CAPPING MACHINE IN A BEVERAGE BOTTLING PLANT CONFIGURED TO CAP BEVERAGE BOTTLES WITH BEVERAGE BOTTLE CROWN CAPS OR BEVERAGE BOTTLE SCREW CAPS AND A CAPPING MACHINE CONFIGURED TO CAP CONTAINERS WITH CONTAINER CAPS

摘要

A capping machine in a beverage bottling plant configured to cap beverage bottles with beverage bottle crown caps or beverage bottle screw caps and a capping machine configured to cap containers with container caps. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.

主权项

1. A capping machine in a beverage bottling plant configured to cap beverage bottles with beverage bottle crown caps or beverage bottle screw caps, said capping machine comprising:
a sorting unit being configured and disposed to orient the open sides of beverage bottle crown caps or beverage bottle screw caps with a predetermined orientation for the capping of beverage bottles; a conveyor channel comprising a conveyor channel output; said conveyor channel being configured and disposed to permit movement of beverage bottle crown caps or beverage bottle screw caps from said sorting unit to said conveyor channel output; said conveyor channel being configured to move beverage bottle crown caps or beverage bottle screw caps on their rounded exterior side surfaces; a sensor being disposed adjacent to at least a portion of said conveyor channel and being configured and disposed to detect the orientation of beverage bottle crown caps or beverage bottle screw caps, upon beverage bottle crown caps or beverage bottle screw caps moving down said conveyor channel and passing said sensor; an ejector station being disposed on said conveyor channel downstream of said sensor and being configured and disposed to eject beverage bottle crown caps or beverage bottle screw caps not in the predetermined orientation, upon said sensor detecting an beverage bottle crown cap or beverage bottle screw cap not in the predetermined orientation passing by said sensor; and a control unit being configured and disposed to receive signals from said sensor relating to the orientation of beverage bottle crown caps or beverage bottle screw caps and being further configured and disposed to send signals to said ejector station to eject beverage bottle crown caps or beverage bottle screw caps not in the predetermined orientation, upon said sensor detecting an beverage bottle crown cap or beverage bottle screw cap not in the predetermined orientation.