Global Patent Index - EP 3608287 B1

EP 3608287 B1 20210331 - CAPPING MACHINE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF

Title (en)

CAPPING MACHINE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF

Title (de)

VERSCHLIESSMASCHINE UND BETRIEBSVERFAHREN DAFÜR

Title (fr)

MACHINE D'ENCAPSULAGE ET PROCÉDÉ DE FONCTIONNEMENT CORRESPONDANT

Publication

EP 3608287 B1 20210331 (EN)

Application

EP 18306084 A 20180807

Priority

EP 18306084 A 20180807

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP3608287A1] A capping machine (1) has at least one gripping device (25) moving along a path (P) and receiving one corresponding cap (2) to be screwed onto a product container (3); the gripping device (25) includes two carts (25a, 25b) that move along respective track portions (39a, 39b) parallel to a screwing stretch of the path (P); and one of the carts (25a) is movable relatively to the other (25b) when the gripping device (25) moves along the screwing stretch, so that the cap (2) has a screw motion toward the product container (3).

IPC 8 full level

B67B 3/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B67B 3/2046 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3608287 A1 20200212; EP 3608287 B1 20210331; WO 2020030416 A1 20200213

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 18306084 A 20180807; EP 2019069647 W 20190722