Patent ID: 6199350
Filing Date: 2001-03-13
Classification: B65B,B67B,B67C

Abstract:
An evacuation and closure device (10), said device is disposed on a first conveyor device (13) that delivers containers (1) in a row, a second conveyor device (17) for delivering closure stoppers (2), a closure stopper and evacuation unit (35) for each container (1), said closure stopper and evacuation unit (35) transfers a closure stopper (2) from said second conveyor device (17) and places the closure stopper (2) on the container (1), a number of closure stoppers and evacuation units (35) are combined into a closure stopper and evacuation module (25) which is connected to one of three carrier elements (28, 29, 30) in relation to one another, and that the closure stopper and evacuation module (25) is movable in three movement axes (X, Y, Z) that are disposed perpendicular to one another by means of freely programmable drive mechanisms.