Displaceable Discharge Element for Bottle Neck Guide
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional beverage filling plants face issues with wear or damage to warranty bands on support ring-less bottles during the discharge process, as they are lifted onto a fixed transfer rail, which can lead to destruction of the warranty band.
Innovation Solution
A device with a neck guide and a displaceable discharge element that allows for gentle and precise lifting of closed containers, eliminating the need for lateral displacement and thus preventing damage to the warranty band, using a rotary carousel with torsion protection elements and lifting fingers that engage only when necessary for discharge.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If containers are lifted onto a fixed transfer rail using conventional methods, then discharge efficiency is maintained, but wear or damage to the warranty band occurs due to contact with the transfer rail
Solution Approach 1:
The discharge element is made displaceable relative to the neck guide, allowing it to move from a first position during closing to a second position for discharge. This dynamic adjustment enables gentle lifting of containers without contact with the transfer rail, preventing warranty band damage while maintaining discharge efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The displaceable discharge element acts as an intermediary between the neck guide and the transfer rail, lifting containers gently from the torsion protection element and transferring them without direct contact with the potentially damaging fixed transfer rail surface
2Reliability
If a fixed transfer rail is used for discharging containers, then device complexity is reduced, but damage to the warranty band occurs during the lifting process
Solution Approach 1:
The discharge element is made displaceable relative to the neck guide, allowing it to move from a first position during closing to a second position for discharge. This dynamic adjustment enables gentle lifting of containers without contact with the transfer rail, preventing warranty band damage while maintaining discharge efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The discharge mechanism is segmented into a neck guide with torsion protection element and a separate displaceable discharge element. This segmentation allows independent optimization of each component's function while reducing overall system complexity through modular design
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution ensures safe and gentle handling of support ring-less bottles during closure and discharge, preventing damage to the warranty band and ensuring secure closure, while allowing for efficient transfer to subsequent processing stations without lateral movement.
Implementation Method 1
a neck guide with at least one torsion protection element for accommodation of a neck section of the filled container in a torsion-protected manner during the closing with the screw cap
Implementation Method 2
the filled and closed containers can be disengaged from the torsion protection element, and accordingly prepared for discharge, in a gentle manner by the application of a suitable relative displacement between the neck guide and the discharge element
Data Source
AI summary
A device for closing a filled container with a screw cap, for example, for closing support ring-less bottles with a screw cap, is described. The device includes a neck guide with at least one torsion protection element for accommodation of a neck section of the filled container in a torsion-protected manner during the closing with the screw cap, and a discharge element for discharging the closed container from the neck guide. The neck guide and the discharge element are displaceable relative to each other.