Patent ID: 6341469
Filing Date: 2002-01-29
Classification: B67B,B67C

Abstract:
An installation for packaging a product in containers closed with a stopper and including in particular a filling machine (1) suitable for filling containers received empty and a stopping machine (3) supplied with stoppers for the closing of the filled containers, characterised in that it includes in addition, upstream of the stopping machine (3), a device (6) for the dynamic storage of stoppers suitable to drive the stoppers continuously and with a pre-specified pitch, the number of stoppers simultaneously present in said dynamic storage device (6) being at least equal to the number of containers present in a pre-specified part (7) of the installation, means (8) of control of the supply of stoppers being provided upstream of the dynamic storage device (6) and being arranged to control a device (10) for the supply of containers located upstream of aforesaid pre-specified part (7) of the installation for ensuring that, for every container engaged in the pre-specified part of the installation there corresponds a stopper present in the device (6) for the dynamic storage of stoppers supplying the stopping machine (3), and, the supply of containers from said pre-specified part (7) of the installation is controlled (9, 10) in the event of an irregularity in the supply of stoppers upstream of the dynamic storage device (6) while maintaining in operation the terminal part of the installation at least until the incident is over.