Patent ID: 9376302
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: B65B,B67B

Claim Text:
1. A device for sealing containers comprising: a container feeding device for an intermittent feed of containers in a transport direction; a cap feeding device comprising a plurality of cap gripper units forming an integral part of the cap feeding device; and a capping device movable in and opposite to a lowering direction not parallel to the transport direction, the capping device comprising a plurality of capping units corresponding to the plurality of cap gripper units in the cap feeding device, each capping unit comprising a screwing-on mechanism at one end; wherein each screwing-on mechanism is adapted to pick up a cap and to seal the container with the cap in a lowered position of the capping device; wherein a positive guidance is provided between the capping device and the plurality of cap gripper units, wherein the capping device comprises a driver element, which cooperates with a stop on the cap feeding device in such a way that, when the driver element comes into contact with the stop, a movement of the capping device in the lowering direction brings about the positive guidance of the plurality of cap gripper units in the lowering direction; and wherein the cap feeding device including the cap gripper units can be moved away from the capping device in a direction not parallel to the lowering direction and not parallel to the transport direction, with the stop sliding under and past the driver element, thus interrupting the positive guidance between the cap gripper units and the capping device.