Plant for the filling and capping of containers, in particular bottles
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B65B-043/52
B65B-037/08
B67B-003/00
B65B-003/04
B65B-043/46
B67C-007/00
B65G-029/00
출원번호
US-0802028
(2015-07-17)
등록번호
US-10252828
(2019-04-09)
우선권정보
EP-14179371 (2014-07-31)
발명자
/ 주소
Sorbi, Federica
Nascimbeni, Massimo
출원인 / 주소
SIDEL S.P.A. CON SOCIO UNICO
대리인 / 주소
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP
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초록▼
A plant for filling and capping a container is disclosed. The plant comprises a transfer unit configured to feed the container along a feeding path. The transfer unit is connected to a filling drum via an outlet station, and connected to a capping drum via an inlet station. The transfer unit also ha
A plant for filling and capping a container is disclosed. The plant comprises a transfer unit configured to feed the container along a feeding path. The transfer unit is connected to a filling drum via an outlet station, and connected to a capping drum via an inlet station. The transfer unit also has an outlet segment at the outlet station, which is straight and tangent to the filling drum, and an inlet segment at the inlet station, which is straight and tangent to the capping drum.
대표청구항▼
1. A plant for filling and capping a container, the plant comprising: a filling drum configured to rotate around a first rotation axis and to feed a product into the container;a capping drum configured to rotate around a second rotation axis and to close the container with a cap; anda transfer unit
1. A plant for filling and capping a container, the plant comprising: a filling drum configured to rotate around a first rotation axis and to feed a product into the container;a capping drum configured to rotate around a second rotation axis and to close the container with a cap; anda transfer unit configured to transfer the container from the filling drum to the capping drum, wherein the transfer unit is connected to the filling drum via an outlet station, and connected to the capping drum via an inlet station, and wherein the transfer unit includes: an outlet segment at the outlet station that is substantially straight and tangent to the filling drum, the outlet segment extending along a first axis;an inlet segment at the inlet station that is substantially straight and tangent to the capping drum, the inlet segment extending along a second axis that forms an oblique angle with the first axis, wherein the inlet segment and the outlet segment form at least a portion of a feeding path; anda plurality of pick and place devices moveable along the feeding path and configured to hold the container by an upper neck of the container during movement of the container along the feeding path,wherein the feeding path is substantially triangular. 2. A plant for filling and capping a container, the plant comprising: a filling drum configured to rotate around a first rotation axis and to feed a product into the container;a capping drum configured to rotate around a second rotation axis and to close the container with a cap; anda transfer unit configured to transfer the container from the filling drum to the capping drum, wherein the transfer unit is connected to the filling drum via an outlet station, and connected to the capping drum via an inlet station, and wherein the transfer unit includes: an outlet segment at the outlet station that is substantially straight and tangent to the filling drum, the outlet segment extending along a first axis;an inlet segment at the inlet station that is substantially straight and tangent to the capping drum, the inlet segment extending along a second axis that forms an oblique angle with the first axis, wherein the inlet segment and the outlet segment form at least a portion of a feeding path; anda plurality of pick and place devices moveable along the feeding path and configured to hold the container by an upper neck of the container during movement of the container along the feeding path,wherein the transfer unit further includes a connection segment that is substantially straight and that connects to each of the inlet and outlet segments. 3. The plant according to claim 2, wherein the transfer unit further includes: a first curved-joining segment connecting the outlet segment and the inlet segment;a second curved-joining segment connecting the inlet segment and the connection segment; anda third curved-joining segment connecting the connection segment and the outlet segment,wherein the inlet segment, the outlet segment, the connection segment, and the first, second, and third curved-joining segments form a substantially triangular feeding path. 4. The plant according to claim 2, wherein the pick and place devices are mobile along the feeding path such that a speed and a distribution pitch of the container is adjusted independently between the outlet and inlet stations. 5. The plant according to claim 2, wherein the feeding path is closed in a ring-like manner and extends through the outlet and inlet stations. 6. The plant according to claim 2, wherein the outlet segment extends downstream of the outlet station in a feeding direction of the pick and place devices along the feeding path, and the inlet segment extends upstream of the inlet station in the feeding direction. 7. The plant according to claim 2, wherein each pick and place device comprises a clamp member and a linear motor to move the clamp member along the feeding path. 8. The plant according to claim 2, wherein each pick and place device comprises a clamp member, which is mobile between a clamping position and a release position to clamp and release the container. 9. The plant according to claim 2, wherein the filling drum is provided with a plurality of clamp members, each clamp member being mounted so as to be mobile between a clamping position and a release position to clamp and release the container, and being fed by the filling drum around the first rotation axis. 10. The plant according to claim 2, wherein the capping drum is provided with a plurality of clamp members, each clamp member being mounted so as to be mobile between a clamping position and a release position to clamp and release the container, and being fed by the capping drum around the second rotation axis. 11. The plant according to claim 2, wherein the inlet segment is separate from the outlet segment. 12. The plant according to claim 2, wherein the oblique angle is an acute angle. 13. A plant for filling and capping a container, the plant comprising: a filling drum configured to rotate around a first rotation axis and to feed a product into the container;a capping drum configured to rotate around a second rotation axis and to close the container with a cap; anda transfer unit configured to transfer the container from the filling drum to the capping drum, wherein the transfer unit is connected to the filling drum via an outlet station, and connected to the capping drum via an inlet station, and wherein the transfer unit includes: an outlet segment at the outlet station that is substantially straight and tangent to the filling drum, the outlet segment extending along a first axis;an inlet segment at the inlet station that is substantially straight and tangent to the capping drum, the inlet segment extending along a second axis that forms an oblique angle with the first axis, wherein the inlet segment and the outlet segment form at least a portion of a feeding path; anda plurality of pick and place devices moveable along the feeding path and configured to hold the container by an upper neck of the container during movement of the container along the feeding path,wherein the outlet segment extends downstream of the outlet station in a feeding direction of the pick and place devices along the feeding path, and the inlet segment extends upstream of the inlet station in the feeding direction, andwherein the outlet segment extends downstream of the outlet station in the feeding direction for a length of at least two container widths, and the inlet segment extends upstream of the inlet station in the feeding direction for a length of at least two container widths. 14. A plant for filling and capping a container, the plant comprising: a filling drum configured to rotate around a first rotation axis and to feed a product into the container;a capping drum configured to rotate around a second rotation axis and to close the container with a cap; anda transfer unit configured to transfer the container from the filling drum to the capping drum, wherein the transfer unit is connected to the filling drum via an outlet station, and connected to the capping drum via an inlet station, and wherein the transfer unit includes: an outlet segment at the outlet station that is substantially straight and tangent to the filling drum, the outlet segment extending along a first axis;an inlet segment at the inlet station that is substantially straight and tangent to the capping drum, the inlet segment extending along a second axis that forms an oblique angle with the first axis, wherein the inlet segment and the outlet segment form at least a portion of a feeding path; anda plurality of pick and place devices moveable along the feeding path and configured to hold the container by an upper neck of the container during movement of the container along the feeding path,wherein the outlet segment extends downstream of the outlet station in a feeding direction of the pick and place devices along the feeding path, and the inlet segment extends upstream of the inlet station in the feeding direction, andwherein: when the container is transferred from the rotating filling drum to the outlet segment at the outlet station, a first centrifugal force causes a free surface of the product inside the container to be inclined,the outlet segment extends downstream of the outlet station in the feeding direction for at least a time period that it takes for the free surface of the product in the container to become substantially horizontal during movement along the outlet segment,when the container moves along the feeding path from the outlet segment to the inlet segment, a second centrifugal force causes the free surface of the product to be inclined, andthe inlet segment extends upstream of the inlet station in the feeding direction for at least a time period that it takes for a free surface of the product in the container to become substantially horizontal during movement along the inlet segment.
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