EP0012429A1 - Machine automatique de remplissage et de bouchage de récipients pour liquides - Google Patents

Machine automatique de remplissage et de bouchage de récipients pour liquides Download PDF

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EP0012429A1
EP0012429A1 EP79105111A EP79105111A EP0012429A1 EP 0012429 A1 EP0012429 A1 EP 0012429A1 EP 79105111 A EP79105111 A EP 79105111A EP 79105111 A EP79105111 A EP 79105111A EP 0012429 A1 EP0012429 A1 EP 0012429A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C7/00—Concurrent cleaning, filling, and closing of bottles; Processes or devices for at least two of these operations
    • B67C7/0006—Conveying; Synchronising
    • B67C7/0026—Conveying; Synchronising the containers travelling along a linear path
    • B67C7/0033—Conveying; Synchronising the containers travelling along a linear path the operation being performed batch-wise
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
    • B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
    • B67C3/22—Details
    • B67C3/26—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C7/00—Concurrent cleaning, filling, and closing of bottles; Processes or devices for at least two of these operations

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  • This invention relates to an automated filling and stopper-applying machine for vessels intended to contain liquids in general.
  • Such "bottling" machines comprise, in their more frequently occurring form, a feeding conveyor, having any suitable configuration, which is operative to transfer or feed empty vessels to be filled to a filling station and then to a stopper-applying station, downstream whereof additional processing stations may be provided such as a labelling unit.
  • the filling station is prevailingly of the carousel type where, in a way, the vessel to be filled is picked up from the conveyor and directed to a generally circular side track, whereat a filling or delivery nozzle fills the vessel to a desired level. After the vessel has been so filled, it is re-directed to the conveyor and transferred to successive processing stations.
  • the empty vessel, or bottle is again picked up, or somehow shunted, from the feeding conveyor and directed to the stopper-applying station, where it is deposited onto a platform which raises the vessel and aligns it with a stopper applicator head, thereby the vessel is sealed with a desired type of stopper.
  • a further drawback of conventional bottling machines is that the filling of the vessels by means of filling stations of. the carousel type considerably slows down the entire processing cycle, since each vessel, or bottle, is required to stop at its respective filling nozzle for a relatively long time, namely until the vessel has been properly filled.
  • This invention sets out to eliminate the above difficulties by providing an automated filling and stopper-applying machine affording the possibility of carrying out both the filling and stopper-applying operations on vessels which are not removed from the feeding conveyor whereon they stand, the conveyor having a rectilinear pattern in its active run, both in order to reduce the machine bulk and considerably simplify the structure thereof.
  • the automated filling and stopper-applying machine according to the invention is particularly versatile and capable of accommodating vessels of different shapes and sizes without involving structural changes or replacement of components.
  • the filling and stopper-applying machine of this invention is particularly useful for small or medium size plants, since it can be easily transported and ensures a high hourly output.
  • the filling and stopper-applying machine of this invention can be easily constructed from commonly available elements and is highly competitive from a purely economical standpoint.
  • an automated filling and stopper-applying machine for vessels intended to contain liquids in general, characterised in that it comprises a vessel feeding conveyor of the closed loop type having a substantially rectilinearly extending active run, at said active run there being provided a filling unit including a plurality of liquid delivering nozzles which can be inserted into vessels standing on said active run, and a stopper-applying unit operative on vessels standing on said active run and filled with liquid from said delivery nozzles, there being further provided a drive for actuating said filling and stopper-applying units and for incrementally advancing said conveyor, said drive being connected to a single motor.
  • the automated filling and stopper-applying machine comprises a load-bearing frame indicated generally at 1, which is mounted on wheels 2 for greater convenience in moving the machine to the place of utilisation.
  • Said machine further comprises a conveyor for feeding vessels in general, which in this embodiment is a continuous or closed loop conveyor 3 driven by a sprocket 4 the actuation whereof will be explained hereinafter, and passed around an idler 5.
  • a conveyor for feeding vessels in general which in this embodiment is a continuous or closed loop conveyor 3 driven by a sprocket 4 the actuation whereof will be explained hereinafter, and passed around an idler 5.
  • the conveyor 3 has its active run, i.e. the run effective to transport the vessels which in the example shown happen to be bottles 6, located at the top along the top portion of the supporting frame 1 and following a substantially rectilinear pattern.
  • Said conveyor is provided on its outward facing side with abutment and positioning vanes 7 which extend perpendicularly to said conveyor and transversely to the longitudinal extension thereof.
  • the abutment vanes 7 are spaced apart at even intervals which correspond, in practice, to the outline dimension of the vessels or bottles being used.
  • a loading platform 10 for depositing empty vessels onto the conveyor 3, and beside the active run 3, guiding strips 11 are provided which are carried each by one pair of hinged arms 12 effective to impart to the strips 11 a parallel translational movement such as to accommodate vessels of different widths.
  • a filling station generally indicated at 20, or unit which comprises a plurality of filling nozzles 21 of a type known per se, which fill in succession the vessel or bottle 6; more specifically, the first of the nozzles 21 introduces part of the liquid into the vessel 6, the second nozzle adds a further amount of the liquid, and so forth, until the last of the nozzles, indicated at 21a, tops the liquid inside the vessel up to the desired level.
  • Said nozzles 21 and 21a are, as usual, connected to a liquid supply tank or reservoir 22.
  • the center distance between the individual nozzles, which are aligned to one another above said active run of the conveyor 3, is equal to the distance separating any two abutment vanes 7.
  • nozzles 21 are positioned such as to have their center-connecting line along the centerline of the conveyor 3.
  • the nozzles 21 are carried by a cross-member 25 which is enabled to move in a vertical direction to bring the nozzles themselves from a lower position whereat they engage with the bottles 6 and fill them, to an upper position whereat the nozzles are moved away from the bottles and allowed to stand in a closed condition, and/or viceversa.
  • a stopper-applying station or unit 30 Downstream of the cited filling station or unit 20, a stopper-applying station or unit 30 is provided, of a type known per se, which may be so designed as to either apply cork stoppers, screw-on stoppers, caps, or any other suitable stoppers.
  • a unique feature of the invention is that the stopper applicator head, indicated at 31, i.e. the part of the machine which applies the stopper proper, is mounted on the same cross-member 25 which carries the nozzles 21, thereby the stopper, with the arrangement just described, is applied to a bottle while the latter is standing on the active run of the feeding conveyor, that is to say, the bottle is not required to leave the conveyor, as is the case instead with conventional machines.
  • the distance between the stopper applicator head 31 and the last of the nozzles 21 is equal to the center distance between any two nozzles 21, and preferably a multiple thereof.
  • An essential feature of the invention is that a single or common motor is provided to drive the filling station 20 and stopper applicator head 30, and to stepwise drive the conveyor 1 by increments which are equal to the distance separating any two successive abutment vanes of the conveyor itself.
  • the common motor for the bottling machine which is schematically indicated at 40 in the drawings, is connected-, through a reduction gear, to a camming element 41 which acts against a vertical rod or push rod 42 carrying the cited cross-member 25.
  • an upper cam follower 43 and lower cam follower 44 are provided which are arranged on opposite sides with respect to the rotation axis of the cam 41.
  • the arm 50 will be subjected, owing to its off-centered connection to the cam 41, to a reciprocating movement including a forward stroke during which the pawl 51 engages with one of the balls, or rollers, 52 to cause a forward rotation of the sprocket wheel 4 and accordingly of the conveyor 3, and a rearward stroke of the arm 50 during which the pawl 51 disengages itself from the ball or roller 52 whereon it was acting to engage the following ball or roller.
  • the cam 41 has a projecting or active portion which spans approximately a wider sector than 180° of the cam and is arranged such as to lower the nozzles 21 and stopper applicator head 31 during the conveyor stops, while it also raises the nozzles 21 during the conveyor movements.
  • abutment vanes which have the function of providing an accurate reference for the position of the bottles onto the conveyor belt; in other words, the bottles which are being deposited onto the conveyor belt from the loading platform could arrange themselves at random in the space included between the vanes; to avoid such a situation, there is provided on - the strips a braking device 60 which brakes the bottle until the latter contacts a vane 7 which, by urging the bottle on, will act as an accurate reference for the bottle position and consequently allow the conveyor to be stopped such as to leave the bottle axis exactly aligned with the axis of the nozzles 21 and stopper applicator head 31.
  • the location of the bottle axis could also change with respect to the space included between two vanes 7.
  • a slot 70 shaped as a segment of a circle, which is effective to allow the movement of the conveyor belt to be at all times adjusted such that during its stop time the axis of the bottle or vessel 6 is exactly aligned with the nozzles 21.
  • the inventive machine further comprises a control panel 80 for controlling the machine operation in accordance with contingent requirements and the type of bottle being handled.
  • the invention achieves its objects, and in particular that the bottles undergo the filling and stopper applying process without being removed from the feeding conveyor, which extends rectilinearly, thus making the machine much more effective and fast, while reducing the constructional complexity thereof.
  • cross-member 25 Another important feature is that a single cross-member, i.e. the cross-member 25, simultaneously operates the filling nozzles and stopper applicator head 31.
  • a labelling station or station adapted for performing other operations as normally involved in packaging liquid containers may be provided downstream of the stopper applying head.
  • the materials used, as well as the dimensions and contingent shapes may be any ones to suit individual requirements.

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IT82564/78A IT1106465B (it) 1978-12-14 1978-12-14 Imbottigliatrice tappatrice automatica rettilinea a livello con comando unificato a camme e testa operatrice intercambiabile per tappi sughero corona a vite
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FR2540481A1 (fr) * 1983-02-08 1984-08-10 Remy & Cie E P Procede de remplissage et bouchage automatiques de recipients et machine pour la mise en oeuvre de ce procede
FR2574753A1 (fr) * 1984-12-18 1986-06-20 Sfec Procede et machine de remplissage et de bouchage de flacons
US4987726A (en) * 1987-12-04 1991-01-29 Kabivitrum Ab Bottle filling and sealing apparatus
EP0544617A1 (fr) * 1991-11-27 1993-06-02 Ferrum AG Appareil d'alimentation de récipients dans une machine de bouchage
FR2823713A1 (fr) * 2001-04-18 2002-10-25 Antonio Rossi Transporteur d'emballages pour machines remplisseuses
FR2934990A1 (fr) * 2008-08-14 2010-02-19 Laflaquiere Sarl Dispositif mobile de remplissage a chaud, de bouchage et de lavage de contenants
CN115214942A (zh) * 2021-04-16 2022-10-21 西纳林克公司 用于处理容器的机器中的搬运设备

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FR446168A (fr) * 1912-05-20 1912-11-28 The Crown Cork And Seal Company Of Baltimore City Machine à remplir les bouteilles
FR597601A (fr) * 1924-11-03 1925-11-25 Boldt & Vogel Machine à remplir et à boucher les bouteilles sans table tournante
FR2303755A1 (fr) * 1975-03-14 1976-10-08 Kuhlmann Willy Dispositif d'embouteillage automatique

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FR446168A (fr) * 1912-05-20 1912-11-28 The Crown Cork And Seal Company Of Baltimore City Machine à remplir les bouteilles
FR597601A (fr) * 1924-11-03 1925-11-25 Boldt & Vogel Machine à remplir et à boucher les bouteilles sans table tournante
FR2303755A1 (fr) * 1975-03-14 1976-10-08 Kuhlmann Willy Dispositif d'embouteillage automatique

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FR2540481A1 (fr) * 1983-02-08 1984-08-10 Remy & Cie E P Procede de remplissage et bouchage automatiques de recipients et machine pour la mise en oeuvre de ce procede
EP0115989A1 (fr) * 1983-02-08 1984-08-15 E.P. Remy Et Cie Procédé de remplissage et bouchage automatiques de récipients et machine pour la mise en oeuvre de ce procédé
US4528796A (en) * 1983-02-08 1985-07-16 E. P. Remy Et Cie Apparatus for automatic filling and closing of containers
FR2574753A1 (fr) * 1984-12-18 1986-06-20 Sfec Procede et machine de remplissage et de bouchage de flacons
EP0188153A1 (fr) * 1984-12-18 1986-07-23 Societe D'etudes Et De Realisation D'equipements Automatises Procédé et machine de remplissage et de bouchage de flacons
US4987726A (en) * 1987-12-04 1991-01-29 Kabivitrum Ab Bottle filling and sealing apparatus
EP0544617A1 (fr) * 1991-11-27 1993-06-02 Ferrum AG Appareil d'alimentation de récipients dans une machine de bouchage
CH684404A5 (de) * 1991-11-27 1994-09-15 Ferrum Ag Vorrichtung zum Zuführen von Behältern zu einer Verschliesseinrichtung.
FR2823713A1 (fr) * 2001-04-18 2002-10-25 Antonio Rossi Transporteur d'emballages pour machines remplisseuses
FR2934990A1 (fr) * 2008-08-14 2010-02-19 Laflaquiere Sarl Dispositif mobile de remplissage a chaud, de bouchage et de lavage de contenants
CN115214942A (zh) * 2021-04-16 2022-10-21 西纳林克公司 用于处理容器的机器中的搬运设备

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