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US 12,703,619 B2Granted
Capper head for capper
AssigneeKrones AG
InventorMarkus Schoenfelder
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Abstract
The invention relates to a capper head having at least one movement arm, which has an actuation section for actuating the at least one movement arm and a contact section for contacting a cap. The capper head further has a control element that is or may be brought into contact with the actuation section of the at least one movement arm to effect a movement of the at least one movement arm, and a cover that covers the control element and the actuation section of the at least one movement arm. Preferably, the cover may protect important components of the capper head from cleaning fluid, etc.
Claims20
A capper carousel comprising:
- multiple capper heads for capping containers, wherein the multiple capper heads are arranged in a manner distributed around a circumference of the capper carousel,
- each capper head comprising:
- a plurality of pivotable movement arms that are designed as pivot levers, each movement arm having an actuation section for actuating a respective one of the plurality of pivotable movement arms and a contact section for contacting a cap;
- an axial moveable control element, which is configured to be brought into contact with the actuation sections of the plurality of pivotable movement arms of the capper head to effect a pivoting lever movement of the plurality of pivotable movement arms of the capper head;
- a cover covering the axial moveable control element of the capper head and the actuation sections of the plurality of pivotable movement arms of the capper head;
- wherein each one of the multiple covers is associated with a respective one of the multiple capper heads;
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- wherein the axial moveable control element and the actuation sections of the plurality of pivotable movement arms are received inside the cover in at least one of a sealed and encapsulated manner.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.