Device for sterilizing closures for containers
First Claim
1. An apparatus for sterilizing cap-like closures for closing bottles, said apparatus comprising a conveying system to move said cap-like closures through a treatment zone in which said cap-like closures are exposed to ultraviolet radiation for sterilization, said treatment zone comprising a multiplicity of ultraviolet radiation sources for emitting ultraviolet light, wherein said conveying system, in said treatment zone, comprises a rotor that can be driven to rotate about a vertical rotor axis, and a multiplicity of closure holders formed on a periphery of said rotor, each closure holder being oriented with a longitudinal extension thereof in a direction of said rotor axis, said closure holders being configured for moving said cap-like closures vertically from top to bottom through said treatment zone on a treatment section between a closure supply and a closure discharge.
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Abstract
An apparatus for sterilizing cap-like closures for closing bottles includes a conveying system to move the cap-like closures through a treatment zone in which the cap-like closures are exposed to ultraviolet radiation for sterilization, the treatment zone having ultraviolet radiation sources for emitting ultraviolet light. Within the treatment zone, the conveying system includes a rotor that can be driven to rotate about a vertical rotor axis, and closure holders formed on a periphery of the rotor. Each closure holder is oriented with a longitudinal extension thereof in a direction of the rotor axis. The closure holders are configured for moving the cap-like closures vertically from top to bottom through the treatment zone on a treatment section between a closure supply and a closure discharge.
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- 1. An apparatus for sterilizing cap-like closures for closing bottles, said apparatus comprising a conveying system to move said cap-like closures through a treatment zone in which said cap-like closures are exposed to ultraviolet radiation for sterilization, said treatment zone comprising a multiplicity of ultraviolet radiation sources for emitting ultraviolet light, wherein said conveying system, in said treatment zone, comprises a rotor that can be driven to rotate about a vertical rotor axis, and a multiplicity of closure holders formed on a periphery of said rotor, each closure holder being oriented with a longitudinal extension thereof in a direction of said rotor axis, said closure holders being configured for moving said cap-like closures vertically from top to bottom through said treatment zone on a treatment section between a closure supply and a closure discharge.
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