EP2733112B1 - Procédé et appareil d'application de capsules d'étanchéité pour goulots de bouteilles dotées d'une cage de retenue de fil métallique. - Google Patents

Procédé et appareil d'application de capsules d'étanchéité pour goulots de bouteilles dotées d'une cage de retenue de fil métallique. Download PDF

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EP2733112B1
EP2733112B1 EP13004684.0A EP13004684A EP2733112B1 EP 2733112 B1 EP2733112 B1 EP 2733112B1 EP 13004684 A EP13004684 A EP 13004684A EP 2733112 B1 EP2733112 B1 EP 2733112B1
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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
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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
    • B67B2201/00—Indexing codes relating to constructional features of closing machines
    • B67B2201/01—Orienting closure means
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  • the present invention relates to a method according to the preamble of claim 1 of applying sealing capsules to bottle necks provided with a retaining cage of metal wire, and to an apparatus according to the preamble of claim 5 for carrying out such method.
  • the mouth of the bottle is corked by a plug consisting of an agglomerate of cork or synthetic material, which is plugged into the bottle neck in a corking station.
  • a wirehood i.e., a cage of metal wire
  • the closure is secured by fastening a wirehood, i.e., a cage of metal wire, about the bottle neck, which wirehood retains the cork from being expelled by the pressure inside the bottle.
  • a capsule of a deformable material typically a thin metal sheet, which is applied to the bottle neck.
  • the capsule which initialy has a slightly tapered frustoconical shape, is loosely fitted on the bottle neck by a capsule dispenser, and then it is made to adhere to the bottle wall by a capsule-folding/smoothening machine.
  • the base of the wirehood typically consists of a ring made of the same metal wire, which is fastened about the bottle neck, below the neck finish, by twisting a portion of the wire in such a way as to form a locking tab which terminates with a loop.
  • the loop is grasped and untwisted, thereby opening the base of the wirehood and allowing the latter to be removed.
  • the locking tab of the wirehood is bent against the bottle wall and is hidden by the capsule, which completely covers the bottle neck with the cork and the wirehood.
  • capsules which are provided with an I-shaped slot, through which the locking tab protrudes.
  • Fig. 1 illustrates an apparatus 10 for applying sealing capsules to bottle necks N in the configuration of Fig. 2 , in which the mouth M of the bottle is closed by a cork P, which is retained in its position by a retaining cage of metal wire, or wirehood, C.
  • the base of the wirehood conventionally consists of a ring R made of the same metal wire, which is fastened about bottle neck N, below the neck finish Q, by twisting a portion of the base to form a locking tab L.
  • standard productions i.e., those productions in which locking tab L is to be covered by a capsule, before receiving the capsules the bottles are configured as shown in Fig. 2 , with locking tab L bent against the bottle wall.
  • bottles B in the above-described configuration shown in Fig. 2 are carried by a conveyor belt 12 flanked by an auger 14, which is adapted to maintain the bottles equally spaced from each other.
  • a capsule dispenser 16 is arranged at the inlet end of auger 14 for laying a sealing capsule on each of the bottles carried by conveyor belt 12.
  • An expulsion starwheel 18 is arranged immediately downstream of capsule dispenser 16 for removing any bottles to be discarded from the line, where necessary.
  • arched lines A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6 in Fig. 1 engage respective portions of the rotation of the station, which are depicted by arched lines A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6 in Fig. 1 . Certain operations are carried out simultaneously, at least partially; therefore, in some cases, the arched lines are overlapped.
  • turntable 32 is rotated in such a way as to provide locking tab L of wirehood C with a predetermined orientation with respect to the station. Since, as mentioned above, wirehood C in this embodiment is assumed to have a predetermined orientation with respect to bottle B, a reference on bottle B, e.g., a recess S as typically formed on the base of the bottle, can be used for orienting the wirehood.
  • a detector 34 e.g., a mechanical probe or a photoelectric cell, in a way known per se detects recess S, thereby allowing the bottle to be oriented on the basis of it, as mentioned above.
  • neck N of bottle B is engaged by a capsule-centering head 36, which comprises a sucker-based, pick-up device 38 mounted at the lower end of a vertical suction duct 39, which is operatively connected to conventional suction means (not shown).
  • Vertical suction duct 39 can both shift vertically and rotate axially.
  • a sleeve 40 is axially slidable on vertical suction duct 39 and is suitably sized to surround the capsule with a close fit.
  • sleeve 40 is lowered about the bottle neck, while pick-up device 38 is stationary near the top of the capsule.
  • pick-up device 38 is enabled to catch capsule 20, and then is raised, along with sleeve 40, so that capsule 20 is disengaged from neck N of bottle B.
  • Pick-up device 38 is then rotated to provide slot 22 of capsule 20 with the same alignment of locking tab L with respect to the station, whereby slot 22 is aligned to locking tab L.
  • a reference notch T which is conventionally printed on the capsule ( Fig. 3 ) and can be detected by an optical sensor 42 in a way known per se, is used for orienting the capsule.
  • the next step ( Fig. 8 ) is depicted in Fig. 1 by arched line A4. As shown, arched line A4 is overlapped to the end portion of arched line A3, thereby indicating that the two steps may be carried out simultaneously. In this step, sleeve 40 of capsule-centering head 39 is raised with respect to pick-up device 38, so that capsule 20 is uncovered.
  • a pneumatically driven punch 57 hits the lateral wall of capsule 20 at slot 22, so that the two fins 23a, 23b ( Fig. 3 ) defined between the horizontal segments of the I-shape are slightly bent inwards.
  • the bottle is returned to conveyor belt 12 by a second transfer starwheel 58, and then is conveyed to successive stations 60, in which capsule-bending/smoothening operations are carried out in a traditional manner; these final operations, which are well known per se and can be carried out in a conventional manner, will not be described herein.
  • the various movable parts of the apparatus can be driven by conventional electrical and/or pneumatic and/or hydraulic motors/actuators (not shown for simplicity) controlled by a control unit, the programming of which falls within the normal knowledge of a skilled person and therefore will not be disclosed herein.
  • a considerable advantage of the method according to the invention, as well as of the apparatus for carrying out the method, is that the operations of pulling the locking tab out of the slot are all performed on a carousel arranged beside a traditional line; the capsuled bottles are received by the carousel with a random orientation of the capsules with respect to the bottles - i.e., the same configuration at this stage of a standard production - and are returned in the same condition but with the locking tab projecting outwards from the capsule. Therefore, having a carousel properly sized and provided with an adequate number of stations, all the above-described steps can be carried out without reduction of the production yield with respect to standard productions.
  • the apparatus can still be used for standard productions, so that the continuity of the production is riot affected.
  • the locking tab and the slot are aligned to each other indirectly, i.e., both the wirehood and the capsule are oriented on the basis of another fixed reference.
  • the method can be changed so that the position of the locking tab is detected and the capsule is oriented as a function of the detected position of the locking tab, or vice versa.
  • the sequence of the operations carried out on the carousel in certain cases, can be modified. For instance, the capsule can be oriented after that the locking tab has been bent, rather than before, and the bottle and the capsule can be aligned at the same time (second step, A2).

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  1. Procédé pour appliquer des capsules d'étanchéité sur les goulots de bouteilles à bouchon de liège, prévues avec une cage de retenue de bouchon de liège réalisée avec un fil métallique (C) et ayant une languette de verrouillage (L) pliée vers la paroi de la bouteille, comprenant l'étape consistant à amener les bouteilles jusqu'à un distributeur de capsules (16) qui est adapté pour placer une capsule (20) ayant une fente (22) sur sa paroi latérale sur chacun des goulots de bouteille (N),
    caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend également les étapes consistant à :
    - amener les bouteilles encapsulées vers un carrousel (28) prévu avec une pluralité de stations périphériques (30), dont chacune est adaptée pour recevoir une bouteille (B) respective et pour réaliser les opérations suivantes sur cette dernière :
    - lever la capsule (20) du goulot (N) de la bouteille par un dispositif de prise (38),
    - ouvrir vers l'extérieur la languette (L) de la cage (C) au moins partiellement, par un dispositif d'ouverture (44),
    - aligner ladite languette (L) avec ladite fente (22), en faisant tourner axialement au moins l'une parmi ladite bouteille (B) et la capsule (20),
    - reposer ladite capsule (20) sur le goulot de la bouteille, ladite languette (L) s'insérant dans la fente (22) et faisant saillie à l'extérieur de la capsule.
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que, avant de poser la capsule (20) sur le goulot de la bouteille, la paroi latérale de la capsule est déformée au niveau de la fente (22) par des moyens de déformation (57) adaptés pour former de manière appropriée la fente (22) pour qu'elle reçoive ladite languette (L).
  3. Procédé selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ledit dispositif d'ouverture (44) ouvre la languette (L) vers l'extérieur à un angle d'environ 45° par rapport à la direction verticale.
  4. Procédé selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ladite opération consistant à aligner ladite languette (L) avec ladite fente (22) sur la capsule (20), comprend les étapes consistant à :
    - faire tourner la bouteille (B) autour de son axe afin d'agencer la languette (L) de la cage à une orientation prédéterminée par rapport à la station (30) respective, et
    - faire tourner la capsule (20) autour de son axe afin d'agencer la fente (22) avec la même orientation prédéterminée par rapport à la station (30).
  5. Appareil pour appliquer des capsules d'étanchéité sur les goulots de bouteilles à bouchon de liège, prévues avec une cage de retenue de bouchon de liège réalisée avec du fil métallique (C) et ayant une languette de verrouillage (L) pliée vers la paroi de la bouteille, comprenant un distributeur de capsules (16) qui est adapté pour placer une capsule ayant une fente (22) sur sa paroi latérale sur chacun des goulots de bouteille, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend également un carrousel (28) prévu avec une pluralité de stations périphériques (30), chacune adaptée pour recevoir une bouteille respective et prévue avec :
    - des moyens de prise (40) pouvant fonctionner pour lever la capsule (20) à partir du goulot de bouteille (N) dans une position de sorte que l'accès à ladite languette (L) n'est pas obstrué, et la reposer successivement,
    - des moyens d'ouverture (44) pouvant fonctionner pour ouvrir la languette (L) vers l'extérieur au moins partiellement, alors que ladite capsule (20) est dans sa position levée,
    - des moyens d'orientation (32, 34, 38, 42) pouvant fonctionner pour faire tourner de manière axiale au moins l'une parmi ladite bouteille (B) et la capsule (20), afin d'aligner ladite languette (L) de la cage (C) avec ladite fente (22) de la capsule (20), avant que cette dernière ne soit reposée.
  6. Appareil selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend des moyens de déformation (57) pouvant fonctionner pour déformer la paroi latérale de la capsule au niveau de la fente (22) afin de former cette dernière de manière appropriée pour qu'elle reçoive ladite languette (L) avant que ladite capsule (20) ne soit reposée sur le goulot de la bouteille.
  7. Appareil selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que ladite fente (22) est formée comme un « I » et lesdits moyens de déformation comprennent un poinçon (57) pouvant fonctionner pour frapper la paroi latérale de la capsule (20) au niveau de ladite fente en forme de I (22) afin de plier vers l'intérieur les deux ailettes (23a, 23b) définies entre les segments horizontaux de la forme de I.
  8. Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications 5 à 7, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un dispositif de retenue (46) pour retenir latéralement la bouteille alors que la languette est ouverte.
  9. Appareil selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens d'orientation comprennent :
    - un plateau tournant (32) supportant la bouteille (B) dans la station (30) respective, qui peut fonctionner pour tourner afin d'agencer la languette (L) de la cage (C) avec une orientation prédéterminée par rapport à la station respective, sur la base de premiers moyens de référence (R) solidaires de la cage et détectables par des premiers moyens de capteur (34),
    - un dispositif de maintien de capsule (40) qui peut tourner autour de l'axe de la capsule (20), et est opérationnel pour tourner afin d'agencer ladite fente (22) avec la même orientation prédéterminée par rapport à la station (30) respective, sur la base de seconds moyens de référence (T) solidaires de la capsule et détectables par des seconds moyens de capteur (42).
  10. Appareil selon la revendication 9, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens de maintien de capsule (40) sont logés à l'intérieur d'un manchon vertical (38) qui entoure la capsule (20) au repos et ledit manchon est verticalement mobile dans une position n'interférant pas avec lesdits moyens de déformation (57), avant l'activation de ces derniers.
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