EP0548317A1 - Procede et dispositif pour le melange de composants de boissons. - Google Patents

Procede et dispositif pour le melange de composants de boissons.

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EP0548317A1
EP0548317A1 EP92914688A EP92914688A EP0548317A1 EP 0548317 A1 EP0548317 A1 EP 0548317A1 EP 92914688 A EP92914688 A EP 92914688A EP 92914688 A EP92914688 A EP 92914688A EP 0548317 A1 EP0548317 A1 EP 0548317A1
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syrup
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Wilhelm Weiss
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Krones AG
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Krones AG Hermann Kronseder Maschinenfabrik
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F35/00—Accessories for mixers; Auxiliary operations or auxiliary devices; Parts or details of general application
    • B01F35/80—Forming a predetermined ratio of the substances to be mixed
    • B01F35/88—Forming a predetermined ratio of the substances to be mixed by feeding the materials batchwise
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F23/00—Mixing according to the phases to be mixed, e.g. dispersing or emulsifying
    • B01F23/40—Mixing liquids with liquids; Emulsifying
    • B01F23/49—Mixing systems, i.e. flow charts or diagrams
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F33/00—Other mixers; Mixing plants; Combinations of mixers
    • B01F33/80—Mixing plants; Combinations of mixers
    • B01F33/81—Combinations of similar mixers, e.g. with rotary stirring devices in two or more receptacles
    • B01F33/812—Combinations of similar mixers, e.g. with rotary stirring devices in two or more receptacles in two or more alternative mixing receptacles, e.g. mixing in one receptacle and dispensing from another receptacle
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F2101/00—Mixing characterised by the nature of the mixed materials or by the application field
    • B01F2101/06—Mixing of food ingredients
    • B01F2101/14—Mixing of ingredients for non-alcoholic beverages; Dissolving sugar in water

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  • the invention relates to a method and a device for mixing beverage components according to the preambles of claims 1 and 9.
  • Such a method and such a device is known from DE-PS 31 32 706.
  • the known device is used to mix a smaller amount of syrup (first component) with a larger amount of water (second component).
  • a separate measuring room is provided for each component.
  • the measuring room for water is equipped with a fill level meter, through which the water volume is metered.
  • the volume of the syrup measuring area corresponds to the volume of syrup required for a batch and is completely filled with every mixing process.
  • the measuring room for syrup is arranged below the measuring room for water and connected to it via a pipe.
  • the measuring chamber with a certain volume for the syrup is combined with the measuring chamber arranged above it with a filling height meter for the water to form a cross-sectional enlargement which promotes mixing in the transition area to a receiving chamber for a complete mixture quantity.
  • a fixed level probe is arranged in the upper area of the measuring space for the syrup Measuring room defined.
  • syrup is first introduced into the lower measuring room until the fixed level probe is reached.
  • water is also introduced into the lower measuring chamber, mixing with the syrup until a certain amount of mixture, registered by the level gauge, is reached. This amount of mixture is then discharged through a pipeline connected to the underside of the lower measuring chamber and mixed again into a collecting chamber.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a method and a structurally simple device for batch-wise mixing of beverage components, with which even subsets of the first component, the volume of which is smaller than the volume of the measuring space, can be processed efficiently with a consistently high mixing accuracy.
  • the quantity contained in the storage space is independent of the size Remaining amount always an exact adherence to the desired mixing ratio possible. Even small residual amounts of the syrup or the like, which previously could not be processed economically, can therefore be reliably processed without sacrificing beverage quality.
  • the second component can be dosed by the dosing device operating in normal operation. According to a development of the invention contained in the subclaims, however, the measurement of the second component takes place at the same location or with the same device with which the first component is measured during the so-called residual quantity metering. This results in a particularly precise and efficient way of working.
  • FIG. 1 shows the schematic side view of a device for mixing beverage components. This is integrated into a system for producing a carbonated soft drink, which is only partially shown.
  • the device shown is set up for mixing a first component in the form of syrup S and a second component in the form of deaerated water W and has a container-shaped metering and mixing unit 16.
  • a lower measuring chamber 2 with a circular cross-section is set up for the syrup, the volume of which is limited by a fixed level probe 23 at the level of the dash-dotted line.
  • a filling height meter 18 is arranged in the receiving space 17 and registers the height of the mixture G consisting of syrup and water in the metering and mixing unit 16.
  • a feed line 12 for the vented water and two intermediate shut-off valves 26, 27 with a different cross-section open an intermediate line 3 for the syrup via two shut-off valves 24, 25 with different cross-sections.
  • the intermediate line 3 is connected to the bottom of a flow container 28 with a storage space 1 for the syrup, which is at a higher level than the measuring space 2.
  • the flow container 28 is equipped with a lower level probe 14 and an upper level probe 22 and is via a syrup line 21 supplied with a control valve 29.
  • the flow tank 28 is connected via a line 20 to a CO 2 collecting line 37, as is the metering and mixing unit 16 via a line 19.
  • the measuring chamber 2 has, below its level sensor 23 determining the volume, a further level sensor 30 for controlling the filling speed.
  • a drain 5 with a shut-off valve 31 is connected to its lowest point, which leads into a tank 32 a collecting space 4 opens out for the mixture.
  • a further line 33 leads from the tank 32 with a pump 34 to a saturation tank (not shown), in which the mixture is impregnated with carbon dioxide and to which the CO line 37 is connected.
  • a few further metering and mixing units are connected to the tank 32 with the collecting space 4 for the mixture, which match the structure of the metering and mixing unit 16 described so far. In this way, the various dosing and mixing units can be filled and emptied alternately and it is possible to feed the collecting space 4 evenly.
  • a secondary line 6 is connected, which opens into the measuring space 2 of the metering and mixing unit 16.
  • a first shut-off valve 7, a pump 10, an empty sensor 11, an inductive flow meter 9 and a second shut-off valve 8 are connected in sequence, the latter and the flow meter 9 being located near the junction parts of the secondary line 6 into the measuring chamber 2.
  • the feed line 12 for deaerated water is connected to the secondary line 6 via a further shut-off valve 13.
  • the empty signal probe 11, the flow meter 9 and the lower fill level probe 14 in the flow tank 28 are connected to the input side of a control device 15 via signal lines indicated by dash-dotted lines.
  • the level probe 14 is arranged such that it has a signal generated when the remaining amount of syrup in the storage room 1 is smaller than the volume of the measuring room 2 to the upper level probe 23.
  • the empty sensor 11 is designed such that it generates a signal when the secondary line 6 is empty at this point, so neither syrup still contains water.
  • the three shut-off valves 7, 8, 13 and the pump 10 are connected to the output side of the control device 15 via control lines indicated by dashed lines.
  • the control device 15 has an actuator 35 with which the mixing ratio between the two components can be set.
  • the storage space 1 in the flow container 28 is kept largely filled with the aid of the upper level probe 22 and the control valve 29 via the syrup line 21, which leads to a storage tank (not shown).
  • the amount of syrup in the storage room 1 is then large enough to fill the measuring room 2 several times with syrup.
  • the mixing of the two components S and W takes place without the cooperation of the control device 15 - with the shut-off valves 7, 8, 13 and the pump 10 switched off - according to the following procedure:
  • the shut-off valve 31 when the shut-off valve 31 is closed, the syrup is introduced from the supply tank 28 via the intermediate line 3 and the open shut-off valve 26 with a larger cross-section at high speed into the measuring chamber 2 until the lower fill level probe 30 is reached. Then the valve 26 is closed again and the previously closed shut-off valve 27 opened with a smaller cross section. The syrup now flows with smaller Speed into the measuring room 2 until it reaches the upper level probe 23. The shut-off valve 27 is then also closed. The measuring room 2 is now completely filled with syrup up to its predetermined volume.
  • the shut-off valve 24, which has been closed until now, is opened with a larger cross section, so that deaerated water flows into the measuring chamber 2 at high speed via a pump (not shown) and the feed line 12.
  • the water mixes with the syrup and the mixture rises in the receiving space 17 up to a certain fill level, registered by the fill level meter 18.
  • the shut-off valve 24 is closed again and the shut-off valve 25 with a smaller cross section, which has been closed until now, is opened.
  • the water is introduced into the measuring space 2 at a low speed, namely until a predetermined fill level of mixture in the receiving space 17 is reached, which in turn is registered by the fill-level meter 18.
  • the control of the water supply can of course also be taken over by several fixed fill level probes.
  • the predetermined fill level in the receiving space 17 which is dependent on the desired mixing ratio between syrup and water, is reached, the metering of syrup and water has ended and the two components have already been mixed for the first time.
  • the complete mixture batch is now introduced via the discharge line 5 into the collecting space 4 of the tank 32 and thereby further mixed.
  • the resulting mixture in the collecting space 4 is then transported via the line 33 and the pump 34 to the impregnation container, not shown, where it is carbonated and is then ready for filling.
  • the fill level in the flow container 28 gradually drops, at some point to below the lower fill level probe
  • the remaining amount of syrup in the storage room 1 is now no longer sufficient for a complete filling of the measuring room 2.
  • the level probe 14 emits a corresponding signal and activates the control device
  • shut-off valves 7 and 8 are opened; the pump 10 is switched on and the flow meter 9 is activated; the shut-off valve 13 initially remains closed. Then the remaining or partial amount of the syrup present in the storage room 1 and in the intermediate line 3 is almost completely fed into the measuring room 2 via the secondary line 6 initiated until the secondary line 6 has run empty as far as the empty signal probe 11 and this emits a control signal. Then the two valves 7 and 8, or at least the valve 7, are closed and the amount of syrup registered by the flow meter 9 is displayed and reported to the control device 15. This calculates the required amount of water from the measured amount of syrup and the set mixing ratio.
  • This flow rate is now given to the flow meter 9 and water is introduced into the measuring chamber 2 via the secondary line 6 by opening the valves 13 and possibly 8 water from the supply line 12.
  • this immediately causes the shut-off valves 8 and 13 to close and the pump 10 to be switched off.
  • This partial batch is then introduced into the collecting space 4 in the usual manner by opening the shut-off valve 31 via the discharge line 5.
  • the remaining amount of water in the secondary line 6 can be drained by opening a drain tap 36 between the shut-off valve 7 and the pump 10.
  • the above-described method can also be carried out if there is sufficient syrup for a complete batch, for other reasons, for example because only a certain number of bottles have to be filled, but only a partial batch is to be mixed. In this case, the change is made manually and not automatically the level probe 14. With the aid of the flow meter 9, a simple, exact “calibration" of the level probes 23, 30 and the level gauge 18 is also possible.
  • the implementation of the method according to the invention was described in connection with a device in which the measuring space for the syrup is connected to the measuring space for the water or for the mixture arranged above it via a transition region with an increasing cross-section.
  • a device in which these two measuring rooms are connected via a line with a shut-off valve there are two options: If the shut-off valve is open during dosing, the process proceeds in the manner already described, since then the mixture from the lower one Measuring room for the syrup can climb into the upper measuring room. If, on the other hand, the shut-off valve is closed, the water after the partial filling of the lower measuring space with syrup into the upper measuring space for the water is measured separately, e.g. by the already existing level meter for normal operation or by the flow meter for the syrup. For this purpose, another line with a shut-off valve is connected behind the flow meter to the secondary line, which opens directly into the upper measuring chamber for the water.

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  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Devices For Dispensing Beverages (AREA)
  • Apparatus For Making Beverages (AREA)

Abstract

Dans un procédé servant à mélanger des composants de boissons, en particulier du sirop et de l'eau, où le premier composant est amené d'un réservoir vers un compartiment de mesure ayant un volume déterminé, et où le deuxième composant est dosé selon la proportion de mélange désirée, les deux composants étant ensuite envoyés dans un compartiment collecteur, le compartiment de mesure n'est rempli que partiellement lors de l'introduction du premier composant en cas de réservoir insuffisamment rempli, la quantité du premier composant introduit dans le compartiment de mesure est mesurée, puis le deuxième composant est dosé selon la quantité mesurée du premier composant. De cette manière, même les petites quantités résiduelles de sirop peuvent être rationnellement traitées avec une constante précision de mélange.
EP92914688A 1991-07-12 1992-07-08 Procede et dispositif pour le melange de composants de boissons Expired - Lifetime EP0548317B1 (fr)

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DE4123047 1991-07-12
DE4123047A DE4123047A1 (de) 1991-07-12 1991-07-12 Verfahren und vorrichtung zum mischen von getraenkekomponenten
PCT/EP1992/001540 WO1993000988A1 (fr) 1991-07-12 1992-07-08 Procede et dispositif pour le melange de composants de boissons

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