EP0244865B1 - Dispositif de nettoyage de boîtes - Google Patents

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EP0244865B1
EP0244865B1 EP87106651A EP87106651A EP0244865B1 EP 0244865 B1 EP0244865 B1 EP 0244865B1 EP 87106651 A EP87106651 A EP 87106651A EP 87106651 A EP87106651 A EP 87106651A EP 0244865 B1 EP0244865 B1 EP 0244865B1
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Karl Haberstroh
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Lechner GmbH
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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
    • B08B9/20—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans are brought
    • B08B9/42—Cleaning 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

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  • the invention relates to a device for cleaning cans or the like.
  • Containers which are guided in an approximately horizontal position, for example on bars of a transport chain, via rollers or deflection rollers through a washing zone and a rinsing zone.
  • the cans are rinsed in different rinsing zones, with the cans here also being guided through the rinsing zones by the transport chain via deflection rollers.
  • the inventor has set itself the goal of developing a device of the type mentioned above, in which the cans can be safely guided through the washing and rinsing baths and through a drying zone from the same transport chain, and are reliably dried there.
  • the transport chain runs into a drying zone after the rinsing zone, in which the cans are guided with the can opening downwards in the installed position.
  • the transport chain wraps around an input roller with a horizontal roller axis when entering the drying zone and is then guided approximately horizontally to a gearwheel with a vertical axis.
  • the change from the input roller with the horizontal roller axis to the gearwheel with the vertical axis leads to a rotation of the transport chain by 90 ° .
  • the bars on the transport chain also rotate, thus erecting the cans.
  • both the roller axis of the input roller and the axis of the gear are each driven by a synchronously running gear. Furthermore, the transport chain between the input roller and the gearwheel should be under a reduced tension, which is maintained by the two synchronously running gears over the entire life of the device.
  • the arrangement of an angular gear is preferred, it being possible for both gears to be connected to one another via a gimbal-arranged gear rod or cardan shaft to ensure their synchronous running.
  • This cardanically arranged cardan shaft definitely guarantees a permanent synchronous running or the reduced chain tension.
  • the reduced chain tension in turn means that the transport chain can turn through 90 ° without being damaged.
  • the transport chain is guided at the end of the drying zone from a gearwheel with a vertical axis to an output roller with a horizontal roller axis.
  • the cans are turned over again, the tension of the transport chain also having to be reduced here, which can be brought about by the gears mentioned above, which are also assigned to the output roller and the gearwheel.
  • swimming off of the cans is to be prevented both in the washing zone and in the rinsing zone, in particular as a result of movements in the washing bath or rinsing bath.
  • extraneous water, air or the like can be used as the medium.
  • Air for example, could have the advantage that a certain turbulence is generated by the formation of bubbles in the wash liquor, which causes a better washing effect for the cans.
  • turbulence can in turn become too violent, so that the cans rotate around the bars and, for example, strike the bars too strongly with their opening edge on the bars. Therefore a liquid medium is preferred.
  • the wash liquor itself is used in the wash zone and the rinse water in the rinse zone.
  • the nozzles are arranged on a nozzle chamber which extends in the running direction of the transport chain, so that the cans are accompanied by nozzles as long as possible during their circulation.
  • the nozzle chamber is then connected via a delivery line to a pump for delivering the medium, in this case the wash liquor or the rinsing water, the pump fetching this medium from the wash bath or the sink via a further line.
  • the transport chain can be accompanied by stop bars which prevent swimming.
  • roller core between the stop washer and the gearwheel should be conical, so that the can, which is in contact with this core when it emerges from the wash liquor or rinsing water line, is emptied.
  • the invention provides that the storage of the rollers outside of the washing or. the sink is done.
  • appropriate seals are provided against the individual basins.
  • a device for cleaning cans according to FIG. I essentially consists of a washing zone I, a rinsing zone 2 and a drying zone 3.
  • Cans 4 of which only a few are shown in FIG. 1 for the sake of clarity, reach bars 5 of a transport chain 6 in a transfer station 35.
  • the transfer can take place, for example, from a conveyor belt 36 via an inlet star 37 by means of vacuum.
  • the transport chain 6 is a simple Gall chain consisting of outer plates 7 and inner plates 8, which are connected to one another via bolts 9. Some of these bolts are extended at a certain distance from one another to the bars 5.
  • the can 4 floats around the rod 5, only the position is shown here, in which the rod 5 also happens to form approximately the central axis for the can 4.
  • the transport chain 6 is introduced via a deflection roller 12 into a wash bath 13 filled with a wash liquor.
  • a multiple deflection of the conveyor belt 6 then takes place in the wash bath 13 via rollers 14.
  • the wash liquor should always be kept in motion, for example by means of a circulation pump, with which a more intensive washing takes place.
  • the cans 4 are to be guided between the transport chain 6 and a stop bar 10.
  • stop disks 40 see FIG. 4).
  • the stop discs 40 of adjacent rollers 14 are designed and arranged so that they rotate at a close distance from one another. The cans 4 then slide from one stop disk 40 to the next without major interruption.
  • a roller 14 consists of a longitudinally conical core 41, which is traversed by a shaft 42.
  • the core 41 of the shaft 42, the stop disk 40 is placed on the other hand, a gear 43 for the chain 6.
  • the conical design of the core 41 with the taper towards the gear 43 causes the cans 4 to emerge from the wash liquor line 44 when the upper rollers 14 rotate and the liquor can flow out of the cans 4.
  • the shaft 42 is otherwise stored outside the wash liquor container 45, bearing shells 46 being provided with corresponding seals 47 with respect to the wash liquor container 45.
  • a nozzle chamber 54 extends between the stop disks 40 of two adjacent rollers 14 in the running direction of the transport chain 6, which is provided with nozzles 55 towards the transport chain 6.
  • the nozzle chamber 54 is connected via a delivery line 56 to a pump 57, which fetches wash liquor from the wash bath 13 via a line 58.
  • the wash liquor emerging from the nozzles 55 in this way causes the cans to be held on the rods 5. This also prevents the cans from swimming.
  • the transport chain 6 runs out of the washing zone I Via further deflecting rollers 12 and rollers 14, first into a pre-wash basin 16, then into a main wash basin 17 and then into a post-wash basin 18. Only one roller 14 is shown in FIG. However, several rollers 14 can also be arranged here or stop strips 10 or nozzle chambers 54 can be provided.
  • the cans are completely clean, for example with fresh well water d. H. 100% fat-free rinsed.
  • this water from the final rinse 18 is introduced at regular intervals into the main sink 17 and the water from the main rinse at regular intervals into the pre-rinse 16, as indicated by the line 19.
  • the used water can then be introduced into the sewage system via a drain 20.
  • the cans 4 on the transport chain 6 enter the drying zone 3, the transport chain 6 first looping around an input roller 21 with a horizontal roller axis 22 after a deflection roller 12.
  • the chain 6 is guided from the input roller 21 to a toothed wheel 23, the axis 24 of which is arranged vertically.
  • Both the axis 24 and the roller axis 22 open into a gear 25 or 26, both gears 25 and 26 being connected to one another via a gimbal-mounted gear rod 27.
  • angular gearboxes should be used as gearboxes.
  • connection between gear 25 and gear 26 is such that the transport chain 6 between the input roller 21 and the gear 23 takes a large part of its tension. In this way it is possible for the transport chain 6 to rotate through 90 ° between the input roller 21 and the gear 23. This rotation by 90 °, as shown in Fig. La, also follow the rods 5 and together with them the cans 4, which are thereby set up. In this position, the cans can drip off on their own and, secondly, hot air is applied to them.
  • the transport chain 6 runs onto an output roller 28 with a horizontal roller axis 29.
  • the axis of the gear 23 in front of the output roller 28 and the axis of the output roller 28 can also be gimbally coupled to the drives 25 and 26 for the sake of simplicity. This in turn allows the transport chain 6 to be rotated by 90 ° , which also the rods 5 and with them the cans 4 follow.
  • the cans 4 are thus arranged horizontally again and reach a removal device 50 via deflection rollers 12.
  • This drive 51 has a preferably cardanic coupling 52 with the drive 38.
  • all drives can be connected individually or to one another via corresponding gear elements.

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1. Dispositif pour le nettoyage de boîtes ou de récipients similaires, qui sont placés par exemple sur des barres (5) d'une chaîne de transport (6) en posi- fion à peu près horizontale et sont guidés par des rouleaux (14) ou des poulies de déviation (12) à travers une zone de lavage (1) et une zone de rinçage (2), dispositif caractérisé en ce que la chaîne transporteuse (6) après la zone de rinçage (2) parcourt une zone de séchage (3), dans laquelle les boîtes (4) sont transportées en position droite avec leur ouverture tournée vers le bas.
2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la chaîne de transport (6) à son arrivée dans la zone de séchage (3) entoure un rouleau d'entrée (21) à axe horizontal (22) et est ensuite guidée à peu près horizontalement vers une roue dentée (23) à axe vertical (24).
3. Dispositif selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que sur l'axe de rouleau (22) et l'axe (24) sont prévus des engrenages (25 ou 26) entraînés en synchronisme.
4. Dispositif selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que l'engrenage (25, 26) est un engrenage conique.
5. Dispositif selon l'une ou l'autre des revendications 3 ou 4, caractérisé en ce que les engrenages (25, 26) sont reliés entre eux par une tige de transmission (27) ou un arbre à joints de cardan.
6. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2 à 5, caractérisé en ce que la chaîne transporteuse (6) est guidée à la fin de la zone de séchage (3) par une roue dentée (23) à axe vertical (24) sur un rouleau de sortie (28) à axe horizontal (29), de sorte que les boîtes (4) se dirigent dans une position à peu près horizontale vers une sortie (30) ou un dispositif de transfert.
7. Dispositif selon une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que la chaîne de transport (6) dans le domaine de la zone de séchage (3) est entourée par des rails de guidage, qui redressent les boîtes ou aident à leur redressement.
8. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce que des buses (55) alimentant les fonds des boîtes par un fluide sont prévues entre les rouleaux (14) placés à la suite les uns des autres en face de la chaîne transporteuse (6).
9. Dispositif selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que les buses (55) débouchent d'une chambre de buses (54), qui s'étend dans le sens d'avancement de la chaîne de transport (6).
10. Dispositif selon la revendication 9, caractérisé en ce que la chambre de buses (54) est connectée à la canalisation de refoulement (56) d'une pompe (57) pour projeter le fluide.
11. Dispositif selon la revendication 10, caractérisé en ce que la pompe (57) prélève par une canalisation (58) de la lessive du bain de lavage (13) pour l'amener dans la zone de lavage correspondante et/ou de l'eau de rinçage de la cuvé de rinçage pour l'amener dans la zone de rinçage correspondante.
12. Dispositif selon une quelconque des revendications 1 à 11, caractérisé en ce que les boîtes (4) sont guidées dans la zone de lavage (1) et la zone de rinçage (2) entre la chaîne de transport (6) et une butée (10, 40).
13. Dispositif selon la revendication 12, caractérisé en ce que la butée est réalisée comme un listeau de guidage (10) se développant à une certaine distance de la chaîne transporteuse (6).
14. Dispositif selon l'une ou l'autre des revendications 12 ou 13, caractérisé en ce que le rouleaux (14) et le cas échéant aussi la poulie de déviation (12) sont munis de rondelles de butée (40).
15. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 15, caractérisé en ce que les rouleaux (14) et le cas échéant les poulies de déviation (12) comportent un noyau (41) conique.
16. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 15, caractérisé en ce que, les rouleaux (14) ont leurs paliers logés dans des coquilles de coussinet étanches et extérieures aux cuves respectives de lavage et de rinçage.
EP87106651A 1986-05-07 1987-05-07 Dispositif de nettoyage de boîtes Expired - Lifetime EP0244865B1 (fr)

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