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(11) | EP 1 223 029 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | A device for inserting pouring spouts in containers |
(57) An insertion device (20) for a machine for inserting pouring spouts (15) in containers
(11) comprises a casing (22) with a seat (25) suitable for receiving a spout to be
inserted and for guiding it during the insertion operation, and a thrust element (21)
which is moved with a reciprocating rectilinear motion along the seat (25) between
a retracted position in which a spout (15) can be received in the seat (25) and a
forward position in which the element (21) pushes the spout out of the seat (25) against
a container. The thrust element (21) is mounted for sliding on a rectilinear guide
(24) spaced from the casing (22) and preferably has a shape which is elongate in a
direction perpendicular to the direction of insertion. The thrust element (21) has
a first end portion (21a) which is movable in the seat (25) and which can act on a
spout (15), and a second end portion (21b) which is slidable along the guide (24). |