Patent ID: 9745183
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: B67B,B67C

Claim:
1. An apparatus for closing containers with closures, said apparatus comprising a closing machine, said closing machine comprising a rotor that can be rotated about a vertical machine axis, a container carrier formed on the circumference of said rotor for engaging a container, a sterile chamber formed on said rotor, and into which extend container mouths of containers that are to be closed, each container hanging from and being retained by a corresponding container carrier, said sterile chamber being delimited from surroundings thereof by walls or wall sections, a plurality of closing stations formed on a circumference of said rotor, each of said closing stations comprising a bellows that extends by a variable amount into said sterile chamber, said bellows defining an interior volume that remains outside said sterile chamber, a closing tool disposed in said interior volume of said bellows, said closing tool being constructed to apply a closure to a container by welding or sealing, wherein welding or sealing includes application of heat, said closing tool having functional elements, which are arranged outside said sterile chamber, and a part that cooperates with a structure selected from the group consisting of said container and a closure, said closing tool comprising a conductive structure selected from the group consisting of a passive component and a shaped part, wherein only said bellows extends into said sterile chamber during operation of said closing tool, and a device arranged outside said sterile chamber for producing energy for welding or sealing.