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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 1995
Filed:
Mar. 15, 1993
Egon Ahlers, Neutraubling, DE;
Krones AG Hermann Kronseder Maschinenfabrik, Neutraubling, DE;
Abstract
In a machine for closing a filled bottle wherein a bottle is removed from the filling valve of a filling device and closed in a closing device by placing and flanging a crown cap to the bottle's opening to permit a tight closing of the bottle in a simple way and within the shortest time possible, the crown cap which is kept ready in the closing device and a closing tool which is used for flanging the crown cap are positioned in a positioning phase between bottle's opening and the filling valve to immediately close the filled bottle, and the crown cap is then placed on the bottle opening without pressure being exerted on the top thereof, and the closing phase is then initiated.