Capping machine

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9926180
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14748758

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A capping machine for applying a cap on an open end of a container that is made of a deformable material and filled with a pourable product is disclosed. The machine comprises a conveying device and at least one operative unit moved by the conveying device along a processing path. The at least one operative unit comprises a support portion configured to receive and retain a container, and at least one capping head movable to and away from the open end of the container to apply the cap onto the open end of the container. The at least one operative unit further comprises a plunger movable to and away from an opposite closed end of the container to deform the closed end of the container so as to reduce an interior volume of the container and to increase an interior pressure of the container.

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SIDEL S P A CON SOCIO UNICOVIA LA SPEZIA 241/A 43126 PARMA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Le, Guen Vincent Parma, IT 8 57

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