EP1132334A1 - Magazin for on a container handling machine mountable components - Google Patents

Magazin for on a container handling machine mountable components Download PDF

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EP1132334A1
EP1132334A1 EP00124069A EP00124069A EP1132334A1 EP 1132334 A1 EP1132334 A1 EP 1132334A1 EP 00124069 A EP00124069 A EP 00124069A EP 00124069 A EP00124069 A EP 00124069A EP 1132334 A1 EP1132334 A1 EP 1132334A1
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Ullrich Hellige
Stefan Zinke
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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
    • B67C3/001—Cleaning of filling devices
    • B67C3/002—Cleaning of filling devices using cups or dummies to be placed under the filling heads
    • 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
    • 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
    • B67C2003/221—Automatic exchange of components

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  • the invention relates to a magazine device for rotating container handling machines attachable components with a magazine unit and components held therein such as rinsing containers and the like.
  • the invention is based on the object of an improved storage option to create such components, which are also easy to clean, for example in Groups, allow.
  • This object is achieved according to the invention in a magazine device mentioned type in that the magazine unit from several longitudinal single magazines is formed, preferably in one lower end of the rinsing container removable against holding means and preferably at one upper end can be fed, the individual magazines from the Magazine unit can be removed by opening a lock and with a lock can be used in the magazine device.
  • the provided Magazine units are easy to remove and with a group of rinsing containers can be fed to a cleaning process. Handling an individual Rinsing container is not required, so that considerable savings, especially in the mandatory cleaning process are given.
  • The are not shown elsewhere inlet and outlet stars for loading such Container handling machine with bottles or cans for the purpose of filling and the same.
  • each case here for example air pipes 7 of a filling machine
  • the assembly unit 8 expediently several screwing units, the periphery of the filling machine can be adapted to the circle or start the relevant circle formation and brings the air tubes 7 into the magazine device 9 in this circular formation.
  • the individual heads of the assembly unit 8 spend these air pipes 7 straight in the magazine unit 9.
  • screw heads can be provided, with which the air tubes 7 can be placed in corresponding positions Recesses of the magazine unit are screwed.
  • the magazine device 12 provided for storing the washing containers 7 ' consists, as Figure 2 shows, upright magazine units 10, in which a plurality of washing containers 7 'are stacked one above the other.
  • the rinsing containers can be Pushing away spring-mounted holding means 11 by the grippers of the assembly unit 8 removed and placed against the filling valves 3 of the filling machine become.
  • the rinsing containers are also no longer required by the grippers inserted from above into the receiving groove and by gravity or by automatic Guide of the gripper unit lowered one after the other.
  • the magazine units 10 are centered in the magazine device 12 at their lower end and have a lock 13 at their upper end. In this way can the individual magazine units 10 from the magazine device 12 with the Rinsing containers 7 'are removed and then subjected to cleaning.
  • the magazine units 10 which run vertically in the exemplary embodiment can with its receiving groove for the washing containers also at an angle to the vertical be aligned so that the washing container 7 'under gravity from above can be introduced.
  • Corresponding damping elements can be provided in the lower area of the guide and receiving groove.

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Revolving container handling machines, such as filling closure machines and similar, have component parts such as flushing containers or similar applied to them by a magazine device (12) consisting of several individually directed individual magazines (10). Preferably at a lower end the flushing containers (7') are removable against holding devices (11) and can be fed in preferably at an upper end. The individual magazines (10) are removable from the magazine device (12) by opening a locking arrangement (13) and can be inserted with locking in the magazine device.

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf eine Magazinvorrichtung für an umlaufenden Behälterbehandlungsmaschinen anbringbaren Bauteilen mit einer Magazineinheit und darin gehaltenen Bauteilen wie Spülbehälter und dergleichen.The invention relates to a magazine device for rotating container handling machines attachable components with a magazine unit and components held therein such as rinsing containers and the like.

Insbesondere bei Abfüllmaschinen ist es erforderlich, bestimmte Bauteile an den Behandlungsköpfen auszutauschen. Hierzu gehören z. B. Füllrohre, Spülbehälter und dergleichen. Insbesondere bei Füllmaschinen zum Abfüllen von Getränken, deren Füllhöhe im wesentlichen durch die Unterkante eines kurzen Füllrohres bestimmt wird, ist es erforderlich, dieses bei unterschiedlichen Füllhöhen auszutauschen. Im allgemeinen werden diese kurzen Füllrohre (wenn sie mit einem Schraubgewinde ausgestattet sind) durch Ausschrauben aus dem Füll- bzw. Behandlungskopf entfernt und durch entsprechende Lufrohre anderer Länge ersetzt. Bei einer vorgesehenen Steckverbindung solcher Luftrohre ist es bereits bekannt geworden, diese mit einer pneumatischen Abzugsvorrichtung, die jeweils von Hand betätigt wird, zu entfernen.In the case of filling machines in particular, it is necessary to attach certain components to the Exchange treatment heads. These include e.g. B. filling pipes, rinsing tank and the same. Especially with filling machines for filling beverages, whose filling height is essentially determined by the lower edge of a short filling pipe , it is necessary to replace this with different filling levels. In general, these short filling tubes (if they are with a Screw thread) by unscrewing it from the filling or treatment head removed and replaced by corresponding air pipes of different lengths. With an intended plug connection of such air pipes, it is already known become this with a pneumatic trigger device, each of Hand operated to remove.

Bei der Reinigung solcher Füllmaschinen bzw. deren Behandlungsköpfe ist es ferner bekannt, für den Reinigungsvorgang entsprechend ausgebildete Spülbehälter einzeln mit den Behandlungsköpfen einer solchen Füllmaschine zu verbinden. Hierbei wird eine von außen an den Drehkreis der Füllmaschine heranführbare Zuführeinrichtung mit dem Drehkreis in eine Zubringstellung verbracht, wonach die einzelnen Spülbehälter in eine Arretierungsposition und mit den Behandlungsstationen verbunden und in Umlauf gebracht werden. Nach Beendigung des Spülvorganges werden die Spülbehälter durch die Zuführeinrichtung von den Behandlungsstationen getrennt und aus dem Drehkreis außerhalb des Bereiches der Gefäßbehandlungsmaschine in Regalen und dergleichen abgestellt.It is also important when cleaning such filling machines or their treatment heads known, for the cleaning process appropriately trained washing container to be connected individually to the treatment heads of such a filling machine. Here, one can be brought up to the turning circle of the filling machine from the outside Feeder with the rotating circle in a feed position, after which the individual rinsing container in a locking position and with the treatment stations connected and circulated. After the rinsing process has ended the rinsing containers through the feed device from the treatment stations separated and from the turning circle outside the area of the vascular treatment machine placed on shelves and the like.

Der Erfindung liegt nun die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine verbesserte Lagermöglichkeit solcher Bauteile zu schaffen, die auch deren einfache Reinigung, beispielsweise in Gruppen, zulassen. The invention is based on the object of an improved storage option to create such components, which are also easy to clean, for example in Groups, allow.

Diese Aufgabe wird gemäß der Erfindung bei einer Magazinvorrichtung der eingangs genannten Art dadurch gelöst, daß die Magazineinheit aus mehreren längsgerichteten Einzelmagazinen gebildet ist, in denen an einem vorzugsweise unteren Ende die Spülbehälter gegen Haltemittel entnehmbar und an einem vorzugsweise oberen Ende zuführbar sind, wobei die einzelnen Magazine aus der Magazineinheit durch Öffnen einer Verriegelung entnehmbar und mit Verriegelung in die Magazinvorrichtung einsetzbar sind.This object is achieved according to the invention in a magazine device mentioned type in that the magazine unit from several longitudinal single magazines is formed, preferably in one lower end of the rinsing container removable against holding means and preferably at one upper end can be fed, the individual magazines from the Magazine unit can be removed by opening a lock and with a lock can be used in the magazine device.

Mit einer so ausgebildeten Magazinvorrichtung ist eine vorteilhafte gleichbleibende Lagerung von Bauteilen, beispielsweise Spülbehälter, gewährleistet. Die vorgesehenen Magazineinheiten sind einfach entnehmbar und mit einer Gruppe von Spülbehältern einem Reinigungsprozeß zuführbar. Die Handhabung eines einzelnen Spülbehälters entfällt, so daß erhebliche Einsparungen insbesondere bei dem zwingend erforderlichen Reinigungsprozess gegeben sind.With a magazine device designed in this way, an advantageous constant one Storage of components, such as rinsing containers, guaranteed. The provided Magazine units are easy to remove and with a group of rinsing containers can be fed to a cleaning process. Handling an individual Rinsing container is not required, so that considerable savings, especially in the mandatory cleaning process are given.

Im nachfolgenden wird die Erfindung anhand eines in der Zeichnung dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiels näher erläutert.In the following, the invention is illustrated by means of one in the drawing Embodiment explained in more detail.

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Figur 1
eine vereinfachte Darstellung der Wechselvorrichtung und
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Figure 1
a simplified representation of the changing device and
Figure 2
a representation of the magazine device.

Gemäß dem in Figur 1 dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel ist die Peripherie der Behälterbehandlungsmaschine 1 mit einer Vielzahl nebeneinander an einem Rotor 2 angeordneten Behandlungsköpfen 3 dargestellt. Nicht dargestellt sind die an anderer Stelle befindlichen Zu- und Auslaufsterne zur Beschickung einer solchen Behälterbehandlungsmaschine mit Flaschen oder Dosen zum Zwecke der Befüllung und dergleichen. According to the embodiment shown in Figure 1, the periphery of the Container handling machine 1 with a large number side by side on a rotor 2 arranged treatment heads 3 shown. The are not shown elsewhere inlet and outlet stars for loading such Container handling machine with bottles or cans for the purpose of filling and the same.

Im Bereich dieser Peripherie befindet sich ein in unterschiedliche Positionen verfahrbarer Bestückungs- und Wechselautomat 4, mit welchem z. B. Luftrohre oder Spülbehälter von den Behandlungsköpfen 3 entfernt und in eine Vorratsposition verbringbar sind und die mit einer anderen Länge ausgestatteten, zu wechselnen Luftrohre aus ihrer Vorratsposition entnommen und mit den Behandlungsköpfen verbindbar sind. Zu diesem Zwecke verfährt der Bestückungs- und Wechselautomat 4 Teilsegmente 5,6 der Behälterbehandlungsmaschine 1 selbsttätig an, wobei der betreffende Bauteilwechsel zweckmäßig an mehreren Behandlungsköpfen 3 gleichzeitig durchgeführt wird. Hierbei wird zunächst eine separate Grobpositionierung der Behandlungsmaschine 1 durchgeführt, die dann zum Stillstand kommt, worauf der Bestückungs- und Wechselautomat 4 eine eigene Feinpositionierung vornimmt und mit den Austauscharbeiten beginnen kann. Hierbei kann auch eine Zustandsanalyse der auszutauschenden Bauteile mit anschließendem Wechsel vorgesehen sein.In the area of this periphery there is a movable in different positions Pick and place machine 4, with which z. B. air pipes or Rinsing container removed from the treatment heads 3 and in a storage position are transferable and those with a different length can be changed Air tubes removed from their storage position and with the treatment heads are connectable. The pick-and-place machine changes for this purpose 4 subsegments 5,6 of the container treatment machine 1 automatically, whereby the component change in question expediently on a plurality of treatment heads 3 is carried out simultaneously. First, there is a separate rough positioning the treatment machine 1, which then comes to a standstill, whereupon the pick and place machine 4 has its own fine positioning and can start the exchange work. Here, one can Condition analysis of the components to be replaced with subsequent change be provided.

Die jeweils entnommenen Bauteile, hier beispielsweise Luftrohre 7 einer Füllmaschine, werden zweckmäßig von der Bestückungseinheit 8 übernommen und in eine Magazinvorrichtung 9 verbracht. Hierzu besitzt die Bestückungseinheit 8 zweckmäßig mehrere Schraubeinheiten, die der Peripherie der Füllmaschine kreismäßig angepaßt sein können oder die betreffende Kreisausbildung anfahren und die Luftrohre 7 in dieser Kreisformation in die Magazinvorrichtung 9 verbringt. Gegebenenfalls kann auch vorgesehen sein, daß die einzelnen Köpfe der Bestükkungseinheit 8 diese Luftrohre 7 geradlinig in die Magazineinheit 9 verbringen. Hierzu können Schraubköpfe vorgesehen sein, mit welchen die Luftrohre 7 in entsprechende Ausnehmungen der Magazineinheit verschraubt werden. Bei der Verwendung von steckbaren Luftrohren sind entsprechend ausgebildete Einsteckköpfe an der betreffenden Bestückungseinheit 8 vorgesehen.The components removed in each case, here for example air pipes 7 of a filling machine, are appropriately taken over by the assembly unit 8 and in a magazine device 9 spent. For this purpose, the assembly unit 8 expediently several screwing units, the periphery of the filling machine can be adapted to the circle or start the relevant circle formation and brings the air tubes 7 into the magazine device 9 in this circular formation. If necessary, it can also be provided that the individual heads of the assembly unit 8 spend these air pipes 7 straight in the magazine unit 9. For this purpose, screw heads can be provided, with which the air tubes 7 can be placed in corresponding positions Recesses of the magazine unit are screwed. When using of pluggable air tubes are appropriately trained plug-in heads provided on the relevant assembly unit 8.

Es kann vorgesehen sein, daß nicht nur Luftrohre 7 sondern auch andere Bauteile, beispielsweise Spülbehälter 7' für eine Umlaufspülung an einer solchen Behälterbehandlungsmaschine 1 mit dem Bestückungs- und Wechselautomat 4 an die Behandlungsköpfe 3 verbracht werden. Hierzu kann im Bereich des Bestückungs- und Wechselautomaten 4 eine weitere Magazinvorrichtung 12 für die Spülbehälter 7' vorgesehen sein. Hierzu ist es denkbar, daß die Bestückungseinheit 8 auf die Verarbeitung dieser unterschiedlichen Bauteile (Luftröhre, Spülbehälter) abgestimmt ist oder ein Wechsel einer solchen Bestückungseinheit 8 vorgenommen wird, die dann mit entsprechenden Greifern zum Erfassen der Spülbehälter 7' ausgestattet sind.It can be provided that not only air pipes 7 but also other components, for example, rinsing container 7 'for a circulation rinsing on such a container treatment machine 1 with the pick and place machine 4 to the Treatment heads 3 are spent. For this purpose, in the area of the assembly and change machines 4 a further magazine device 12 for the washing containers 7 'may be provided. For this purpose, it is conceivable that the assembly unit 8 on the Processing of these different components (trachea, irrigation container) matched is or a change of such a placement unit 8 is made which is then used with appropriate grippers for gripping the washing containers 7 ' are equipped.

Die zum Aufbewahren der Spülbehälter 7' vorgesehenen Magazinvorrichtung 12 besteht, wie Figur 2 zeigt, aus aufrechtstehenden Magazineinheiten 10, in denen mehrere Spülbehälter 7' übereinander gestapelt sind. Entsprechend der Größe einer Füllmaschine 1 sind mehrere solcher Magazineinheiten 10 als Einzelmagazine nebeneinander angeordnet. Im unteren Bereich können die Spülbehälter durch Wegdrücken von federgelagerten Haltemitteln 11 durch die Greifer der Bestükkungseinheit 8 entnommen und gegen die Füllventile 3 der Füllmaschine verbracht werden. Ebenso werden die nicht mehr benötigten Spülbehälter durch die Greifer von oben in die Aufnahmenute eingeführt und durch Schwerkraft oder durch automatische Führung der Greifereinheit nacheinander abgesenkt. Die Magazineinheiten 10 sind in der Magazinvorrichtung 12 an ihrem unteren Ende zentriert gelagert und weisen an ihrem oberen Ende eine Verriegelung 13 auf. Auf diese Weise können die einzelnen Magazineinheiten 10 aus der Magazinvorrichtung 12 mit den Spülbehältern 7' entnommen und dann einer Reinigung unterworfen werden.The magazine device 12 provided for storing the washing containers 7 ' consists, as Figure 2 shows, upright magazine units 10, in which a plurality of washing containers 7 'are stacked one above the other. According to the size of one Filling machine 1 are several such magazine units 10 as individual magazines arranged side by side. In the lower area, the rinsing containers can be Pushing away spring-mounted holding means 11 by the grippers of the assembly unit 8 removed and placed against the filling valves 3 of the filling machine become. The rinsing containers are also no longer required by the grippers inserted from above into the receiving groove and by gravity or by automatic Guide of the gripper unit lowered one after the other. The magazine units 10 are centered in the magazine device 12 at their lower end and have a lock 13 at their upper end. In this way can the individual magazine units 10 from the magazine device 12 with the Rinsing containers 7 'are removed and then subjected to cleaning.

Die im Ausführungsbeispiel senkrecht verlaufenden Magazineinheiten 10 können mit ihrer Aufnahmenute für die Spülbehälter auch unter einem Winkel zur Lotrechten ausgerichtet sein, so daß die Spülbehälter 7' unter Schwerkraft von oben eingeführt werden können. Im unteren Bereich der Führungs- und Aufnahmenute können entsprechende Dämpfungselemente vorgesehen sein.The magazine units 10 which run vertically in the exemplary embodiment can with its receiving groove for the washing containers also at an angle to the vertical be aligned so that the washing container 7 'under gravity from above can be introduced. In the lower area of the guide and receiving groove Corresponding damping elements can be provided.

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Magazinvorrichtung für an umlaufenden Behälterbehandlungsmaschinen wie Füll-, Verschließmaschinen und dergleichen anbringbare Bauteile wie Spülbehälter und dergleichen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Magazinvorrichtung (12) aus mehreren längsgerichteten Einzelmagazinen (10) gebildet ist, in denen an einem vorzugsweise unteren Ende die Spülbehälter (7') gegen Haltemittel (11) entnehmbar und an einem vorzugsweise oberen Ende zuführbar sind, wobei die einzelnen Magazine (10) aus der Magazinvorrichtung (12) durch Öffnen einer Verriegelung (13) entnehmbar und mit Verriegelung in die Magazinvorrichtung (12) einsetzbar sind.Magazine device for components such as rinsing tanks and the like, which can be attached to rotating container treatment machines such as filling, closing machines and the like, characterized in that the magazine device (12) is formed from a plurality of longitudinally oriented individual magazines (10) in which the rinsing tanks (7 ') are preferably located at a lower end. ) can be removed against holding means (11) and can be fed at a preferably upper end, the individual magazines (10) being removable from the magazine device (12) by opening a lock (13) and being inserted into the magazine device (12) with a lock. Magazinvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die längsgerichteten Magazineinheiten (10) lotrecht verlaufen.Magazine device according to claim 1, characterized in that the longitudinal magazine units (10) run perpendicularly. Magazinvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die einzelnen Magazineinheiten (10) unter einem Winkel zur lotrechten Ebene verlaufen.Magazine device according to claim 1, characterized in that the individual magazine units (10) run at an angle to the vertical plane. Magazinvorrichtung nach den Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Spülbehälter (7') unter Schwerkraft in die Magazineinheiten (10) auffüllbar sind.Magazine device according to claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the rinsing containers (7 ') can be filled into the magazine units (10) under gravity. Magazinvorrichtung nach den vorhergehenden Ansprüchen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Magazineinheiten (10) im unteren Bereich ein Dämpfungselement aufweisen.Magazine device according to the preceding claims, characterized in that the magazine units (10) have a damping element in the lower region.
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