EP2492238A1 - Dispositif destiné à fermer des récipients - Google Patents

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EP2492238A1
EP2492238A1 EP11155318A EP11155318A EP2492238A1 EP 2492238 A1 EP2492238 A1 EP 2492238A1 EP 11155318 A EP11155318 A EP 11155318A EP 11155318 A EP11155318 A EP 11155318A EP 2492238 A1 EP2492238 A1 EP 2492238A1
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Detlev Gertitschke
Michael Kronawitter
Robert Lehmann
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Uhlmann Pac Systeme GmbH and Co KG
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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
    • B67B3/204—Linear-type capping machines
    • B67B3/2053—Linear-type capping machines comprising capping heads

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  • the present invention relates to a device for closing upright containers.
  • Such devices are, for example, part of a filling and packaging plant in the cosmetic or pharmaceutical industry and often work clocked, wherein a certain number of brought-up, filled with products containers are simultaneously closed from above by several cap closing units while the containers are briefly stopped on their conveyor ,
  • the supply of the caps of the containers is generally carried out separately from the side and in such a way that the cap-closing units, in a process involving several movements, pick up the supplied caps and then, e.g. by screwing on the container.
  • FIG DE 199 46 374 A1 An improved embodiment for a cap closure unit is shown in FIG DE 199 46 374 A1 described.
  • the brought-up caps are sucked in by a arranged within the screw vacuum at the right time, which is switched off shortly before screwing again.
  • the device for closing containers comprises a first feed device for containers for cyclically feeding containers in a transport direction, a second feed device for caps, and a closing device, which is movable in its longitudinal axis and is adapted to a container with a closing position Cap to close in the direction of a Absenkachse, wherein the closing device at least in sections from the Absenkachse out into a pick-up position is pivotable, in which the cap is introduced through the second feeding device in a pivot axis in the closing device.
  • the pivoting movement of the closing device between two positions is a mechanically non-difficult movement which can be accomplished by means of a stable and simple construction. This eliminates mechanically complex movements that would extend the cycle time of the machine.
  • the insertion movement of the caps in the closing device in the pivot axis is also a mechanically simple and robust process, which also allows the use of complicated shaped.
  • the lowering axis is perpendicular to the transport direction of the first feeder. This allows the leading and closing of upright containers.
  • the second feed device has an insertion device which is suitable for introducing a cap from below into the closing device in the swiveling axis.
  • the supply of the caps from below into the closing device is particularly safe by the counteracting forces acting in the pivot axis.
  • the insertion device comprises a linear drive with a push-in plunger.
  • a format part with centering approach can be used for the insertion plunger, which introduces rotationally symmetrical caps particularly effectively in the closing device, i. without tilting, twisting, tilting and the like.
  • the second feed device has a cap feed element whose feed direction is substantially perpendicular to the pivot axis. Due to the inclined feed level of the caps they can, for example, without separate drive, i. only by gravity, get to the feed position for the insertion device. This simplifies the design of the second feeder considerably.
  • the angle between Absenkachse and pivot axis is advantageously between 5 ° and 60 °, preferably between 10 ° and 30 ° and more preferably between 15 ° and 25 °.
  • the second feed device and / or the angle between the lowering axis and the pivot axis are adjustable depending on the size of the containers or caps.
  • the device according to the invention can be adapted depending on the product in order to achieve the highest possible throughput.
  • the device preferably has a controlled pivoting drive, which is set up to move the closing device out of the lowering axis into the picking up position and vice versa.
  • the pivot drive is preferably arranged in the lowering axis.
  • the pivoting drive preferably comprises a linear drive, which is arranged substantially perpendicular to the lowering axis, wherein the closing device is connected by means of a first universal joint in the lowering axis with the linear drive.
  • the closing means comprises a spring adapted to transmit a torque about the lowering axis and an axial force in the lowering axis.
  • a spring adapted to transmit a torque about the lowering axis and an axial force in the lowering axis.
  • This can be dispensed with joint elements in the Absenkachse.
  • in the interior of the spring components such. be arranged a pneumatic hose.
  • the closing device has a second universal joint in the upper region, which is likewise suitable for transmitting a torque about the lowering axis and an axial force in the lowering axis.
  • the closing device has a capping head with rotary drive, which is adapted to rotate a cap about the Absenkachse and screw on a container.
  • the closing head preferably has a pliers lock, which is pneumatically driven.
  • Pneumatic drives can be implemented with relatively little effort as well as low maintenance and reliable.
  • a method for cyclically closing containers with caps having the following steps: a) pivoting a closing device from a lowering axis by a predetermined angle into a pivoting axis to a collecting position, b) introducing a cap into a closing head of the closing device by means of a second feeding device, c) locking the cap in the closing head by means of a pliers lock, d) pivoting the closing device from the pick-up position into the lowering axis, e) clocking a container on a first feeding device to a closing position, f) Lowering the capping head and closing the container with the cap, g) releasing the locking of the cap, h) moving the closing device in the Absenkachse away from the closed container, and i) transporting the sealed container au s of the closing position.
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic side view of a first embodiment of the inventive device for closing containers.
  • the device 1 comprises a first feed device (not shown) for one or more containers 3, wherein the first feed device has guide strips 5 and a clamping device 7, which guide the containers 3 transported in a transport direction perpendicular to the plane of the drawing or clamp them in a stationary position at a closing position ,
  • the device 1 further comprises a closing device 9 which is rotatably movable in a lowering axis 11 up and down and also about the lowering axis 11 itself.
  • the closing device 9 comprises at its lower end a closing head 13, in which in the illustrated Embodiment, a cap 15 is located, which is to be screwed onto the container 3 in the closed position.
  • the closing device 9 is attached to a frame 17 of the device 1, in such a way that the closing device 9 on the one hand in the Absenkachse by a not in Fig. 1 shown controlled linear actuator are moved up and down and in a plane which is formed by the lowering axis 11 and a pivot axis 19, by means of a likewise in Fig. 1 not shown regulated pivot drive can pivot.
  • the closing device 9 also has an in Fig. 1 Not shown regulated axial drive, which causes the rotation of the closing head 13 about the lowering axis 11.
  • the axial drive can be designed such that the entire closing device 9 is moved axially.
  • Fig. 1 is shown in a long dashed line illustration the closing device 9 in the pick-up position, in which a second feeding device introduces a cap 15 from below into the closing head 13.
  • the second feed device comprises a cap feed element 21, which is arranged substantially perpendicular to the swiveling axis 19 and on which individual caps 15 in the representation can be moved from right to left to an insertion position. Due to the oblique arrangement of the cap feed element 21, the caps 15 can slide only by gravity along guide rails, not shown, to the insertion position. Alternatively, it is possible to transport the caps 15 clocked by means of a controlled driven conveyor belt to the insertion position.
  • the second feed device comprises a push-in plunger 23, which preferably has a format part with centering shoulder adapted to the shape of the caps 15, and a controlled linear drive 25.
  • the stationarily arranged linear drive 25 moves the push-in plunger 23 upwards in the direction of the swivel axis 19, takes up the format part the cap 15 from below, which lies on the cap feed element 21 in the insertion position, and pushes them from below into the capping head 13 of the closing device 9.
  • a non-illustrated Pliers lock actuated which may be formed for example with a pneumatic drive. After fixing the cap 15 in the closing head 13 of the push rod 23 moves back to its original position and is thus ready for the next (insertion) cycle.
  • the closing device 9 pivots back from the pick-up position into the lowering axis 11, where it is moved downwards in the lowering axis 11 into the closing position.
  • Fig. 2 shows a schematic side view of a second embodiment of the inventive device for closing containers, wherein the plurality of components identical to those with respect to Fig. 1 is described and therefore waived a repetition of these statements. In the following, only the differences between the first and second embodiments will be discussed.
  • the pivoting mechanism of the closing device 9 is formed in the second embodiment of the present invention such that a controlled movement perpendicular to the lowering axis 11 causes the pivoting of the closing device 9.
  • the closing device at least in sections, a spring 27 which is adapted to transmit a torque about the lowering axis 11 and an axial force in the direction of the lowering axis 11.
  • the spring leads from the capping head 13 up to a point where it is fixed to the frame 17.
  • a first universal joint 29 is arranged, which is connected via a linkage with a controlled linear drive 31 whose direction of movement is substantially perpendicular to the lowering axis.
  • the joint 33 located between the first universal joint 29 and controlled linear drive 31 ensures that the pivoting movement of the closing device 9 can be effected independently of the lowering movement in the lowering axis 11.
  • the closing device 9 has, at least in sections, a flexible shaft which can easily transmit the required rotational or lowering movements without a pivot joint being required in the upper region of the closing device 9.
  • Fig. 3 shows a schematic side view of a third embodiment of the inventive device for closing containers, in which compared to in Fig. 2 illustrated second embodiment, another pivoting mechanism is used. In the following, again, only the differences in terms of in Fig. 2 illustrated embodiment received.
  • the third embodiment uses a closing device 9, which likewise has a first universal joint 29 in the region of the closing head 13, and in the upper region a second universal joint 37, which is arranged exactly at the pivoting or pivoting point of the closing device 9 is.
  • This fulcrum is characterized by the intersection of the lowering axis 11 with the pivot axis 19.
  • the second universal joint 37 is configured such that a controlled drive can perform the lowering movement of the closing device 9 and a rotary drive the axial movement of the closing device 9 about the lowering axis 11. These two driven movements are still possible when the closing device 9 is pivoted by a certain angle from the closing position to the pickup position.
  • the pivoting is effected, as in the second embodiment, by the controlled linear drive 33, which transmits the movement via the joint 33 and the first universal joint 29 to the closing device 9.
  • the closing device 9 is moved by means of the controlled linear drive 31 by a predetermined angle, which is between 5 ° and 60 °, preferably between 10 ° and 30 ° and particularly preferably between 15 ° and 25 °, in a pivot axis 19 a pickup position pivots.
  • a second feed device which has an insertion device consisting of a push-in plunger 23 and a linear drive 25
  • a cap 15 fed via a cap feed element 21 into the pivot axis 19 is grasped from below by the push-in plunger 23 and introduced into the closing head 13 of the closing device 9.
  • the cap 15 is now by means of a (not shown) Zargenverriegelung in the capping 13 fixed, after which the controlled linear actuator 25 moves the insertion plunger 23 back in the pivot axis down to its original position. As soon as the push-in plunger 23 has moved out of the collision area with the closing device 9, the closing device 9 can again be moved out of the swiveling axis back into the lowering axis.
  • a container 3 is guided by means of the first feed device in a transport direction to a closing position, to which it is fixed by means of a clamping device 7 for the period of the closure.
  • a closing position to which it is fixed by means of a clamping device 7 for the period of the closure.
  • the capping head 13 together with the cap or lid 15 is lowered onto the container 3 and screwed onto the container 3 by axial movement of the capping head 13.
  • the locking of the cap 15 is released by the pliers lock and the closing device 9 moves in the Absenkachse away from the now closed container 3 upwards.
  • the sealed container 3 can then be removed by means of the first feeder.
  • the device according to the invention it is likewise possible to provide a plurality of closing devices 9 and a plurality of second feeding devices corresponding to the number of closing devices 9, so that more than one container 3 can be closed at the same time in clocked operation.
  • a predetermined number of containers, which are closed by a correspondingly selected number of pivotable closing devices which have been filled with caps, are transported by the first feeding device.
  • a device for sealing containers was provided in which only the lowest possible masses are accelerated, which offers a higher sealing performance and thus lower production costs, which has a high machine availability through its robust construction and low maintenance costs due to its simple structural design generated.

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