Speed control system for bottling line
First Claim
1. A speed control system for use with a container processing line having a station for capping filled containers, and a station for labelling capped containers, a continuously moving conveyor system for conveying containers from said capping station to said labelling station, said conveyor system having provision when in use for accumulating containers upstream of said labelling station, said speed control system comprising means positioned upstream of said labelling station for sensing a predetermined accumulated backlog of containers;
- means for detecting the container capping speed of said capping station and means for controlling the labelling speed of said labelling station, said labelling speed control means being capable of operating said labelling station at a speed less than the container capping speed of said capping station to accumulate containers upstream of said labelling station and said speed control means synchronizing the container labelling speed of said labelling station with the detected container capping speed in response to said sensing means sensing a predetermined accumulated backlog of containers on said conveyor upstream of said labelling station.
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Abstract
A speed control system for a container processing line is disclosed. The container processing line has a container capper and a labeller for applying labels to capped containers, the speed control system providing improved line performance, smooth bottle handling and continuity in operation of the units. The speed control system synchronizes the labeller speed with the capper speed when a predetermined backlog of containers has accumulated upstream of the labeller.
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18 Claims
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1. A speed control system for use with a container processing line having a station for capping filled containers, and a station for labelling capped containers, a continuously moving conveyor system for conveying containers from said capping station to said labelling station, said conveyor system having provision when in use for accumulating containers upstream of said labelling station, said speed control system comprising means positioned upstream of said labelling station for sensing a predetermined accumulated backlog of containers;
- means for detecting the container capping speed of said capping station and means for controlling the labelling speed of said labelling station, said labelling speed control means being capable of operating said labelling station at a speed less than the container capping speed of said capping station to accumulate containers upstream of said labelling station and said speed control means synchronizing the container labelling speed of said labelling station with the detected container capping speed in response to said sensing means sensing a predetermined accumulated backlog of containers on said conveyor upstream of said labelling station.
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- 11. In a bottle capping, labelling and packaging system having a device for capping filled containers, a device for labelling capped containers and a device for packaging labelled containers and a means for conveying bottles from said capping device to said labelling device and from said labelling device to said packaging device, speed control means for varying the speed of said labelling device to increase or decrease the speed at which bottles are labelled depending upon various sensed predetermined accumulated backlogs of containers upstream of said labeller, the improvement comprising means for detecting the speed at which said capping device is capping bottles, means for sensing a particular predetermined accumulation of containers upstream of said labelling device, said speed control means being adapted to synchronize the speed of said labelling device with the detected speed of said capping device in response to actuation of said sensing means.
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