Apparatus for supplying containers to a sealing device
US5335474A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 19, 1992 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB67C7/0046
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The apparatus has a circular can filling device, a lid star wheel, a lid supply star wheel and a sealing device. The sealing device is spaced from both the filling device and the lid supply means but the path is very short. The lid star wheel and the can filling device for filling the containers or cans have a common contains transfer area, in which the lids are individually placed on the cans. In order to transport the cans with the lids thereon to the sealing device, a conveying unit is provided, which has two container guides, between which the containers are guided to the sealing device by the conveying unit.
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