Bottle cap delivery system

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1995-09-08

1996-07-02

Culver, Horace M.

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Closing packages and filled receptacles

Separate closure applying

53306, B67B 306, B67B 3064, B65B 728

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055310575

ABSTRACT:
A bottle-cap positioning apparatus (10) positions bottle-caps (12) beneath the orbiting capping heads (14) of a rotary bottle-capping machine (18) for pick-up. A cap feeder (40) places the caps (12) on a semi-circular pick-up path directly under the orbital path (16) of the capping heads (14). An endless belt (68) is supported on a pair of pulleys (52, 54) and orbits around a guide block (76). The guide block (76) has a convex surface (78) that pushes the belt (68) outward to parallel the pick-up path. Cap push-paddles (80) extend radially out from the endless belt (68) and slide the bottle caps (12) sequentially along the pick-up path. Gears (58, 62, 64, 66) drive the pulleys (52, 54) and synchronize the endless belt (68) with the capping heads (14). The endless belt (68), push-paddles (80), pulleys (52, 54) and gears (58, 62, 64, 66) are disposed inside and beneath the orbital path of the capping heads (14) to reduce factory floor space requirements and worker exposure to moving parts.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3643398 (1972-02-01), Quest et al.
patent: 3683588 (1972-08-01), Ahlers
patent: 3820305 (1974-06-01), Van Der Meer
patent: 5280693 (1994-01-01), Heudecker
patent: 5309696 (1994-05-01), Heudecker et al.

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