Patent ID: 9233820
Filing Date: 2016-01-12
CPC Classification: B67B

Claim Text:
1. A closing machine to screw caps onto containers comprising bottles, jars, or similar containers, said closing machine comprising: a main column and a rotor being mounted on said main column; a plurality of capping devices being disposed about a periphery of said rotor; each of said capping devices comprising: a container carrier, a rotatable screw shaft, and a screw head to hold a cap therein; said screw head being disposed at an end of said screw shaft; a plurality of drive motors, each being operably connected to a corresponding one of said screw shafts to rotate its screw shaft and thereby screw a cap onto a container; a housing being disposed above said rotor and said capping devices, and being mounted on said main column; said main column being rotatable about a vertical machine axis to thereby rotate said rotor and said housing about said vertical machine axis; said housing being configured to house therein components of said closing machine; and said housing comprising an exterior having a minimized number of surface interruptions to maximize accessibility to the exterior of said housing by a cleaning and/or disinfecting medium during a cleaning and/or disinfecting process, and thereby minimize the time of the cleaning and/or disinfecting process.