Plastics container sealing cap insertion machine - has two inclined counter rotating sorting rollers delivering to vertical guide tube

摘要

The machine inserts plastic sealing caps with pull-out pouring spouts in the bosses formed in boxes etc. It has a sorting device connected to a conveyor, and comprising two rollers (8) at an acute angle to the horizontal, turning in opposite directions with their surfaces towards each other moving upwards. A vertical guide tube (10) has its upper end immediately below the discharge point (9) of the gap between the rollers, and underneath the tube is a centring funnel (11) comprising two sliding jaws (11A, 11B), clamping the boss on the box (14). The funne opening is in line with the direction of movement of an insertion punch (16).