Patent ID: 7162849
Filing Date: 2007-01-16
Classification: B67B

Abstract:
1. Closure applying machine for closing of container by way of screw caps that are screwed on, comprising a plurality of applying positions that are provided at a circumference of a rotatable machine rotor that rotates about a vertical machine axis, to which positions the containers to be closed are transferred at a container input and the closed containers are removed therefrom at a container output, each closure applying position having a container carrier, a container support, and a screw unit, said screw unit having at its lowermost end a screw head and that can rotate about a vertically directed axis and being configured to be rotated by a drive and wherein the screw head during rotation of the rotor remains at a height-level, wherein the container support comprises at least one depressor, said at least one depressor being configured to contact an upper surface of a neck ring, disposed about the neck of a container, to apply a pressing force on the upper surface of a neck ring to thus effectuate a complete separation of a screw cap from said screw head upon completion of screwing on of the screw cap.