RU218089U1 - Linear capper for assembling two-piece caps with automatic orientation - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model is intended for automatic orientation, positioning and assembly of caps. The equipment can be used in any production that produces products in bottles, flasks and other containers sealed with two-component caps. This capping technology is most widely used by companies in the chemical, food and cosmetic industries. The technical result is to reduce the dimensions of the installation, ease of assembly.

The problem is solved by the fact that according to the claimed technical solution, the linear capper contains a capping head installed in the lifting unit, containing vertically oriented profile rail guides and a commutator motor with a belt gear, as well as a container rotation module with an electric motor. 1 ill.

Description

The utility model is intended for automatic orientation, positioning and assembly of caps. The equipment can be used in any production that produces products in bottles, flasks and other containers sealed with two-component caps. This capping technology is most widely used by companies in the chemical, food and cosmetic industries.

A device is known for orienting and issuing dispenser cap assemblies (US patent No. 4,610,345) having a cap and a dip tube, and advancing along the path from the hopper containing randomly oriented cap assemblies to the unloading point, where the cap assemblies (caps) are presented sequentially in a given orientation for capping operations. The device includes means for feeding the lid assemblies from the hopper into an inlet (inclined conveyor) located along the route and a means for receiving the lid assemblies at the inlet and transmitting a generally helical motion to the lid assemblies outward from the inlet (orienting device), while allowing the assemblies caps move axially downward relative to the inlet to orient the cap assemblies with their caps located below their respective dip tubes and place the oriented cap assemblies along the generally horizontal first segment of the travel path, means for flipping the oriented cap assemblies to reorient and place the caps along a generally horizontal second segment of the travel path with the lid of each closure assembly lying over a respective dip tube, and means for advancing the reoriented closure assemblies along the normally horizontal third segment of the travel path to the closure assembly.

The closest analogue is the line for supplying, orienting and capping caps with a dispenser for bottles (RF patent No. 2767818), containing a hopper with a conveyor and agitator located in it, an inclined conveyor, a caps orientation device with dispensers, inside which are located radially oriented cells for caps with dispensers; located behind the device for orienting covers with dispensers, made in the form of guides for the selection and rotation of covers with dispensers; guides horizontally located behind the caps selection and turning unit, an air duct with holes located above the horizontal guides, a capping unit.

The disadvantage of the known technical solutions is the unsatisfactory performance associated with the low operating speeds of the device nodes. This is due to the complex system of transition of covers with dispensers from one node to another and the complex coordination of the speeds of the orienting device and the devices located behind it. Tubes of closures that are randomly fed into the device become tangled and entangled, as is often the case, the device will not be able to untangle them to ensure a regular supply of closures to the closure unit.

The objective of the claimed utility model is to develop the design of the capping head lifting unit, which ensures a reduction in the dimensions of the installation, as well as a significant reduction in the cost and assembly of the installation.

The technical result is to reduce the dimensions of the installation, ease of assembly.

The problem is solved by the fact that according to the claimed technical solution, the linear capper contains a capping head installed in the lifting unit, containing vertically oriented profile rail guides and a commutator motor with a belt gear, as well as a container rotation module with an electric motor.

The claimed utility model is illustrated by the drawing: Fig. - image of a linear cap for assembling two-component caps with automatic orientation.

The following notation has been introduced:

1 - profile rail guides; 2 – capping head; 3 - a collector motor with a belt gear; 4 - electric motor.

The essence of the utility model is as follows.

Linear capper is a complex of automatic orientation, supply and assembly of products intended for subsequent capping of containers. The positioning and feeding of the cap components is performed by vibration orientators. For compact placement of working operations, the capper is equipped with a 12-station rotary table.

The lifting unit of the capping head 2 contains vertically oriented profile rail guides 1, which significantly reduced the dimensions of the installation, simplified the assembly process and made it possible to achieve smooth movement. The capping head is movable by means of a commutator motor with a belt gear. At the same time, the dimensions of the commutator motor made it possible to reduce the length of the belt, eliminate pulleys and place it on the capping head mounting bracket. Electric motor 4 is connected to the tare rotation module, which made it possible to simplify the setup process and eliminate many details.

Linear capper works as follows.

The equipment has a simple control interface. Synchronization of processes and high accuracy of work are achieved by equipping with fiber-optic sensors located in the places of assembly of the cap and closure. For the convenience of controlling the number of products, the capper is supplemented with a counter of finished products.

The components of the cap - the upper and lower components - are positioned in the vibration base, from where they enter the capping machine through slides in the correct position. In the next step, the upper component is hammered onto the lower one. The capping head descends to the level of the product and wraps the top component. The fully assembled cap goes into the output tray.

Advantages:

- replacement of the lifting unit of the capping head with profile rail guides made it possible to simplify the assembly and achieve smooth vertical movements;

- replacement of an asynchronous motor with a collector one made it possible to reduce the number of parts and simplify assembly;

- a separate drive for the rotation of the container table simplified the process of setting up the installation;

- reworking of the entire structure of the installation allowed to significantly reduce its dimensions, simplify manufacturing, assembly and commissioning.

An example of practical implementation.

A linear machine model MZ-400E2M was developed for automatic orientation, assembly of a two-component cover. The machine made it possible to minimize manual labor, ensure a high assembly quality index with a minimum rejection rate of <1%, thereby increasing assembly productivity up to 1500 pieces/hour.

Claims (1)

A linear capper containing a capping head installed in a lifting unit, containing vertically oriented profile rail guides and a commutator motor with a belt gear, as well as a container rotation module with an electric motor.

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