EP0458007B1 - Metering column - Google Patents

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EP0458007B1
EP0458007B1 EP91101072A EP91101072A EP0458007B1 EP 0458007 B1 EP0458007 B1 EP 0458007B1 EP 91101072 A EP91101072 A EP 91101072A EP 91101072 A EP91101072 A EP 91101072A EP 0458007 B1 EP0458007 B1 EP 0458007B1
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metering column
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José Antunez Jiménez
Antonio Vela Lumbreras
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Repsol Butano SA
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C5/00—Methods or apparatus for filling containers with liquefied, solidified, or compressed gases under pressures
    • F17C5/002—Automated filling apparatus
    • F17C5/005—Automated filling apparatus for gas bottles, such as on a continuous belt or on a merry-go-round
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2221/00—Handled fluid, in particular type of fluid
    • F17C2221/03—Mixtures
    • F17C2221/032—Hydrocarbons
    • F17C2221/035—Propane butane, e.g. LPG, GPL
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2223/00—Handled fluid before transfer, i.e. state of fluid when stored in the vessel or before transfer from the vessel
    • F17C2223/01—Handled fluid before transfer, i.e. state of fluid when stored in the vessel or before transfer from the vessel characterised by the phase
    • F17C2223/0146—Two-phase
    • F17C2223/0153—Liquefied gas, e.g. LPG, GPL
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2223/00—Handled fluid before transfer, i.e. state of fluid when stored in the vessel or before transfer from the vessel
    • F17C2223/03—Handled fluid before transfer, i.e. state of fluid when stored in the vessel or before transfer from the vessel characterised by the pressure level
    • F17C2223/033—Small pressure, e.g. for liquefied gas
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2270/00—Applications
    • F17C2270/05—Applications for industrial use
    • F17C2270/059—Mass bottling, e.g. merry belts

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  • the invention relates to a metering column of electronic carousels for bottling fluids and, particularly, liquified petroleum gases.
  • the metering column of electronic carousels for bottling liquified petroleum gases of the present invention has many advantages with regard to the preceding known models of metering columns described in the state of the art.
  • Metering columns of carousels for bottling of fluids known at present have all in common the metering of fluids only, i.e elements characterized for their changeable form and volume. These metering columns are those generally used for bottling some gases.
  • the packing carousels comprise circular layout in which the bottles and containers which are progressively filled flow, and several places to which the bottles following a circular track arrive, whereby distinct operations are provided in the aforesaid places. These operations are: weighing of bottles, bottling and checking of the fitness of their locking devices and even the external conditions of the container.
  • the present invention introduces considerable improvements in relation to the previous known metering columns; In fact, it allows with its new features the use of electronics and the electrical power, which enables the definition of electronic carousels, by solving perfectly the problems of tracking of the wiring of the electrical supply and of the optical fibres which help to the operation of the electronic mechanisms; Moreover, the electric wires and those of the optical fibre don't twist during the whole process and, on the contrary, they stay in a stable condition.
  • the metering column of electronic carousels of the present invention suitable for bottling liquified petroleum gases basically exhibits an integral configuration with a vertical arrangement and a cylinder-like contour having several subsections.
  • the metering column is anchored to the ground through anchors (20), and comprises fixed and revolving parts.
  • the gas is introduced through a bottom inlet (10) the opening of which is provided with a flange (18) to which the flange of a gas supply pipe is externally fitted from the ground.
  • the gas follows an ascending rack through an internal piping of the vertically arranged column, that ends in an elbow rotatable outlet (11), through which the gas is distributed.
  • the metering column comprises fixed parts (6) and revolving parts (7).
  • the fixed parts (6) basically operate like a vertical shaft on which the movable parts (7) rotate through the bearings (15) installed in four main points between the parts.
  • the column has an upper admission (4) for the air that flows through a pipe which is descending vertically arranged to reach a lower cranked exit, (5).
  • the air admission (4) and the piping are located in the fixed part (6) of the column, while the exit (5) of the air is located in the revolving part (7).
  • the air operates a series of pressure devices.
  • the exit (5) of the air has a mechanism similar to the one of the exit (11) of the gas, including a set of seals (17) to prevent air leakages, but it has small size because the pressure of the air is less than the pressure of the gas.
  • the metering column for electronic carousels for bottling liquified petroleum gases of the present invention has two revolving collectors,: one (1) of them, the upper, is the revolving collector for power, provided with an admission of electrical power (3), and is located inside an deflagration-proof box (2).
  • the power revolving collector (1) allows the internal part to be fixed while the external part is rotatable and nevertheless the electricity is passing, or inversely like in this case, i.e., the inside part is rotating while the outside one is fixed.
  • the light or power enters through static conductors, but exits through other rotating places.
  • the metering column of electronic carousels for bottling liquified petroleum gases of the present invention solves the problem by driving through the center of the column the electrical power wires (9) introduced by the upper side and the optical fibre (8) introduced by the bottom side through its corresponding revolving collector (19) and this keeping in mind that a part (6) of the column stays fixed and anchored and that another part (7) is movable.
  • the present invention is possible thanks to a mounting of a set of planetary gears (12).
  • the gears are bevel toothed wheels, with gears (13,14) that are screwed to the fixed shaft and vertically arranged. Therefore, they are motionless and mate with other bevel gears arranged on the movable part of the vertically arranged column; when in contact both bevel gears engage each other and the moving gears rotate engaging the fixed ones.
  • the moving vertical bottom gear of the planetary set when rotating on the fixed horizontal bottom gear, drives the moving vertical upper gear with the same relative movement; this determines on the fixed horizontal upper gear counteracting each other both movements, getting that the moving external part rotates and that, the fixed upper part of the shaft, despite not being attached to the bottom one, is fixed and that it is not necessary to fix it in any way.

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ES9001608U 1990-05-23
ES19909001608U ES1014188Y (es) 1990-05-23 1990-05-23 Columna distribuidora.

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DE (1) DE69106434T2 (es)
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ES (1) ES1014188Y (es)

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FR1547390A (fr) * 1967-03-02 1968-11-29 Mecanique Et D Entretien De Ch Dispositif de vérification des récipients destinés au stockage et au transport desfluides sous pression
DE1902049A1 (de) * 1969-01-16 1970-08-13 Enzinger Union Werke Ag Zuleitung fuer Fluessigkeiten und Gase in Fuellmaschinen
FR2462643A1 (fr) * 1979-07-25 1981-02-13 Telecommunications Sa Dispositif d'alimentation d'une plate-forme tournante en fluide gazeux sous haute pression
DE3104187A1 (de) * 1981-02-06 1982-08-19 Seitz-Werke Gmbh, 6550 Bad Kreuznach "anordnung an einer gefaessbehandlungsmaschine"

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DE69106434T2 (de) 1995-05-24
ES1014188U (es) 1991-03-01
ES1014188Y (es) 1991-09-01

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