EP1243547B1 - Tête de remplissage pour boissons plates - Google Patents

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EP1243547B1
EP1243547B1 EP02004733A EP02004733A EP1243547B1 EP 1243547 B1 EP1243547 B1 EP 1243547B1 EP 02004733 A EP02004733 A EP 02004733A EP 02004733 A EP02004733 A EP 02004733A EP 1243547 B1 EP1243547 B1 EP 1243547B1
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Jörn Richard Fehland
Jens H. Dr.-Ing. Pöpplau
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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
    • B67C3/22—Details
    • B67C3/26—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks
    • B67C3/2642—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks specially adapted for sterilising prior to filling
    • 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
    • B67C3/04—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus without applying pressure
    • 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
    • B67C2003/228—Aseptic features
    • 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

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  • the invention relates to a filling member referred to in the preamble of claim 1 Art.
  • DE 4219082 A1 shows a non-generic filling member, which during the Filling operation, the container with a bell overlaps, the lower edge opposite the outer wall of the container forms an annular opening. The interior the bell is fed clean gas, leaving the open area between spout and container is protected against contamination.
  • Fillers of this type require a relative height stroke to change the container between filling member and container with appropriate equipment.
  • the object of the present invention is a generic Filling organ to create at open bottling a high filling quality regarding oxygen freedom and sterility.
  • the filling element according to the invention has an annular nozzle which is arranged at such a small distance from the edge of the outlet that it radiates concentrically to the filling jet an annular or tubular gas curtain in the filling direction, which extends around the outlet and the edge of the container, ie bottles around the bottleneck, and thus the interior of the curtain against gas entering from the outside, and thus seals against the entrainment of oxygen and germs.
  • a common germ-free and oxygen-free sterile gas such as nitrogen or CO 2 may be used. Since the gas curtain produced according to the invention bridges and seals the vertical distance between the filling element and the container, the filling element can be arranged at a sufficient height distance above the container, in order to enable a container change without height stroke.
  • a ring around the filling member arranged source of sterilizing radiation irradiates the container edge or the neck areas of the bottle and possibly also the environment and also ensures sterility in this area.
  • the sterility of Bottling is thereby further improved.
  • the source can be pulsed or unpulsed operated and suitable sterilizing radiation, e.g. Emit gamma radiation. Especially suitable for the present purpose UV radiation from a ring light.
  • the jet nozzle the preferably directed into the container mouth can, before the beginning of the filling process Blow sterile gas into the container and rinse it out so that it is there Germs and oxygen are removed before starting the filling process. This also further enhances the sterility and oxygen-free nature of the filling process improved.
  • the gas exiting the container is discharged from the gas curtain away. Optionally contained germs are from the sterilizing Killed radiation.
  • a container to be filled is a modern, made of PET or other material manufactured beverage bottle 1 shown below the edge 2 of its mouth on Neck 3 has the usual neck collar 4.
  • the bottle 1 is not shown Means, for example, with a cross under the collar 4 Holder held in the position shown.
  • a filling member 5 is arranged with a simplified Representation illustrated as a tube outlet 6, from the drink 7, as shown, is filled in the bottle 1.
  • the lower edge 8 of the outlet 6 is at a distance from the edge 2 of the bottle 1. So it is filled open. This filling is for still drinks, the be filled without pressure, usual.
  • annular nozzle 9 Around the outlet 6 around, attached to this, an annular nozzle 9 is arranged, the directed downwards parallel to the outlet 6 annular nozzle opening gas radiates downward, the annular nozzle 9 via a supply line 10 of a is fed, not shown sterile gas source.
  • the gas will be in the direction of Arrows 11 ejected downward and thus forms a tubular gas curtain with ring cross section, the outlet 6 and the neck 3 of the bottle. 1 encloses.
  • a sterile gas for example, nitrogen or CO 2 can be used.
  • An unillustrated valve in the supply line 10 can be switched so that the sterile gas curtain is turned on only during the filling process.
  • a Ring light intended to generate UV light.
  • This has a ring reflector 12 and a ring lamp 13. It radiates in the direction of arrows 14 down on the area of the neck 3 and the edge 2 of the bottle 1 and ensures by UV irradiation for a further improvement of sterility in this area.
  • the filling member 5 also has a jet nozzle 15, which in the embodiment arranged inside the outlet 6 and to the outside via a supply line 16 is connected.
  • the jet nozzle 15 is also under sterile gas Pressure supplied and from this in the direction of arrow 17 in the opening of the Bottle 1 blown. With valves, not shown, the jet nozzle 15 is connected, that it blows sterile gas into the bottle 1 before the beginning of the filling process, to rinse them to reduce the oxygen content and the germ content.
  • the jet nozzle 15 can in an embodiment also in addition to the Outlet 6, directed to the mouth of the bottle 1, be arranged.

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Claims (3)

  1. Organe de remplissage (5) pour remplir, sans contact avec le goulot, des récipients (1) avec des boissons non gazeuses (7), comprenant une sortie (6) dont le bord inférieur (8) se trouve à une certaine distance au-dessus du récipient (1), une buse annulaire (9) soufflant du gaz stérile dans la direction de remplissage étant montée sur l'organe de remplissage (5), de façon concentrique à la sortie (6) et au-dessus de son bord (8), caractérisé en ce que la buse annulaire (9) est disposée, au-dessus du bord (8) de la sortie (6), à une distance tellement réduite qu'elle forme un écran gazeux tubulaire entourant le bord (2) du récipient (1), et couvrant la distance entre la sortie (6) et le récipient (1).
  2. Organe de remplissage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'une source annulaire de rayonnement stérilisant (12, 13), diffusent dans la direction de remplissage, est montée autour de l'organe de remplissage (5).
  3. Organe de remplissage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'une buse de diffusion (15) soufflant du gaz stérile dans la direction de remplissage est montée à l'intérieur de la sortie (6) de l'organe de remplissage (5).
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DE10114660A DE10114660C2 (de) 2001-03-24 2001-03-24 Füllorgan für stille Getränke

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