Capping machine for application of sealing caps to bungs of liquid containers
US4307557A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 28, 1980 |
| Grant date | Dec 29, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 28, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B7/2842
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A capping machine for application of sealing caps which cover the bungs of a variety of liquid containers which comprises a cap holder with a vertical cylindrical shape in which a plurality of sealing caps is piled up with the upward open ends to form a cylinder, a horizontal circular band made of a resilient material which is arranged at the bottom of the cap holder, making the internal surface thereof identical to that of the cap holder, a pneumatic system which intermittently inflates the internal surface of the resilient circular band toward the center thereof, a sucking member which takes down and holds a sealing cap located at the extreme bottom of the sealing cap pile in the cap holder during the period in which the resilient band holds a sealing cap second to the bottom, and a means which changes the direction of and carries sealing cap held by the sucking member and applies the same to a bung of a liquid container.
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