Apparatus for cutting a row of capsules from a capsule strip and for fixing them on a row of filled receptacles

摘要

The invention provides apparatus for cutting out a row of capsules from a capsule strip and for fixing them on a transverse row of filled receptacles advancing stepwise in an installation for filling receptacles. The apparatus comprising: means for causing a capsule strip to advance stepwise over the path along which rows of receptacles advance; cutting means for cutting out a row of capsules from said capsule strip, said cutting means being disposed parallel to the row of receptacles to be closed and being located above said row; transfer means for transferring a row of capsules from the station for cutting out said capsules to a station for placing capsules on the receptacles to be closed in a row; fixing means for at least partially fixing the capsules that have been placed on the rims of respective ones of said receptacles; and control means for controlling said means for advancing the capsule strip stepwise, said means for cutting out capsules, said transfer means, and said fixing means, so that they operate synchronously with the means for advancing said rows of filled receptacles. The spacing of the cutting means is smaller than the spacing of the receptacles to be closed.