Closing apparatus for closing a container with a container closure and method for monitoring a closing apparatus
AssigneeKrones AG
InventorsMaximilian Landstorfer, Markus Schoenfelder
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Abstract
A closing apparatus for closing a container with a container closure, for example for closing a container with a screw cap in a beverage filling plant, includes a gripping mechanism for gripping the container closure with at least one gripping arm pivotable about a bearing, an actuating unit for actuating the gripping mechanism, and a detection unit for detecting a stroke of a stroke element of the actuating unit acting on the gripping mechanism. A corresponding method is also described.
Claims20
A closing apparatus for closing a container with a container closure, comprising:
- a gripping mechanism configured to grip the container closure with at least one gripping arm pivotable about a bearing;
- an actuating unit configured to actuate the gripping mechanism;
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- a detection unit configured to detect a stroke of a stroke element of the actuating unit acting on the gripping mechanism.
A method for monitoring a closing apparatus for closing a container with a container closure, in which the closing apparatus comprises a gripping mechanism configured to grip the container closure with at least one gripping arm that is pivotable about a bearing, and an actuating unit configured to actuate the gripping mechanism, the method comprising:
- detecting a stroke of a stroke element of the actuating unit acting on the gripping mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.