Nutrunner driver for a plastic bottle capping machine
    1.
    发明授权
    Nutrunner driver for a plastic bottle capping machine 失效
    Nutrunner驱动塑料瓶盖机

    公开(公告)号:US6082078A

    公开(公告)日:2000-07-04

    申请号:US253630

    申请日:1999-02-19

    IPC分类号: B65B7/28

    摘要: A method is provided for joining a flexible container to a threaded closure. According to the method, a flexible container is inflated with pressurized gas before applying torque to the container. A base of the flexible container is engaged in a container receptacle of a capping apparatus, then the capping apparatus is operated to cause a neck of the flexible container to engage a threaded opening in the closure. The bottle is then inflated and the capping apparatus is operated to thread the neck of the flexible container into the opening in the closure by causing relative rotation between the flexible container and the closure. The pressurized gas stiffens the flexible container and prevents it from buckling or twisting under torque loads applied to screw the container into the closure.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于将柔性容器连接到螺纹闭合件的方法。 根据该方法,在向容器施加扭矩之前,用加压气体对柔性容器进行充气。 柔性容器的基部接合在封盖装置的容器容器中,然后封盖装置被操作以使柔性容器的颈部接合在封闭件中的螺纹开口。 然后将瓶充气,并且操作该封盖装置以通过引起柔性容器和封闭件之间的相对旋转来将柔性容器的颈部螺纹拧入封闭件中的开口中。 加压气体硬化柔性容器并防止在施加的扭矩负载下使其弯曲或扭曲,以将容器拧入封闭件中。

    Rotary blow molding machine having mold station blowing/neck finishing
mechanisms
    2.
    发明授权
    Rotary blow molding machine having mold station blowing/neck finishing mechanisms 失效
    旋转式吹塑机具有模具台吹/颈整理机构

    公开(公告)号:US4919607A

    公开(公告)日:1990-04-24

    申请号:US252741

    申请日:1988-10-03

    IPC分类号: B29C49/04 B29C49/36 B29C49/58

    摘要: A rotary blow molding machine includes a plurality of mold stations on a rotary carousel. Each mold station includes a pair of mold sections movable toward and away from one another to close or open the mold sections. When closed, the mold sections define a mold blowing cavity and a mold mouth communicating with the blowing cavity and opening external of the closed mold sections. A blowing/neck finishing mechanism preferably is mounted on one of the mold sections for movement between a retracted position where the blow pin is offset from the mold mouth so as not to hinder capturing of the parison in the mold station and a blowing position where the blow pin is inserted in the mold mouth. A pivotal linkage moves the blow pin in an arcuate path toward the mold mouth to insert the blow pin therein to blow a parison received in the blowing cavity and away from the mouth to extract the blow pin from the mouth after parison blowing. The pivotal linkage minimizes arcuate travel of the blow pin as it approaches and enters the mold mouth. The blow pin and mold mouth include cooperating cutting components to pinch and shear the end of the parison received in the mouth when the blow pin is inserted therein.

    摘要翻译: 旋转吹塑机在旋转圆盘传送带上包括多个模具台。 每个模具站包括一对可彼此移动并相互移开的模具部分,以封闭或打开模具部分。 当封闭时,模具部分限定一个吹塑模腔和一个与吹塑腔相通并且在封闭的模具部分的外部开口的模具口。 吹气/颈部精整机构优选地安装在一个模具部分上,用于在吹塑销从模具口偏移的缩回位置之间移动,以便不妨碍在模具台中捕获型坯和吹塑位置, 吹针插入模具口。 枢转连杆将吹塑销以弓形路径朝向模具口移动以将吹塑销插入其中以吹送容纳在吹塑腔中的型坯并远离口腔,从而在型坯吹塑之后从口中提取吹塑销。 枢轴联动可以最大限度地减少吹塑销接近并进入模具口的弓形行程。 当吹入销插入其中时,吹塑销和模具口包括配合的切割部件以夹紧和剪切容纳在口中的型坯的端部。

    Rotary take-out apparatus for rotary blow-molding machines and method of
use
    3.
    发明授权
    Rotary take-out apparatus for rotary blow-molding machines and method of use 失效
    旋转式吹塑机的旋转取出装置及其使用方法

    公开(公告)号:US6136254A

    公开(公告)日:2000-10-24

    申请号:US112043

    申请日:1998-07-08

    申请人: Lawrence H. Weber

    发明人: Lawrence H. Weber

    IPC分类号: B29C49/04 B29C49/36 B29C49/70

    CPC分类号: B29C49/36 B29C49/70 B29C49/04

    摘要: A rotary take-out apparatus for removing blow-molded articles from rotary blow-molding machine molds. The apparatus includes a rotary take-out carrousel and a take-out carrousel drive configured to rotate the take-out carrousel. Pick-up stations on the take-out carrousel rotate along a circular pick-up station path. Each station includes a pick-up head array comprising at least one pick-up head. Fluid cylinders are supported on the take-out carrousel and are each operatively connected to one of the pick-up head arrays. Each cylinder is configured to move a pick-up head array between extended and retracted positions when differential fluid pressure is directed to respective first and second chambers in the cylinder. Each pick-up head is configured to releasably grasp a blow-molded article. Cylinder valves are supported on the take-out carrousel and are connected between each cylinder and a source of differential fluid pressure. Each cylinder valve alternately diverts differential fluid pressure to the first and second chambers of a cylinder. A controller coordinates the motions of the pick-up heads, take-out carrousel, and mold carrousel to grasp and remove blow-molded articles from the molds and to release them at a point spaced from the mold carrousel.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于从旋转吹塑机模具中去除吹塑制品的旋转取出装置。 该装置包括旋转取出转盘和被配置为旋转取出转盘的取出转盘驱动器。 取出转盘的拾取站沿循环接收站路径旋转。 每个站包括拾取头阵列,其包括至少一个拾取头。 流体缸支撑在取出转盘上,并且各自可操作地连接到拾取头阵列之一。 每个气缸构造成当差动流体压力被引导到气缸中的相应的第一和第二腔室时,将拾取头阵列移动到伸展位置和缩回位置之间。 每个拾取头构造成可释放地抓住吹塑制品。 气缸阀支撑在取出转盘上,并连接在每个气缸和差动流体压力源之间。 每个气缸阀将差动流体压力交替地转移到气缸的第一和第二腔室。 控制器协调拾取头的运动,取出转盘和模具转盘,以从模具中抓取和移除吹塑制品并在与模具转盘间隔开的位置释放它们。

    Apparatus for blow-molding hollow articles
    4.
    发明授权
    Apparatus for blow-molding hollow articles 失效
    吹塑空心制品的设备

    公开(公告)号:US5665404A

    公开(公告)日:1997-09-09

    申请号:US567778

    申请日:1995-12-05

    摘要: A method and an apparatus are provided for blow-molding hollow articles. The blow-molding apparatus includes a carrousel mounted to rotate within a support frame. The carrousel carries four molds around a circular mold path. Two blow-molding work stations are disposed next to the mold path in fixed positions relative to the frame. The carrousel is indexed to cause each mold to pause by each work station one time during each carrousel revolution. The molds pause by each work station to allow blow-molding operations to be performed in conjunction with each mold at each work station. At one blow-molding work station, located at the 12:00 position of the mold path, an extruder injects parison into each mold. At the other work station, located in the 9:00 position of the mold path, a take-out mechanism extracts blow molded articles from the molds. The carrousel is additionally indexed, i.e., "double-indexed", to cause each mold to pause in the 10:30 position of the mold path where an in-mold labeling mechanism inserts a label into each mold.

    摘要翻译: 提供了用于吹塑中空制品的方法和装置。 吹塑设备包括安装成在支撑框架内旋转的转盘。 旋转木马围绕圆形模具路径携带四个模具。 两个吹塑工位相对于框架固定在模具路径的旁边。 转盘转盘,使每个模具在每个转盘旋转期间每次工作站暂停一次。 每个工作站都会暂停模具,以便在每个工作站与每个模具一起执行吹塑操作。 在位于模具路径的12:00位置的一个吹塑工作站处,挤出机将型坯注入每个模具中。 在位于模具路径的9:00位置的另一个工位上,取出机构从模具中提取吹塑制品。 传送带被附加索引,即“双索引”,以使每个模具在模具路径的10:30位置暂停,其中模内标签机构将标签插入每个模具中。

    Method for blow-molding and releasing hollow articles
    5.
    发明授权
    Method for blow-molding and releasing hollow articles 失效
    吹塑和释放中空制品的方法

    公开(公告)号:US6060012A

    公开(公告)日:2000-05-09

    申请号:US7644

    申请日:1998-01-15

    摘要: A method and an apparatus are provided for blow-molding hollow articles. The blow-molding apparatus includes a carrousel mounted to rotate within a support frame. The carrousel carries four molds around a circular mold path. Two blow-molding work stations are disposed next to the mold path in fixed positions relative to the frame. The carrousel is indexed to cause each mold to pause by each work station one time during each carrousel revolution. The molds pause by each work station to allow blow-molding operations to be performed in conjunction with each mold at each work station. At one blow-molding work station, located at the 12:00 position of the mold path, an extruder injects parison into each mold. At the other work station, located in the 9:00 position of the mold path, a take-out mechanism extracts blow molded articles from the molds and places them upright on a conveyor. The take-out mechanism includes an oscillator arm that is rotated ninety degrees at a time between a horizontal article engagement position and a vertical article release position. A take-out member extends from the oscillator arm and includes expandable pins that extend into the molds to grip the blow-molded articles at their necks.

    摘要翻译: 提供了用于吹塑中空制品的方法和装置。 吹塑设备包括安装成在支撑框架内旋转的转盘。 旋转木马围绕圆形模具路径携带四个模具。 两个吹塑工位相对于框架固定在模具路径的旁边。 转盘转盘,使每个模具在每个转盘旋转期间每次工作站暂停一次。 每个工作站都会暂停模具,以便在每个工作站与每个模具一起执行吹塑操作。 在位于模具路径的12:00位置的一个吹塑工作站处,挤出机将型坯注入每个模具中。 在位于模具路径的9:00位置的另一个工作站,取出机构从模具中提取吹塑成型品并将其直立放置在输送机上。 取出机构包括在水平物品接合位置和垂直物品释放位置之间一次旋转90度的振荡臂。 取出构件从振动臂延伸并且包括延伸到模具中的可扩展销以在其颈部处夹持吹塑制品。

    Apparatus for applying labels in the molds of a plastic blow molding
machine
    6.
    发明授权
    Apparatus for applying labels in the molds of a plastic blow molding machine 失效
    用于在塑料吹塑机的模具中施加标签的装置

    公开(公告)号:US5044922A

    公开(公告)日:1991-09-03

    申请号:US416204

    申请日:1989-10-02

    摘要: Apparatus for applying labels in the molds of a plastic blow molding machine of the type wherein a plurality of sets of molds are mounted on a wheel rotatable about a horizontal axis. Mold sections are moved toward and away from one another to enclose a parison, and the parison is then blown to the confines of the cavity between the mold sections. The apparatus removes labels successively from one or more magazines, and deposits labels on an endless conveyor that transports the labels to a position adjacent an open mold. The apparatus laterally transfers the labels successively from the conveyor to a position within the mold section, such that when a mold closes about a plastic parison and the parison is blown, the labels become adhered to the blown plastic article. The label magazines are mounted in horizontal orientation, and the label pickup mechanisms are moved by a positive-action slider crank in a straight line for picking up and removing a label from the magazine, and in a straight line for delivering the label to the conveyor while the conveyor is stationary. The label placement apparatus is positively driven to remove the label from the conveyor while it is stationary and deliver it to the mold cavity.

    Transfer apparatus
    7.
    发明授权
    Transfer apparatus 失效
    转运设备

    公开(公告)号:US4947979A

    公开(公告)日:1990-08-14

    申请号:US244833

    申请日:1988-09-14

    IPC分类号: B65G25/04 B65G33/06 B65G37/00

    CPC分类号: B65G25/04 B65G33/06 B65G37/00

    摘要: Apparatus for transferring articles, such as containers, along a processing path includes a reciprocating slide with opposing, rotating feed screws disposed thereon for engaging the containers wherein reciprocation of the slide and rotation of the feed screws are coordinated in direction, time and speed to feed the containers along the processing path with a predetermined dwell of the containers at one or more work stations while the containers remain engaged between the rotating feed screws.

    摘要翻译: 用于沿着处理路径传送诸如容器的物品的装置包括往复运动的滑动件,其上设置有相对的,旋转的进给螺钉,用于接合容器,其中滑动件的往复运动和进给螺杆的旋转方向,时间和速度被协调以进给 沿着处理路径的容器在容器保持接合在旋转进给螺杆之间时在容器在一个或多个工作站处的预定的驻留。

    Flash removal apparatus
    8.
    发明授权
    Flash removal apparatus 失效
    闪光灯去除装置

    公开(公告)号:US06358037B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-03-19

    申请号:US09610744

    申请日:2000-07-06

    IPC分类号: B29C4972

    摘要: A flash removing apparatus is provided which has a pair of blades driven by an actuator through a linkage assembly, simultaneously and in opposite directions, between a bottle receiving position and a closed position to aid in removing flash from a plastic product disposed on the blades. Preferably, the blades can also be moved to a fully open position to permit a bottle to pass between the blades and increase manufacturing flexibility and efficiency of the apparatus. The linkage assembly has a center link rotatable about a fixed pivot and at least one link arm connected to the center link and operably connected to the actuator to unfold and fold the linkage assembly in response to movement of the actuator between its advanced and retracted positions. The folding and unfolding of the linkage assembly moves the blades between their open and closed positions in cycles to remove flash from consecutive plastic products.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种闪光除去装置,其具有一对叶片,该叶片由致动器驱动,通过连杆组件同时且相反方向在瓶接收位置和关闭位置之间,以帮助从设置在叶片上的塑料制品中去除闪光。 优选地,叶片也可以移动到完全打开的位置,以允许瓶子在叶片之间通过并且提高装置的制造灵活性和效率。 连杆组件具有围绕固定枢轴可旋转的中心连杆和连接到中心连杆的至少一个连杆臂,并且可操作地连接到致动器以响应于致动器在其先进和缩回位置之间的移动来展开和折叠连杆组件。 连杆组件的折叠和展开使叶片在其打开和关闭位置之间循环移动,以从连续的塑料制品中移除闪光。

    Method for applying labels to blow-molded articles
    9.
    发明授权
    Method for applying labels to blow-molded articles 失效
    将标签贴在吹塑制品上的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06193925B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-02-27

    申请号:US09115486

    申请日:1998-07-14

    IPC分类号: B29C4906

    摘要: A method and an apparatus are provided for inserting labels into blow-molded hollow articles. The blow-molding apparatus includes a carrousel mounted to rotate within a support frame. The carrousel carries four multi-cavity molds around a circular mold path. Two blow-molding workstations are disposed next to the mold path in fixed positions relative to the frame. The carrousel is indexed to cause each mold to pause by each workstation, and at a label-insertion station, one time during each carrousel revolution. An in-mold labeler inserts a label into each mold at the label-insertion station. The in-mold labeler includes four picker heads supported on a carriage that shuttles the heads between label dispensing magazines and the mold station path. Each magazine includes a label stack receptacle in which labels rest edgewise, by gravitational force on a pair of label guide surfaces. Each picker head releasably grasps labels from a label magazine and deposits the labels into open mold cavities at the label-insertion station. Each magazine is translationally and rotationally adjustable to control label orientation in the mold cavities.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种将标签插入吹塑中空制品中的方法和装置。 吹塑设备包括安装成在支撑框架内旋转的转盘。 旋转木马围绕圆形模具路径携带四个多腔模具。 两个吹塑工作站相对于框架固定在模具路径旁边。 转盘被索引,使每个模具在每个转盘旋转期间每次工作站暂停,并在标签插入台处一次。 模内贴标机将标签插入标签插入台的每个模具中。 模内贴标机包括支撑在托架上的四个拾取头,该标签分送盒和模具站路径之间穿过头部。 每个杂志都包括一个标签堆栈插座,其中标签通过重力在一对标签引导表面上沿着边缘方向。 每个拾取器头可从标签盒释放地抓住标签,并将标签沉积在标签插入台的开放的模腔中。 每个杂志均可平移和旋转调节,以控制模具腔中的标签取向。

    Trim cutter method and apparatus for blow molded articles
    10.
    发明授权
    Trim cutter method and apparatus for blow molded articles 失效
    修剪机的吹塑成型方法及装置

    公开(公告)号:US5787772A

    公开(公告)日:1998-08-04

    申请号:US801437

    申请日:1997-02-18

    摘要: A head trimmer machine for cutting off excess material from a cylindrical portion of a blow molded bottle includes a fixture, a spindle rotatably mounted in the fixture, a cutting head attached to the spindle for rotation therewith, a cutter mounted to the cutting head, and a vacuum source for collecting the trimmed material by suction. The cutting head has a central passage so that it can fit down over the head of the blow molded bottle. The cutter is supported in the cutting head for movement between retracted and extended positions. In the extended position, the cutter extends into the central passage of the cutting head to cut the head or other excess material from the neck of the bottle as the cutting head turns. The spindle includes a central passage aligned with the central passage of the cutting head and the excess material is removed by being drawn through these passages by a gaseous flow created by the vacuum source. Movement of the cutter can be pneumatically controlled by a pair of air pistons located on the cutting head, with the air pistons receiving pneumatic control signals from an outside source via rotational pneumatic couplings between the fixture and spindle.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于从吹塑瓶的圆柱形部分切除多余材料的头部修剪机包括固定装置,可旋转地安装在固定装置中的主轴,连接到主轴上以与其一起旋转的切割头,安装到切割头的切割器,以及 用于通过抽吸收集修剪的材料的真空源。 切割头具有中央通道,使得其可以装配在吹塑瓶的头部下方。 切割器支撑在切割头中,用于在缩回位置和延伸位置之间移动。 在延伸位置,切割器延伸到切割头的中心通道中,以在切割头转动时将瓶头或其他多余的材料从瓶颈中切割。 主轴包括与切割头的中心通道对准的中心通道,并且通过由真空源产生的气流被抽吸通过这些通道而移除多余的材料。 刀具的移动可以由位于切割头上的一对空气活塞气动控制,空气活塞通过夹具和主轴之间的旋转气动联接器从外部源接收气动控制信号。