EP0635453B1 - Multipurpose supporting element for bottle capsule applicators - Google Patents

Multipurpose supporting element for bottle capsule applicators Download PDF

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EP0635453B1
EP0635453B1 EP19940110749 EP94110749A EP0635453B1 EP 0635453 B1 EP0635453 B1 EP 0635453B1 EP 19940110749 EP19940110749 EP 19940110749 EP 94110749 A EP94110749 A EP 94110749A EP 0635453 B1 EP0635453 B1 EP 0635453B1
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Agostino Galandrino
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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
    • 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

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  • the present invention relates to a multipurpose supporting element for capsule application heads for bottles of wine, sparkling wine and beverages in general.
  • bottles of wine and of beverages in general are provided, after bottling, with a capsule concealing the cap and constituting a seal that guarantees the contents of the bottle.
  • sealing capsules are made of a shrink-wrap polymeric material or of aluminum and alloys thereof. These capsules are fitted on the neck of bottles and are then made to adhere to said neck with different methods according to their material.
  • the heat-shrinking property of the material is used to make the capsules adhere by heating with matching heating heads.
  • the capsules are made to adhere to the neck of the bottle by forming a series of longitudinal folds on the capsule by means of appropriate pneumatic heads and by then pressing said folds down onto the neck of the bottle, for example by means of rolling heads.
  • said capsule can be made to adhere to the neck of the bottle by means of the rolling heads alone.
  • the bottles are supported by a rotating carousel-like disk and are arranged on corresponding pans of the disk which are spaced with a constant angular pitch, and the heating, pneumatic and/or rolling capsule application heads are suspended above the bottles and supported by a supporting element that performs descending and ascending movements to lower and raise the head or heads onto and respectively from the bottles.
  • the supporting element depending on the type of capsule being processed, the supporting element must be provided with one or more capsule application heads of different kinds, suitable for the specific process. This entails the replacement of the heads or even of the entire supporting element when the type of capsule being processed changes; this is a considerable drawback both due to the downtimes entailed by the head replacement and adaptation operations and due to the possible need to supply multiple supporting elements dedicated to the different processes, with evident economical disadvantages.
  • EP-A-0366956 is a device provided with rollers made of a rubber-like material for advancing thin-walled capsules to the tops of beverage bottles, such as wine bottles.
  • the rollers are brought into contact with the neck of a bottle provided with a capsule and are rotated at high speed along a spiral path and have pressure applied thereto.
  • the rollers are elastically supported on a bush, which is moved vertically back and forth and rotated by a surrounding and coaxial actuation bush.
  • the bush and the actuation bush are rotatively interconnected.
  • DE-A1-3615532 Known from DE-A1-3615532 is a labelling machine having rotary supports fixed on a rotating table, wherein bottles are placed on the supports with the aid of raisable and lowerable centering devices. Capsules made of heat-shrinking material are applied on the bottles by means of heating heads.
  • Also known from DE-A-2548976 is a machine which applies capsules on bottles by exerting pressure during operation of a labelling device for applying labels on bottles.
  • the machine has a rotary table supporting single bottle supports, and a bottle centering head. Hydraulic fluid fed from the labelling device is used to drive a capsule crimping device in each centering head.
  • a principal aim of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned and other drawbacks, and within the scope of this general aim the invention has the object of providing a multipurpose supporting element as defined in claim 1 suitable to selectively perform, with a simple adaptation maneuver, heat-treatment or rolling operations on capsules and perform, with a simple replacement maneuver, operations for forming and rolling folds on various types of capsules.
  • the reference numeral 10 generally designates the multipurpose supporting element, which is arranged above a carousel disk 11 provided with a plurality of pans 12 which are mutually spaced with an angular pitch "p" and support a corresponding plurality of bottles B on the neck whereof there are sealing capsules C.
  • the element 10 comprises a main plate 13 for supporting capsule application heads, which is supported by a shaft 14 performing vertical ascending and descending operating strokes with a preset length and timing to lower said heads onto the bottles and raise them from said bottles respectively.
  • the main plate 13 has two rolling heads 15 which are rigidly coupled thereto and are mutually spaced with an angular pitch "p" which is equal to the spacing pitch of the pans 12.
  • the heads 15, which have a per se known structure, have a central presser 15a and one or more peripheral rollers 15b rotated by a pulley 15c which actuates an actuation gear 15d meshing with end pinions of respective shafts 15e of the rollers.
  • the pulleys 15c of both heads 15 are in turn simultaneously actuated, by means of a transmission belt 17, by a motor 16 which is supported by the plate 13.
  • a secondary plate 18 is associated with the main plate 13 and is rigidly coupled thereto by means of a vertical column 19 accommodated in a retention bush 20 of the plate 13, which is provided with an eccentric mechanism for locking and releasing the column 19 that can be actuated by means of a lever 21.
  • the supporting element 10 has two interchangeable secondary plates 18-18a; each secondary plate has a corresponding pair of heads for the selective processing of shrink-wrap capsules or of metal capsules.
  • the secondary plate 18 (figures 1 and 3), which is preset for processing shrink-wrap capsules, has two heating heads 22 arranged side by side and mutually spaced with an angular pitch "p" which is equal to the spacing pitch of the pans 12.
  • the heating heads 22, which have a per se known structure, comprise an armored resistor 22a which is coiled so as to form a cylindrical spiral, is surrounded by fins 22b, and accommodates the neck of the bottle on which the shrink-wrap capsule C is fitted and a capsule presser 22c which is arranged coaxially to the resistor 22a and is subjected to a weight (not shown).
  • the plate 18 and the heads 22 rigidly coupled thereto can be moved into a lowered operating position (figure 1) in order to fit them on the neck of the bottles when the plate 13 descends, or into a raised disengagement position (figure 3).
  • the heating heads When the heating heads are in disengaged position, it is possible to use only the rolling heads 15, and the heating heads, which are not powered, are used as capsule pressers.
  • the secondary plate 18a (figures 1 and 4), which is preset for processing metal capsules, has two pneumatic heads 23 which are also arranged side by side and mutually spaced with an angular pitch "p" equal to the spacing pitch of the pans 12.
  • the heads 23 are of the type comprising a presser 23a which is subjected to a weight 23b and a profiled elastomeric sleeve 23c which is actuated so as to adhere to the capsule by the action of a pressurized fluid.
  • the secondary plate 18a is in the raised position when the pneumatic heads 23 are in the operating position.

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  • Labeling Devices (AREA)
  • Closing Of Containers (AREA)
  • Food Preservation Except Freezing, Refrigeration, And Drying (AREA)
  • Sealing Of Jars (AREA)
EP19940110749 1993-07-21 1994-07-11 Multipurpose supporting element for bottle capsule applicators Expired - Lifetime EP0635453B1 (en)

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ITTO930174U 1993-07-21
IT93TO000174 IT231452Y1 (it) 1993-07-21 1993-07-21 Organo di supporto multifunzione per incapsulatrici di bottiglie

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ES2128918B1 (es) * 1996-01-24 2000-01-16 Rivercap S A Cabezal capsulador.
ES2155314B1 (es) * 1998-01-16 2001-12-01 Ramondin S A Alisadora de precintos de garantia para botellas.

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DE2548976A1 (de) * 1975-11-03 1977-05-12 Pirzer Fa Carl Verfahren und vorrichtung zum anpressen von verzierungskapseln
DE2626459C3 (de) * 1976-06-12 1982-12-23 Kronseder, Hermann, 8404 Wörth Verschließvorrichtung für Flaschen
DE3615532A1 (de) * 1986-05-07 1987-11-12 Kronseder Maschf Krones Gefaessausstattungsmaschine
DE3837392A1 (de) * 1988-11-03 1990-05-17 Sick Otto Gmbh Anrollvorrichtung

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EP0635453A1 (en) 1995-01-25
IT231452Y1 (it) 1999-08-03
DE69402921D1 (de) 1997-06-05

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