DE7322167U - Device for opening and emptying containers, in particular hop cans - Google Patents

Description

This act. 3751/73

Dr.-Ing.Poller KG, 4 8 1 6 Sennestadt

"Device for opening and emptying
of containers, especially hop cans "

The aim of the innovation is to create a simply constructed device for opening and emptying containers, in particular of cans filled with a hop mass, which automatically open and properly empty the cans in a rational manner
Dossn enables.

Another task of the innovation is to keep the cans in the bottom area With openings that can be created safely and quickly for a complete rinsing of the thickened contents of the can a rinsing liquid with equal dilution (Solution production) to be provided.

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The cans to be opened and emptied should be in the according to the innovation "device on short distances from a magazine to the opening and emptying station and from there to the discharge station in an automatic run can be moved.

According to the innovation, a device for opening and d Emptying of containers, in particular hop cans, characterized in that in the area of a can support at least one penetrating into the can, with several outlet openings for the contents of the can with the formation of a rinsing liquid (water) and connected to a rinsing line Opening and rinsing mandrel arranged and the can support with a drain for the rinsed Can content is connected.

In a preferred embodiment, it is on a device frame a collecting container for the rinsed can contents is arranged and a plate above the same Provided with differently sized installation areas for different can sizes. The plate-shaped support is connected to the container via a drain line. From the plate-shaped can support protrudes upwards a pointed cone-shaped thorn out, the one on its underside Conical base is connected to a supply line for the liquid emerging from the conical mandrel.

Above the can support, a height-movable conveying and pressure part, such as a plate, is mounted on the device frame grasps a can and presses it down over the mandrel to open it and places it on the display plate for rinsing.

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This vertically movable conveying and printing part is still mounted transversely to the lifting movement on the device frame, on the one hand to a magazine for receiving a filled can and on the other hand to be able to move to a sliding surface for dispensing the empty can.

Further features of the innovation emerge from the other subclaims.

The scope of protection of the subject of the innovation extends not only to the features of the individual claims, but also on their combination.

The device according to the invention has a simple structure and enables a simple, quick and safe way open and perfect emptying by rinsing out the Cans.

A spike in the can with a large rinsing opening simultaneously brings a liquid into the can, which washes out the thickened contents of the can to form a solution.

The cans are automatically moved from a staging area to the opening and rinsing station and after the emptying process moved to a delivery point on short distances, so that an efficient way of working is given. With this device, any desired hop solution can be created, which is kept at the temperature in the collecting container and can be mixed and is ready for further processing.

The device works trouble-free and is designed to be durable in its function.

An exemplary embodiment of the innovation is shown in the drawing.

It shows a front view in half section of a device for opening and emptying cans with a collecting container mounted on a device frame for a liquid to be created with the can contents, a can support arranged above the collecting container and provided in the support area, a mandrel penetrating into the bottom of the can the can to be opened and rinsed from a feed surface to the support and from the support to a discharge surface moving the conveying and pressure part.

A device according to the innovation for opening and emptying of containers, in particular of cans 10 filled with a hop mass (a thickened concentrate) on a device frame 11 an indirectly held can installation bearing (support) 12, in the area thereof at least one penetrating into the can 10, preferably into the can bottom 10a, with several outlet openings Q 13 for a liquid that rinses out the contents of the can, especially water, equipped with a rinsing line (Water supply line) 14 connected opening and rinsing mandrel 15 is arranged; the can support 12 is standing with a drain 16 for the rinsed and diluted by the water can contents in connection.

The mandrel 15 is formed by an at least partially hollow pointed cone with nozzle-like outlet openings on the jacket side, so that the rinsing liquid can emerge from the outlet openings 13 from the cavity; the base of the conical dome 15 is connected to the flushing line I ¹ I and the tip of the pointing in the can height direction

The cone 15 penetrates the ceiling floor 10a as an upright.

The tapered mandrel 15 preferably has a tapered surface which is inclined via a Abrur.dung and / or Afc incline Ir. the cone base curses goes over all the way around, which is an easy one Pulling out the cone 13 from the bottom of the can 10a ^ rrr / 'glicht,

The mandrel support 12 is a plate with several in the bottom of the can 10a penetrating and additional openings in the bottom of the can 10a formed for a perfect rinsing creating thorns (tips) 17, this plate 12 several In the basic form different sizes and a safe installation of cans 10 with different diameters possible Installation steps (receiving warehouse) 12a has. The plate-shaped support 12 has a basic shape in the middle a flow opening 18 lies in a bowl shape Recording 19 and takes in the area of its flow opening the mandrel 15, which protrudes upward over the support steps 12 a.

The support receptacle 19 has a portion of the drain 16 forming a pipe section 20, which is arranged in a coaxial, downwardly directed pipe section 21 encloses adjustable in height.

The mandrel 15 is preferably arranged vertically and the plate 12 takes the cans 10 upright. Of the Liquid outflow 16 closes extending downwards on plate 12.

A plurality of carrier parts 22 are fastened to the transportable device frame 11, which are spaced apart above the device frame Aufs-cellfl & 'cho a support bearing 23 with sliding and / or rolling bearings 24 hold. On this support bearing 23 is with the interposition of the sliding and / or VJälzlager 24 a height adjustment device for the can Auflaper 12 for receiving cans 10 of different heights is arranged, which for example from a worm wheel 25 and rotating with the sliding and / or roller bearing 24 about a vertical axis a motor-driven worm that interacts with it

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The worm wheel 25 engages with an internal thread in a hollow which extends through the worm wheel 25 in the vertical direction A threaded spindle 26, which also represents a portion of the drain 16.

The upright, hollow threaded spindle 26 accommodates a plurality of support bearings, preferably pneumatic bearings 27, formed from telescopically interlocking bolt cells, which establish a connection between the threaded spindle 26 and the can support 12 at its upper, flange-like end region; the pneumatic bearing 27 are connected at their lower end portion with the threaded spindle 26 and attached at its upper end portion to the support 12th

The pneumatic bearings 27 are located above cross-carrier parts 28 with the rinsing line 14 carrying the mandrel 15 in connection. The pipe section 21 accommodating the plate pipe section 20 such that it can be moved in height is also provided with the flange-like upper end the threaded spindle 26 is firmly connected and the threaded spindle 26 is secured by an anti-rotation device, for example from one arranged on the support bearing 23 and running in a slot guide 29 attached to the threaded spindle 26 Roll, sliding block or the like. 30 is formed, against axial (twisting held, so that when adjusting the height through the worm gear 25 a rotation of the threaded spindle and thus of the can support 12 is avoided.

The support parts 22 hold below the support bearing 23 a collecting container 31 for receiving from the water and the Can contents formed and flowing down through the drain 16 liquid, which is a hops mixture. The one that is closed on all sides and held by the support parts 22 at a distance above the device frame installation surface The collecting container 31 has a central one

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_{and pipe part 32 s} that pulls through it in the vertical direction and through which the flushing line I ¹ J is passed. The plate tube piece 20 and the threaded spindle 26 connected to it accommodate the flushing line 14 coaxially and the threaded spindle 26 protrudes into the collecting container 31 with a downward extension tube 253.

The collection container 31 has a heating chamber 3 ^ with connections for a heating flow and the heating return 34a 3 b ^ a hot { 'water heating in a preferred manner in the bottom portion thereof; this jacket heating 3 ^ keeps the hop solution located in the collecting tank 31 at temperature.

In the bottom area of the collecting container 31, an outflow or return line 35 continues to be connected to a transfer or transfer line. Dosing pump (not shown) is connected The line shown tangentially returns to the container 31 for mixing and, when the solution is used, closes it to the consumer (processor), such as the wort kettle.

The collecting container 31 is arranged coaxially under the can support 12.

Above the can support 12, a F6x ^J d3r and pressure part (hold-down) 36 is mounted on the device frame 11, which presses a can 10 down over the upwardly directed mandrel 15 and rests on the support.

This conveying and pressure part 36 is preferably plate-like designed and with several in the basic shape of different sizes, to accommodate different sizes in diameter « Doses 10 provided receiving stages (storage point) 36a equipped.

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The height movement of this plate-shaped conveying and pressure part 36 takes place coaxially to the can support 12 and is by a lifting device, preferably a pressure medium cylinder (pneumatic cylinder) 37. The hydraulic cylinder 37 is supported at right angles to the vertical direction of movement of the plate on the upper area of the device frame 11. The pressure medium cylinder 37 is attached to a slide 39, which is guided by guide rollers 40 38 (guide rails) of the device frame 11 is slidably supported.

A threaded () spindle 4l which can be axially rotated by a drive motor 41 effects the reciprocating displacement of the Slide (carriage) 39 with pressure cylinder 37. On one side of the can support 12, a can installation surface 43 is arranged on the device frame 11, on which by a feed device 44, such as a conveyor belt, the cans 10 to be opened and rinsed are moved and on the opposite sides of the can support 12 extends on the frame 11 a discharge surface 45, such as a funnel, for the empty cans 10,

The cans 10 with the hop mass are fed to the device from the conveyor belt 44 and placed on the installation surface ^ to open them. 43 moves.

The vertically movable conveying and pressure part 36 moves over the motor-driven threaded spindle 4l moves into the area of the installation surface 43 and then extends above the same and a can 10 standing on it. Then the plate 36 lowers and engages with a receiving step 36a has its can 10 at its upper end region. To lift up the can 10 from the installation surface 43 and to To be able to move installation bearing 12, the plate 36 is with equipped with a vacuum device - for this purpose, the plate cavity forming the receiving steps 36a is provided with a Suction line 46 in connection, which creates a vacuum and

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the received can IO safely in the respective step 36a holds. Each receiving stage 36a of the delivery and pressure part has the jacket side to secure and maintain the vacuum circumferential a seal 47, which is attached to the upper Edge area (jacket area) of the can 10 creates circumferentially.

The can 10 grasped by the conveying and printing part 36 is then lifted upwards from the installation surface hj> and brought to a height which is above the receptacle 19. Then the conveying and pressure part 36 moves into the area of the Aufstelüagers 12 and lowers the can 10 downwards, while the bottom 10a of the can 10 is pressed over the mandrel 15, which creates an opening in the can bottom 10a, and into the can 10 penetrates until the can 10 rests on the receiving step 12a corresponding to its diameter size. The mandrel 15 penetrates with its entire length (height) into the cans 10 and its base then extends at a distance from the can bottom 10a within the can 10. When the can 10 is placed on the storage step 12a, the smaller mandrels located on it penetrate 17 also into the can bottom 10a and create further openings. Vasser then flows through the rinsing line 14 from the openings 13 in the mandrel 15 into the can 10, which rinses the hop mass from the can 10 while diluting - the diluted hop solution can follow through the openings on the bottom of the can formed by the mandrels 15 and 17 it flows downwards and runs through the drainage channel l6, the threaded spindle 26 and the extension piece 33 into the collecting container 31.

When the can 10 is placed on the support 12, this is been moved slightly downwards and the pneumatic bearings 27 carrying the support 12 are on a certain level Length range has been compressed.

Once the contents of can 10 have been emptied, it will lifted again from the conveying and pressure part 36 upwards from the support 12. The squeezed ones support this Bearing 27 the withdrawal movement of the can 10 upwards from the mandrels 15, 17, in which it is more compressed, more tensioned Area exerts a compressive force on the can 10 upwards and thus the can 10 over a certain height the mandrel 15 moves. In addition, the lifting movement of the pressure and conveying rope 36 is controlled by at least one compressed air connection 8 flowing into the bearing 27 and flowing out of the support 12 and against the can bottom 10a acting compressed air increased.

The conveying and pressure part 36 then lifts the can 10 again so far upwards until it is above the receptacle 19 and the can 10 then moves into the area of the discharge surface ^ 5, where the vacuum in part 36 is lifted and the can 10 can fall out of the plate 36 onto the discharge surface 45.

Through the threaded spindle 26, the plate 12 can be used for different Can heights, or differently large penetration depths of the fixed mandrel 15 in the can 10 moved in height will.

Instead of the motorized threaded spindle 4l for the Movement of the carriage? 39, a rack, a belt drive or a pressure cylinder can also be used.

In a further embodiment, not shown, is also the mandrel 15 is provided movable in height, so that the in d A can 10 which remains stationary at a certain altitude by a lifting movement of the mandrel 15 and, if necessary, of the support 12 can be opened in the bottom area.

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This device represents a transportable structural unit which is equipped with a collecting container 31 - A line can be connected to the drain 16 of the device, which leads to another or several the device associated collecting containers 31 is performed, so that thereby different in the device Solutions can be made available for retrieval for dosing.

The lifting and lowering movement of the Pörder- and Printed ^J .les 36 and its traversing movement in the respective direction and switching on and off the flushing process is carried out automatically in dependence from each other by electrical switching and control device.

There is also the possibility of the conveying and pressure part 36 for holding a can 10 with one of a magnet, a pair of pliers, a suction cup, etc. Equip formed holding device.

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Claims (1)

Protection claims 1. Device for opening and emptying containers, especially cans filled with hops » {") characterized in that in the area of a can Support at least one door penetrating into the can, with several outlet openings for one of the contents of the can rinsing liquid, preferably water, equipped and connected to a rinsing line Opening and rinsing mandrel arranged and the can support with a drain for the rinsed Can content is connected. 2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in, that the opening and rinsing mandrel (15) of an at least partially hollow cone (pointed cone) with man- ^ - side, nozzle-like outlet openings (13) ■ - formed and on its cone base with the Rinsing liquid supply line (I ¹ I) is connected * 3. Device according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that that the tapered mandrel (15) has a rounded and / or bevelled edge into the conical surface has transitional cone surface. 4. Device according to claims 1 to 3, characterized in that that the can support (12) penetrates from a plate with several in the can bottom (10a) Thorns (17) is formed and several In the basic form for accommodating can diameters of different sizes, different sizes of installation levels (12a) has. 5. Device according to claims 1 to 4, characterized characterized in that the plate-shaped can support (12) in the central base form a Has a flow opening (18) and is in a cup-shaped receptacle (19), which with a one Part of the drain (16) forming the pipe section ■ -ν (20) in a pipe section arranged coaxially thereto (21) adjustable in height. 6. Device according to claims 1 to 5, characterized in that on a transportable device frame (11) Carrier parts (22) are arranged, which are spaced above the device frame installation surface arranged support bearing (23), which with the interposition of a plain and / or roller bearing (2 *!) one of a Worm wheel (25) and a motor-driven worm that is in engagement therewith is formed Height adjustment device for the height adjustment ) change of the can support (12) carries and thereby in the worm wheel (25) a hollow, the can f Support (12) via support bearing (27) bearing thread Spindle (26) framing positively, which forms part of the drain and can be moved in height, but is torsion-proof is stored. 7. Device according to claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the hollow threaded spindle (26) at its upper, flange-like end over several pneumatic bearings (27), like telescopic interlocking hollow pin parts with the -It- Can support (12) is connected vertically movable and by an anti-twist device, such as one arranged on the support bearing (23) and one on the threaded spindle (26) attached slot guide (29) bordering roller (30), sliding block or the like., Against Rotation during height adjustment is secured by the twisting worm wheel (25). 8. Device according to claims 1 to 7, characterized in that that each pneumatic bearing (27) with a compressed air through the bearing (27) and from the support (12) against the can bottom (10a) to bring the can solution from the thorns (15, 17) Compressed air connection (48) is equipped. 9. Device according to claims 1 to 8, characterized in that that on the support bearing support parts (22) below the support bearing (23) a collecting container (31) is stored for the hop solution, in which the threaded spindle (26) with a downward Extension pipe section (33) surrounds. 10. Device according to claims 1 to 9 »characterized in that that the flushing line (1 * 0, which at its upper end the upright and with his Tip upwardly pointing mandrel (15) carries through one in the container (31) and this in the vertical direction passing tube (32) runs and the threaded spindle (26) grips. 11. Device according to claims 1 to 10, characterized in that that the collecting container (3D in its bottom area with a boiler room (3 * 0, like double jacket heating with hot water operation. - 15. - 782211717.1.Λ 12. Device according to claims 1 to Ii, characterized characterized in that in the bottom region of the container (3D a drain line (35) goes off to which one Transfer or metering pump, connected 1st, from which a line to a consumer point or to the container (3D is guided with tangential entry into its jacket area. 13. Device according to claims 1 to 12, characterized in that above the can support (12) a height movable a can (10) over the (The mandrel (15) down onto the support (12) setting conveying and pressure part (36) is mounted on the device frame (11). l {f. Device according to claims 1 to 13 "characterized in that the ^J Pörder- and the pressure member (36) movable in height ate u.nd transverse to the reciprocating movement in opposite directions is slidably disposed on the device frame (11). 15. Device according to claims 1 to 1 $, characterized in that the conveying and pressure part (36) , from a plate with several in the basic shape different sized and in diameter different sized cans (10) receiving receiving stages (3 &) formed 1st. 16. Device according to claims 1 to 15, characterized in that the plate-shaped conveyor and Pressure part (36) on a preferably of a pressure medium cylinder (37), such as a pneumatic cylinder, formed lifting device is held. - vs - 73MWMu β 4.MM - 16 - * β * β 17. Device according to claims 1 to 16, characterized characterized in that the lifting device (37) is ^{mounted on a slide (39) which can be displaced transversely to the vertical movement of the cans with guide means such as rollers (1} JO) in a guide (38) of the device frame (11) and this slide (39) with a motor-driven thrust device, preferably threaded spindle (4l) is connected so that it can be moved back and forth " 18. Device according to claims 1 to 17, characterized in that that the conveying and pressure part (36) with a suction air line (46) for generating a ~ s the () Box (10) in the respective receiving level (36a) holding vacuum and each receiving stage (36a) on the jacket side with one in the upper can edge area is equipped against the can jacket applying seal (47). 19. Device according to claims 1 to 18, characterized in that that on one side of the can support (12) a can installation surface (43) with associated Feed device (44), such as a conveyor belt, and on the opposite side of the can support (12) a discharge surface (45) for the empty can (10) is mounted on the device frame (11). ^ 20. A device according to claims 1 to 19, characterized Ge- (__ indicates that the outlet (l6) r via a line with a plurality of reservoirs connected (3D. 732111717.1