Patent ID: 6684604
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
Apparatus for cutting out a row of capsules in a capsule strip and for fixing them on a transverse row of filled receptacles advancing stepwise through an installation for filling receptacles, the apparatus comprising:means for causing a capsule strip to advance stepwise over the path along which rows of receptacles advance; cutting means for cutting out a row of capsules from said capsule strip, said cutting means being disposed parallel to the row of receptacles for closing and above said row; transfer means for transferring a row of capsules from the station where said capsules are cut out to a station for placing capsules on the receptacles for closing in a row; fixing means for fixing at least partially the capsules placed on the respective rims of said receptacles; and control means for controlling said means for advancing the capsule strip stepwise, said means for cutting out capsules, said transfer means, and said fixing means so that they operate synchronously with the means for advancing said rows of filled receptacles, wherein the spacing of the cutting means is smaller than the spacing of the receptacles to be closed, and wherein the transfer means cc-operate with cam paths.