EP0013530B1 - Vorrichtung zum Andrücken und Falten von Kapseln an Flaschenhälsen - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zum Andrücken und Falten von Kapseln an Flaschenhälsen Download PDF

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EP0013530B1
EP0013530B1 EP79401079A EP79401079A EP0013530B1 EP 0013530 B1 EP0013530 B1 EP 0013530B1 EP 79401079 A EP79401079 A EP 79401079A EP 79401079 A EP79401079 A EP 79401079A EP 0013530 B1 EP0013530 B1 EP 0013530B1
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Albert Desom
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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
    • B67B3/02—Closing bottles, jars or similar containers by applying caps by applying flanged caps, e.g. crown caps, and securing by deformation of flanges
    • B67B3/10—Capping heads for securing caps
    • B67B3/16—Capping heads for securing caps characterised by having resilient deforming elements, e.g. resilient sleeves or collars
    • 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
    • B67B5/00—Applying protective or decorative covers to closures; Devices for securing bottle closures with wire
    • B67B5/03—Applying protective or decorative covers to closures, e.g. by forming in situ
    • B67B5/032—Dies for securing overcaps

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  • the present invention relates to a device for folding, pressing and smoothing the folds of overcap capsules placed on the neck or the neck of a bottle, more particularly for bottles of champagne or sparkling wines.
  • French Patent No. 1,322,257 further describes a machine of the type of the device mentioned last and performing, in a single station and in four stages, the folding, pressing and smoothing of the folds.
  • the pressure members are made up of rubber blocks supported by frames mounted to slide in a main frame and can be actuated individually by means of pneumatic cylinders against return springs, according to a complex arrangement and difficult to implement.
  • the blocks have a convex shape which requires, to obtain an enveloping application on the neck of the bottle, a very high pressure and a very significant crushing of the central area of the block probably harmful to the neck of the bottle if the slightest imbalance is created between the two blocks of each part.
  • the object of the present invention is to propose a device making it possible, in a single treatment station, to carry out successively the pressing with formation of folds then the folding back with smoothing of these folds, in a reliable, precise and rapid manner, for significant variations dimensions or tolerances of the bottles or bottle caps used ,. as well as for a wide range of bottle neck or overcap caps.
  • the pressing and pleating device with smoothing of an overcaping capsule placed on the neck of a bottle comprising two pairs of pressing members opposite opposite arranged in a crown in a rigid envelope structure, and fluid pressure means for selectively moving the pressing members of each pair towards one another, is characterized in that it comprises, in the rigid envelope two pairs pressure chambers facing each other, means for simultaneously supplying pressurized fluid to the chambers of each pair of chambers, a pair of pleating pads, shaped to correspond to the transverse shape of the neck of a bottle, arranged on the facing walls of the chambers of the first pair of chambers, and a pair of pressing and smoothing pads, shaped to correspond to the transverse shape of the neck of a bottle, arranged on the walls of the chambers of the second pair of chambers, the pressing and smoothing pads having, in cross section, in the vicinity of the middle zone of the pressure application surface, a part of thickness reduced compared to that of the opposite lateral ends of these pads, the folding pads
  • two diametrically opposite pleating pads, and orthogonal to the previous ones, two pressing and smoothing pads 2, also diametrically opposite, are formed in one piece on the walls internal of corresponding respective pressure chambers 3 and 4.
  • the walls 6 of the pressure chambers opposite the respective pads 1 and 2 bear on the internal face 7 of a tubular structure 8 forming a frame enclosing all of the pressure chambers.
  • the elastic folding pads 1 have, over the major part of the width of their pressure application surface 9, substantially the same thickness d.
  • the pressure chambers 3 associated with the pleating pads 1 have a cross section substantially matching the curvature of the tubular structure 8.
  • the pressing and smoothing pads 2 have, in cross section, a thickness D which varies according to the development of their pressure application surface 10. These pads 2 have, at the level of the middle zone of the pressure application surface , a reduced thickness Dm and, in the vicinity of the lateral ends of the pressure application surface, a thickened section Dr.
  • the pressure chambers 4, associated with the pads 2 have a general appearance substantially matching the curvature of the cylindrical structure of contention 8 and a substantially triangular cross section with a corner part forming a corner 11 projecting inwardly up to the level of the middle part of reduced thickness of the pads 2.
  • the pads 1 and 2 are made from a flexible elastic elastic plastic material, all of these elements being made in one piece in the embodiment of the figure 1.
  • the adjacent parts of the partitions delimiting the pressure chambers 3 and 4 are thus connected to each other, as well as the outer walls of the chambers bearing against the internal face 7 of the cylindrical structure forming a chassis 8.
  • pressurized fluid pipes 14 which open, through openings 15, in the corresponding chambers 3 and 4 at the level of the internal faces of the pads 1 and 2, these pipes 14 being connected to supply pipes.
  • pressurized fluid 16 opening to the outside, passing through the passive zones of the walls of the pressure chambers, as shown in FIG. 2.
  • the pressure supply lines 16 are mounted, in the embodiment of FIG. 2 , in a cover 17 resting on the upper part of the cylindrical structure 8 and fixed to the latter, these supply pipes 16 being designed to be connected to a system for supplying pressurized fluid, for example pressurized air.
  • the cores 12 and 13 serve as molding cores for the manufacture of the pressure chambers equipped with the pleating and pressing-smoothing pads, for example by casting, injection or spraying of an elastic material, for example an elastic rubber, preferably a natural rubber.
  • the support structure forming a chassis 8 has a rectangular shape with a square section, the different pressure chambers 3 and 4 being distinct and produced in the form of unitary assemblies around their internal cores.
  • respective 12, 13, which here have an at least partially planar back face for their mounting in abutment against the internal faces of the frame 8 by means of locking screws 20 each received in a shoulder portion of the back face of these cores directly taking bearing on the internal face of the chassis 8, the main parts set back from these dorsal faces serving to hold by pinching, between this chassis 8, the portions of external walls of the pressure chambers.
  • the mounting screws 20 can be used for the passage of the pressure fluid supply lines or, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, for closing plugs for the drilling hole of the pressure lines. fluid under pressure.
  • the pressing-smoothing pads 2 have, at their median zones, a thickened convex zone 21 separating two zones of reduced thickness Dm.
  • a flexible reinforcement 22 embedded under the pressure application surface 10 of the pressing and smoothing pads 2.
  • the operating mode of the device according to the present invention will now be described in relation to the phases shown in FIGS. 1, 4, 6 and 8.
  • the pressure chambers are not stressed by the fluid under pressure, that is to say say with the internal walls, bearing the pads 1 and 2, bearing against the respective cores 12 and 13, the facing pressure application faces 9, respectively 10, of the pads 1 and 2 define, at the center of the device, a passage of evolving shape converging upwards, corresponding substantially to the external contour of a cap or overcap capsule 19 normally affixed to a bottle already provided with a stopper, possibly held by a wire cap, as shown in FIG. 2.
  • the pressurized fluid is then introduced into the conjugate pair of pressure chambers 3, to bring the pleating pads 1 to pressurely press against the side of the bottle, applying, in doing so, the cap against the latter ier, the edges 30, delimiting the pressure application surface 9 of these pads 1, producing an internal fold initiation, as can be seen in FIGS. 4 and 5.
  • the folding pads 1 only deform very slightly due to their relatively large thickness d.
  • the pressurized fluid is then also sent to the conjugate pressure chambers 4, which causes the internal walls of these chambers to peel off from the corresponding cores 13 to bring the pads 2 in contact under pressure against the neck of the bottle, thus pressing the not yet pressed areas of the capsule 19 against the neck of the bottle and simultaneously forming the outwardly projecting folds 20 at the contact area of the lateral parts of the pressing and smoothing pads 2 against the lateral faces of the pleating pads 1.
  • a third step the pressure is successively released in the pressure chambers 4 and 3, so that all of the pads 1 and 2 return to their rest position shown in Figure 1, the capsule 19 on the neck of the bottle keeping the configuration shown in Figure 7, that is to say tightly pressed uniformly on the neck of the bottle except for the narrow areas of the folds 20, which are formed with precision, on the sides of the neck.
  • the pressure chambers 4 of the pressing and smoothing pads 2 are again supplied with pressurized fluid to bring the pads 2 back into pressure contact against the neck of the bottle 18.
  • This overflow making the pads more enveloped pressing and smoothing 2 around the neck of the bottle, is favored, in addition by the reserve of an elastic material R, by the generally trapezoidal shape of the internal wall of the pressure chamber carrying the pressing and smoothing pad and by the central zone of reduced thickness of the latter.
  • the embodiment of FIG. 11, with the extra thickness 23 or with the flexible reinforcement 22, allows a more regular pressure application of the pressing and smoothing pads 2 by limiting the amplitude of the overflow of the lateral wings of this pad around the bottle neck and thus limiting the risks of entrainment by sliding in rotation of the cap pressed on the bottle neck.
  • An important feature of the present invention resides in that this overflow of the lateral wings of the pressing and smoothing pads is obtained practically without extension of the wall of the pressure chamber, by pivoting of the portion of greater thickness Dr and of the reserve of elastic material R around the end parts of the central zone of reduced thickness of the pressing and smoothing pads, these deployment and contraction operations thus being carried out without creating any noticeable tension within the material of the wall, thereby guaranteeing a duration of life and increased reliability of the device.
  • the device according to the present invention in addition to its simplicity and reliability, makes it possible to accommodate different diameters of bottle neck, for example, by admitting, for a device calculated for a nominal diameter of bottle neck of 32 mm, variations in bottle necks between approximately 25 and 40 mm in diameter, the actuation pressures being between approximately 2 and 4 bars.
  • the device according to the present invention also presents great security against possible bursting due to overpressures in the absence of the neck of the bottle, unlike existing devices.

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1. Vorrichtung zum Pressen, Falten und Glätten eines Korkenüberzuges, angeordnet an einem Flaschenhals, mit zwei Paar von sich gegenüberliegenden, kranzförmig ausgestalteten Druckorganen in einem steifen Gehäuse und mit einer Druckfluidanordnung zum wahlweisen Verschieben der Druckorgane eines jeden Paares zueinander hin, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie in dem steifen Gehäuse (8) zwei Paar sich gegenüberliegende Druckkammern (3, 4) aufweist, Mittel (16) um gleichzeitig die Kammern eines jeden Kammerpaares mit einem Druckfluid zu versorgen, ein Paar Faltbacken (1), die an die seitliche Form des Flaschenhalses angepaßt sind und die an den Wänden gegenüber den Kammern des ersten Kammerpaares (3) anliegen, sowie ein Paar Preß- und Glättungsbacken (2), die an die seitliche Form eines Flaschenhalses angepaßt sind und an den Wänden der Kammern des zweiten Kammerpaares (4) anliegen, wobei die Preß-und Glättungsbacken (2), im Querschnitt gesehen, in der Nähe des mittleren Bereiches der Andruckfläche (10) wenigstens eine Stelle (Dm) verringerter Dicke aufweisen, bezüglich den seitlich sich gegenüberliegenden Enden dieser Backen und wobei die Faltbacken (1), im Querschnitt gesehen, eine konstante Dicke (d) über die Breite ihrer Andruckfläche (9) aufweisen und diese Dicke so gewählt ist, daß sich die Faltbacken nur geringfügig verformen.
2. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die den Preß- und Glättungsbacken (2) zugeordneten Druckkammern (4) einen Querschnitt aufweisen von im allgemeinen dreieckiger Ausgestaltung mit einem Winkelbereich (11), der sich bis in die Nähe des mittleren Bereichs der zugehörigen Preß- und Glättungsbacke (2) erstreckt.
3. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Faltbacken (1) und die Preß- und Glättungsbacken (2) zusammen mit den Wänden für die zugehörigen Druckkammern (3, 4) aus einem Stück hergestellt sind.
4. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Wände (6) der verschiedenen Druckkammern (3, 4), die den zugehörigen Backen (1, 2) gegenüber liegen, an der Innenwand (7) des die Druckkammern umgebenden steifen Gehäuses (8) anliegen.
5. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß in den Druckkammern (3, 4) Einsätze (12, 13) angeordnet sind, deren Gestalt an den Querschnitt der Druckkammern angepaßt ist und an denen sich die elastischen Wände der Druckkammern in Ruhestellung abstützen.
6. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie sich durch die Einsätze (12, 13) erstreckende Kanäle (14) aufweist für die Zufuhr des Druckfluids zu den Druckkammern (3, 4).
7. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 5 oder 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Einsätze (12, 13) an dem die Druckkammern umgebenden steifen Gehäuse (8) befestigt sind.
8. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 5 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Einsätze (12, 13) derart ausgestaltet sind, daß in Ruhestellung die gegenüberliegenden, die Backen bildenden Wände der Druckkammern, im Längsschnitt gesehen, einen Kanal bilden, dessen Umfangsquerschnitt an die Form des Flaschenhalses angepaßt ist.
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