EP0893396A1 - Rotating filling head with aseptic filling chamber - Google Patents

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EP0893396A1
EP0893396A1 EP98112200A EP98112200A EP0893396A1 EP 0893396 A1 EP0893396 A1 EP 0893396A1 EP 98112200 A EP98112200 A EP 98112200A EP 98112200 A EP98112200 A EP 98112200A EP 0893396 A1 EP0893396 A1 EP 0893396A1
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    • 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
    • B67C7/0073—Sterilising, aseptic filling and closing
    • 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
    • B67C3/22—Details
    • B67C3/26—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks
    • B67C2003/2688—Means for filling containers in defined atmospheric conditions
    • B67C2003/2691—Means for filling containers in defined atmospheric conditions by enclosing one container in a chamber

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  • the invention relates to a rotary filler for filling of liquids, especially beverages, in vessels, especially bottles, under high purity filling conditions, with a variety of distributed around the circumference of a rotor arranged filling valves with holding elements for cooling the Vessels under the filling valves during circulation and with one in the area of the bottle orbit with an inner wall, an outer wall, a ceiling wall and a bottom wall delimited clean room in which by introducing high purity gas, e.g. sterile air, a high purity Atmosphere is maintained during the filling process.
  • high purity gas e.g. sterile air
  • a filler that is intended for this type of filling is in European application 405 402.
  • This Filling machine is designed as a rotary filler. She points Filling valves distributed around the circumference. Bottles are held under the filling valves with holding elements, those in a delimited, clean room Run around the area of the filler.
  • the clean room is through corresponding walls, namely an inner wall, an outer wall, bounded by a ceiling wall and a floor wall.
  • the ceiling wall is from an upper filler plate and the bottom wall from a lower filler plate. Between the two The inner wall runs panels.
  • the stationary outer wall on the other hand forms towards the ceiling wall and the floor wall Slots through which in the so limited space injected sterile air can escape.
  • the sterile air is from the ceiling plate around the filling valve into the Clean room initiated.
  • the bottles are in that Clean room on the base plate and be on the side Holding elements held, but no vertical movement of the Allow bottles. Because the filler through the ceiling wall is passed through and via a line with the above of the filler arranged in connection and the actual filling valve outside the clean room is arranged, there is a risk that over the length of the Connecting line and the elements connected to it, like filling valve and flow meter, germs during the filling process be entered in the clean room.
  • the invention is based on this prior art the problem of specifying a rotary filler with which maintain high-purity bottling conditions can, at the same time the construction if possible should be easy.
  • the upper limit of the clean room Ceiling wall at least partially from the bottom of a ring tank and the liquid to be filled filling valves arranged immediately below the filling valves themselves are in the clean room and it is a direct feed from the ring bowl to the filling valves possible so that the liquid to be filled on the shortest Bottled away without the risk of contamination from germs can be.
  • the fact that the bottom of the ring bowl to Part of it forms the upper ceiling wall also a constructive simplification. Overall creates the combination of these features thus the possibility at simple construction to a high-purity filling process guarantee.
  • that part of the ceiling wall from one of the ring kettles supporting plate is formed. Be through this part then preferred drive rods as part of the drive elements passed through for the holding elements.
  • this Drive rods by at least the lifting height in length corresponding sleeves are guided.
  • the Sleeve that surrounds the drive rod creates one there Space in which the sterile air atmosphere prevails. If the Length of the sleeve corresponds at least to the lifting height this is that part of the drive rod that is raised in Condition outside the sleeve, still when lowering remains in the area of the sleeve, so that the Outside atmosphere no germs in the interior of the clean room can also be entered with the holding elements lowered.
  • the outer wall and preferably also the bottom wall a support frame are arranged so that if necessary allow access to the clean room. Access can for example, by allowing the outer wall and / or the bottom wall is divided into individual segments, which are each arranged on hinges on the support frame are, so that when there is access to the clean interior the outer wall is required at the appropriate point can be opened. The same can of course also be done reach when the outer wall total of the support frame is removably arranged. Turn the bottom wall and outer wall not with the fountain pen, but from the Supported frame and allow one if necessary Access. On the other hand, the part turns from the bottom of the Ring bowl formed ceiling wall and the inner wall with the Rotary filler rotor with.
  • the sterile gas entry into the clean room through the side in Area of the outer wall provided gas inlet openings he follows. These gas inlet openings can at the Side wall can be provided in several places, so that even gas entry is possible.
  • the rotary filler 1 shows a schematic plan view of the basic structure of the invention Rotary filler 1.
  • the rotary filler 1 comprises a rotor 2, on the circumference evenly distributed a variety of Filling valves 3 are arranged.
  • the filling valves open the orbit 4 when the rotor 2 is driven about the axis 11 around.
  • the circulation bottles 18, which are among the Filling valves 3 are kept (see FIG. 2), filled.
  • the bottles 18 are on a conveyor belt 5 and one Transfer star 9 to the rotor 2 in a known manner. After the circulation, the bottles 18 are transferred from the transfer star 7 handed over to a closer 8. After closing the bottles 18 are taken over by an outlet star 9 and placed on a conveyor belt 10 from where they are to to the next ward for further treatment.
  • the outer wall 12 and the bottom wall 14 is over a Supported frame 28, the support 30 distributed around the circumference has, and arms 29 branching therefrom, which inwards run towards the rotor axis and the lower support plate 31 of the rotor 2 rotatably supported on a slewing ring which fixes the inner wall 13 supporting the upper plate 17 is.
  • the outer wall 12 can be distributed over the circumference in individual segments can be divided, each of which e.g. can be opened via hinges so that access in the clean room is possible.
  • too Bottom wall 14 can be removed or swung away accordingly.
  • the bottles 18, in the exemplary embodiment shown PET plastic bottles, are of holding elements 27 to the Outlet mouth of the filling valve 3 pressed.
  • Each Holding element 27 is opened and closed via drive elements 21 crazy. So it takes a bottle 18 at the bottle inlet from a lower position and spends it in the Figure 2 shown position immediately at the outlet end of the filling valve 3.
  • the Drive elements 21 lowered the bottle 18 again.
  • the Drive elements 21 include drive rods 20, the Linkage 24, the gas spring 25, the scanning roller 23 and the Control curve 22.
  • the control curve 22 is fixed within the rotating parts of the rotor 2 arranged and causes over the scanning roller 23 in connection with the upward acting gas spring 25 lifting and lowering the linkage 24, so that the drive rods 20 and the Holding elements 27 from the inside of the wall 13 and the Rotors 2 are controlled here.
  • bushings are created in the form of sleeves 26 through which the drive rods 20 pass through.
  • the length 1 this sleeve 26 is dimensioned so that it is at least the Lifting height of the linkage 21 corresponds, so that in the position shown outside the sleeve 26 upper Part of the drive rods 20 still inside after lowering the sleeve 26 remains and therefore not such germs entered into the interior of the clean room 19 when lowering that may be due to the not in the clean room have deposited upper part of the drive rods 20.
  • the actual filling process runs in a manner known per se from.
  • the individual filling valves 3 and additional control valves 37 in a suitable manner pressurized to introduce purge gas, the return gas outlet control, open the liquid valve, and the like.
  • the side of the Sterile air supply openings 34 arranged on outer wall 12 sterile air is constantly blown into the clean room 19.
  • This Sterile air can pass through an air outlet slot 32 Bottom wall 14 and inner wall 13 on the one hand and by one Air outlet slot 33 between the outer wall 12 and the Underside 15 of the ring bowl 16 emerge on the other hand, so that the clean room 19 is constantly flushed.
  • the bottle 18 Since the bottle 18 is held directly on the filling valve 3 arranged on the ring bowl 16 with holding elements 27 and the paths of the liquid into the bottle 18 are very short, a high-purity atmosphere is maintained in the area of the actual filling process without the risk of germ entry.
  • the sterile air constantly flows around the outlet opening of the filling valve 3, as does the bottle neck, so that a filling process can be maintained and carried out under highly pure conditions (up to less than 100 germs per m 3 are possible).
  • Characterized in that the drive elements for the holding elements 27 are located outside the clean room 19 towards the rotor axis and only engage with drive rods 20 in the clean room 19 itself in order to raise and lower the holding elements 27, which can be holding clips, for example, the clean room remains 19 altogether largely free of internals.
  • the drive from the inside also keeps the possibility of free access from the outside when the wall 12 is removed or opened.

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The rotary filler fills bottles with drink. It has filling valves at the circumference of a rotor, bottle holding elements and a clean cavity with inner and outer walls, ceiling wall and floor wall. The ceiling wall is formed at least partly from the underside (15) of the annular boiler (16) which stores the drink and the filling valves (3) directly under it. Part of the ceiling wall may be formed from the plate (17) which carries the annular boiler. The drive rods (20) of the holding element (27) may be taken through the ceiling wall, possibly through the part of it formed by the plate.

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Rotationsfüller zum Abfüllen von Flüssigkeiten, insbesondere Getränken, in Gefäße, insbesondere Flaschen, unter hochreinen Abfüllbedingungen, mit einer Vielzahl von am Umfang eines Rotors verteilt angeordneten Füllventilen mit Halteelementen zum Kalten der Gefäße unter den Füllventilen während des Umlaufs und mit einem im Bereich der Flaschenumlaufbahn mit einer Innenwand, einer Außenwand, einer Deckenwand und einer Bodenwand abgegrenzten Reinstraum, in dem durch Einleiten von hochreinem Gas, z.B. steriler Luft, eine hochreine Atmosphäre während des Abfüllvorgangs aufrechterhalten wird.The invention relates to a rotary filler for filling of liquids, especially beverages, in vessels, especially bottles, under high purity filling conditions, with a variety of distributed around the circumference of a rotor arranged filling valves with holding elements for cooling the Vessels under the filling valves during circulation and with one in the area of the bottle orbit with an inner wall, an outer wall, a ceiling wall and a bottom wall delimited clean room in which by introducing high purity gas, e.g. sterile air, a high purity Atmosphere is maintained during the filling process.

Für bestimmte Getränke ist es erforderlich, den Abfüllvorgang unter hochreinen Bedingungen durchzuführen, um zu verhindern, daß die Getränke mit die Haltbarkeit und die Qualität des Getränkes beeinträchtigenden Schädlingen, z.B. Schimmelpilzen, in Berührung kommen. Betroffen hiervon sind insbesondere solche Getränke, die alkohol- und CO2-frei sind und einen PH-Wert von weniger als 4,5 haben. Da solche Getränke z.B. insbesondere auch dem Verderben durch Schimmelpilze unterliegen und Schimmelpilze hauptsächlich als Luftkontaminanten auftreten, sind an solchen Abfüllanlagen, die zum Abfüllen derartiger Getränke geeignet sind, zusätzliche lüftungstechnische Maßnahmen erforderlich.For certain beverages, it is necessary to carry out the filling process under high-purity conditions in order to prevent the beverages from coming into contact with pests, for example mold, which impair the shelf life and the quality of the beverage. This affects in particular those drinks that are alcohol and CO 2 free and have a pH value of less than 4.5. Since such beverages are particularly subject to spoilage due to mold and molds mainly occur as air contaminants, additional ventilation measures are required on such filling systems that are suitable for filling such beverages.

Ein Füller, der für diese Art von Abfüllung gedacht ist, ist in der europäischen Anmeldung 405 402 beschrieben. Diese Füllmaschine ist als Rotationsfüller ausgestaltet. Sie weist am Umfang verteilt angeordnete Füllventile auf. Flaschen werden unter den Füllventilen mit Halteelementen gehalten, die in einem abgegrenzten, einen Reinstraum bildenden Bereich am Füller umlaufen. Der Reinstraum wird durch entsprechende Wände, nämlich eine Innenwand, eine Außenwand, eine Deckenwand und eine Bodenwand begrenzt. Die Deckenwand wird von einer oberen Füllerplatte und die Bodenwand von einer unteren Füllerplatte gebildet. Zwischen den beiden Platten verläuft die Innenwand. Die stationäre Außenwand dagegen bildet zur Deckenwand und zur Bodenwand hin Schlitze, durch die die in den so begrenzten Raum eingeblasene Sterilluft entweichen kann. Die Sterilluft wird von der Deckenplatte her um das Füllventil herum in den Reinstraum eingeleitet. Die Flaschen stehen in dem Reinstraum auf der Bodenplatte und werden seitlich mit Halteelementen gehalten, die jedoch keine Höhenbewegung der Flaschen zulassen. Da das Füllorgan durch die Deckenwand hindurch geführt ist und über eine Leitung mit dem oberhalb des Füllers angeordneten Vorratsbehälter in Verbindung steht und das eigentliche Füllventil außerhalb des Reinstraumes angeordnet ist, besteht die Gefahr, daß über die Länge der Verbindungsleitung und die daran angeschlossenen Elemente, wie Füllventil und Durchflußmesser, Keime beim Abfüllvorgang in den Reinstraum eingetragen werden.A filler that is intended for this type of filling is in European application 405 402. This Filling machine is designed as a rotary filler. She points Filling valves distributed around the circumference. Bottles are held under the filling valves with holding elements, those in a delimited, clean room Run around the area of the filler. The clean room is through corresponding walls, namely an inner wall, an outer wall, bounded by a ceiling wall and a floor wall. The ceiling wall is from an upper filler plate and the bottom wall from a lower filler plate. Between the two The inner wall runs panels. The stationary outer wall on the other hand forms towards the ceiling wall and the floor wall Slots through which in the so limited space injected sterile air can escape. The sterile air is from the ceiling plate around the filling valve into the Clean room initiated. The bottles are in that Clean room on the base plate and be on the side Holding elements held, but no vertical movement of the Allow bottles. Because the filler through the ceiling wall is passed through and via a line with the above of the filler arranged in connection and the actual filling valve outside the clean room is arranged, there is a risk that over the length of the Connecting line and the elements connected to it, like filling valve and flow meter, germs during the filling process be entered in the clean room.

Ausgehend von diesem Stand der Technik liegt der Erfindung das Problem zugrunde, einen Rotationsfüller anzugeben, mit dem hochreine Abfüllbedingungen aufrechterhalten werden können, wobei gleichzeitig die Konstruktion möglichst einfach sein soll.The invention is based on this prior art the problem of specifying a rotary filler with which maintain high-purity bottling conditions can, at the same time the construction if possible should be easy.

Gelöst wird diese Aufgabe bei einem Rotationsfüller der eingangs genannten Art dadurch, daß die den Reinstraum nach oben hin begrenzende Deckenwand zumindest teilweise von der Unterseite eines die abzufüllende Flüssigkeit speichernden Ringkessels und der unmittelbar darunter angeordneten Füllventile gebildet wird.This task is solved with a rotary filler type mentioned in that the clean room after ceiling wall delimiting at the top at least partially from the Bottom of a liquid storing the liquid to be filled Ring bowl and the one immediately below Filling valves is formed.

Dadurch, daß die den Reinstraum nach oben hin begrenzende Deckenwand zumindest teilweise von der Unterseite eines die abzufüllende Flüssigkeit speichernden Ringkessels und den unmittelbar darunter angeordneten Füllventilen gebildet wird, liegen die Füllventile selbst im Reinstraum und es ist ein direkter Zulauf vom Ringkessel zu den Füllventilen möglich, so daß die abzufüllende Flüssigkeit auf kürzestem Weg ohne die Gefahr einer Kontamination von Keimen abgefüllt werden kann. Dadurch, daß die Unterseite des Ringkessels zum Teil selbst die obere Deckenwand bildet, ergibt sich außerdem eine konstruktive Vereinfachung. Insgesamt schafft die Kombination dieser Merkmale somit die Möglichkeit, bei einfacher Konstruktion einen hochreinen Abfüllvorgang zu gewährleisten. In that the upper limit of the clean room Ceiling wall at least partially from the bottom of a ring tank and the liquid to be filled filling valves arranged immediately below the filling valves themselves are in the clean room and it is a direct feed from the ring bowl to the filling valves possible so that the liquid to be filled on the shortest Bottled away without the risk of contamination from germs can be. The fact that the bottom of the ring bowl to Part of it forms the upper ceiling wall also a constructive simplification. Overall creates the combination of these features thus the possibility at simple construction to a high-purity filling process guarantee.

In vorteilhafter Ausgestaltung der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, daß ein Teil der Deckenwand von einer den Ringkessel tragenden Platte gebildet wird. Durch diesen Teil werden dann bevorzugt Antriebsstangen als Teil der Antriebselemente für die Halteelemente hindurchgeführt. In diesem Zusammenhang ist es auch vorteilhaft, wenn diese Antriebsstangen durch in ihrer Länge wenigstens der Hubhöhe der Halteelemente entsprechende Hülsen geführt sind. Die Hülse, die die Antriebsstange umgibt, schafft dort einen Raum, in dem Sterilluftatmosphäre vorherrscht. Wenn die Länge der Hülse wenigstens der Hubhöhe entspricht, bedeutet dies, daß der Teil der Antriebsstange, der in angehobenem Zustand außerhalb der Hülse liegt, beim Absenken immer noch im Bereich der Hülse verbleibt, so daß darüber von der Außenatmosphäre keine Keime in das Innere des Reinstraumes auch bei abgesenkten Halteelementen eingetragen werden.In an advantageous embodiment of the invention, that part of the ceiling wall from one of the ring kettles supporting plate is formed. Be through this part then preferred drive rods as part of the drive elements passed through for the holding elements. In this Context, it is also beneficial if this Drive rods by at least the lifting height in length corresponding sleeves are guided. The Sleeve that surrounds the drive rod creates one there Space in which the sterile air atmosphere prevails. If the Length of the sleeve corresponds at least to the lifting height this is that part of the drive rod that is raised in Condition outside the sleeve, still when lowering remains in the area of the sleeve, so that the Outside atmosphere no germs in the interior of the clean room can also be entered with the holding elements lowered.

In weiterer Ausgestaltung der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, daß die Außenwand und vorzugsweise auch die Bodenwand derart an einem Traggestell angeordnet sind, daß sie im Bedarfsfall einen Zugang zum Reinstraum ermöglichen. Der Zugang kann beispielsweise dadurch ermöglicht werden, daß die Außenwand und/oder die Bodenwand in einzelne Segmente unterteilt ist, die Jeweils über Scharniere an dem Traggestell angeordnet sind, so daß dann, wenn ein Zugang zum Reinstrauminneren erforderlich ist, an der entsprechenden Stelle die Außenwand geöffnet werden kann. Dasselbe läßt sich natürlich auch erreichen, wenn die Außenwand insgesamt vom Traggestell abnehmbar angeordnet wird. Bodenwand und Außenwand drehen also nicht mit dem Füller mit, sondern werden vom Traggestell gehalten und erlauben im Bedarfsfall einen Zugang. Dagegen dreht die teilweise von der Unterseite des Ringkessels gebildete Deckenwand und die Innenwand mit dem Rotor des Rotationsfüllers mit.In a further embodiment of the invention it is provided that the outer wall and preferably also the bottom wall a support frame are arranged so that if necessary allow access to the clean room. Access can for example, by allowing the outer wall and / or the bottom wall is divided into individual segments, which are each arranged on hinges on the support frame are, so that when there is access to the clean interior the outer wall is required at the appropriate point can be opened. The same can of course also be done reach when the outer wall total of the support frame is removably arranged. Turn the bottom wall and outer wall not with the fountain pen, but from the Supported frame and allow one if necessary Access. On the other hand, the part turns from the bottom of the Ring bowl formed ceiling wall and the inner wall with the Rotary filler rotor with.

Um die in den Reinstraum eingeleitete Sterilluft in ständigem Strom zu halten, sind Luftaustrittsschlitze vorgesehen, vorzugsweise zwischen der Bodenwand und der Innenwand, sowie zwischen der Außenwand und der Deckenwand. Es wird also in den Reinraum ständig Sterilluft mit Überdruck (darunter wird jedes Gas verstanden, das den gewünschten Reinheitsanforderungen entspricht) eingespeist und dieses entweicht durch die Schlitze wieder, so daß ein ständiges Durchspülen mit Gas stattfindet, was die Aufrechterhaltung hochreiner Abfüllbedingungen weiter fördert.To the sterile air introduced into the clean room in Keeping electricity flowing are air vents provided, preferably between the bottom wall and the Inner wall, as well as between the outer wall and the ceiling wall. So there is always sterile air in the clean room Overpressure (this is understood to mean any gas that corresponds to the desired purity requirements) and this escapes through the slots again, so that a constant purging with gas takes place what the Maintenance of high-purity bottling conditions continues promotes.

In weiterer Ausgestaltung der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, daß der Sterilgaseintritt in den Reinstraum durch seitlich im Bereich der Außenwand vorgesehenen Gaseintrittsöffnungen erfolgt. Diese Gaseintrittsöffnungen können an der Seitenwand verteilt an mehreren Stellen vorgesehen sein, so daß ein gleichmäßiger Gaseintritt möglich ist.In a further embodiment of the invention it is provided that the sterile gas entry into the clean room through the side in Area of the outer wall provided gas inlet openings he follows. These gas inlet openings can at the Side wall can be provided in several places, so that even gas entry is possible.

Wenn die Bodenwand zum Luftaustrittsschlitz hin nach unten geneigt verläuft, wird sichergestellt, daß evtl. sich einstellende Flüssigkeitsspritzer oder im Falle einer nicht erkannten undichten Flasche ablaufende Flüssigkeit, die auf die Bodenwand fällt, von selbst in Richtung zum Luftaustrittsschlitz hin abläuft bzw. durch den zum Luftaustrittsschlitz gerichteten Gasstrom mitgenommen wird, so daß keine dauernden Flüssigkeitsablagerungen im Bereich der Bodenwand zu befürchten sind. When the bottom wall goes down towards the air outlet slot runs inclined, it is ensured that possibly adjusting liquid splashes or in the case of a not Detected leaking bottle draining liquid that is on the bottom wall falls, by itself towards the Air outlet slot runs out or through the to Air outlet slot directed gas flow is taken so that no permanent fluid deposits in the area the bottom wall are to be feared.

Die Erfindung wird im folgenden anhand des in der Zeichnung dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiels weiter erläutert und beschrieben. Dabei zeigt

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eine schematische Draufsicht auf einen erfindungsgemäßen Rotationsfüller und
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The invention is further explained and described below with reference to the embodiment shown in the drawing. It shows
Figure 1
a schematic plan view of a rotary filler according to the invention and
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Sectional view along the line II-II of Figure 1.

Die Figur 1 zeigt in einer schematischen Draufsicht den grundsätzlichen Aufbau des erfindungsgemäßen Rotationsfüllers 1. Der Rotationsfüller 1 umfaßt einen Rotor 2, an dem am Umfang gleichmäßig verteilt eine Vielzahl von Füllventilen 3 angeordnet sind. Die Füllventile laufen auf der Umlaufbahn 4 bei Antrieb des Rotors 2 um die Achse 11 um. Während des Umlaufs werden Flaschen 18, die unter den Füllventilen 3 gehalten werden (vgl. Figur 2), gefüllt.1 shows a schematic plan view of the basic structure of the invention Rotary filler 1. The rotary filler 1 comprises a rotor 2, on the circumference evenly distributed a variety of Filling valves 3 are arranged. The filling valves open the orbit 4 when the rotor 2 is driven about the axis 11 around. During the circulation bottles 18, which are among the Filling valves 3 are kept (see FIG. 2), filled.

Die Flaschen 18 werden über ein Zuförderband 5 und einen Einlaufstern 9 an den Rotor 2 in bekannter Weise übergeben. Nach dem Umlauf werden die Flaschen 18 vom Transferstern 7 an einen Verschließer 8 übergeben. Nach dem Verschließen werden die Flaschen 18 von einem Auslaufstern 9 übernommen und auf ein Abförderband 10 verbracht, von wo sie zur weiteren Behandlung an die nächste Station übergeben werden.The bottles 18 are on a conveyor belt 5 and one Transfer star 9 to the rotor 2 in a known manner. After the circulation, the bottles 18 are transferred from the transfer star 7 handed over to a closer 8. After closing the bottles 18 are taken over by an outlet star 9 and placed on a conveyor belt 10 from where they are to to the next ward for further treatment.

Um die Flaschen 18 unter hochreinen Bedingungen abfüllen zu können, ist im Bereich der Umlaufbahn am Rotor 2 ein durch die Außenwand 12 umrissener Reinstraum erzeugt, in dem nicht nur die Füllventile 3 liegen, sondern auch der Einlaufstern 6, der Transferstern 7, der Verschließer 8 sowie dessen Auslaufstern 9.To fill the bottles 18 under high purity conditions can, is in the area of the orbit on the rotor 2 by the outer wall 12 produces outlined clean room in which not only the filling valves 3 are located, but also the inlet star 6, the transfer star 7, the capper 8 and its Outlet star 9.

Über seitlich am Umfang im Bereich der Außenwand 12 angebrachte Gaseintrittsöffnungen 34 erfolgt die Sterilluftzufuhr (Zufuhr von sterilem Gas), so daß innerhalb des durch die Außenwand 12 umgrenzten Raumes eine hochreine Atmosphäre während des Abfüllvorganges aufrechterhalten werden kann.Via laterally on the circumference in the area of the outer wall 12 attached gas inlet openings 34 takes place Sterile air supply (supply of sterile gas) so that inside of the space delimited by the outer wall 12 is a highly pure one Maintain atmosphere during the filling process can be.

Aus der Schnittansicht der Figur 2 im Bereich der Linie II-II der Figur 1 ist der Aufbau deutlicher zu erkennen. Auf einer Rotorplatte 17, die Teil des Rotors 2 bildet und mit umläuft, ist ein Ringkessel 16 angeordnet, in den durch eine Flüssigkeitszulaufleitung 35 die abzufüllende Flüssigkeit 36 eingeleitet wird.From the sectional view of Figure 2 in the area of line II-II 1 shows the structure more clearly. On a rotor plate 17 which forms part of the rotor 2 and with rotates, a ring bowl 16 is arranged, in which by a Liquid supply line 35, the liquid 36 to be filled is initiated.

Unmittelbar am unteren Ausgang des Ringkessels 16 sitzen die Füllventile 3. Die Unterseite 15 des Ringkessels 16, die Unterseite des Füllventils 3 sowie die Unterseite der Platte 17 bilden eine obere Deckenwand des darunterliegenden Reinstraumes 19, der seitlich durch die an der Platte 17 befestigte zylindrische Innenwand 13 zur Rotorachse 11 hin und radial nach außen durch die stationäre, teilzylindrische Außenwand 12 begrenzt ist. Nach unten ist dieser Raum durch die mit Neigung verlaufende stationäre Bodenwand 14 abgeschlossen. Die Wände 12 und 14 laufen im wesentlichen um den gesamten Umfang des Rotors 2 herum, allerdings mit entsprechenden Zulauf- und Auslauföffnungen im Bereich des Flaschenein- und -auslaufes (vgl. Figur 1). Immediately at the lower exit of the ring bowl 16 sit Filling valves 3. The bottom 15 of the ring bowl 16, the Bottom of the filling valve 3 and the bottom of the plate 17 form an upper ceiling wall of the one below Clean rooms 19, the side by the on the plate 17th attached cylindrical inner wall 13 to the rotor axis 11 and radially outwards through the stationary, partially cylindrical Outer wall 12 is limited. Down this room is through the inclined stationary bottom wall 14 completed. The walls 12 and 14 essentially run around the entire circumference of the rotor 2 around, but with corresponding inlet and outlet openings in the area of Bottle inlet and outlet (see FIG. 1).

Die Außenwand 12 und die Bodenwand 14 wird über ein Traggestell 28 gestützt, das am Umfang verteilte Stützen 30 aufweist, sowie davon abzweigende Arme 29, die nach innen zur Rotorachse hin verlaufen und die untere Tragplatte 31 des Rotors 2 über einen Kugeldrehkranz drehbar abstützen,an der die die obere Platte 17 tragende Innenwand 13 befestigt ist. Die Außenwand 12 kann über den Umfang verteilt in einzelne Segmente unterteilt sein, die jeweils für sich z.B. über Scharniere geöffnet werden können, so daß ein Zugang in den Reinstraum möglich ist. Vorzugsweise ist auch die Bodenwand 14 entsprechend abnehmbar oder wegschwenkbar.The outer wall 12 and the bottom wall 14 is over a Supported frame 28, the support 30 distributed around the circumference has, and arms 29 branching therefrom, which inwards run towards the rotor axis and the lower support plate 31 of the rotor 2 rotatably supported on a slewing ring which fixes the inner wall 13 supporting the upper plate 17 is. The outer wall 12 can be distributed over the circumference in individual segments can be divided, each of which e.g. can be opened via hinges so that access in the clean room is possible. Preferably, too Bottom wall 14 can be removed or swung away accordingly.

Die Flaschen 18, im dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel PET-Kunststoffflaschen, werden von Halteelementen 27 an die Auslaufmündung des Füllventils 3 gedrückt. Jedes Halteelement 27 wird über Antriebselemente 21 auf- und abgefahren. Es nimmt also am Flascheneinlauf eine Flasche 18 von einer unteren Stellung auf und verbringt sie in die in Figur 2 dargestellte Position unmittelbar an das Auslaufende des Füllventils 3. Nach dem Füllvorgang wird über die Antriebselemente 21 die Flasche 18 wieder abgesenkt. Die Antriebselemente 21 umfassen Antriebsstangen 20, das Gestänge 24, die Gasfeder 25, die Abtastrolle 23 sowie die Steuerkurve 22. Die Steuerkurve 22 ist feststehend innerhalb der drehenden Teile des Rotors 2 angeordnet und bewirkt über die Abtastrolle 23 in Verbindung mit der nach oben hin wirkenden Gasfeder 25 ein Heben und Senken des Gestänges 24, so daß darüber auch die Antriebsstangen 20 und die Haltelemente 27 von der Innenseite der Wand 13 bzw. des Rotors 2 her gesteuert werden. Im Bereich der Rotorplatte 17 sind Durchführungen in Form von Hülsen 26 geschaffen, durch die die Antriebsstangen 20 hindurchtreten. Die Länge 1 dieser Hülsen 26 ist so bemessen, daß sie mindestens der Hubhöhe des Gestänges 21 entspricht, so daß der in der gezeigten Position außerhalb der Hülse 26 liegende obere Teil der Antriebsstangen 20 nach dem Absenken noch innerhalb der Hülse 26 verbleibt und dadurch auch nicht solche Keime in das Innere des Reinstraumes 19 beim Absenken eingetragen werden, die sich evtl. an dem nicht im Reinstraum liegenden oberen Teil der Antriebsstangen 20 abgesetzt haben.The bottles 18, in the exemplary embodiment shown PET plastic bottles, are of holding elements 27 to the Outlet mouth of the filling valve 3 pressed. Each Holding element 27 is opened and closed via drive elements 21 crazy. So it takes a bottle 18 at the bottle inlet from a lower position and spends it in the Figure 2 shown position immediately at the outlet end of the filling valve 3. After the filling process, the Drive elements 21 lowered the bottle 18 again. The Drive elements 21 include drive rods 20, the Linkage 24, the gas spring 25, the scanning roller 23 and the Control curve 22. The control curve 22 is fixed within the rotating parts of the rotor 2 arranged and causes over the scanning roller 23 in connection with the upward acting gas spring 25 lifting and lowering the linkage 24, so that the drive rods 20 and the Holding elements 27 from the inside of the wall 13 and the Rotors 2 are controlled here. In the area of the rotor plate 17 bushings are created in the form of sleeves 26 through which the drive rods 20 pass through. The length 1 this sleeve 26 is dimensioned so that it is at least the Lifting height of the linkage 21 corresponds, so that in the position shown outside the sleeve 26 upper Part of the drive rods 20 still inside after lowering the sleeve 26 remains and therefore not such germs entered into the interior of the clean room 19 when lowering that may be due to the not in the clean room have deposited upper part of the drive rods 20.

Der eigentliche Füllvorgang läuft in an sich bekannter Weise ab. Hierzu werden die einzelnen Füllventile 3 und zusätzliche Steuerventile 37 in geeigneter Weise beaufschlagt, um Spülgas einzuleiten, den Rückgasaustritt zu steuern, das Flüssigkeitsventil zu öffnen und dergl. mehr.The actual filling process runs in a manner known per se from. For this purpose, the individual filling valves 3 and additional control valves 37 in a suitable manner pressurized to introduce purge gas, the return gas outlet control, open the liquid valve, and the like.

Wie bereits geschildert, wird über die seitlich an der Außenwand 12 angeordneten Sterilluftzufuhröffnungen 34 ständig Sterilluft in den Reinstraum 19 eingeblasen. Diese Sterilluft kann durch einen Luftaustrittsschlitz 32 zwischen Bodenwand 14 und Innenwand 13 einerseits und durch einen Luftaustrittsschlitz 33 zwischen Außenwand 12 und der Unterseite 15 des Ringkessels 16 andererseits austreten, so daß der Reinstraum 19 ständig durchspült wird. Auch durch den Zwischenraum zwischen Antriebsstange 20 und Hülse 26, also durch das Innere der Hülse 26 kann etwas Sterilgas entweichen, so daß die Hülse 26 zur Außenseite hin ebenfalls ständig durchspült wird.As already described, the side of the Sterile air supply openings 34 arranged on outer wall 12 sterile air is constantly blown into the clean room 19. This Sterile air can pass through an air outlet slot 32 Bottom wall 14 and inner wall 13 on the one hand and by one Air outlet slot 33 between the outer wall 12 and the Underside 15 of the ring bowl 16 emerge on the other hand, so that the clean room 19 is constantly flushed. Also through the space between drive rod 20 and sleeve 26, so through the inside of the sleeve 26 can some sterile gas escape so that the sleeve 26 also to the outside is constantly flushed out.

Da die Flasche 18 unmittelbar an dem am Ringkessel 16 angeordneten Füllventil 3 mit Halteelementen 27 gehalten wird und die Wege der Flüssigkeit in die Flasche 18 sehr kurz sind, wird im Bereich des eigentlichen Abfüllvorganges eine hochreine Atmosphäre ohne Gefahr des Keimeintrages aufrechterhalten. Die Auslauföffnung des Füllventils 3 wird ständig von der Sterilluft umströmt, ebenso der Flaschenhals, so daß ein Abfüllvorgang unter hochreinen Bedingungen (bis zu weniger als 100 Keime pro m3 sind möglich) aufrechterhalten und durchgeführt werden kann. Dadurch, daß die Antriebselemente für die Halteelemente 27 außerhalb des Reinstraumes 19 zur Rotorachse hin gelegen sind und nur mit Antriebsstangen 20 in den Reinstraum 19 selbst eingreifen, um die Halteelemente 27, die beispielsweise Halteklammern sein können, zu heben und zu senken, bleibt der Reinstraum 19 insgesamt weitestgehend frei von Einbauten. Durch den Antrieb von innen her wird außerdem die Möglichkeit des freien Zugangs von außen her offengehalten, wenn die Wand 12 abgenommen bzw. geöffnet wird.Since the bottle 18 is held directly on the filling valve 3 arranged on the ring bowl 16 with holding elements 27 and the paths of the liquid into the bottle 18 are very short, a high-purity atmosphere is maintained in the area of the actual filling process without the risk of germ entry. The sterile air constantly flows around the outlet opening of the filling valve 3, as does the bottle neck, so that a filling process can be maintained and carried out under highly pure conditions (up to less than 100 germs per m 3 are possible). Characterized in that the drive elements for the holding elements 27 are located outside the clean room 19 towards the rotor axis and only engage with drive rods 20 in the clean room 19 itself in order to raise and lower the holding elements 27, which can be holding clips, for example, the clean room remains 19 altogether largely free of internals. The drive from the inside also keeps the possibility of free access from the outside when the wall 12 is removed or opened.

Sollte es im Bereich des Reinstraumes 19 zu Flüssigkeitsanfall außerhalb der Flasche 18 kommen (beispielsweise durch Flaschenbruch), kann die entstehende Flüssigkeit entlang der Bodenwand 14 durch den Austrittsschlitz 32 entweichen bzw. wird durch die aus tretende Sterilluft, die in Richtung zum Luftaustrittsschlitz 32 strömt, mitgerissen und dadurch der Reinstraum saubergehalten.Should it be in the area of the clean room 19 too Liquids come outside the bottle 18 (for example due to bottle breakage), the resulting Liquid along the bottom wall 14 through the Exit slot 32 escape or is through the sterile air escaping towards the Air outlet slot 32 flows, entrained and thereby the Clean room kept clean.

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Rotationsfüller zum Abfüllen von Flüssigkeiten, insbesondere Getränken, in Gefäße, insbesondere Flaschen, unter hochreinen Abfüllbedingungen, mit einer Vielzahl von am Umfang eines Rotors angeordneten Füllventilen, Halteelementen zum Halten der Gefäße unter den Füllventilen während des Umlaufs und mit einem im Bereich der Flaschenumlaufbahn mit einer Innenwand, einer Außenwand, einer Deckenwand und einer Bodenwand abgegrenzten Reinstraum, in dem durch Einleiten von hochreinem Gas, z.B. steriler Luft, eine hochreine Atmosphäre während des Abfüllvorgangs aufrechterhalten wird, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die den Reinstraum (19) nach oben hin begrenzende Deckenwand zumindestens teilweise von der Unterseite (15) eines die abzufüllende Flüssigkeit (36) speichernden Ringkessels (16) und der unmittelbar darunter angeordneten Füllventile (3) gebildet wird. Rotary filler for filling liquids, in particular beverages, into vessels, in particular bottles, under high-purity filling conditions, with a plurality of filling valves arranged on the circumference of a rotor, holding elements for holding the vessels under the filling valves during the circulation and with one in the area of the bottle orbit Inner wall, an outer wall, a ceiling wall and a floor wall delimited clean room, in which a high-purity atmosphere is maintained during the filling process by introducing high-purity gas, e.g. sterile air, characterized in that the ceiling wall delimiting the clean room (19) at the top at least partially formed by the underside (15) of an annular bowl (16) storing the liquid to be filled (36) and the filling valves (3) arranged directly below it. Rotationsfüller nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass ein Teil der Deckenwand von einer den Ringkessel (16) tragenden Platte (17) des Rotors (2) gebildet wird.Rotary filler according to claim 1, characterized in that part of the ceiling wall is formed by a plate (17) of the rotor (2) which supports the ring bowl (16). Rotationsfüller nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass Antriebsstangen (20) der Halteelemente (27) durch die Deckenwand hindurchgeführt sind.Rotary filler according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that drive rods (20) of the holding elements (27) are passed through the ceiling wall. Rotationsfüller nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Antriebsstangen(20) durch den von der Platte (17) gebildeten Teil der Deckenwand hindurchgeführt sind.Rotary filler according to claim 3, characterized in that the drive rods (20) are passed through the part of the ceiling wall formed by the plate (17). Rotationsfüller nach Anspruch 3 oder 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Antriebsstangen (20) durch in ihrer Länge (1) wenigstens der Hubhöhe der Halteelemente (27) entsprechende Hülsen (26) geführt sind.Rotary filler according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that the drive rods (20) are guided by sleeves (26) corresponding in length (1) at least to the lifting height of the holding elements (27). Rotationsfüller nach wenigstens einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die stationäre Außenwand (12) und vorzugsweise auch die stationäre Bodenwand (14) derart an einem Traggestell (28) angeordnet sind, dass sie im Bedarfsfall einen Zugang zum Reinstraum (19) ermöglichen.Rotary filler according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the stationary outer wall (12) and preferably also the stationary bottom wall (14) are arranged on a support frame (28) in such a way that they provide access to the clean room (19) if necessary. Rotationsfüller nach wenigstens einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass zwischen der Bodenwand (14) und der Innenwand (13) ein Luftaustrittsschlitz (32) vorgesehen ist. Rotary filler according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that an air outlet slot (32) is provided between the bottom wall (14) and the inner wall (13). Rotationsfüller nach wenigstens einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass zwischen der Außenwand (12) und der Deckenwand ein Luftaustrittsschlitz (33) vorgesehen ist.Rotary filler according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that an air outlet slot (33) is provided between the outer wall (12) and the ceiling wall. Rotationsfüller nach wenigstens einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Sterilgaseintritt in den Reinstraum (19) durch seitliche, im Bereich der Außenwand (12) vorgesehene Gaseintrittsöffnungen (34) erfolgt.Rotary filler according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the sterile gas enters the clean room (19) through lateral gas inlet openings (34) provided in the area of the outer wall (12). Rotationsfüller nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Bodenwand (14) zum Luftaustrittsschlitz (32) hin nach unten geneigt verläuft.Rotary filler according to claim 7, characterized in that the bottom wall (14) slopes downwards towards the air outlet slot (32).
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