EP0660027A1 - Filling station for containers to accomodate fluids, in particular gas bottles, using a carousel with scales - Google Patents

Filling station for containers to accomodate fluids, in particular gas bottles, using a carousel with scales Download PDF

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EP0660027A1
EP0660027A1 EP19940402982 EP94402982A EP0660027A1 EP 0660027 A1 EP0660027 A1 EP 0660027A1 EP 19940402982 EP19940402982 EP 19940402982 EP 94402982 A EP94402982 A EP 94402982A EP 0660027 A1 EP0660027 A1 EP 0660027A1
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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
    • F17C2205/00—Vessel construction, in particular mounting arrangements, attachments or identifications means
    • F17C2205/05—Vessel or content identifications, e.g. labels
    • 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
    • F17C2205/00—Vessel construction, in particular mounting arrangements, attachments or identifications means
    • F17C2205/05—Vessel or content identifications, e.g. labels
    • F17C2205/054—Vessel or content identifications, e.g. labels by bar codes
    • 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
    • F17C2250/00—Accessories; Control means; Indicating, measuring or monitoring of parameters
    • F17C2250/04—Indicating or measuring of parameters as input values
    • F17C2250/0404—Parameters indicated or measured
    • F17C2250/0421—Mass or weight of the content of the vessel
    • 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
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  • the present invention relates to an installation for filling receptacles intended to contain a fluid, in particular gas bottles, comprising a rotating mounted carousel, scales provided on the carrousel for weighing the receptacles and filling devices associated with the scales for introducing fluid in the containers being weighed.
  • Containers such as gas cylinders currently available on the market have very different origins and therefore have slightly different volumes or weights.
  • the central unit comprises a tabulator by means of which an operator is able to record, after reading, the information representative of the gross weights or the tares which constitute the identification elements of the containers.
  • said installation includes a bar code reader located in the control station and in front of which pass the bar codes of the driven containers. towards the scales, this reader being connected to the central unit and capable of transferring therein the information representative of the gross weights or the tares which constitute the identification elements of the containers.
  • the installation may further comprise a remainder detector designed to determine the quantity of fluid remaining in the containers driven towards the scales, this detector being connected to the central unit and capable of transfer therein the information representative of the remaining quantities of fluid which constitute the identification elements of the containers.
  • the installation according to the invention firstly comprises a carousel 4 rotatably mounted about a vertical axis and capable of being driven in rotation in the direction of the arrow F under the control of a conventional drive member not shown.
  • the installation also includes a first conveyor 5 provided for transporting the empty bottles to the carousel 4 and transferring them one by one to the scales C1 ... C12 as they come in front of it, and a second conveyor 6 located upstream of the conveyor 5 considering the direction of rotation of the carousel 4 and intended to evacuate the full bottles.
  • a first conveyor 5 provided for transporting the empty bottles to the carousel 4 and transferring them one by one to the scales C1 ... C12 as they come in front of it
  • a second conveyor 6 located upstream of the conveyor 5 considering the direction of rotation of the carousel 4 and intended to evacuate the full bottles.
  • a central control unit 7 capable of storing information representative of an element for identifying the bottles, such as their tare, their gross weight or the rest of the gas they contain, a fixed emitter E located at proximity of the side wall of the carousel 4, twelve mobile receivers R1 ... R12 mounted on the side wall of the carousel, so that they can come one after the other in front of the transmitter E during the rotation of said carousel, and management means G1 ... G12 associated with the scales C1 ... C12 and able to control the filling devices D1 ... D12 so that these introduce into the bottles predetermined quantities of gas fixed by the scales from elements for identifying said bottles.
  • the information representative of the element for identifying the bottles B1 ... B x is collected from a control station P adjacent to the conveyor 5 and in which the said bottles pass one after the other having to be placed on flip-flops C1 ... C12, and are classified in the central control unit 7, in the order of scrolling of the bottles.
  • the fixed transmitter E is connected to the central control unit 7 so that the latter can transmit to it, one after the other and in their order of classification, the information that it has in memory.
  • the receivers R1 ... R12 are each associated with a scale and capable of receiving each, when they come in front of the transmitter E, the information representative of the identification element of the bottle resting on the scale with which they are associated.
  • the central control unit 7 includes a tabulator 8 with the aid of which an operator can record said tare or said gross weight therein. he read on the bottles parading in the checkpoint P.
  • the installation also includes a bar code reader 9 located at the control station so that the bar codes of the bottles driven by the conveyor 5 towards the scales can be scrolled in front of it, the reader 9 being connected to the central control unit 7 and able to transfer therein the information representative of the tare or of the gross weight different bottles.
  • the installation according to the invention may also include a conventional remainder detector 10 adjacent to the conveyor 5 and in front of which the empty bottles are liable to scroll before being placed on the scales.
  • This detector which is designed to determine the quantity of gas remaining in the bottles to be filled, is connected to the central unit 7 and able to transfer therein the information representative of this datum.
  • the receiver R1 associated with the rocker C1 is in front of the transmitter E and can thus receive from the central unit 7 the information representative of the identification element of the bottle B1 located on the rocker C1, this element having been recorded in the central unit 7 when the bottle B1 was in the control station P and may consist, as the case may be, of the tare or the gross weight of the bottle B1 or by the quantity of gas remaining in the latter.
  • the receiver R1 then transmits this information to the management means G1 under the control of which the filling device D1 associated with the rocker C1 is connected to the filling nozzle 3 of the valve 1 of the bottle B1, after which the handwheel 2 of said tap 1 is rotated in the direction corresponding to the opening of the latter.
  • the filling device D1 introduces into the bottle B1 the adequate quantity of gas.
  • the filling of the bottle B1 continues while the carousel 4 rotates in the direction of the arrow F, but ends before the bottle B1 reaches the conveyor 6 and is evacuated.
  • the filling device D1 interrupts the gas supply, after which the valve 1 is closed and the filling device D1 is disconnected from the filling nozzle 3 of said valve 1.
  • C ' is under these conditions that the bottle B1 can be transferred to the conveyor 6 when the rocker C1 arrives in front of it.
  • the following receivers R2 ... R12 associated with the scales C2 ... C12 come one after the other in front of the transmitter E, receive from the central unit 7 the information representative of the tare or the gross weight of the bottles B2 ... B12 or quantities of gas remaining therein, and transmit this information to the management means G2 ... G12 which control the filling devices D2 ... D12.

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The installation for filling containers (B1...Bx) according to the invention comprises: - a central control unit (7) able to store information representing an element for identifying the containers, this information being gathered from a monitoring station (P) and classified in the central control unit in the order in which the containers file past; - a stationary emitter (E) connected to the central unit (7), - moving receivers (R1...R12) located on the carousel (turntable), each receiver being associated with one pair of scales and receiving, when it moves in front of the emitter (E), the information representing the element for identifying the container resting on the said scales; and - management means (G1...G12) associated with the scales and able to control the filling devices so that the latter introduce into the containers predetermined quantities of fluid, these quantities being fixed by the scales on the basis of the elements for identifying the said containers. <IMAGE>

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La présente invention concerne une installation de remplissage de récipients destinés à contenir un fluide, notamment des bouteilles de gaz, comprenant un carrousel monté rotatif, des bascules prévues sur le carrousel pour peser les récipients et des dispositifs de remplissage associés aux bascules pour introduire du fluide dans les récipients en cours de pesée.The present invention relates to an installation for filling receptacles intended to contain a fluid, in particular gas bottles, comprising a rotating mounted carousel, scales provided on the carrousel for weighing the receptacles and filling devices associated with the scales for introducing fluid in the containers being weighed.

Des récipients tels que les bouteilles de gaz disponibles actuellement sur le marché ont des origines très diverses et ont de ce fait des volumes ou des poids légèrement différents.Containers such as gas cylinders currently available on the market have very different origins and therefore have slightly different volumes or weights.

Ces différences entre les bouteilles doivent être prises en compte pour déterminer la quantité adéquate de gaz qu'il convient d'introduire dans chaque bouteille. Or à l'heure actuelle, une importante intervention humaine est nécessaire pour effectuer ce travail, ce qui est long, coûteux et pénible pour le personnel.These differences between the cylinders must be taken into account when determining the proper amount of gas to be introduced into each cylinder. However at present, a significant human intervention is necessary to carry out this work, which is long, expensive and painful for the personnel.

La présente invention se propose de remédier plus particulièrement à ces inconvénients et, pour ce faire, elle a pour objet une installation de remplissage de récipients, notamment des bouteilles de gaz, du type indiqué au premier paragraphe ci-dessus et qui se caractérise en ce qu'elle comprend en outre :

  • une unité centrale de commande apte à emmagasiner des informations représentatives d'un élément d'identification des récipients, ces informations étant recueillies à partir d'un poste de contrôle dans lequel les récipients défilent les uns après les autres avant d'être placés sur les bascules, et étant classées dans l'unité centrale de commande dans l'ordre du défilement des récipients ;
  • un émetteur fixe adjacent à la périphérie du carrousel et relié à l'unité centrale de commande de telle sorte que celle-ci puisse lui transmettre les informations, dans leur ordre de classement ;
  • des récepteurs mobiles disposés sur le carrousel de manière à venir les uns après les autres devant l'émetteur pendant la rotation du carrousel, chaque récepteur étant associé à une bascule et recevant, lorsqu'il vient devant l'émetteur, l'information représentative de l'élément d'identification du récipient reposant sur ladite bascule ; et
  • des moyens de gestion associés aux bascules et aptes à commander les dispositifs de remplissage afin que ceux-ci introduisent dans les récipients des quantités de fluide prédéterminées fixées par les bascules à partir des éléments d'identification desdits récipients.
The present invention proposes to remedy more particularly these drawbacks and, to do this, it relates to an installation for filling containers, in particular gas cylinders, of the type indicated in the first paragraph above and which is characterized in that that it further includes:
  • a central control unit capable of storing information representative of an element for identifying the containers, this information being collected from a control station in which the containers pass one after the other before being placed on the scales, and being classified in the central control unit in the order of scrolling of the containers;
  • a fixed transmitter adjacent to the periphery of the carousel and connected to the central control unit so that the latter can transmit the information to it, in their order of classification;
  • mobile receivers arranged on the carousel so as to come one after the other in front of the transmitter during the rotation of the carousel, each receiver being associated with a rocker and receiving, when it comes in front of the transmitter, the information representative of the container identification element resting on said scale; and
  • management means associated with the scales and able to control the filling devices so that these introduce into the containers predetermined quantities of fluid fixed by the scales from the identification elements of said containers.

Grâce à cet ensemble de dispositions, la détermination précise des quantités de fluide à introduire dans les différents récipients peut être réalisée automatiquement, ce qui permet d'augmenter les cadences de remplissage et de réduire les coûts.Thanks to this set of provisions, the precise determination of the quantities of fluid to be introduced into the various containers can be carried out automatically, which makes it possible to increase the filling rates and to reduce costs.

Lorsque les récipients portent de manière lisible la mention de leur poids brut ou de leur tare, l'unité centrale comprend un tabulateur par l'intermédiaire duquel un opérateur est apte à enregistrer, après lecture, les informations représentatives des poids bruts ou des tares qui constituent les éléments d'identification des récipients.When the containers legibly bear the mention of their gross weight or their tare, the central unit comprises a tabulator by means of which an operator is able to record, after reading, the information representative of the gross weights or the tares which constitute the identification elements of the containers.

Par ailleurs, lorsque les récipients portent la mention de leur poids ou de leur tare sous la forme de codes-barres, ladite installation comprend un lecteur de codes-barres situé dans le poste de contrôle et devant lequel défilent les codes-barres des récipients entraînés vers les bascules, ce lecteur étant relié à l'unité centrale et apte à transférer dans celle-ci les informations représentatives des poids bruts ou des tares qui constituent les éléments d'identification des récipients.Furthermore, when the containers are marked with their weight or their tare in the form of bar codes, said installation includes a bar code reader located in the control station and in front of which pass the bar codes of the driven containers. towards the scales, this reader being connected to the central unit and capable of transferring therein the information representative of the gross weights or the tares which constitute the identification elements of the containers.

On notera ici qu'aucune intervention humaine n'est nécessaire pour déterminer la quantité adéquate de fluide à introduire dans chaque récipient.It should be noted here that no human intervention is necessary to determine the adequate quantity of fluid to be introduced into each container.

Selon un mode de réalisation particulier de l'invention, l'installation peut comprendre en outre un détecteur de reste conçu pour déterminer la quantité de fluide restant dans les récipients entraînés vers les bascules, ce détecteur étant relié à l'unité centrale et apte à transférer dans celle-ci les informations représentatives des quantités restantes de fluide qui constituent les éléments d'identification des récipients.According to a particular embodiment of the invention, the installation may further comprise a remainder detector designed to determine the quantity of fluid remaining in the containers driven towards the scales, this detector being connected to the central unit and capable of transfer therein the information representative of the remaining quantities of fluid which constitute the identification elements of the containers.

Un mode d'exécution de la présente invention sera décrit ci-après à titre d'exemple nullement limitatif en référence aux dessins annexés dans lesquels :

  • la figure 1 est une vue de dessus schématique d'une installation conforme à l'invention, des bascules et des dispositifs de remplissage ayant été représentés de façon très schématique ou supprimés pour la clarté du dessin ; et
  • la figure 2 est une vue schématique partielle de l'installation, selon la ligne A-A de la figure 1.
An embodiment of the present invention will be described below by way of nonlimiting example with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
  • Figure 1 is a schematic top view of an installation according to the invention, scales and filling devices having been shown very schematically or removed for clarity of the drawing; and
  • FIG. 2 is a partial schematic view of the installation, along the line AA in FIG. 1.

L'installation que l'on peut voir sur les dessins a été mise au point pour remplir automatiquement des bouteilles de gaz B₁ ... Bx comportant d'une manière connue en soi un robinet 1 pourvu d'un volant de manoeuvre 2 et d'un embout de remplissage 3. Ces bouteilles ont une tare de l'ordre de 13 kg et un poids brut de l'ordre de 26 kg, ces valeurs pouvant varier de façon notable en raison de la diversité et de l'ancienneté du parc de bouteilles actuel.The installation that can be seen in the drawings has been developed to automatically fill gas cylinders B₁ ... B x comprising, in a manner known per se, a valve 1 provided with an operating handwheel 2 and of a filling nozzle 3. These bottles have a tare of the order of 13 kg and a gross weight of the order of 26 kg, these values can vary significantly due to the diversity and age of the current fleet of bottles.

L'installation selon l'invention comprend tout d'abord un carrousel 4 monté rotatif autour d'un axe vertical et apte à être entraîné en rotation dans le sens de la flèche F sous la commande d'un organe moteur classique non représenté.The installation according to the invention firstly comprises a carousel 4 rotatably mounted about a vertical axis and capable of being driven in rotation in the direction of the arrow F under the control of a conventional drive member not shown.

Elle comprend également douze bascules identiques C₁ ... C₁₂ uniformément réparties sur la face supérieure du carrousel 4 et douze dispositifs de remplissage D₁ ... D₁₂ associés aux bascules.It also includes twelve identical scales C₁ ... C₁₂ uniformly distributed on the upper face of the carousel 4 and twelve filling devices D₁ ... D₁₂ associated with the scales.

Il va de soi que l'on ne sortirait pas du cadre de la présente invention si le nombre des bascules et des dispositifs de remplissage était différent de celui qui a été retenu dans l'exemple représenté.It goes without saying that it would not be departing from the scope of the present invention if the number of scales and filling devices was different from that which was adopted in the example shown.

L'installation comprend par ailleurs un premier convoyeur 5 prévu pour transporter les bouteilles vides vers le carrousel 4 et les transférer une à une sur les bascules C₁ ... C₁₂ au fur et à mesure que celles-ci viennent devant lui, et un second convoyeur 6 situé en amont du convoyeur 5 en considérant le sens de rotation du carrousel 4 et destiné à évacuer les bouteilles pleines.The installation also includes a first conveyor 5 provided for transporting the empty bottles to the carousel 4 and transferring them one by one to the scales C₁ ... C₁₂ as they come in front of it, and a second conveyor 6 located upstream of the conveyor 5 considering the direction of rotation of the carousel 4 and intended to evacuate the full bottles.

Elle comprend en outre une unité centrale de commande 7 apte à emmagasiner des informations représentatives d'un élément d'identification des bouteilles, tel que leur tare, leur poids brut ou le reste de gaz qu'elles renferment, un émetteur fixe E situé à proximité de la paroi latérale du carrousel 4, douze récepteurs mobiles R₁ ... R₁₂ montés sur la paroi latérale du carrousel, de telle sorte qu'ils puissent venir les uns après les autres devant l'émetteur E pendant la rotation dudit carrousel, et des moyens de gestion G₁ ... G₁₂ associés aux bascules C₁ ... C₁₂ et aptes à commander les dispositifs de remplissage D₁ ... D₁₂ afin que ceux-ci introduisent dans les bouteilles des quantités de gaz prédéterminées fixées par les bascules à partir des éléments d'identification desdites bouteilles.It also comprises a central control unit 7 capable of storing information representative of an element for identifying the bottles, such as their tare, their gross weight or the rest of the gas they contain, a fixed emitter E located at proximity of the side wall of the carousel 4, twelve mobile receivers R₁ ... R₁₂ mounted on the side wall of the carousel, so that they can come one after the other in front of the transmitter E during the rotation of said carousel, and management means G₁ ... G₁₂ associated with the scales C₁ ... C₁₂ and able to control the filling devices D₁ ... D₁₂ so that these introduce into the bottles predetermined quantities of gas fixed by the scales from elements for identifying said bottles.

Les informations représentatives de l'élément d'identification des bouteilles B₁ ... Bx sont recueillies à partir d'un poste de contrôle P adjacent au convoyeur 5 et dans lequel lesdites bouteilles défilent les unes après les autres ayant d'être placées sur les bascules C₁ ... C₁₂, et sont classées dans l'unité centrale de commande 7, dans l'ordre du défilement des bouteilles.The information representative of the element for identifying the bottles B₁ ... B x is collected from a control station P adjacent to the conveyor 5 and in which the said bottles pass one after the other having to be placed on flip-flops C₁ ... C₁₂, and are classified in the central control unit 7, in the order of scrolling of the bottles.

L'émetteur fixe E est relié à l'unité centrale de commande 7 de telle sorte que celle-ci puisse lui transmettre, les unes après les autres et dans leur ordre de classement, les informations qu'elle a en mémoire.The fixed transmitter E is connected to the central control unit 7 so that the latter can transmit to it, one after the other and in their order of classification, the information that it has in memory.

Quant aux récepteurs R₁ ... R₁₂, ils sont associés chacun à une bascule et aptes à recevoir chacun, lorsqu'ils viennent devant l'émetteur E, l'information représentative de l'élément d'identification de la bouteille reposant sur la bascule particulière à laquelle ils sont associés.As for the receivers R₁ ... R₁₂, they are each associated with a scale and capable of receiving each, when they come in front of the transmitter E, the information representative of the identification element of the bottle resting on the scale with which they are associated.

Pour le cas où la tare ou le poids brut des bouteilles est mentionné sur celles-ci de manière lisible, I'unité centrale de commande 7 comporte un tabulateur 8 à l'aide duquel un opérateur peut y enregistrer ladite tare ou ledit poids brut qu'il a lu sur les bouteilles défilant dans le poste de contrôle P.In the case where the tare or the gross weight of the bottles is legibly mentioned thereon, the central control unit 7 includes a tabulator 8 with the aid of which an operator can record said tare or said gross weight therein. he read on the bottles parading in the checkpoint P.

Par contre, pour le cas où la tare ou le poids brut des bouteilles est mentionné sur celles-ci sous la forme de codes-barres, l'installation comporte également un lecteur de codes-barres 9 situé au poste de contrôle de telle sorte que les codes-barres des bouteilles entraînées par le convoyeur 5 vers les bascules puissent défiler devant lui, le lecteur 9 étant relié à l'unité centrale de commande 7 et apte à transférer dans celle-ci les informations représentatives de la tare ou du poids brut des différentes bouteilles.On the other hand, for the case where the tare or the gross weight of the bottles is mentioned thereon in the form of bar codes, the installation also includes a bar code reader 9 located at the control station so that the bar codes of the bottles driven by the conveyor 5 towards the scales can be scrolled in front of it, the reader 9 being connected to the central control unit 7 and able to transfer therein the information representative of the tare or of the gross weight different bottles.

L'installation conforme à l'invention peut également comporter un détecteur de reste classique 10 adjacent au convoyeur 5 et devant lequel les bouteilles vides sont susceptibles de défiler avant d'être placées sur les bascules.The installation according to the invention may also include a conventional remainder detector 10 adjacent to the conveyor 5 and in front of which the empty bottles are liable to scroll before being placed on the scales.

Ce détecteur, qui est conçu pour déterminer la quantité de gaz restant dans les bouteilles à remplir, est relié à l'unité centrale 7 et apte à transférer dans celle-ci les informations représentatives de cette donnée.This detector, which is designed to determine the quantity of gas remaining in the bottles to be filled, is connected to the central unit 7 and able to transfer therein the information representative of this datum.

Dans le mode de réalisation représenté sur le dessin, le récepteur R₁ associé à la bascule C₁ est devant l'émetteur E et peut ainsi recevoir de l'unité centrale 7 l'information représentative de l'élément d'identification de la bouteille B₁ située sur la bascule C₁, cet élément ayant été enregistré dans l'unité centrale 7 lorsque la bouteille B₁ était dans le poste de contrôle P et pouvant être constitué, selon le cas, par la tare ou le poids brut de la bouteille B₁ ou par la quantité de gaz restant dans cette dernière.In the embodiment shown in the drawing, the receiver R₁ associated with the rocker C₁ is in front of the transmitter E and can thus receive from the central unit 7 the information representative of the identification element of the bottle B₁ located on the rocker C₁, this element having been recorded in the central unit 7 when the bottle B₁ was in the control station P and may consist, as the case may be, of the tare or the gross weight of the bottle B₁ or by the quantity of gas remaining in the latter.

Le récepteur R₁ transmet alors cette information au moyen de gestion G₁ sous la commande duquel le dispositif de remplissage D₁ associé à la bascule C₁ est relié à l'embout de remplissage 3 du robinet 1 de la bouteille B₁, après quoi le volant de manoeuvre 2 dudit robinet 1 est entraîné en rotation dans le sens correspondant à l'ouverture de ce dernier.The receiver R₁ then transmits this information to the management means G₁ under the control of which the filling device D₁ associated with the rocker C₁ is connected to the filling nozzle 3 of the valve 1 of the bottle B₁, after which the handwheel 2 of said tap 1 is rotated in the direction corresponding to the opening of the latter.

Lorsque ces opérations sont terminées, le dispositif de remplissage D₁ introduit dans la bouteille B₁ la quantité adéquate de gaz.When these operations are completed, the filling device D₁ introduces into the bottle B₁ the adequate quantity of gas.

Le remplissage de la bouteille B₁ se poursuit pendant que le carrousel 4 tourne dans le sens de la flèche F, mais se termine avant que la bouteille B₁ parvienne devant le convoyeur 6 et soit évacuée.The filling of the bottle B₁ continues while the carousel 4 rotates in the direction of the arrow F, but ends before the bottle B₁ reaches the conveyor 6 and is evacuated.

Lorsque le remplissage de la bouteille B₁ est terminé, le dispositif de remplissage D₁ interrompt l'arrivée du gaz, après quoi le robinet 1 est fermé et le dispositif de remplissage D₁ est déconnecté de l'embout de remplissage 3 dudit robinet 1. C'est dans ces conditions que la bouteille B₁ peut être transférée sur le convoyeur 6 lorsque la bascule C₁ parvient devant celui-ci.When the filling of the bottle B₁ is finished, the filling device D₁ interrupts the gas supply, after which the valve 1 is closed and the filling device D₁ is disconnected from the filling nozzle 3 of said valve 1. C ' is under these conditions that the bottle B₁ can be transferred to the conveyor 6 when the rocker C₁ arrives in front of it.

Pendant ce temps, les récepteurs suivants R₂ ... R₁₂ associés aux bascules C₂ ... C₁₂ viennent les uns après les autres devant l'émetteur E, reçoivent de l'unité centrale 7 les informations représentatives de la tare ou du poids brut des bouteilles B₂ ... B₁₂ ou des quantités de gaz restant dans celles-ci, et transmettent ces informations aux moyens de gestions G₂ ... G₁₂ qui commandent les dispositifs de remplissage D₂ ... D₁₂.During this time, the following receivers R₂ ... R₁₂ associated with the scales C₂ ... C₁₂ come one after the other in front of the transmitter E, receive from the central unit 7 the information representative of the tare or the gross weight of the bottles B₂ ... B₁₂ or quantities of gas remaining therein, and transmit this information to the management means G₂ ... G₁₂ which control the filling devices D₂ ... D₁₂.

Ceux-ci introduisent alors dans les bouteilles B₁ ... Bx une quantité de gaz prédéterminée fixée à partir de la tare ou du poids brut de ces bouteilles ou de la quantité de gaz restant dans celles-ci.These then introduce into the bottles B₁ ... B x a predetermined amount of gas fixed from the tare or the gross weight of these bottles or the amount of gas remaining in them.

Il ressort de ce qui précède que la présente invention permet d'introduire dans les différentes bouteilles à remplir les quantités de gaz qui sont strictement nécessaires.It emerges from the above that the present invention makes it possible to introduce into the various bottles to be filled the quantities of gas which are strictly necessary.

Bien entendu, on ne sortirait pas du cadre de la présente invention si l'on utilisait l'installation qui vient d'être décrite pour remplir des récipients autres que des bouteilles des bouteilles de gaz avec un fluide autre que du gaz sous pression.Of course, it would not be departing from the scope of the present invention if the installation which has just been described was used to fill receptacles other than cylinders of gas cylinders with a fluid other than gas under pressure.

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Installation de remplissage de récipients destinés à contenir un fluide, notamment des bouteilles de gaz (B₁ ... Bx), comprenant un carrousel (4) monté rotatif, des bascules (C₁ ... C₁₂) prévues sur le carrousel pour peser les récipients et des dispositifs de remplissage (D₁ ... D₁₂) associés aux bascules pour introduire du fluide dans les récipients en cours de pesée, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend en outre : - une unité centrale de commande (7) apte à emmagasiner des informations représentatives d'un élément d'identification des récipients, ces informations étant recueillies à partir d'un poste de contrôle (P) dans lequel les récipients défilent les uns après les autres avant d'être placés sur les bascules, et étant classées dans l'unité centrale de commande dans l'ordre du défilement des récipients ; - un émetteur fixe (E) adjacent à la périphérie du carrousel (4) et relié à l'unité de commande (7) de telle sorte que celle-ci puisse lui transmettre les informations, dans leur ordre de classement ; - des récepteurs mobiles (R₁ ... R₁₂) disposés sur le carrousel de manière à venir les uns après les autres devant l'émetteur (E) pendant la rotation du carrousel, chaque récepteur étant associé à une bascule et recevant, lorsqu'il vient devant l'émetteur (E), l'information représentative de l'élément d'identification du récipient reposant sur ladite bascule ; et - des moyens de gestion (G₁ ... G₁₂) associés aux bascules et aptes à commander les dispositifs de remplissage afin que ceux-ci introduisent dans les récipients des quantités de fluide prédéterminées fixées par les bascules à partir des éléments d'identification desdits récipients. Installation for filling receptacles intended to contain a fluid, in particular gas bottles (B₁ ... B x ), comprising a rotating carousel (4), scales (C₁ ... C₁₂) provided on the carousel for weighing the containers and filling devices (D₁ ... D₁₂) associated with the scales for introducing fluid into the containers during weighing, characterized in that it further comprises: - a central control unit (7) capable of storing information representative of an element for identifying the containers, this information being collected from a control station (P) in which the containers pass one after the other before being placed on the scales, and being classified in the central control unit in the order of scrolling of the containers; - a fixed transmitter (E) adjacent to the periphery of the carousel (4) and connected to the control unit (7) so that the latter can transmit the information to it, in their order of classification; - mobile receivers (R₁ ... R₁₂) arranged on the carousel so as to come one after the other in front of the transmitter (E) during the rotation of the carousel, each receiver being associated with a rocker and receiving, when comes in front of the transmitter (E), the information representative of the identification element of the container resting on said scale; and - management means (G₁ ... G₁₂) associated with the scales and able to control the filling devices so that these introduce into the containers predetermined quantities of fluid fixed by the scales from the identification elements of said containers . Installation selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que lorsque les récipients (B₁ ... Bx) portent de manière lisible la mention de leur poids brut ou de leur tare, I'unité centrale (7) comprend un tabulateur (8) par l'intermédiaire duquel un opérateur est apte à enregistrer, après lecture, les informations représentatives des poids bruts ou des tares qui constituent les éléments d'identification des récipients.Installation according to claim 1, characterized in that when the containers (B₁ ... B x ) legibly bear the mention of their gross weight or their tare, the central unit (7) comprises a tabulator (8) by through which an operator is able to record, after reading, the information representative of the gross weights or the tares which constitute the identification elements of the containers. Installation selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que lorsque les récipients (B₁ ... Bx) portent la mention de leur poids ou de leur tare sous la forme de codes-barres, ladite installation comprend un lecteur de codes-barres (9) situé dans le poste de contrôle (P) et devant lequel défilent les codes-barres des récipients entraînés vers les bascules, ce lecteur étant relié à l'unité centrale (7) et apte à transférer dans celle-ci les informations représentatives des poids bruts ou des tares qui constituent les éléments d'identification des récipients.Installation according to claim 1, characterized in that when the containers (B₁ ... B x ) are marked with their weight or their tare in the form of bar codes, said installation comprises a bar code reader (9 ) located in the control post (P) and in front of which pass the bar codes of the receptacles driven towards the scales, this reader being connected to the central unit (7) and capable of transferring therein the information representative of the gross weights or the tares which constitute the identification elements of the containers. Installation selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend en outre un détecteur de reste (10) conçu pour déterminer la quantité de fluide restant dans les récipients (B₁ ... Bx) entraînés vers les bascules, ce détecteur étant relié à l'unité centrale (7) et apte à transférer dans celle-ci les informations représentatives des quantités restantes de fluide qui constituent les éléments d'identification des récipients.Installation according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises a remainder detector (10) designed to determine the quantity of fluid remaining in the containers (B₁ ... B x ) entrained towards the scales, this detector being connected to the central unit (7) and able to transfer therein the information representative of the remaining quantities of fluid which constitute the identification elements of the containers.
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