公开(公告)号：US11639276B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-02

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：US12172880B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-24

申请号：US17281406

申请日：2019-09-27

Applicant: GEA PROCOMAC S.P.A.

Inventor： Vittorio Bellini ,  Gianmaria Raboini

IPC: B67B3/20 ,  B65G47/84

Abstract: Transfer star-wheel (1) of containers (100) made of thermoplastic material provided with concave closures (200), comprising: a rotary carousel (2) having a plurality of supporting stations (3) for supporting the containers (100), each supporting station (3) comprising a pocket (4) at the external circumference of the rotary carousel (2) for receiving and supporting the neck (100b) of one of the containers (100), characterized in that each supporting station (3) comprises a striking element (5) located above the corresponding pocket (4), said striking element (5) being configurable in an operative position in which it is in contact with the concave closure (200) of the container (100) supported in the corresponding pocket (4), and a neutral position in which it is spaced from the concave closure (200).

公开(公告)号：US11905154B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-20

申请号：US17296311

申请日：2019-12-10

Applicant: GEA PROCOMAC S.P.A.

Inventor： Gianmaria Raboini ,  Vittorio Bellini

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

CPC classification number: B67B3/2033 ,  B65G21/2072 ,  B65G47/846 ,  B65G2207/08 ,  B67B2201/08

Abstract: A capping plant (10) for capping containers (100) made of thermoplastic material, includes a capping unit (11) of a rotating carousel type comprising a plurality of capping stations (111) and a first profile (114) 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 the first profile (14) and the outfeed conveyor (13), the outfeed conveyor (13) is integrally constrained to a first portion (17a) of the connection cross-member (17) and the first profile (114) is integrally constrained to a second portion (17b) of the connection cross-member (17); an actuating device (18) configured to adjust the height of the connection cross-member (17).