EP1165427A1 - Overhanging support device for a receptacle - Google Patents

Overhanging support device for a receptacle

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EP1165427A1
EP1165427A1 EP00911019A EP00911019A EP1165427A1 EP 1165427 A1 EP1165427 A1 EP 1165427A1 EP 00911019 A EP00911019 A EP 00911019A EP 00911019 A EP00911019 A EP 00911019A EP 1165427 A1 EP1165427 A1 EP 1165427A1
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Damien De Villele
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    • 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
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Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a cantilever support device for containers having a neck comprising a flange.
  • the device can be used in particular in container filling installations.
  • a device for cantilevered container support generally comprises an elastic closing clamp having two jaws articulated to each other and connected by a return spring to a closed position.
  • One of these jaws comprises means for fixing the device to an installation such as a rotary filling platform.
  • the clamp of the support device clamps the neck of the container so as to suspend the container directly above a filling spout.
  • the container When the platform rotates, the container tends to tip over under the action of centrifugal force.
  • the neck of the container then has, at the base of the filling spout, a projected cross section of elliptical shape which is reduced relative to the actual cross section of circular neck of the neck.
  • the maximum filling rate and therefore the transverse dimensions of the filling product jet are determined relative to the actual cross section of the neck. There is therefore a risk that the filling product flows out of the container during the rotation of the platform.
  • An object of the invention is to provide a support device overhanging a container limiting the tilting of the container under the action of centrifugal force while retaining ease of positioning the container in the device and removing the container from it.
  • a device for overhanging a container having a neck comprising a flange
  • the device comprising a clamp with elastic closure which comprises a first and a second articulated branches and having ends forming first and second jaws, and a rigid support element having a lateral opening forming a housing for part of the neck and a support for the flange of the container, the support element extending in - below the clamp spaced therefrom.
  • the container rests on the support element and is held in position on the support element by the clamp extending above the support element.
  • the spacing of the support element relative to the clamp makes it possible to have a relatively high neck holding height and sufficient for a limited closing force associated with the support provided by the support element to be sufficient to reduce the risk of the container tipping over.
  • the first branch being provided with means for fixing the device to an installation, the first jaw has at least one substantially vertical reference face and perpendicular to a vertical plane of symmetry of the opening of the support element. This reference face contributes to maintaining the container in a vertical position. In addition, this reference face constitutes a fixed reference allowing precise positioning of the container in the installation.
  • the first jaw has a second substantially vertical reference face and forming an angle with the first reference face to constitute a neck positioning vee, the second jaw being shaped to have a free end extending in look of the positioning vee when the clamp is closed to form a means of pressing the neck of the container into the positioning vee. Maintaining the container in a vertical position and the precise positioning thereof are then further improved.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cantilever support device according to the invention
  • - Figure 2 is a top view of the support device, a container being held therein, - Figure 3 is a bottom view of the support device,
  • FIG. 4 is an elevational view of the support device according to one invention in position on an installation and supporting a container.
  • the support device which will be described is intended to support cantilevered containers 18 having a cylindrical neck 19 and a flange 20 extending around the neck 19.
  • the support device comprises a clamp, generally designated at 1, comprising a first branch 2 and a second branch 3.
  • the second branch 3 comprises a link arm 4 extending laterally relative to the branch 3 and having one end mounted to pivot on the branch 2 by a hinge pin 5.
  • the branches 2 and 3 have opposite ends forming jaws 6 and 7 respectively. Opposite the jaws 6, 7 the branches 2, 3 have ends 8, 9 between which extends a spring 10 to exert a force tending to bring the jaws 6 and 7.
  • An adjustable stop finger 11 and integral with the branch 3 between the jaw 7 and the connecting arm 4 has a free end bearing against the branch 2 to limit the closing of the clamp.
  • the support device further comprises a support element, generally designated at 12, formed of a rigid plate extending below the clamp 1 spaced therefrom.
  • the support element 12 is mounted on the branch 2 by means of a spacer 13.
  • a notch 14 is formed in the plate forming the support element 12 directly above the opening delimited by the jaws 6 and 7.
  • the notch 14 has a shape corresponding to that of the neck 19, here semi-circular in diameter between the diameter of the collar 20 and that of the neck 19.
  • the jaw 6 has a first vertical reference face 15 and perpendicular to a vertical plane of symmetry P (visible in FIG. 3) of the notch 14 of the support element 12.
  • the jaw 6 also has a second reference face 16 vertical and forming an angle of 90 ° with the first reference face 15 to form a positioning vee.
  • the jaw 7 has a bearing face 17 extending substantially opposite the positioning vee delimited by the reference faces 15 and 16 when the jaws 6 and 7 are closed.
  • the clamp 1 is for example fixed on a rotary filling platform.
  • the branch 2 of the clamp is fixed to an upright 21 by screws 22.
  • the clamp is preferably mounted on the platform so that the reference face 15 extend perpendicular to a radius of the platform passing through the axis of rotation thereof.
  • the angle formed between the reference faces may be different from 90 °, or the clamp may have no reference face or only one.
  • the support device can also be arranged to support containers having necks having a polygonal or other section.
  • the support element 12 can be made in one piece with the branch 2.
  • the clamp has been shown with a branch fixed on the platform and a movable branch hinged to each other, the clamp can be fixed on the platform so as to have two movable branches.

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  • Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas (AREA)
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  • Filling Of Jars Or Cans And Processes For Cleaning And Sealing Jars (AREA)
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Abstract

A support device for supporting, in a cantilevered-out position, a receptacle having a neck that includes a collar, the device comprising a resiliently-closable clamp having first and second hinged-together jaws, and a rigid support element presenting a lateral opening forming a housing for a portion of the neck and a support for the collar of the receptacle, the support element extending beneath the clamp and being spaced apart therefrom.

Description

Dispositif de support en porte-à-faux d ' un récipient . Device for overhanging a container.
La présente invention concerne un dispositif de support en porte-à-faux de récipients ayant un goulot comportant une collerette. Le dispositif est utilisable notamment dans les installations de remplissage de réci- pients .The present invention relates to a cantilever support device for containers having a neck comprising a flange. The device can be used in particular in container filling installations.
Un dispositif de support en porte-à-faux de récipients comprend généralement une pince à fermeture élastique ayant deux mâchoires articulées l'une à l'autre et reliées par un ressort de rappel vers une position de fermeture. Une de ces mâchoires comprend des moyens de fixation du dispositif sur une installation telle qu'une plate-forme rotative de remplissage.A device for cantilevered container support generally comprises an elastic closing clamp having two jaws articulated to each other and connected by a return spring to a closed position. One of these jaws comprises means for fixing the device to an installation such as a rotary filling platform.
Sur une plate-forme de ce type, la pince du dispositif de support serre le goulot du récipient de manière à suspendre le récipient à l'aplomb d'un bec de remplissage.On a platform of this type, the clamp of the support device clamps the neck of the container so as to suspend the container directly above a filling spout.
Lors de la rotation de la plate-forme, le récipient a tendance à basculer sous 1 ' action de la force centrifuge. Le goulot du récipient présente alors à l'aplomb du bec de remplissage une section transversale projetée de forme elliptique qui est réduite par rapport à la section transversale réelle de forme circulaire du goulot. Or, le débit maximal de remplissage et donc les dimensions transversales du jet de produit de remplissage sont déterminés par rapport à la section transversale réelle du goulot. Il existe donc un risque que du produit de remplissage s'écoule hors du récipient lors de la rotation de la plate-forme.When the platform rotates, the container tends to tip over under the action of centrifugal force. The neck of the container then has, at the base of the filling spout, a projected cross section of elliptical shape which is reduced relative to the actual cross section of circular neck of the neck. However, the maximum filling rate and therefore the transverse dimensions of the filling product jet are determined relative to the actual cross section of the neck. There is therefore a risk that the filling product flows out of the container during the rotation of the platform.
Pour remédier à cet inconvénient, on a pensé à diminuer le débit de remplissage pour réduire les dimensions du jet de remplissage. Ceci entraîne cependant une diminution de la productivité. Une autre solution consiste à utiliser un ressort de rappel de raideur élevée afin d'exercer sur le goulot un effort de serrage suffisant pour empêcher un basculement du récipient. La mise en place et le retrait du récipient dans la pince sont alors plus difficiles. Ceci est particulièrement gênant dans les installations de remplissage pondéral dans lesquelles le dispositif de support est associé à un capteur de poids . Les efforts exercés pour écarter les mâchoires de la pince lors de la mise en place et du retrait du récipient provoquent des sollicitations mécaniques au niveau du capteur de poids qui risquent de détériorer ce capteur et dégrader la précision de celui-ci. Un but de l'invention est de prévoir un dispositif de support en porte-à-faux d'un récipient limitant le basculement du récipient sous l'action de la force centrifuge tout en conservant une facilité de mise en place du récipient dans le dispositif et de retrait du récipient hors de celui-ci.To remedy this drawback, it has been thought to reduce the filling rate to reduce the dimensions of the filling jet. This however leads to a decrease in productivity. Another solution consists in using a return spring of high stiffness in order to exert on the neck a sufficient clamping force to prevent tilting of the container. The establishment and removing the container from the clamp is more difficult. This is particularly troublesome in weight filling installations in which the support device is associated with a weight sensor. The efforts exerted to spread the jaws of the clamp during the establishment and removal of the container cause mechanical stresses at the weight sensor which may damage this sensor and degrade the accuracy thereof. An object of the invention is to provide a support device overhanging a container limiting the tilting of the container under the action of centrifugal force while retaining ease of positioning the container in the device and removing the container from it.
En vue de la réalisation de ce but, on prévoit, selon l'invention, un dispositif de support en porte-à-faux d'un récipient ayant un goulot comportant une collerette, le dispositif comprenant une pince à fermeture élastique qui comporte une première et une seconde branches articulées et ayant des extrémités formant des première et seconde mâchoires, et un élément support rigide présentant une ouverture latérale formant un logement pour une partie du goulot et un appui pour la collerette du récipient, l'élément support s' étendant en-dessous de la pince de manière espacée de celle-ci.In order to achieve this goal, there is provided, according to the invention, a device for overhanging a container having a neck comprising a flange, the device comprising a clamp with elastic closure which comprises a first and a second articulated branches and having ends forming first and second jaws, and a rigid support element having a lateral opening forming a housing for part of the neck and a support for the flange of the container, the support element extending in - below the clamp spaced therefrom.
Ainsi, le récipient repose sur l'élément support et est maintenu en position sur 1 ' élément support par la pince s 'étendant au-dessus de l'élément support. L'espace- ment de l'élément support par rapport à la pince permet d'avoir une hauteur de maintien du goulot relativement importante et suffisante pour qu'un effort de fermeture limité associé à l'appui fourni par l'élément support suffise à réduire le risque d'un basculement du récipient. Avantageusement, la première branche étant pourvue de moyens de fixation du dispositif sur une installation, la première mâchoire présente au moins une face de référence sensiblement verticale et perpendiculaire à un plan vertical de symétrie de 1 ' ouverture de 1 ' élément support. Cette face de référence contribue au maintien du récipient en position verticale. En outre, cette face de référence constitue un référentiel fixe permettant un positionnement précis du récipient dans l'installation.Thus, the container rests on the support element and is held in position on the support element by the clamp extending above the support element. The spacing of the support element relative to the clamp makes it possible to have a relatively high neck holding height and sufficient for a limited closing force associated with the support provided by the support element to be sufficient to reduce the risk of the container tipping over. Advantageously, the first branch being provided with means for fixing the device to an installation, the first jaw has at least one substantially vertical reference face and perpendicular to a vertical plane of symmetry of the opening of the support element. This reference face contributes to maintaining the container in a vertical position. In addition, this reference face constitutes a fixed reference allowing precise positioning of the container in the installation.
De préférence alors, la première mâchoire pré- sente une deuxième face de référence sensiblement verticale et formant un angle avec la première face de référence pour constituer un vé de positionnement du goulot, la seconde mâchoire étant conformée pour avoir une extrémité libre s 'étendant en regard du vé de positionnement lorsque la pince est fermée pour former un moyen de mise en appui du goulot du récipient dans le vé de positionnement . Le maintien du récipient en position verticale et le positionnement précis de celui-ci sont alors encore améliorés.Preferably then, the first jaw has a second substantially vertical reference face and forming an angle with the first reference face to constitute a neck positioning vee, the second jaw being shaped to have a free end extending in look of the positioning vee when the clamp is closed to form a means of pressing the neck of the container into the positioning vee. Maintaining the container in a vertical position and the precise positioning thereof are then further improved.
D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'in- vention ressortiront à la lecture de la description qui suit d'un mode de réalisation particulier non limitatif de 1 ' invention.Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will emerge on reading the following description of a particular non-limiting embodiment of the invention.
Il sera fait référence aux dessins annexés, parmi lesquels : - la figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'un dispositif de support en porte-à-faux conforme à l'invention,Reference will be made to the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cantilever support device according to the invention,
- la figure 2 est une vue de dessus du dispositif de support, un récipient étant maintenu dans celui-ci, - la figure 3 est une vue de dessous du dispositif de support,- Figure 2 is a top view of the support device, a container being held therein, - Figure 3 is a bottom view of the support device,
- la figure 4 est une vue en élévation du dispositif de support selon 1 ' invention en position sur une installation et supportant un récipient . Le dispositif de support qui va être décrit est destiné à supporter en porte-à-faux des récipients 18 ayant un goulot cylindrique 19 et une collerette 20 s ' étendant autour du goulot 19.- Figure 4 is an elevational view of the support device according to one invention in position on an installation and supporting a container. The support device which will be described is intended to support cantilevered containers 18 having a cylindrical neck 19 and a flange 20 extending around the neck 19.
Le dispositif de support selon 1 ' invention comprend une pince, généralement désignée en 1, comportant une première branche 2 et une seconde branche 3. La seconde branche 3 comprend un bras de liaison 4 s 'étendant latéralement par rapport à la branche 3 et ayant une extrémité montée pour pivoter sur la branche 2 par un axe d'articula- tion 5.The support device according to the invention comprises a clamp, generally designated at 1, comprising a first branch 2 and a second branch 3. The second branch 3 comprises a link arm 4 extending laterally relative to the branch 3 and having one end mounted to pivot on the branch 2 by a hinge pin 5.
Les branches 2 et 3 ont des extrémités en regard formant des mâchoires 6 et 7 respectivement . A l' opposé des mâchoires 6, 7 les branches 2, 3 ont des extrémités 8, 9 entre lesquelles s ' étend un ressort 10 pour exercer un effort tendant à rapprocher les mâchoires 6 et 7. Un doigt de butée 11 réglable et solidaire de la branche 3 entre la mâchoire 7 et le bras de liaison 4 a une extrémité libre en appui contre la branche 2 pour limiter la fermeture de la pince . Le dispositif de support comprend en outre un élément support, généralement désigné en 12, formé d'une plaque rigide s ' étendant en-dessous de la pince 1 de façon espacée de celle-ci. L'élément support 12 est monté sur la branche 2 par l'intermédiaire d'une cale d'espacement 13. Une encoche 14 est ménagée dans la plaque formant l'élément support 12 à l'aplomb de l'ouverture délimitée par les mâchoires 6 et 7. L' encoche 14 a une forme correspondante de celle du goulot 19, ici semi-circulaire de diamètre compris entre le diamètre de la collerette 20 et celui du goulot 19.The branches 2 and 3 have opposite ends forming jaws 6 and 7 respectively. Opposite the jaws 6, 7 the branches 2, 3 have ends 8, 9 between which extends a spring 10 to exert a force tending to bring the jaws 6 and 7. An adjustable stop finger 11 and integral with the branch 3 between the jaw 7 and the connecting arm 4 has a free end bearing against the branch 2 to limit the closing of the clamp. The support device further comprises a support element, generally designated at 12, formed of a rigid plate extending below the clamp 1 spaced therefrom. The support element 12 is mounted on the branch 2 by means of a spacer 13. A notch 14 is formed in the plate forming the support element 12 directly above the opening delimited by the jaws 6 and 7. The notch 14 has a shape corresponding to that of the neck 19, here semi-circular in diameter between the diameter of the collar 20 and that of the neck 19.
La mâchoire 6 présente une première face de référence 15 verticale et perpendiculaire à un plan vertical de symétrie P (visible sur la figure 3) de l'encoche 14 de 1 ' élément support 12. La mâchoire 6 présente également une deuxième face de référence 16 verticale et formant un angle de 90° avec la première face de référence 15 pour former un vé de positionnement .The jaw 6 has a first vertical reference face 15 and perpendicular to a vertical plane of symmetry P (visible in FIG. 3) of the notch 14 of the support element 12. The jaw 6 also has a second reference face 16 vertical and forming an angle of 90 ° with the first reference face 15 to form a positioning vee.
La mâchoire 7 a une face d'appui 17 s 'étendant sensiblement en regard du vé de positionnement délimité par les faces de référence 15 et 16 lorsque les mâchoires 6 et 7 sont fermées .The jaw 7 has a bearing face 17 extending substantially opposite the positioning vee delimited by the reference faces 15 and 16 when the jaws 6 and 7 are closed.
En utilisation, la pince 1 est par exemple fixée sur une plate-forme rotative de remplissage. La branche 2 de la pince est fixée sur un montant 21 par des vis 22. La pince est de préférence montée sur la plate-forme de manière que la face de référence 15 s'étendent perpendiculairement à un rayon de la plate-forme passant par l'axe de rotation de celle-ci.In use, the clamp 1 is for example fixed on a rotary filling platform. The branch 2 of the clamp is fixed to an upright 21 by screws 22. The clamp is preferably mounted on the platform so that the reference face 15 extend perpendicular to a radius of the platform passing through the axis of rotation thereof.
Lorsque le récipient 18 est maintenu suspendu en position verticale par le dispositif de support de 1 ' invention, la partie du goulot 19 s 'étendant au-dessus de la collerette est reçue entre les mâchoires 6 et 7.When the container 18 is kept suspended in a vertical position by the support device of the invention, the part of the neck 19 extending above the flange is received between the jaws 6 and 7.
La face d'appui 17 de la mâchoire 7 exerce un effort sur le goulot 19 mettant celui-ci en appui contre les faces de référence 15 et 16 formant le vé de positionnement. La partie du goulot 19 s ' étendant sous la collerette est alors reçue dans 1 ' encoche 14 et la collerette est en appui sur la face supérieure de 1 ' élément support 12. Bien entendu l'invention n'est pas limitée au mode de réalisation décrit et on peut y apporter des variantes de réalisation sans sortir du cadre de 1 ' invention tel que défini par les revendications .The bearing face 17 of the jaw 7 exerts a force on the neck 19 putting the latter in abutment against the reference faces 15 and 16 forming the positioning vee. The part of the neck 19 extending under the collar is then received in the notch 14 and the collar is in abutment on the upper face of the support element 12. Of course the invention is not limited to the embodiment describes and it is possible to make variant embodiments without departing from the scope of the invention as defined by the claims.
En particulier, l'angle formé entre les faces de référence peut être différent de 90°, ou la pince peut ne comporter aucune face de référence ou seulement une .In particular, the angle formed between the reference faces may be different from 90 °, or the clamp may have no reference face or only one.
En outre, le dispositif de support peut également être agencé pour supporter des récipients ayant des goulots présentant une section polygonale ou autre . Par ailleurs, l'élément support 12 peut être réalisé en une seule pièce avec la branche 2 .In addition, the support device can also be arranged to support containers having necks having a polygonal or other section. Furthermore, the support element 12 can be made in one piece with the branch 2.
Bien que la pince ait été représentée avec une branche fixée sur la plate-forme et une branche mobile articulées l'une à l'autre, la pince peut être fixée sur la plate-forme de manière à avoir deux branches mobiles. Although the clamp has been shown with a branch fixed on the platform and a movable branch hinged to each other, the clamp can be fixed on the platform so as to have two movable branches.

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1. Dispositif de support en porte-à-faux d'un récipient ayant un goulot comportant une collerette, le dispositif comprenant une pince (1) à fermeture élastique qui comporte une première et une seconde branches (2, 3) articulées et ayant des extrémités formant des première et seconde mâchoires (6, 7) , caractérisé en ce que le dispositif comprend un élément support (12) rigide présentant une ouverture latérale (14) formant un logement pour une partie du goulot et un appui pour la collerette du récipient, l'élément support s' étendant en-dessous de la pince de manière espacée de celle-ci.1. Device for overhanging a container having a neck comprising a flange, the device comprising a clamp (1) with elastic closure which comprises first and second branches (2, 3) articulated and having ends forming first and second jaws (6, 7), characterized in that the device comprises a rigid support element (12) having a lateral opening (14) forming a housing for part of the neck and a support for the flange of the container , the support member extending below the clamp spaced therefrom.
2. Dispositif de support selon la revendication2. Support device according to claim
1, caractérisé en ce que, la première branche étant pourvue de moyens de fixation du dispositif sur une installation, la première mâchoire (6) présente au moins une face de référence (16) sensiblement verticale et perpendiculaire à un plan vertical de symétrie (P) de l'ouverture (14) de l'élément support (12). 1, characterized in that, the first branch being provided with means for fixing the device to an installation, the first jaw (6) has at least one reference face (16) substantially vertical and perpendicular to a vertical plane of symmetry (P ) of the opening (14) of the support element (12).
3. Dispositif de support selon la revendication3. Support device according to claim
2, caractérisé en ce que la première mâchoire présente une deuxième face de référence (17) sensiblement verticale et formant un angle avec la première face de référence (16) pour constituer un vé de positionnement du goulot, la seconde mâchoire (7) étant conformée pour avoir une extrémité libre (18) s ' étendant en regard du vé de positionnement lorsque la pince est fermée pour former un moyen de mise en appui du goulot du récipient dans le vé de positionnement . 2, characterized in that the first jaw has a second reference face (17) substantially vertical and forming an angle with the first reference face (16) to constitute a positioning vee for the neck, the second jaw (7) being shaped to have a free end (18) extending opposite the positioning vee when the clamp is closed to form a means for pressing the neck of the container into the positioning vee.
4. Dispositif de support selon la revendication4. Support device according to claim
3, caractérisé en ce que les faces de référence (16, 17) sont perpendiculaires l'une à l'autre. 3, characterized in that the reference faces (16, 17) are perpendicular to each other.
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