CN112978654A

CN112978654A - CIP channel control method and device

Info

Publication number: CN112978654A
Application number: CN202110157128.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王礼勇; 孙维维; 黄文金
Original assignee: Hefei Zhongchen Light Industrial Machinery Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hefei Zhongchen Light Industrial Machinery Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-02-04
Filing date: 2021-02-04
Publication date: 2021-06-18

Abstract

The invention discloses a CIP channel control method and device, and relates to the field of gas-containing and water-containing filling machines. The invention comprises a filling cylinder and a gas distributor, wherein a plurality of filling valves are uniformly and fixedly connected to the filling cylinder along the radial direction of the filling cylinder, and the filling valves are connected with a filling machine; the filling valve is fixedly connected to the filling cylinder through a filling valve seat, CIP cylinders are fixedly connected to the filling valve seat, and CIP channels for circulation of cleaning liquid are arranged in the filling valve seat; be equipped with the CIP return flow chamber that is used for collecting the washing liquid on the filling jar, the CIP passageway is connected with CIP cylinder, CIP return flow chamber in proper order. The control gas circuit of the cylinder of the CIP channel of the filling machine containing gas and water is integrated into one path, the opening and closing of the CIP channel are controlled by one electromagnetic valve, the number of the electromagnetic valves can be obviously reduced, the control program can be reduced, and the resource waste of the CIP channel of the whole machine can be reduced.

Description

CIP channel control method and device

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of gas and water containing filling machines, and particularly relates to a CIP channel control method and device.

Background

Rotation contains gas and water liquid filling machine, after the filling for a certain time, perhaps when switching the filling material, needs to carry out CIP passageway to inside the pipeline and washs, guarantees that the inside pipeline of liquid filling machine can not bacterial growing to and avoid the filling material to sneak into magazine. To traditional mechanical type filling valve, adopt the control that the push type realized the CIP passageway usually, liquid filling machine rotary motion is regional to CIP controlling means, CIP control button on the extrusion filling valve of slip conducting bar through CIP controlling means, the realization corresponds opening of station CIP passageway, but CIP controlling means is because of being limited in installation space, when the filling valve is not in CIP controlling means, need rotary motion once more to CIP controlling means regional could the secondary open, can not realize that the CIP passageway of all filling valves of same time washs, and when liquid filling machine shut down, also can't open the CIP passageway of all filling valves and wash.

The cleaning time of the CIP channel of the mechanical filling valve is related to the length and the revolution times of the CIP control device. For the electronic valve filling machine, the electromagnetic valve is adopted to control the CIP cylinder to realize the opening and closing of the CIP channel of the filling valve, the cleaning time of the CIP channel is not limited by the structure, and the time length can be controlled by the program setting. Particularly, when beer is filled, secondary vacuum pumping is needed, the opening and closing of the CIP channel are frequently carried out, and according to the number of filling valves of the filling machine, a corresponding number of CIP cylinders and electromagnetic valves are needed to be configured. For the filling machine containing gas and water, because the CIP channel on each filling valve is independently controlled without vacuumizing, resource waste and cost increase are caused.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a CIP channel control method and a device, aiming at the CIP channel of a gas-containing and water-containing filling machine, the invention solves the problem of resource waste of the CIP channel of the whole machine by adopting a solenoid valve for control, and a CIP cylinder drives a diaphragm to open and close the CIP channel through a piston rod.

In order to solve the technical problems, the invention is realized by the following technical scheme:

the invention relates to a CIP channel device, which comprises a filling cylinder and a gas distributor, wherein a plurality of filling valves are uniformly and fixedly connected to the filling cylinder along the radial direction of the filling cylinder, and the filling valves are connected with a filling machine; the filling valve is fixedly connected to the filling cylinder through a filling valve seat, CIP cylinders are fixedly connected to the filling valve seat, and CIP channels for circulation of cleaning liquid are arranged in the filling valve seat; the filling cylinder is provided with a CIP backflow cavity for collecting cleaning liquid, and the CIP channel is sequentially connected with the CIP cylinder and the CIP backflow cavity; the CIP cylinder comprises a cylinder body, a piston rod is movably connected in the cylinder body, one end of the piston rod is fixedly connected with a diaphragm used for opening or closing the CIP channel, and the CIP cylinder is connected with an electromagnetic valve.

Furthermore, a conductive slip ring is connected to the gas distributor, and the gas distributor is connected to the solenoid valve through the conductive slip ring.

Furthermore, a quick-connection plug for connecting an air pipe is fixedly connected to the CIP cylinder.

Furthermore, the CIP channel is connected with the CIP backflow cavity through a connector, and a sealing ring is arranged at the joint of the connector and the CIP backflow cavity.

Further, the piston rod is movably connected in the cylinder body through a bearing, and a spring is connected between the piston rod and the inner wall of one end of the cylinder body.

Furthermore, a deformation diaphragm for pushing the piston rod is connected in the cylinder body.

A control method of a CIP channel apparatus, comprising:

c. after the filling machine is started, gas directly acts on a deformation diaphragm of the CIP cylinder, the deformation diaphragm is deformed under stress to push a piston rod to move, and the piston rod pushes the diaphragm to press the CIP channel tightly, so that the CIP channel is closed;

d. when the complete machine control end sends a CIP channel opening signal, the solenoid valve acts, the piston rod of the CIP cylinder pushes the diaphragm to be away from the CIP channel under the action of the spring, so that the CIP channel is opened, cleaning liquid enters the CIP reflux cavity through the CIP channel to be collected in a concentrated mode, and then the cleaning liquid is discharged out of the filling machine in a concentrated mode through the CIP reflux cavity.

Further, the gas sources required by the CIP cylinder and other control gas circuit control elements are all provided by the gas distributor.

The invention has the following beneficial effects:

the control gas circuit of the cylinder of the CIP channel of the filling machine containing gas and water is integrated in one path, the opening and closing of the CIP channel is controlled by one electromagnetic valve, the opening time of the CIP channel of the whole machine can be freely controlled, the number of the electromagnetic valves and the control program can be obviously reduced, the waste of resources of the CIP channel of the whole machine is reduced, and the filling machine is compact in structure and quick in response.

Of course, it is not necessary for any product in which the invention is practiced to achieve all of the above-described advantages at the same time.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art that other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of a CIP cylinder;

FIG. 3 is a control flow diagram of the present invention;

in the drawings, the components represented by the respective reference numerals are listed below:

1-filling cylinder, 2-filling valve, 3-filling valve seat, 4-CIP cylinder, 5-CIP channel, 6-sealing ring, 7-joint, 8-CIP return cavity, 9-cylinder body, 10-diaphragm, 11-piston rod, 12-bearing, 13-spring, 14-deformable diaphragm, 15-quick connector, 16-electromagnetic valve, 17-gas distributor and 18-conductive slip ring.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "one end," "upper," "lower," "top," "middle," "length," "inner," and the like are used merely for convenience in describing the invention and to simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referenced components or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus are not to be considered as limiting the invention.

Referring to fig. 1-3, the CIP channel device of the present invention includes a filling cylinder 1 and a gas distributor 17, wherein the filling cylinder 1 is uniformly and fixedly connected with a plurality of filling valves 2 along a radial direction thereof, the filling valves 2 penetrate through the filling cylinder 1, and the filling valves 2 are connected with a filling machine; the filling valve 2 is fixedly connected to the filling cylinder 1 through a filling valve seat 3, CIP cylinders 4 are fixedly connected to the filling valve seat 3, CIP channels 5 for circulation of cleaning liquid are arranged in the filling valve seat 3, and the CIP channels 5 on the filling valve seat 3 pass through the CIP cylinders 4; the filling cylinder 1 is provided with a CIP backflow cavity 8, the CIP backflow cavity 8 can collect CIP cleaning liquid in a centralized manner, and the CIP channel 5 is sequentially connected with the CIP cylinder 4 and the CIP backflow cavity 8; CIP cylinder 4 includes cylinder body 9, and swing joint has piston rod 11 in the

cylinder body

9, and 11 one end fixedly connected with of piston rod are used for opening or seal CIP passageway 5's diaphragm 10, and piston rod 11 can drive diaphragm 10 and compress tightly CIP passageway 5, and CIP cylinder 4 is connected with solenoid valve 16.

Preferably, the gas distributor 17 is connected to a conductive slip ring 18, the gas distributor 17 is connected to the solenoid valve 16 through the conductive slip ring 18, and the control signal is converted by the conductive slip ring 18 and then connected to the solenoid valve 16.

Preferably, a quick-connection plug 15 for connecting an air pipe is fixedly connected to the CIP cylinder 4.

Preferably, the CIP channel 5 is connected with a CIP return cavity 8 through a connector 7, and a sealing ring 6 is arranged at the connection part of the connector 7 and the CIP return cavity 8.

Preferably, the piston rod 11 is movably connected in the cylinder 9 through a bearing 12, so that the piston rod 11 can automatically return to the original position, a spring 13 is connected between one end of the piston rod 11, which is far away from the diaphragm 10, and one end of the cylinder 9, and the spring 13 provides elastic force for the piston rod 11.

Preferably, a deformable membrane 14 for pushing the piston rod 11 is connected inside the cylinder 9.

A control method of a CIP channel apparatus, comprising:

e. after the filling machine is started, gas directly acts on the deformation diaphragm 14 of the CIP cylinder 4, the deformation diaphragm 14 is stressed to deform to push the piston rod 11 to move, and the piston rod 11 pushes the diaphragm 10 to press the CIP channel 5 tightly, so that the CIP channel 5 is closed;

f. when a control end of the whole machine sends a CIP channel 5 opening signal, the electromagnetic valve 16 acts, the piston rod 11 of the CIP cylinder 4 pushes the diaphragm 10 to be far away from the CIP channel 5 under the action of the spring, so that the CIP channel 5 is opened, cleaning liquid enters the CIP reflux cavity 8 through the CIP channel 5 to be collected in a centralized manner, and then is discharged out of the filling machine from the CIP reflux cavity 8 in a centralized manner.

Preferably, the gas sources required for CIP cylinder 4 and other control gas circuit control elements are all provided by gas distributor 17.

In the description herein, references to the description of "one embodiment," "an example," "a specific example" or the like are intended to mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

The preferred embodiments of the invention disclosed above are intended to be illustrative only. The preferred embodiments are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise embodiments disclosed. Obviously, many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and the practical application, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the invention. The invention is limited only by the claims and their full scope and equivalents.

Claims

1. The CIP channel device is characterized by comprising a filling cylinder (1) and a gas distributor (17), wherein a plurality of filling valves (2) are uniformly and fixedly connected to the filling cylinder (1) along the radial direction of the filling cylinder, and the filling valves (2) are connected with a filling machine;

the filling valve (2) is fixedly connected to the filling cylinder (1) through a filling valve seat (3), CIP cylinders (4) are fixedly connected to the filling valve seat (3), and a CIP channel (5) for circulation of cleaning liquid is arranged in the filling valve seat (3);

a CIP backflow cavity (8) for collecting cleaning liquid is arranged on the filling cylinder (1), and the CIP channel (5) is sequentially connected with the CIP cylinder (4) and the CIP backflow cavity (8);

CIP cylinder (4) include cylinder body (9), swing joint has piston rod (11) in cylinder body (9), piston rod (11) one end fixedly connected with be used for opening or seal diaphragm (10) of CIP passageway (5), CIP cylinder (4) are connected with solenoid valve (16).

2. A CIP channel device according to claim 1, characterized in that a conductive slip ring (18) is connected to the gas distributor (17), and the gas distributor (17) is connected to the solenoid valve (16) via the conductive slip ring (18).

3. A CIP channel device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that a quick-connect plug (15) for a gas pipe connection is fixedly connected to the CIP cylinder (4).

4. A CIP channel device according to claim 3, characterized in that the CIP channel (5) is connected with the CIP return chamber (8) through a joint (7), and a sealing ring (6) is arranged at the joint of the joint (7) and the CIP return chamber (8).

5. A CIP channel device according to claim 1, 2 or 4, characterized in that the piston rod (11) is movably connected in the cylinder (9) by means of a bearing (12), and a spring (13) is connected between the piston rod (11) and the inner wall of one end of the cylinder (9).

6. A CIP channel device according to claim 5, characterized in that a deformable membrane (14) for pushing the piston rod (11) is connected inside the cylinder (9).

7. A control method of a CIP channel apparatus, comprising:

a. after the filling machine is started, gas directly acts on a deformation diaphragm (14) of the CIP cylinder (4), the deformation diaphragm (14) is stressed to deform to push a piston rod (11) to move, and the piston rod (11) pushes a diaphragm (10) to press the CIP channel (5), so that the CIP channel (5) is closed;

b. when a complete machine control end sends a CIP channel (5) opening signal, the electromagnetic valve (16) acts, the piston rod (11) of the CIP cylinder (4) pushes the diaphragm (10) to be far away from the CIP channel (5) under the action of the spring, so that the CIP channel (5) is opened, cleaning liquid enters the CIP backflow cavity (8) through the CIP channel (5) to be collected in a centralized manner, and then is discharged out of the filling machine in a centralized manner through the CIP backflow cavity (8).

8. A control method of a CIP channel arrangement according to claim 7, characterized in that the CIP cylinder (4) and other gas sources needed for controlling gas circuit control elements are provided by the gas distributor (17).