Patent ID: 9003742
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: B29C,B65B,B67B,B67C

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for producing containers, comprising: a transport unit configured to transport containers along a specified transport path; at least one handling unit configured to handle the containers in a specified manner; a closing unit downstream of the handling unit in a transport direction of the containers, the closing unit being configured to fit closure tops onto the containers; a feeding unit configured to feed the closure tops to the closing unit; and an inspection unit upstream of the feeding unit in a transport direction of the closure tops, the inspection unit being configured to inspect a physical condition of the closure tops themselves and emit at least one signal which is characteristic for a faulty physical condition of the closure tops themselves, wherein the inspection unit includes a removal device configured to remove defective closure tops, wherein the closure tops are guided in the feeding unit one immediately following another in a closure top stream, wherein by the removal of defective closure tops at the removal device the closure top stream between the feeding unit and the closing unit downstream from the removal device is not interrupted and no gaps form in the closure top stream.