CN107750224A

CN107750224A - For carrying out filling apparatus and method to container

Info

Publication number: CN107750224A
Application number: CN201680035909.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 沃尔夫冈·哈恩
Original assignee: Krones AG
Current assignee: Krones AG
Priority date: 2015-06-19
Filing date: 2016-06-07
Publication date: 2018-03-02
Anticipated expiration: 2036-06-07
Also published as: EP3310664B1; CN107750224B; WO2016202629A1; DE102015211380A1; EP3310664A1

Abstract

It is used to carry out container filling apparatus and method the present invention relates to a kind of, the equipment has：Empty goods charger, the chest of the container with sky can be conveyed to by equipment by the sky goods charger；Bale breaker, the bale breaker take out container from chest；At least one treating stations, in particular for cleaning and loading the treating stations of container；At least one treating stations for chest, especially chest cleaning machine；Baling press, the container and empty van for completing processing can be fed to the baling press, container is bundled in chest；Chest distributes converter, and chest can be conveyed to baling press by chest distribution converter, or will can be drawn in chest slave unit；First counting device, it is used for the number for determining to be fed to the container of equipment；Second counting device, it is used for the number for determining to have been delivered to the chest of baling press；And computing device, it can be also needed to convey how many empty chests based on the signal of the first and second counting devices to calculate the number of the container conveyed for being known.

Description

For carrying out filling apparatus and method to container

Technical field

The present invention relates to for carrying out filling apparatus and method to container.

Background technology

It has been known for carrying out filling apparatus and method to container.Here, empty container, such as bottle are in case It is stacked in son on pallet and by going pallet machine to make a return journey pallet.Then, chest is transported to bale breaker, and bale breaker is to bottle Unpacked.Then, before the bottle unpacked is transported to baling press again, they are fed to multiple treating stations, example Such as bottle sanitation machine, loader and labeller.Chest is cleaned and is equally transmitted to again to beat in chest cleaning machine Chartered plane.Then, the chest newly packed is fed to palletizer and finally leaves equipment again.

However, having significant difference for container and for the production time of chest, because compared with chest number, exist big Measuring bottle, compared with chest, bottle also needs to be steered through more to stand.Cleaner or Pasteur in particular for container Sterilization machine can accommodate thousands of individual containers.Therefore, when changing product, i.e., the second container in the second chest, which is fed to, sets It is standby and unpacked and problem occurs when still locating in a device in the first container and the first chest.It is possible that have in a device The first unnecessary container, for equipment, it is also necessary to convey the first chest of sky.When the production of second container starts, when When second container is brought into container flow, the second excessive chest is occurred as soon as, in order to avoid obstruction in process of production It is necessarily required to remove them in slave unit.Another possibility is that：The equipment needs to carry out once fully when changing product Idle running.That is, up to the present, using experience as according to by with chest and container come pad device in terms of see Equipment is examined, is realized from a production interchange to another product.However, the amount of the estimated chest that should be conveyed or transported Simply inaccurately correspond to actual conditions mostly.The loss of time is obtained due to the wrong estimation and decision of operating personnel. In addition, need to carry out necessary conversion on each treating stations, so as to handle subsequent container or chest.This needs is joined With personnel's coordination to each other.The duration of conversion is unnecessarily long and usually very strongly fluctuates.

The content of the invention

As starting point, the task that the present invention is based on is to provide the side for carrying out container filling equipment Method, the apparatus and method can realize from the first container in the first chest to the second container in the second chest it is simple simultaneously And quickly conversion.

According to the present invention, the task solves by the feature described in claim 1 and 11.

According to the present invention, include for carrying out filling equipment to container：Empty goods charger, pass through empty goods charger, tool The chest for having empty container is fed to the equipment, to be filled again to container；Bale breaker, the bale breaker take from chest Go out container；At least one treating stations, in particular for cleaning the treating stations with filling container；At least one treating stations, especially Chest cleaning machine for chest；Baling press, the container and empty van for completing processing can be fed to the baling press, to Container is bundled in chest.Chest can be conveyed to baling press by chest distribution converter, or can be by chest slave unit Middle extraction, that is to say, that chest can be made to pass through beside baling press.In addition, the equipment also includes being directed to this for determination Based on the second of the number of first counting device of the number of the container of equipment and the chest by determining to be transported to baling press Counting apparatus.In addition, the equipment also has a computing device, the computing device can the signal based on the first and second counting devices come Calculate：The number of the container conveyed for being known also needs to convey how many individual chests, so as to which all containers are packed.

Due to that can be accurately determined, how many container has been fed to equipment and how many chest is defeated Baling press is given, therefore, it is known to delivered chest for how many individual containers and be directed to how many individual containers still not Convey chest, that is to say, that also need to how many individual chests.That is the equipment lacks the chest of the number, because being opened in production Converter is distributed to draw unnecessary chest by chest during the beginning, and corresponding appearance is not yet ready for for these chests Device, to prevent equipment from blocking.In addition, drawing if necessary was regarded as defective and will be drawn by chest check device The chest gone out.It is also possible that draw chest for the purpose of selection, manually or automatically chosen and tightly And introduce chest, in the case of this selection, such as unfamiliar container can be taken out and by correct container To replace them, container lacked etc. is added.The chest for being brought out or being introduced into again can equally be counted.

Therefore, the number of the required chest for needing to be fed again at the end of production can be accurately determined.Therefrom To shorter and replicable conversion, the higher availability of equipment and Geng Gao efficiency, this causes for operator more again Low cost.

Here, the second counting device can have at least one counter, to determine the number of conveyed chest, its In, at least one counter is preferably arranged in the region of empty bottle feed arrangement and/or is arranged in the region of pallet machine And/or it is arranged in the region of bale breaker.Advantageously, the first counter is arranged in equipment starting point completely, because then all the time How many known chest it is determined that time point located in a device.Additionally or alternatively, can also be distributed in chest Until setting counter in the region of baling press in the region of converter.So, it can directly determine that how many chest is defeated It is sent to baling press.If counting is being set before distributing converter and after distribution converter in the transport distance to baling press Device, then distributing after converter the number known from being subtracted in the number known before distributing converter, institute can be known The number for the chest transported.Corresponding counter can also be incorporated into distribution converter or baling press.

Here, term means " in region "：Corresponding counter can be integrated into corresponding module simultaneously And/or person however be arranged on transport section thereafter before subsequent module.

First counting device may include at least one counter, to be counted to the container conveyed, wherein, at least One counter is preferably disposed in behind bale breaker along transporting direction observation.Advantageously container is entered after bale breaker Row counts, because not all position is equipped with container in chest.Therefore, conveyed container can more accurately be detected Number.Observed along transporting direction, the accuracy of counting is enhanced with increasing with the distance of empty goods charger, because then existing Breakage is for example sent during counting or the container being brought out automatically is detected in the lump.However it is also possible that enter in empty goods At material machine or going at pallet machine for example by the counting to number of trays (if the chest number of each pallet and each case The number of vessels of son is all known) know corresponding number of vessels.However, corresponding counting is not as previously described Accurately.

It is possible that the first counting device has at least one second counter, the second counter can determine to be carried away Container number.If for example, the bottle check device that defective container is sorted out is in before loader, then can be with Corresponding number is counted and is subtracted the number from the number of the detected container conveyed.

In order to realize that the more accurate of conveyed container determines, the institute detected by least one counter is defeated The number of the container sent can for example be corrected by the correction value especially empirically determined by computing device.Therefore, such as Counting of the fruit for example to container is relatively in the starting point in entirely transport section, such as enter in the region of bale breaker or cleaner OK, and by previous process it is known that until having great substandard products share at baling press, then the number phase counted It can accordingly be corrected.

It is possible that computing device can issue signal display, be especially intended for Movement Report System, display or Movement Report System optical profile type or acoustics formula show should also for example by empty frame charger to equipment convey how many individual empty vans and/ Or especially pallet.Then, operating personnel know exactly, it is also necessary to fed by empty frame charger how many individual empty vans or How many have a case that the sub pallets of empty van and cause corresponding.The display can also be the pallet on pallet machine is removed Static display on charger, so that forklift driver knows he is needed which pallet of which species and how many supports Disk be placed on where.

However it is also possible that corresponding signal is issued control unit by computing device, the control unit controls transport Empty van, especially corresponding pallet are automatically conveyed to the equipment by device, the conveying arrangement again, and these empty van are In order to avoid substandard products or additionally drawn in advance from the equipment for other reasons.Corresponding situation causes pair The operation of equipment significantly becomes easy.

In order that chest buffers, section of blocking can be set on the transport section for chest.Here, for example can also Contemplate corresponding chest storage machine or chest storeroom.Corresponding buffer can be realized bigger in process control Clearance space, and especially prevent the obstruction of each transport section, and can additionally realize lasting excessively program control System.For example, between empty goods charger and palletizer and/or it can go between pallet machine and bale breaker and/or in chest Between cleaning machine and chest distribution converter and/or chest distribute between converter and baling press and/or go pallet machine with Between distribution converter and/or empty frame charger and remove pallet machine and/or set between baling press and palletizer to block road Section.

Advantageously, the equipment is configured such that to set between empty goods charger and bale breaker and removes pallet machine and beating Palletizer is arranged after chartered plane.Empty van drawn by chest distribution converter can then pass through corresponding transport section It is fed to palletizer.This means：Advantageously, the palletizer of the container for the completion filling being arranged in chest is same Sample can be used for empty van being brought out, and these empty van are then ready on pallet, so as to be entered again by empty frame Material machine is received, to be fed again chest in procedure epilogue.

Advantageously, from going on transport section of the pallet machine to palletizer multiple separating devices, especially chest be present Stopper.Separating device can also be chest transporter, and the chest transporter is blocked for separation case subflow.Therefore, may be used To prevent follow-up chest, especially different types of chest knocks.Therefore, the area that may remain between different treating stations Domain is unimpeded.Corresponding situation can also be realized：Different products can then be handled in a device.

At least one separating device is also provided with section it is possible that being transported for container at it, and the equipment is preferred Ground also includes new glass vessel conveyer device, wherein advantageously, new glass vessel stream can also be stopped by separating device.Therefore, may be used Targetedly to convey new glass vessel.Separating device can also be container transfer robot, and the container transfer robot holds to separate Device stream and be blocked.

Advantageously, the function signal at different disposal station be used to count container or chest.Corresponding situation can Simply and cost-effectively to realize.So, pallet machine is gone for example to be connected with the second counting device, wherein, Go that signal can be produced in pallet machine, the second counting device counts chest based on these signals.That is it is for example every When going pallet machine empty pallets, corresponding signal is forwarded to counting device, can for example know chest number accordingly, or Person can know number of vessels when known to the chest number of each pallet and the number of vessels of each chest.

In the method according to the invention, the production of the first container in the first chest will be transformed into in the second chest Second container production.Here, it is filling to the first container progress in the first chest first, and in the first last chest Be fed to after the equipment, the production of the second container in the second chest can be started by being next to this, the second chest with Equipment is equally fed to afterwards and is unpacked.Then, second container and the second chest divide at least one treating stations respectively Turn up the soil further processing.Then, the second container for completing processing is bundled to by baling press in the second empty chest for completing processing.

When the production to second container starts, the second chest distributes converter by chest first and is brought out.Here, it is raw Production starts to mean to be in the following period in the period, also never have the container being loaded to be ready for packing, Or the more chests of chest required during than packing and the section Shang You spaces of blocking before baling press are asked, that is, Say that therefore such as second container has just been in the first treating stations after bale breaker, for example, be in after bale breaker cleaner and Pass through in the region of loader but also never last treating stations (such as labeller).Especially when also at the first chest When chest is distributed in the region between converter and baling press, chest needs to be brought out.

Then, the second chest can by chest distribute converter be fed to baling press, so as to there to completion at The second container of reason is packed.Earliest when the first last chest is changed at the end of the production to the first container by distributing When direction of the device along baling press is transported, it can just switch distribution converter.

At the end of the production of the second container in the second chest, it is determined that being fed to the equipment in production period Second container number.In addition, the number for being transported to the second chest of baling press is also determined.Therefrom calculate for institute The number for the second container conveyed known also needs to how many second empty chests.Then, can feed corresponding number Mesh.

The end of production refer to the last chest being loaded in corresponding type be fed to equipment it Afterwards, preferably after last chest is unpacked.

The number of the chest of baling press can be determined to be fed to method in a different manner.For example, can be to one The number of the chest of type is counted, and these chests have been fed to the equipment and have therefrom subtracted same type Such as the chest by distributing converter or for example having been transported by check device etc. before baling press in slave unit Number.For example, it is also possible to determine to be transported to the number of the chest of baling press, its mode is：Such as by measurement apparatus, such as Grating on chest distribution converter or after chest distributes converter is counted to the number of a type of chest Number, these chests direct into baling press by chest distribution converter.Preferably, when last chest passes through counter, number It is determined.

Simultaneously, it is also possible to which the number of the second chest or the chest for the next type for being fed to the equipment is entered Row counts (such as in empty goods charger or being gone in the initial range of equipment in pallet machine).Then, by from being conveyed It can know what is drawn in slave unit to the number that the container for being forwarded to baling press is subtracted in the number of the chest of equipment Number, wherein, while put at any time all it is known that how many chest is also located in the device.Picked if there is chest Select machine, then the number for the chest being re-introduced into can also be counted and accordingly consider the case being re-introduced into The number of son.

In principle it is possible that at the end of production, that is to say, that defeated in last container or last chest After giving equipment, calculate and also need to convey how many individual empty van or phase by empty frame charger for known number of vessels Accordingly how many individual pallets give the equipment, so as to be packed to all containers.Then, the pallet of corresponding number can To be fed to sky frame receptacle.This method is especially accurate, because the pallet of the number accurately needed can be conveyed, its In, unnecessary chest can be brought out by distributing converter.Production to subsequent product can be started by being next to this.

It is also possible that the second empty chest on pallet automatically can be passed through into empty frame charger at the end of production The equipment is conveyed to, and the second chest of the number calculated is additionally conveyed to baling press, so as to all appearances Device is packed.

Then, for example, calculate when it is also contemplated that being fed to the number of the chest of equipment by empty frame charger Mesh., can be relatively late when for example loader dallies or even when last treating stations (being labeller mostly) idle running Realize adjustment or calculate that this can be realized especially accurately determines to number of vessels in ground.

The chest for being redundantly conveyed to the equipment can also for example be taken in the case of very high number by distributing converter Go out either to be manually taken out by operator or simply crossed baling press and without packing.Then, operator is in palletizer It is upper to draw empty chest, to avoid the pallet with full chest and the pallet of the chest with sky from mixing.

The number of the chest conveyed can in the region of empty goods charger and/or in the region for removing pallet machine and/ Or until being determined in the region of baling press in the region of bale breaker and/or in the region of chest distribution converter.Press According to a special embodiment, the number of the chest conveyed can also be counted in the region of empty frame charger, with Just also obtain that how many empty van be fed to by empty frame charger the overview of equipment here.As has been elaborated Like that, container is preferably counted along transporting direction after bale breaker.

According to the present invention it is possible that at also the first container and the first chest in a device when, just have begun to pair The conveying of second container in second chest.This is particularly efficient and can significantly reduce conversion time.

The chest drawn by chest distribution converter is fed to palletizer.Therefore, the case unnecessary when producing beginning Son can be stacked on pallet and then be fed to sky frame charger again.It can grasp in the method according to the invention Vertical separating device, the separating device stop the second chest, to prevent the first chest and the second follow-up chest from knocking.Also may be used To set following separating device, the separating device prevents mixing for the first and second containers.

Advantageously, the transport section between distribution converter and palletizer is at least such that growing or setting corresponding block Section of being in the way or chest storage machine so that the number for the chest that can be transported on the section at least corresponds to have position on pallet The number for the chest (such as second chest) put.Thus it is ensured that pallet can be by palletizer in the case of no delay It is fully loaded and continues to transport.

Advantageously, before second container is fed to cleaner from bale breaker, the second new glass vessel of feeding, especially Be fed into the entrance of cleaner, especially when the first last container in cleaner and also cleaner feed conveyer quilt When stopping or being blocked, start to feed.This brings following advantage：Second container is quickly ready on baling press.

The new glass vessel number for generating how many individual substandard products and can feeding corresponding can be determined.It can know secondary Product, its mode are：Such as to being conveyed in the region before the first treating stations after bale breaker or on bale breaker Number of vessels is counted and after last treating stations, such as number of vessels is entered after being labelled by labeller Row counts.

According to a particularly preferred embodiment, container passes through labeller after loader, and is labelling The number of second container on machine or after labeller to being conveyed after being dallied in labeller counts.With Afterwards, the second corresponding chest number can be calculated, it is also necessary to which the second so more chests to all containers to pack. The second chest still lacked is fed by baling press.Unnecessary chest in equipment can be carried away by distributing converter.By In the case of conveying, this brings the advantage that individual pallet：The number institute that will just be determined by distributing converter for packaging The so much chest of chest or at least so much chest needed transports baling press.

(should it is also possible that being in turn performed a plurality of times in time in the Container Type and chest type of production determination Feed again how many individual chests) calculate, wherein it is possible to use different counters.

By the way that according to the ratio between container and chest that number of the present invention is clear and calculating is conveyed, there is also following possibility：Feedback To just so much new glass vessel and convey accordingly multiple chests so that pallet can be mounted with complete filling completely Chest.

Only when corresponding treating stations are transformed on second container or chest in case of need, just relative Second container or chest are handled in the treating stations answered.When operator it is determined that time point promote conversion when can be turned Change, or when the last container or chest of the first kind have already passed through corresponding treating stations, automatically realize conversion.It is logical Cross and container and/or chest are counted on multiple positions, can also determine when to need to change by computing device.With Afterwards, in conversion, corresponding activation signal can be produced so that the container or chest of Second Type then can be in treating stations In handled.Corresponding activation signal can also for example be produced by operator by operating buttons.

Brief description of the drawings

Then, the present invention is further illustrated with reference to drawings described below.

Fig. 1 schematically shows roughly the embodiment for being used to carry out container filling equipment according to the present invention；

Fig. 2 to Figure 13 schematically show roughly for using the equipment according to Fig. 1 by the first production interchange to second The method of product；

Figure 14 schematically shows roughly the block diagram according to embodiments of the invention.

Embodiment

Fig. 1 is shown is used for the equipment filling to container progress according to the present invention.The equipment has empty goods charger 2, By empty goods charger, the chest with empty container can be fed to the equipment pallet one by one.Utilize corresponding transport Mechanism, such as chain type transveyer or roller transveyer can transport pallet to removing pallet machine 10 by transporting section A.Go to hold in the palm Disk machine 10 is connected by transporting section B with next station (such as chest is except lid machine and bale breaker 3 here).Here, chest is except lid Machine combines with bale breaker, because they are arranged with the spacing of very little each other and operated or changed by same operator.But It is that chest is far except lid machine and bale breaker can also spatially be separated from each other.(being used for coronal bottle cap) chest removes lid machine Can be that (cock being used for) chest removes plug machine.In bale breaker 3, container by from chest take out and apart from each other by It is conveyed to different treating stations.Empty van is fed to subsequent treating stations by transporting section C, and e.g. chest cleans here Machine 4.Then, empty chest can be fed to by another transport section D or also other treating stations, and/or directly It is guided to chest distribution converter 5.Or chest distribution converter 5 can by transport section E by empty van be transported to beat Chartered plane 9, otherwise empty van can be transported to palletizer 11 by transporting section F.In baling press 9, be processed and by The container of filling is fed to empty van being ready to complete.Chest cleaning machine can also be arranged in after distribution converter.

The first treating stations that empty container can be fed in multiple treating stations after bale breaker by transporting section G. Here, the first treating stations are, for example, cleaner 6, such as bottle sanitation machine, the cleaner clean to container, wherein, container Loader 7 then can be guided to by transporting section H.For example, before cleaner, it can also arrange that container removes plug machine. Before loader and/or in loader, check device 14 can also be set, the check device container is checked and Container is drawn if necessary.The container being loaded then can be fed to next treating stations by transporting section I, here for example It is labeller 8.Along transporting direction after loader 7, such as pasteurization machine 21 can also be arranged, the pasteurization machine pair The container being loaded carries out pasteurize.In this embodiment, not using pasteurization machine 21.Here, labeller is for example Being last treating stations and manufactured container is transported to baling press 9 by transporting section J and is packaged.Equally, pack Machine can also have supervising device.So, such as empty van monitor can be arranged before baling press and after baling press Arrange trunkful controller.These controllers are responsible for by the operator of baling press mostly.

The container being bundled in chest having been filled with then can be guided to palletizer 11 by transporting section M.With Afterwards, or the pallet for completing to load is transported by transporting in the K slave units of section, otherwise other treating stations are may also pass through, such as Strapper 22 or pallet labeller 23.Finally, the chest with the container having been filled with can transport full goods support with slave unit The junction of disk.

But empty van for transporting palletizer 11 by transport section F by distribution converter 5 can also fill completely Corresponding pallet is carried afterwards by being transported in transport section K slave units, it is so-called to be fed to again later if necessary Empty frame charger 18, the pallet with empty van without container can be conveyed by the sky frame charger.

As obvious according to Fig. 1, container is transported on section G, H, I, J than being opened the chest of bag at it from unpacking at it Machine 3 is to passing through more processing station on transport section C, D, E of baling press 9.In addition, the chest phase being processed accordingly with needs Than more bottles be present.For this reason, container from bale breaker 3 to the processing of baling press 9 than chest from bale breaker 3 to packing The processing of machine 9 lasts much longer.Corresponding situation is especially from the first product in the first chest to the second case Need to be considered during the replacement of products of the second product of son.

According to the present invention, in order to coordinate the material stream of container, chest or pallet, set the first counting device 12a-12d, 13, to determine to be fed to the number of the container of the equipment.Corresponding counting device includes at least one counter, to To from empty goods charger up to the container on the transport section of baling press 9 counts.For simplicity in Fig. 1 Multiple counter 12a-12d, 13 are shown, wherein, an actually counter sets multiple counters to improve with regard to enough Coordination possibility and measuring accuracy in whole pouring process.

It is possible that the number of the container just conveyed after testing in the region of empty goods charger, its mode are：Should Number is known based on the number of the pallet conveyed and the number of pallet layer.Therefrom obtain the number of chest being loaded on pallet The number of mesh and container.Carried out in the region of empty goods charger, such as by sensor, such as grating or camera chain Counting to pallet layer.

It is also possible that the number of container is counted in the region of labeller, wherein, such as remove pallet machine It is connected with the first counter, wherein, signal can be produced when removing pallet, such as when pallet lifts or layer by layer to support Signal is produced when disk is emptied, counter can be counted based on these signals to container, wherein, it have input in advance Each chest sets how many chest how many container and each pallet set.

However, it is preferred that the number of container passes through additionally or alternatively in bale breaker 3 or after bale breaker 3 Counter 12a is counted.Here, counting is more accurate, because may not be that each chest is completely filled.Counter for example may be used To be connected with grating, but bale breaker can also produce corresponding signal when being unpacked to container, and the signal is directed to Counter 12a is given, to be loaded to the container arrived in succession.The machine in addition, equipment can feed with new glass vessel 20, new glass vessel are fed into equipment by new glass vessel machine of feeding.Here, it is preferred that ground sets counter 12b, counter The number of containers of the 12b to being fed counts.Preferably, container is fed on device layer by layer from new glass in new glass vessel Glass vessel pallet rises and is open or is placed on container transfer robot.The number of such one layer of container is known, and And therefore it can be counted according to the number of plies.But in the region of cleaner 6, that is in cleaner or Unshowned counter can also be set after cleaner.In region after loader 7 or in loader 7, also may be used To set corresponding counter 12c, with the region of labeller, that is in labeller or labelling It is the same after machine.Or counter can be connected with corresponding treating stations, these treating stations produce letter when they work Number, the first counting device can be counted based on these signals to container.However, counter can also be other measurement dresses Put, such as grating.

Counter is arranged on the direction towards baling press 9 more remote on transport section, and measurement is more accurate, because whole At the end of transporting section, that is to say, that for example along transporting direction after labeller, automatically consider that loss is (such as broken It is broken).If for example, starting point of the number of the container conveyed relatively in transport section is determined, such as transporting section G, it is determined in H or l region, then detected number of vessels can utilize the correction value especially empirically determined To correct.That is, by using counter detection number of vessels adjusted value with for example after labeller or The number of vessels known is compared after loader idle running, and can know loss according to difference, and the loss can be It is considered in subsequent process, is especially statistically evaluated and then profit (manually or automatically) can be used for Counted number of vessels is corrected with penalty values empirically.

In addition, the equipment also has the second counting device, to determine to have been delivered to the number of the chest of baling press. Therefore, corresponding counting device has at least one counter.For simplicity, figure 1 illustrates example in show Multiple counters.For example, counter 15a can be arranged in the region of sky goods charger, that is to say, that can be arranged on sky In goods charger or it is arranged on after sky goods charger, wherein, by the number of the pallet of charging and it is arranged on a support The number of chest on disk can be counted by counter 15a to chest number.

As described by container, pallet machine is gone to have counter 15b or corresponding counter It can be arranged in after pallet machine, the counter counts to the pallet arrived at, and an if it is known that tray loading How many chest then can therefrom calculate chest number.

It is also possible that counter 15c is arranged in the region of bale breaker 3, that is to say, that in bale breaker or is being torn open After chartered plane or it is arranged in the region of subsequent treating stations, here for example in chest cleaning machine (not shown) or in case After sub- cleaning machine (not shown).It can also be distributed in chest and counter 15e, the counter pair are set in the region of converter 5 How many container is transferred to baling press 9 and counted.Corresponding counter can also be arranged on baling press.In addition, Second counting device can also have the counter after chest is distributed in converter 5 or distributes converter 5 in chest 15e, counter 15e to how many passed through by distribution converter 5 from the side of baling press 9 and be drawn out to transport section F On container counted.

For example, as has been described previously like that, counter can have measurement apparatus, such as grating, to process Container is counted.As described by container, counter can also be connected with treating stations, or with bale breaker, go Pallet machine or the connection of empty goods charger, wherein, function signal is sent by corresponding module, these function signals are used as counting Basis.Even if being not shown, chest check device can also be set on the transport section for empty van, chest inspection dress Put and draw defective chest, wherein, the number for the chest being brought out can also be counted and by computing device herein Consider.

For more preferable coordinating material stream, the equipment can have section of blocking.Especially, the transport road for chest transport Section is at least such that growing or being configured to corresponding section of blocking so that the number for the chest that can be transported on the section is at least right Ying Yu has the number of the chest of position on pallet.

From removing pallet machine transport section B, C, D, E, M or B to palletizer 11, be provided with multiple examples on C, D, F Such as it is in the separating device 19 of mechanical separator device form, especially chest stopper, separating device prevents different chests from knocking.Phase Corresponding separating device is also arranged for the container on their transport section G-J.

In replacement of products, that is to say, that product is being transformed into the second chest from the first container in the first chest , it is necessary to empty van be drawn by distributing converter 5 and transport section F first, because the appearance of the first kind when on second container Device is also on transport section G, H, I, J., then only will be last in distribution converter 5 such as follow-up also elaboration The first chest hand to after baling press, the empty van of Second Type is just transferred to baling press.However, to the second chest In second container production at the end of, lack produce start when the chest that is brought out, and be brought out when producing and starting Chest then need as sky the second chest equipment is fed to by empty frame charger 18.Because by with corresponding Counter the first and second computing devices there is known how many container be fed to equipment or how many Chest is transported to baling press, so can be calculated by computing device 17 based on the first and second counting devices：For institute The number for the container conveyed known also needs to convey how many individual empty van, to beat each container Bag.

Computing device 17 can be connected with control device or and display, such as mobile display or display screen connect Connect, wherein, the subsequent display also needs to more to feed by empty frame charger at the end of being for example shown in process to operator Few empty van.However, signal directly can also be transmitted to controller by computing device 17, the controller then controls transport dress Put, empty van on pallet is automatically directed into sky frame charger 18 and continue the allocated converter and guided by the conveying arrangement To baling press, wherein, go pallet machine 10, distribution converter 5 and baling press 9 accordingly to be controled.

Alternatively, the equipment also has chest picker 40, preferably is going between pallet machine 10 and bale breaker 3 to have here There is chest picker 40.Selection should be understood：Chest is checked, and identify with for example wrong bottle or The chest of the bottle lacked also identifies that the chest that can not be unpacked, and is introduced into picker.In the selection In machine, chest subsequently automatically or manually is handled, such as unfamiliar bottle is removed, correct bottle is inserted into, The bottle kept flat is removed etc..Then, the chest for completing processing is either automatically or manually introduced into again.Here, it is brought out And the chest being introduced into can also by unshowned counter come count and count value can as described by Consider.

Method according to the present invention is then further illustrated referring to figs. 2 to Figure 13.

In fig. 2, block arrow represents the product stream of the first container or the first container in the first chest.Thin arrow represents The product stream of second container or the second container in the second chest.Thick dashed line arrow represents the product stream of the first empty chest, Thin dotted line arrow represents the product stream of the second empty chest.Show to empty transport section point-like.

Fig. 2 shows the equipment under following state, and in this condition, first just produced in the first chest is held Device.Here, remaining the first chest with empty container filling still is fed to pallet machine 10 on pallet, to be gone Pallet.Still have with empty container filling chest be in transport section B on, these chests unpacked by bale breaker 3 and if necessary by Remove bottle cap and be processed in treating stations 6,7 and 8, wherein, the container for completing processing is fed to baling press 9.Then, with The first container for completing filling is fed to palletizer 11 come the chest loaded by transporting section M, by section K, such as Guided and slave unit is directed into full goods pallet junction by strapper and labeller.Cleaned by chest cleaning machine 5 The first empty chest be guided to baling press 9 by distributing converter 5.Now, it should be transformed into the second product, that is to say, that The second container being transformed into the second chest.Corresponding empty second container in second chest is conveyed on pallet Pallet machine is transported to empty goods charger and on transport section A.Pass through pallet tracker (such as shift register) Where there is known the pallet with the first or second chest.

Therefore, as especially also as Fig. 3 is learnt, the second container in the second chest passes through sky pallet one by one Goods charger conveys and advanced to pallet machine 10.During this period, the first last chest has had been moved off removing pallet machine 10.Therefore, during this period, the first empty chest has for example been transported to pallet machine 10 from empty frame charger 18, wherein, scheming The pallet of the first chest in 3 for example with sky has been transported to distribution converter 5, but is hindered on distribution converter 5 Gear, because also the first free chest is transported to baling press 9 from chest cleaning machine 4 by distribution converter 5.

As learnt from Fig. 4, the first last chest is unpacked via bale breaker 3.Bale breaker issues signal Pallet machine 10, to notify last chest to be unpacked.Now, pallet machine 10 is gone to start to fill with second container The second chest remove pallet, the second chest continues to transport on transport section B.Here, two skies such as with the first chest Goods pallet is removed pallet and advances to bale breaker 3.This means：Remaining first container in first chest also passes through Treating stations 6,7,8,9,11,22,23, and the second container in the second chest has been fed to the equipment.Distribute converter 5 still Stop from empty frame charger 18 and go empty van of pallet machine 10, and only put into from chest cleaning machine 4 towards baling press 9 Direction the first empty chest.

In Figure 5, the second chest for having empty second container has arrived at bale breaker 3.Now, from bale breaker most The first chest afterwards leaves distribution converter 5 towards the direction of baling press 9.Now, chest distribution converter 5 issues signal Pallet machine 10 is removed, goes pallet machine that other the first empty chests from empty frame charger 18 conveyed are gone into pallet.Distribution turns Parallel operation 5 is switched to sub by the empty van for going pallet machine 10 to provide via empty frame charger 18.

As learnt from Fig. 6, changed now by the first empty chest that empty frame charger 18 transports to by distributing Device 5 is fed to baling press 9.

How many empty chest the first container that computing device 17 has also been directed in the first chest, which calculates, needs in life The equipment is additionally fed to by empty frame charger at the end of production, to compensate the chest being brought out when producing and starting Number.Therefore, the first counting device has determined to be fed to the number of the container of the equipment by counter, such as last The first container unpacked after the number of the container for being fed to the equipment is known by counter 12a, and/or Person when container last here passes through counter respectively, using one or more of other counter 12b, 12c, 12d come Know the number for the container for being fed to the equipment.Here, can deduct be counted (such as from bottle check device 14 In) container that is brought out.The amendment that the value known can also be known by especially empirically know or statistics Value is corrected.

In addition, the second counting device, such as counter 15d can be known：Such as when the first last chest has already passed through During counter, how many individual chests are delivered towards the direction of baling press 9.It can therefrom know：Still how many additional case Son needs to be directed into baling press additionally by distribution converter 5 by empty frame charger 18 so that can be to all containers Packed.As learnt from Fig. 6 to Fig. 8, the container for the number known is subsequently communicated to baling press 9.Can also Know and show：Still how many pallet need it is determined that time point be fed to sky frame charger 18 (Fig. 6).This can be by Display is automatically carried out as previously mentioned.

Pallet/chest/container of new type is handled and and then continue transport premise be respectively：If need Then need treating stations being transformed into new type if wanting.The information can by operator for example by operating buttons confirming or Can also automatically it be detected.

In the figure 7, the new glass vessel of Second Type are fed to cleaner.It is also possible that new glass vessel are defeated Container bottle cleaning machine (not shown) is given, the container bottle cleaning machine is in before loader with being close to.

Equally in the figure 7, the second chest of the free second container of the outfit of pallet is gone to advance to bale breaker 3. As learnt from Fig. 8, the second chest is then equally unpacked and the second chest is directed into chest cleaning machine 4 and held Device towards treating stations 6,7,8 (being cleaner here) direction guiding, wherein, separating element is provided with cleaner, to hinder Container is kept off, to prevent mixing for the first container and second container.However, the second empty case from chest cleaning machine 5 Son passes through separating element barred before converter 5 is distributed.

As learnt from Fig. 9, now last the first empty chest has already passed through distribution converter 5 and court The direction transport of baling press.Such as learnt from Fig. 9：When blocking section B at least one pallet before bale breaker 3 When being empty, go pallet machine 10 other pallets from empty goods charger 2 can be carried out into pallet, the subsequent court of these pallets Advance in the direction of bale breaker.The second empty chest from chest cleaning machine 5 is not fed to baling press 9, because here still The first free chest transports on the E of section and additionally gets out manufactured second container without for baling press 9.However, The second chest on the section F guided around baling press 9 is stopped before palletizer by separating device, because still there is completion First chest of filling enters luggage pallet.During this period, second container can continuously be fed to treating stations.

Learnt from Figure 10：The first last chest advances to baling press 9 by distributing converter 5 and continues at dress Pallet machine and by dress pallet.It is possible that if last container is unpacked via bale breaker, then also additional new glass Glass vessel are conveyed by new glass vessel conveyer device 20.

It is last that dress support is advanced to from baling press 9 with the first chest that full container loads as learnt from Figure 11 Disk machine 11, wherein, remaining discontented pallet can be to roll away from slave unit.The first unnecessary chest for example can advance to dress with empty Pallet machine 11, or can be drawn from transport section, such as intervened by means of operator or automatically drawn from transport section. Now, it is empty from being stopped on section F and D by separating element of transporting to of distribution converter 5 as learnt from Figure 12 Second chest is fed to palletizer 11 and is placed on pallet and is removed from the equipment, but is not tied Or label, then these second empty pallets can be fed at the end of process again in other replacement of products Empty frame charger 18.May and advantageously, counting device 15d determines the chest drawn by distributing converter Number.

Figure 13 is shown：After second container is filled by labeller, the converter 5 of conversion distribution now, And the second chest of sky is directed into baling press 9 from chest cleaning machine 5, so as to which second container is bundled into the second chest In.When the first no longer free chest is in transport section E, distribution converter 5 can be just changed earliest, is come to transport From the second empty chest of chest cleaning machine, and wherein, only allow so multiple chests are transported into baling press 9 respectively, make Obtain and do not block before it can start packing.As learnt from Figure 13, the second container for completing filling is entered now Row is packed and repeats the process when that should carry out filling to the 3rd product, wherein, the second container in the second chest Production at the end of, as before on the first chest described by as, known using computing device 17：Except Also need to how many empty chests being conveyed to packing at the end of the external production for being provided to the second empty chest of baling press Machine, and promote that corresponding situation occurs.

Figure 14 simplifiedly shows the method according to the present invention according to one embodiment again.For example, pass through determination Counter, such as counter 12a or 12b can determine that how many container is fed to equipment in the product that production determines. Herein advantageously, carry out counting until last container has already passed through measurement apparatus or counter.In addition determine and for example pass through Counter 13 has drawn how many individual containers in slave unit.Then, counting device can know how many container is altogether Through being fed to the equipment.

In addition, it can know that how many chest is transported to baling press by the second counting device.Or here, for example It can for example determine that how many chest is fed to equipment by the counter 15a on empty frame charger 2, and it is for example logical Cross counter 15d can determine especially production begin with how many individual chests be brought out or if necessary additionally by Draw.Then, corresponding to the container for being fed to equipment number and be transported to baling press chest number signal quilt Send computing device 17 to, the computing device, which then calculates, also lacks how many individual chests, so as to all appearances conveyed Device is packed.Because chest conveys pallet one by one, it is possible to determines the number of pallet.Then, corresponding number Chest or pallet can be conveyed by the empty frame charger 8 for accommodating empty van.Display can be shown to operator How many pallet needs to be fed to sky frame charger.If pallet in advance by empty frame charger 18 (automatically by The conveying arrangement that is controled by controller or manually) be transported on the Q of section go pallet machine 10 or to go pallet machine 10 with The transport section P distributed between converter 5, then before calculating has been performed, the number again may be by removing pallet Counter 16 and/or 24 on machine and/or on empty frame charger 18 is counted, and is examined in calculating or display Consider, as obvious by dotted lines 14.

Replacement counts in the second counting device to the chest for conveying He being transported, it is also possible to only passes through counter 15e is transported to baling press after converter is distributed to how many chest to be counted.Should be in last chest By just completing to count after counter 15e.

Claims

1. a kind of be used to carry out container filling equipment (1), the equipment has：

Empty goods charger (2), by the empty goods charger, the chest with empty container can preferably be conveyed bracket one by one The equipment (1) is given, so as to which these empty containers are refilled；

Bale breaker (3), the bale breaker take out container from chest；

At least one treating stations (6,7,8) for container, in particular for cleaning and loading the treating stations of container；It is at least one For the treating stations of chest, especially chest cleaning machine (4)；

Baling press (9), the container and empty van for completing processing can be fed to the baling press, container to be bundled to In chest；

Chest can be conveyed to the baling press (9) or can by chest distribution converter (5), the chest distribution converter Chest is drawn from the equipment (1)；

First counting device (12a-d, 13), first counting device are used for the number for determining to be fed to the container of the equipment Mesh；

Second counting device (15a-e), second counting device are guided to the chest of the baling press (9) for determination Number；

Computing device (17), the computing device can be based on the signal of the first and second counting devices (12a-d, 13,15a-e) To calculate：The number of the container conveyed for being known also needs to convey how many individual chests.

2. equipment according to claim 1, it is characterised in that second counting device (15a-e), which has, to be used to determine At least one counter of the number of the chest conveyed, wherein, at least one counter (15a-e) is preferably arranged in In the region of the empty goods charger (2) and/or it is arranged in the region of pallet machine (10) and/or is arranged in the bale breaker Region in and/or be arranged in the region of chest distribution converter (5) up in the region of the baling press (9), and And at least one counter preferably has at least one sky for being used for determination and converter (5) extraction being distributed by the chest The second counter (15d, 15e) of the number of chest.

3. equipment according to claim 1 or 2, it is characterised in that first counting device (12a-d, 13) includes using In at least one counter (12a-d) that the container to being conveyed is counted, wherein, at least one counter is preferably After being arranged in the bale breaker (3) along transporting direction observation, and first counting device (12a-d, 13) preferably has There is the second counter (13) of the number of at least one container that can determine and be carried away.

4. the equipment according at least one in claims 1 to 3, it is characterised in that counted by described at least one first The number for the container conveyed that device detects can be repaiied by the computing device (17) by what is especially empirically determined On the occasion of correcting.

5. the equipment according at least one in Claims 1-4, it is characterised in that the computing device (17) can incite somebody to action Signal is sent to display, is especially destined to mobile reporting system, the display show should also to equipment convey how much Individual empty van or empty pallet, and/or the computing device (17) send a signal to control unit, and described control unit is driven Conveying arrangement is controlled, empty van can automatically be fed the equipment by the conveying arrangement.

6. the equipment according at least one in claim 1 to 5, it is characterised in that in order that chest buffers, for case Set and block section on the transport section of son, especially in empty goods charger (2) and go between pallet machine (10) and/or going to hold in the palm Between disk machine (10) and bale breaker (3) and/or between chest cleaning machine (4) and chest distribution converter (5) and/or in chest Distribution converter (5) is between baling press and/or is going between pallet machine (10) and distribution converter and/or in empty frame charger (18) and go to set section of blocking between pallet machine (10) and/or between baling press and palletizer (1).

7. the equipment according at least one in the claims, it is characterised in that in empty goods charger (2) and bale breaker (3) pallet machine (10) is provided between, and palletizer (11) is arranged after the baling press (9), and passes through institute The palletizer (11) can be conveyed to by transporting section (F) by stating empty van that chest distribution converter (5) is drawn.

8. the equipment according at least one in the claims, it is characterised in that from pallet machine is removed to palletizer (11) multiple separating devices (19), especially chest stopper on transport section be present.

9. the equipment according at least one in claim 1 to 8, it is characterised in that in the transport section for container In the presence of the separating device for container to be stopped, and preferably described equipment includes new glass vessel conveyer device (20), its In, the new glass container flow can be stopped by separating device.

10. the equipment according at least one in claim 1 to 9, it is characterised in that function signal is from the treating stations At least one treating stations be transported to corresponding counter, to be counted to container or chest, wherein, especially It is described to go pallet machine (10) to be connected with second counting device (15b, 16), wherein, signal, institute can be produced when removing pallet The second counting device is stated to count chest based on the signal.

11. it is a kind of be used to carrying out container it is filling, especially with according to described equipment at least one of in claim 1 to 10 (1) filling method is carried out to container, wherein, the production of the first container in the first chest will be transformed into using following steps Production to the second container in the second chest：

After the first last chest is conveyed into the equipment,

The second chest with second container is conveyed and unpacked,

Second container and the second chest are dividually handled at least one treating stations (6,7,8,4) respectively,

The second container for completing processing is bundled in the second chest of sky in baling press (9),

Wherein,

When starting to produce second container, distribute converter (5) by chest and draw the second chest first, and then switch institute Chest distribution converter (5) is stated, and distributes converter (5) by the chest and the second follow-up chest is conveyed to described beat Chartered plane (9), the second container for completing processing is packed in the baling press (9),

At the end of production, it is determined that the number of the second container of the equipment has been fed in production period, and

It is determined that being transported to the number of the second chest of the baling press (9), and wherein, calculate and conveyed for known The number of second container also need to convey how many second empty chests.

12. according to the method for claim 11, it is characterised in that it is determined that be transported to the chest of the baling press (9) Number, mode are：

The number of the second chest to being fed to the equipment counts, and therefrom subtracts described The number for the second chest transported before baling press (9) from the equipment,

The number that the second chest that converter (5) is transported to the baling press is distributed by the chest is counted, and And especially the number of the second chest to being fed to the equipment counts simultaneously.

13. the method according to claim 11 or 12, it is characterised in that

At the end of production, the second chest of sky is especially conveyed to by described set by empty frame charger (18) pallet one by one It is standby, and the second chest of the number calculated is additionally conveyed to the baling press (9), so as to enter to all containers Row packing, and the second chest redundantly conveyed is drawn from the equipment or makes second redundantly conveyed if necessary The baling press is passed through in chest vacant lot, and especially

At the end of production, calculate for known number of vessels also need by empty frame charger (18) to equipment conveying how much Individual the second empty chest, so as to be packed to all containers, and know corresponding number of trays and pass through institute Sky frame charger (18) is stated to convey.

14. the method according at least one in claim 11 to 13, it is characterised in that

In the region of empty goods charger (2) and/or in the region for going to pallet machine (10) and/or in the region of bale breaker (3) Number interior and/or that conveyed chest is determined in the region of empty frame charger (18),

And preferably, counted along the number of container of the transporting direction after the bale breaker (3) to being conveyed.

15. according to described method at least one of in claim 11 to 14, it is characterised in that when also the first container and first When at chest in the apparatus, just have begun to convey the second container in the second chest.

16. the method according at least one in claim 11 to 15, it is characterised in that will be distributed and changed by the chest The chest that device (5) is drawn is conveyed to the palletizer.

17. the method according at least one in claim 1 to 16, it is characterised in that separating device (19) is manipulated simultaneously And the second chest is stopped, to prevent the first chest from being knocked with the second follow-up chest, and/or separating device, described point Mixing for the first container and second container is prevented every device.

18. the method according at least one in claim 11 to 17, it is characterised in that in distribution converter (5) and dress Transport section between pallet machine (11) is at least such that long so that the number for the chest that can be transported on the section is at least corresponding In the number for the second chest for having position on pallet.

19. according to described method at least one of in claim 11 to 18, it is characterised in that by second container from bale breaker It is conveyed to before cleaner, feed-in the second new glass vessel, especially entrance feed-in the second new glass device in the cleaner Ware.

20. the method according at least one in claim 11 to 19, it is characterised in that second container is in loader (7) Pass through labeller (8) afterwards, and in the labeller on the labeller or after the labeller The number of second container after idle running to being conveyed counts, and calculates and corresponding carry out packing institute to all containers Need the second chest number, wherein, especially by the second chest lacked feed the baling press and also by distribute change Device transports unnecessary chest.

21. the method according at least one in claim 11 to 20, it is characterised in that only ought be in case of need When treating stations are transformed on second container or the second chest in advance, just second container is handled in corresponding treating stations Or second chest.