CN110000175A - For carrying out clean bottle sanitation machine to bottle - Google Patents

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CN110000175A
CN110000175A CN201811570627.5A CN201811570627A CN110000175A CN 110000175 A CN110000175 A CN 110000175A CN 201811570627 A CN201811570627 A CN 201811570627A CN 110000175 A CN110000175 A CN 110000175A
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马克西米利安·格热希科维亚克
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08CLEANING
    • B08BCLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B9/00Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto 
    • B08B9/08Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks
    • B08B9/20Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans are brought
    • B08B9/42Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans are brought the apparatus being characterised by means for conveying or carrying containers therethrough
    • B08B9/44Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans are brought the apparatus being characterised by means for conveying or carrying containers therethrough the means being for loading or unloading the apparatus
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07CPOSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C5/00Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
    • B07C5/34Sorting according to other particular properties
    • B07C5/3404Sorting according to other particular properties according to properties of containers or receptacles, e.g. rigidity, leaks, fill-level
    • B07C5/3408Sorting according to other particular properties according to properties of containers or receptacles, e.g. rigidity, leaks, fill-level for bottles, jars or other glassware
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08CLEANING
    • B08BCLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B9/00Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto 
    • B08B9/08Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks
    • B08B9/20Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans are brought
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08CLEANING
    • B08BCLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B9/00Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto 
    • B08B9/08Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks
    • B08B9/20Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans are brought
    • B08B9/205Conveying containers to or from the cleaning machines

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Abstract

The present invention relates to one kind for carrying out clean bottle sanitation machine to bottle, for carrying out clean bottle sanitation machine to bottle especially in beverage processing industry, it has the transport device for bottle collecting type to be transported to the input area to bottle sanitation machine in a manner of unordered and stand, in input area or before be disposed with it is defective for identification and/or overturn bottle identification device, the mechanical arm with grasping element is disposed in input area, control unit can receive the information about bottle that is defective and/or overturning from identification device, and it can control mechanical arm to hold up bottle that is defective and/or overturning or remove from transport device.Furthermore, the invention further relates to be used to carry out clean bottle sanitation machine to bottle in a kind of beverage processing industry, bottle sanitation machine is associated with the collection vessel of the bottle for being picked, collection vessel includes level sensor, and collection vessel is configured to the signal of the output instruction material position when reaching scheduled material position.

Description

For carrying out clean bottle sanitation machine to bottle
Technical field
The present invention relates to according to independent claims 1 and independent claims 6 in beverage processing industry for bottle Son carries out clean bottle sanitation machine.
Background technique
Especially the bottle sanitation machine used in beverage processing industry field is well-known.
So far, it is often necessary to which operator is engaged in the activity for for example choosing the bottle of overturning at bottle sanitation machine.In addition, behaviour Work person also needs to be engaged in additional activity relevant to overstocked waste material.Which results in very dull work, this also increases The easy fault of process.Furthermore, it is necessary to do some training very often and therefore expensive personnel undertake these tasks.
Summary of the invention
Therefore based on the prior art so far, technical problem to be solved is: simplifying the operation to bottle sanitation machine And reduce the consuming that operator is directed in conventional operation.
The task is by being used to carry out clean bottle sanitation machine to bottle and according to only according to independent claims 1 Vertical claim 6 is used to carry out clean bottle sanitation machine to bottle to solve.The scheme that is advantageously improved of the invention is arranged Enter in dependent claims.
According to the present invention, have for carrying out clean bottle sanitation machine to bottle for nothing in beverage processing industry Bottle collecting type is transported the transport device of the input area to bottle sanitation machine by sequence and the mode stood, wherein is being inputted It is disposed with the identification device of bottle that is defective for identification and/or overturning in region or before, and in input area It is disposed with the mechanical arm with grasping element, wherein control unit is received from identification device about defective and/or overturning Bottle information, and can control mechanical arm by it is defective and/or overturn bottle hold up or from transport device remove.? This, the input area of bottle sanitation machine is understood to all following regions of transport device, in this region, bottle it is unordered but It is at least transported in the form of afflux, and bottle is finally transferred to the bottle of bottle sanitation machine wherein out from the region Carry out clean cleaning region.
By mechanical arm and identification device and suitable control unit mutually coordinated using allowing in an automated manner Implement otherwise will to be undertaken by operator by the activity chosen of bottle that is defective or overturning, at most allowed with this operator from Thing monitoring activity, and there is no need to often intervene.Reliability can be improved simultaneously, this is because in dull movable situation Easy error can be greatly reduced by area of computer aided and the process of automation.
It being provided that in one embodiment, identification device includes camera, it is arranged in the top of transport device, and Its optical axis extends perpendicular to the transport level as defined by transport device, and bottle transports in the transport level.It therefore can be with Bottle overturn or damage is avoided to be blocked by the bottle for standing aside, this improves the recognition accuracies to these bottles.
Furthermore it can be set, mechanical arm is being transported including the motion range of at least two joints and/or mechanical arm Extend on the entire width of defeated device.It can use mechanical arm in this way to realize to all overturnings in transport device Or the processing that defective bottle carries out.
Furthermore can be set, mechanical arm is fastened on bracket, wherein rack arrangement transport section side or Top.Therefore the bottles as all as possible got in transport device well be can be realized.
In one embodiment, control unit be configured to control mechanical arm by defective bottle from transport device move Remove and to overturning, do not have defective bottle to be holded up and be retained in transport device.Therefore process can be reduced, This is because defective bottle no matter its overturn or stand all should from transport device removal and cleaning should not be fed to Region.Therefore, at least for this overturning and at the same time be that defective bottle can cancel the work step holded up, these Bottle is holded up due to impaired will not succeed either way.
In addition the bottle according to the present invention that is used in beverage processing industry carries out clean bottle sanitation machine including using In the transport device that bottle collecting type is transported to the input area to bottle sanitation machine in a manner of unordered and stand, wherein The collection vessel of the bottle for being chosen is associated with to bottle sanitation machine, collection vessel includes level sensor, wherein collect Container is configured to the signal of the output instruction material position when reaching scheduled material position.By the bottle sanitation machine, especially collect Container, which has liberated operator, makes it that need not enduringly monitor the material position of collection vessel.Therefore, operator can be dedicated to more important With others activity.In addition, the signal can be used to start the process of other automation by other systems.
In one embodiment, signal be acoustics, optical or electronics signal.Acoustics or optical signal can To be perceived well by operator, so that operator be made to understand the situation as efficiently as possible simultaneously when reaching scheduled material position And can star other step when necessary, such as example by collection vessel hand-held evacuation.Such as the electricity transmitted via data circuit The signal of son allows to manipulate other components based on the signal.
Furthermore it can be set, level sensor is configured to scale.Measure the material position sensing of the practical stacking height of bottle Device especially can be in the case where object is stacked in an irregular pattern it is unfavorable, this is because level sensor is in bottle Son can have ignored gap or scrambling in the case where being stacked.It is advantageous herein using scale, this is because the scale only measures The quality or weight of bottle, but regardless of their deployment scenarios in collection vessel how.
In another embodiment, collection vessel is configured to trolley that is autonomous, can migrating, can depend on signal ground Emptying station is migrated to, bottle can be transferred at the emptying station and bottle sanitation machine can be back to.Therefore, operator can be complete By from that busy must free in the work for emptying collection vessel, avoiding problems collection vessels cursorily to be loaded Therefore it falls completely and along with bottle and improves the reliability emptied to collection vessel.
In improvement project preferably, at least two collection vessels are associated with to bottle sanitation machine, wherein are collected Container can automatically control its movement, so that having collection vessel to have good positioning at any time to accommodate the bottle being picked.Hold Device is positioned to be herein understood to " for accommodating the bottle being picked ", and collection vessel, which is disposed near bottle sanitation machine, is In the region of this setting, so that for example by operator or thus, set mechanical arm can take bottle in collection vessel to. Other collection vessels can be positioned for holding on the common transporting direction of collection vessel with or with wait queue at present Receive bottle collection vessel after be in waiting positioning in or for instance in emptying station or to the return of bottle sanitation machine transport In dynamic.It is also contemplated that other intermediate stations herein, such as example for the cleaning of collection vessel.
It is provided that in another embodiment, bottle sanitation machine includes identification device and mechanical arm and according to aforementioned Control unit described in any of embodiment, and mechanical arm is configured to defective bottle being transferred to collection vessel Place.The operator of bottle sanitation machine or the operator of the usually bottle processing machine including the bottle sanitation machine therefore can be from tools Have and bottle that is defective or overturning is chosen and will be freed completely in the work of collection vessel emptying, is saved with this Labor cost, and at the same time the reliability that bottle that is defective or overturning is chosen and in addition processed can be improved.
Furthermore it can be set, in orbit, the track is at least by bottle sanitation for one or more collection vessel arrangements Machine is connected with emptying station along the path of closure, and collection vessel is enabled to migrate from bottle sanitation machine by emptying station and return To bottle sanitation machine, wherein track forms the curve of closure.The embodiment can with it is all, be related to collection vessel Embodiment combination and it is not only related to the autokinetic movement of collection vessel.In principle, which may be implemented to collect The safety of container carried out by operator or in an autonomous manner is reliably to move, this improves collection vessel is clear Empty reliability.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 schematically shows the top view of bottle sanitation machine according to one embodiment;
Fig. 2 a to Fig. 2 c schematically shows the process for removing defective bottle from transport device;
Fig. 3 a to Fig. 3 c schematically shows the process for holding up the bottle of the overturning in transport device;
Fig. 4 shows another embodiment of bottle sanitation machine;And
Fig. 5 shows the embodiment with track between bottle sanitation machine and emptying station.
Specific embodiment
Fig. 1 schematically shows the top view of the bottle sanitation machine 100 according to embodiment.Bottle sanitation machine 100 is logical It often include cleaning region 101, which is not shown specifically herein and cleans bottle in the cleaning region, uses To recycle or other use.Within the region, bottle can be transported arbitrarily in principle, but be usually in an orderly way Transport, targetedly cleans the interior zone of bottle to also can be realized.
It is disposed with input area before cleaning region, which is substantially formed by transport device 111, and can Bottle is conveyed to cleaning region 101 via the transport device.In input area, bottle is by transport device with unordered Afflux form is transported with standing.When being transferred on cleaning region, it can separate and then for example be transferred within cleaning region Special receiving portion at, but this is not subject of the present invention.
It is arranged according to the present invention, identification device is disposed in the input area for usually only transporting bottle with low speed 121, bottle can be detected.In particular, which is configured to whether identification bottle overturns and/or damage according to the present invention It is bad.For this purpose advantageously, identification device is arranged in above the transport level of bottle, to allow identification device with from upper Side's detection bottle.It if identification device is for example configured to camera, can be set, make optical device in the side of transport device It is upwardly oriented, so as to recognize the bottle being transported in transport device.For this purpose, identification device 121 can be filled It fits in bracket 120, which is for example crossed transport device, especially 110 ground of input area in the form of bridge and extended.
It can be identified in transport device and in input area 110 in order to ensure all bottles, it can also be with It is provided that, it is (schematically logical to be disposed with multiple identification devices to the size dependent on the visual field that identification device can be utilized to realize Identification device 121 is crossed to show), so that entire visual field be made to be formed across transport device transverse to (showing herein by following situation At least one band of the transporting direction of bottle in input area out).The band it is preferably completely coherent and The overlapping of some visual fields including identification device when necessary, not leave blind spot at least.
In addition, be provided with mechanical arm 140, with grasping element, mechanical arm can will be defective and/or turn over grasping element Bottle or (especially in the case where defective bottle, such as the bottle of glass breaking) is removed from transport device 111, Grasping element can take bottle in new posture, and the bottle that can especially will fall over is holded up again.
Be provided that for this purpose, control unit 190 as follows with identification device 121 (and when necessary in addition Identification device) and mechanical arm 140 connect, allow to that data exchange occurs.Control unit for example can be structured as calculating Machine and via corresponding data circuit, such as cable or via wireless communication device and mechanical arm and an identification device or more A identification device connection, to preferably can be realized two-way data transmission via the connection.
Based on the bottle by an identification device or the identification of multiple identification devices, (bottle that especially overturns is defective Bottle), control unit can control mechanical arm 140 and erect the bottle that defective bottle is removed and be will fall over from transport device It rises.
It is used to improve its motor activity space on bracket 143 advantageously, mechanical arm 140 may be arranged at, bracket itself is excellent Choosing can along track 144 transverse to the bottle limited by transport device 111 transporting direction move, to make mechanical arm 140 All bottles in transport device or in input area are preferably at least got in the band transverse to conveying direction. In view of usually (several centimetres at most per second) moves bottle in input area at relatively lower speeds, which can have It is parallel to the 15cm of transporting direction, preferably 30cm, the particularly preferably width of 50cm, to make the motor activity of mechanical arm Space is sufficiently large, also can the bottle that is multiple defective or overturning being located in the band simultaneously to be holded up or be removed.
Method for removing defective, especially broken bottle is shown in Fig. 2 a to Fig. 2 c.
In first stage in fig. 2 a, recognized by identification device 121 defective in input area 110 Bottle 131.The bottle for example can be at least partly broken bottle.In order to make identification device and/or control unit (referring to figure 1) defective bottle and intact bottle can be distinguished, can be set, matches to identification device or control unit Category has memory, is wherein saving image or at least reference data about undamaged bottle.Known by using image Other program, therefore can be by being compared to identify defective bottle with the feature of intact bottle.It secondarily can be with It is provided that, at least part in the visual field of identification device 121 of input area 110 is pellucidly constructed, and at this In the case of, it can be disposed with lighting device on the side opposite with identification device 121 of input area 110, lighting device " from The bottle 110 in input area is illuminated below ".Therefore, the identification quality of identification device can be improved.
The case where for defective bottle is not recognized, control unit does not manipulate mechanical arm, and bottle will be defeated Bottle sanitation machine is given, to be cleaned wherein.
The case where identifying defective bottle 131 for identification device 120 carries out the step in Fig. 2 b.In the step In, mechanical arm 140 is steered, so as to its grasping element 145 grab defective bottle and the arrow direction according to shown in from Input area 110 at least removes defective bottle on the direction perpendicular to the transport level of bottle.For this purpose, mechanical arm can be with It is configured with the grasping element 145 for example in the form of pliers.The pliers can enclose embedding defective bottle, wherein advantageously may be used With at least part in the region of grasping element contact with the surface of bottle equipped with painting part, coefficient of friction relative to The material of bottle, such as glass or PET want high, to avoid the bottle after grasping element grasps from slipping, without thus will Very big power is applied on bottle.In particular, following material is preferred, that is, its confficient of static friction μH≈ 1, such as such as 0.9 or 0.95, it is particularly preferred to be greater than 1.
Then, as illustrated in fig. 2 c, defective bottle 131 is discarded in and holds for the collection set by it by mechanical arm 140 In device 270.The collection vessel is preferably placed in the region in the motion range for being in mechanical arm.The particularly preferably side of being implemented as follows Formula, wherein, collection vessel are arranged at least on the side of track described in Fig. 1, thus make manipulator will have it is scarce Sunken bottle moves to an end of the track after transport device removal along track, and there shifts bottle To at collection vessel 270.In order to reduce the amplitude of movement required thus, can also be provided with accordingly in two ends of track Collection vessel.
In addition to that can also set up according to the present invention, can incite somebody to action by defective bottle other than transport device removal The bottle of overturning is holded up.The process describes in Fig. 3 a to Fig. 3 c.
In fig. 3 a, the identification to the bottle 131 of the overturning in input area 110 is carried out by identification device 121 first. It is described here, the measure can be similar in Fig. 2 a.In particular, can by with save feature in memory or do not overturn Bottle image be compared to identification overturn bottle.
After recognizing the bottle of overturning, mechanical arm 140 is controlled similar to Fig. 2 b now.However in this case, Control mechanical arm does not make mechanical arm by removing bottle 131 from input area 110 completely using the crawl of grasping element. In this embodiment, the bottle 131 that mechanical arm will fall over is promoted, and is grabbed by the rotation appropriate of mechanical arm and when necessary The rotation appropriate of element is by the bottle correct orientation, to allow to be erected to again in the afflux for being introduced in bottle. Mode particularly preferably is implemented as follows herein, wherein, the bottle hoisting depth h that mechanical arm will fall over first, the height height In the length L of the bottle 130 in transport level.Once bottle is lifted to the height, mechanical arm can be appropriate by bottle Ground rotation, and possible the touching of other bottle overturning will not be may result in the bottle in input area 110 at this Touching.The rotation after the lifting is indicated by arrow 290.
In figure 3 c, finally, mechanical arm again lowers the bottle 131 so holded up, to be introduced into appearance In the afflux of device.Here, it is considered that the relative motion of remaining bottle, and the bottle 131 being re-introduced into cannot be simple Ground perpendicular to transport level declines, but the movement can be superimposed with the movement corresponding to the bottle in transport device simultaneously Movement, to avoid colliding with other bottle.Even if corresponding movement is raising up bottle from transport device In the case where can also be overlapped.
Furthermore it can be set, the bottle holded up is not brought to it and is elevated and is used to be holded up identical In positioning.When bottle is transported in input area with so big dynamic pressure as follows, that is, will occur due to promoting the bottle overturned When gap fills up upper by other, follow-up bottle, this can be especially necessary.In this case, the bottle holded up 131 can also be relocated in the other positions in input area.
It can also be advantageously provided thus, the region separated by boundary portion is provided in input area, it is each to be erected The bottle risen is positioned in the region, and the bottle holded up is conveyed to the cleaning region of bottle sanitation machine 101 from the region. For this purpose, can for example provide the sliding slot for 1 top of conveyer belt being positioned in Fig. 1, such as input area shown in Fig. 1 Right side or the edge in left side extend, and the actual afflux of container is carried out changed course guidance by it, to make container along fortune There are the regions of not bottle after sliding slot in defeated direction.In this region, mechanical arm can be similar to described in Fig. 2 c Measure in the following way introduces bottle, that is, mechanical arm for example moves along track 144 and will be collecting before, overturning Bottle is holded up put there.
Fig. 4 shows the present invention and obtains other embodiment, wherein, wherein transports with having bottle collecting type to having The bottle sanitation machine 400 of input area 410 be associated with collection vessel 420, such as can by defective bottle or other give up Material, as suction pipe or the like takes in collection vessel.It is arranged according to the present invention, material position sensing is associated with to the collection vessel Device or the collection vessel include this level sensor.Level sensor can be with optical sensor or similar to sensor Form is constituted.However it is particularly preferred that collection vessel is configured to scale, especially weighing apparatus, such as electronic type continuously monitors quilt Take the weight of the material in collection vessel to.Furthermore it is provided that, collection vessel (or being integrated into control unit therein) exists Reach scheduled material position, such as 70% or 80% or 90% when can export the signal for indicating the material position.
For this purpose, signal output apparatus 422 can be disposed on collection vessel or in the other positions of bottle sanitation machine. The signal output apparatus can with otherwise the signal that can be humanly perceptible of output, and/or generate the signal of instruction material position, the letter It number can be communicated to other components of one or more bottle processors or facility.Under the meaning, which be can be Optical, acoustics or electronics signal or its can export multiple signals, wherein wherein each signal or be optics , electronics or acoustics signal.Optical or acoustics signal for example can be defeated for the signal of loudspeaker or lamp by form Device 422 exports out.The signal of electronics for example can be by suitable data transmission device, such as data cable or wireless transmission Device (such as bluetooth) Lai Shixian, and be transferred to other component, especially other machines.
The form of collection vessel 420 is that the embodiment of autonomous, self-propelled unit is particularly preferred.Mesh thus , collection vessel may include control unit or connect with control unit (such as control unit of bottle sanitation machine).It depends on The signal ground exported by level sensor then can control the movement of collection vessel in embodiments.
Fig. 5 shows the possible implementation of the embodiment.In the implementation, it is optionally provided with multiple receipts Collect container 420 and 560, they can independently and independently of one another move.It is the song being closed that collection vessel, which is shown, along form The embodiment that the track 570 of line moves.
Firstly, collection vessel 420 is arranged in positioning 561, material can be taken in collection vessel in the positioning.It should Material for example can be bottle removed by operator from the input area of bottle sanitation machine 400, defective or other materials, Such as suction pipe.When reaching certain material position (such as 70% or 80% or 90%) detected by level sensor, control is single Member can allow collection vessel not move to operator interaction, along the track 570 being exemplarily illustrated automatically, i.e. In addition at positioning 562, in the other positioning, its content can be transferred at emptying station 550 by collection vessel.This is excellent Choosing can also fully automatically or automatically be carried out by tipping unit, the tipping unit at least by collection vessel wherein there are quilts Topple in the direction at the region of the material of introducing towards emptying station.Then, collection vessel can further be transported along track 570.? Collection vessel can unquestionably first motion also can be set, collection vessel to during bottle sanitation machine 400 again First pass around one or more other stations.For example, collection vessel can be moved in following positioning, in the positioning, pass through New film or new polybag or the like are located in collection vessel by cleaning, so as to receiving material.Cleaning can also be with There is material to be brought to space therein to clean to collection vessel, to avoid harmful substance from growing.
Additionally, collection vessel 560 optional, in addition is shown in FIG. 5 herein.The collection vessel for example can be by It takes in positioning 561, so as to when original collection vessel 420 has reached preset material position and is moved from positioning 561, It goes to accommodate the material from bottle sanitation machine.Collection vessel 420 and 560 can alternately work under the meaning, thus in bottle Any time during the operation of sub- cleaner has collection vessel to be positioned in positioning 561 and being capable of receiving material.
The embodiment of Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 is combined with the embodiment according to Fig. 1 to Fig. 3 c and is particularly advantageous.Particularly preferably Ground, the collection vessel of Fig. 4 or the collection vessel of Fig. 5 can be used in conjunction with the embodiment of Fig. 2 a to Fig. 2 c, and This functions as already described collection vessel 270.Therefore it can automatically carry out defective bottle from bottle sanitation machine Input area 110 choose and additionally transport the bottle so removed or other material, it means that greatly subtract The workload of light operator.
Embodiment described in Fig. 5 is related to track 570.The track can be used as the realization of track physically, and And linear actuator is for example formed in combination with collection vessel 420 and 560 or each collection vessel can be by suitably driving Dynamic device, preferably motor are moved along track.It as an alternative, however can also be by optical guidance system or by complete Autonomous traversal system realizes the more flexible movement of collection vessel, and traversal system can be realized collection vessel arbitrarily in principle Move across the workshop for laying bottle sanitation machine.Therefore, collection vessel can not only be used together with bottle sanitation machine, and The material at other machines is additionally also had collected, and then the material is conveyed to emptying station with being closed.In this feelings It can be set under condition, such as the device that material is extracted from bottle sanitation machine (referring to the mechanical arm of Fig. 1 to Fig. 3 c) Hold with the device for from other machines, extracting material such as reclaimer or Prefabrication equipment or labeller and collecting Device establishes data exchange as follows, that is, these devices can touch one or more collection vessels, and then, should Collection vessel moves to corresponding machine as desired.
Starting point is always in embodiment in front, mechanical arm in principle can by it is all recognize " have Defect " bottle (cullet or the bottle of overturning) from input area 110 remove.However, mechanical arm is in its performance (when per unit Between processed bottle quantity) aspect be restricted.
If recognized simultaneously in a part of input area 110 by identification device 121 now a large amount of defective Bottle, such as have the bottle damaged more than 10 simultaneously, then this may be, it is intended that exist in 110 upstream of input area at this time Problem, due to the confined performance of mechanical arm, the problem can not be excluded by mechanical arm again.The reason of this problem, may be Bale breaker in for example having issued one group of bottle damaged (and glass waste pallet) or in the upstream of transport device 111 is sent out Raw failure.
Cause the quantity of defective bottle to increase regardless of reason, can be set, control unit 190 is by such as Under type stopping transports bottle in cleaner, that is, interrupts continuation transporting bottles and passes through transport device.The measure for example can be with When the identification device of identification device or in which at least one setting due to all settings is simultaneously or with shorter time interval (such as 20 seconds, 30 seconds or 1 minute) recognize a certain number of defective bottles (the especially bottle of glass breaking herein) When be triggered, the quantity of the defective bottle has been more than the quantity for the bottle that can be handled in the time interval by mechanical arm It or has been more than prior identified limiting value (such as per minute more than 5,10 or 15 bottles).
Additionally, following caution signal can indicate to go wrong and can star other step, the police to operator Unit (loudspeaker) or optical unit (warning light) by manipulating acoustics by control unit can be exported to touch by accusing signal Hair.For example, operator manually removes defective bottle from input area after the transport of bottle stops, and again (such as bale breaker in 111 upstream of transport device) failure is eliminated before bringing into operation.

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1. the bottle sanitation machine has for nothing for carrying out clean bottle sanitation machine to bottle in beverage processing industry Bottle collecting type is transported the transport device of the input area to the bottle sanitation machine by sequence and the mode stood, wherein It is disposed with the identification device of bottle that is defective for identification and/or overturning in the input area or before, and in institute State and be disposed with the mechanical arm with grasping element in input area, wherein control unit can from the identification device receive about The information of defective and/or overturning bottle, and can control the mechanical arm for bottle that is described defective and/or overturning It holds up or is removed from the transport device.
2. bottle sanitation machine according to claim 1, wherein the identification device includes camera, and the camera is arranged in The top of the transport device, and the optical axis of the camera is transported wherein perpendicular to limited by the transport device, bottle Defeated transport level.
3. bottle sanitation machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the mechanical arm includes at least two joints, and/ Or the motion range of the mechanical arm extends on the entire width of the transport device.
4. bottle sanitation machine according to any one of claim 1 to 3, wherein the mechanical arm is fastened on bracket, In, side or top of the rack arrangement in transport section.
5. bottle sanitation machine according to any one of claim 1 to 4, wherein described control unit is configured to control The mechanical arm removes defective bottle from the transport device, and will fall over, do not have defective bottle to hold up simultaneously It is retained in the transport device.
6. for carrying out clean bottle sanitation machine to bottle in beverage processing industry, the bottle sanitation machine have for Bottle collecting type is transported the transport device of the input area to the bottle sanitation machine by mode that is unordered and standing, wherein The bottle sanitation machine is associated with the collection vessel of the bottle for being picked, and the collection vessel includes level sensor, In, the collection vessel is configured to the signal that the output when reaching scheduled material position indicates the material position.
7. bottle sanitation machine according to claim 6, wherein the signal is acoustics, optical or electronics signal.
8. bottle sanitation machine according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the level sensor is configured to scale.
9. the bottle sanitation machine according to any one of claim 6 to 8, wherein the collection vessel is configured to independently , the trolley that can be migrated, the trolley can dependent on the signal ground migrate to emptying station, bottle can be transferred to the emptying The place of station simultaneously can be back to the bottle sanitation machine.
10. bottle sanitation machine according to claim 9, wherein the bottle sanitation machine is associated at least two collections appearance Device, wherein the collection vessel can automatically control its movement, so that there is collection vessel to have good positioning to accommodate quilt at any time The bottle chosen.
11. the bottle sanitation machine according to any one of claim 6 to 10, wherein the bottle sanitation machine includes identification Device and mechanical arm and control unit according to any one of claim 1 to 5, and the mechanical arm is configured to Defective bottle is transferred at the collection vessel.
12. bottle sanitation machine according to claim 9 or 10, wherein one or more collection vessel arrangements are in orbit, The bottle sanitation machine and the emptying are at least stood and are connected along the path of closure by the track, enable the collection vessel It is migrated from the bottle sanitation machine and stands by the emptying and be back to the bottle sanitation machine, wherein the track formation is closed The curve of conjunction.
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