Vessel-filling apparatus
AssigneeHamba Filltec GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsFranz Hubert Bausch, Uwe Gerasch
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Abstract
A conveyor moves in a horizontal transport direction through a closing station and has plates forming a succession of transverse rows of cutouts each holding a respective vessel. A stationary main frame at the station is traversed by the conveyor extends. A secondary frame is carried by guides on the main frame for movement of the secondary frame between a use position in the main frame above the conveyor and a service position projecting transversely from the main frame and supported horizontally transversely offset from the conveyor. A plurality of respective sealing heads carried on the secondary frame can put covers on the vessels when the secondary frame is in the use position.
Claims21
In combination:
- a conveyor moving in a horizontal transport direction through a closing station and having plates forming a succession of transverse rows of cutouts each holding a respective vessel;
- a stationary main frame at the station through which the conveyor extends;
- a secondary frame;
- guide means carrying the secondary frame on the main frame for movement of the secondary frame between a use position in the main frame above the conveyor and a service position projecting transversely from the main frame and supported horizontally transversely offset from the conveyor;
- first drive means for vertically shifting the secondary frame relative to the main frame and thereby setting a vertical position of the secondary frame relative to the main frame;
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- means including a plurality of respective sealing heads carried on the secondary frame for covering the vessels when the secondary frame is in the use position.
In combination:
- a conveyor moving in a horizontal transport direction through a closing station and having plates forming a succession of transverse rows of cutouts each holding a respective vessel;
- a stationary main frame at the station through which the conveyor extends;
- a secondary frame including an upper part and a lower part;
- guide means carrying the lower part on the upper part for movement of the lower part between a use position in the main frame above the conveyor and a service position projecting transversely from the main frame and supported horizontally transversely offset from the conveyor;
- first drive means for vertically shifting the guide means and upper part of the secondary frame relative to the main frame and thereby setting a vertical position of the secondary frame relative to the main frame;
- means including a plurality of respective sealing heads carried on the secondary frame for covering the vessels when the secondary frame is in the use position;
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- second drive means for relatively vertically shifting the lower part relative to the upper part and thereby bringing the sealing heads vertically into and out of engagement with the vessels in the cutouts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.