EP1182165B1 - Capping head with linear motor actuator - Google Patents
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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
- B67B3/12—Capping heads for securing caps characterised by being movable axially relative to cap to deform flanges thereof, e.g. to press projecting flange rims inwardly
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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
- B67B3/26—Applications of control, warning, or safety devices in capping machinery
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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
- B67B3/28—Mechanisms for causing relative movement between bottle or jar and capping head
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- the present invention relates to a device for the capping of containers, in particular bottles.
- capping machines of the revolving type which are equipped with a plurality of capping heads and with a plurality of plates for supporting the bottles.
- the plates and the capping heads revolve in synchrony on the carousel so as to complete the capping cycle within the 360° arc of rotation.
- the operational stages of the capping process may be summarized as follows: the container enters the carousel in synchrony with the capping head, on which the cap is already present. Specifically, the cap has previously been taken from the cap feed system and has then been precentred within the capping head.
- the capping head actuated by a cam, is lowered into contact with the mouth of the container, on which it begins to exert the pressure necessary to secure the cap on the container.
- the plate on which the bottle is supported is in actual fact a jack on which a calibrated spring acts.
- This calibrated spring offsets the lowering of the capping head by exerting a reactive force which guarantees a predetermined and constant capping force irrespective of the height of the container.
- the capping head is then raised, again by the action of the cam, so as to disengage from the container which can thus leave the capping carousel.
- DE 25 26 234 A discloses a device that can be used in filling and closing machines, in which the respective filling or closing head remains stationary and the bottle is lifted towards the respective head.
- the object on which the present invention is based is therefore that of providing an apparatus for the capping of containers as specified in the attached apparatus claims.
- a further object of the present invention is a method for the capping of containers as defined in the attached method claims.
- the capping device forming the subject of the present invention designated as whole by the numeral 1, essentially comprises a capping head 2 and a plate 3 for supporting the container 4.
- the capping head 2 and the plate 3 are securely fixed to the carousel (not shown in the drawings) by means of respective arms 5,5'.
- a sleeve 6 Fixed on the arm 5 of the capping head 2, for example by means of a screw/nut system, is a sleeve 6 in which the outer body 7 of the said capping head is slidingly accommodated.
- Guide bushings 8 are disposed between the sleeve 6 and the hollow body 7.
- the outer body 7 of the capping head is hollow and slidingly accommodates within it the capping element 9.
- the said capping element 9 possesses an upper portion 9' in sliding engagement with the inner surface of the outer body 7 and the lower portion 9".
- the upper portion 9' is substantially cylindrical and is in turn composed of two sections of different diameters, the lower section having a lesser diameter, so as to permit the seating of a guide bushing 10.
- the lower portion 9" of the capping element 9, by contrast, is of frustoconical shape, so as to create a seat for a restoring spring 11 between its outer surface and the inner surface of the outer body 7.
- the spring 11 exerts pressure at one end on the shoulder made at the point of connection between the upper portion 9' and the lower portion 9" of the capping element 9, and at the other end on a flange 12 protruding from the inner surface of the outer body 7. In this way, the capping element 9 is held in the raised position within the outer body 7.
- a seating is made for a calibrated spring 13, preferably of the polyurethane elastomer type.
- the calibrated spring 13 exerts pressure on the upper surface of the capping element 9 and on the inner surface of the upper end 7' of the outer body 7.
- the capping element 9 possesses magnets at its lower end by means of which the crown cap 14 is retained.
- the upper end 7' of the outer body 7 of the capping head 2 is linked to the piston 15 which is connected to a linear actuator 16.
- the actuator 16 is preferably an electric motor, more preferably a linear motor, in particular of the brushless type. Motors which may be used as linear motors include synchronous permanent magnet motors and asynchronous linear induction motors.
- the linear actuator 16 may also be of the pneumatical or hydraulic type.
- the said linear actuator 16 is connected to a control and monitoring unit for regulating the capping force relative to a predetermined value.
- the control and monitoring unit may, for example, perform the following functions:
- the control and monitoring unit may also:
- Figure 2a shows the device according to the invention in a capping phase in which the crown cap 14 has already been gripped by the capping head 2 and has been precentred by means of an upward movement followed by a downward movement of the outer body 7 relative to the capping element 9.
- This precentring phase is performed in a conventional manner and will therefore not be described in detail.
- the capping head 2 is then lowered until it comes into contact with the neck of the bottle by means of a downward vertical movement of the piston 15 driven by the linear actuator 16.
- the capping phase in the true sense begins, providing for two consecutive phases.
- the capping head 2 continues its downward descent, while the capping element 9 maintains its initial position in contact with the neck of the bottle.
- the calibrated spring 13 is compressed until it exerts on the cap 14 a reactive force sufficient to cause the deformation of the inner lining of the said cap.
- the replacement of the cam with a linear actuator 16 allows the number of mechanical parts subject to wear, and therefore to constant maintenance, to be dispensed with or at least reduced to the essential minimum.
- This advantage is particularly apparent when the actuator 16 is a brushless linear motor. The reason is that this type of motor operates by direct engagement and does not involve the use of ball screws, gears or pulleys.
- a further advantage is obtained by making use of a control and monitoring unit of the type described above.
- This control and monitoring unit makes it possible to adjust the capping force relative to a predetermined value. This is reflected, in substance, in the possibility of adjusting the travel of the piston 15 completely automatically as a function of the size of the bottle to be capped.
- the piston stroke is fixed and it is therefore necessary to prearrange the calibrated spring below the plate to ensure a predetermined capping force. It goes without saying that, with the device according to the present invention, the use of the calibrated spring acting on the plate 3 can be avoided, which permits a definite advantage in terms of economy and apparatus wear.
- Figure 3 shows a second embodiment of the present invention.
- the linear actuator 16 is connected via the piston 15 to the plate 3.
- the actuator 16 may be an electric motor, preferably a brushless linear motor, a hydraulic actuator, a pneumatic actuator or another type.
- the control and monitoring unit will act to regulate the capping force, as was described above.
- the mode of functioning of the device is substantially analogous to what was described above, with the difference that, in this case, it will be the plate 3 that moves vertically while the capping head 2 will remain substantially fixed.
- control and monitoring unit will read, by means of appropriate recording means, the height of the bottle subject to capping, will compare the recorded value with a reference value, and consequently will send a control signal to the linear actuator 16 so as to adjust the stroke of the piston and, therefore, the capping force.
- control and monitoring unit will comprise means for recording the force applied to the container, for example by means of measurement with a dynamometer of the reactive force to which the capping head is subjected, the recorded value of which will then be compared with a predetermined reference value, and a control signal will then be sent to the linear actuator 16 for the adjustment of the capping force.
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Description
- The present invention relates to a device for the capping of containers, in particular bottles.
- In the field of bottling plants, capping machines of the revolving type are known which are equipped with a plurality of capping heads and with a plurality of plates for supporting the bottles. The plates and the capping heads revolve in synchrony on the carousel so as to complete the capping cycle within the 360° arc of rotation. The operational stages of the capping process may be summarized as follows: the container enters the carousel in synchrony with the capping head, on which the cap is already present. Specifically, the cap has previously been taken from the cap feed system and has then been precentred within the capping head. The capping head, actuated by a cam, is lowered into contact with the mouth of the container, on which it begins to exert the pressure necessary to secure the cap on the container. The plate on which the bottle is supported is in actual fact a jack on which a calibrated spring acts. This calibrated spring offsets the lowering of the capping head by exerting a reactive force which guarantees a predetermined and constant capping force irrespective of the height of the container. The capping head is then raised, again by the action of the cam, so as to disengage from the container which can thus leave the capping carousel.
- The prior art apparatus described above suffers, however, from disadvantages which make its use costly and somewhat impractical.
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DE 17 82 378 A diseases a device for capping containers according to the preamble of claim 1, wherein the linear actuator is linked to the capping head. -
DE 25 26 234 A discloses a device that can be used in filling and closing machines, in which the respective filling or closing head remains stationary and the bottle is lifted towards the respective head. - The object on which the present invention is based is therefore that of providing an apparatus for the capping of containers as specified in the attached apparatus claims.
- A further object of the present invention is a method for the capping of containers as defined in the attached method claims.
- Further features and advantages of the capping device for containers forming the subject of the present invention will become apparent primarily from the descriptions of examples of embodiment given hereinbelow by way of indication and implying no limitation with reference to the following figures:
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Figure 1 shows a sectional view of a capping head according to the present invention; -
Figure 2 shows a sectional view showing the sequence of operations for capping a bottle with the device according to the present invention; -
Figure 3 shows a sectional view of a detail of the capping head according to an alternative embodiment of the present invention. - With reference to the abovementioned figures, the capping device forming the subject of the present invention, designated as whole by the numeral 1, essentially comprises a
capping head 2 and aplate 3 for supporting thecontainer 4. - The
capping head 2 and theplate 3 are securely fixed to the carousel (not shown in the drawings) by means ofrespective arms 5,5'. - Fixed on the
arm 5 of thecapping head 2, for example by means of a screw/nut system, is asleeve 6 in which theouter body 7 of the said capping head is slidingly accommodated.Guide bushings 8 are disposed between thesleeve 6 and thehollow body 7. - The
outer body 7 of the capping head is hollow and slidingly accommodates within it thecapping element 9. The saidcapping element 9 possesses anupper portion 9' in sliding engagement with the inner surface of theouter body 7 and thelower portion 9". Theupper portion 9' is substantially cylindrical and is in turn composed of two sections of different diameters, the lower section having a lesser diameter, so as to permit the seating of a guide bushing 10. Thelower portion 9" of thecapping element 9, by contrast, is of frustoconical shape, so as to create a seat for a restoringspring 11 between its outer surface and the inner surface of theouter body 7. Thespring 11 exerts pressure at one end on the shoulder made at the point of connection between theupper portion 9' and thelower portion 9" of thecapping element 9, and at the other end on aflange 12 protruding from the inner surface of theouter body 7. In this way, thecapping element 9 is held in the raised position within theouter body 7. - Above the upper end of the
capping element 9, a seating is made for acalibrated spring 13, preferably of the polyurethane elastomer type. The calibratedspring 13 exerts pressure on the upper surface of thecapping element 9 and on the inner surface of the upper end 7' of theouter body 7. - The
capping element 9 possesses magnets at its lower end by means of which thecrown cap 14 is retained. - The upper end 7' of the
outer body 7 of thecapping head 2 is linked to thepiston 15 which is connected to alinear actuator 16. Theactuator 16 is preferably an electric motor, more preferably a linear motor, in particular of the brushless type. Motors which may be used as linear motors include synchronous permanent magnet motors and asynchronous linear induction motors. Thelinear actuator 16 may also be of the pneumatical or hydraulic type. - The said
linear actuator 16 is connected to a control and monitoring unit for regulating the capping force relative to a predetermined value. Especially in the case of the linear motor, the control and monitoring unit may, for example, perform the following functions: - recording the power consumption of the motor, which is proportionate to the capping force applied to the bottle,
- comparing the recorded power consumption value with a predetermined value, to which a predetermined capping force value will correspond, and
- sending a control signal to the said motor to control its operational status, for example for shutting down the motor or reversing the travel of the piston.
- The control and monitoring unit may also:
- record, for example by means of an appropriate sensor, the position of the piston, the capping head or the plate,
- compare the recorded position of the piston, the capping head or the plate with a predetermined value, which will be preset as a function of the capping force to be applied to the container, and
- send a control signal to the motor to regulate the travel of the piston so as to obtain the predetermined capping force.
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Figures 2a-2d , a description will now be given of the functioning of the capping device according to the invention. -
Figure 2a shows the device according to the invention in a capping phase in which thecrown cap 14 has already been gripped by thecapping head 2 and has been precentred by means of an upward movement followed by a downward movement of theouter body 7 relative to thecapping element 9. This precentring phase is performed in a conventional manner and will therefore not be described in detail. - As shown in
Figure 2b , thecapping head 2 is then lowered until it comes into contact with the neck of the bottle by means of a downward vertical movement of thepiston 15 driven by thelinear actuator 16. At this point the capping phase in the true sense begins, providing for two consecutive phases. During the first phase, as shown inFigure 2c , thecapping head 2 continues its downward descent, while thecapping element 9 maintains its initial position in contact with the neck of the bottle. As this happens, thecalibrated spring 13 is compressed until it exerts on the cap 14 a reactive force sufficient to cause the deformation of the inner lining of the said cap. In the second phase, when thecalibrated spring 13 is partially compressed, a further descent of thecapping head 2, which now takes place with movement relative to thecapping element 9, causes the final securing of thecrown cap 14 onto the neck of thebottle 4. Since this securing takes place at a predetermined compressive force, the control and monitoring unit of the device acts to interrupt the descent of thecapping head 2 as soon as that force has been reached, as illustrated previously. Subsequently, as shown inFigure 2d , thelinear actuator 16 acts to raise thecapping head 2 by means of a vertical ascending movement of thepiston 15, returning the capping head to the initial position. At this point, before the carousel to which the capping device is fixed has completed the 360° rotation to bring thecapping device 2 back into the position shown inFigure 2a , the latter will pass from the cap feeding station, from which it will remove anew crown cap 14 and precentre it as described above. - The advantages of the capping device according to the present invention are numerous.
- First and foremost, the replacement of the cam with a
linear actuator 16 allows the number of mechanical parts subject to wear, and therefore to constant maintenance, to be dispensed with or at least reduced to the essential minimum. This advantage is particularly apparent when theactuator 16 is a brushless linear motor. The reason is that this type of motor operates by direct engagement and does not involve the use of ball screws, gears or pulleys. - A further advantage is obtained by making use of a control and monitoring unit of the type described above. This control and monitoring unit makes it possible to adjust the capping force relative to a predetermined value. This is reflected, in substance, in the possibility of adjusting the travel of the
piston 15 completely automatically as a function of the size of the bottle to be capped. By contrast, in the prior art devices which make use of a cam, the piston stroke is fixed and it is therefore necessary to prearrange the calibrated spring below the plate to ensure a predetermined capping force. It goes without saying that, with the device according to the present invention, the use of the calibrated spring acting on theplate 3 can be avoided, which permits a definite advantage in terms of economy and apparatus wear. -
Figure 3 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. - In this embodiment, the
linear actuator 16 is connected via thepiston 15 to theplate 3. - In this case also the
actuator 16 may be an electric motor, preferably a brushless linear motor, a hydraulic actuator, a pneumatic actuator or another type. - The control and monitoring unit will act to regulate the capping force, as was described above.
- The mode of functioning of the device is substantially analogous to what was described above, with the difference that, in this case, it will be the
plate 3 that moves vertically while thecapping head 2 will remain substantially fixed. - In this case also, the advantages of the present embodiment of the invention can be summarized as a reduced need to maintain the apparatus.
- It is clear that what has been described are only particular embodiments of the capping device forming the subject of the present invention, to which the person skilled in the art will be able to make any modifications necessary to adapt them to particular applications, without thereby departing from the scope of protection of the present invention.
- For example, it will be possible to provide a capping device in which the cam is replaced by the
linear actuator 16, as described previously, but in which, instead of automatic adjustment by the control and monitoring unit, the capping force will be adjusted by the calibrated spring acting on theplate 3, as in the prior art machines. In this case, thepiston 15 will have to perform a fixed and predetermined stroke. This machine has in any case the advantage of considerably reducing the number of mechanical components readily exposed to wear, in particular the cam. - In other embodiments, the control and monitoring unit will read, by means of appropriate recording means, the height of the bottle subject to capping, will compare the recorded value with a reference value, and consequently will send a control signal to the
linear actuator 16 so as to adjust the stroke of the piston and, therefore, the capping force. - In yet other embodiments, the control and monitoring unit will comprise means for recording the force applied to the container, for example by means of measurement with a dynamometer of the reactive force to which the capping head is subjected, the recorded value of which will then be compared with a predetermined reference value, and a control signal will then be sent to the
linear actuator 16 for the adjustment of the capping force.
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- Device for capping containers (4) with a crown cork (14), comprising a container support plate (3) and a capping head (2), wherein a linear actuator (16) is linked, without the interposition of a cam, either to the said capping head (2) or to the said plate (3) for the reciprocal movement of the capping head relative to the plate,characterised in that the said capping head comprises an outer body (7) in which a capping element (9) is slidingly accommodated, a seating for a calibrated spring (13) being defined between the upper surface of the said capping element (9) and the inner surface of the upper end (7') of the outer body (7) and said calibrated spring acting upon the said surfaces.
- Capping device according to Claim 1, wherein the said linear actuator (16) is an electric motor, a hydraulic actuator or a pneumatic actuator.
- Capping device according to Claim 2, wherein the said linear actuator (16) is a brushless linear motor.
- Capping device according to claim 1, wherein the said calibrated spring (13) is of the polyurethane elastomer type.
- Capping device according to any of Claims 1 to 4, wherein the said linear actuator (16) is connected to the said capping head (2) by means of a piston (15) and wherein the said capping head (2) is slidingly inserted into a sleeve (6) fixed to an arm (5) secured on the carousel of the capping machine.
- Capping device according to any one of Claims 1 to 5, wherein the said linear actuator (16) is connected to the said plate (3) by means of a piston (15).
- Capping device according to any one of Claims 1 to 6, the said device comprising a control and monitoring unit for the regulation of the capping force with reference to a predetermined value.
- Device according to Claim 7, in which the said control and monitoring unit:- records the power consumption of the linear actuator (16),- compares the recorded power consumption value with a predetermined value, and- sends a control signal to the linear actuator (16) to control its operational status.
- Device according to Claim 7 or 8, in which the said control and monitoring unit:- records the position of the piston (15), the capping head (2) or the plate (3),- compares the recorded position with a predetermined value, and- sends a control signal to the linear actuator (16) to regulate the travel of the piston (15) so as to obtain the predetermined capping force.
- Device according to any one of Claims 7 to 9, wherein the said control and monitoring unit:- records the height of the container (4) subjected to capping,- compares the recorded value with a reference value, and- sends a control signal to the linear actuator (16) to regulate the travel of the piston (15) so as to obtain the predetermined capping force.
- Capping device according to any one of Claims 7 to 10, in which the said control and monitoring unit:- records the force applied to the container,- compares the recorded value with a predetermined reference value, and- sends a control signal to the linear actuator (16) to regulate the capping force with reference to a predetermined value.
- Capping device according to Claim 11, wherein the said device comprises a dynamometer for measuring the reactive force to which the capping head (2) is subjected during the phase of capping the container (4).
- Capping machine of the revolving type,
characterized in that it comprises a capping device (1) according to any one of Claims 1 to 12. - Method of capping containers (4) with crown caps (14), comprising the phases of:- providing a device according to Claim 1, and- automatically regulating the capping force relative to a predetermined value.
- Method according to Claim 14, wherein the said automatic regulation of the capping force takes place by means of a control and monitoring unit.
- Method according to Claim 15, wherein the said automatic regulation of the capping force takes place by means of:- recording the power consumption of the linear actuator (16),- comparing the recorded power consumption value with a predetermined value, and- sending a control signal to the linear actuator (16) to control its operational status.
- Method according to Claim 15, wherein the said automatic regulation of the capping force takes place by means of:- recording the position of the piston (15), the capping head (2) or the plate (3),- comparing the recorded position with a predetermined value, and- sending a control signal to the linear actuator (16) to regulate the travel of the piston (15) so as to obtain the predetermined capping force.
- Method according to Claim 15, wherein the said automatic regulation of the capping force takes place by means of:- recording the height of the container (4) subjected to capping,- comparing the recorded value with a reference value, and- sending a control signal to the linear actuator (16) to regulate the travel of the piston (15) so as to obtain the predetermined capping force.
- Method according to Claim 15, wherein the said automatic regulation of the capping force takes place by means of:- recording the force applied to the container (4),- comparing the recorded value with a predetermined reference value, and- sending a control signal to the linear actuator (16) to regulate the capping force with reference to a predetermined value.
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