EP0736481A3 - Device and method for withdrawing or unscrewing closures from containers and gripping mandrell for closures - Google Patents
Device and method for withdrawing or unscrewing closures from containers and gripping mandrell for closures Download PDFInfo
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- EP0736481A3 EP0736481A3 EP96105314A EP96105314A EP0736481A3 EP 0736481 A3 EP0736481 A3 EP 0736481A3 EP 96105314 A EP96105314 A EP 96105314A EP 96105314 A EP96105314 A EP 96105314A EP 0736481 A3 EP0736481 A3 EP 0736481A3
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- Prior art keywords
- closures
- mandrell
- unscrewing
- withdrawing
- gripping
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- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67B—APPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS
- B67B7/00—Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers
- B67B7/18—Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers for removing threaded caps
- B67B7/182—Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers for removing threaded caps power-operated
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67B—APPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS
- B67B7/00—Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers
- B67B7/02—Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers for removing stoppers
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| DE19512905A DE19512905A1 (en) | 1995-04-06 | 1995-04-06 | Device for pulling or unscrewing closures from vessels |
| DE19512905 | 1995-04-06 |
Publications (3)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| EP0736481A2 EP0736481A2 (en) | 1996-10-09 |
| EP0736481A3 true EP0736481A3 (en) | 1996-12-04 |
| EP0736481B1 EP0736481B1 (en) | 1999-10-13 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| EP96105314A Expired - Lifetime EP0736481B1 (en) | 1995-04-06 | 1996-04-03 | Device for withdrawing or unscrewing closures from containers |
Country Status (5)
| Country | Link |
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| US (1) | US5819508A (en) |
| EP (1) | EP0736481B1 (en) |
| JP (1) | JPH08276989A (en) |
| DE (2) | DE19512905A1 (en) |
| ES (1) | ES2139270T3 (en) |
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Citations (9)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| FR2053747A5 (en) * | 1969-07-17 | 1971-04-16 | Vitry Meca Outillage | |
| GB1245081A (en) * | 1967-07-18 | 1971-09-02 | Meadowcroft & Son Ltd W | Apparatus for applying stoppers to or removing stoppers from bottles |
| GB2010789A (en) * | 1977-12-27 | 1979-07-04 | Aluminum Co Of America | Apparatus for removing closures from containers assembled in cases |
| DE2856432A1 (en) * | 1978-12-28 | 1980-07-17 | Rink Wilhelm | Bottle screw cap removal head - has cap gripping jaws inside slotted sleeve with tongues enclosed within circular springs |
| US4876926A (en) * | 1989-02-14 | 1989-10-31 | Eastman Kodak Company | Stopper remover apparatus |
| US4919014A (en) * | 1988-06-06 | 1990-04-24 | Joseph Chen | Bottle closure opener |
| EP0497112A1 (en) * | 1991-01-29 | 1992-08-05 | Johnson & Johnson Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. | Device for removing and inserting stoppers of containers filled with a liquid |
| DE9403243U1 (en) * | 1994-02-26 | 1994-07-21 | Aumer Horst Dipl Ing | Device for opening or uncorking bottles, or the like. container |
| EP0639530A1 (en) * | 1993-08-18 | 1995-02-22 | Dirk Wilkening | Device for mechanically withdrawing threaded caps from bottles |
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| US1912677A (en) * | 1930-09-16 | 1933-06-06 | Williams Sealing Corp | Mechanism for applying caps to containers |
| US2940229A (en) * | 1958-11-10 | 1960-06-14 | Ball Brothers Co Inc | Decapping containers |
| US3377775A (en) * | 1965-10-19 | 1968-04-16 | T R Mantes Company Inc | Container filling and closing device |
| US3589103A (en) * | 1968-06-22 | 1971-06-29 | Luis B Calvillo | Machines for unscrewing caps or stoppers from containers |
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| US3906706A (en) * | 1973-12-13 | 1975-09-23 | Dairy Cap Corp | Cap-tightener |
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| JPS5834352A (en) * | 1981-08-24 | 1983-02-28 | Shimadzu Corp | Solid-state reference electrode and its applied apparatus |
| JPH0227235B2 (en) * | 1982-10-04 | 1990-06-15 | Shibuya Kogyo Co Ltd | KAITENSHIKI KYATSUPA |
| US4535583A (en) * | 1982-10-04 | 1985-08-20 | Shibuya Kogyo Co., Ltd. | Rotary type capping apparatus |
| US4535585A (en) * | 1984-03-08 | 1985-08-20 | Biomatics Inc. | Cap removal device for a cellular sample treatment apparatus |
| JPH0338704Y2 (en) * | 1986-04-30 | 1991-08-15 | ||
| US4696144A (en) * | 1986-10-29 | 1987-09-29 | New England Machinery, Inc. | Container capper and torque tester |
| JPH0227235A (en) * | 1988-07-18 | 1990-01-30 | Hitachi Ltd | Apparatus for measuring fine particle in liquid |
| JP3203773B2 (en) * | 1992-06-25 | 2001-08-27 | 株式会社日立製作所 | Automatic opening device |
| US5408801A (en) * | 1994-10-03 | 1995-04-25 | Molinaro; Luca | Outboard bottle support apparatus for bottle capping machines |
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- 1995-04-06 DE DE19512905A patent/DE19512905A1/en not_active Withdrawn
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- 1996-04-03 JP JP8081572A patent/JPH08276989A/en active Pending
- 1996-04-03 ES ES96105314T patent/ES2139270T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1996-04-03 EP EP96105314A patent/EP0736481B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1996-04-03 DE DE59603319T patent/DE59603319D1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1996-04-04 US US08/627,620 patent/US5819508A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Patent Citations (9)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB1245081A (en) * | 1967-07-18 | 1971-09-02 | Meadowcroft & Son Ltd W | Apparatus for applying stoppers to or removing stoppers from bottles |
| FR2053747A5 (en) * | 1969-07-17 | 1971-04-16 | Vitry Meca Outillage | |
| GB2010789A (en) * | 1977-12-27 | 1979-07-04 | Aluminum Co Of America | Apparatus for removing closures from containers assembled in cases |
| DE2856432A1 (en) * | 1978-12-28 | 1980-07-17 | Rink Wilhelm | Bottle screw cap removal head - has cap gripping jaws inside slotted sleeve with tongues enclosed within circular springs |
| US4919014A (en) * | 1988-06-06 | 1990-04-24 | Joseph Chen | Bottle closure opener |
| US4876926A (en) * | 1989-02-14 | 1989-10-31 | Eastman Kodak Company | Stopper remover apparatus |
| EP0497112A1 (en) * | 1991-01-29 | 1992-08-05 | Johnson & Johnson Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. | Device for removing and inserting stoppers of containers filled with a liquid |
| EP0639530A1 (en) * | 1993-08-18 | 1995-02-22 | Dirk Wilkening | Device for mechanically withdrawing threaded caps from bottles |
| DE9403243U1 (en) * | 1994-02-26 | 1994-07-21 | Aumer Horst Dipl Ing | Device for opening or uncorking bottles, or the like. container |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| EP0736481A2 (en) | 1996-10-09 |
| EP0736481B1 (en) | 1999-10-13 |
| US5819508A (en) | 1998-10-13 |
| DE19512905A1 (en) | 1996-10-10 |
| ES2139270T3 (en) | 2000-02-01 |
| DE59603319D1 (en) | 1999-11-18 |
| JPH08276989A (en) | 1996-10-22 |
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