EP0477341B1 - Vorrichtungen und maschine zum behandeln von flaschen - Google Patents

Vorrichtungen und maschine zum behandeln von flaschen Download PDF

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EP0477341B1
EP0477341B1 EP91908215A EP91908215A EP0477341B1 EP 0477341 B1 EP0477341 B1 EP 0477341B1 EP 91908215 A EP91908215 A EP 91908215A EP 91908215 A EP91908215 A EP 91908215A EP 0477341 B1 EP0477341 B1 EP 0477341B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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  • the present invention relates to bottle processing devices, intended to be part of a bottle processing machine with mobile processing devices, mounted for example on a carousel.
  • the present invention also relates to such a bottle processing machine.
  • each device comprising a clamp gripping the bottle by the neck to rotate it substantially 180 ° until the neck of the bottle is directed downwards above a nozzle for injecting a treatment product.
  • the product projected into the bottle after hitting and then licking the inside wall of the bottle, falls into a basin formed under all of the devices. From this basin, the liquid is either sent to the sewer, for example, or sent to a recycling circuit.
  • the first injections carried out while the bottles have not yet arrived, are used to clean the injection circuit before the bottles themselves are treated.
  • a device for sterilizing hollow containers, in particular bottles.
  • This device comprises a tulip open upwards which receives the neck of a bottle in the inverted position.
  • a cannula which crosses the bottom of the tulip enters the inside of the bottle and projects inside it a sterilization liquid which falls back into the tulip and accumulates at the bottom of it around the neck of the bottle before being discharged by an overflow.
  • An annular seal is provided around the opening of the tulip to ensure a tight contact around the neck of the bottle.
  • the neck of the bottle rests on the bottom of the tulip.
  • the lower end of the cannula is integral with a valve which controls the arrival of the sterilization liquid.
  • the assembly formed by the bottle, the tulip, the cannula and the valve is moved downwards against the action of an opposing spring to control the arrival of the sterilization.
  • the valve rises as soon as this force ceases.
  • This device cannot be installed on a machine of the aforementioned type comprising, for each treatment device, a clamp gripping the bottle by the neck to rotate it substantially by 180 ° .
  • the object of the invention is thus to remedy the drawbacks of known treatment devices and treatment machines, and to propose a simple, robust and reliable treatment device suitable for high-speed bottle treatment machines, and in particular a device and a treatment machine in which the guidance of the injected fluid is optimized in terms of hygiene and percentage of product recovered after each injection.
  • the device for treating bottles in the inverted position comprising a clamp for gripping the bottle by its neck and making it rotate by approximately 180 around a substantially horizontal axis, the clamp holding the bottle by its neck during the entire treatment operation, this device also comprising a nozzle for injecting fluid into the overturned bottle, and a receptacle for collecting the fluid falling from the bottle, is characterized in that the receptacle is an individual receptacle comprising at its upper part an opening surrounding the nozzle and located so as to be immediately below the bottle in the inverted position.
  • the receptacle is located just below the neck of the bottle when the latter is in the inverted position, the clamp rotating the bottle to pass it from a region located below the receptacle when the bottle is in the upright position. to a region just above the receptacle when the bottle is in the inverted position.
  • the receptacle can be small, which limits the surface area of liquid exposed to soiling, which can be substantially limited to the opening surrounding the nozzle.
  • the bottle treatment machine in the inverted position comprises on a rotary carousel a series of treatment devices according to the first aspect of the invention, these devices are distributed circumferentially and fixed to the rotary carousel.
  • the machine shown in Figures 1 and 2 is intended to be inserted in a bottle processing chain. It comprises an inlet conveyor 1 receiving the bottles 2 coming from the upstream part of the chain and an outlet conveyor 3 which conveys the bottles 2 towards the downstream part of the chain.
  • a spacing screw 4 of known type, which gives the successive bottles 2 a predetermined spacing and running speed so as to synchronize the bottles 2 with cells 6 formed at the periphery of an input star 7.
  • the cells 6 pass over the conveyor 1 and receive the successive bottles 2 to propel them along a semi-circular path defined by a guide edge 8 of a guide plate 9
  • This semi-circular trajectory along which the bottles slide through their bottom on a floor 11, causes the bottles 2 to pass from the inlet conveyor 1 to bottle treatment devices 12 mounted in a crown distribution on the outer side wall of a rotating carousel 13.
  • the treatment devices have a circumferential spacing between them corresponding to the interval between bottles successive on star 7.
  • the processing devices 12 pass successively through a station 14 for gripping the bottles, a station 16 for overturning the bottles, a station 17 for injection, a station 18 for straightening the bottles and draining and a station 19 for transferring the treated bottles to an outlet star 21 which is analogous to the inlet star 7 and passes the treated bottles from the transfer station 19 to the outlet conveyor 3 along a semi-circular path along from which the bottles slide by their bottom on the floor 11 and follow another curved guide edge 22 of the plate 9.
  • the output conveyors 2 and 3 are physically constituted by one and the same conveyor above which the plate 9 is fixed.
  • peripheral panels 23 are protected and soundproofed by peripheral panels 23, at least some of which are transparent and / or can be opened to allow maintenance and detailed inspections.
  • each treatment device comprises a clamp 24 which has the function of grasping the bottle 2 which is presented to it at the gripping station by the neck, then of handling the bottle during the inversion operations and straightening, and finally to release the bottle at the transfer station 19.
  • Each gripper thus has a gripper body 26 (Figures 5 to 7) in the form of a yoke comprising two arms 27 articulated along a common axis 28 substantially horizontal on two opposite sides of a body 29 of the treatment device.
  • the body 29 is fixed to the rotary frame 31 of the carousel ( Figures 2 and 3) and it is elongated radially outward from the rotary frame 21 relative to the substantially vertical axis of rotation 32 of the carousel 13.
  • the axis 28 is located in the vicinity of the radially outer end of the body 29.
  • the axis 28 is called the inversion axis because it is around this axis that the bottles 2 pivot for their inversion and straightening movements.
  • the gripper body 26 carries a finger 30 terminated by a fork 33 preferably made of plastic material with a low coefficient of friction and good resistance to wear.
  • a motion control bar 34 In the fork 33 is engaged a motion control bar 34.
  • the motion control bar 34 extends around the carousel 13 and, as shown in FIG. 3, it is fixed for example by legs 36, to the fixed frame 37 which is located under the rotary frame 31 and supports the latter in rotation.
  • the motion control ramp 34 is seen as if, from the cutting plane of FIG. 3, the direction of the gaze of the observer was not a straight line perpendicular to the plane of the FIG. but a curve centered on the axis of rotation of the carousel.
  • the part 34a of the ramp 34 which controls the overturning movement of the bottles 2, and which is actually a helix with a circular axis appears in FIG. 3 as being a semicircle centered on the axis of overturning 28.
  • the clamp 24 comprises two jaws 38 of plastic material each fixed to a rigid branch 39.
  • the two branches 39 are articulated to the body 26 along two axes 41 parallel to each other and perpendicular to the reversal axis 28
  • the jaws 38 are thus movable between a gripping position (upper part of FIG. 6), in which they are relatively close to one another and can hold between them the neck of a bottle, and a position of loosening (lower part of Figure 6), in which they are relatively distant from each other and allow the neck of a bottle to engage with each other from the input star 7 or to get away from them to be picked up by the exit star 21.
  • the clamp further comprises an actuating slide 42 constituted by a plastic cap slidingly mounted on a cylindrical end 43 of the clamp body 26.
  • the cap 42 laterally carries two opposite ears 43 which each rigidly carry a lug 44 extending parallel to the axes 41.
  • Each of the tenons 44 is engaged in a groove 46 of one of the branches 39.
  • Each groove 46 has opposite longitudinal edges 46a and 46b which are parallel, straight, and inclined with respect to the axis 47 of movement of the actuating slide 42.
  • the branches 39, and in particular the jaws 38, axes 41 and grooves 46 are arranged symmetrically with respect to the axis 47.
  • the edges 46a and 46b of the inclined grooves 46 form jaw actuating ramp 38 by the pins 44 when the slider 42 moves along its axis 47, so that the jaws 38 pivot to their gripping position and respectively to their position d e relaxation.
  • the inclination of the grooves 46 relative to the direction 47 varies during the pivoting of the branches 39, but always remains oriented in the same direction. In other words, in the example shown, it can be seen in FIG. 6 that whatever the position of the jaws 38 the grooves 46 converge towards the axis 47 in the direction opposite to the jaws 38.
  • the two tenon systems 44 and grooves 46 constitute irreversible transmission means between the slide 42 and the jaws 38. This means that it is impossible to move the slide 42 by exerting a force on the jaws 38.
  • the irreversibility is particularly sought with regard to the spacing of the jaws 38 from the gripping position shown at the top of FIG. 6.
  • a force F1 exerted on the jaws 38 in the direction of the spacing from the gripping position makes a support point P is born between the edge 46a and the tenon 44 and tends to move this point P in the direction D which is circumferential with respect to the axis 41 of the branch 39.
  • the angle B between the direction D and the normal N at the edge 46a coming from the point P is an acute angle of small value while the angle C between the direction D and the axis of displacement 47 is close to 90 °.
  • the transmission means are irreversible in all the positions of the jaws and with respect to their two directions of movement.
  • a return spring 45 (FIG. 7) is mounted in the tubular endpiece 43 of the clamp body 26 and permanently biases the slide 42 towards a projecting position corresponding to the gripping position of the jaws 38.
  • the treatment machine further comprises a cam 48 produced in the form of a profiled flat iron (see also FIG. 1) which cooperates with the free end of the slide 42 to push the slide 42 against the action of the return spring 45 when the jaws 38 must be moved from their gripping position to their release position, as shown at the bottom of FIG. 6.
  • a cam 48 produced in the form of a profiled flat iron (see also FIG. 1) which cooperates with the free end of the slide 42 to push the slide 42 against the action of the return spring 45 when the jaws 38 must be moved from their gripping position to their release position, as shown at the bottom of FIG. 6.
  • the cam 48 is only present in the region of the periphery of the carousel 13 in which the gripper jaws of each treatment device must be moved from the gripping position to the released position (post of transfer 19), held in the release position (passage from the transfer to the gripping station), then brought back to the gripping position (gripping station 14).
  • the return spring 45 maintains the slide 42 in the position in which the jaws 38 are pressed against the neck 2 of a bottle being treatment.
  • the spring 45 does not need to be very powerful: it suffices for it to be able to bring the jaws 38 into contact with the neck 2 with certainty, without necessarily exerting clamping on the neck of the bottle 2: Indeed, thanks to the irreversibility of the transmission means 44, 46, the bottle 2 cannot, under the action of its own weight or its inertia during handling, cause the mutual spacing of the jaws 38 nor be released from the jaws 38.
  • each clamp 24 is capable of grasping a bottle 2 in the upright position under the body 29 and of rotating it 180 ° around the free end of the body 29 under the control of the bar. command 34 to bring the bottle into an inverted position (FIG. 4) in which its neck is located just above a fluid injection nozzle 49.
  • the nozzle 49 is connected via a valve 51 fixed to the body 29, to a pressurized supply device 52 installed inside the carousel 13 and which can comprise for example a pump 53 (FIG. 2) delivering in an annular pipe 54 to which all the connections 56 to the valves are connected 51 of all the processing devices 12 of the machine.
  • Each valve 51 is controlled by a lever 57 which is movable between a closed position of the valve, shown in FIG. 3, and an open position of the valve shown in FIG. 4.
  • the lever carries at its end a roller 58 which is engaged in a control rail 59, U-shaped, which is fixed to the fixed frame 37 of the machine and extends around the latter, as can be seen in FIG. 1.
  • the control rail 59 is circular centered on the axis 32 of the rotary carousel except along the injection station 17, so as to pass each valve 51 in the open position to the injection station 17 and to keep it in the closed position along all the rest of the processing machine.
  • the nozzle 49 sends a jet of fluid inside the overturned bottle 2, through its neck. This fluid strikes the interior wall of the bottle 2 and flows along it before leaving the bottle 2 through the neck of the latter.
  • the fluid which flows in this way is collected through a chute 61 which is located just below the neck of the bottle 2 and which surrounds the nozzle 49 with a certain radial spacing between the outer wall of the nozzle 49 and the inner wall. of the chute 61.
  • the opening defined by the chute 61 gives access to the interior of the body 29 which constitutes an individual receptacle for collecting the fluid falling from the bottle 2.
  • individual receptacle is meant a relatively small receptacle assigned to a single treatment device and rotating with the carousel 13 to remain under the neck of the bottles 2 during treatment, in particular along the injection 17.
  • the receptacle 29 communicates with an annular collector 62 mounted in the rotary carousel 13 to collect from all the receptacles 29 the liquid falling from the bottles 2.
  • this fluid is a liquid. It can be a rinsing liquid such as water which, from the collector 62 will be led to the sewer. It may also be a bottle coating liquid, of relatively high pecuniary value, and which, from the collector 62, will be conducted via a filtration and recycling device to the pump 53 (FIG. 2).
  • the fluid injected by the nozzle 49 may be a gas which it is not desired to spread in large quantity into the atmosphere, in which case the collector 62 is connected to a suction source.
  • the receptacle 29 comprises an upper closure 63 in which are formed, in addition to the opening defined by the chute 61, an opening 64 in which the base of the valve 51 is engaged, and a drip collection opening 66.
  • the latter is fitted in the radially outer end of the receptacle 29, that is to say the end of the receptacle 29 which is surrounded by the path of the clamp 24 and of the bottle 2 which it carries between the upright and inverted positions of the latter.
  • a position 2a taken by the bottle 2 during its return journey from the inverted position to the upright position along the bottle straightening station 18 of Figure 1.
  • the position 2a inclined at less than 90 relative to the inverted position, promotes the draining of the bottle following the injection undergone along the injection station and the receptacle 29 collects the product of this dripping through the opening 66 .
  • a cap 67 is carried above the chute 61 by an arm 68 which, at its end opposite to the cap 67, is supported in rotation in a bearing 69 clamped in a collar 71 welded on one of the sides of the receptacle body 29.
  • the cap 67 is thus movable between the position shown in FIGS. 5 and 8, in which it is located just above the nozzle 49, and a position for releasing the nozzle 49 and the chute 61, shown in FIG. 9.
  • a helical spring 72 operating at the winding, which recalls the cap 67 towards the position in which it is located above the nozzle 49. If an injection of liquid takes place in the absence of bottles 2, for example at the start of operation of the machine, the injection takes place inside the cap, which is shaped so as to return the fluid thus injected into the receptacle 29 through the chute 61. When a bottle reaches the inverted position (FIG. 9) it abuts against the cap 67 or the arm 68 and pushes these into the position releasing the chute 61 against the effect of the return spring 72. Injection is therefore made in the bottle.
  • a lug 73 is linked in rotation to the cap 67 and to the arm 68 inside the bearing 69 and circulates in a circumferential slot 74 of the bearing 69, the circumferential ends of this slot forming a stop limiting the angular travel of the cap 67 around the axis defined by bearing 69.
  • valve 51 will now be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11.
  • the valve 51 comprises a fixed half-body 76 of generally tubular shape which is fixed to the receptacle body 29 by means of a collar 77 and a tab 78. At one of its ends, the half-body fixed 76 is tightly connected to connection 56. The other end of the fixed half-body 76 is shaped as a skirt 91 in which a movable half-body 79 is mounted axially sliding.
  • the two half-bodies 76 and 79 together form a valve body defining a flow path 81 between an opening 82 belonging to the fixed half-body 76 and making it communicate with the connection 56, and an opening 83 formed through the side wall of the movable half-body 79, the end opposite to the fixed half-body 76 is closed by an end wall 84.
  • the valve 51 further comprises a spherical shutter 86 mounted in the fixed half-body 76 between the opening 82 of the latter and a seat 87 of generally conical shape formed on the inner wall of the fixed half-body 76 so as to flare towards the opening 82, that is to say in the direction opposite to the other half-body.
  • the spherical shutter 86 is rigidly fixed to one end of an axial rod 88, the other end of which is tightly screwed into a threaded hole 90 in the end wall 84 of the movable half-body 79.
  • the shutter 86 has, on the side facing the opening 82, a slot 89 into which the end of a screwdriver can be inserted when the connection with connection 56 has not yet been made
  • the rod 88 thus extends through a part of the fixed half-body 76 and through the entire axial length of the mobile half-body 79.
  • the shutter 86 is movable between the closed position shown in FIG. 10, in which it is pressed in leaktight manner against the seat 87, and an open position shown in FIG. 11 in which it is spaced from the seat 87 while the movable half-body 79 is in a retracted position inside the skirt 91.
  • the valve 51 further comprises return means for the shutter 86 in the closed position and sealing means between the two half-bodies 76 and 79.
  • These return and sealing means consist of the same part, namely a sleeve made of silicone plastic 92 which is mounted around the rod 88 with between them an annular spacing defining a part of the flow path 81.
  • the sleeve is inserted axially between an annular shoulder 93 of the fixed half-body 76 and an annular shoulder 94 of the movable half-body 79.
  • the sleeve 92 is compressed elastically in the axial direction between the shoulders 93 and 94, which has the effect of pressing it in a sealed manner on each of the two shoulders 93 and 94, and stress axially away from each other the two half-bodies 76 and 79, therefore to apply the shutter 86 to its seat 87 under a force which corresponds substantially to the elastic compression force of the sleeve in this e relative position of the two half-bodies.
  • Each half-body 76 and 79 has around its shoulder 93 and respectively 94 a centering surface 96 cooperating with the corresponding end of the external lateral surface of the sleeve 92 to center the latter on the general axis of the valve 61.
  • the sleeve 92 has a cylindrical internal surface 97 extending over its entire axial length and which has the same diameter as bores 98 and 99 adjacent to the sleeve and belonging to the half-bodies 76 and 79 respectively.
  • said internal surface 97 is connected continuously with the bores 98 and 99 to give the flow path between the shutter 86 and the opening 83 a smooth configuration of annular section, the rod 88 itself being cylindrical with a diameter less than the inside diameter of the wall 97 and bores 98 and 99.
  • a clearance 101 is provided around the sleeve 92 between the two centering surfaces 96 to allow the sleeve 92 to swell slightly outward when, as shown in FIG. 11, it is compressed axially to move the shutter 86 into position opening hours.
  • the sleeve 92 has an outer surface which is cylindrical and coaxial with its inner cylindrical surface 97, so that the sleeve 92 can be produced by cutting off a simple tube made of silicone plastic.
  • the actuating lever 57 is axially integral with a cam 102 which selectively causes the displacement d a lever 103 which has an axis 107 integral with the receptacle 29 and which is supported at a distance from the axis 107 on a shoulder 104 of the movable half-body 79.
  • a conduit 106 which connects the nozzle 49 to the opening 83 extends freely inside the receptacle body 29.
  • the valve 51 has the advantage of having a smooth flow path 81, very little conducive to accumulation of deposits, and of not comprising dynamic sealing for the control of the valve, that is to say of do not require that one of the half-bodies is leaktightly crossed by a shutter control member.
  • the guide bar 34 controls by its helical region 34a the progressive reversal of the bottle 2 considered, this reversal ending at the start of the injection station 17, shortly before the control rail 59 controls the opening of the valve 51 and consequently the injection of fluid through the nozzle 49.
  • the control bar 34 controls the straightening of the bottle along the straightening station 18 until the bottle comes to lodge in one of the cells of the output star 21, after which the cam 48 controls the opening of the clamp to allow the bottle to be led from the transfer station 19 to the outlet conveyor 3.
  • a tube 201 is mounted through the receptacle 29 so as to have an outlet end 202 opening out at the base of the receptacle 29 and an inlet end 203 opening out opposite the neck of bottle 2 when tilted at about 110 to 120 from its upright position.
  • a suction nozzle 204 opposite which is the end 202 when the bottle 2 has the aforementioned inclination during the return movement to the upright position. The nozzle 204 operates continuously and the suction which it produces is thus transmitted to the end 203 at the moment when the last drops 206 fall from the bottle 2. These drops are discharged through the tube 201 and the nozzle 204 towards a collection container or to the sewer.
  • the grooves 46 of the pliers instead of being rectilinear, could have a curvature which compensates for the pivoting of the branches 39 around their axes 41 so that the region of the grooves 46 in which the tenons 44 are always has the same inclination relative to axis 47.

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1. Vorrichtung zum Behandeln von umgekehrt angeordneten Flaschen, mit einer Zange (24) zum Erfassen der Flasche (2) an ihrem Hals und zu ihrem Kippen um im wesentlichen 180 um eine im wesentlichen horizontale Achse (28), wobei die Zange die Flasche an ihrem Hals während des gesamten Behandlungsschrittes hält, wobei die Vorrichtung auch eine Düse (49) zum Einspritzen eines Strömungsmittels in die umgekehrte Flasche und einem Aufnehmer (29) zum Sammeln des aus der Flasche austretenden Strömungsmittels enthält, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Aufnehmer ein individueller Aufnehmer (29) ist, der an seinem oberen Abschnitt eine die Düse (49) umgebende Öffnung (61) aufweist, die so angeordnet ist, daß sie sich unmittelbar unterhalb der umgekehrt angeordneten Flasche (2) befindet.
2. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Aufnehmer (29) an einem von der Bewegungsbahn der Zange umgebenen Ende eine Öffnung (66) zum Sammeln des flüssigen Strömungsmittels aufweist, das bei der Rückkehrbewegung der Flaschen (2) aus der umgekehrten Position bis in die aufgerichtete Position entströmt.
3. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Aufnehmer (29) oben zumindest teilweise geschlossen ist.
4. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie oberhalb der Strömungsmitteleinspritz düse (49) eine Kappe (67) aufweist, die so beweglich angebracht ist, daß sie von den an der Einspritzposition ankommenden Flaschen (2) entgegen Rückstellmitteln (72) wegbewegt werden kann, wobei diese Kappe so geformt ist, daß das eingespritzte Strömungsmittel bei Abwesenheit von Flaschen in den Aufnehmer (29) zurückgeleitet wird.
5. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Aufnehmer ein Ventil (51) zum Steuern des Einspritzens trägt.
6. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Düse (49) fest mit einem beweglichen Teil (79, 86, 88) des Ventils (51) zum Steuern des Einspritzens verbunden ist.
7. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Flaschengreifzange (24) von wenigstens einem schwenkbaren Arm (27) getragen ist, der an einer der Seiten des individuellen Aufnehmers (29) gelenkig gelagert ist.
8. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Düse (49) im wesentlichen in der Mitte der Öffnung (61) angebracht ist.
9. Maschine zum Behandeln von umgekehrt angeordneten Flaschen mit einer Reihe von Behandlungsvorrichtungen (12) gemäß einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche an einem drehbaren Karussell (13), wobei diese Vorrichtungen in Umfangsrichtung verteilt und am drehbaren Karussell (13) befestigt sind.
10. Maschine nach Anspruch 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Flaschengreifzange (24) jeder Vorrichtung (12) von wenigstens einem schwenkbaren Arm (27) getragen ist, der an einer der Seiten des individuellen Aufnehmers (29) gelenkig gelagert ist.
11. Maschine nach einem der Ansprüche 9 oder 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Aufnehmer (29) eine längliche Form mit radialer Erstreckung von einem drehbaren Rahmen (31) des Karussells (13) nach außen hat, wobei die Zange (24) um das radial äußere Ende des Aufnehmers (29) schwenkt.
12. Maschine nach einem der Ansprüche 9 bis 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß jeder Aufnehmer (29) in einem von der Bewegungsbahn der Zange umgebenen Bereich eine Öffnung (66) zum Sammeln des flüssigen Strömungsmittels aufweist, das bei der Rückkehrbewegung der Flaschen aus dem umgekehrten Position in die aufgerichtete Position entströmt.
13. Maschine nach Anspruch 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Sammelöffnung (66) nahe der Bewegungsbahn des Halses der Flasche liegt und mit Absaugmitteln verbunden ist.
14. Maschine nach einem der Ansprüche 9 bis 13, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Aufnehmer (29) eine obere Teilabdeckung (63) aufweist.
15. Maschine nach Anspruch 14, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Düse (49) jeder Vorrichtung (12) im wesentlichen in der Mitte einer Öffnung (61) angebracht ist, die in der Oberseite des Aufnehmers zum Sammeln des der Flasche entströmenden Strömungsmittels gebildet ist.
16. Maschine nach einem der Ansprüche 9 bis 15, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß jede Vorrichtung (12) Mittel (108, 109, 111) zur Erzielung der Abdichtung zwischen dem Hals jeder umgekehrten Flasche (2) und dem Aufnehmer (29) um die Düse (49) enthält.
17. Maschine nach Anspruch 16, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Abdichtmittel mit der Düse (49) in Antriebsverbindung stehen, wobei diese synchron mit dem Übergang eines Einspritzhahns zwischen einer offenen und einer geschlossenen Position axial beweglich ist, wobei die Bewegung der Düse das Anlegen der Abdichtmittel an den Hals bzw. das Entfernen der Abdichtmittel von dem Hals hervorruft.
18. Maschine nach einem der Ansprüche 9 bis 17, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Aufnehmer (29) mit Absaugmitteln verbunden sind.
19. Maschine nach einem der Ansprüche 9 bis 18, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie oberhalb der Strömungsmitteleinspritzdüse (49) jeder Vorrichtung (12) eine Kappe (67) aufweist, die derart beweglich angebracht ist, daß sie von den an der Einspritzposition ankommenden Flaschen (2) entgegen Rückstellmitteln (72) wegbewegt werden kann, wobei diese Kappe so geformt ist, daß das eingespritzte Strömungsmittel bei Abwesenheit von Flaschen in den Aufnehmer (29) zurückgeleitet wird.
20. Maschine nach einem der Ansprüche 9 bis 19, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Aufnehmer jeder Vorrichtung (12) einen Einspritzsteuerhahn (51) aufweist.
21. Maschine nach einem der Ansprüche 9 bis 20, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sich die Flaschen (2) in der Einspritz-Position oberhalb der einzelnen Aufnehmer (29) befinden.
22. Maschine nach einem der Ansprüche 9 bis 21, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Aufnehmer (29) ein Rohr (201) enthält, das ein Eingangsende (203) aufweist, das angrenzend an den Hals der Flasche liegt, wenn diese ihre Rückkehrbewegung in die aufgerichtete Position ausführt, sowie ein Ausgangsende (202), das mit einer feststehenden Absaugdüse (204) in diesem Stadium der Bewegung der Flasche zusammenfällt.
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