(19)
(11) EP 1 295 840 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
14.01.2004 Bulletin 2004/03

(43) Date of publication A2:
26.03.2003 Bulletin 2003/13

(21) Application number: 02012918.5

(22) Date of filing: 11.06.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B67B 3/00, B67B 3/20, B67B 3/064
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 25.09.2001 JP 2001292381

(71) Applicant: SEIKO CORPORATION
Shimizu-shi, Shizuoka-ken (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Muraoka, Hideaki c/o Seiko Corporation
    Shimizuoka-ken (JP)
  • Tsuchiya, Hideo c/o Seiko Corporation
    Shizuoka-ken (JP)

(74) Representative: Siekmann, Gunnar, Dipl.-Phys. et al
Koppelstrasse 3
26135 Oldenburg
26135 Oldenburg (DE)

   


(54) Linear capper and capping method


(57) A linear capper (2) is provided with a piece unit transport mechanism (52). This mechanism (52) transports a scratch piece unit (60) between a cap-receiving position and a setting position in a substantially horizontal plane. The cap-receiving position is a position where the caps (48) are sequentially transferred from the terminating end of the cap transport passage (50) to the scratch pieces (58) of the scratch piece unit (60). The setting position is a position where the scratch piece unit (60) is set above the conveyor (6). A scratch piece unit (60) is on the scratch piece transport mechanism (52). The scratch piece unit (60) moves after an operation unit (18), which moves in accordance with the movement of the conveyor (6). The scratch piece unit (60) is movable in the conveying direction of the conveyor (6), the direction opposite to the conveying direction, and the direction orthogonal to the conveying direction.






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