Device for use with a closure magazine for introducing closures into a closure channel

A device, for use with a closure magazine of a capping machine, for introducing closures into a closure channel from a chamber that accommodates a plurality of said closures, with said closures being crown corks of ferromagnetic material and having a cap-like shape with a closed side and an open side, and with said closures being conducted in said closure channel in a successive manner and in single file, said device further comprising:

• at least one magnetic conveying means that, at least at a transition formed partially in said chamber and partially in an entry region of said closure channel, exerts, via a moving magnetic field, a conveying effect upon said closures in a first conveying direction for introducing said closures into said closure channel, whereby said magnetic field moves along a path of movement that is curved about an axis, and said chamber, at least at said transition, is bounded by at least one first abutment and guide surface against which said open or said closed sides of said closure rest, with said first abutment and guide surface being disposed in a plane that extends perpendicular to said axis of said path of movement of said magnetic field, whereby said plane of said first abutment and guide surface as well as a plane of said path of movement of said magnetic field are disposed at an angle relative to a horizontal direction;
• an element that is rotatably driven about said axis of said path of movement of said magnetic field and is in the form of one of the group consisting of disks, rings, wheels, and drums, with said element forming said first abutment and guide surface, and with said element, for providing said magnetic field, carrying at least one magnet, preferably at least one permanent magnet;
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• at said transition, a guide piece having a guide surface that is disposed in said path of movement of said at least one magnet that carries said closure along, with said guide surface guiding said closures into said closure channel, wherein an end of said guide piece disposed in the vicinity of said path of movement of said at least one magnet is provided with a freely rotatable roller having a peripheral surface that merges with said guide surface.

A device, for use with a closure magazine of a capping machine, for introducing closures with a closure channel from a chamber that accommodates a plurality of said closures, with said closures being crown corks of ferromagnetic material and having a cap-like shape with a closed side and an open side, and with said closures being conducted in said closure channel in a successive manner and in single file, said device further comprising:

• at least one magnetic conveying means that, at least at a transition formed partially in said chamber and partially in an entry region of said closure channel, exerts, via a moving magnetic field, a conveying effect upon said closures in a first conveying direction for introducing said closures into said closure channel, whereby said magnetic field moves along a path of movement that is curved about an axis, and said chamber, at least at said transition, is bounded by at least one first abutment and guide surface against which said open or said closed sides of said closure rest, with said first abutment and guide surface being disposed in a plane that extends perpendicular to said axis of said path of movement of said magnetic field, whereby said plane of said first abutment and guide surface as well as a plane of said path of movement of said magnetic field are disposed at an angle relative to a horizontal direction, wherein disposed across from one another are two drums, each of which forms a chamber for said closures, and each of which has at least one closure channel;
• wherein a single mechanism that is common to both of said drums is provided for supplying closures to said drums;
• and wherein means are provided for selectively activating said magnetic conveying means of one or the other of said drums.

A device, for use with a closure magazine of a capping machine, for introducing closures into a closure channel from a chamber that accommodates a plurality of said closures, with said closures being crown corks of ferromagnetic material and having a cap-like shape with a closed side and an open side, and with said closures being conducted in said closure channel in a successive manner and in single file, said device further comprising:

• at least one magnetic conveying means that, at least at a transition formed partially in said chamber and partially in an entry region of said closure channel, exerts, via a moving magnetic field, a conveying effect upon said closures in a first conveying direction for introducing said closures into said closure channel, whereby said magnetic field moves along a path of movement that is curved about an axis, and said chamber, at least at said transition, is bounded by at least one first abutment and guide surface against which said open or said closed sides of said closure rest, with said first abutment and guide surface being disposed in a plane that extends perpendicular to said axis of said path of movement of said magnetic field, whereby said plane of said first abutment and guide surface as well as a plane of said path of movement of said magnetic field are disposed at an angle relative to a horizontal direction, wherein at said transition, said chamber is bounded by inner surfaces of at least two spaced-apart wall means that at said transition each form one of said first abutment and guide surfaces for said closed side or said open side of said closures, and that respectively merge into a larger cross-sectional side of said closure channel, which has a rectangular cross-sectional configuration;
• wherein at said transition, said chamber has a base portion that is convexly curved in a direction toward an interior of said chamber, and that forms a second abutment and guide surface for a rim of said closures, with said base portion merging into one of two narrower cross-sectional sides of said closure channel;
• and wherein a projection of said base portion onto a plane of said path of movement of said magnetic field is, at least at said transition, surrounded by said path of movement.

A device, for use with a closure magazine of a capping machine, for introducing closures into a closure channel from a chamber that accommodates a plurality of said closures, with said closures being crown corks of ferromagnetic material and having a cap-like shape with a closed side and an open side, and with said closures being conducted in said closure channel in a successive manner and in single file, said device further comprising:

• at least one magnetic conveying means that, at least at a transition formed partially in said chamber and partially in an entry region of said closure channel, exerts, via a moving magnetic field, a conveying effect upon said closures in a first conveying direction for introducing said closures into said closure channel, whereby said magnetic field moves along a path of movement that is curved about an axis, and said chamber, at least at said transition, is bounded by at least one first abutment and guide surface against which said open or said closed sides of said closure rest, with said first abutment and guide surface being disposed in a plane that extends perpendicular to said axis of said path of movement of said magnetic field, whereby said plane of said first abutment and guide surface as well as a plane of said path of movement of said magnetic field are disposed at an angle relative to a horizontal direction wherein two closure channels adjoin said chamber, whereby said device has two sets of components that are mirror symmetrical to a central plane that extends between said channels.

A device, for use with a closure magazine of a capping machine, for introducing closures into a closure channel from a chamber that accommodates a plurality of said closures, with said closures being crown corks of ferromagnetic material and having a cap-like shape with a closed side and an open side, and with said closures being conducted in said closure channel in a successive manner and in single file, said device further comprising:

• at least one magnetic conveying means that, at least at a transition formed partially in said chamber and partially in an entry region of said closure channel, exerts, via a moving magnetic field, a conveying effect upon said closures in a first conveying direction for introducing said closures into said closure channel, whereby said magnetic field moves along a path of movement that is curved about an axis, and said chamber, at least at said transition, is bounded by at least one first abutment and guide surface against which said open or said closed sides of said closure rest, with said first abutment and guide surface being disposed in a plane that extends perpendicular to said axis of said path of movement of said magnetic field, whereby said plane of said first abutment and guide surface as well as a plane of said path of movement of said magnetic field are disposed at an angle relative to a horizontal direction, wherein two closure channels adjoin said chamber, an wherein means are provided for altering said first conveying direction for selectively filling one or the other of said closure channels with said closures via said magnetic conveying means.

A device, for use with a closure magazine of a capping machine, for introducing closures into a closure channel from a chamber that accommodates a plurality of said closures, with said closures being crown corks of ferromagnetic material and having a cap-like shape with a closed side and an open side, and with said closures being conducted in said closure channel in a successive manner and in single file, said device further comprising:

• at least one magnetic-conveying means that, at least at a transition formed partially in said chamber and partially in an entry region of said closure channel, exerts, via a moving magnetic field, a conveying effect upon said closures in a first conveying direction for introducing said closures into said closure channel, whereby said magnetic field moves along a path of movement that is curved about an axis, and said chamber, at least at said transition, is bounded by at least one first abutment and guide surface against which said open or said closed sides of said closure rest, with said first abutment and guide surface being disposed in a plane that extends perpendicular to said axis of said path of movement of said magnetic field, whereby said plane of said first abutment and guide surface as well as a plane of said path of movement of said magnetic field are disposed at an angle relative to a horizontal direction;
• an element that is rotatably driven about said axis of said path of movement of said magnetic field and is in the form of one of the group consisting of disks, rings, wheels, and drums, with said element forming said first abutment and guide surface, and with said element, for providing said magnetic field, carrying at least one magnet, preferably at least one permanent magnet;
• at said transition, a guide piece having a guide surface that is disposed in said path of movement of said at least one magnet that carries said closure along, with said guide surface guiding said closures into said closure channel;
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• means for moving, preferably via a pivoting movement, said guide piece out of an operative position and into a non-operative position.