoten en een arbeidspositie waarin het ten minste één - 14- uitstootorgaan in staat is om een dop uit de kop te stoten wanneer de kop in de uitstootpositie is.A machine according to any of claims 1 to 5, wherein the at least one ejector member is movably attached to the frame portion to be movable between a storage position in which the at least one ejector member is unable to remove a cap from the head and a work position in which the at least one ejector member is capable of ejecting a cap from the head when the head is in the ejecting position. 15. Een werkwijze voor het verwijderen van een dop uit een kop van een dop- opzetinrichting van een machine volgens een of meer van de conclusies 1 t/m 14, 5 waarbij de werkwijze de volgende stappen omvat: - het verschaffen van de kop in de operationele positie voor het aanbrengen van een dop op een nek van een houder; en - het bewegen van de kop naar de uitstootpositie voor het uitstoten van een dop uit de kop.A method for removing a cap from a head of a cap mounting device of a machine according to one or more of claims 1 to 14, wherein the method comprises the steps of: - providing the head in the operational position for applying a cap to a neck of a container; and - moving the head to the ejection position for ejecting a cap from the head. 16. Een werkwijze volgens conclusie 15, waarbij gebruik wordt gemaakt van een machine volgens conclusie 14, en waarbij de werkwijze verder de volgende stappen omvat: - het verschaffen van het uitstootorgaan in de opslagpositie; en - het bewegen van het uitstootorgaan naar de arbeidspositie.A method according to claim 15, wherein use is made of a machine according to claim 14, and wherein the method further comprises the steps of: - providing the ejector member in the storage position; and - moving the ejector member to the work position. 17. Een werkwijze volgens conclusie 16, waarbij het bewegen van het uitstootorgaan naar de arbeidspositie wordt uitgevoerd voordat de kop naar de uitstootpositie wordt bewogen.A method according to claim 16, wherein moving the ejector member to the working position is performed before the head is moved to the ejector position.
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