EP0799652A2 - Method for the upside down treatment of bottles or the like - Google Patents

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EP0799652A2
EP0799652A2 EP97102191A EP97102191A EP0799652A2 EP 0799652 A2 EP0799652 A2 EP 0799652A2 EP 97102191 A EP97102191 A EP 97102191A EP 97102191 A EP97102191 A EP 97102191A EP 0799652 A2 EP0799652 A2 EP 0799652A2
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  • the invention relates to a method according to the preamble of claims 1-3 and to a device according to the preamble of claim 4.
  • a device designed in the manner of a rinser in which the bottle grippers are provided on a machine part or rotor rotating around a vertical axis and the bottles gripped by the bottle grippers, initially turned with their bottoms downward, are turned outwards by radial pivoting are so that the bottles are after turning with the bottle mouth over a nozzle opening forming a nozzle tube for the treatment medium.
  • This nozzle tube is inserted at least when the treatment with a gaseous or vaporous treatment medium takes place through the bottle mouth from below into the interior of the flipped bottle.
  • the bottle mouth of the respective bottle is exposed to a jet of a vaporous or gaseous medium, namely from a nozzle opening which is provided opposite the bottle mouth is.
  • the jet emerging from the nozzle opening can be adjusted so that it does not, if at all only very slightly, enter the respective bottle, but at the bottle mouth produces a flow running radially outwards and at least partially also axially along the outer surface of the bottle.
  • the medium used in the aftertreatment is a sterilization medium, e.g. B. steam, so an optimal sterilization of the bottle is achieved in the area of the bottle mouth.
  • the medium used in the aftertreatment can also serve to remove residues or drops of a liquid treatment medium (e.g. water) that have reached the bottle mouth or to prevent such drops or residues from getting into the bottle.
  • a liquid treatment medium e.g. water
  • This aftertreatment which is carried out with the sterilization medium (e.g. steam) or with sterile air, is carried out before the bottle is turned back and / or when it is returned to its original starting position and thus prevents residues of a treatment medium and with this when it is turned back Germs get into the interior of the bottle.
  • the media are guided to the individual nozzles via rotary valves, as is known from DE A1 3504 999.
  • the media inflow paths are defined so that different inflow quantities occur depending on the speed of the rotary machine.
  • the invention is based on the object of being able to precisely define the inflow amounts and to be able to adapt them to different needs, the ratio of amounts to one another also being able to be changed in the case of different treatment media.
  • This object is achieved in a method of the type mentioned at the outset in that the duration of treatment for cleaning and / or sterilizing during the circulation of the bottles can be changed as a function of the selected cleaning program.
  • the duration of treatment for rinsing and / or sterilizing can be set individually.
  • a suitable device is characterized in that the changing opening cross section of at least one channel can be changed by adjusting a slide-through part.
  • the spray or sterilization quantities can be set exactly to the specified needs and bottles or bottle sizes.
  • 1 is the rotor rotating around a vertical machine axis in the direction of arrow A of a device designed as a rinser for treating bottles 2, which are fed to the device via a conveyor 3 and an inlet star 4 and which after treatment via an ejecting star and a conveyor 6 are discharged, on which the bottles 2 in turn upright, d. H. are led away with their bottom below.
  • Each incoming bottle 2 is gripped and turned by a bottle gripper 7 provided on the rotor 1, so that the bottle bottom 21 finally points upwards and the bottle mouth 2 ′′ points downwards.
  • This turning which takes place in a first angular range I following the inlet star 4, takes place in such a way that the respective bottle 2 is pivoted radially outward with its bottle bottom 2 '.
  • the bottle 2 is treated in a further, subsequent angular range II.
  • a subsequent angular range III of the rotary movement of the rotor 1 the respective bottle 2 is turned back into its original position and placed on the rotor 1.
  • Curve 8 shown with a broken line, shows the vertical projection of the lower region of bottles 2 with rotating rotor 1.
  • each bottle gripper 7 is assigned a vertical nozzle tube 9 forming a treatment position.
  • the nozzle tubes 9 are offset on the rotor 1 at equal angular intervals about its axis of rotation or are provided on an element (not shown) of the bottle gripper 7, so that each nozzle tube 9 is located below a bottle 2 that is gripped and turned by the associated bottle gripper 7, and in fact axially or approximately axially with the axis of the inverted bottle 2, as shown in FIG. 2.
  • Each nozzle tube 9 has a nozzle channel 10 with an upper outlet or nozzle opening 11 and is displaceable in a bearing and distributor element 12 for a predetermined stroke in the vertical direction, specifically by an actuating element 13, which in the embodiment shown is formed by a pneumatic cylinder is.
  • Each nozzle tube 9 is connected to a line 15 for warm water via the distributor element 12 and an individually controllable valve 14. Furthermore, each nozzle tube 9 is connected via the distributor element 12 and an individually controllable valve 18 to a line 17 for supplying steam.
  • valve 2 shows at the lower end of the nozzle tube 9 a control valve 18 with which the respective nozzle tube 9 or the channel 10 there can be emptied.
  • the valves 14, 16 and 18 are, for example, electrically or pneumatically operated valves.
  • FIG. 3 The actual design of the rotary valve 19 can be seen from FIG. 3.
  • This consists of a stationary bearing part 20 with a central shaft 21 arranged thereon, which receives the upper part 22 of the rotary valve 19.
  • This upper part has a multiplicity of bores 23 in which connecting hoses 24 to the individual nozzles 9 are received.
  • the liquid-distributing disks 25, 26, 27 Between the upper part and the lower bearing part 20 are the liquid-distributing disks 25, 26, 27.
  • the ring gears 25, 27 each have a toothing 30 on which a pinion 31 of an actuating device acts.
  • a certain distance is provided for each channel 28, 29, which supplies the respective bores 23 with a certain amount of liquid. If, depending on the performance of the machine or the bottles to be treated, different amounts of media are to be discharged to the nozzles 9, a corresponding change in the media channel length is caused by motorized adjustment of a ring gear 25 or both ring gears 25, 27. For the media, you can adjust between a maximum and minimum channel length.
  • the channels 28, 29 are equipped with openings, not shown, from which the medium from the bearing part 20 to the distributor disks or the channels 28, 29 and 32 arranged therein can be assigned.
  • each media channel can be set separately from one another.
  • the servomotor is also adjustable as a function of the speed of the rinser, so that the optimum amounts are passed to the nozzles 9 and thus to the bottles. This results in an optimal use of the media to be fed in relation to the desired cleaning and sterilizing effect.

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The method involves moving bottles (2) by grippers (7) along a processing track, where they are reversed, cleaned internally, and returned to original positions. The length of the cleaning and/or sterilising process during a circulation along the track, is changeable dependant upon the chosen cleaning program. The cleaning period is individually adjustable, dependant upon the bottle material. The cleaning materials are supplied or removed via channels, the active opening of which is adjustable via a rotary slide.

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf ein Verfahren gemäß Oberbegriff Patentanspruch 1 - 3 sowie auf eine Vorrichtung gemäß Oberbegriff Patentanspruch 4.The invention relates to a method according to the preamble of claims 1-3 and to a device according to the preamble of claim 4.

Verfahren sowie Vorrichtungen zur Überkopf-Behandlung von Flaschen sind in unterschiedlichsten Ausführungen bekannt. Bekannt ist insbesondere auch eine nach Art eines Rinsers ausgebildete Vorrichtung, bei der die Flaschengreifer an einem um eine vertikale Achse umlaufenden Maschinenteil bzw. Rotor vorgesehen sind und die von den Flaschengreifern erfaßten, zunächst mit ihrem Boden nach unten weisenden Flaschen durch radiales Schwenken nach außen gewendet werden, so daß sich die Flaschen nach dem Wenden mit der Flaschenmündung über einem eine Düsenöffnung bildenden Düsenrohr für das Behandlungsmedium befinden. Dieses Düsenrohr wird zumindest dann, wenn die Behandlung mit einem gas- oder dampfförmigen Behandlungsmedium erfolgt, durch die Flaschenmündung von unten her in den Innenraum der gewendeten Flasche eingeführt. Probleme ergeben sich oftmals in bezug auf die geforderte Keimfreiheit der behandelten Flaschen, und zwar speziell auch in bezug auf die Keimfreiheit der Flaschenmündung.Methods and devices for overhead treatment of bottles are known in a wide variety of designs. In particular, a device designed in the manner of a rinser is also known, in which the bottle grippers are provided on a machine part or rotor rotating around a vertical axis and the bottles gripped by the bottle grippers, initially turned with their bottoms downward, are turned outwards by radial pivoting are so that the bottles are after turning with the bottle mouth over a nozzle opening forming a nozzle tube for the treatment medium. This nozzle tube is inserted at least when the treatment with a gaseous or vaporous treatment medium takes place through the bottle mouth from below into the interior of the flipped bottle. Problems often arise with regard to the required sterility of the treated bottles, specifically also with regard to the sterility of the bottle mouth.

Bei einem Verfahren nach der DE A1 4229 580 erfolgt nach Beendigung wenigstens einer Behandlungsphase oder auf diese zeitlich folgend eine Beaufschlagung der Flaschenmündung der jeweiligen Flasche mit einem Strahl eines dampf- oder gasförmigen Mediums, und zwar aus einer Düsenöffnung, die mit Abstand der Flaschenmündung gegenüberliegend vorgesehen ist. Der aus der Düsenöffnung austretende Strahl läßt sich dabei so einstellen, daß er nicht, allenfalls nur ganz geringfügig in die jeweilige Flasche eintritt, aber an der Flaschenmündung eine radial nach außen und zumindest teilweise auch axial entlang der Außenfläche der Flasche verlaufende Strömung erzeugt. Ist das bei der Nachbehandlung verwendete Medium ein Sterilisationsmedium, z. B. Wasserdampf, so wird hiermit eine optimale Sterilisation der Flasche im Bereich der Flaschenmündung erreicht.In a method according to DE A1 4229 580, after the end of at least one treatment phase or after this, the bottle mouth of the respective bottle is exposed to a jet of a vaporous or gaseous medium, namely from a nozzle opening which is provided opposite the bottle mouth is. The jet emerging from the nozzle opening can be adjusted so that it does not, if at all only very slightly, enter the respective bottle, but at the bottle mouth produces a flow running radially outwards and at least partially also axially along the outer surface of the bottle. If the medium used in the aftertreatment is a sterilization medium, e.g. B. steam, so an optimal sterilization of the bottle is achieved in the area of the bottle mouth.

Das bei der Nachbehandlung verwendete Medium kann auch dazu dienen, an die Flaschenmündung gelangte Reste oder Tropfen eines flüssigen Behandlungsmediums (z. B. Wasser) zu entfernen oder zu verhindern, daß derartige Tropfen oder Reste in die Flasche gelangen. Diese Nachbehandlung, die mit dem Sterilisationsmedium (z. B. Wasserdampf) oder mit steriler Luft erfolgt, wird vor dem Zurückwenden und/oder beim Zurückwenden der Flasche in ihre urpsrüngliche Ausgangslage vorgenommen und verhindert somit, daß bei diesem Zurückwenden Reste eines Behandlungsmediums und mit diesem Keime in den Innenraum der Flasche gelangen. Die Medien werden bei diesen Rundläufermaschinen über Drehschieber zu den einzelnen Düsen geführt, wie aus der DE A1 3504 999 bekannt. Dabei sind die Medienzuströmwege festgelegt, so daß je nach Drehzahl der Rundläufermaschine unterschiedliche Zuströmmengen auftreten.The medium used in the aftertreatment can also serve to remove residues or drops of a liquid treatment medium (e.g. water) that have reached the bottle mouth or to prevent such drops or residues from getting into the bottle. This aftertreatment, which is carried out with the sterilization medium (e.g. steam) or with sterile air, is carried out before the bottle is turned back and / or when it is returned to its original starting position and thus prevents residues of a treatment medium and with this when it is turned back Germs get into the interior of the bottle. In these rotary machines, the media are guided to the individual nozzles via rotary valves, as is known from DE A1 3504 999. The media inflow paths are defined so that different inflow quantities occur depending on the speed of the rotary machine.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, die Zuströmmengen exakt zu definieren und unterschiedlichen Bedürfnissen anpassen zu können, wobei bei verschiedenen Behandlungsmedien auch deren Mengenverhältnis zueinander veränderbar sein soll.The invention is based on the object of being able to precisely define the inflow amounts and to be able to adapt them to different needs, the ratio of amounts to one another also being able to be changed in the case of different treatment media.

Diese Aufgabe wird bei einem Verfahren der eingangs genannten Art dadurch gelöst, daß die Behandlungsdauer zum Reinigen und/oder Sterilisieren während des Umlaufs der Flaschen in Abhängigkeit von dem gewählten Reinigungsprogramm veränderbar ist.This object is achieved in a method of the type mentioned at the outset in that the duration of treatment for cleaning and / or sterilizing during the circulation of the bottles can be changed as a function of the selected cleaning program.

In selbständiger Ausgestaltung wird ferner vorgeschlagen, daß die Behandlungsdauer beim Rinsen und/oder Sterilisieren jeweils einzeln einstellbar ist.In an independent embodiment, it is also proposed that the duration of treatment for rinsing and / or sterilizing can be set individually.

Eine dazu geeignete Vorrichtung gemäß Oberbegriff Anspruch 4 zeichnet sich dadurch aus, daß der wechselnde Öffnungsquerschnitt mindestens eines Kanals durch Verstellen eines Durchschieberteils veränderbar ist.A suitable device according to the preamble of claim 4 is characterized in that the changing opening cross section of at least one channel can be changed by adjusting a slide-through part.

Mit dem erfindungsgemäß vorgeschlagenen Verfahren und der zu dessen Durchführung geeigneten Vorrichtung ist eine beliebige Anpassung an den häufig unterschiedlichen Bedürfnissen solcher Reinigungsvorgänge möglich. Insbesondere können die Spritz- oder Sterilisationsmengen exakt auf die vorgegebenen Bedürfnisse und Flaschen bzw. Flaschengrößen eingestellt werden.With the method proposed according to the invention and the device suitable for carrying it out, any adaptation to the often different needs of such cleaning processes is possible. In particular, the spray or sterilization quantities can be set exactly to the specified needs and bottles or bottle sizes.

Die Erfindung wird im folgenden anhand der Figuren an einem Ausführungsbeispiel erläutert. Es zeigen:

  • Fig. 1 in sehr vereinfachter Darstellung und in Draufsicht eine Vorrichtung zum Behandeln von Flaschen in Form eines Rinsers umlaufender Bauart,
  • Fig. 2 in vereinfachter Darstellung eine an einem Flaschengreifer gehaltene, gewendete Flasche sowie ein unter der Flasche angeordnetes Düsenrohr einer Behandlungsstation und
  • Fig. 3 die Drehschieberausbildung.
The invention is explained below with reference to the figures using an exemplary embodiment. Show it:
  • 1 in a very simplified representation and in plan view, a device for treating bottles in the form of a rinser rotating design,
  • Fig. 2 in a simplified representation of a bottle held on a bottle gripper, inverted bottle and a nozzle tube arranged under the bottle of a treatment station and
  • Fig. 3, the rotary slide training.

In den Figuren ist 1 der um eine vertikale Maschinenachse in Richtung des Pfeiles A umlaufende Rotor einer als Rinser ausgebildeten Vorrichtung zum Behandeln von Flaschen 2, die der Vorrichtung über einem Transporteur 3 und einem Einlaufstern 4 zugeführt werden und die nach dem Behandeln über einen Ausschubstern und einem Transporteur 6 abgeführt werden, auf dem die Flaschen 2 wiederum aufrechtstehend, d. h. mit ihrem Boden unten abgeführt werden.In the figures, 1 is the rotor rotating around a vertical machine axis in the direction of arrow A of a device designed as a rinser for treating bottles 2, which are fed to the device via a conveyor 3 and an inlet star 4 and which after treatment via an ejecting star and a conveyor 6 are discharged, on which the bottles 2 in turn upright, d. H. are led away with their bottom below.

Jede einlaufende Flasche 2 wird von einem am Rotor 1 vorgesehenen Flaschengreifer 7 erfaßt und gewendet, so daß der Flaschenboden 21 schließlich nach oben und die Flaschenmündung 2'' nach unten weisen. Dieses Wenden, welches in einem ersten, auf den Einlaufstern 4 folgenden Winkelbereich I stattfindet, erfolgt so, daß die jeweilige Flasche 2 mit ihrem Flaschenboden 2' radial nach außen geschwenkt wird. Nach dem Wenden erfolgt in einem weiteren, anschließenden Winkelbereich II das Behandeln der Flasche 2. In einem anschließenden Winkelbereich III der Drehbewegung des Rotors 1 wird die jeweilige Flasche 2 in ihre ursprüngliche Lage zurückgewendet und auf den Rotor 1 abgestellt. Die mit einer unterbrochenen Linie wiedergegebene Kurve 8 zeigt die vertikale Projektion des unteren Bereichs der Flaschen 2 bei umlaufenden Rotor 1.Each incoming bottle 2 is gripped and turned by a bottle gripper 7 provided on the rotor 1, so that the bottle bottom 21 finally points upwards and the bottle mouth 2 ″ points downwards. This turning, which takes place in a first angular range I following the inlet star 4, takes place in such a way that the respective bottle 2 is pivoted radially outward with its bottle bottom 2 '. After turning, the bottle 2 is treated in a further, subsequent angular range II. In a subsequent angular range III of the rotary movement of the rotor 1, the respective bottle 2 is turned back into its original position and placed on the rotor 1. Curve 8, shown with a broken line, shows the vertical projection of the lower region of bottles 2 with rotating rotor 1.

Bei der dargestellten Ausführungsform ist jedem Flaschengreifer 7 ein eine Behandlungsposition bildendes vertikales Düsenrohr 9 zugeordnet. Die Düsenrohre 9 sind am Rotor 1 in gleichen Winkelabständen um dessen Drehachse versetzt oder an einem nicht dargestellten Element des Flaschengreifers 7 vorgesehen, so daß sich jedes Düsenrohr 9 bei einer von dem zugehörigen Flaschengreifer 7 erfaßten und gewendeten Flasche 2 unterhalb dieser gewendeten Flasche befindet, und zwar achsgleich oder in etwa achsgleich mit der Achse der gewendeten Flasche 2, wie dies in der Fig. 2 dargestellt ist.In the embodiment shown, each bottle gripper 7 is assigned a vertical nozzle tube 9 forming a treatment position. The nozzle tubes 9 are offset on the rotor 1 at equal angular intervals about its axis of rotation or are provided on an element (not shown) of the bottle gripper 7, so that each nozzle tube 9 is located below a bottle 2 that is gripped and turned by the associated bottle gripper 7, and in fact axially or approximately axially with the axis of the inverted bottle 2, as shown in FIG. 2.

Jedes Düsenrohr 9 besitzt einen Düsenkanal 10 mit einer oberen Austritts- bzw. Düsenöffnung 11 und ist in einem Lager- und Verteilerelement 12 für einen vorgegebenen Hub in vertikaler Richtung verschiebbar, und zwar durch ein Betätigungselement 13, welches bei der dargestellten Ausführungsform von einem Pneumatikzylinder gebildet ist.Each nozzle tube 9 has a nozzle channel 10 with an upper outlet or nozzle opening 11 and is displaceable in a bearing and distributor element 12 for a predetermined stroke in the vertical direction, specifically by an actuating element 13, which in the embodiment shown is formed by a pneumatic cylinder is.

Über das Verteilerelement 12 und ein individuell steuerbares Ventil 14 ist jedes Düsenrohr 9 mit einer Leitung 15 für warmes Wasser verbunden. Weiterhin ist jedes Düsenrohr 9 über das Verteilerelement 12 und ein individuell steuerbares Ventil 18 mit einer Leitung 17 zum Zuführen von Dampf verbunden.Each nozzle tube 9 is connected to a line 15 for warm water via the distributor element 12 and an individually controllable valve 14. Furthermore, each nozzle tube 9 is connected via the distributor element 12 and an individually controllable valve 18 to a line 17 for supplying steam.

Die Fig. 2 zeigt am unteren Ende des Düsenrohres 9 ein Steuerventil 18, mit welchem das jeweilige Düsenrohr 9 bzw. der dortige Kanal 10 entleert werden kann. Die Ventile 14, 16 und 18 sind beispielsweise elektrisch oder pneumatisch betätigte Ventile.2 shows at the lower end of the nozzle tube 9 a control valve 18 with which the respective nozzle tube 9 or the channel 10 there can be emptied. The valves 14, 16 and 18 are, for example, electrically or pneumatically operated valves.

Aus Fig. 3 ist die eigentliche Ausbildung des Drehschiebers 19 erkennbar. Dieser besteht aus einem ortsfesten Lagerteil 20 mit einer daran angeordneten Zentralwelle 21, die das Oberteil 22 des Drehschiebers 19 aufnimmt. Dieses Oberteil weist eine Vielzahl von Bohrungen 23 auf, in denen Verbindungsschläuche 24 zu den einzelnen Düsen 9 aufgenommen sind. Zwischen dem Oberteil und dem unteren Lagerteil 20 befinden sich die die Flüssigkeit verteilenden Verteilerscheiben 25, 26, 27. Diese bestehen wiederum aus einer ortsfesten Scheibe 26 und je einem inneren und äußeren Hohlrad 25, 27, die jeweils an ihrer zur inneren Scheibe 26 weisenden Peripherie eigene Kanäle 28, 29 aufweisen, durch die die Flüssigkeit während des Umlaufs auf die Bohrungen 23 und Verbindungsschläuche 24 verteilt wird.The actual design of the rotary valve 19 can be seen from FIG. 3. This consists of a stationary bearing part 20 with a central shaft 21 arranged thereon, which receives the upper part 22 of the rotary valve 19. This upper part has a multiplicity of bores 23 in which connecting hoses 24 to the individual nozzles 9 are received. Between the upper part and the lower bearing part 20 are the liquid-distributing disks 25, 26, 27. These in turn consist of a stationary disk 26 and an inner and outer ring gear 25, 27, each of which has its own channels 28, 29 on its periphery facing the inner disk 26, through which the liquid is distributed during the circulation on the bores 23 and connecting hoses 24.

Ferner besitzen die Hohlräder 25, 27 je eine Verzahnung 30, an die ein Ritzel 31 einer Stellvorrichtung angreift. In der Ausgangsposition ist eine bestimmte Strecke für jeden Kanal 28, 29 vorgesehen, der die jeweiligen Bohrungen 23 mit einer bestimmten Flüssigkeitsmenge versorgt. Sollen nun je nach Leistung der Maschine bzw. den zu behandelnden Flaschen unterschiedliche Medienmengen zu den Düsen 9 abgeleitet werden, so wird durch motorische Verstellung eines Hohlrades 25 oder beider Hohlräder 25, 27 eine entsprechende Veränderung der Medienkanallänge verursacht. Für die Medien kann beliebig zwischen einer maximalen und minimalen Kanallänge verstellt werden. Die Kanäle 28, 29 sind mit nicht weiter dargestellten Öffnungen ausgestattet, aus denen das Medium von dem Lagerteil 20 zu den Verteilerscheiben bzw. den darin angeordneten Kanälen 28, 29 und 32 zugeordnet werden kann. Es ist vorgesehen, daß bei mehreren nebeneinander verlaufenden Kanalreihen 28, 29 jeder Medienkanal getrennt voneinander eingestellt werden kann. Der Stellmotor ist ferner in Abhängigkeit von der Drehzahl des Rinsers einstellbar, so daß jeweils die optimalen Mengen zu den Düsen 9 und damit zu den Flaschen geleitet werden. Hierdurch ergibt sich eine optimale Ausnutzung der zuzuführenden Medien im Verhältnis zu der gewünschten Reinigungs- und Sterilisationswirkung.Furthermore, the ring gears 25, 27 each have a toothing 30 on which a pinion 31 of an actuating device acts. In the starting position, a certain distance is provided for each channel 28, 29, which supplies the respective bores 23 with a certain amount of liquid. If, depending on the performance of the machine or the bottles to be treated, different amounts of media are to be discharged to the nozzles 9, a corresponding change in the media channel length is caused by motorized adjustment of a ring gear 25 or both ring gears 25, 27. For the media, you can adjust between a maximum and minimum channel length. The channels 28, 29 are equipped with openings, not shown, from which the medium from the bearing part 20 to the distributor disks or the channels 28, 29 and 32 arranged therein can be assigned. It is envisaged that with a plurality of channel rows 28, 29 running side by side, each media channel can be set separately from one another. The servomotor is also adjustable as a function of the speed of the rinser, so that the optimum amounts are passed to the nozzles 9 and thus to the bottles. This results in an optimal use of the media to be fed in relation to the desired cleaning and sterilizing effect.

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Verfahren zur Überkopf-Behandlung, insbesondere zum Rinsen von Flaschen (2), bei dem die an einer Einlaufstelle (4) an Flaschengreifer (7) eines umlaufenden Transportelementes (1) übergebenen und mit den Flaschengreifern (7) auf einer Transportstrecke (8) an eine Auslaufstelle (5) mitgeführten Flaschen (2) an der Transportstrecke (8) gewendet, im gewendeten Zustand in wenigstens einer Behandlungsphase innen mit einem Behandlungsmedium behandelt und anschließend vor Erreichen der Auslaufstelle in die ursprüngliche Lage zurückgewendet werden, dadurch gekennzeichnet , daß die Behandlungsdauer zum Reinigen und/oder Sterilisieren während des Umlaufs der Flaschen in Abhängigkeit von dem gewählten Reinigungsprogramm veränderbar ist.Method for overhead treatment, in particular for rinsing bottles (2), in which the bottle grippers (7) of a circulating transport element (1) are transferred to an infeed point (4) and with the bottle grippers (7) on a transport route (8) an outlet (5) carried bottles (2) turned on the transport route (8), in the turned state treated in at least one treatment phase inside with a treatment medium and then turned back to the original position before reaching the outlet, characterized in that the duration of treatment Cleaning and / or sterilization can be changed during the circulation of the bottles depending on the selected cleaning program. Verfahren gemäß Oberbegriff des Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet , daß die Behandlungsdauer beim Rinsen und/oder Sterilisieren jeweils einzeln einstellbar ist.Method according to the preamble of claim 1, characterized in that the duration of treatment for rinsing and / or sterilizing can be set individually. Verfahren gemäß Oberbegriff der Ansprüche 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Behandlungsdauer je nach Art des zu behandelnden Flaschenmaterials einstellbar ist.Method according to the preamble of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the treatment time can be adjusted depending on the type of bottle material to be treated. Vorrichtung zur Überkopf-Behandlung von Flaschen (2), insbesondere Rinser, mit mehreren an einem umlaufenden Transportelement (1) vorgesehenen Flaschengreifern (7) zur Mitnahme der Flaschen (2) auf einer sich zwischen einer Einlaufstelle (4) für die zu behandelnden Flaschen (2) und einer Auslaufstelle (5) für die behandelten Flaschen (2) erstreckenden Transportstrecke (8) sowie zum Wenden der Flaschen (2) für die Überkopf-Behandlung und Zurückwenden der Flaschen (2) nach der Behandlung, und mit an Arbeitsstationen unterhalb der gewendeten Flaschen (2) vorgesehenen Düsen (9) für den Austritt eines flüssigen und/oder gasförmigen und/oder dampfförmigen Behandlungsmediums während der Behandlungsphase und einem zentralen Drehschieber mit Zu- und Abführkanälen für die Behandlungsmedien, dadurch gekennzeichnet , daß der wirksame Öffnungsquerschnitt mindestens eines Kanals (28, 29) durch Verstellen eines Drehschieberteils (25, 27) veränderbar ist.Device for the overhead treatment of bottles (2), in particular rinsers, with a plurality of bottle grippers (7) provided on a rotating transport element (1) for taking the bottles (2) on a bottle between an inlet point (4) for the bottles to be treated ( 2) and an outlet (5) for the treated bottles (2) extending transport route (8) and for turning the bottles (2) for the overhead treatment and turning back of the bottles (2) after the treatment, and with at work stations below turned bottles (2) provided nozzles (9) for the discharge of a liquid and / or gaseous and / or vaporous treatment medium during the treatment phase and a central rotary valve with feed and discharge channels for the treatment media, characterized in that the effective opening cross section of at least one channel (28, 29) can be changed by adjusting a rotary slide part (25, 27). Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet , daß die wirksame Öffnungslänge der Kanäle (28, 29) durch gegenseitiges Verdrehen der die Kanäle aufnehmenden Hohlräder (25, 27) veränderbar ist.Device according to claim 4, characterized in that the effective opening length of the channels (28, 29) can be changed by mutually rotating the ring gears (25, 27) receiving the channels. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet , daß bei mehreren kreisförmig verlaufenden Kanalreihen mindestens ein Medienkanal (28, 29) in seiner wirksamen Öffnungslänge veränderbar ist.Apparatus according to claim 4, characterized in that in the case of a plurality of circular rows of channels, at least one media channel (28, 29) can be changed in its effective opening length. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet gekennzeichnet, daß bei mehreren nebeneinander verlaufenden Kanalreihen jeder Medienkanal (28, 29) getrennt voneinander einstellbar ist.Device according to claim 4, characterized in that with several adjacently extending channel rows of each media channel (28, 29) is adjustable separately. Vorrichtung nach den vorhergehenden Ansprüchen, dadurch gekennzeichnet , daß die Drehscheiben als Hohlräder (25, 27) ausgebildet sind und je eine Verzahnung (30) aufweisen, an der Ritzel (31) einer Stellvorrichtung angreifen.Device according to the preceding claims, characterized in that the turntables are designed as ring gears (25, 27) and each have toothing (30) on which pinions (31) of an adjusting device act. Vorrichtung nach den vorhergehenden Ansprüchen, dadurch gekennzeichnet , daß als Stellvorrichtung ein Stellmotor vorgesehen ist.Device according to the preceding claims, characterized in that a servomotor is provided as the actuating device.
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