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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 03, 1999
Yasuyuki Moriyama, Funabashi, JP;
Elmar Mock, Biel, CH;
Michio Sugata, Yokohama, JP;
Shigeo Katsumata, Yokohama, JP;
Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A., Pully, CH;
Abstract
An apparatus for supplying and applying cap bodies (,) to a packaging container includes a gas supplying device (,) which supplies a hydrogen-oxygen gas mixture obtained by electrolyzing water, a burner unit (,) that is connected to the gas supplying device (,) for receiving hydrogen-oxygen gas mixture from the gas supplying device (,) and burning the hydrogen-oxygen gas mixture and a pickup apparatus (,) which transports a cap body (,) to a heating position above the burner unit (,). The burner unit (,) is provided with a plurality of nozzles (,) that are arranged in a pattern that corresponds in shape to the shape of the underside periphery of the cap body (,). A shield plate (,) is positionable above the nozzles (,) to deflect the hydrogen-oxygen gas mixture emitted from the nozzles (,), and an igniter (,) is disposed adjacent one of the nozzles (,), to ignite the mixture emitted from the nozzle (,). The other nozzles (,) are then ignited as the hydrogen-oxygen mixture from such nozzles (,) is deflected by the shield plate (,). A CCD camera (,) is also provided for monitoring the flame emitted from each of said nozzles (,).