EP0019406B1 - Machine for and method of washing and/or filling containers - Google Patents

Machine for and method of washing and/or filling containers Download PDF

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EP0019406B1
EP0019406B1 EP80301467A EP80301467A EP0019406B1 EP 0019406 B1 EP0019406 B1 EP 0019406B1 EP 80301467 A EP80301467 A EP 80301467A EP 80301467 A EP80301467 A EP 80301467A EP 0019406 B1 EP0019406 B1 EP 0019406B1
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Cyril George Golding
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Sankey Holding Ltd
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GKN Sankey Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B9/00—Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto 
    • B08B9/08—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks
    • B08B9/0804—Cleaning containers having tubular shape, e.g. casks, barrels, drums
    • 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
    • B67C3/30—Filling of barrels or casks
    • B67C3/34—Devices for engaging filling-heads with filling-apertures

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  • This invention relates to machines for washing the interiors of containers and/or filling containers with liquid, the containers having spring-loaded closure units.
  • the invention has been developed for the clamping of a beer container in position in a washing and/or filling machine for such containers.
  • a container has a closure unit which has one or two spring-loaded valve members which act to seal the container.
  • the closure units are arranged so that the valve members may be opened to fill the container or dispense beer from the container with the closure unit in place in the container.
  • Such a container is filled against a counter-pressure of carbon dioxide and beer is dispensed from a container under a top pressure of carbon dioxide.
  • a beer filling machine for containers is described in FR-A-2002084 wherein there is disclosed a clamping mechanism for clamping a beer container in an inverted position to a beer filling head.
  • the clamping mechanism comprises a first pneumatic ram below the container to the piston of which is connected the piston of a second pneumatic ram carrying the beer filling head on an upwardly extending cylinder.
  • a third pneumatic ram is located above the beer container and a piston rod of this third ram acts in a downward direction on top of the container to clamp the container between a plate carried by the piston of the third ram and a support platform carried by the piston rod of the first ram.
  • the beer container is thus balanced between the first and third pneumatic rams during engagement of the beer filling head with the container as well as during the actual beer filling operation.
  • a washing and/or filling machine for beer containers wherein the container is washed and/or filled in an inverted position with its filling valve lowermost, the machine including a supporting surface; a first fluid pressure operated ram below the surface operable to seal a washing or filling head carried by the first ram to the container valve and a second fluid pressure operated ram above the container operable to press the container downwardly against the head characterised in that the supporting surface is stationary and, in use, the first ram operates to engage the head with the container valve and lift the container off the surface subsequent to which the second ram operates to press the container back into firm engagement with the stationary surface against the action of the first ram.
  • the machine has a main frame indicated generally at 10.
  • the frame carries an apertured track consisting of two rails 11 having horizontal flanges 12 which provide horizontal supporting surfaces for a container such as is shown at 13.
  • a waiting station 14 Spaced along the track are a number of stations, thus there is a waiting station 14, a first washing station the centre line of which is shown at 15, a second washing station the centre line of which is shown at 16, a waiting/cooling station whose centre line is shown at 17 and a filling or racking station whose centre line is shown at 18.
  • Means, indicated generally at 19, is provided for moving containers between the stations.
  • This head is indicated at 20 and includes a cylinder 21 within which is mounted a piston, not shown, for moving a probe, also not shown, within the head to open the closure unit of a container engaged with the head.
  • the lower end of the cylinder is secured to a mounting plate 22 which in turn is secured to a bridge piece 23.
  • the bridge piece is connected to two vertical guide rods, one of which is shown at 24 and each guide rod slides in a bush 25 secured to the main frame.
  • the bridge piece 23 is also connected to the piston rod of a pneumatic ram 26, the cylinder of which is secured to the main frame.
  • the head 20 is shown in its lower position below the flanges 12; the ram 26 can be operated to move the head to an upper position in which it is above the surfaces 12.
  • the ram 26 can be operated to move the head to an upper position in which it is above the surfaces 12.
  • the operation of filling at the station 18 is as follows: a container such as 13 is moved by the moving means 19 until it is in alignment with the head 20, the latter at this stage being in its lower position as shown.
  • the head 20 is now raised by the ram 26 and lifts the container off the flanges 12.
  • the cruciform member 31, 32 is now moved down by the ram 29 to engage the bottom of the container which is uppermost.
  • the fluid-pressure applied to the ram 29 is greater than that applied to the ram 26 so that the container is forced downwardly by the ram 29 until it rests on the flanges 12. It will be appreciated that the fluid-pressure of the ram 26 has been overcome by that of the ram 29.
  • the sealing pressure between the head 20 and the container is that exerted by the ram 26.
  • the container is now filled and during filling the weight of the container and its contents is taken on the flanges 12 rather than on the head 20.
  • the head 20 is retracted by the ram 26 and the cruciform member 31, 32 is also retracted, the container can then be moved by the moving means 19 onto the outlet conveyor 33.
  • the operation of the machine at the first washing station 15 is as described above for the racking station except that the head 34 and the cruciform member 35 clamp the keg while washing is carried out via the head 34.
  • the keg is clamped against the rails 12 by the cruciform member 35.
  • the keg is washed via a head 36 while clamped against the flanges by a cruciform member 37.
  • the means for moving the cruciform members 35 and 37 are the same as that described in relation to the cruciform member 31, 32 and the means for moving the heads 34 and 36 are the same as the means for moving the heads 20.
  • the moving means 19 move the kegs between the stations while the kegs are resting on the flanges 12 so that at all times except when the kegs are lifted by the heads the weight of the kegs is taken by the flanges 12.
  • a keg having left the second washing station 16 can be cooled by a water spray before moving to the racking or filling station 18.
  • the water spray comprises a pipe 38 of inverted U-shape which is fed with cooling water via a conduit 39 and has inwardly facing nozzles directed to spray water on a keg at the station 17.
  • the machine has the advantage that during filling the weight of the keg and its contents is taken on the fixed rails 11 being supported by the flanges 12 thereof. This relieves the filling head 20 of any weight. Also the sealing pressure between the keg and the filling head, or either of the washing heads, can be predetermined by the pressure difference between the pressures applied to the pneumatic rams 26 and 29 or the corresponding rams at the washing stations.

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  • Filling Of Jars Or Cans And Processes For Cleaning And Sealing Jars (AREA)
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EP80301467A 1979-05-12 1980-05-06 Machine for and method of washing and/or filling containers Expired EP0019406B1 (en)

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AT80301467T ATE7683T1 (de) 1979-05-12 1980-05-06 Maschine und verfahren zum reinigen und/oder abfuellen von behaeltern.

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JP (1) JPS55163194A (ja)
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GB1115223A (en) * 1964-03-24 1968-05-29 George Cathro Dow Improvements in and relating to apparatus for washing and/or filling beer casks
GB1213872A (en) * 1968-02-16 1970-11-25 Burnett & Rolfe Ltd Improvements in machines for filling beer kegs and like containers

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JPS55163194A (en) 1980-12-18
ATE7683T1 (de) 1984-06-15
JPS6212116B2 (ja) 1987-03-17
EP0019406A1 (en) 1980-11-26

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