公开(公告)号：US20220024704A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-27

申请号：US17294856

申请日：2019-09-13

Applicant: GEA PROCOMAC S.P.A.

Inventor： VITTORIO BELLINI ,  DAVIDE COLORETTI

IPC: B65G47/86

Abstract: Transfer star-wheel (1) for containers (100) of thermoplastic material, comprising: a rotary carousel (2) bearing a plurality of supporting stations (S) for supporting containers (100) by their neck (100b), in each supporting station (S) being provided a pliers (3) hinged to the rotary carousel (2) at a hinge axis (AA) in such a way that it assumes at least a first configuration in which the pliers (3) is fixed, that means it cannot rotate about its hinge axis (AA), and a second configuration in which the pliers (3) can oscillate about its hinge axis (AA); a cam kinematic motion that is operatively active on each pliers (3) for maintaining it in the first configuration, characterized in that it comprises a reactivating device (8) for each pliers (3), that comprises elastic means (9, 10) operatively active on the pliers (3) to bring it from the second to the first configuration following an accidental event that deactivated the pliers.

公开(公告)号：US20220024741A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-27

申请号：US17296311

申请日：2019-12-10

Applicant: GEA PROCOMAC S.P.A.

Inventor： GIANMARIA RABOINI ,  VITTORIO BELLINI

IPC: B67B3/20 ,  B65G47/84 ,  B65G21/20

Abstract: A capping plant (10) for capping containers (100) made of thermoplastic material, comprising: a capping unit (11) of a rotating carousel type comprising a plurality of capping stations (111) and first guide means (14) arranged so as to contact a part of a tubular body (100a) of the containers (100) which is exposed towards an outside of the rotating carousel of the capping unit (11); a star-wheel (12) located downstream of the capping unit (11); an outfeed conveyor (13) located downstream of the star-wheel (12); a connection cross-member (17) between said first guide means (14) and the outfeed conveyor (13), the outfeed conveyor (13) being integrally constrained to a first portion (17a) of the connection cross-member (17) and the first guide means (14) being integrally constrained to a second portion (17b) of the connection cross-member (17); an actuating device (18) configured to adjust the height of said connection cross-member (17).