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    Procedure and device for automated opening of bottles with cork and muzzle. Method of removing a bottle cap with muzzle, the cap having a head projecting from the bottle and presenting the muzzle with a base made of wire that surrounds the neck of the bottle, and which presents the phases of: introduction of at least one pusher element between the base of the muzzle and the neck of the bottle, and movement of the pusher element pushing the wire from the base of the muzzle towards the outside of the bottle; and device for carrying out a method comprising an automated head equipped with said pusher or pushers. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)
    公开号:ES2676879A1
    申请号:ES201730089
    申请日:2017-01-25
    公开日:2018-07-25
    发明作者:Antonio Rubio Julve
    申请人:Rubio Julve S L；Rubio Julve SL；
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    Procedure and automated opening device for bottles with cork and muzzle
    The present invention refers to a method and a device suitable for the automated opening of bottles with cork and muzzle.
    In the wine industry, especially in the sparkling wine industry (which from a technical point of view includes sparkling wines, cava, champagne, lambrusco and the like) it is usual to use bottles with cork stoppers or a material that replaces them (called "cork" or "cap", interchangeably, in the present application) and a metal wire structure that ties the cap to the bottle called muzzle. This structure is intended to prevent the internal pressure of the beverage (which contains gas) from opening the cap undesirably.
    The muzzles usually have an upper part, which is placed in contact with the upper part of the cap, a wire that holds said upper part with one or more legs that is placed in contact with the neck of the bottle and that is fixed interlocking each other or knotting two sections of wire.
    On the other hand, the manufacturing and quality processes of the aforementioned wine companies make under certain circumstances it is necessary or convenient to empty the bottles. This requires removing the cap (operation called "uncorking"). In the event that the bottles have a muzzle, the present applicant does not know of any device that can perform this operation completely automatically. In particular, it does not know devices that perform an automatic unfastening of the muzzle with subsequent disengagement or loosening of said base loop.
    Yes, there are known automated devices that allow uncorking in bulk of bottles in bulk, for example the French patent document FR2650816, but the unwinding must be done by hand. It is also known the German patent document DE2906142, which discloses a revolver type machine, in which various uncorking devices rotate by performing cycles in line of introduction of a uncorking propeller and subsequent extraction of bottles in an automatic working line. In both documents, pointed elements are used that finish off a thread in the form of a propeller that is introduced by the top of the cork to facilitate the removal of the plug by traction, such as traditional manual uncorkers.
    Japanese Patent Document JPH11263394 discloses a manual uncorker with a knob that presses the upper face of the cork and a cradle that is indented at the bottom of the cork head. This manual device facilitates the controlled opening of bottles. However JPH11263394 indicates that the muzzle base must be manually removed before the cork extraction operation.
    US Pat. No. 5483854 discloses a manual uncorker that has a support structure with three obliquely arranged blades whose function is to get indented in the cork by also indentating and / or breaking the muzzle legs. Again, to remove the cork, it is necessary to proceed manually to the unraveling or deinterlacing of the muzzle base.
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    As can be seen, none of the documents cited presents a solution to the problem of automatic muzzle removal.
    The present invention aims to disclose a method and a device that facilitate the uncorking of bottles with a cap or cork and muzzle by fully automatic means.
    To this end, the present invention discloses a method of removing a bottle cap with a muzzle, the cork presenting a head protruding from the bottle and the muzzle presenting a base made of wire surrounding the neck of the bottle, the procedure of which presents the phases of:
    - Introduction of at least one pusher element between the base of the muzzle and the neck of the bottle
    - Movement of the pusher element by pushing the wire from the muzzle base towards the outside of the bottle
    Subsequently, the plug can be removed by any known method.
    The present invention, therefore, dispenses with unraveling or unlocking the muzzle, and instead performs a thrust movement of the base wire, with the idea of forcing the base wire, which yields deforming until reaching an average diameter that allows it be extraced overcoming the mouth that tops the neck of the bottle. This increase in diameter can be realized through an inelastic deformation of the wire or by forcing the interlaced area of the wire, according to the configuration. The thrust can also be used to cut the base, if done with a cutting element.
    To facilitate said deformation or forming, it is preferred that the method uses at least two and even more preferably three pusher elements.
    Advantageously, it is possible to provide that the pushers cut the wire during said movement.
    In this way, it is necessary to try to automate the deinterlacing or undoing process, which is complicated, since it requires two phases of complicated mechanization: one of the location of the knotted or interlaced zone, which is sometimes arranged hidden between the main loop that forms the wire of the base and the neck of the bottle and another one of deinterlacing, that supposes to rotate a tool around an axis perpendicular to the axis of extraction of the cap.
    Preferably, the process also comprises the phases of:
    - Insertion of at least one extraction element in the middle of the cap head closest to the bottle
    - Pull the cap out of the bottle using the aforementioned at least one extraction element.
    Preferably, said insertion or puncture is performed on a side face of the cap.
    The present invention also provides that, advantageously, said at least one pusher element and said at least one extraction element form part of the same mechanical element. In this way, it can proceed to cause the widening or opening of the base of the muzzle and proceed to said insertion, either simultaneously or sequentially.
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    Advantageously, said movement is or is included in a rotational movement of the pusher. The rotation is especially advantageous because it facilitates the simultaneous movement of said pusher movement and said insertion or puncture.
    According to another aspect, the present invention also includes devices that perform the procedure object of the present invention and that facilitate the mechanization of said process, in a manner easily adaptable to the application conditions. In particular, the present invention also comprises devices comprising an automated head provided with said pusher or pushers. Preferably the device comprises a plurality of heads that rotate about the axis. Even more preferably, the head has vertical movement capability.
    Preferably, the pusher or pushers has a pointed end to facilitate the introduction of the pusher between the base of a muzzle and a bottle to which the muzzle is attached.
    Advantageously, the pusher or pushers have or have a cutting edge in the area of contact with the base of the muzzle to facilitate cutting thereof during the movement of the pusher towards the outside of the bottle.
    In a particularly advantageous embodiment, the pusher or pushers further comprise a sharp proximal end to puncture the head of the plug.
    Preferably, said pusher or pushers are articulated with respect to the head.
    The combination of the articulation of the pushers with the sharp proximal end is especially advantageous, because it facilitates the pushing and / or cutting of the base of the muzzle and the puncture of the plug in a single movement. Indeed, when making the turn, the distal end, in which the area of the pusher that enters between the bottle and the base of the muzzle is located, moves away from the bottle, while, simultaneously, the turn makes the end opposite or proximal, sharp, be inserted into the cap. In this way the pusher is constituted in the mentioned element of extraction of the plug.
    For your best understanding, some drawings of an embodiment of the procedure and device object of the present invention are attached by way of explanatory but not limiting example.
    Figure 1 shows schematically a first example of carrying out a method according to the present invention.
    Figure 2 shows an elevation view of an example of embodiment of a device according to the present invention, which in this case performs the procedure shown in Figure 1.
    Figure 3 shows a detailed view, sectioned in its middle plane, of a front elevation view of the device of Figure 2, in a second moment of operation.
    Figure 4 shows a detailed view, sectioned in its middle plane, of a front elevation view of the
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    device of figure 2, in a third moment of operation.
    Figure 5 shows a side elevation view of one of the heads belonging device of the previous figures and executing the extraction of the muzzle.
    Figure 6 shows a rear elevation view of the head of the previous figure.
    Figure 7 schematically shows a second example of carrying out a method according to the present invention.
    Figure 8 shows schematically a third example of carrying out a method according to the present invention, which is a variant of the example of Figure 1.
    Figure 1 shows a first example of carrying out the procedure according to the present invention in which the procedure is applied to a bottle -200- having a cap -100- inserted in the neck of the bottle, such that a cap head -100- protrudes from the neck of the bottle -200- and is held by a muzzle -300- made of wire. The muzzle -300- comprises an upper part -303- that rests on the sheet in the upper part of the cap head -100- and a base -301- formed by knotted wire that is fixed to the upper part -201- from the neck of the bottle.
    The opening of the muzzle -300- according to the invention is carried out by introducing one or more pushers -1- between the neck of the bottle -200- and the muzzle -300-. In the example shown, the pusher is introduced following the direction of the revolution axis of the bottle, in the direction from the cap towards the bottom of the bottle (that is, in the downward vertical direction assuming that the bottle is in its normal position, it is say, supported on its base), until the pusher or pushers -1- are located between the bottle -200- and the base of the muzzle -301-. To facilitate the introduction between the bottle -200- and the base of the muzzle -301-, the pusher -1- has a cradle -11- end. Optionally, to facilitate opening, the pusher may have a cutting edge in the contact area with the base -301- in order to facilitate the cutting of the base wire in the next phase.
    The next phase consists in providing the wire with a movement with a component towards the outside of the bottle. This causes the inelastic deformation / deformation or even cutting of the base wire -301- of the muzzle. The movement can be a movement in radial direction. In the example, the movement consists of a rotation of the pusher -1- around a point -O-. This causes the end -11- in the vicinity of the base -301- of the muzzle to move away from the bottle while the proximal end -111- presses against the head of the cap -100-. As can be seen, said proximal end has a pointed end which is introduced into the plug material, for example, cork. In this way, in a single movement, the opening of the muzzle and the introduction of elements in the cap that will allow the subsequent removal of the cap -100- from the bottle by means of a traction movement tending to separate cap -100- and bottle are achieved -200-.
    Figures 2 to 6 show an example of embodiment of a device -1000- according to the present invention. The device shown carries out the procedure shown in Figure 1 and for that purpose it has heads -13- which, in turn, have several pushers -1- like the one shown in Figure 1. The heads are arranged in a revolver -14- that revolves around an axis. This allows a compact disposition of the machine, with each
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    head -13- receiving a bottle and sequentially performing the processes of opening the muzzle and removing the cap. On the other hand, the areas of reception and delivery of bottles, with this arrangement, can be adjacent. This can be very convenient when integrating the device into existing automated lines. In the device, the bottles are received by plates -15- with vertical movement capacity, which facilitates the movements of introduction of the pusher and separation of the cap and the bottle, once the muzzle is opened.
    Figures 5 and 6 show in more detail an example of embodiment of the heads -13-. In this example, the pushers -1- join the rest of the head -13- through an articulation -12- that allows the rotation -Q-. Additionally, the head also has vertical movement capability -R-.
    Another example of the method according to the present invention is shown in Figure 7. Elements equal to or similar to those in the example in Figure 1 have been identified with numerical identifiers and will therefore not be described in depth.
    The example shown in Figure 7 is similar to that in Figure 1. In this case, however, the pusher -1- is inserted inferiorly between the base -301- of the muzzle and the bottle -200-. Subsequently, a movement with radial component A is printed at the end -101- of the pusher. Once the base of the muzzle is opened, the pusher ascends and nails its end -101- in the head of the cap -100- to facilitate the removal of the cap - 100-. To do this, the end of the pusher ends in a point. As in the previous example, the contact area between pusher and muzzle may have a cutting edge in order to facilitate the cutting of the wire that forms the base of the muzzle. In general, all the features shown in the previous example are also applicable to this.
    A variation of the example of Figure 1 is shown in Figure 8. Once the base -301- is opened, the pushers ascend and then some edges -101'- located inside the end of the pushers -1- are nailed in the main body of the cap head -100- after which the cap is removed by traction.
    Although the invention has been presented and described with reference to embodiments thereof, it will be understood that these are not limiting of the invention, so that multiple constructive or other details that could be evident to the technicians of the sector after variables could be variable. Interpret the subject matter disclosed in the present description, claims and drawings. Ace! therefore, all variants and equivalents will be included within the scope of the present invention if they can be considered to be within the broadest scope of the following claims.
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    Claims (16)
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    1. Procedure for removing a bottle cap with a muzzle, the cap presenting a head protruding from the bottle and presenting the muzzle with a base made of wire that surrounds the neck of the bottle, and characterized by presenting the phases of:
    - Introduction of at least one pusher element between the base of the muzzle and the neck of the bottle
    - movement of the pusher element by pushing the wire from the muzzle base towards the outside of the bottle
    [2]
    2. Procedure, according to the preceding claim, characterized in that at least two of said pushers are introduced that execute said movement by pushing the wire.
    [3]
    3. Procedure, according to the previous claim, characterized in that at least three of the said pushers that execute said movement are introduced by pushing the wire.
    [4]
    4. Method according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the pushers cut the wire during said movement.
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    5. Method, according to the preceding claim, characterized in that it also comprises a phase of puncturing the cap head prior to a phase of cap and bottle separation by traction
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    6. Procedure, according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the puncture is performed on a side face of the cap head
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    7. Method according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that said movement is a rotational movement of the pusher.
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    Method according to any one of claims 6 to 8, characterized in that said movement and said puncture are performed simultaneously.
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    9. Device for carrying out a method according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises an automated head provided with said pusher or pushers.
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    10. Device, according to the preceding claim, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of heads that rotate about an axis.
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    11. Device, according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that each head comprises at least two of said pushers.
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    12. Device, according to the preceding claim, characterized in that each head comprises at least three pushers.
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    13. Device according to any of claims 9 to 12, characterized in that the head has vertical movement capability.
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    14. Device according to any of claims 9 to 13, characterized in that the pusher or
    pushers have a pointed end to facilitate the introduction of the pusher between the base of a muzzle
    and a bottle to which the muzzle is attached.
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    15. Device according to any of claims 9 to 14, characterized in that the pusher or
    pushers have or have an edge in the area of contact with the base of the muzzle to facilitate the cutting of the same during the movement of the pusher element towards the outside of the bottle.
    Device according to any one of claims 9 to 15, characterized in that the pusher or
    Pushers also comprise a sharp proximal end to puncture the head of the plug.
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    17. Device according to any of claims 9 to 16, characterized in that the pusher or
    pushers have turning capacity with respect to the head, said movement 15 being included outside the bottle in said rotation with respect to the head.
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