Apparatus for sterilizing a spout assembly of a container

Details Apparatus for sterilizing a spout assembly of a container Apparatus for sterilizing a spout assembly of a container

1997-03-28

1999-01-12

Moon, Daniel B.

Package making

Combined

531332, 531334, 493 87, B65B 5504

Patent

active

058573097

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for providing a container having a spout assembly disposed thereon, the spout assembly comprising a cap disposed on a fitment having an interior portion for disposition toward the container interior and an exterior portion for disposition toward the container exterior. The apparatus comprises a storage bin for storing plural spout assemblies and a guide assembly for guiding the spout assemblies to an output of the guide assembly. A fitment and cap sterilizer accepts the spout assemblies from the output and applies a disinfecting solution to their interior portions. An output guide assembly guides them to a subsequent processing station such as a spout applicator that applies the spout assembly to the container. An intermediate UV station may be used between the fitment and cap sterilizer and the spout applicator. In one embodiment, the fitment and cap sterilizer comprises a track for guiding the spout assemblies along a predetermined path. A gate mechanism selectively retains the spout assemblies at a predetermined position along the track. A sprayer is disposed in fixed alignment with a spout assembly that has been retained for spraying the retained spout assembly with a disinfecting solution.

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