PACKAGING MACHINE
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Abstract
The invention relates to a packaging machine for closing a container having a lid, which includes a supply unit for delivering the container along with a loosely seated lid. A rotating crimping head is provided with a plurality of recesses for one container each, a plurality of tensioning units each hold a container into a recess, and a crimping unit crimps the lids onto the container in order to close the container. A plurality of sensor units are provided such that one sensor unit is arranged on each tensioning unit. Each sensor unit records a container rotation and/or a container tensioning force in the crimping head. Each sensor unit has a transmitter to send signals and a control unit which has a receiver to receive signals sent from the transmitter.
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30 Claims
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1-10. -10. (canceled)
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11. A packaging machine for closing a container having a cover, comprising:
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a supply unit for supplying the container with a loosely placed cover; a rotating crimping head with a plurality of receptacles, each for a respective container, with a plurality of clamping devices, each of which holds a respective container in a receptacle, and with a crimping device, which crimps the cover onto the container in order to close the container; a plurality of sensor devices, with each sensor device situated on a respective clamping device, with each sensor device detecting a rotation of a container and/or a clamping force of a container in the crimping head, and with each sensor device including a transmitter for transmitting signals; and a control unit, which includes a receiver for receiving the signals transmitted by the transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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