| abstract |
A lining machine for applying flowed-on gaskets to container closure members, e.g. can ends (4), has one or more lining units (1, 2). Each lining unit has a fixed applicator (12) for applying lining compound to a component on a single lifter (10) rotatable on a fixed axis. Successive components (4) are transferred on to the lifter from a hopper (13) by a screw-type cover feed unit (14) and a light-weight turret (15) which is indexed in intermittent rotation and which precisely locates the component throughout its transfer to the lifter and its subsequent transfer to an exit conveyor (5). Use of a single, indexed turret, with fixed guides (18) and a single fixed lifter (10) and fixed applicator (12) eliminates heavy reciprocating feed bars or multiple turret arrangement which in known lining machines presented limitation on output rates. <IMAGE> |