Global Patent Index - EP 0941960 B1

EP 0941960 B1 20030528 - Corking machine

Title (en)

Corking machine

Title (de)

Verkorkungsmaschine

Title (fr)

Machine de bouchage

Publication

EP 0941960 B1 20030528 (EN)

Application

EP 99200656 A 19990305

Priority

IT MI980469 A 19980309

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0941960A1] A corking machine comprising a column (11) tied to a fixed support (13) and destined to hold corks (15) falling down vertically one after the other originating from an external feeder, and an apparatus (26) for distributing and inserting the corks (15) in bottles (18), composed of a rotating platform (20) supporting a series of levers (24) and brackets (17) capable of picking up in flight and transporting the cork (15) to a block (29) for compressing the same, prior to inserting it into the neck (35) of the bottle (18), with the aid of a punch (21) sliding in a cylinder (23). The rotating platform (20) provides a number of levers (24) and brackets (17) for picking up, firmly holding and transporting the cork (15), matching the number of the machine's corking heads; moreover, there are appropriately shaped cam systems (28, 30, 31) and mechanical synchronizing devices which allow closing and opening the brackets (17) at the appropriate instants. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B67B 1/04

IPC 8 full level

B67B 1/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B67B 1/04 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB PT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0941960 A1 19990915; EP 0941960 B1 20030528; DE 69908213 D1 20030703; DE 69908213 T2 20040401; ES 2194418 T3 20031116; IT 1298608 B1 20000112; IT MI980469 A1 19990909; PT 941960 E 20030829

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 99200656 A 19990305; DE 69908213 T 19990305; ES 99200656 T 19990305; IT MI980469 A 19980309; PT 99200656 T 19990305