50results about "Snap-on cap application" patented technology

A process to reduce oxygen in the head space of containers includes introducing an inert gas into the container head space. This may be accomplished during a capping process. The process may further include flushing the container with an inert gas. The flushing step may be performed while the container is empty or prior to being completely filled.

The invention discloses a novel automatic reagent bottle capping and uncapping mechanism. A synchronous belt is driven by a stepper motor for transmission, a gear and rack transmission mode is adopted to realize uncapping, and a swinging arm is driven by an electromagnet to realize capping. The capping and uncapping mechanism is simpler and more stable; meanwhile, the mechanism is integrated with a reagent disk, so that cooling effects of the reagent disk can be effectively maintained, and the inner space of the reagent disk can be fully utilized to reduce more complex mechanical mechanisms; the reagent disk is integrated with the capping and uncapping mechanism, so that a reagent disk module of a fully-automatic chemiluminiscence analysis instrument is simpler and compacter in structure, and meanwhile, the working efficiency is improved; moreover, the reagent disk is closed, so that the aims of energy saving and emission reduction can be fulfilled, and the reagent disk can be used more conveniently and reliably, and has high market popularization value.

Containers are closed with screw caps by a carousel machine of which a central drum (31) is rotatable about a vertical axis (A) and carries a set of capping units (36) equipped with respective capping heads (37), each presenting a gripper (38) by which the cap (3) is held, and a mechanism (66) by which the hinged jaws (39) of the gripper (38) are opened and closed; each capping head (37) is capable of axial motion induced by components incorporated into the relative unit (36), which are guided axially in their movements and supported by auxiliary components (40; 49, 50) associated rigidly with the central drum (31).

Containers are closed with screw caps by a carousel machine of which a central drum (31) is rotatable about a vertical axis (A) and carries a set of capping units (36) equipped with respective capping heads (37), each presenting a gripper (38) by which the cap (3) is held, and a mechanism (66) by which the hinged jaws (39) of the gripper (38) are opened and closed; each capping head (37) is capable of axial motion induced by components incorporated into the relative unit (36), which are guided axially in their movements and supported by auxiliary components (40; 49, 50) associated rigidly with the central drum (31).

The present invention relates to an automatic cap-decap mechanism for reagent bottles of an immunoanalyzer apparatus, comprising a decap mechanism (100) and a cap mechanism (200) in reagent station (1) of the immunoanalyzer apparatus; the decap mechanism (100) and the cap mechanism (200) are both configured for operating on a cap of a reagent bottle (2). The cap comprises a hinge-shaped plate cap (5), a snap joint (4) and a decap spring (6); one side of the hinge-shaped plate cap (5) is hinged on the reagent bottle mouth, and the other side of the hinge-shaped plate cap (5) comprises the snap joint (4); the snap joint (4) is configured for tightly clamping the hinge-shaped plate cap (5) on the reagent bottle mouth; one end of the decap spring (6) is mounted on a holding structure of the reagent bottle, and the other end of the decap spring (6) connects to a hinge pin of the hinge-shaped plate cap (5), so that when the snap joint (4) is not snapped in close position, the decap spring (6) is configured to move the hinge-shaped plate cap (5) so as to expose the bottle mouth in decap condition.The decap mechanism (100) comprises: a first roller seat (104) located at the upper part of the reagent bottle (2), and a rotating rod (108) horizontally inserted into the roller bearings provided on the first roller seat (104), a first motor (103) for timely driving the rotating rod (108), and at least one first ejection rod (109) driven by the rotating rod (108) to move upward and downward; the first ejection rod (109) is configured for snapping the snap joint (4) in open position, so as to decap the reagent bottle (2).The cap mechanism (200) comprises: a rocker (210) rotatably installed on the roller bearings of a rocker holder (209), and a knockout plate (204) connected on one end of the rocker (210); the knockout plate (204) comprises an electric magnet (203); the cap mechanism (200) further comprises at least one roller baffle (211) connected on the other end of the rocker (210), the roller baffle (211) comprising a roller (11) at the bottom, the knockout plate (204) being configured for acting on the rocker (210) under the action of a spring when the electric magnet (203) is not powered, so as to maintain the roller (11) of the roller baffle (211) on the hinge-shaped plate cap (5); the roller (11) is configured for snapping the snap joint (4) in close position, so as to cap the reagent bottle (2).The present invention also relates to an immunoanalyzer apparatus and a regent bottle (2).

Screw caps with guarantee strips are known. Usually, such guarantee strips are torn off by means of a tab or the guarantee strip encompasses an edge on the container and all of the predetermined breaking point links are torn in their longitudinal direction when the cap is unscrewed. According to the invention, radially projecting parts are provided on the container or its pouring opening (2) in the form of positive closing means (11, 12) which engage in corresponding recesses (13, 15) of the guarantee strip on the screw cap and prevent mutual twisting. Twisting on the screw cap results in a shearing movement being exerted on the predetermined breaking links (6), which have little resistance against these forces.

A capping machine (1) of carousel design comprises a centre shaft (2) turning on a fixed base frame (3) about a vertical axis of rotation (Y), a set of capping units (4) encircling and revolving as one with the shaft (2) about the axis of rotation (Y), and a cylindrical cam (5) interposed between the shaft (2) and the capping units (4), by which the single units (4) are caused to move toward and away from the fixed base frame (3). During operation, the cam (5) is held in at least one predetermined fixed position relative to the base frame (3) by a single supporting element (6) anchored to the base frame (3), concealed internally of the rotating shaft (2) and connected to the cam (5), which represents a departure from the conventional method of supporting the cam on two or more columns located externally of the carousel structure and exposed to view.

The invention discloses a single-head liquid wax filling device which comprises a filling mechanism, a wax tank and a filling driving mechanism, wherein the wax tank comprises a wax inlet, a wax filling cavity and a filling nozzle arranged at the bottom of the wax filling cavity; the filling mechanism comprises a filling piston and a connecting rod; the connecting rod is connected with the filling piston, and is perpendicularly arranged in the wax filling cavity in a penetrating way; the filling piston is connected with the inner wall of the filling nozzle in a sliding way; the filling driving mechanism is arranged at the top of the wax filling cavity, and is in transmission connection with the connecting rod. The single-head liquid wax filling device is used for automatically filling liquid wax; the filling of each filling opening can be independently controlled, and the filling amount can be regulated according to needs; when filling is stopped, the wax outlet is completely sealed to prevent the condition that the wax outlet is blocked by solidified crusts.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a tube opening and closing device capable of opening and closing a lid of a tube and comprising a container, a lid coupled to the container so as to enable the container to be blocked, and a joint part for connecting the container and a first side of the lid comprises: a tube supporting rack having a plurality of openings formed on one surface thereof, wherein the containers of the tubes can be inserted into each of the plurality of openings; an opening and closing part positioned at an upper part of the tube supporting rack, rotating around a first rotary shaft and having a coupling groove in which a second side of the lid, which faces the first side of the tube, can be accommodated; and a driving part for rotating the opening and closing part, wherein the lid can be opened and closed with respect to the container through the rotation of the opening and closing part.

A method of bottling liquids, in particular carbonated liquids or liquids sensitive to oxygen, on a machine comprising a conveying device movable along a given path and having at least one unit for receiving and retaining a bottle, the method comprising filling the bottle with a liquid as the unit travels along a first portion of the path; and capping the bottle with a cap as the same unit travels along a second portion of the path. Also, A bottle as obtained by the method and also comprising a further cap applied onto a neck of said bottle and provided with coupling means to engage and pull said cap along the bottle axis upon removal of said further cap from said neck so as to open the bottle.

A trash compactor suitable for backpacking having two parts: a container and a removable plunger. The container is made from a tube. The ends of the tube are formed to accept caps. The caps are fitted with gaskets to prevent leaking of liquids and odors. One of the end caps has a plug to allow liquids to be drained from the container during compression. In one embodiment, the plunger has a flat press end and a handle. In another embodiment, the plunger base is fitted into one of the screw caps. The handle is a threaded shaft that screws into the plunger base. The container may be lined with a plastic bag for disposal or the trash can be stored in the container and then transferred to a separate plastic bag for disposal. The compactor can be used in recreational vehicles, boats and automobiles as well as by hikers.

A filling machine for the filling of containers with a liquid product, with a plurality of filling elements provided on a rotor or a rotor segment that can be driven in rotation around a vertical machine axis. The surfaces of the filling machine that come into contact with the liquid product between a product storage and a dispensing opening are made of a material which is of a higher grade, such as stainless steel, than the elements of the rotor or rotor segment that support the product bowl and the filling elements.

Containers (2) are capped with snap-fit lids (4) by a machine comprising a first feed conveyor (6) on which the containers (2) advance spaced apart at a given pitch P, and a second feed conveyor (8) supplying the lids (4), located above the first conveyor (6). Operating between the first and second conveyors (6, 8) are a timing device (9) rotatable about a vertical axis, serving to space the lids (4) apart at the same pitch P as the containers (2), and a capping wheel (16) rotatable about a horizontal axis (17), interposed between the timing device (9) and the first conveyor (6) and revolving substantially tangential to the first conveyor (6) at a capping position (40); the capping wheel (16) comprises a drum (18), and a plurality of capping units (20) mounted to the drum (18) by way of respective toggle devices (25).

A capping and decapping device for reversibly removing and mounting a cap to and from a tube received in a tube seat of a microplate includes a drum member having a cap stamp, and a frame supporting the drum member such that the drum member is rotatable relative to the frame. The device is configured to rotate the drum member in a first rotational direction when the microplate is moved relative to the frame in a first path direction, and to rotate the drum member in a second rotational direction when the microplate is moved relative to the frame in a second path direction. The cap stamp is configured to remove the cap from the tube when the microplate is moved in the first path direction and is configured to connect the cap to the tube when the microplate is moved in the second path direction.

A retainer assembly includes a retaining member assembly and a motion assembly. The retaining member assembly is structured to selectively retain at least one shell in a transfer belt assembly belt recess. The retaining member assembly includes a retaining member. The motion assembly is structured to move the retaining member between a first position, wherein the retaining member is spaced from the transfer belt assembly transfer belt, and, a second position, wherein the retaining member is disposed a retaining distance from the transfer belt assembly transfer belt.

Equipment for separating caps from a tray, after the caps have been attached to bottles to seal the latter. The tray comprises a plurality of fastening systems for holding caps on a lower face of the plate, and a through opening centered on each fastening system, the plurality of openings being distributed according to a distribution pattern. The equipment comprises an unclipping plate provided, on a lower face, with rods distributed according to the distribution pattern. The unclipping plate is mobile along a vertical axis, so that each rod can pass through an opening. Some rods, referred to as first rods, have a first length along the vertical axis and other rods, referred to as second rods, have a second length less than the first length.

A method of bottling liquids, in particular carbonated liquids or liquids sensitive to oxygen, on a machine comprising a conveying device movable along a given path and having at least one unit for receiving and retaining a bottle, the method comprising filling the bottle with a liquid as the unit travels along a first portion of the path; and capping the bottle with a cap as the same unit travels along a second portion of the path. Also, A bottle as obtained by the method and also comprising a further cap applied onto a neck of said bottle and provided with coupling means to engage and pull said cap along the bottle axis upon removal of said further cap from said neck so as to open the bottle.

A method and means for handling of laboratory animal drinking bottles (17) provided with nipples (17) in an automatic bottle wash-up line, wherein the nipples (16) of all the bottles (17), arranged in a basket, are removed from the bottles with the aid of compressed air in a nipple removal means (2) and are washed and dried together with the drinking bottles and are subsequently put back onto filled bottles in a nipple reassembly means (4), which operates with similar tools (6) as the nipple removal means (2).

The container has a bottle-like shape and is made of thermoplastic material. The container is provided with a mouth section which has a fixing ring (3) on the outside. The pre-form is provided for the production of such a container. Both the pre-form and the container produced therefrom are designed without any supporting ring. In order to enable handling, an associated holding device (12) acts on a fixing ring (3) of the pre-form or the container.

To provide a container conveying device capable of adjusting a position of a container before checking the container.SOLUTION: In an outer periphery of a filling wheel, plural neck grippers are provided which each grips a lower part of a flange Vf, and a filling nozzle is provided corresponding to each of the neck grippers, the nozzle filling a container V with contents. A capping wheel is arranged downstream the filling wheel, the capping wheel including in an outer periphery plural neck grippers 22 which each grips an upper part of the flange Vf. The capping wheel is provided with a cap supply chute 34 that supplies a cap C, a cap-fitting roller 38 provided downstream the cap supply chute 34 and fits the cap C to the container V, and a support rail 36 that supports an undersurface of the flange Vf of the container V conveyed from the neck gripper 22. When fitting the cap to the container V, The undersurface of the flange Vf is supported by the support rail 36.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a tube opening and closing device capable of opening and closing a lid of a tube and comprising a container, a lid coupled to the container so asto enable the container to be blocked, and a joint part for connecting the container and a first side of the lid comprises: a tube supporting rack having a plurality of openings formed on one surfacethereof, wherein the containers of the tubes can be inserted into each of the plurality of openings; an opening and closing part positioned at an upper part of the tube supporting rack, rotating around a first rotary shaft and having a coupling groove in which a second side of the lid, which faces the first side of the tube, can be accommodated; and a driving part for rotating the opening and closing part, wherein the lid can be opened and closed with respect to the container through the rotation of the opening and closing part.

An automatic cosmetic bottle capping having a first conveyor belt, a second conveyor belt, and a third conveyor belt. A sliding convex is provided at a surface of the first conveyor belt, a capper is movably sleeved on the first conveyor belt, a suction tip is provided in the capper, rolling balls are provided inside the capper, a through-hole is provided in an external surface of the capper, a capping claw is provided on a lower end of the capper, a positioning plate is provided on an upper end of the capper, springs are provided at a lower end of the positioning plate, a hole plug is movably connected outside the through-hole, and a cap is provided on a front end of the second conveyor belt.

Devices and related systems and methods for installing an adapter, cap, plug, or other fitment in or over, or otherwise closing, filling, or sealing, an opening of a bottle, vial, or other container, wherein such devices are adjustable to enable use for different sizes of containers.

Devices and related systems and methods for installing an adapter, cap, plug, or other fitment in or over, or otherwise closing, filling, or sealing, an opening of a bottle, vial, or other container, wherein such devices are adjustable to enable use for different sizes of containers.

A device for holding a container in a container handling device, for example for holding a bottle without a support ring while a screw closure or a press-on closure is applied, including a carrier and a first holding arm and a second holding arm, which are arranged on the carrier and are configured to hold the container, wherein the first holding arm and the second holding arm are arranged on the carrier in such a way that they can be moved between an open position for receiving and releasing the container and a closed position for holding the container, wherein, for movement between the closed position and the open position, the first holding arm and the second holding arm can each be pivoted about a pivoting axis and rotated about a rotation axis oriented transversely to the pivoting axis.

A capping and decapping device (2) for reversibly removing and mounting of a cap (5) to and from a tube (4) received in a tube seat (32) of a microplate (3) comprises a drum member (22) having a cap stamp (223), and a frame structure (21) supporting the drum member (22) such that the drum member (22) is rotatable about a rotational axis relative to the frame structure (21 ). The capping and decapping device (2) is configured to rotate the drum member (22) in a first rotational direction (62) when the microplate (3) receiving the tube (4) is moved relative to the frame along a predefined path (25) in a first path direction (61), and to rotate the drum member (22) in a second rotational direction (64) when the microplate (3) receiving the tube (4) is moved relative to the frame along the predefined path (25) in a second path direction (63). The first rotational direction (62) is opposite to the second rotational direction (64) and the first path direction (61 ) is opposite to the second path direction (63). The cap stamp (223) is configured to remove the cap (5) from the tube (4) when the microplate (3) receiving the tube (4) is moved in the first path direction (61 ). The cap stamp (223) is configured to connect the cap (5) to the tube (4) when the microplate (3) receiving the tube (4) is moved in the second path direction (63).

A retainer assembly (150) includes a retaining member assembly (170) and a motion assembly (190). The retaining member assembly (170) is structured to selectively retain at least one shell (3) in a transfer belt assembly belt recess (90). The retaining member assembly (170) includes a retaining member (172). The motion assembly (190) is structured to move the retaining member (172) between a first position, wherein the retaining member (172) is spaced from the transfer belt assembly transfer belt (80), and, a second position, wherein the retaining member (172) is disposed a retaining distance from the transfer belt assembly transfer belt (80).