191results about "Threadless stopper insertion" patented technology

A stopper and container body are molded in the same molding machine. An assembly device, such as a pick and place robot, transfers the stopper from one mold cavity into the opening in the container body located within another mold cavity, or vice versa, to assemble the stopper and container body. Then, the assembled container body and stopper are removed from the molding machine and transported to a needle filling and laser resealing station for filling and laser resealing. A laminar flow source directs a substantially laminar flow of air or sterile gas over the mold surfaces, stoppers and container bodies, and assembly device, to prevent contamination during assembly.

A method for sterilizing at least partly formed packages with electron beam irradiation in a packaging machine involves sterilizing each of at least two at least partially separate areas of the package by way of a respective electron beam sterilizing device, with each of the sterilizing devices being adapted to characteristics of each respective one of the two areas, and also performing a respective relative movement between the package and each of the electron beam sterilizing devices, which movements are adapted for the sterilization of each respective one of the two areas with the sterilizing devices.

The system for removing or replacing caps for vials in a fixed array includes a removable cartridge with a plurality of sets of gripper plates corresponding to the number of columns in the array. Each plate has a plurality of gripper arms corresponding to the number of rows in the array. The gripper arms have hooked ends which are oriented in opposite directions in each set of plates. Relative positioning of the gripper arms is varied by one or more rotating cams, which cause the gripper arms on one plate of each set to move relative to the gripper arms of the other plate(s) of the set, varying the combined width and/or relative angle of the gripper arms to manipulate a cap inserted into the end of each vial. The plurality of plate sets and gripper arms allow all vials in the array to be capped or de-capped simultaneously.

An apparatus comprises rotating conveying means (301, 302, 303, 2; 301, 160, 303, 2) for conveying along a curved path components (10, 25) of packaging units comprising containers (10) and container closures (25), filling means (30) for filling with a product said containers (10) on said rotating conveying means (301, 302, 303, 2; 301, 160, 303, 2), sterilising means (21, 37) for sterilising at least part of said components (10, 25) mounted along said path and comprising irradiating means arranged to emit radiation.

A Method of Processing a Container and Base Cup Structure For Removal of Vacuum Pressure A plastic container (10) has a wall extending to a lower portion including a pressure panel (20). The panel (20) is transversely oriented and can move from a downwardly inclined position providing a geometrically unstable configuration to an upwardly inclined position providing a geometrically stable configuration to control pressure change in the container. This movement may be provided by suitable actuating means such as rod (22). In the unstable configuration a base cup 50 or any other suitable holder can support the container and enable it to be conveyed in a container handling or processing system.

The invention discloses a cork pressing device. The cork pressing device comprises a support base plate and a support vertical plate, wherein the support base plate and the support vertical plate are mutually perpendicular. The support vertical plate is provided with a cork pressing mechanism, and a cork guide mechanism arranged below the cork pressing mechanism. The support base plate is provided with a locating mechanism used for fixing objects to be pressed. Centers of the cork pressing mechanism, the cork guide mechanism and the locating mechanism are collinear. The cork pressing mechanism is a crank-link mechanism. The support vertical plate is further provided with a slotted hole used for adjusting the height of the cork pressing mechanism. By rotating a crank, a cork can be pressed fast, operation is simple and convenient, much time and labor do not need to be consumed, and sealing efficiency is improved. By arranging the cork guide mechanism, the cork can be pressed correctly. Meanwhile, by arranging the locating mechanism, the objects to be pressed can be located accurately. By arranging the slotted hole used for adjusting the height of the cork pressing mechanism in the support vertical plate, adjustment can be carried out according to the height of the objects to be pressed. The cork pressing device is strong in genenrality.

Machine for the aseptic treatment of containers (10) in bottling plant, of the rotary type provided with a plurality of stations (9) for treating the containers and so shaped as to cause the treatment of the containers to take place under substantially sterile conditions, is characterised in that it comprises sealing means that separate a non sterile area (11) of the machine from an area (12) maintained under sterile conditions and in which the treated containers (10) transit, said means comprising a fixed annular channel (15) at least partially filled with liquid in which slides a concentric annular element (16) associated with the rotating part (11).

A fluid extracting device is structured to be capable of extracting only a predetermined amount of a fluid such as wine or the like while a deterioration preventive gas is being supplied to a bottle B and the fluid extracting device (60), which are coupled to each other in an airtight state. Consequently, the partial extraction in a plurality of operations is made possible without causing quality deterioration of the fluid such as wine or the like even after the bottle is once opened. Further, such a structure is provided that the fluid extracting devices (60) having a large number of bottles of wine or the like attached thereto are mounted on a display table at a wine bar or the like.

Vacuum bottle stoppers for wine, a method of preserving wine, a method of serving wine from a bottle stored in a vacuum, all particularly suited for partially consumed bottles of wine are disclosed. Systems and methods are also disclosed for evacuating a partially consumed bottle of wine, filling the wine bottle head space with an inert or other gas and then storing the wine bottle while maintaining the inert or other gas in the bottle. The stopper has a vacuum valve in a vacuum indicator in a removable cap. The vacuum valve has a self-closing passageway due to the passageway traversing an elastomeric material. The vacuum indicator moves in response to vacuum and reveals a marking on a valve opener when a desired vacuum is achieved. The stopper may have a filter, which also aerates. The method of preserving wine includes installing the stopper in the neck of the bottle and withdrawing air from the bottle through the stopper. The method of serving wine includes releasing vacuum from the bottle by unseating the removable cap, removing the cap and pouring wine through the stopper. Vacuum pumps for the stopper are also disclosed.

The invention discloses a vacuum-pumping and nitrogen-filling apparatus with plugs. The apparatus comprises a lifting shaft and a connecting sleeve with a vacuum-pumping and nitrogen-filling cavity inside; the connecting sleeve is jointed with the lifting shaft whose lower part is placed in the vacuum-pumping and nitrogen-filling cavity. The lower part of the lifting shaft is equipped with a plug pressing head and a plug-taking mechanism; the plug-taking mechanism comprises a plug-taking head and a plug-taking head return mechanism which is installed on the lifting shaft. The upper part of plug-taking head is sleeved around the lifting shaft and a plug pressing head, and connected with the plug-taking head return mechanism; the lower part of the plug-taking head is equipped with a C-shaped chucking part used for chucking rubber plugs. The invention possesses the advantages of simple compact structure, low cost and raising packaging yield rate.

In a device for singling out items coming from a feeder, with the feeder comprising an outlet channel for conveying the items an end section, compacting air jets are placed along the outlet channel for gathering the items one behind the other according to a continuous row, at the end section. The device is equipped with and abutment and catching comb for singling out a series of single and successive leading items of the row of items at the end section, and a driving belt moves the abutment and catching comb according to a direction of extraction at the end section, for abutting and catching a series of single and successive leading items and for transferring and placing the series of singled out items at a handling station.

Disclosed is a method of sealing a container with a liquid, the container including a body with an opening at at least one end and including at least one sealing plug, designed to seal the opening after filling, the filling defining a free surface S for filling, the filling having allowed a head space to remain in the container. The method includes: introduction of at least one rod parallel to an inside wall of the body of the container; mechanical insertion of the plug in the body, along the at least one insertion rod, generating at least one channel C, the air of the head space being evacuated between the plug and the rod; and withdrawal of the at least one rod while leaving the plug in place at the level of insertion of the preceding step. Also disclosed are the associated device and the industrial production line.

A packaging apparatus forms a completely sealed composite package. The apparatus employs a continuous process which involves conditioning a surface of the package substrate. The substrate includes an adhesive coating that can be reactivated by infra-red radiation and adheres the package substrate to a juxtaposed face of a second surface. The apparatus uses rollers (102, 104, 118, 120) to compress the two surfaces together to complete the construction process.

A bottle cork removal and insertion tool includes a shell formed with a center cylindrical partial bore within which is a hood that captures a cork from a bottle. The cork is positioned within the hood and the handle on an axial threaded shaft is rotated which advances the hood, and the captured cork, away from the bottle. A capturing plunger extends into the hood as the shaft is rotated in order to secure the cork in place in the hood. The threading on the shaft has a fine threaded portion to initiate the removal of the cork, and a coarse threaded portion to complete the removal in a single rotation. If desired, the cork can be positioned within the hood, the device positioned over a bottle top, and the cork can be re-inserted into the bottle by reversing the rotation of the threaded shaft.

The invention discloses an integrated vacuumizing, air inflating and pressing device for a medicine bottle. The integrated vacuumizing, air inflating and pressing device is used for overcoming the defect that a single device cannot achieve the operations of vacuumizing, air inflating and pressing in the prior art. The integrated vacuumizing, air inflating and pressing device comprises an air exchange sleeve, a mounting seat and a pressing mechanism. An air cavity chamber is arranged at the lower portion of the air exchange sleeve, and a sealing sleeve is arranged at the mouth portion arranged at the lower portion of the air cavity chamber. A connector is arranged at the lower portion of the air exchange sleeve, and the connector is communicated with the air cavity chamber. The air exchange sleeve is installed on the mounting seat, and the air exchange sleeve can move up and down. The lower portion of the pressing mechanism is arranged in the air exchange sleeve and is stretched into an air cavity, the upper portion of the pressing mechanism is installed on the mounting seat, and the upper portion of the pressing mechanism can move up and down. The integrated vacuumizing, air inflating and pressing device for the medicine bottle can complete the operation of vacuumizing, air inflating and pressing and has the advantage of being simple in structure.

The invention relates to a gripping device which has a container picking up device and a closure pick up device for picking up and closing containers. The container pick up device is designed to pick up the container, and the closure pick up device is designed to pick up a closure. The closure pick up device is connected to the container pick up device by means of a connecting element which allows a relative movement between the container pick up device and the closure pick up device to take place in order for the container to be closed with the closure.

A method of sealing a plug with a food sauce dispensing cartridge enables leak proof operation of the dispensing cartridge at the site of the plug. The plug, having a circumferential edge, is positioned within the dispensing cartridge and oriented such that the edge is adjacent to the cartridge sidewall. A layer of hot melt adhesive is then applied to the circumferential edge and flows into a gap created between the plug and the cartridge sidewall at a sideseam formed by an overlap region of the cartridge sidewall. The hot melt adhesive subsequently bonds the plug to the cartridge sidewall and prevents food sauce from moving past the circumferential edge of the plug and out of a containment region.

A large transfusion filling and corking machine includes a frame unit, an electric control unit, a bottle-in unit, a following and filling unit, a nitrogen-charging and corking unit, and a bottle-out transfer wheel unit. The bottle-in unit, the following and filling unit, the nitrogen-charging and corking unit, and the bottle-out transfer wheel unit are mounted on the frame unit and connected by turns. The nitrogen-charging and corking unit is connected with a cork-delivering unit. A nitrogen-precharging unit is arranged between the bottle-in unit and the following and filling unit, which is connected with the bottle-in unit through a bottle-in transfer wheel unit, and connected with the following and filling unit through a transitional transfer wheel unit.