Beverage bottling device for the handling of beverage bottles and similar containers in a beverage bottling plant
OwnerPatrick NIEHOFF, Lutz DECKERT +1inventors
InventorsPatrick NIEHOFF, Lutz DECKERT, Gyula VARHANIOVSZKI
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Abstract
A beverage container handling machine, such as a beverage container filling machine or a beverage container closing machine, is used to handle beverage bottles, cans, and similar containers, which containers are configured to hold or contain a beverage, such as water, soft drinks, beer, wine, and juices, or a similar product for transport and consumption by consumers of beverages and similar products.
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A beverage container handling machine, such as a beverage container filling machine or a beverage container closing machine, configured to handle beverage bottles, cans, and similar containers, which containers are configured to hold or contain a beverage, such as water, soft drinks, beer, wine, and juices, or a similar product for transport and consumption by consumers of beverages and similar products, said beverage container handling machine comprising:
- a stationary support arrangement being configured and disposed to support and house components of said beverage container handling machine;
- a rotor being supported by said stationary support arrangement and being configured to be rotatable about an axis of rotation to move a plurality of beverage containers along a path of movement between a beverage container input region and a beverage container output region of said rotor;
- said rotor comprising a plurality of beverage container transport positions;
- said beverage container transport positions being disposed about the periphery or around the outer perimeter of said rotor;
- each of said beverage container transport positions being configured to hold a beverage container or similar container upon said rotor being rotated about its axis of rotation to permit said rotor to move a plurality of beverage containers along the path of movement between said beverage container input region and said beverage container output region of said rotor;
- at least one beverage container handling device being configured to handle a beverage container or similar container upon said rotor being rotated about its axis of rotation to permit handling of said beverage containers upon the beverage containers being moved along the path of movement between said beverage container input region and said beverage container output region;
- said at least one beverage container handling device being disposed:
- on said rotor to be movable with said rotor, or
- on a portion of said stationary support arrangement disposed adjacent said rotor, or
- partially on said rotor to be movable with said rotor and partially on a portion of said stationary support arrangement disposed adjacent said rotor;
- said at least one beverage container handling device comprising a beverage container labeling device being configured and disposed to apply beverage container labels to beverage containers;
- said at least one beverage container labeling device comprising a supply roll comprising a continuous, wound strip of beverage container label material comprising a plurality of individual beverage container labels;
- said at least one beverage container labeling device comprising a conveyor roller arrangement being configured and disposed to unwind and transport said strip of beverage container label material;
- said at least one beverage container labeling device comprising a beverage container label cutting arrangement being configured to cut off an individual beverage container label from said unwound strip of beverage container label material;
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- said beverage container label cutting arrangement comprising:
- a drum being configured and disposed to rotate about a drum axis;
- a first cutting element being disposed on a peripheral portion of said drum;
- said first cutting element comprising a first cutting edge;
- a switching and adjusting arrangement being disposed adjacent said drum;
- a second cutting element being disposed on said switching and adjusting arrangement;
- said second cutting element comprising a second cutting edge;
- said drum being configured to be rotated to move said first cutting edge past said second cutting edge to permit said first cutting edge and said second cutting edge to interact with one another to cut a beverage container label material;
- said switching and adjusting arrangement comprising a first joint section and a second joint section;
- said first joint section being adjustable to permit pivoting movement of said second cutting element operatively connected to said first joint section to move said second cutting element between an engaged, cutting position, in which said second cutting element is disposed to interact with said first cutting element to cut beverage container label material upon said first cutting element being moved past said second cutting element, and a disengaged, waiting position, in which said second cutting element is disposed to not interact with said first cutting element to not cut beverage container label material upon said first cutting element being moved past said second cutting element;
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- said second joint section being adjustable, independently of said first joint section, to permit pivoting movement of said second cutting element operatively connected to said second joint section to adjust the position of said second cutting element with respect to said switching and adjusting arrangement, and thereby adjust a cutting distance between said first cutting element and said second cutting element, which cutting distance being the distance between said first cutting element and said second cutting element upon said first cutting element and said cutting element being in said engaged, cutting position.
In a beverage container handling machine, such as a beverage container filling machine or a beverage container closing machine, configured to handle beverage bottles, cans, and similar containers, which containers are configured to hold or contain a beverage, such as water, soft drinks, beer, wine, and juices, or a similar product for transport and consumption by consumers of beverages and similar products, a beverage container label cutting arrangement configured to cut off an individual beverage container label from an unwound strip of beverage container label material, said beverage container label cutting arrangement comprising:
- a drum being configured and disposed to rotate about a drum axis;
- a first cutting element being disposed on a peripheral portion of said drum;
- said first cutting element comprising a first cutting edge;
- a switching and adjusting arrangement being disposed adjacent said drum;
- a second cutting element being disposed on said switching and adjusting arrangement;
- said second cutting element comprising a second cutting edge;
- said drum being configured to be rotated to move said first cutting edge past said second cutting edge to permit said first cutting edge and said second cutting edge to interact with one another to:
- (A) cut a beverage container label material upon beverage container label material being disposed at said second cutting edge, and (B) form or sharpen said first cutting edge by removal of material by said second cutting edge upon performance of a forming or sharpening of said first cutting edge;
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- said first cutting element comprising, at least at said first cutting edge, a steel having a first hardness and being from the group of the cold-work steels, and said second cutting element comprising, at least at said second cutting edge, a carbide metal having a second hardness, wherein said second hardness being greater than said first hardness.
In a beverage container handling machine, such as a beverage container filling machine or a beverage container closing machine, configured to handle beverage bottles, cans, and similar containers, which containers are configured to hold or contain a beverage, such as water, soft drinks, beer, wine, and juices, or a similar product for transport and consumption by consumers of beverages and similar products, a beverage container label cutting arrangement configured to cut off an individual beverage container label from an unwound strip of beverage container label material, said beverage container label cutting arrangement comprising:
- a drum being configured and disposed to rotate about a drum axis;
- a first cutting element being disposed on a peripheral portion of said drum;
- said first cutting element comprising a first cutting edge;
- a switching and adjusting arrangement being disposed adjacent said drum;
- a second cutting element being disposed on said switching and adjusting arrangement;
- said second cutting element comprising a second cutting edge;
- said drum being configured to be rotated to move said first cutting edge past said second cutting edge to permit said first cutting edge and said second cutting edge to interact with one another to cut a beverage container label material upon beverage container label material being disposed at said second cutting edge;
- said switching and adjusting arrangement comprising a first joint section and a second joint section;
- said first joint section being adjustable to permit pivoting movement of said second cutting element operatively connected to said first joint section to move said second cutting element between an engaged, cutting position, in which said second cutting element is disposed to interact with said first cutting element to cut beverage container label material upon said first cutting element being moved past said second cutting element, and a disengaged, waiting position, in which said second cutting element is disposed to not interact with said first cutting element to not cut beverage container label material upon said first cutting element being moved past said second cutting element;
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- said second joint section being adjustable, independently of said first joint section, to permit pivoting movement of said second cutting element operatively connected to said second joint section to adjust the position of said second cutting element with respect to said switching and adjusting arrangement, and thereby adjust a cutting distance between said first cutting element and said second cutting element, which cutting distance being the distance between said first cutting element and said second cutting element upon said first cutting element and said second cutting element being in said engaged, cutting position.
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