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全自动旋盖机设计(文献翻译) 1
防自转方法与装置瓶子旋盖机
摘录
本发明揭示方法与装置防止旋转瓶一旋盖上 盖机且与瓶颈、瓶盖螺丝头轻微的过程
中所形成的轴向力。一个特别配置的固定引导装置、机械力的肩膀 上产生瓶的摩擦力防
在瓶子基地而劈作用这个瓶子放进摩擦接触特别配置颈部的口袋里瓶盖星轮。导向和 颈
部的口子里保持形状的瓶子里装的瓶盖头轴向配合,机械手是在瓶颈开始机械手会收紧,
使a foredescribed瓶口摩擦接触就能实现。

图1



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图3


本装置涉及方法和应用螺纹封 闭的瓶子,更特别是在封口机的使用以防止设备的改
进旋转的瓶子拧紧而关闭。


本装置特别适用于适用于塑料瓶锁式螺纹瓶盖,将特别提到及描述。然而,该发明
有更广泛的应 用,可应用于玻璃瓶和其他容器需要一个个螺纹啮合的场合。




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背景
可参考美国专利。第
4624098

4295320< br>,纳入了参考,对于传统的旋盖因为这种
机器的结构细节将不会在本范例中详细描述介绍机器。一 般来说,压盖机或常规包装装
置包括一个可旋转的旋盖星轮机理有适应多元化的设备收到一条装配线上的 时装及其
排列储存瓶子。覆盖在旋盖星轮是选盖头,这与旋盖星轮同步旋转。每个旋盖头采用了
离合器机制,使头部旋转,并在预定的驱动力和扭矩拧紧上限值瓶颈轴向向下的瓶帽。
它的送料机制相配 的是明星的旋盖机制驱动一个装满瓶的星轮在瓶子的入口点和一个
出料可轮换的星轮机制也同样搭配了旋 盖星轮机制,转移出在瓶盖的上限瓶星轮。一个
固定的支点延伸至后部的入口和出口点它们的间距一般是 呈放射状向外从旋盖星轮和
功能保留的旋盖星轮瓶口上。这是传统的生产及旋盖方式,这是今天到这本发 明涉及的
机制。


关于多年的发展,啤酒行业仍在采用压盖的方 式。在发展后最终是压盖或关闭取代
俗称

滚动式

的盖子。这种类 型组成的封闭铝片插入到容器的螺纹颈部,然后在固定的
地方就旋转到瓶盖的螺纹。完成的滚动操作通常 施加到瓶子的颈部向下
500
磅的力量。
这种力量,当然是足够瓶身和瓶盖固定,以避 免旋盖时产生的相对转动的摩擦力。


轧盖式帽,反过来又被换成塑料或 金属锁紧型,螺纹盖。在饮料行业,有一个螺旋
的安全盖在笔帽其中将此处被称为

锁 带

,以易碎的连接。在一个金属盖的情况下,旋
盖有关机构只是最低下的部分轧花瓶 颈螺纹。在一个塑料盖,适用于锁盖的上限后,拧
紧瓶盖上是充满容器和缩小,在有些易碎的方式,向瓶 子的颈部。带加热塑料瓶盖锁盖
可用于塑料或玻璃瓶。应用在塑料瓶盖,压盖机头部的力量减少了约50-60
英镑向下的
推力。这种力量是不足以产生足够在瓶子以及瓶盖保持现对不动的摩 擦力。瓶压盖机旋
转防止足够帽拧紧。


因此,有几个不同的设 想已被用来防止塑料瓶、瓶盖相对运动。例如,瓶子是一个
楔子形侧壁配和行星轮之间的各种配置,以反 馈入口袋瓶车轮的转移机制。此外,如聚
苯乙烯高摩擦材料应用到瓶子的底部,尤其是玻璃瓶,以便更好 地掌握了压盖机星轮基
础,增强摩擦,抗旋转力。这些修改,而方式功能,是不能接受的。在消费大众不 接受
这种方式的瓶子。添加摩擦材料在瓶子上以增加了成本,它的影响,这两者都是在一个
装瓶 厂运作的现象屡见不鲜。美国专利。四号
624098 Trendel
提出一个可接受的建议
增加皮带为开口的一部分,要求对从后方而增加之间的瓶子侧面和后面的摩擦力,其中,
当添加 到摩擦在瓶在瓶子的基础摩擦力,防止在瓶的瓶盖拧紧旋转。这已被证明可以接
受的应用中,向下的力就 从酒瓶的封盖头头部施加低至
50-60
磅。


最近, 塑料,螺纹盖或封闭的安全已经开发出来不需要的热量来设置或位置锁定波
段的应用。通过下方的最低线 变细的瓶颈,也逐渐变细的锁带边,带简单地扣锁在锁定
位置相对的的人适合的锥形帽拧紧时,在预定的 位置。这一立场发生在轴向上的压盖机
从头上盖向下面对的是约
15-20
磅。这种低 封口机热轴力使得很难在口袋里的瓶子保
留,即使有很强的松紧带,在这样
624098
专利中披露的使用。因此,在这种塑料瓶盖
螺纹现在常规使用的设备,至少在塑料瓶上使用
1 -2
公升的大小通常是一个合适的旋转
设备有限公司研制的金属盒这个装置是在图所示。
8

9
以及
10
瓶颈部分有
11
个线程在一个外围形成的封盖机压盖机星轮口中的
14 13
位接受以低于其线程的结束位置。
颈部
11
是常规被迫口袋
13
固定,后方指向
16

13
袋封口机具有任意指定向前融合
表面
18
,向后汇合面19
。汇集了
18
个转发表面的反对向后旋转方向拧紧,以箭头指
示的压 盖机
20
轮齿。向后收敛到光滑表面
19
和运动引导与后方
16一道,为推动凸轮


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表面相对轮齿的瓶颈的配和表面
18
。在图所示。
8

9
,向后面临着融合的表面安装
18
个轮齿开槽标签通过
21
这恰 恰是在关系到
1
升的瓶颈那部分调整,允许颈部直径
11

13手段而进入抗旋转颈部。


虽然在图中显示的设备。
8< br>和
9
是商业用途的今天,设备的限制。首先,齿轮抗
旋转装置的应用仅限于塑料 瓶,其中向后抓地力和面临的牙齿可以永久缩进没有装瓶子
表面。在玻璃瓶中,冲击载荷时,面对牙齿向 后夹住瓶子颈部可能会导致折断。第二,
尽管表面向前向后汇合
18
日,
19
个是为了便于更换,每个口袋压盖机几百元的方法和
更换成本也相对昂贵。第三,最重要的是, 该设备功能有限。并非所有的瓶子下面的线
程直颈部分。许多设计曲线瓶或锥形的瓶颈,当发生这种情况 ,使牙齿向后面临的瓶颈
不利点接触。更重要的是对塑料瓶的颈部直径的部分,无论是锥形或直,通常从 不同层
面任何名义从
0.025
英寸到
0.020
英寸生产可接受的 变化,作为高达
0.045
英寸颈部直
径的尺寸变化意味着,对于一些瓶子,瓶子颈部 会翘起,或与面临的牙齿向后缩进接触
扭成点为上限收紧。这将标志着或得分颈部墙等标记,当然,如果 颈部严重的锥度与不
直。由于用于制造塑料























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快速灌装和封盖机之间的连接

本装置涉及普遍使用的机构用在工业填充或覆盖,特别是连接到一个使用灌装封盖
机或允许的机 器零件快速变化组合,不同大小的职能集中到同一台机器。


该装置是适用于是在 标准紧固件代替附加不同功能地区的生产设备,并会特别提到及
其描述。



图1








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图2


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图4




背景

用机器装填瓶子,以及瓶子的封口是一件很有想象力的事情。这些机器在此,
定义
,
统称为旋盖机的机器。可以参考美国帕特。专利号
4,939, 890;4,624,098;4,295,320;

用作为参考
,
描述本 申请普通型旋盖机。在此目的
,
迎来并且装机器已经同样的特点。这
样的计算机将不详 细描述在本规范一致。

一般来说,一个覆盖或填充装置包括一个用于移动设备通过可旋转的瓶 子或容器星
轮的机制。星轮,作为界定外,指的是通过两个可转动的车轮用灌装和封口机转达瓶。
星轮一般还包括一个支持容器,既可以是可移动颈部支持集会或在星轮毂是对星轮外围
安排机制。在进 料输送机或其他机制是利用携带的瓶星轮和一个地地道道输送带或其他
机制的切入点是同样搭配可旋转星 轮机构转移上限从一瓶一星轮的退出点。一个固定的
后方引导扩大之间的星轮进入和退出点间距一般是呈 放射状从外表上的星轮旋转颈部
支持大会。这后面指南功能保留作为星轮旋转颈部支持大会的个人口袋里 的瓶子。在灌

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装设备,灌装头是一个遍布星轮。在覆盖仪器,一个封盖机头部是直接在封口处旋转然
后 与压盖机星轮动作。无论是头部或封口灌装头驱动向下放置在时间内的产品或瓶子放
到瓶子颈部收紧。< br>


一个典型的可乐灌装厂采用单一的限制或设施或灌装机填补或帽子 很多不同大小
的瓶子。例如
,
在这一软性饮料行业包括
12
大小瓶盎 司、
20
盎司、
1
升的水瓶子和其他
项目。积极主动的控制整个机器 的瓶通常保持举着两个瓶子的颈部。因此
,
本文在一个预
定的控制的高度
,< br>所有的瓶在将暂停过程填充物或限制的瓶颈戒指。控制高度是由最高的
瓶子到饱足。这个高度然后 保持常数所有其他大小瓶子
,
用同样的机器。通常
,
这个瓶子
将会暂 停,超过正常磨损表面。安装在主轴的灌装机是一种枢纽星轮支持上。作为中心
轴转动时
,星轮转动时
,
从而移动瓶子通过机器完成盖和灌装过程。小星轮包括颈部支持
中心 与积分总成。更大的星轮引导瓶颈的组装部件包括安装在星轮。每个颈部有引导总
成手指上延伸所得,
支持的瓶子。为了保持控制高度常数不同大小的瓶子
,
每个瓶子需要
不 同的尺寸和

或形状的瓶颈支持支架。因此
,
在每一个具体的例子
,< br>说明瓶子运行的大小
来改变
,
有必要换个装瓶机的某些部分包括这台机器的部分 地区具体到独有的瓶型大小
被运行在绳子上。

在百事可乐灌装厂
,
转换的零件
,
通常需要使用技术劳务拆卸设备
,
这是特殊的,对于
一 个特定的气瓶
,
取代它的替代产品指定的不同大小的瓶子。当人们意识到
,
通 过成千上
万的瓶瓶机每一个小时
,
很明显有一个重大的损失在两美元和生产率在任何转 换设备。这
样重要的任何停机时间减少到最低限度。减少这样的停机时间有利于维护大量的产品生

,
做到既百事可乐灌装厂
,
消费者与行业的需求以及生产能力。减少故障 停机时间也减
少美元的损失以及由于减少了生产力
,
降低产能的空闲的人力。一个熟练 的劳动力也必须
完成转换肢体。用共同的紧固件如螺栓附上可互换的方面所需要的时间瓶机增加完成转< br>换并添加的数目必须零部件
,
将和现成的应该一些人成为丢失或折断。保健也必须被用在
转换
,
确保所有螺栓都拧得紧紧的。

如果做不到这一点就会导致螺 栓松开来和损坏机器。如上所述
,
星轮总成的时候会出
现在两种不同的情况。小星轮包 括颈部支持总成中心与积分
,
而大型星轮脖子引导总成组
装部件包括安装在星轮。在每 一个具体的例子
,
说明这个瓶子尺寸大小也发生了变化
,

么运行星 轮从必须拆卸和更换瓶机的中心或瓶颈支持总成在大型星轮必须单独拆卸和
更换有不同的大小的瓶颈支持 总成。取代拆迁和星轮或颈部支持组件允许控制高度可以
增加或减少依靠新瓶子大小被运行。对于小星轮 有颈支持总成整体之
,
整个星轮代替替代
物的不同大小的星轮为了便于转换。转换为一 个大星轮可能发生两种方式之一。

每个瓶颈的支持总成可以移除
,
从一个大 星轮
,
由不同的个体支持不同大小的组装方便运
行一个不同大小的瓶子。然而
,
更大的星轮总成通常拥有
19
支持部分。所有这些都是螺
栓上的星轮四,
五的点。每一个螺栓经过颈支持和是螺纹旋进星轮。这些螺纹连接通常需
要力矩扳手或其 他工具
,
旋紧机构。这样的手段来减少所需的时间
,
不同的星轮转可以用不同的瓶颈的瓶。在转换时,整个星轮被移除并替换不同的星轮。然而,这些星轮去除
率也存在问题 。该中心的重量要求他们在两个半组装。因此,两个人一般需要电梯安装。
此外,如上限或灌装机,压盖 机头部下方的间隙使安装特别困难。最后,安装后,微调,
需要调整和重新定时,以确保对支持更换星轮 组件颈部吻合,并与进料和出口输送系统,
以及一案中封盖机压盖机头部或在案件的灌装机灌装头。另外 还必须慎重考虑转换过程
中,以确保所有螺栓紧固紧。如果不这样做可能导致松动,造成财产损坏机器或 关闭,
并且在整个灌装线设备螺栓。随着瓶装生产线的运行有关的振动通常导致至少螺栓松动
一 些。当这种事件发生时,整条生产线必须关闭,直到问题得到解决。



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本发明的概要



本发明提供了一个有利的灌装机 克服了现有技术的接驳安排的缺点改善卡箍连接。
在这方面,快速连接部件是专门为快速安装和灌装机上 的更换部件拆除。快速连接钳使
机器操作人员处理机器的模块的一部分,取代部分是相同的,除非它的大 小。初始安装
后的快速连接钳只需要插入的一部分安装的位置和旋转
90 °
,锁定到 位的一部分。该连
接钳(或快速连接钳杆)的发明是特别有利,因为它是用来取代现有技术系统中使用的
螺纹螺栓。快速连接钳杆的设计,使零件可以不使用工具所取代。这有利地降低与转换
相关的停 机时间,并减少人力闲置机器操作员,是因为生产这种转换的能力。这提供了
积极的安装与远小于安装螺 栓连接所需的时间到装瓶机。一旦最初的修改,以方便的发
明,也没有进一步的修改是必要的运行不同的 瓶子尺寸。


更特别是在这方面,一为传统的快速灌装机就可以钳填补或覆 盖容器提供。该连接
钳包括杆部分和补充部分是抓杆安装在机器上。该杆部分包括第一端上的一个驱动钳 处
理和锁定杆内抓在第二部分结束时插入的预测。该杆驱动部分包括一个锁定投影,其中
包括一 个压缩最好的处理和表面的轴向运动之间的第一个位置和第二位置的表面压缩
弹簧机构偏置机制。本部分 包括一抓杆凸轮锁设计,与投影部分。凸轮机构是位于一杆
的抓住的结束,具体包括螺旋表面与锁定的预 测。


在初始安装,连杆抓住的是放置在一个螺栓在其中通常会被放置螺纹 孔。为此,抓
杆部分可以提供一个双头螺栓或焊接或者现场到位。如有必要,可挖一个洞,可能或在灌装机内的适当位置钻孔,以便安装抓杆的一部分。更换零件的交配与钳杆洞,其中组
装,就可以用 的人工,而在与杆抓住的重大冲突。钳杆,然后插入到抓杆的一部分。预
测延长锁定在抓杆部分,具有快 速
90 °
的夹杆反过来,制定了由杆的抓住的凸轮表面上。
的偏置机制,特别是压缩 弹簧表面机制,倒塌是由于表面的螺旋凸轮的行动,从而使张
力保持连接,并积极把位置钳杆。为了使锁 定的预测也不会打滑后沿螺旋曲面,首选体
现设想两个半圆柱形在螺旋面下端位于捕获锁定预测凹槽。为 了脱离半圆柱形锁插槽预
测,只需要一个钳杆推往一起抓杆的部分,转向沿其轴线的螺旋面,据此,钳杆 可从弯

90 °



在优选的实施,钳杆包括 调整用于偏置机制的压缩机制。该调整可以包括一个锁螺
母对偏置机制或对对方锁紧以锁定在一个指定位 置沿棒两个螺母的位置都定位机制。一
旦这个初始调整需要,设想,没有进一步的调整是必要的。它是进 一步设想,该抓杆最
好是圆柱形的部分是一块或插头有一个圆形的中心部分开槽开放接受棒,并允许通过 穿
过结构锁定的预测。在两端的螺旋面位于半圆柱形凹槽间距范围内的部分开放抓杆的插
90 °



这一个具体体现,是钳杆特别适用于灌装封盖的 容器或有一般圆形横截面为灌装
机,灌装机,包括有一个可旋转的星轮和一个接收外设,支持多个瓶颈颈 部穿行在机器
的容器中。对个别颈部支持多个组件都包含一个容器内,并持有星轮支持部分附着在星轮口袋里的支持。星轮支持部分连接到口子支持部分由钳杆部分,包括通过支持口袋杆
延伸和配套抓 星轮上的部分支持部分。该杆支持部分包括一个处理结束的第一驱动钳,
锁定插入部分内抓杆和一个锁定 预测偏置驱动机制在第二年底的预测。


在另一实施例中,发明包括:用于 灌装封盖的容器或有一般圆形横截面,包括一个
可旋转的星轮上的装瓶机器,枢纽通过移动式机器的容器 一个装瓶机。为支持集装箱星
轮,包括举办和支持口袋的容器内的支持。一个后方位于呈放射状向外从保 留期间支持
的口袋内的星轮旋转的容器星轮。后部指南包括对维护期间的星轮旋转位置的容器侧壁

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侧壁导。星轮是安装在由钳杆枢纽,有杆部分通过星轮的延伸和补充杆抓集线器上的部
分 。该杆部分包括一个处理结束时的第一驱动钳,锁定插入和释放地保留
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杆之内抓偏
置 驱动部分和预测手段锁定在第二个结束的预测。在进一步的体现,本发明还包括用于
灌装封盖的容器或有 一般圆形横截面,包括一个可旋转的恒星
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轮对轮毂式灌装机的
移动,通过本机的集 装箱装瓶机。星轮包括控股及配套的容器内口袋支持。一个后方指
南位于呈放射状向外从保留在本星轮旋 转的容器内的口袋支持星轮。后部指南包括对开
始期间的星轮旋转位置容器侧壁侧壁导。星轮包括第一半 圆形的一半,第二个半圆的一
半,对每个安装到一半的机器的夹有一杆的每个部分的第一个半和配套杆抓 住的延伸杆
枢纽在第二个半圆形的一半,连杆部分,包括处理结束的第一驱动钳,锁定释放地插入
和部分内抓杆和一个锁定预测偏置驱动机制保留在第二次预测。

它是这样,本发明提
供了一个优秀的对象为装瓶机,方便拆卸和更换部件改进扣件连接。

这又是本发明提
供的一个装瓶机,不需要安装或拆卸工具改进的扣件连接对象。还有一个本发明的目的
是提供一种改进 的装瓶机器,无需工具方便易用的安装和行星轮的拆卸。然而,另一个
发明的目的是提供一种改进的装瓶 机器,减少了所需的空闲时间和场合转换的设备和零
件更换。然而,还有一个本发明的目的是提供一种改 进的灌装机,省去调整和转换后的
设备和部分瓶装生产线重新定时的需要。还有一个本发明的目的是提供 一个较瓶装生产
线的变化,以适应不同大小的瓶子的改进方法。它还有一个本发明提供支持,与颈部的< br>设计,允许操作要翻转处理并删除了几秒钟,没有工具的颈部支撑支架的改进灌装机对
象。这是又 一本发明的降低设备和零件在装瓶行业转换相关的成本对象。

本发明的这些和其他对象将变 得很明显那些在本领域技术人员在阅读和理解以下的首
选实施例的详细说明。



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ANTI-ROTATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BOTTLE CAPPING
MACHINES

ABSTRACT
Method and apparatus are disclosed for preventing rotation of bottles in a capping machine while caps
are screwed onto bottle necks with capper heads which develop slight axial forces. An especially
configured stationary guide member develops an off-center, mechanical force on the shoulder of the bottle
which produces an anti-rotation frictional force at the bottle base while wedging the bottle into frictional
engagement with an especially configured neck pocket in the capper star wheel. The guide and neck pocket
are shaped to maintain the bottle in axial alignment with the capper head while the cap is started onto the
bottle neck which support is removed when the cap is tightened so that the aforedescribed pocket frictional
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ANTI-ROTATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BOTTLE CAPPING MACHINES
This invention relates generally to method and apparatus for applying threaded closures to bottles and
more particularly to an improvement for use in capping machines which prevents
rotation of the bottles while the closure is tightened.
The invention is particularly applicable to locking type threaded caps applied to plastic bottles and will
be described with particular reference thereto. However, the invention has broader application and can be
applied to glass bottles and any other container which require a threaded cap tightened onto a threaded neck
opening.
BACKGROUND

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Reference may be had to U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,624,098 and 4,295,320, incorporated by reference herein, for a
description of conventional type capping machines because the details of such machines will not be
described in detail in this specification. Generally speaking, the capping machine or conventional capping
apparatus includes a rotatable star wheel machanism having a
plurality of sapper pockets adapted to receive bottles fed in an assembly line fashion thereto. Overlying the
sapper star wheel is a turret sapper head which rotates in synchronism with the sapper star wheel. Each
sapper head employs a clutch mechanism whereby the head is rotated and driven axially downward at a
predetermined force and torque limiting value to tighten the caps onto the bottle neck. An infeed star
mechanism is mated to the sapper star mechanism to feed filled bottles to an entry point at the sapper star
wheel and an outfeed rotable star mechanism is similarly mated to the sapper star mechanism to transfer the
capped bottles from an exit poinf at the sapper star. wheel. A stationary rear guide extending generally
between the entry and exit points is spaced radially outwardly from the sapper pockets of the sapper star
wheel and functions to retain the bottles in the pockets as the sapper star wheel rofates. This is the
conventional sapper mechanism employed in bottling plants today and it is the mechanism to which the
present invention relates.
With respect to the cap or the closure itself, for years the crown was the dominant closure employed and
is still in use today in the beer industry. The crown closure eventually was replaced by caps or closures
commonly called caps. This type of closure comprised a cap shell of aluminum which was
inserted over the threaded neck of the container and then secured in place by rolling threads in situ into the
walls of the cap shell. Capper heads which performed the rolling operation typically exerted downward
forces of 500 pounds onto the neck of the bottle. This force, of course, was transmitted to the base of the
bottle and thereat developed a sufficient frictional force with the sapper star wheel base to prevent bottle
rotation within the pocket of the sapper star wheel.
The roll-on cap, in turn, has been replaced with plastic or metal locking type, threaded caps. In the
beverage industry, threaded safety caps have a frangible connection at the cap base thereof which will
herein be referred to as a
band about the bottle neck portion beneath the lowermost thread. In the case of a plastic cap, heat was
applied to the lock band of the cap after the cap was tightened onto the filled container and shrunken, in a
somewhat frangible manner, to the neck of the bottle. Plastic caps with heated lock bands can be applied to
either plastic or glass bottles. In the plastic cap application, the force of the capper head reduced to a
downward thrust of about 50-60 pounds. This force was not sufficient to generate a sufficient frictional
force at the base of the bottle to prevent the bottle from rotating in the pocket of the capper star wheel.
Bottle rotation in the capper pocket prevents adequate cap tightening.
Accordingly, several different concepts have been employed to prevent bottle rotation for plastic cap
applications. For example, the bottle was shaped with a wedge sidewall configuration and the transfer
mechanisms between the various star wheels modified to feed the bottles into configured pockets.
Additionally, a high friction material such as polystyrene was applied to the bottom of the bottle, especially
for glass bottles, so as to better grip the base of the capper star wheel and enhance the frictional,
anti-rotation force. Such modifications, while functional, were not acceptable. The consuming public did
not accept configured bottles. Adding friction material to the bottle materially increased its cost and its
effectiveness was diminished in the event the base of the capper star wheel became wet or was subjected to
oil, both of which are common occurrences in the operation of a bottling plant. U.S. Pat. No.4;624,098 to
Trendel proposed an acceptable Trendel, a belt subtends a portion of the pocket to urge the
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which, when added to the frictional force at the base of the bottle, prevented bottle rotation during
tightening of the cap. This has proven acceptable in capping applications where the downward force
exerted on the bottle head from the capping head is as low as 50-60 pounds.
More recently, plastic, threaded safety caps or closures have been developed which do not require the
application of heat to set or position the lock band. By tapering the bottle neck beneath the lowermost
thread and also tapering the edge of the lock band, the lock band simply snaps in a locking position
vis-a-vis the tapered fit when the cap is tightened to a predetermined position. This position occurs when
the axial downward face on the cap from the capper head is about 15-20 pounds. This low capper heat axial
force makes retention of the bottle within the pocket very difficult, even with the use of very strong elastic
bands in the pocket such as disclosed in the '098 patent. Accordingly, the device now in conventional use
for such threaded plastic caps, at least when used on plastic bottles typically of the 1-2 liter size, is a
anit-rotation device developed by Metal Box p.l.c. This device is shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 whereat a bottle
10 having a threaded neck portion 11 is received in a peripherally formed capper pocket 13 of capper star
wheel 14 at a position below its threaded end. The neck 11 is conventionally forced into pocket 13 by a
stationary, smooth rear guide 16. Capper pocket 13 has an arbitrarily designated forward converging
surface 18 and a rearward converging surface 19. Forward converging surface 18 has backwardly fading
teeth which oppose the tightening direction of rotation,indicated by arrow 20, of the capper head. Rearward
converging surface 19 is smooth and acts, in conjunction with rear guide 16, as a cam surface to drive the
bottle neck against the teeth of forward converging
surface 18. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the backwardly facing teeth of forward converging surface 18 are
adjustably mounted by means of a slotted tab 21 which is precisely adjusted in relationship to the diameter
of neck portion 1l to permit neck 11 to enter pocket 13 while resisting rotation of neck 1l during cap
tightenmg.
While the device shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 is in commercial use today, the device has limitations. First, the
toothed anti-rotation device is limited to plastic bottle applications in which the backwardly facing teeth
can grip and permanently indent the surface without fracfaring the bottle. In glass bottles, the shock loading
when the backwardly facing teeth grip the neck could result in bottle fracture. Second, although the forward
and rearward converging surfaces 18, 19 are designed to be easily replaced, the replacement cost for each
capper pocket approaches several hundred dollars and is relatively expensive. Third and most importantly,
the device is functionally limited. Not all bottles have straight neck portions underneath the threads. Many
bottle designs curve or taper the neck and when this occurs, the backwardly facing teeth make detrimental
point contact with the bottle neck. More significantly, the diameter of the neck portions of plastic bottles,
whether tapered or straight, typically vary from the nominal dimension anywhere from+0.025 inches
to-0.020 inches producing an acceptable variation in
neck diameters of as much as 0.045 inches. The dimensional variation means that for some bottles, the
bottles neck will be cocked or wrenched into point indentation contact with the backwardly facing teeth as
the cap is tightened. This will mark or score the neck wall and such marking is, of course, aggravated if the
neck tapers and is not straight. Since the plastic used to manufacture..







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Quick change connection for filling and capping machines
The present invention is related generally to an apparatus far use in the battling industry far filling or
capping eontamers and mare particularly to an itnpraved connection far use in filling or capping machines
which allows quick change of parts of the machine to alaaw different size battles to tae rnn an the same
machine.
The inventaan is particularlg applicable to a clamp rod wtaich is used in place of standard fasteners to
attach different parts to the battling machine and will be described with particular reference thereto.


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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Machines in the bottling industry for filling containers or capping containers after being filled are well
known in the prior art. As defined herein, such machines are collectively referred to as bottling machines.
Reference may be had to U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,939,890; 4,624,098; and 4,295,320; incorporated by reference
herein, for a description of applications for conventional type capping machines. For purposes herein,
capping and bottling machines have generally the same characteristics. Such machines will not be
described in detail in this specification.

Generally, a capping or filling apparatus includes a rotatable star wheel mechanism for moving the bottles
or containers through the machine. A star wheel, as defined herein, refers to the rotatable wheel used to
convey bottles through both filling and capping machines. The star wheel also generally includes a
mechanism for supporting the container which can either be removable neck support assemblies or pockets
within the star wheel hub that are arranged about the periphery of the star wheel. An in-feed conveyor or
other mechanism is utilized to bring bottles to an entry point of the star wheel and an out-feed conveyor or
other mechanism is similarly mated to the rotatable star wheel mechanism to transfer the capped (or :filled)
bottle from an exit point of the star wheel. A stationary rear guide extending generally between the entry
and exit point of the star wheel is spaced radially outwardly from the neck support assembly on the
rotatable star wheel. This rear guide functions to retain the bottles in the individual pockets of the neck
support assembly as the star wheel rotates. In a bottle filling apparatus, a filling head is located over the star

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wheel. In a capping apparatus, a capper head is directly over the capper star wheeland moves in synchronis
rotation with the capper star wheel. Either the capper head or the filling head is driven downward at
predetermined periods of time to place the product within the bottle or to place the tightened cap onto the
bottle neck.

A typical bottling plant or facility utilizes a single capping or filling machine to fill or cap many different
size bottles. For instance, in the soft drink industry, such size bottles can include a 12 ounce, a 20 ounce, a
1 liter bottle, or others. Positive control of the bottles throughout the machine is typically maintained by
holding the bottles by the neck. Thus, based upon a predetermined control height, all bottles will be
suspended throughout the filling or capping process by the bottle neck ring. The control height is
determined by the tallest bottle to be filled. This height is then maintained constant for all other size bottles
to be run in the same machine. Normally, the bottle will be suspended lA-inch above the normal wear
surface. Mounted on the basic shaft of the bottling machine is a hub which supports the star wheel thereon.
As the shaft is rotated, the hub rotates the star wheel, thus moving bottles through the machine to
accomplish the capping and filling process. Smaller star wheels include neck support assemblies integral
with the hub. Larger star wheel assemblies include neck guide assemblies mounted on the star wheel. Each
neck guide assembly has fingers extending therefrom and supports the neck of the bottle. In order to retain
the control height constant for different size bottles, each bottle requires a different size andor shape neck
support bracket. Thus, in each instance where the bottle sizes to be run is changed, it is necessary to change
certain parts of the bottling machine including those parts of the machine which are specific to the
particular bottle size being run on the line.
In a bottling plant, a changeover of parts generally requires the use of skilled labor to remove the
equipment which is specific for a particular size bottle and replace it with substitute equipment which is
specific for a different size bottle. When it is realized that thousands of bottles pass through a bottling
machine each hour, it becomes obvious that there is a significant loss in both dollars and productivity
during any changeover of equipment. It is thus important to reduce any downtime to a minimum. Reducing
such downtime is advantageous in maintaining the large volume of product produced by a bottling plant to
meet both consumer and industry demands as well as plant capacity. Reducing downtime also reduces
dollar losses as well as productivity due to reduced output capacity and reduces idle manpower. A skilled
workforce is also required to complete a changeover of parts. The use of common fasteners such as bolts to
attach the interchangeable aspects of the bottling machine increases the time required to complete a
changeover and also adds to the number of spare parts which must be inventoried and readily available
should others become lost or broken. Care must also be taken during changeover to ensure that all bolts are
fastened tightly.
Failure to do so may result in bolts coming loose and causing damage to a machine or shutting down an
entire line within a bottling plant. As discussed above, star wheel assemblies typically come in two
different arrangements. Smaller star wheels include neck support assemblies integral with the hub, while
larger star wheel assemblies include neck guide assemblies mounted on the star wheel. In each instance
where the bottle size to be run is changed, either the star wheel must be removed and replaced from the hub
of the bottling machine or the individual neck support assemblies on the larger star wheel must be
individually removed and replaced with a different size neck support assembly. Removing and replacing
the star wheel or the neck support assemblies allows that the control height may be increased or decreased
depending upon the new bottle size to be run. For smaller star wheels having neck support assemblies
integral therewith, the entire star wheel is replaced with a substitute star wheel of a different size to

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facilitate the changeover. A changeover for a large star wheel can happen one of two ways.
Individual neck support assemblies can be removed from a large star wheel and replaced with
different individual neck support assemblies of a different size to facilitate running a different size bottle.
However, larger star wheel assemblies typically have 19 neck support sections. Each one of these is
individually bolted onto the star wheel at four or five locations. Each one of the bolts pass through the neck
support and are threaded into the star wheel. These threaded connections typically require a torque wrench
or other tool for tightening. In an effort to reduce the time required for changeover, different star wheel
assemblies can be preassembled with different neck support assemblies for each size bottle. At the time of
the changeover, the entire star wheel is removed and replaced with a different preas sembled star wheel.
However, the removal of these star wheels is also problematic. The weight of the hubs requires that they be
assembled in two halves. Thus, two people are generally required to lift and install. Additionally, as in
capping or filling machines, clearance below the capper head makes installation especially difficult. Finally,
after installation, fine-tune adjusting and retiming is required to ensure that the neck support assemblies on
the replaced star wheel coincide and are synchronis with in-feed and outlet conveyor systems as well as the
capper head in the case of a capping machine or a filling head in the case of a filling machine. Care must
also be taken during changeover to ensure that all bolts are fastened tightly. Failure to do so may result in
bolts coming loose and causing damage to a machine or shutting down and entire bottling line within a
facility. The vibrations associated with the running of the bottling line typically result in at least some of the
bolts coming loose. When such event occurs, the entire line must be shut down until the problem is fixed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention advantageously provides an improved clamp connection for a bottling machine
which overcomes the disadvantages of prior art connection arrangements. In this respect, a quick connect
clamp has been designed for quick installation and removal of replacement parts on a bottling machine. The
quick connect clamp allows the machine operator to flip a handle and remove a specific size part and
replace it with a second part which is identical except in size. After initial installation, the quick connect
clamp need only be inserted in the part at the location to be installed and turned 90° to lock the part into
place. The bayonnet clamp assembly (or quick connect clamp rod) of the invention is particularly
advantageous in that it is used to replace threaded bolts used in prior art systems. The quick connect clamp
rod is designed so that parts may be replaced without the use of tools. This advantageously reduces
downtime associated with the changeover, and reduces idle manpower since the machine operator is
capable of making the changeover. This provides positive mounting to the bottling machine with an
installation time far less than required for bolted connections. Once initial modifications are made to
facilitate the invention, no further modifications are necessary to run different bottle sizes.

More particularly in this respect, a quick connect clamp for a conventional bottling machine for filling or
capping containers is provided. The bayonnet clamp includes a rod portion and a complementary rod
grasping portion which is installed on the machine. The rod portion includes a handle on a first end for
actuating the clamp and locking projections on a second end for inserting within the rod grasping portion.
The rod portion includes a biasing mechanism for actuating the locking projection, which preferably
includes a compression surface opposite the handle and a spring mechanism therebetween for axially
moving the compression surface between a first position and a second position. The rod grasping portion
includes a cam design which coacts with the locking projection to draw down the rod portion. The cam

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mechanism is located on an end of the rod grasping portion and specifically includes a helical surface to
coact with the locking projections.

In an initial installation, the rod grasping portion is placed in the threaded holes within which a bolt
would normally be placed. For this purpose, the rod grasping portion can be provided with a threaded stud
or alternatively spot welded in place. If necessary, a hole may be tapped or bored at an appropriate place
within the bottling machine in order to install the rod grasping portion. The mating holes of replacement
parts, with the clamp rod assembled therein, can then be placed over, and in substantial registry with, the
rod grasping portion. The clamp rod is then inserted into the rod grasping portion. The locking projections
extend within the rod grasping portion and with a quick 90° turn of the clamp rod, are drawn down by the
cam surface of the rod grasping portion. The biasing mechanism, particularly the compression surface
coacting with the spring mechanism collapses due to the cam action of the helical surface, thereby making
a tension connection and positively retaining the clamp rod into position. In order that the locking
projections do not slide back along the helical surface, a preferred embodiment contemplates two
semi-cylindrical concave slots located at the lower end of the helical surface to capture the locking
projections. In order to disengage the locking projections from the semi-cylindrical slots, a clamp rod need
only be pushed along its axis toward the rod grasping portion and turned 90° along the helical surface,
whereby the clamp rod may be removed from position.

In a preferred embodiment, the clamp rod includes a mechanism for adjusting the compression applied to
the biasing mechanism. The mechanism for adjusting can include a lock nut positioned against the biasing
mechanism or two nuts coacting against each other in order to lock both in position at a specified position
along the rod. Once this initial adjustment is performed, it is contemplated that no further adjustments are
necessary. It is further contemplated that the rod grasping portion is preferably a cylindrical piece or plug
having a slotted opening with a circular center portion to accept the rod and allow the locking projections to
pass therethrough. The semi-cylindrical concave slots located at the ends of the helical surface are spaced
90° from the slots within the opening of the rod grasping portion.

In a specific embodiment, the bayonnet clamp rod is particularly applicable to a bottling machine for filling
or capping containers having a generally circular cross-section, the bottling machine comprising a
rotatable star wheel having a plurality of peripheral, individual neck support assemblies for receiving and
moving the containers through the machine. Each of the plurality of individual neck support assemblies
includes a pocket support for holding the containers and a star wheel support portion attached to the star
wheel. The star wheel support portion is attached to the pocket support portion by the bayonnet clamp
including a rod portion extending through the pocket support and a complementary rod grasping portion on
the star wheel support portion. The rod support portion includes a handle on a first end for actuating the
clamp, locking projections on the second end for inserting within the rod grasping portion and a biasing
mechanism for actuating the locking projections.

In another embodiment, the invention comprises a bottling machine for filling or capping containers having
a generally circular cross-section comprising a rotatable star wheel mounted on the hub of the bottling
machine for moving the containers through the machine. The star wheel for supporting the containers
includes pocket supports for holding and supporting the containers therein. A rear guide is located radially
outwardly from the star wheel for retaining the containers within the pocket support during rotation of the

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star wheel. The rear guide includes a sidewall guide for maintaining the sidewalls of the containers in
position during rotation of the star wheel. The star wheel is mounted to the hub by the bayonnet clamp rod,
having a rod portion extending through the star wheel and a complementary rod grasping portion on the
hub. The rod portion includes a handle on a first end for actuating the clamp, locking projections on a
second end for inserting and releasably 5 retaining within the rod grasping portion and biasing means for
actuating the locking projections.
In a further embodiment, the invention also includes a bottling machine for filling or capping containers
having a generally circular cross-section comprising a rotatable star 10 wheel mounted on the hub of the
bottling machine for moving the containers through the machine. The star wheel includes pocket supports
for holding and supporting the containers therein. A rear guide is located radially outwardly from the star
wheel for retaining the container within the pocket support during rotation of the star wheel. The rear guide
includes a sidewall guide for maintaining the sidewalls of containers in position during rotation of the star
wheel. The star wheel includes a first semi-circular half and a second semi-circular half, each of the halves
mounted to the hub of the machine by bayounet clamp rods having a rod portion extending through each of
the first halves and a complementary rod grasping portion on the second semicircular half, the rod portion
including a handle on a first end for actuating the clamp, locking projections on the second 25 end for
inserting and releasably retaining within the rod grasping portion and a biasing mechanism for actuating the
locking projections.
It is thus, an outstanding object of the present invention to provide an improved fastener connection for a
bottling machine to facilitate the removal and replacement of parts.
It is yet another object of the present invention to provide an improved fastener connection for a bottling
machine which does not require tools for installation or removal. Still another object of the present
invention is to provide an improved bottling machine which facilitates easy installation and removal of a
star wheel thereon without the use of tools. Yet another object of the present invention is to provide an
improved bottling machine which reduces the idle time required fora changeover and replacement of
equipment and parts. Yet still another object of the present invention is to provide an improved bottling
machine which eliminates the need for adjusting and retiming of the bottling line after equipment and part
changeover. Still another object of the present invention is to provide an improved method of changing over
a bottling line to accommodate different size bottles. It is still another object of the present invention to
provide an improved bottling machine with neck support brackets which have been designed that allow the
operator to flip a handle and remove the neck support in a matter of seconds with no tools. It is yet another
object of the present invention to reduce the costs associated with the changeover of equipment and parts in
the bottling industry.
These and other objects of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon reading and
understanding the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments.







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