Patent ID: 11905154
Assignee: GEA PROCOMAC S.P.A.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A capping plant for capping containers made of thermoplastic material, comprising:
a capping unit of a rotating carousel type comprising a plurality of capping stations for applying concave closures to the containers and first guide means arranged so as to contact a part of a tubular body of said containers which part is exposed towards an outside of the rotating carousel of the capping unit;
a star-wheel located downstream of the capping unit for receiving the capped containers to which the concave closures have been applied;
an outfeed conveyor located downstream of the star-wheel;, characterised in that the capping plant comprises:
a connection cross-member between said first guide means and the outfeed conveyor, said outfeed conveyor being integrally constrained to a first portion of the connection cross-member and said first guide means being integrally constrained to a second portion of the connection cross-member;
an actuating device configured to adjust the height of said connection cross-member with respect to a rest plane of the capping unit.