Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
053317000 | Screw or lug closure applying means | 23 |
20080250756 | Screwing/Rolling Head for Pre-Threaded Caps - The present invention relates to a screwing/rolling head | 10-16-2008 |
20090308025 | Ball grip and friction engaging capping chuck - A capping chuck including alignment balls for engaging the cap knurling. The capping chuck can also include internal knurling, and a friction engaging element for cap retention during the bottling process. | 12-17-2009 |
20100018158 | Screwing head for screwing the ring nut of a small trigger-type pump on a vessel - The invention deals with the field of screwing heads for small trigger-type pumps or triggers and namely for applying, on vessels, triggers equipped with a threaded securing ring nut ( | 01-28-2010 |
20100089004 | Capping Chuck - A capping chuck for a bottle capping machine is capable of applying a pre-defined torque to a cap and reducing top load during application. The capping chuck includes a drive gear mechanically connected to a clutch. The clutch controls the torque transmitted to a gripper head through a driveshaft. The gripper head secures the cap to the bottle, and includes a substantially continuous perimeter wall surrounding a plunger that moves under load in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the driveshaft. The extent of movement can be controlled by a resistance element such as, for example, a spring. An engagement device affects the contact the drive gear has with the bull gear of the capping mechanism. The engagement device can rotate the capping chuck relative to the bull gear to ensure positive engagement of the drive gear with the bull gear. The engagement device can include a slotted opening and an adjustment screw. | 04-15-2010 |
20100186349 | GRIPPING APPARATUS FOR CAPPING ASSEMBLIES IN CONTAINER PACKAGING MACHINES - Capping assemblies ( | 07-29-2010 |
20100205905 | Device for Closing Containers with Screw Caps - A device for closing containers, particularly bottles, with screw caps, having at least one rotatably drivable closing head in which a closure-specific closing element is exchangeably retained, a positive-fit quick-change mechanism for the respective closing element is embodied in the closing head, and in the release state of the quick-change mechanism the closing element can be laterally removed or inserted essentially perpendicular to the rotational axis of the closing head. | 08-19-2010 |
20100251667 | VIAL LID FASTENING DEVICE AND MEDICINE ACCOMMODATING AND REMOVING DEVICE - There is provided an improved vial lid fastening device capable of reliably completing lid fastening in a short time. The vial lid fastening device | 10-07-2010 |
20100281825 | Capping Head - A capping head ( | 11-11-2010 |
20100281826 | Bottle Supporting Means with Clutch - A bottle support with clutch includes a tray ( | 11-11-2010 |
20100307109 | APPARATUS FOR CLOSING BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL CONTAINERS - An apparatus for automatically closing test tubes containing biological material mounted to an automatic test tube conveyor is described, comprising a cap recruiting device ( | 12-09-2010 |
20110131924 | Bottling Mechanism - A preferred embodiment includes an apparatus for distributing a horizontal force through angular communication with a neck ring of a bottle having at least one surface. One preferred embodiment includes a stationary member shaped to accommodate the bottle and securing mechanism extending from the stationary member ring having one or more projections and a member to convey a neck ring towards a bottle. A horizontal force transmits the bottle about the stationary member and upon contact with the one or more projections is distributed into vertical and horizontal components causing the one or more projections to penetrate the neck ring. | 06-09-2011 |
20110167761 | Low Inertia Capping Clutch - A low inertia capping clutch has an outer driving portion and an inner driven portion coupled together by a magnetic interaction. Cavities within the driven inner portion of the clutch reduce the mass and therefore reduce residual rotational inertia. This residual rotational inertia is further reduced by forming the driven inner portion of the clutch out of lightweight material. | 07-14-2011 |
20120011809 | HEAD FOR APPLYING THREADED CAPS ON CONTAINERS - A head for applying threaded caps to containers, comprising, a top body, having a longitudinal axis, an intermediate support, rotationally fixed with respect to the top body and axially mobile with respect to the top body in the direction of said longitudinal axis, elastic compression means, set between said top body and said intermediate support, a tubular bushing, fixed with respect to the intermediate support, a shaft, extending within said tubular bushing so that it shares said longitudinal axis, the shaft carrying at a bottom end thereof an attachment for a member for gripping the caps, a magnetic clutch, set between the tubular bushing and the shaft, wherein the magnetic clutch comprises a first magnet and a second magnet, said magnets being set within said tubular bushing and having respective surfaces facing, and set at a distance from, one another, wherein the first magnet is fixed with respect to the shaft and the second magnet is rotationally fixed with respect to the tubular bushing and can be adjusted axially in the direction of said longitudinal axis, a magnet support, fixed to the second magnet, the magnet support being rotationally fixed and axially mobile with respect to the tubular bushing, the magnet support having an external thread; and an adjustment ring, set on the outside of the tubular bushing, the adjustment ring being axially fixed with respect to the tubular bushing and being able to turn about said longitudinal axis, the adjustment ring having an internal thread that engages said external thread of the magnet support. | 01-19-2012 |
20120085068 | MACHINE FOR APPLICATION OF CAPS ON CONTAINERS SUCH AS BOTTLES AND THE LIKE - A machine for application of caps on containers such as bottles and the like having a neck with a threaded top end, comprising at least one head for application of caps and at least one gripper designed to grip the neck of the containers during application of the caps. Said at least one gripper is mobile in a vertical direction between a raised position and a lowered position, wherein elastic means are present for pushing the gripper elastically towards the raised position and wherein in the lowered position the gripper rests on a resting plate so that at least part of the axial force applied by said head on the cap is discharged on said resting plate. | 04-12-2012 |
20120159902 | CAPPING HEAD FOR SCREWING ON SCREW CAPS - A capping head for screwing screw caps onto containers includes a center axis and a capping cone having a cavity that holds a screw cap. The capping head has a toothed profile, whose teeth essentially point in the direction of center axis. The cavity has an opening. A root diameter of the toothed profile lies on a first imaginary annular surface. A tip diameter of the toothed profile lies on a secondary imaginary annular surface. The first and second annular surfaces are arranged concentric to the center axis. The second annular surface and the center axis enclose a first angle, while the diameter of capping cone increases in the direction of opening. The first annular surface and the second annular surface enclose a second angle that is greater than 0°. | 06-28-2012 |
20120186194 | CLOSING MEANS - A closing means for containers including a transport means for the containers having a drive and at least one closing unit for applying a closure by a linear motion along a central line and a rotary motion about the central line, wherein the rotary motion is applied by rolling off two gear members. To achieve a structurally simple and flexible embodiment the first one of the gear members is connected with a separate drive independent of the drive of the transport means. | 07-26-2012 |
20120222388 | DEVICE FOR SEALING CONTAINERS - The device for sealing containers comprises a container feeding device for an intermittent feed of containers in a transport direction, a cap feeding device having a plurality of cap gripper units; and a capping device movable in and opposite to a lowering direction. The capping device has a plurality of capping units corresponding to the plurality of cap gripper units in the cap feeding device. Each capping unit has a screwing-on mechanism at one end. Each screwing-on mechanism is adapted to pick up a cap and to seal the container with the cap in a lowered position of the capping device. The capping device and the plurality of cap gripper units of the cap feeding device are configured and arranged such that the plurality of cap gripper units of the cap feeding device are positively guided in the lowering direction. | 09-06-2012 |
20120311963 | CAP FASTENING APPARATUS - In a cap fastening apparatus | 12-13-2012 |
20130205715 | DEVICE FOR PROCESSING A PRODUCT, COMPRISING AN ELEMENT FOR PROCESSING THE PRODUCT AN APPARATUS FOR MOVING A PROCESSING ELEMENT - The device for processing a product has an element for processing the product and in particular the form of a device that is suitable for connecting a closure element to a container. The device contains means for receiving the product, means for advancing the product, and means for advancing the processing element that is supported on a corresponding shaft. The device contains means that are suitable for moving the carrier shaft of the processing element in the axial direction and means that are suitable for driving the processing element so that the processing element performs a processing rotation, said means acting on the carrier shaft of the processing element in such a way that the means are coordinated with each other. | 08-15-2013 |
20130255187 | HEIGHT-ADJUSTABLE CAPPING CHUCK ASSEMBLY - A height-adjustable capping chuck assembly is configured for use with an associated high-speed, automated capping machine for threadingly applying closures to associated containers. The chuck assembly includes a chuck body defining a cavity for receiving a closure to be applied, and a chuck mounting sleeve by which the chuck body is mounted on the associated capping machine. An adjustable interface, preferably in the form of a threaded connection, joins the chuck body to the chuck mounting sleeve so that the height of the chuck body with respect to the associated machine can be selectively varied. A releasable locking mechanism releasably retains the chuck body in the selected orientation with respect to the chuck mounting sleeve, whereby height adjustment can be readily effected without tools, and without replacement of the capping chuck assembly, or other components. | 10-03-2013 |
20140123597 | CAPPING CHUCK - A non powered gripping chuck for closing closures onto a container comprising: a chuck body ( | 05-08-2014 |
20150121805 | BEVERAGE BOTTLE CLOSING MACHINE BEING CONFIGURED AND DISPOSED TO CLOSE TOPS OF FILLED BEVERAGE BOTTLES WITH SCREW-TYPE AND OTHER CAPS - A beverage bottle closing machine being configured and disposed to close tops of filled beverage bottles with screw-type and other caps. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner. | 05-07-2015 |
20150375980 | CLOSING ELEMENT AND CLOSING MACHINE FOR CLOSING CONTAINERS - A closure element for fastening a closure onto a bottle includes a closing head that accommodates the closure during placement and fastening thereof onto the bottle, a first drive having a first-drive element that causes an axial stroke of the closing head, and a second drive. The axial stroke moves the closing head vertically toward the bottle. The second drive includes a second-drive element that connects to the closing head, thus causing it to fasten the closure to the bottle as it rotates. The second-drive element comprises a second-drive shaft that is rotatable about the vertical axis, and that avoids axial movement during the axial stroke. | 12-31-2015 |