EP0754144B1 - Ventil zum abfüllen von flüssigkeiten in verpackungen - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a valve for filling liquids in packaging, with a Housing with feed nozzle, front mouthpiece and outlet device, in one A plurality of outlet holes is arranged, with a movably arranged in the housing, with a valve seat that can be brought into engagement and with the rear Sealing devices for the closing body, the outlet holes, over the entire Cross-sectional area of the outlet device designed as an outlet plate is distributed in Penetrating direction of the longitudinal axis of the mouthpiece, the diameter or the width of the outlet holes is greater than 1 mm and less than 5 mm and the Length of the outlet holes is greater than twice their diameter or their width.
- the diameter of the filling opening limits the diameter of the filling nozzle and the filling pipe. To a large volume flow to get, you have to increase the flow rate of the product. This but leads to increased foaming when filling foaming products.
- filling mouthpieces used in practice are usually difficult cleanable, because they usually have to be dismantled and cleaned by hand.
- a valve is known from EP-A-0.099.582, in which the mouthpiece is cup-shaped so that the bottom of the cup with a ring of elongated Exit holes are provided, which diverge from the central central axis down.
- the outlet holes By this divergence of the outlet holes is said to cause foaming when filling with liquid in a container by minimizing the liquid jet against an inner wall of the container bounces and loses its kinetic energy there.
- the expert knows that many types of liquid foods, such as milk, do not foam cannot be bottled this way.
- the cleaning of the known valve is also difficult because there are annular gaps between the outlet and the mouthpiece, in which Deposit liquids and form bacteria. There are also unfavorable dead spaces where there are can also collect residual products and dirt. If you wanted this valve without Automatically clean disassembly in place, these dirt collecting rooms would not or sometimes only very inadequately cleaned.
- the object of the invention is therefore a filling valve with the features mentioned above to improve so that the number of components is drastically reduced, so that cleaning of the valve is simplified, with no relative movements between packaging and Outlet device nevertheless has a large volume flow of the liquid filling material with a low one Exit speed is guaranteed.
- the outlet plate in one piece is formed with the mouthpiece that the mouthpiece downstream of its connecting parts is designed with the housing as a piece with a continuous surface that the Capping body from its downstream, conical tip to lower to its upstream rear end without sharp edges with smooth transitions Curvature is fluidly favorable and that the distance of the cone tip of the closing body to the upstream inner surface of the outlet plate is larger than half The diameter of the mouthpiece is.
- This solution according to the invention succeeds in liquid filling material with a low exit speed to be brought in packaging in sufficient quantity even if the distance between the outlet plate with the mentioned outlet holes and the filling opening of the Packaging remains constant during the filling operation.
- the outlet plate which is with the mouthpiece is made in one piece, that is in one piece with a continuous surface. It follows advantageously a streamlined surface of the mouthpiece without there being annular gaps, there could be vertical gaps or other interruptions in the surface of the mouthpiece, for example in that the mouthpiece would be composed of several parts.
- Even the Exit plate is one piece with the mouthpiece.
- the exit plate practically forms the front, outlet end of the mouthpiece and is perpendicular to it Longitudinal axis.
- the exit holes in the form of short tubes or better holes penetrate the outlet plate vertically so that they in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the Mouthpiece run, preferably all parallel to each other and particularly preferred straightforward.
- the cleaning of the new valve is simplified without the other advantages would be affected.
- the cross-sectional area is designed the exit holes are circular.
- Exit holes the cross-sectional area of which is oval, oblong, curved or similar Configuration is designed, but the circular shape is particularly easy to manufacture (Drill).
- the cross-sectional area of the The exit holes are polygonal and remain between the individual exit holes a web that is used in today's machining processes, e.g. the mouthpiece with the outlet plate made of metal, e.g. stainless steel or aluminum, very much can be kept narrow.
- the web width between adjacent polygonal exit holes, e.g. hexagonal holes, can be between 0.1 and 0.5 mm, preferably about 0.3 mm. This gives you an even better use of space, because the The cross-sectional area of the mouthpiece corresponds approximately in its outlet area that cross-sectional area of the outlet plate, which are provided with the outlet holes can be.
- downstream outer surface of the Exit plate is concave. If you design the so-called active surface of the Exit plate, i.e. the area in which exit holes are arranged in such Way that the surface facing the interior of the mouthpiece is flat and the mentioned downstream outer surface of the outlet plate is then slightly concave this is avoided when opening the valve and when the liquid product first emerges Spraying small splashes on the outside of the packaging Filling opening.
- the filling valve is opened intermittently during operation and closed. Even if dripping is avoided, it cannot be avoided that on the outer, downstream side of the outlet plate, liquid through cohesion is held.
- the "concave" curvature of the mentioned outer surface of the outlet plate is that Curvature, which the outlet plate in its central region against the flow direction bulges inwards towards the interior of the mouthpiece. In other words, it lies Center of a circle for this concave curvature downstream of the mouthpiece on the extension of its longitudinal central axis and preferably below, because that Filling valve is usually arranged so that the longitudinal central axis of the mouthpiece.
- the exit plate is horizontal.
- the exit holes of the exit plate are shorter in the middle area, namely by up to 5 % to 30%, preferably up to 10% to 25% shorter.
- the closing body on the downstream side as Cone is designed, the cone angle ( ⁇ ) in the range of 40 ° to 90 °, preferably from 60 ° to 70 °.
- ⁇ in the range of 40 ° to 90 °, preferably from 60 ° to 70 °.
- the diameter of this common beam is advantageously smaller than the outer one Diameter of the cross-sectional area through which the large number of individual beams flows.
- the latter is the so-called active surface of the exit plate, which at Observation of the measures according to the invention is surprisingly somewhat larger can be kept (e.g. 5 to 10% larger) than the cross-sectional area of the inlet opening the packaging. It is only necessary to ensure that the cross-sectional area of the bundled, from the individual jets of the combined jet fits into the filling opening of the pack.
- the invention is advantageously further developed in that the mouthpiece fits in one shaped recess releasably inserted in a carrier plate via seals held in this way is that essentially only the downstream outer surface of the outlet plate and the outer Surface of the mouthpiece in the area around the outlet plate from the carrier plate in the Protect hygiene room. Both in normal operation when filling liquid food as especially in sterile or aseptic operation, it is beneficial to use all means to do this ensure that contamination cannot occur. So according to the invention by the here Measures explained advantageously achieved that the filling valve into the hygiene area only has a very low immersion depth There are only small areas that protrude into reach the hygiene room or in the aseptic area of such a machine.
- a cleaning cap is movably arranged, which is one of the Carrier plate facing sealing surface with sealants, the sealing surface of the Cleaning cap of the assigned surfaces of the carrier plate and of this protruding mouthpiece for receiving and forming a cleaning interior is designed accordingly.
- the filling valve can be clean the invention particularly well on site and also sterilize on site.
- Closure body and the cleaning cap with its guide as moving parts that are in the Can move hygiene room or possibly in the aseptic room.
- Known Filling valves have numerous moving parts and large surfaces associated with them related disadvantages.
- the cleaning cap only needs for cleaning and Sterilization to be moved, otherwise there is only the closure body with the new filling valve, which moves in the hygiene room, but which on the other hand is correspondingly smoother and closed surface is designed and held sealed valve side that Contamination is avoided, germs cannot develop and bacteria too cannot be brought in from the valve.
- the few bushings are sealed, so that bacteria cannot be drawn into the hygiene room. Lubrication points are excluded in the valve according to the invention in the hygiene room.
- the one-piece design of the outlet plate with the mouthpiece also serves a skillful Cleaning. There are no longer the screens, disks or inserts that were used on Mouthpiece must be sealed accordingly and during cleaning and maintenance work To make trouble.
- By inserting the valve in the carrier plate and Brackets using the seals can also be caused by temperature fluctuations during cleaning resulting change in length of the housing and / or mouthpiece of the invention Valves are picked up and balanced.
- the new filling valve can be cleaned daily, on site.
- the outlet holes can either be drilled, in the case of polygonal cross-sections EDM, laser beam or water jet, etc.
- the active area of the Exit plate can be used optimally because there are only small ones between the exit holes Areas of material remain so that a sufficient number of individual jets of the material to be filled Liquid can be let through the outlet plate and at low outlet speed but a large volume flow is guaranteed.
- the filling valve shown in perspective or in section in FIGS. 1 and 2 has in its upper half a housing 1 and attached to it in the lower half a mouthpiece 2, in the middle of an externally streamlined closure body 3 in the direction of Double arrow 26 is arranged vertically up and down.
- a feed pipe 24 opens out vertical component laterally above in the housing 1, where the upper, rear part of the Closure body 3 is located which is sealed by a membrane 5 made of rubber or silicone
- the mouthpiece 2 is closed by the outlet plate 16, the active one Area that can be seen particularly clearly in FIGS. 7 and 8, with so many exit holes 4 is occupied as possible.
- the closing body 3 has a shoulder 21 in which a feather key 6 sits, which secures in the not shown groove of an axis 8 against rotation.
- the axis 8 can graze screwed onto the shoulder 21 of the closing body 3. That is also the fork head 20 is attached, which is designed in one piece with the axis 8
- a plain bearing sleeve 10 lies in the upper region of the screw 9 around the axis 8 and against it ensures a sliding movement of the axis 8 in the bore of a cover 7.
- the cover 7 is with a nut 11 screwed to the housing 1.
- a similar nut 12 connects this Housing 1 with the mouthpiece 2, an O-ring 13 being clamped in between, the seat of which is designed according to aseptic criteria. So that the housing 1 and the mouthpiece 2 sealed together.
- the axis 8 is secured against rotation by a cylindrical pin 14.
- the mouthpiece 2 On the outer surface the mouthpiece 2 is in its lower area (lower third next to the Exit plate 16) an O-ring 15, which the valve against the hygiene room or sterile area Filling machine seals.
- the assembly is designed so that the axis 8 over the slide bearing sleeve 10 from above at the bottom in the lid 7. From below, the closing body 3 with the slipped over, rotationally symmetrical, cup-shaped membrane 5 inserted upwards, the key 6 is then already inserted into the groove.
- the approach 21 at the rear end of the closing body 3 now projects upwards into a corresponding central recess in the Axis 8 in and is screwed tightly via screw 9. Then the lid 7 with the underneath the closing body 3 in the housing 1, on which the mouthpiece 2 is still is not appropriate. With the screwing by means of the union nut 11 could twist the membrane 5, and therefore you can look into the housing 1 from below and Check whether the membrane 5 is placed correctly.
- the diameter d or the width b is greater than 1 mm and smaller than 5 mm. In practice, a size of 2 mm has proven to be very useful proven.
- the diameter D of the interior 29 of the mouthpiece 2 should only be 5 to 10% larger than that Diameter of the filling opening, not shown, of the package to be filled.
- the outer diameter of the mouthpiece 2 is larger than that in such a case Filling opening of the packaging would have the consequence that the mouthpiece 2 is not in the Filling opening of a pack could lead into it.
- this is neither intends still necessary, and one recognizes the advantage of the larger cross-sectional area of the Outflow of the filling material compared to a tube size, not shown known valves, which would have a smaller effective area or active exit area, just to be able to insert the mouthpiece into the filling opening of the pack.
- the advantages are obvious.
- downstream outer surface 30 is the outlet plate 16 concave so that the central outlet holes 4 can be seen about 15% shorter than the outer.
- the closing body 3 is designed as a cone with its tip 27 and the cone angle ⁇ of about 60 °.
- the distance L of the cone tip 27 of the closing body 3 to the upstream side Inner surface 31 of the outlet plate 16 should be larger than D / 2, that is larger than half the diameter of the interior 29 of the Mouthpiece 2.
- the thickness of the outlet plate 16 is equal to the length l of the outlet holes 4.
- the correct ones Flow conditions are obtained if the length l> 2d or> 2b, i.e. bigger than that Is twice its diameter d or its width b. 1 mm ⁇ d ⁇ 5 mm or 1 mm ⁇ b ⁇ 5 mm.
- the carrier plate points downwards towards the hygiene room 34, downstream outer surface 37 which is inclined at 30 ° to the longitudinal axis 28, which the unspecified inclined surface of the cleaning cap 18 in position and inclination corresponds.
- the liquid is in the interior 29 of the valve up to Sealing surface, i.e. to seat 23 between closing body 3 and mouthpiece 2. Since the valve in Flow direction is closed, the membrane 5 is elongated downward, so that there is none Forms a pocket in which air could settle. In addition, the feed line 24 has an incline with a vertical component, so that air which has been introduced, however, descend to the top could. By moving the closing body 3 upwards, the annular gap between the Seat 23 released on the mouthpiece 2 and the closure body 3, through which the liquid in the room 29 under the closing body 3 and from there through the bottom exit holes 4 can flow.
- the cone tip 27 of the closing body 3 is located so far above the upstream inner surface 31 of the outlet plate 16 that the Liquid flow has reunited and calmed down before entering the outlet holes 4.
- the closing body 3 is moved down until it is open again the seat 23 comes in sealing system.
- the liquid in the room is below the closing body 3 by the atmospheric pressure and the surface tension of the Liquid retained at sufficiently small outlet bores 4 so that dripping is prevented
- the diameter of the, not shown, from the individual liquid jets combined jet is smaller than that of the outlet cross section D at the mouthpiece. This can the opening cross-section of the packaging can be used better than with known filling valves, where the mouthpiece must be immersed in the package.
- the cleaning cap 18 is moved from the position in FIG. 3 to that in FIG Arrow 41 moved up so that the cleaning interior 38 with the help of the sealing ring 46 for Hygiene room 34 is completed in itself.
- Detergent can now be in the feed nozzle 24 are introduced, flows around the closing body 3, which comes into the open position, i.e. is lifted from the seat 23, flows into the interior 29 in the mouthpiece 2 and leaves it through the exit holes 4.
- Actuation of the pneumatic cylinder 39 returns the cleaning cap to the position in FIG. 3 to be driven back and the filling operation can begin again.
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- perspektivisch das neue Füllventil ohne Verrohrung und ohne die Trägerplatte, im geschlossenen Zustand, zur deutlicheren Darstellung mit außen abgebrochenem Gehäuse,
- Figur 2
- eine vertikal genommene Querschnittsansicht durch das Füllventil im Aufbau der Figur 1,
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- dasselbe Füllventil verkleinert und in einer Trägerplatte gehaltert mit von dieser wegbewegten Reinigungskappe, im Zustand des Füllbetriebes,
- Figur 4
- die gleiche Ansicht wie Figur 3, bei welcher jedoch die Reinigungskappe in den Zustand für die Reinigung an die Trägerplatte herangefahren ist,
- Figur 5
- eine vergrößerte abgebrochene Querschnittsansicht durch das Mundstück mit dem darin angeordneten Kegel des Verschließkörpers,
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- die gleiche Darstellung wie Figur 5, bei welcher jedoch die Austrittsplatte unten gewölbt ausgebildet ist,
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- die Draufsicht auf die Austrittsplatte von innen in Richtung der Längsachse des Mundstückes bei einer ersten Ausführungsform mit runden Austrittslöchem und
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- die gleiche Darstellung wie Figur 7, jedoch mit Austrittslöchem mit vieleckigem Querschnitt.
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- Ventil zum Abfüllen von Flüssigkeiten in Verpackungen, mit einem Gehäuse (1) mit Zuführstutzen (24), vorderseitigem Mundstück (2) und Austrittseinrichtung (16), in der eine Vielzahl von Austrittslöchern (4) angeordnet ist, mit einem in dem Gehäuse (1) bewegbar angeordneten, mit einem Ventilsitz (23) in Eingriff bringbaren Verschließkörper (3) und mit rückseitigen Abdichteinrichtungen (5, 7, 22) für den Verschließkörper, wobei die Austrittslöcher (4), über die gesamte Querschnittsfläche der als Austrittsplatte (16) ausgebildeten Austrittseinrichtung verteilt, diese in Richtung (26) der Längsachse (28) des Mundstückes (2) durchdringend, angebracht sind, der Durchmesser (d) bzw. die Breite (b) der Austrittslöcher (4) größer als 1 mm und kleiner als 5 mm ist und wobei die Länge (l) der Austrittslöcher (4) größer als das Zweifache ihres Durchmessers (d) bzw. ihrer Breite (b) ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Austrittsplatte (16) einstückig mit dem Mundstück (2) ausgebildet ist, daß das Mundstück (2) abstromig von seiner Verbindungsstelle (12, 13) mit dem Gehäuse (1) als ein Stück mit durchgehender Oberfläche ausgestaltet ist, daß der Verschließkörper (3) von seinem abstromseitigen, als Kegelspitze ausgebildeten Vorderende (27) bis zu seinem aufstromseitigen Hinterende ohne scharfe Kanten mit weichen Übergängen geringer Krümmung strömungstechnisch günstig ausgestaltet ist und daß der Abstand (L) der Kegelspitze (27) des Verschließkörpers (3) zur aufstromseitigen Innenfläche (31) der Austrittsplatte (16) größer als der halbe Durchmesser (D) des Mundstückes (2) ist.
- Ventil nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Querschnittsfläche der Austrittslöcher (4) kreisrund ist.
- Ventil nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Querschnittsfläche der Austrittslöcher (4) vieleckig ist.
- Ventil nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die abstromige Außenfläche (30) der Austrittsplatte (16) konkav gewölbt ist.
- Ventil nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Verschließkörper (3) abstromseitig als Kegel ausgestaltet ist, dessen Kegelwinkel (γ) im Bereich von 40° bis 90°, vorzugsweise von 60° bis 70°, liegt.
- Ventil nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Mundstück (2) in einer passend geformten Ausnehmung (32) in einer Trägerplatte (17) über Dichtungen (15, 33) lösbar eingesteckt derart gehalten ist, daß im wesentlichen nur die abstromige Außenfläche (37) der Austrittsplatte (16) und die äußere Oberfläche des Mundstückes (2) im Bereich um die Austrittsplatte (16) herum von der Trägerplatte (17) in den Hygieneraum (34) ragen.
- Ventil nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß auf einer in der Trägerplatte (17) gelagerten Führungseinrichtung (19) gehaltert, eine Reinigungskappe (18) bewegbar angeordnet ist, die eine der Trägerplatte (17) zugewandte Dichtoberfläche mit Dichtmitteln (46) hat, wobei die Dichtoberfläche der Reinigungskappe (18) den zugeordneten Oberflächen (37) der Trägerplatte (17) und des aus dieser herausstehenden Mundstückes (2) zur Aufnahme und Bildung eines Reingiungsinnenraumes (38) entsprechend angepaßt ausgestaltet ist.
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