EP1227981B1 - Installation de conditionnement aseptique - Google Patents

Installation de conditionnement aseptique Download PDF

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EP1227981B1
EP1227981B1 EP00974615A EP00974615A EP1227981B1 EP 1227981 B1 EP1227981 B1 EP 1227981B1 EP 00974615 A EP00974615 A EP 00974615A EP 00974615 A EP00974615 A EP 00974615A EP 1227981 B1 EP1227981 B1 EP 1227981B1
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Guy Dumargue
Xavier Gourlaouen
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B55/00—Preserving, protecting or purifying packages or package contents in association with packaging
    • B65B55/02—Sterilising, e.g. of complete packages
    • B65B55/027—Packaging in aseptic chambers

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  • the present invention relates to an installation of aseptic packaging.
  • a cab realizing around the line machines a packaging chamber with a degree of asepsis, the cabin itself being arranged in a second enclosure with a second degree of asepsis less than the first degree of asepsis and in which is arranged the control console of the line of machines.
  • a stream of filtered air for example air in class 10.000 is introduced through the ceiling of the control enclosure and flows vertically into it at a sufficient flow rate to ensure a slight overpressure of the enclosure of control over the external environment.
  • control chamber Looks like the control chamber is taken over by a filtration device arranged in the ceiling of the cabin to ensure in it a vertical airflow of a degree of asepsis higher than in the control room, for example a class 100 airflow, the flow rate being sufficient to ensure slight overpressure of the packaging chamber compared to the control enclosure.
  • a filtration device arranged in the ceiling of the cabin to ensure in it a vertical airflow of a degree of asepsis higher than in the control room, for example a class 100 airflow, the flow rate being sufficient to ensure slight overpressure of the packaging chamber compared to the control enclosure.
  • the structure of the whole is relatively complex and high cost because of the two filter organs used.
  • Document GB-A-1,220,959 is also known from Aseptic packaging device comprising an enclosure sterile packaging surrounding the machine conditioning and connected to a filtration device, and a control chamber receiving the control organs to distance from the machine and having a common wall with the packaging chamber.
  • a door is arranged on the common wall to allow communication between two speakers.
  • the control speaker has a function of between the conditioning chamber and the outside. This sas is not itself connected to the filtration device of so that the outside pollution is likely to contaminate the airlock, this contamination likely to be transmitted at the packaging chamber at the opening of the door.
  • a packaging installation comprising on the one hand an enclosure packaging containing a line of packaging machines arranged on a floor forming one of the walls of the conditioning chamber, a filtering member being connected to the conditioning enclosure for create an overpressure, and secondly a control speaker having a wall common with the conditioning chamber, this common wall being perforated to allow the establishment of a stream of filtered air from the enclosure of conditioning to the control enclosure.
  • control enclosure is itself constantly maintained in overpressure with respect to the external environment, and therefore minimizes the risk of penetration of pollution in the conditioning chamber.
  • the installation includes an air recirculation circuit from the control enclosure to the filter member.
  • the enclosure of packaging surrounds the control enclosure on at least two sides thereof. It minimizes the footprint of the packaging plant while allowing direct access to the machine line from the control enclosure.
  • the packaging installation comprises vertical walls delimiting a rectangular outer outline generally designated in 1 and two vertical walls 2 arranged in L to inside the outer enclosure and delimiting in it a control enclosure 3 and a conditioning chamber 4.
  • the outer walls 5 of the control enclosure 3 extend from the floor to the ceiling.
  • One of them is equipped with an access door 6.
  • the conditioning chamber 4 has an L-shaped floor 8 spaced from the ground. The floor forms a lower horizontal wall of the packaging chamber.
  • the outer walls 7 of the packaging chamber 4 extend from the floor 8 to the ceiling.
  • the floor 8 as well as the walls 5 and 7 are supported by amounts 9.
  • Each of the walls 2 has a lower part 10 connected in a sealed manner to the floor 8, an intermediate portion 11 having openings 12, and an upper portion comprising transparent sliding doors 13.
  • one of the walls 5 has an orifice 14 associated with an extraction device 15 connected by a conduit 16 to filtration members 17 arranged in the ceiling of the packaging chamber 4 in line with the machines.
  • the packaging installation has a conveyor 18 introducing the containers in the conditioning enclosure and a series of machines such as a carousel 19 for external cleaning of the containers, a carousel 20 for internal sterilization of the containers, a carousel 21 for emptying and drying the containers, a carousel 22 for filling the containers, a carousel 23 of capping containers, and a conveyor 24 containers are filled, the receptacles being transferred from one machine to another by stars from transfer 25.
  • a series of machines such as a carousel 19 for external cleaning of the containers, a carousel 20 for internal sterilization of the containers, a carousel 21 for emptying and drying the containers, a carousel 22 for filling the containers, a carousel 23 of capping containers, and a conveyor 24 containers are filled, the receptacles being transferred from one machine to another by stars from transfer 25.
  • Different machines and transfer stars are driven by 26 mounted drive members under the floor.
  • These training members comprise of preferably a line of gears.
  • each gear line is driven preferably by an electric motor and the different gear lines are synchronized by measuring a phase shift on the power of the drive motors.
  • a filtered airflow to the required degree is propelled vertically from the filter elements 17 around the machines arranged in line with these as indicated by the arrows in thick lines on the Figure 2. Because of the overpressure in the enclosure of conditioning compared to the control enclosure, the air filtered flows through the openings 12 of the wall elements 11 and enters the control enclosure 3 where an operator provides control of the machine line by means of 27. The air in the control enclosure is then recycled to the packaging chamber by the extractor 15 and the connecting conduit 16.
  • the penetrating air in the control enclosure is to a degree of asepsis less than air in the enclosure of conditioning due to the passage of air on the machines but the degree of asepsis in the control enclosure nevertheless remains sufficient to allow the operator to open one of the sliding doors 13 and to access a machine when needed. In an intervention on drive bodies a technician can access directly to these on the side of the walls 7.
  • conditioning facility aseptic has been illustrated in relation with an L-shaped packaging enclosure surrounding the control enclosure on two sides, one can provide a rectilinear conditioning enclosure, the control enclosure then extending on one side of it, or on the contrary a U-shaped packaging chamber, the enclosure centrally located which minimizes the size of the installation for a particularly long line of machines.
  • the speaker of conditioning 4 has a floor 8 which is elevated above the floor of the control enclosure, one can provide in the control enclosure a floor at the same level as the packaging chamber to facilitate the passage of an operator the control enclosure to the conditioning enclosure.
  • the overpressure in the control enclosure is strong enough we can provide openings in the lower part 10 of the walls 2 so as to project filtered air on the drive members in one direction away from pollution.

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  • Filling Of Jars Or Cans And Processes For Cleaning And Sealing Jars (AREA)
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EP00974615A 1999-11-09 2000-10-31 Installation de conditionnement aseptique Expired - Lifetime EP1227981B1 (fr)

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FR9914043 1999-11-09
FR9914043A FR2800710B1 (fr) 1999-11-09 1999-11-09 Installation de conditionnement aseptique
PCT/FR2000/003035 WO2001034477A1 (fr) 1999-11-09 2000-10-31 Installation de conditionnement aseptique

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JP (1) JP2003513861A (es)
AT (1) ATE261850T1 (es)
DE (1) DE60009124T2 (es)
DK (1) DK1227981T3 (es)
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FR2882341B1 (fr) 2005-02-23 2009-11-20 Serac Group Installation de conditionnement aseptique a zones tampon aseptiques
DE102005010786B4 (de) * 2005-03-01 2007-02-22 Optima Packaging Group Gmbh Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Verschließen von Behältern durch Schraubverschlüsse
FR2976562B1 (fr) * 2011-06-15 2013-07-05 Serac Group Installation de conditionnement aseptique a zones tampon aseptiques
DE102013102516A1 (de) * 2013-03-13 2014-09-18 Krones Ag Vorrichtung sowie Verfahren zur Behandlung mindestens eines Behälters
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FR2800710B1 (fr) 2002-04-19
FR2800710A1 (fr) 2001-05-11
DE60009124D1 (de) 2004-04-22
JP2003513861A (ja) 2003-04-15
DE60009124T2 (de) 2005-02-17
ES2218245T3 (es) 2004-11-16
EP1227981A1 (fr) 2002-08-07
WO2001034477A1 (fr) 2001-05-17
ATE261850T1 (de) 2004-04-15
DK1227981T3 (da) 2004-07-12

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