EP0706482B1 - Device for filling reclosable containers, such as bottles or jars, with liquids, pastes or free-flowing solids - Google Patents

Device for filling reclosable containers, such as bottles or jars, with liquids, pastes or free-flowing solids Download PDF

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EP0706482B1
EP0706482B1 EP94924728A EP94924728A EP0706482B1 EP 0706482 B1 EP0706482 B1 EP 0706482B1 EP 94924728 A EP94924728 A EP 94924728A EP 94924728 A EP94924728 A EP 94924728A EP 0706482 B1 EP0706482 B1 EP 0706482B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
    • B65C3/00—Labelling other than flat surfaces
    • B65C3/06—Affixing labels to short rigid containers
    • B65C3/08—Affixing labels to short rigid containers to container bodies
    • B65C3/14—Affixing labels to short rigid containers to container bodies the container being positioned for labelling with its centre-line vertical
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
    • B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C7/00—Concurrent cleaning, filling, and closing of bottles; Processes or devices for at least two of these operations

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  • the invention relates to a device for filling liquid, pasty or pourable goods into reclosable containers such as bottles, glasses or the like according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Such devices are known (see, for example, EP-A-3 68 058) and have the disadvantage that they are geared towards filling certain bottles with a certain medium. These bottles are filled in large automated systems with a high filling rate, whereby an individual intervention in the process sequence is not possible without interrupting the process. In such systems, the end user does not have the opportunity to fill their own bottles individually.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a device of the type mentioned, by means of which it is possible for the end user to fill his own containers, such as empty bottles or glasses in particular, with liquid, pasty or pourable goods of his own choice in a hygienically perfect manner.
  • liquid, pasty or pourable products can be liquid foods such as milk, juices, cooking oil, lemonades, beer and mixed drinks, pasty foods such as yogurt, jams, honey and spreads and pourable foods such as sugar, salt, flour, rice, nuts, spices, tea or coffee.
  • liquid cleaning agents such as fabric softener, detergent, detergent concentrates, personal care products, vinegar cleaners and neutral cleaners, as well as pourable powder detergents, abrasives, dishwasher cleaners and salts; Bath salts, road salts, etc. are used.
  • the filling goods can be kept in containers, tanks or silos for filling.
  • the device encourages the reuse of containers, thereby removing them from the disposal cycle.
  • This eliminates the otherwise usual transport of packaging material such as boxes and pallets, so that the transport volume is greatly reduced and no special product and outer packaging is required. It is thus possible to form a closed cycle for the reusable packaging by reducing the amount of non-recyclable packaging.
  • An integrated cleaning system is provided to ensure the microbiologically correct provision and filling of the filling goods, especially the foodstuffs, which enables cyclical and needs-based cleaning of the system components in contact with the product.
  • a central one Control unit for the machine control controls all mechanical processes and produces all safety-relevant interlocks, whereby user-friendly operator guidance is provided.
  • Fig. 1 shows that the empties supplied by the consumer of the device 20 for filling liquid, pasty or pourable goods after selection of the desired product to be filled is first checked for bottle shape, damage, closure and cleanliness. Wrong and damaged bottle types are removed. The empties are then cleaned and, if necessary, sterilized. After the reusable bottle has been filled with the selected filling material, it is sealed with a recyclable sealing agent. Any bottle breakage that has occurred, however, is removed from the device 20. In order to determine the content of the filled reusable bottle to be calculated, it is weighed. Corresponding The reusable bottle is labeled on the basis of the weighing result, whereby a removal document is provided with an identifier such as a barcode and a price imprint. After the consumer has removed the refillable reusable bottle, payment is made either in the usual manner at a cash register or else at an automatic teller machine with a money exchange device.
  • a removal document is provided with an identifier such as a barcode and a price imprint.
  • the device 20 for filling liquid, pasty or pourable goods has a container selection station 21 with a downstream filling station 10 (FIGS. 2 and 3).
  • the container selection station 21 has a container test device 3 for checking and selecting the container type and for checking the container cleanliness, as well as a container test device 7 for checking the mechanical quality of containers which are permissible according to the class.
  • a product selection station 1, which has a keypad 23, is arranged on the container task 26 of the device 20.
  • the keypad 23 is used to specify the type of goods to be filled in empty containers.
  • a display 24 is arranged above the keypad 23 and is used for operator guidance and for information about the status of the empty containers entered into the device 20.
  • the product selection station 1 is connected to a receipt output 2, which prints out the empty containers that are actually to be filled in the individual case according to the number and filled in goods.
  • the container testing device 3 is arranged above the container feed 26. These are used to check whether the empty containers that have been checked in are permissible and sufficiently cleaned for the device 20. In the event of deviations from the target value, the relevant empty containers are dispensed into a collecting container 4. The container output will then shown on the display 24.
  • the empty containers checked and complained about in the container testing device 3 are then conveyed by means of the conveyor belt 6 through a protective door 5 into the area of the further container testing device 7. This checks whether the empty containers that are permissible per se have mechanical damage that impairs the proper handling of filled empty containers.
  • Damaged empty containers are dispensed into a collecting container 9, which is also shown in the display 24 of the product selection station 1.
  • the container test device 7 is followed by a cleaning station 22, in which the containers are cleaned aseptically by means of steam or hot air.
  • the empty containers thus prepared then arrive in the labeling station 8, in which the empty containers are provided with labels for later identification in accordance with the data entered in the product selection station 1.
  • the empty containers are fed from the labeling station 8 into the filling station 10.
  • the filling station 10 is connected to the conveyor belt 6 and to a further conveyor belt 11, which is used to remove the filled containers.
  • the conveyor belts 6, 11 are arranged parallel to one another.
  • the filling devices 25 of the filling station 10 are located between the conveyor belts 6, 11.
  • Each filling device 25 is provided for a liquid, pasty or pourable material and is connected to a storage container 16 or 17 by means of a line arrangement 18 or 19.
  • the storage containers 16 and 17, as shown in FIG. 1, are spaced apart from the device 20 and can be provided cooled or uncooled in special storage rooms.
  • Each filling device 25 has a displacement device 12 which can be moved between the conveyor belts 6, 11 and which serves to transport an empty container from the conveyor belt 6 under the filling nozzle of the respective filling device 25 and, after filling, for further transport to the other conveyor belt 11.
  • the filled containers are fed to a container closure device 14 and closed there with adapted closures.
  • the closed containers then arrive at the exit of the conveyor belt 11 in a collecting station 15 and can be removed manually from this.
  • a storage container 16, 17 for a filling material is connected to the filling element 36 of the filling device 25 by means of connecting lines.
  • the connecting lines are led through a cooling tube 32, which is surrounded by insulation 33.
  • Coolant lines 34 which are connected to a cooler 28, are guided through the cooling pipe 32 and the filling member 36.
  • the filling material of the reusable bottle 29 can be fed at a defined temperature, insofar as the filling material is a food.
  • the connection lines and the filling element 36 are cleaned with a cleaning solution which is located in a container 27.
  • a sterilization device 35 is provided which can be operated, for example, with CO 2 + N 2 and sterile air as the sterilization agent can and if necessary serves to sterilize the reusable bottle 29 to be filled.
  • the reusable bottle is lifted out of the transport plane 31 by means of a pressure cylinder 30 and pressed against the filling element 36.

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The invention relates to a device for filling reclosable containers, such as bottles or jars, with liquids, pastes or free-flowing solids. The filling device proposed has a container-selection station (21) connected by a container-transfer device to a filling station (10) where the containers are filled with a selected product. Following closure, the filled containers are transferred to a collecting station (15) from where they can be removed.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zur Abfüllung von flüssigen, pastösen oder schüttfähigen Gütern in wiederverschließbare Behälter wie Flaschen, Gläser od. dgl. gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1.The invention relates to a device for filling liquid, pasty or pourable goods into reclosable containers such as bottles, glasses or the like according to the preamble of claim 1.

Derartige Vorrichtungen sind bekannt (siehe z, B. EP-A-3 68 058) und haben den Nachteil, daß sie auf die Befüllung bestimmter Flaschen mit einem bestimmten Medium abgestellt sind. Die Befüllung dieser Flaschen erfolgt in automatisierten Großanlagen mit hoher Fülltaktrate, wobei ein individueller Eingriff in den Verfahrensablauf ohne Unterbrechung des Verfahrens nicht möglich ist. Bei derartigen Anlagen hat der Endverbraucher somit nicht die Möglichkeit, eine individuelle Befüllung eigener Flaschen vornehmen zu können.Such devices are known (see, for example, EP-A-3 68 058) and have the disadvantage that they are geared towards filling certain bottles with a certain medium. These bottles are filled in large automated systems with a high filling rate, whereby an individual intervention in the process sequence is not possible without interrupting the process. In such systems, the end user does not have the opportunity to fill their own bottles individually.

Die Aufgabe der Erfindung besteht darin, eine Vorrichtung der eingangs genannten Art zu schaffen, mittels der es dem Endverbraucher möglich ist, vorhandene eigene Behälter wie insbesondere Leerflaschen oder Gläser mit flüssigen, pastösen oder schüttfähigen Gütern eigener Wahl in hygienisch einwandfreier Weise zu befüllen.The object of the invention is to provide a device of the type mentioned, by means of which it is possible for the end user to fill his own containers, such as empty bottles or glasses in particular, with liquid, pasty or pourable goods of his own choice in a hygienically perfect manner.

Erfindungsgemäß erfolgt die Lösung der Aufgabe durch die kennzeichnenden Merkmale des Anspruchs 1. Vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen der Erfindung werden in den abhängigen Ansprüchen beschrieben.According to the invention, the object is achieved by the characterizing features of claim 1. Advantageous embodiments of the invention are described in the dependent claims.

Nach der Erfindung ist es möglich, in geeigneten Räumen verbrauchereigene und langzeit wiederverwendbare Flaschen oder flaschenähnliche Behälter mit ausgewählten flüssigen, pastösen oder schüttfähigen Produkten zu befüllen. Diese Abfüllmittel können z.B. flüssige Lebensmittel wie Milch, Säfte, Speiseöl, Limonaden, Bier und Mixgetränke, pastöse Lebensmittel wie Joghurt, Marmeladen, Honig und Aufstriche und schüttfähige Lebensmittel wie Zucker, Salz, Mehl, Reis, Nüsse, Gewürze, Tee oder Kaffee sein. Als Abfüllmittel können auch flüssige Reinigungsmittel wie Weichspüler, Spülmittel, Waschmittelkonzentrate, Körperpflegemittel, Essigreiniger und Neutralreiniger wie auch schüttfähige pulvrige Waschmittel, Scheuermittel, Geschirrspülmaschinen-Reiniger und -Salze; Badesalze, Streusalze usw. eingesetzt werden. Zur Befüllung können die Abfüllgüter in Containern, Tanks oder Silos bereitgehalten werden. Hierdurch wird der bisher übliche Kreislauf der Gutaufnahmebehälter unterbrochen, wodurch der logistische Aufwand für Leergut verlängert wird. Darüber hinaus regt die Vorrichtung die Wiederverwendung von Behältern an, wodurch diese dem Entsorgungskreislauf entzogen werden. Hierdurch entfällt der sonst übliche Transport von Verpackungsmaterial wie z.B. Kartons und Paletten, so daß das Transportaufkommen stark reduziert wird und keine besonderen Produkt- und Umverpackungen erforderlich sind. Es ist somit möglich, bei Reduzierung der Menge von nicht recyclebarem Verpackungsmittel für Mehrwegverpackungen für diese einen geschlossenen Kreislauf auszubilden. Zur Sicherstellung einer mikrobiologisch einwandfreien Bereitstellung und Abfüllung der Abfüllgüter, insbesondere der Lebensmittel, ist ein integriertes Reinigungssystem vorgesehen, das eine zyklische und bedarfsorientierte Reinigung der produktberührten Anlagenteile ermöglicht. Eine zentrale Steuereinheit für die Maschinensteuerung steuert alle maschinentechnischen Abläufe und stellt sämtliche sicherheitsrelevanten Verriegelungen her, wobei eine anwenderfreundliche Bedienerführung vorgesehen ist.According to the invention, it is possible to fill bottles or bottle-like containers that are consumer-specific and long-term reusable in suitable rooms with selected liquid, pasty or pourable products. These fillers can be liquid foods such as milk, juices, cooking oil, lemonades, beer and mixed drinks, pasty foods such as yogurt, jams, honey and spreads and pourable foods such as sugar, salt, flour, rice, nuts, spices, tea or coffee. Also suitable as fillers are liquid cleaning agents such as fabric softener, detergent, detergent concentrates, personal care products, vinegar cleaners and neutral cleaners, as well as pourable powder detergents, abrasives, dishwasher cleaners and salts; Bath salts, road salts, etc. are used. The filling goods can be kept in containers, tanks or silos for filling. As a result, the previously customary cycle of the goods receptacle is interrupted, which increases the logistical effort for empties. In addition, the device encourages the reuse of containers, thereby removing them from the disposal cycle. This eliminates the otherwise usual transport of packaging material such as boxes and pallets, so that the transport volume is greatly reduced and no special product and outer packaging is required. It is thus possible to form a closed cycle for the reusable packaging by reducing the amount of non-recyclable packaging. An integrated cleaning system is provided to ensure the microbiologically correct provision and filling of the filling goods, especially the foodstuffs, which enables cyclical and needs-based cleaning of the system components in contact with the product. A central one Control unit for the machine control controls all mechanical processes and produces all safety-relevant interlocks, whereby user-friendly operator guidance is provided.

Die Erfindung wird nachstehend am Beispiel der in den Zeichnungen schematisch dargestellten Vorrichtung näher erläutert. Es zeigt

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ein Flußdiagramm des geschlossenen Mehrwegverpackungskreislaufes,
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die Vorrichtung in einer Ansicht von oben,
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die Schaltung von Anlagenteilen der Vorrichtung nach Fig. 2 und 3 in einer schematischen Darstellung im Ausschnitt.
The invention is explained below using the example of the device shown schematically in the drawings. It shows
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the device in a view from above,
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the circuit of system parts of the device according to FIGS. 2 and 3 in a schematic representation in detail.

Fig. 1 zeigt, daß das vom Verbraucher der Vorrichtung 20 zum Abfüllen von flüssigen, pastösen oder schüttfähigen Gütern zugeführte Leergut nach Auswahl des gewünschten abzufüllenden Produktes zunächst bezüglich Flaschenform, Beschädigung, Verschluß und Sauberkeit geprüft wird. Falsche und beschädigte Flaschensorten werden ausgeschleust. Danach erfolgt die Reinigung und gegebenenfalls Sterilisation des Leergutes. Nach der Befüllung der Mehrwegflasche mit dem ausgewählten Abfüllgut erfolgt deren Verschluß mit einem recyclebaren Verschlußmittel. Etwa entstandener Flaschenbruch wird dagegen aus der Vorrichtung 20 ausgeschleust. Zwecks Ermittlung des zu berechnenden Inhalts der befüllten Mehrwegflasche wird diese verwogen. Entsprechend des Wiegeergebnisses erfolgt die Etikettierung der Mehrwegflasche, wobei ein Entnahmebeleg mit einem Kennzeichen wie z.B. einem Barcode und einem Preisaufdruck versehen wird. Nach Entnahme der wiederbefüllten Mehrwegflasche durch den Verbraucher erfolgt die Bezahlung entweder in üblicher Weise an einer Kasse oder aber auch an einem Abrechnungsautomaten mit einer Geldwechseleinrichtung.Fig. 1 shows that the empties supplied by the consumer of the device 20 for filling liquid, pasty or pourable goods after selection of the desired product to be filled is first checked for bottle shape, damage, closure and cleanliness. Wrong and damaged bottle types are removed. The empties are then cleaned and, if necessary, sterilized. After the reusable bottle has been filled with the selected filling material, it is sealed with a recyclable sealing agent. Any bottle breakage that has occurred, however, is removed from the device 20. In order to determine the content of the filled reusable bottle to be calculated, it is weighed. Corresponding The reusable bottle is labeled on the basis of the weighing result, whereby a removal document is provided with an identifier such as a barcode and a price imprint. After the consumer has removed the refillable reusable bottle, payment is made either in the usual manner at a cash register or else at an automatic teller machine with a money exchange device.

Die Vorrichtung 20 zur Abfüllung von flüssigen, pastösen oder schüttfähigen Gütern weist eine Behälterselektierstation 21 mit einer nachgeschalteten Füllstation 10 auf (Fig. 2 und 3). Die Behälterselektierstation 21 weist eine Behälterprüfeinrichtung 3 zur Prüfung und Selektion der Behältergattung und zur Prüfung der Behälterreinheit, sowie eine Behälterprüfeinrichtung 7 zur Prüfung der mechanischen Qualität gattungsgemäß zulässiger Behälter auf. An der Behälteraufgabe 26 der Vorrichtung 20 ist eine Produktwahlstation 1 angeordnet, die ein Tastenfeld 23 aufweist. Das Tastenfeld 23 dient zur Vorgabe der Art des Gutes, das in Leerbehälter eingefüllt werden soll. oberhalb des Tastenfeldes 23 ist ein Display 24 angeordnet, das zur Bedienerführung und zur Information über den Status der in die Vorrichtung 20 eingegebenen Leerbehälter dient. Zur Abrechnung ist die Produktwahlstation 1 mit einer Belegausgabe 2 verbunden, die die tatsächlich im Einzelfall zu befüllenden Leerbehälter nach Anzahl und eingefülltem Gut ausdruckt. Oberhalb der Behälteraufgabe 26 ist die Behälterprüfeinrichtung 3 angeordnet. Durch diese wird überprüft, ob die aufgegebenen Leerbehälter für die Vorrichtung 20 zulässig und ausreichend gereinigt sind. Bei Abweichungen vom Sollwert werden die betreffenden Leerbehälter in einen Auffangbehälter 4 ausgegeben. Die Behälterausgabe wird dann am Display 24 angezeigt. Die in der Behälterprüfeinrichtung 3 überprüften und unbeanstandeten Leerbehälter werden dann mittels des Förderbandes 6 durch eine Schutztür 5 in den Bereich der weiteren Behälterprüfeinrichtung 7 geleitet. Diese prüft, ob die an sich zulässigen Leerbehälter mechanische Schäden aufweisen, die eine einwandfreie Handhabung gefüllter Leerbehälter beeinträchtigen. Schadhafte Leerbehälter werden in einen Auffangbehälter 9 ausgegeben, was ebenfalls im Display 24 der Produktwahlstation 1 angezeigt wird. Der Behälterprüfeinrichtung 7 ist eine Reinigungsstation 22 nachgeschaltet, in der die Behälter mittels Dampf oder heißer Luft aseptisch gereinigt werden. Die so vorbereiteten Leerbehälter gelangen dann in die Etikettierstation 8, in der die Leerbehälter entsprechend der in der Produktwahlstation 1 eingegebenen Daten mit Etiketten zur späteren Identifizierung versehen werden. Aus der Etikettierstation 8 werden die Leerbehälter in die Füllstation 10 geführt.The device 20 for filling liquid, pasty or pourable goods has a container selection station 21 with a downstream filling station 10 (FIGS. 2 and 3). The container selection station 21 has a container test device 3 for checking and selecting the container type and for checking the container cleanliness, as well as a container test device 7 for checking the mechanical quality of containers which are permissible according to the class. A product selection station 1, which has a keypad 23, is arranged on the container task 26 of the device 20. The keypad 23 is used to specify the type of goods to be filled in empty containers. A display 24 is arranged above the keypad 23 and is used for operator guidance and for information about the status of the empty containers entered into the device 20. For billing, the product selection station 1 is connected to a receipt output 2, which prints out the empty containers that are actually to be filled in the individual case according to the number and filled in goods. The container testing device 3 is arranged above the container feed 26. These are used to check whether the empty containers that have been checked in are permissible and sufficiently cleaned for the device 20. In the event of deviations from the target value, the relevant empty containers are dispensed into a collecting container 4. The container output will then shown on the display 24. The empty containers checked and complained about in the container testing device 3 are then conveyed by means of the conveyor belt 6 through a protective door 5 into the area of the further container testing device 7. This checks whether the empty containers that are permissible per se have mechanical damage that impairs the proper handling of filled empty containers. Damaged empty containers are dispensed into a collecting container 9, which is also shown in the display 24 of the product selection station 1. The container test device 7 is followed by a cleaning station 22, in which the containers are cleaned aseptically by means of steam or hot air. The empty containers thus prepared then arrive in the labeling station 8, in which the empty containers are provided with labels for later identification in accordance with the data entered in the product selection station 1. The empty containers are fed from the labeling station 8 into the filling station 10.

Die Füllstation 10 ist mit dem Förderband 6 sowie einem weiteren Förderband 11 verbunden, das zum Abtransport der befüllten Behälter dient. Die Förderbänder 6, 11 sind parallel zueinander angeordnet. Zwischen den Förderbändern 6, 11 befinden sich die Füllvorrichtungen 25 der Füllstation 10. Jede Füllvorrichtung 25 ist für ein flüssiges, pastöses oder schüttfähiges Gut vorgesehen und mittels einer Leitungsanordnung 18 bzw. 19 mit einem Lagerbehälter 16 bzw. 17 verbunden. Die Lagerbehälter 16 bzw. 17 sind wie in Figur 1 dargestellt räumlich distanziert von der Vorrichtung 20 angeordnet und können in besonderen Lagerräumen gekühlt oder ungekühlt vorgesehen werden.The filling station 10 is connected to the conveyor belt 6 and to a further conveyor belt 11, which is used to remove the filled containers. The conveyor belts 6, 11 are arranged parallel to one another. The filling devices 25 of the filling station 10 are located between the conveyor belts 6, 11. Each filling device 25 is provided for a liquid, pasty or pourable material and is connected to a storage container 16 or 17 by means of a line arrangement 18 or 19. The storage containers 16 and 17, as shown in FIG. 1, are spaced apart from the device 20 and can be provided cooled or uncooled in special storage rooms.

Jede Füllvorrichtung 25 weist eine zwischen den Förderbändern 6, 11 verfahrbare Verschiebevorrichtung 12 auf, die zum Transport jeweils eines Leerbehälters vom Förderband 6 unter den Füllrüssel der jeweiligen Füllvorrichtung 25 und nach Befüllung zum Weitertransport auf das andere Förderband 11 dient. Am Ausgang der Füllstation 10 werden die befüllten Behälter einer Behälterverschlußvorrichtung 14 zugeführt und dort mit angepaßten Verschlüssen verschlossen. Die verschlossenen Behälter gelangen dann am Ausgang des Förderbands 11 in eine Sammelstation 15 und können aus dieser manuell entfernt werden.Each filling device 25 has a displacement device 12 which can be moved between the conveyor belts 6, 11 and which serves to transport an empty container from the conveyor belt 6 under the filling nozzle of the respective filling device 25 and, after filling, for further transport to the other conveyor belt 11. At the exit of the filling station 10, the filled containers are fed to a container closure device 14 and closed there with adapted closures. The closed containers then arrive at the exit of the conveyor belt 11 in a collecting station 15 and can be removed manually from this.

Es ist möglich, der Vorrichtung 20 einen Behälter für einwandfreie Leerflaschen zuzuordnen. Hierdurch ist es möglich, in die Auffangbehälter 4, 9 ausgeworfene, unbrauchbare Leerbehälter sofort durch geeignete neue zu ersetzen.It is possible to assign a device for perfect empty bottles to the device 20. This makes it possible to immediately replace useless empty containers ejected into the collecting containers 4, 9 by suitable new ones.

Fig. 4 zeigt einen Ausschnitt aus der Anlagenschaltung der Vorrichtung 20. Ein Lagerbehälter 16, 17 für ein Abfüllgut ist mittels Verbindungsleitungen mit dem Füllorgan 36 der Füllvorrichtung 25 verbunden. Die Verbindungsleitungen sind durch ein Kühlrohr 32 geführt, das von einer Isolierung 33 umgeben ist. Durch das Kühlrohr 32 und das Füllorgan 36 sind Kühlmittelleitungen 34 geführt, die mit einem Kühler 28 verbunden sind. Hierdurch kann das Abfüllgut der Mehrwegflasche 29 mit einer definierten Temperatur zugeführt werden, soweit es sich bei dem Abfüllgut um ein Lebensmittel handelt. Die Reinigung der Verbindungsleitungen und des Füllorgans 36 erfolgt mit einer Reinigungslösung, die sich in einem Behälter 27 befindet. Ferner ist eine Sterilisierungseinrichtung 35 vorgesehen, die z.B. mit CO2+N2 und steriler Luft als Sterilisierungsmittel betrieben werden kann und im Bedarfsfall zur Sterilisierung der abzufüllenden Mehrwegflasche 29 dient. Während des Befüllvorgangs wird die Mehrwegflasche mittels eines Anpresszylinders 30 aus der Transportebene 31 hochgehoben und an das Füllorgan 36 gepreßt.4 shows a section of the system circuit of the device 20. A storage container 16, 17 for a filling material is connected to the filling element 36 of the filling device 25 by means of connecting lines. The connecting lines are led through a cooling tube 32, which is surrounded by insulation 33. Coolant lines 34, which are connected to a cooler 28, are guided through the cooling pipe 32 and the filling member 36. As a result, the filling material of the reusable bottle 29 can be fed at a defined temperature, insofar as the filling material is a food. The connection lines and the filling element 36 are cleaned with a cleaning solution which is located in a container 27. Furthermore, a sterilization device 35 is provided which can be operated, for example, with CO 2 + N 2 and sterile air as the sterilization agent can and if necessary serves to sterilize the reusable bottle 29 to be filled. During the filling process, the reusable bottle is lifted out of the transport plane 31 by means of a pressure cylinder 30 and pressed against the filling element 36.

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  1. Device for filling re-sealable containers such as bottles, jars or such like with liquid, pasty or dry-bulk goods, from which the filled containers can be conveyed, after sealing, to a collecting station (15) for filled containers, characterised by a container-selection station (21), which is linked by means of a conveyor device to a filling station (10) for filling the containers with individually selectable goods.
  2. Device as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the container-selection station (21) has a container-checking device (3) for checking and selecting container types and checking the container unit and a container-checking device (7) for testing the mechanical quality of generic permissible containers.
  3. Device as claimed in claim 2, characterised in that a catch container (4, 9) for rejected containers is connected to each of the container-checking devices (3, 7).
  4. Device as claimed in claim 2 and 3, characterised in that a cleaning station (22) for sterilising the containers made ready for filling is incorporated downstream of the container-checking device (7).
  5. Device as claimed in claim 1 to 4, characterised in that the device (20) has a product-selection station (1) with a verification output (2), which is connected to the container-selection station (21) and the filling station (10).
  6. Device as claimed in claim 5, characterised in that the product-selection station (1) has a keypad (23) for operator service and for providing information about the status of the empty containers fed into the device (20).
  7. Device as claimed in one of claims 1 to 6, characterised in that the filling station (10) is connected by means of feed devices (18, 19) to at least two storage containers (16, 17) for storing liquid, pasty or dry-bulk goods.
  8. Device as claimed in one of claims 1 to 7, characterised in that a container sealing-device (14) is incorporated downstream of the filling station (10).
  9. Device as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that a device for collecting (15) the containers filled and sealed in the device (20) is arranged at the outlet of the conveyor device.
  10. Device as claimed in one of claims 1 to 9, characterised in that a labelling station (8) for identifying passing containers is arranged in the direction in which the containers are conveyed to the container-selection station (21).
  11. Device as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the conveyor device consists of at least one conveyor belt.
  12. Device as claimed in claim 11, characterised in that the conveyor device consists of two conveyor belts (6, 11), which are linked with one another in the direction of conveyance of the containers, downstream of the container-selection station (21), by means of a container-shunting device (13).
  13. Device as claimed in claim 12, characterised in that the container-shunting device (13) has displaceable pushing devices (12) in between the conveyor belts (6, 11), which are respectively assigned to a filling pipe of the filling device (25) for a material to be filled from the filling station (10).
  14. Device as claimed in claim 13, characterised in that the pushing devices (12) are. hydraulically, pneumatically or electrically operable in co-operation with control pulses of the product-selection station (1).
  15. Device as claimed in claim 7, characterised in that a dry syphon or similar is arranged in at least one feed device (19).
  16. Device as claimed in claim 7, characterised in that at least one feed device (18, 19) is connected to an aerating device in the region of the filling station (10).
  17. Device as claimed in claim 11, characterised in that the filling station (10) is arranged between the conveyor belts (6, 11).
  18. Device as claimed in one of claims 1 to 17, characterised in that the device (20) is assigned to a supply container for functional empty containers.
  19. Device as claimed in claim 7, characterised in that the storage containers (16, 17) have an elastic inner bag, which is filled with liquid, pasty or dry-bulk goods.
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