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.
The method of 16, wherein the at least one state variable is indicative of wear of the gripping mechanism or corresponds to wear of the gripping mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.