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- This invention relates to apparatus for assembling dispensing valve assemblies with containers and in particular to apparatus for assembling dispensing valve assemblies each of which includes a closure member adapted for connection with the mouth-defining portion of a container and which carries a valve mechanism fitted with a dip tube. Such valveassemblies and containers are commonly used for the dispensing of aerosols.
- apparatus for assembling with containers dispensing valve assemblies each of which includes a closure member adapted for connecting with the mouth-defining portion of a container and carries a valve mechanism fitted with a dip tube, comprising container conveyor means arranged to move containers mouths uppermost in succession and in predetermined spaced relation, dispensing valve assembly conveyor means disposed above the path of the containers and arranged to move dispensing valve assemblies in succession in timed relation with the movement of the containers and with the dip tubes directed downwards towards the containers, said dispensing assembly conveyor means moving the dispensing valve assemblies in the direction of movement of the containers and converging towards the path of the containers to effect the insertion of the dip tubes into the containers, an endless conveyor supported to be divergent from the plane of the dispensing valve assembly conveyor means and convergent towards the plane of said container conveyor means in the direction of movement thereof, and dip tube engaging elements carried by the endless conveyor and arranged first to engage a dip tube at a position in the vicinity thereof at which it is attached to the valve mechanism and thereafter to slide relative to
- the container conveyor means may comprise an endless belt movable in the direction of movement of the containers and by which the containers are supported with the mouths thereof uppermost, and a rotatable scrolled roller extending lengthwise of the belt and operable to engage containers supported by the belt and to retain them in said determined spaced relation thereof.
- the dispensing valve assembly conveyor means may comprise stationary members operable to support the closure members for movement lengthwise of said members and a rotatable scrolled roller extending lengthwise of said members and operable to engage closure members supported by the stationary members and to effect said movement of the dispensing valve assemblies towards the containers.
- Each dip tube engaging element may comprise a plate ice secured to the endless conveyor and have a slot in which the dip tube is located while being guided by the plate.
- FIG. 1 illustrates, partly in section, a dispensing valve assembly to be assembled with a container
- FIG. 2 illustrates, partly in section, a container with which the valve assembly of FIGURE 1 is to be assembled
- F'IG. 3 is a side elevation of apparatus for assembling the valve assembly of FIGURE 1 with thecontainer of FIGURE 2,
- FIG. 4 is an end elevation, partly in section, of FIG- URE 3,
- FIG. 5 is a plan of a part of the apparatus shown in FIGURE 3,
- FIG. 6 is a pictorial view illustrating the mode of operation of the apparatus
- FIG. 7 illustrates the underside of a dispensing valve assembly conveyor and dip tube guide means embodied in this apparatus
- FIG. 8 is a side elevation illustrating the mode of operation of the apparatus.
- FIG. 9 is a top plan of FIGURE 8.
- a dispensing valve assembly comprises a closure member 1 which includes an annular hook portion 2, housing sealing compound 3, by which the valve assembly is connected with the mouthdefining portion 4, FIGURE 2, of a container 5.
- the closure member 1 carries a valve mechanism 6 fitted with a dip tube 7.
- the dip tube 7 is curved at the free end thereof so that the free end is displaced relative to the axis of the valve mechanism 6 and closure member 1.
- containers 5 are moved mouths uppermost in succession by container conveyor means which comprise an endless belt 8 by which the containers are supported in an upright position, horizontal guides 9 which engage opposite sides of the conveyors near the upper ends thereof, and a rotatable scrolled roller 10 which extends lengthwise of the belt 8, which is rotatable about a horizontal axis, and which is operable, as shown in FIGURES 8 and 9, to retain the containers in predetermined spaced relation for the reception of dispensing valve assemblies to be assembled therewith.
- container conveyor means comprise an endless belt 8 by which the containers are supported in an upright position, horizontal guides 9 which engage opposite sides of the conveyors near the upper ends thereof, and a rotatable scrolled roller 10 which extends lengthwise of the belt 8, which is rotatable about a horizontal axis, and which is operable, as shown in FIGURES 8 and 9, to retain the containers in predetermined spaced relation for the reception of dispensing valve assemblies to be assembled therewith.
- Dispensing valve assembly conveyor means are disposed above the path of the containers on the belt 8 and are arranged to move dispensing valve assemblies in succession in timed relation with the movement of the containers by belt- 8 and roller 10 and with the dip tubes 7 directed downwards towards the containers, see FIGURES 6 and 8.
- the dispensing valve assembly conveyor means comprises oppositely disposed stationary members 11, 12 between which the closure member 1 is supported for free movement lengthwise of the members 11, 12 by a second rotatable scrolled roller 13 which retains the dispensing valve assemblies in spaced relation and aligned one with each of the containers on the belt 8, the edges of the closure members 1 protruding from the edge of the guide member 12 for engagement by the scroll of the roller 13.
- the stationary members are arranged to support the closure members 1 from opposite sides of the dip tubes 7 and consist of a fiat bar 12 arranged to guide only the undersides of the closure members and -a U-shaped channel member 11 arranged to guide both the undersides and the upper sides of the closure members.
- the dispensing valve assemblies are delivered gravitationally to the guide members 11, 12 by a chute 14, FIG- URE 9, which receives the dispensing valve assemblies from unscrambling and orienting devices not shown.
- Guide means are engageable with the dip tubes 7 dur ing movement of the dispensing valve assemblies by the dispensing valve assembly conveyor means 11, 12, 13 and are arranged to guide the free ends of the dip tubes into the containers.
- These guide means are provided primarily because of the curved shape of the free ends of the dip tubes and to ensure that the free ends of the dip tubes enter the mouths of the containers and do not foul the tops of the containers.
- the guide means as illustrated in the drawings, comprise an endless chain conveyor 15 which is supported by a frame 16 to be divergent from the plane of the dispensing valve assembly conveyor and convergent towards the plane of the container conveyor, see FIGURES 3 and 6.
- the chain conveyor carries dip tube engaging elements arranged first to engage a dip tube at a position in the vicinity thereof at which it attaches to the valve mechanism and thereafter to slide relative to the dip tube towards the free end thereof, see FIGURES 6 and 8.
- the dip tube engaging elements each consist of a plate 17 secured to the chain conveyor 15 and provided with a slot 18 in which the dip tube is located while being guided by the plate, see FIG- URE 6.
- the apparatus is driven by an electric motor 19, FIG- URE 4, through a gear box 23 which drives a sprocket wheel 21 connected by a chain 22 with a sprocket wheel 23 rotatable with a shaft 24, FIGURE 3.
- Shaft 24 also carries a sprocket Wheel 25 which, by a chain 26, drives a sprocket wheel 27 on a shaft 28.
- Shaft 28 carries a further sprocket wheel 29 which, through chain 30, drives a sprocket wheel 31 on a shaft 32 by which the belt 8 is driven.
- the shaft 24 also carries a gear wheel 33, FIGURE 4. which meshes with a gear wheel 34 carried by a shaft 35.
- Also carried by shaft 24 is a further sprocket wheel 40 which, through chain 41, drives a sprocket wheel 42 connected with scrolled roller 13 to effect rotation thereof.
- containers are moved in succession by the belt 8 and roller while dispensing valve assemblies are fed by the roller 13 and are aligned one with each container.
- a valve assembly is located above a container the upper end of the dip tube is engaged in the slot 18 of a plate 17 and as the valve assembly is lowered towards the container the plate 17 moves towards the free end of the dip tube and centres the free end of the tube relative to the mouth of the container for insertion into the container, see FIGURES 6 and 8.
- the free end of the dip tube has been introduced into the container the plate 17 is disengaged from the dip tube and the movement of the valve assembly towards the container is continued until the valve assembly leaves the guides 11, 12 and drops on to the container.
- the container having the valve asembly assembled therewith is then moved to a clinching device, not shown, by which the hook portion 2 of the closure member 1 is clinched to the mouth-defining portion 4 of the container.
- Apparatus for assembling with containers dispensing valve assemblies each of which includes a closure 4 member adapted for connection with the mout-defining portion of a container and carries a valve mechanism fitted with a dip tube, comprising container conveyer means arranged to move containers mouths uppermost in succession and in predetermined spaced relation, dis pensing valve assembly conveyor means disposed above the path of the containers and arranged to move dispensing valve assemblies in succession in timed relation with the movement of the containers and with the dip tubes directed downwards towards the containers, said dispensing assembly conveyor means moving the dispensing valve assemblies in the direction of movement of the containers and converging towards the path of the containers to effect the insertion of the dip tubes into the containers, an endless conveyor supported to be divergent from the plane of said dispensing valve assembly conveyor means and convergent towards the plane of the container conveyor means in the direction of movement thereof, and dip tube engaging elements carried by the endless conveyor and arranged first to engage a dip tube at a position in the vicinity thereof at which it is attached to the valve mechanism and thereafter to slide relative
- each dip tube engaging element comprises a plate secured to the endless conveyor and having a slot in which the dip tube is located while being guided by the plate.
- Apparatus for assembling Wlt'h containers dispensing valve assemblies each of which includes a closure member adapted for connection with the mouth-defining portion of a container and carries a valve mechanism fitted with a dip tube, comprising an endless belt conveyor by which the containers are supported with the mouths thereof uppermost, a rotatable scrolled roller extending lengthwise of the belt conveyor and operable to engage containers supported by the belt and to retain them in pre-determined spaced relation, dispensing valve assembly conveyor means disposed above the path of the containers and arranged to move dispensing valve assemblies in succession in timed relation with the movement of the containers and with the dip tubes directed downwards towards the containers, said dispensing assembly conveyor means moving the dispensing valve assemblies in the direction of movement of the containers and converging towards the path of the containers to effect the insertion of the dip tubes into the containers, an endless conveyor supported to be divergent from the plane of said dispensing valve assembly conveyor means and convergent towards the plane of the container conveyor means in the direction of movement thereof, and dip tube engaging elements carried
- each dip tube engaging element comprises a plate secured to the endless conveyor and having a slot in which the dip tube is located While being guided by the plate.
- Apparatus for assembling with containers dispensing valve assemblies each of which includes a closure member adapted for connection with the mouthdefining portion of a container and carries a valve mechanism fitted with a dip tube, comprising container conveyor means arranged to move containers mouths uppermost in succession and in pre-determined spaced relation, stationary members arranged to support the closure members from opposite sides of the dip tubes and consisting of a flat bar arranged to guide only the undersides of the closure members and a U-shaped channel member arranged to guide both the undersides and the upper sides of the closure members, a scrolled roller extending lengthwise of said fiat bar and U-shaped channel member and operable to engage closure members supported by the bar and U-shaped channel member and to effect movement of the dispensing valve assemblies towards containers sup-ported by said conveyor means with the dip tubes directed downwards towards the containers, said bar and U-shaped channel member and scrolled roller converging towards the path of the containers to effect the insertion of the dip tubes into the containers, and guide means engageable with the dip tubes during movement
- the guide means comprises an endless conveyor which is supported to be divergent from the plane of the dispensing valve assembly conveyor means and convergent towards the plane of the container conveyor means in the direction of movements thereof, and dip tube engaging elements carried b ythe endless conveyor and arranged first to engage a dip tube at a position in the vicinity thereof at which it is attached to the valve mechanism and thereafter to slide relative to the dip tube towards the free end thereof.
- each dip tube engaging element comprises a plate secured to the endless conveyor and having a slot in which the dip tube is located While being guided by the plate.
- Apparatus for assembling with containers dispensing valve assemblies each of which includes a closure member adapted for connection with the mouth-defining portion of a container and carries a valve mechanism fitted with a dip tube, comprising an endless belt conveyor by which the containers are supported with the mouths thereof uppermost, a first rotatable scrolled roller extending lengthwise of the belt conveyor and operable to engage containers supported by the belt and to retain them in pre-determined spaced relation, stationary members operable to support the closure members for movement lengthwise of said stationary members, a second scrolled roller extending lengthwise of said stationary members and operable to engage closure members supported by the stationary members and to effect movement of the dispensing valve assemblies towards containers supported by the belt conveyor with the dip tubes directed downwards towards the containers, said stationary members and second scrolled roller converging towards the path of the containers to effect the insertion of the dip tubes into the containers, an endless conveyor supported to be divergent from the plane of said dispensing valve assembly conveyor means and convergent towards the plane of the container conveyor means in the direction of movement
- each dip tube engaging element comprises a plate secured to the endless conveyor and having a slot in which the dip tube is located while being guided by the plate.
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Jan. 31, 1967 t G. D. JONES 3,300,846
Filed March 8, 1965 APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING DISPENSING VALVE ASSEMBLIES WITH CONTAINERS 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor GERALD D. JONES Jan. 31, 1967 G. D. JONES 3,300,846
APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING DISPENSING VALVE ASSEMBLIES WITH CONTAINERS Filed March 8, 1965 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 6E RALD D. J'DN Es By} S Ma -M Alformq 1967 G. D JONES 3,300,846
APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING DISPENSING VALVE ASSEMBLIES WITH CONTAINERS Filed March 8, 1965 5 Sheets-Sheet :5
Inventor Jan. 31, 1967 G. D. JONES 3,300,846
APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING DISPENSING VALVE ASSEMBLIES WITH CONTAINERS Filed March 8, 1965 5 Sheets5heet Av Inventor GERALD D. JONES I Byy q Attorney Jan. 31, 1967 ASSEMBLIES WITH CONTAINERS Filed March 8, 1965 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 ll llllll Inventor RALD D, JONES M A A ttorneys United States Patent This invention relates to apparatus for assembling dispensing valve assemblies with containers and in particular to apparatus for assembling dispensing valve assemblies each of which includes a closure member adapted for connection with the mouth-defining portion of a container and which carries a valve mechanism fitted with a dip tube. Such valveassemblies and containers are commonly used for the dispensing of aerosols.
Heretofore there has been difiiculty in assembling the valve assemblies with the containers and machines for securing the valve assemblies to the containers have been unable to maintain the desired rates of production without the employment of a large number of operators manually to fit the valve assemblies to the containers. It is a main object of the present invention to provide an apparatus for assembling the valve assemblies with the containers at an economical rate thereby considerably to reduce the number of manual operators required.
According to the invention there is provided apparatus for assembling with containers dispensing valve assemblies each of which includes a closure member adapted for connecting with the mouth-defining portion of a container and carries a valve mechanism fitted with a dip tube, comprising container conveyor means arranged to move containers mouths uppermost in succession and in predetermined spaced relation, dispensing valve assembly conveyor means disposed above the path of the containers and arranged to move dispensing valve assemblies in succession in timed relation with the movement of the containers and with the dip tubes directed downwards towards the containers, said dispensing assembly conveyor means moving the dispensing valve assemblies in the direction of movement of the containers and converging towards the path of the containers to effect the insertion of the dip tubes into the containers, an endless conveyor supported to be divergent from the plane of the dispensing valve assembly conveyor means and convergent towards the plane of said container conveyor means in the direction of movement thereof, and dip tube engaging elements carried by the endless conveyor and arranged first to engage a dip tube at a position in the vicinity thereof at which it is attached to the valve mechanism and thereafter to slide relative to the dip tube towards the free end thereof thereby to guide the free ends of the dip tubes into the containers.
The container conveyor means may comprise an endless belt movable in the direction of movement of the containers and by which the containers are supported with the mouths thereof uppermost, and a rotatable scrolled roller extending lengthwise of the belt and operable to engage containers supported by the belt and to retain them in said determined spaced relation thereof.
The dispensing valve assembly conveyor means may comprise stationary members operable to support the closure members for movement lengthwise of said members and a rotatable scrolled roller extending lengthwise of said members and operable to engage closure members supported by the stationary members and to effect said movement of the dispensing valve assemblies towards the containers.
Each dip tube engaging element may comprise a plate ice secured to the endless conveyor and have a slot in which the dip tube is located while being guided by the plate.
In order that the invention may be clearly understood one embodiment thereof will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 illustrates, partly in section, a dispensing valve assembly to be assembled with a container,
FIG. 2 illustrates, partly in section, a container with which the valve assembly of FIGURE 1 is to be assembled,
F'IG. 3 is a side elevation of apparatus for assembling the valve assembly of FIGURE 1 with thecontainer of FIGURE 2,
FIG. 4 is an end elevation, partly in section, of FIG- URE 3,
FIG. 5 is a plan of a part of the apparatus shown in FIGURE 3,
FIG. 6 is a pictorial view illustrating the mode of operation of the apparatus,
FIG. 7 illustrates the underside of a dispensing valve assembly conveyor and dip tube guide means embodied in this apparatus,
FIG. 8 is a side elevation illustrating the mode of operation of the apparatus, and
FIG. 9 is a top plan of FIGURE 8.
Referring to FIGURES l and 2, a dispensing valve assembly comprises a closure member 1 which includes an annular hook portion 2, housing sealing compound 3, by which the valve assembly is connected with the mouthdefining portion 4, FIGURE 2, of a container 5. The closure member 1 carries a valve mechanism 6 fitted with a dip tube 7. The dip tube 7 is curved at the free end thereof so that the free end is displaced relative to the axis of the valve mechanism 6 and closure member 1.
Referring to FIGURES 3 to 9, containers 5 are moved mouths uppermost in succession by container conveyor means which comprise an endless belt 8 by which the containers are supported in an upright position, horizontal guides 9 which engage opposite sides of the conveyors near the upper ends thereof, and a rotatable scrolled roller 10 which extends lengthwise of the belt 8, which is rotatable about a horizontal axis, and which is operable, as shown in FIGURES 8 and 9, to retain the containers in predetermined spaced relation for the reception of dispensing valve assemblies to be assembled therewith.
Dispensing valve assembly conveyor means are disposed above the path of the containers on the belt 8 and are arranged to move dispensing valve assemblies in succession in timed relation with the movement of the containers by belt- 8 and roller 10 and with the dip tubes 7 directed downwards towards the containers, see FIGURES 6 and 8. The dispensing valve assembly conveyor means comprises oppositely disposed stationary members 11, 12 between which the closure member 1 is supported for free movement lengthwise of the members 11, 12 by a second rotatable scrolled roller 13 which retains the dispensing valve assemblies in spaced relation and aligned one with each of the containers on the belt 8, the edges of the closure members 1 protruding from the edge of the guide member 12 for engagement by the scroll of the roller 13.
As can be seen from FIGURE 6, the stationary members are arranged to support the closure members 1 from opposite sides of the dip tubes 7 and consist of a fiat bar 12 arranged to guide only the undersides of the closure members and -a U-shaped channel member 11 arranged to guide both the undersides and the upper sides of the closure members.
The dispensing valve assemblies are delivered gravitationally to the guide members 11, 12 by a chute 14, FIG- URE 9, which receives the dispensing valve assemblies from unscrambling and orienting devices not shown. The
Guide means are engageable with the dip tubes 7 dur ing movement of the dispensing valve assemblies by the dispensing valve assembly conveyor means 11, 12, 13 and are arranged to guide the free ends of the dip tubes into the containers. These guide means are provided primarily because of the curved shape of the free ends of the dip tubes and to ensure that the free ends of the dip tubes enter the mouths of the containers and do not foul the tops of the containers. The guide means, as illustrated in the drawings, comprise an endless chain conveyor 15 which is supported by a frame 16 to be divergent from the plane of the dispensing valve assembly conveyor and convergent towards the plane of the container conveyor, see FIGURES 3 and 6. The chain conveyor carries dip tube engaging elements arranged first to engage a dip tube at a position in the vicinity thereof at which it attaches to the valve mechanism and thereafter to slide relative to the dip tube towards the free end thereof, see FIGURES 6 and 8. The dip tube engaging elements each consist of a plate 17 secured to the chain conveyor 15 and provided with a slot 18 in which the dip tube is located while being guided by the plate, see FIG- URE 6.
The apparatus is driven by an electric motor 19, FIG- URE 4, through a gear box 23 which drives a sprocket wheel 21 connected by a chain 22 with a sprocket wheel 23 rotatable with a shaft 24, FIGURE 3. Shaft 24 also carries a sprocket Wheel 25 which, by a chain 26, drives a sprocket wheel 27 on a shaft 28. Shaft 28 carries a further sprocket wheel 29 which, through chain 30, drives a sprocket wheel 31 on a shaft 32 by which the belt 8 is driven.
The shaft 24 also carries a gear wheel 33, FIGURE 4. which meshes with a gear wheel 34 carried by a shaft 35. A sprocket wheel 36 on shaft 35, through a chain 37, drives a sprocket wheel 38, which, in turn, drives a universal coupling 39, FIGURE 5, connected to the scrolled roller 16 to effect rotation thereof. Also carried by shaft 24 is a further sprocket wheel 40 which, through chain 41, drives a sprocket wheel 42 connected with scrolled roller 13 to effect rotation thereof. A sprocket wheel 43, FIGURE 4, on shaft 35, through a chain 44, drives the endless chain conveyor 15.
When the apparatus is in operation containers are moved in succession by the belt 8 and roller while dispensing valve assemblies are fed by the roller 13 and are aligned one with each container. As a valve assembly is located above a container the upper end of the dip tube is engaged in the slot 18 of a plate 17 and as the valve assembly is lowered towards the container the plate 17 moves towards the free end of the dip tube and centres the free end of the tube relative to the mouth of the container for insertion into the container, see FIGURES 6 and 8. When the free end of the dip tube has been introduced into the container the plate 17 is disengaged from the dip tube and the movement of the valve assembly towards the container is continued until the valve assembly leaves the guides 11, 12 and drops on to the container. The container having the valve asembly assembled therewith is then moved to a clinching device, not shown, by which the hook portion 2 of the closure member 1 is clinched to the mouth-defining portion 4 of the container.
The apparatus described above is that which is preferred for carrying the invention into effect but it will be understood that if desired other components than those specifically described can be employed for carrying out the functions as described herein.
I claim:
1. Apparatus for assembling with containers dispensing valve assemblies each of which includes a closure 4 member adapted for connection with the mout-defining portion of a container and carries a valve mechanism fitted with a dip tube, comprising container conveyer means arranged to move containers mouths uppermost in succession and in predetermined spaced relation, dis pensing valve assembly conveyor means disposed above the path of the containers and arranged to move dispensing valve assemblies in succession in timed relation with the movement of the containers and with the dip tubes directed downwards towards the containers, said dispensing assembly conveyor means moving the dispensing valve assemblies in the direction of movement of the containers and converging towards the path of the containers to effect the insertion of the dip tubes into the containers, an endless conveyor supported to be divergent from the plane of said dispensing valve assembly conveyor means and convergent towards the plane of the container conveyor means in the direction of movement thereof, and dip tube engaging elements carried by the endless conveyor and arranged first to engage a dip tube at a position in the vicinity thereof at which it is attached to the valve mechanism and thereafter to slide relative to the dip tube towards the free end thereof thereby to guide the free ends of the dip tubes into the containers.
2. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each dip tube engaging element comprises a plate secured to the endless conveyor and having a slot in which the dip tube is located while being guided by the plate.
3. Apparatus for assembling Wlt'h containers dispensing valve assemblies each of which includes a closure member adapted for connection with the mouth-defining portion of a container and carries a valve mechanism fitted with a dip tube, comprising an endless belt conveyor by which the containers are supported with the mouths thereof uppermost, a rotatable scrolled roller extending lengthwise of the belt conveyor and operable to engage containers supported by the belt and to retain them in pre-determined spaced relation, dispensing valve assembly conveyor means disposed above the path of the containers and arranged to move dispensing valve assemblies in succession in timed relation with the movement of the containers and with the dip tubes directed downwards towards the containers, said dispensing assembly conveyor means moving the dispensing valve assemblies in the direction of movement of the containers and converging towards the path of the containers to effect the insertion of the dip tubes into the containers, an endless conveyor supported to be divergent from the plane of said dispensing valve assembly conveyor means and convergent towards the plane of the container conveyor means in the direction of movement thereof, and dip tube engaging elements carried by the endless conveyor and arranged first to engage a dip tube at a position in the vicinity thereof at which it is attached to the valve mechanism and thereafter to slide relative to the dip tube towards the free end thereof thereby to guide the free ends of the dip tubes into the containers.
4. Apparatus according to claim 3, wherein each dip tube engaging element comprises a plate secured to the endless conveyor and having a slot in which the dip tube is located While being guided by the plate.
5. Apparatus for assembling with containers dispensing valve assemblies each of which includes a closure member adapted for connection with the mouthdefining portion of a container and carries a valve mechanism fitted with a dip tube, comprising container conveyor means arranged to move containers mouths uppermost in succession and in pre-determined spaced relation, stationary members arranged to support the closure members from opposite sides of the dip tubes and consisting of a flat bar arranged to guide only the undersides of the closure members and a U-shaped channel member arranged to guide both the undersides and the upper sides of the closure members, a scrolled roller extending lengthwise of said fiat bar and U-shaped channel member and operable to engage closure members supported by the bar and U-shaped channel member and to effect movement of the dispensing valve assemblies towards containers sup-ported by said conveyor means with the dip tubes directed downwards towards the containers, said bar and U-shaped channel member and scrolled roller converging towards the path of the containers to effect the insertion of the dip tubes into the containers, and guide means engageable with the dip tubes during movement of the dispensing valve assemblies by the dispensing valve assembly conveyor means and arranged to guide the free ends of the dip tubes into the containers.
6. Apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the guide means comprises an endless conveyor which is supported to be divergent from the plane of the dispensing valve assembly conveyor means and convergent towards the plane of the container conveyor means in the direction of movements thereof, and dip tube engaging elements carried b ythe endless conveyor and arranged first to engage a dip tube at a position in the vicinity thereof at which it is attached to the valve mechanism and thereafter to slide relative to the dip tube towards the free end thereof.
7. Apparatus according to claim 6, wherein each dip tube engaging element comprises a plate secured to the endless conveyor and having a slot in which the dip tube is located While being guided by the plate.
8. Apparatus for assembling with containers dispensing valve assemblies each of which includes a closure member adapted for connection with the mouth-defining portion of a container and carries a valve mechanism fitted with a dip tube, comprising an endless belt conveyor by which the containers are supported with the mouths thereof uppermost, a first rotatable scrolled roller extending lengthwise of the belt conveyor and operable to engage containers supported by the belt and to retain them in pre-determined spaced relation, stationary members operable to support the closure members for movement lengthwise of said stationary members, a second scrolled roller extending lengthwise of said stationary members and operable to engage closure members supported by the stationary members and to effect movement of the dispensing valve assemblies towards containers supported by the belt conveyor with the dip tubes directed downwards towards the containers, said stationary members and second scrolled roller converging towards the path of the containers to effect the insertion of the dip tubes into the containers, an endless conveyor supported to be divergent from the plane of said dispensing valve assembly conveyor means and convergent towards the plane of the container conveyor means in the direction of movement thereof, and dip tube engaging elements carried by the endless conveyor and arranged first to engage a dip tube at a position in the vicinity thereof at which it is attached to the valve mechanism and thereafter to slide relative to the dip tube towards the free end thereof, during movement of the dispensing valve assemblies by the second scrolled roller to guide the free ends of the dip tubes into the containers.
9. Apparatus according to claim 8, wherein each dip tube engaging element comprises a plate secured to the endless conveyor and having a slot in which the dip tube is located while being guided by the plate.
References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,962,846 12/1960 Marindin 29-211 X 3,054,170 9/1962 Benichosa et al. 29-208 3,118,218 1/1964 Gleason et al 29-208 3,212,174 10/1965 Wonneman 29-208 3,212,175 10/1965 Wonneman 29-208 JOHN F. CAMPBELL, Primary Examiner.
THOMAS H. EAGER, Examiner.
Claims (1)
1. APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING WITH CONTAINERS DISPENSING VALVE ASSEMBLIES EACH OF WHICH INCLUDES A CLOSURE MEMBER ADAPTED FOR CONNECTION WITH THE MOUTH-DEFINING PORTION OF A CONTAINER AND CARRIES A VALVE MECHANISM FITTED WITH A DIP TUBE, COMPRISING CONTAINER CONVEYER MEANS ARRANGED TO MOVE CONTAINERS MOUTHS UPPERMOST IN SUCCESSION AND IN PREDETERMINED SPACED RELATION, DISPENSING VALVE ASSEMBLY CONVEYOR MEANS DISPOSED ABOVE THE PATH OF THE CONTAINERS AND ARRANGED TO MOVE DISPENSING VALVE ASSEMBLIES IN SUCCESSION IN TIMED RELATION WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE CONTAINERS AND WITH THE DIP TUBES DIRECTED DOWNWARDS TOWARDS THE CONTAINERS, SAID DISPENSING ASSEMBLY CONVEYOR MEANS MOVING THE DISPENSING VALVE ASSEMBLIES IN THE DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT OF THE CONTAINERS AND CONVERGING TOWARDS THE PATH OF THE CONTAINERS TO EFFECT THE INSERTION OF THE DIP TUBES INTO THE CONTAINERS, AN ENDLESS CONVEYOR SUPPORTED TO BE DIVERGENT FROM THE PLANE OF SAID DISPENSING VALVE ASSEMBLY CONVEYOR MEANS AND CONVERGENT TOWARDS THE PLANE OF THE CONTAINER CONVEYOR MEANS IN THE DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT THEREOF, AND DIP TUBE ENGAGING ELEMENTS CARRIED BY THE ENDLESS CONVEYOR AND ARRANGED FIRST TO ENGAGE A DIP TUBE AT A POSITION IN THE VICINITY THEREOF AT WHICH IT IS ATTACHED TO THE VALVE MECHANISM AND THEREAFTER TO SLIDE RELATIVE TO THE DIP TUBE TOWARDS THE FREE END THEREOF THEREBY TO GUIDE THE FREE ENDS OF THE DIP TUBES INTO THE CONTAINERS.
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| GB10799/64A GB1018927A (en) | 1964-03-13 | 1964-03-13 | Improvements in or relating to apparatus for assembling dispensing valve assemblies with containers |
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| US3118218A (en) * | 1961-06-23 | 1964-01-21 | American Home Prod | Aerosol valve inserting machine |
| US3212175A (en) * | 1964-02-21 | 1965-10-19 | Wonneman Roman Francis | Rotary apparatus for continuously assembling flexible curved dip tubed closure assemblies to containers |
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| US3367013A (en) * | 1965-09-27 | 1968-02-06 | Western Electric Co | Assembly apparatus |
| US3522645A (en) * | 1968-03-08 | 1970-08-04 | Giddings & Lewis | Automatic insert assembling machine |
| US3591912A (en) * | 1968-09-26 | 1971-07-13 | Kartridg Pak Co | Apparatus for placing aerosol valve assemblies in aerosol containers |
| US3708854A (en) * | 1971-01-04 | 1973-01-09 | Nalbach Eng Co J | Apparatus for assembling closure caps to receptacles |
| US3994059A (en) * | 1975-12-10 | 1976-11-30 | Purolator, Inc. | Method and apparatus for assembling oil filter components |
| US20110036060A1 (en) * | 2008-04-15 | 2011-02-17 | Psr Automation Incorporated | Method and apparatus for insertion of uniquely shaped packaging elements |
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