27results about "Caps pretreatment" patented technology

A cap sterilization device (50) includes an introduction unit (52), a sterilant spraying unit (53) that sprays a sterilant onto a cap (33) supplied from the introduction unit (52), an air-rinsing unit (54) that subjects the cap (33) onto which the sterilant has been sprayed by the sterilant spraying unit (53) to air-rinsing, and a conveyance guide (70) that is disposed to extend successively through the introduction unit (52), the sterilant spraying unit (53), and the air-rinsing unit (54) and along which the cap (33) is conveyed from the introduction unit (52) toward the air-rinsing unit (54). The air-rinsing unit (54) is provided with an air-rinsing nozzle (83) that supplies hot air to the cap (33). The air-rinsing nozzle (83) is disposed such that a distal end (83a) thereof is in front of a proximal end (83b) thereof in a conveying direction of the conveyance guide (70).

An aseptic apparatus (1) for filling and closing Aluminium or glass receptacles (100) with ROPP screw caps (101), the aseptic apparatus (1) comprising: - a filling unit (13) configured to inject a product within the receptacles (100); - a ROPP capping unit (10) arranged downstream the filling unit (13) and being configured to apply on the receptacles (100) the ROPP screw caps (101) already sterilized; - an isolator (11) delimiting a controlled-contamination environment (12), the filling unit (13) and the ROPP capping unit (10) being arranged inside the isolator (11).

The application discloses a bottle cap and bottle body continuous screwing equipment and operation method of barrier bottles, and relates to the technical field of screwing equipment. The bottle cap and bottle body continuous screwing equipment and operation method of barrier bottles are characterized by the following: a U-shaped frame is arranged in the outer middle part of the conveying mechanism. The worn spliced screwing plate can be replaced in a targeted manner through the cooperation of the T-shaped block, the sealing plate and the bolt, and the whole screwing assembly does not need to be replaced, so that the use cost is reduced. Through the cooperation of the bearing sliding block, the third spring, the U-shaped cross link and the brush, the two high-friction long plate assemblies are far away from each other to release the clamping of the bottle cap as the bevel gear moves downward. After the barrier bottle with the screwed bottle cap is sent out backward, the bevel gear pushes the push rod to continue moving downward, and the U-shaped cross link and the brush are pushed downward. In the process, the brush can clean the surface of the spliced screwing plate, and the small particles on the spliced screwing plate and the anti-skid protrusions are removed, so that the screwing effect is ensured, and the linkage is strong.

The invention relates to a device for capping an access opening edge of a packaging body, referred to as an opening edge, comprising: - a downstream member (24) for guiding a cap by gravity to a zone for coupling the cap to the opening edge, - means for injecting steam intended to reach at least the zone for coupling the cap to the opening edge. The steam injection means comprise nozzles carried by the downstream member (24) for guiding the cap.

It is described a carriage (3; 3'; 3''; 3''') for a caps sterilizer (1; 1'; 1''), the carriage (3) bein g configured for supporting caps (W), so that the sup ported caps (W) are conveyed within a sterilizing chamber (21) 5 of the caps sterilizer (1; 1'; 1'') by means of a m ovement (M) of the carriage (3) within the sterilizing cham ber (21);wherein the carriage (3; 3'; 3''; 3''') compri ses a respective at least one supporting channel which is arranged transversally with respect to said movemen t (M), 10 each channel (31; 32; 33; 34) being adapted to rece ive a respective row (F1; F2; F3; F4) of caps which can b e arranged transversally with respect to said movemen t (M).

A device (4) for removing dust from caps and the like (22) in a capping machine (1) is passed through by a section (21) of a channel (2) conveying the caps (22) towards a capping area (3) of the machine (1), and includes means (U) for blowing air towards the caps (22) to cause dust separation therefrom and means (7, 8, 27, 29) for sucking air charged with dust. The sucking means (7, 8, 27, 29) include at least one sucking chamber (27) with a cross-sectional shape varying in the cap advance direction, which chamber communicates with the inside of the channel section (21) passing through the device (4), extends over at least the major part of the length of that section (21) and is arranged to transfer to a first sucking duct (7) air charged with dust removed from at least a first surface of the cap (22) facing, during capping, a container to be capped.

One embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus for processing sealed plastic containers having a first headspace pressure. The apparatus may include: an open entry port or tunnel for continuously receiving containers; a sanitizer configured to sanitize outside surfaces of the received containers; a perforator configured to perforate or open a cap or seal of the containers within the apparatus; a sealer configured to seal the perforation or opening formed in the cap or seal of the containers; an open exit port of tunnel for continuously exiting the processed containers; and a conveyor system configured to transporting or convey the containers from the open entry port or tunnel, through and within the apparatus, to the open exit port or tunnel and away from the sanitized environment of the apparatus. The apparatus may be further configured to maintain a sanitized environment within the apparatus, perforator, and / or sealer.

There is described a caps sterilizer (11) for sterilizing caps (2), the caps sterilizer (11) being configured for sterilizing the caps (2) while the caps advance according to an advancement direction (A), and by means of a sterilizing agent; wherein the caps sterilizer (11) defines, along said advancement direction (A):- an injection zone (19), the caps sterilizer (11) being configured for injecting the sterilizing agent in the injection zone (19);- an activation zone (26) which is located downstream of the injection zone (19), with respect to the advancement direction of the caps (2), and in which the sterilizing agent resides on the caps (2);- a drying zone (25) which is located downstream of the activation zone (26), with respect to the advancement direction (A) of the caps (2), the caps sterilizer (11) being configured for at least partially drying the caps (2) in the drying zone (25), to at least reduce the residual of sterilizing agent on the caps (2), preferably by introducing heated air in said drying zone (25);- a further zone (27) which is located downstream of the drying zone (25), with respect to the advancement direction (A) of the caps (2);wherein the caps sterilizer (11) is configured so that the sterilizing agent enters into contact with the caps (2) at least partially by means of condensation; wherein the caps sterilizer (11) is configured for irradiating the caps (2) in the drying zone (25) or in said further zone (27) by UV radiation.

The invention discloses automatic sealing equipment for oral liquid filling, and relates to the field of oral liquid sealing, the automatic sealing equipment comprises a first frame body, a second frame body, a base and conveying belts symmetrically distributed on the left side and the right side of the base, and the upper end of an output shaft of the base is fixedly connected with a rotating disc used for conveying oral liquid bottle bodies; a plurality of groups of pressing mechanisms for pressing threads of the bottle cap are mounted at the bottom of the frame body I; a driving mechanism is arranged on the first frame body, and when the detection mechanism detects that threads of the bottle caps are incomplete, after the first driving piece is reset, the driving mechanism drives a new set of pressing mechanisms to be replaced to a pressing station; the automatic detection mechanism is arranged to be in linkage with the driving mechanism, the integrity of threads of a bottle cap can be detected in real time in the sealing process, the rolling knife set is automatically replaced when it is detected that the threads are incomplete, and the batch quality problem caused by rolling knife abrasion is effectively avoided; and the qualification rate of oral liquid sealing and the automation degree of a production line are remarkably improved.

A sealer for sealing a container includes a working space, the container capable of being sealed with a lid from a plurality of lids in the working space, a housing surrounding the working space, and a lid supply configured to supply the plurality of the lids in a lid stack to the working space. The lid supply includes a first section which is arranged in the working space in such a way that the first section is surrounded by the housing, and a second section arranged outside the housing, and the lid supply comprising a seal arranged between the first section and the second section in such a way that the first section is capable of being sealed off from the second section.

The present invention relates to the field of bottle cap cleaning technology, and in particular to a beverage filling production line with a cleaning function, comprising: a conveying platform, a capping assembly, a mounting frame, and a cap pushing assembly mounted on the mounting frame, wherein the mounting frame is provided with a transfer frame assembly, the transfer frame assembly comprising a pushing tube, a cap placing tube, and a connecting plate, the pushing tube being fixedly connected to the mounting frame; a driving assembly being provided at the bottom of the cap placing tube, a cleaning assembly being provided at the upper end of the driving assembly, the cleaning assembly comprising a conduit, a pushing tube, and a spraying end, the conduit being fixedly connected to the upper end of the driving assembly, the pushing tube being sealingly slidably provided at the upper end of the conduit; a plurality of spray valves being annularly provided on the upper surface and side edges of the spraying end, and two inner support assemblies being symmetrically provided on both sides of the spraying end. The present invention can quickly complete the cleaning of the bottle caps, and ensures that no impurities remain on the bottle caps when the capping device is used to screw on the caps.

It is described a caps sterilizer (1; 1') comprising: a sterilizing housing (2); a motor housing (3) housing a motor (32) which is connected to carriages (4;4') transporting caps in the sterilizing housing (2), and located in the internal volume (31) of the motor housing (31), for generating the respective movements of the carriages (4;4'), the caps sterilizer;wherein: each carriage (4;4') defines at least one respective rail (41) for receiving a row (Z) of caps (F1; F2), the caps sterilizer (1) being configured so that each rail (41) is transversal to the movement of the respective carriage (4;4');each carriage (4;4') comprises a respective connection flange (42) which is located in the internal volume (31) of the motor housing (3), for connecting the carriage (4) to the motor (32) so that the motor (32) can generate the movement of the carriage (4;4');each carriage (4;4') comprises a respective regulation device (43; 43') for regulating the width (W) of each rail (41) defined by the carriage (4;4'), to adapt said width (W) to the format of the caps (F) to be sterilized.

Systems and methods for filling and sealing a container can include a housing having an opening for receiving containers, a rotary assembly including mount assemblies disposed in the housing, the rotary assembly operable to rotate the of mount assemblies about a central axis, a washing station, a filling station, a steam injector, and cap setter disposed in the housing.

Provided according to aspects of the present disclosure are methods for processing plastic containers, comprising: i. providing a container suitable for hot filling; ii. filling the container with a heated or heatable liquid, including water; iii. sealing the container with a closure or cap to close the container; iv. cooling the liquid in the sealed container to create a first headspace pressure within the container; v. loading the cooled and sealed container into an open sterile converter chamber, wherein the converter chamber comprises: 1. a sterile environment; 2. means to maintain the container within the converter chamber sterile; 3. means to perforate or open the cap or closure of the container in the converter chamber; 4. means to seal the opening or perforation within the converter chamber; and 5. means to transport or convey a plurality of containers within the converter chamber; vi. forming an opening in the closure or cap of the container in the sterile environment of the perforator means or device for forming an opening in the closure or cap; vii. increasing the first headspace pressure within the container to a second headspace pressure by introducing a sterilizing fluid into the headspace of the container; viii. resealing the container in the sterile environment of the sealing means or device; ix. transporting or conveying the sealed container from the sterile environment of the converter chamber.

The present application relates to a kind of aseptic capping work station, including the most upper part of the cap dispenser (1), the middle part of the sterilization bin (2), the most lower part of the sterile bin (3), lower cover channel (9) sequentially through cap dispenser (1), sterilization bin (2) and sterile bin (3), cover sending mechanism (10) is equipped with at the lower cover channel (9) export of sterile bin (3), it is characterized by: cover sending mechanism (10) is reciprocating type cover sending mechanism, the cover of the output of sterile bin (3) is fixed then horizontally moved to between servo capping head (6) and bottle mouth, servo capping head (6) is grabbed again to rise to the cover of being gripped downward, reciprocating type cover sending mechanism returns to original position, servo capping head (6) is fixed again to the cover of being gripped in bottle mouth to complete capping package by being gripped downward.The present application structure is novel and reasonable, unique, and the action of cover is given, and cover is automatically and reasonably, position is accurate, reduces the capping deviation rate of cover;Sterile work bin interior is simple and easy to clean.

There is described a caps sterilization apparatus (10) for the sterilization of caps (2) comprising: - a caps sterilizer (11) for sterilizing the caps (2), the caps sterilizer (11) being configured for sterilizing the caps (2) while the caps advance according to an advancement direction (A), and by means of a sterilizing agent;- a caps feeding module (13) for feeding the caps (2) into the caps sterilizer (11) and configured for irradiating the caps being fed by UV radiation, the caps feeding module (13) being configured for feeding the caps (2) along a feeding direction (F).

The present invention relates to an opening device sterilizer for sterilizing opening devices having an inner top surface comprising a circular protruding feature. The opening device sterilizer comprising a sterilizing unit arranged in a conveyor line configured to transport opening devices along a conveyance path. The sterilizing unit comprises a first set of UV-LEDs configured to, during operation, emit UV-light towards the inner top surface of the opening devices. The first set of UV-LEDs are arranged in a first pattern forming one or more rings of UV-LEDs, wherein a diameter of each ring of UV-LEDs in the first pattern corresponds to a diameter of the circular protruding features of the opening devices. Also a system comprising the opening device sterilizer and a method for sterilizing opening devices are presented.

The spray bottle cap assembling device comprises a machine body, a mechanical arm for feeding bottle bodies and bottle caps is arranged on the front side of the top of the machine body, and the interiors of the bottle caps are in threaded connection with extraction pipes. Through cooperative use of the clamping mechanism, the first cleaning mechanism, the assembling mechanism, the linkage mechanism and the second cleaning mechanism, the outer wall of an opening of a bottle body is sleeved with second cleaning cotton, the second cleaning cotton is rotated, threads on the outer wall of the opening of the bottle body are cleaned, and then an extraction pipe is screwed down from a bottle cap, so that the bottle cap is cleaned. Then the first cleaning cotton extends into the bottle cap and rotates to clean internal threads on the inner wall of the bottle cap, then the extraction pipe and the cleaned bottle cap are reassembled, and finally the extraction pipe and the bottle cap are integrally assembled on the bottle body, so that convenience and rapidness are achieved; operation steps needed in the assembling mechanism, the first cleaning mechanism and the second cleaning mechanism are driven through a linkage mechanism, the principle is simple, and control is convenient.

It is described a caps sterilizer (1') comprising a motor group (4) which is positioned outside the sterilizing housing (2) for generating a movement ( M) of a carriage (3'') within a sterilizing chamber (21); 5 wherein each carriage (3'') comprises a respective at least one supporting channel for the caps (W); wher ein: said motor group (4) comprises a linear motor (41) and a motor housing (42) defining a motor chamber (421), the motor housing (42) defining a slot (422) through wh ich 10 said sterilizing chamber (21) and said motor chambe r (421) are in fluid communication and said linear motor (4 1) being positioned in said motor chamber (421); each carriage (3'') comprises a respective flange (39) a nd is structurally connected to said linear motor (41) by means 15 of said flange (39) passing through said slot (421) [Figure 13]

It is described a caps sterilizer (1''' ) comprising a sterilizing housing (2) defining within it a sterilizing chamber (21), a plurality of carriages ( 3''') arranged within the sterilizing chamber (21) and a motor group (4) positioned outside the sterilizing housing (2). The motor group (4) comprises a motor housing (42) defining a motor chamber (421), moveable actuator elements arranged within the motor chamber (421) and an actuator unit configured to move the actuator elements within the motor chamber (421). The cap sterilizer (1''') further comprises a dynamic seal system 60 being fluidically interposed between the motor chamber (421) and the sterilizing chamber (21). Each carriage (3'''') comprises a respective flange (39) being structurally connected to at least one respective actuator element. The dynamic seal system (60) comprises a U-shaped slot (61) being in fluidic connection with the sterilizing chamber (21) and the motor chamber (421). Each flange (39) comprises a U-shaped connection portion (391) placed within the U-shaped slot ( 61).

It is described a Caps sterilizer (1; 1'; 1'') comprising: a sterilizing housing (2) defining with in it a sterilizing chamber (21), the caps sterilizer (1; 1') being configured so that the caps (W) are sterilize d while 5 being conveyed within the chamber (21); a plurality of carriages (3; 3'; 3''; 3'''), each carriage (3) bei ng configured for supporting caps (W), so that the sup ported caps (W) are conveyed by means of a movement (M) of the carriage (3; 3'; 3''; 3''') within the chamber (21); a 10 motor group (4) which is positioned outside the sterilizing housing (2) for generating said movemen t (M) of the carriage (3);wherein each carriage (3; 3'; 3 ''; 3''') comprises a respective at least one supportin g channel which is arranged transversally with respec t to 15 said movement (M), each channel (31; 32; 33; 34) be ing adapted to receive a respective row (F1; F2; F3; F4 ) of caps which is arranged transversally with respect t o said movement (M).

A sterile device (1) for filling and closing an aluminum or glass container (100) having a ROPP screw cap (101), the sterile device (1) comprising: a filling unit (13) configured to inject a product into the container (100); a ROPP capping unit (10) arranged downstream of the filling unit (13) and configured to apply a sterilized ROPP screw cap (101) on the container (100); a separator (11) defining a pollution-controlled environment (12), the filling unit (13) and the ROPP capping unit (10) being arranged inside the separator (11).

The present invention relates to an opening device sterilizer for sterilizing opening devices having an inner top surface comprising a circular protruding feature. The opening device sterilizer comprising a sterilizing unit arranged in a conveyor line configured to transport opening devices along a conveyance path. The sterilizing unit comprises a first set of UV-LEDs configured to, during operation, emit UV-light towards the inner top surface of the opening devices. The first set of UV-LEDs are arranged in a first pattern forming one or more rings of UV-LEDs, wherein a diameter of each ring of UV-LEDs in the first pattern corresponds to a diameter of the circular protruding features of the opening devices. Also a system comprising the opening device sterilizer and a method for sterilizing opening devices are presented.

Systems and methods for filling and sealing a container can include a housing having an opening for receiving containers, a rotary assembly including mount assemblies disposed in the housing, the rotary assembly operable to rotate the of mount assemblies about a central axis, a washing station, a filling station, a steam injector, and cap setter disposed in the housing.

A method to treat loose objects comprises feeding untreated loose objects from a feed section (11) to a treatment machine (12); treating the untreated loose objects inside the treatment machine (12); unloading the treated loose objects from the treatment machine (12) into an unloading section (13) associated with a machine (14) that uses the treated loose objects.