Abstract:
Method and system for the assembly and collection of non-filled spouted pouches (10) to be transported to a remote filling device. According to the invention, a pick and place robot system (25) is provided comprising a camera system (11) on the basis of which a gripping device (28) is operable to pick up the spouted pouches, and a robot arm (29) is operable to transport the spouted pouches to a storage rail (21), wherein the gripper can place the spouted pouches.
Abstract:
An article (1) having a foil (4) sealed opening (3a), wherein a foil (4) extends across said opening (3a) and is at its periphery secured to or integral with the article. A manually operable closure device is mounted on said article so as to extent over said foil sealed opening. The closure device comprises: - a rotational cap (10) which - for removal of the cap from the article by a user - is adapted to be manually rotated from a closed position in an opening direction; - a foil piece retention member (30) which is at its lower end stationary secured to the top side of the foil so that an annular region of the top side of the foil is exposed around said foil piece retention member, said foil piece retention member being rotatably connected to the cap; - one or more cutting members (40) concealed within said cap above the exposed annular region of the foil and adapted to make one or more cuts in said exposed annular region of the foil.
Abstract:
A suction-operated valved mouthpiece (1) for a beverage container (50) comprises a unitary base component (10) and a unitary valve component (20). The base component (10) comprises a lower attachment portion (11), an upper tubular portion (12) and a valve seat (14). The valve component (20) comprises a tubular inner valve portion (21) forming a beverage discharge passage (22) and an outlet (23) thereof at a top end (24) of the inner valve portion (21). The inner valve portion (21) has a lower end provided with a valve head (25), the valve head (25) forming a sealing surface (26) adapted to sealing engage with the valve seat (14) in a closed state of the mouthpiece (1). The valve component further comprises an outer deflectible valve portion (28) generally concentric to the tubular inner valve portion (21), the outer deflectible valve portion having a top end that is integral with the top end of the tubular inner valve portion (21), the outer deflectible valve portion (28) having a lower end that is attached to the base component (10). The tubular inner valve portion (21) is slidable received within the upper tubular portion (12) of the base component (10). A vacuum chamber (40) is delimited between said outer deflectible valve portion (28) and the base component (10) such that an underpressure is established in said vacuum chamber (40) upon sucking the beverage from the container via the mouthpiece. The mouthpiece (1) is further provided with a tamper-evident cap component (30), said component (30) including a cap (31 ) extending over the outer deflectible valve portion (28) and a tamper-evident band (32) extending at the lower end of the cap (31) and integral therewith via one or more frangible portions (33).
Abstract:
A container having a neck (2), which surrounds an opening (3) in the container, and a plastic collar (21), which can be screwed onto the neck and has a top side and an underside and an outer circumference. The neck is provided with a first screw thread and the collar is provided with a second screw thread (24). Beneath the first screw thread, the neck is provided with a blocking rib (7) which projects radially outwards. On the underside, the collar is provided with a tamper-evident ring (25), which ring is provided, on the inner circumference, with inwardly projecting flexible blocking members (27), which are distributed around the circumference, in such a manner that when the collar is being screwed onto the neck the flexible blocking members pass over the blocking rib, and when the collar is being unscrewed the blocking rib forms a stop for the blocking members, resulting in one or more parts of the collar being broken.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an assembly machine adapted to assemble caps (3) onto spouts (2) and a method of assembling caps onto spouts, wherein use is made of such an assembly machine. The assembly machine comprises a spout supply (10), a cap supply (20) and a frame comprising a cap guide arc (30). The frame further comprises a turret assembly (40) comprising a circular spout transporter (41), a cap positioning element (42) provided above the cap guide arc (30) and a cap assembly unit (43) provided above the spout transporter (41). The cap assembly unit (43) is adapted to pick up the cap at a pick-up position (C) and assemble the cap onto the spout at an assembly position (D).
Abstract:
A closure assembly comprises an article (1) forming a tubular neck (2) around a product passage ( 3 ) in said article. The neck forms a mouth at a top end of said product passage. The assembly further comprises a rotational cap (20) that is injection moulded of plastic material and that is secured on or to be secured on said neck of the article. The cap seals the product passage in closed position of the cap on said neck, and the cap - for removal of the cap from the neck of the article by a user to open the product passage - is adapted to be manually rotated from the closed position in an opening direction.
Abstract:
A bag-in-box connector assembly for providing fluid communication with a collapsible bag (3) arranged within a box having at least one box panel (1). The connector assembly comprises a female element (10), as well as a male element (30) and a plug (40), the female element having a body adapted to be fitted to said collapsible bag (3), said body having an axial bore (12) which extends through the body, from an insertion opening (12a) for the male element to a seat (13), which extends around the bore, for the plug (40), which plug serves to close off the bore. The body of the female element furthermore has box panel retaining means (14a, b) for retaining said body with respect to said box panel so that said male element can be introduced into said insertion opening (12a). The male element (30) has a tubular part (31) with a head (32), said tubular part having an internal fluid passage (31a) which extends through the tubular part and having one or more lateral fluid ports (31b) behind the head. The head (32) and the plug (40) are adapted to establish a releasable coupling there between. The bore (12) has - between said insertion opening (12a) and the seat (13) for the plug - a sealing portion (12b), said male element being provided with one or more annular sealing members (33) sealingly engaging said sealing portion (12b) of the bore upon introduction of said male element into the bore, at least before said plug (40) is pressed from its seat. The body of the female element (10) has - in a region between the box panel retention means (14a,b) and the sealing portion (12b) of the bore (12) - a lateral drip prevention passageway (15) which is adapted to prevent dripping from said insertion opening (12a), said lateral drip prevention passageway (15) being in communication with said bore (12) and a space (4) between the box panel (1) of the box and the collapsible bag (3), said lateral drip prevention passageway (15) allowing for the lateral exit from said bore of any product which has been sucked into the bore (12) upon withdrawal of the male element (30) from the bore before said plug (40) is drawn into its seat (13).
Abstract:
A twist cap closure assembly comprising: an injection moulded thermoplastic base (1) including a tubular part, which has an interior side defining a channel in said tubular part and also has an exterior side, said tubular part forming a mouth of said channel at one end thereof, an injection moulded thermoplastic twist cap (50) adapted to be fitted on said tubular part of said base so as to close off the mouth in a closed position of said cap, said cap including a top wall and a downward skirt depending from said top wall, said skirt having an interior side, an exterior side and a lower edge, said exterior side of said tubular part and said interior side of said skirt having mating bayonet connector members, said bayonet connector members being adapted to hold said cap (50) in its closed position on said tubular part and allow for the cap to be twisted about a twist axis to release said cap (1) from the base so that the channel is opened, wherein a plug (70) is arranged within said tubular part of the base, said plug being injection moulded integrally with said base and forming a hermetic closure of said channel.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a fluid dose-measuring device for dispensing predetermined amounts of fluid from a fluid container, comprising a housing with a stationary and a moveable part, wherein the stationary part comprises a connector portion defining an inlet passage, which connector portion is connectable to the fluid container, wherein the moveable part is configured to engage with an actuator of a dispensing device, and wherein the housing comprises an outlet through which the fluid is to be dispensed, and an internal gear pump with an inner and an outer gear for transporting fluid from the inlet passage to the outlet upon actuation by the actuator of the dispensing device, wherein the moveable part is connected to the outer gear, so that actuation of the moveable part allows to rotate the inner and outer gear relative to the stationary part.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a pouch collection robot system and method for the collection of non-filled spouted pouches to be transported to a remote filling device. According to the invention, at least one pick and place robot unit with a gripping device is provided to pick up a non-filled spouted pouch from a conveyor, and to place the non-filled spouted pouch into alignment with one of the multiple storage rails, allowing the non-filled spouted pouch to be placed into the storage rail.