EP1638884A1 - Sanitizing system for filling valves with piston-filler - Google Patents

Sanitizing system for filling valves with piston-filler

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Publication number
EP1638884A1
EP1638884A1 EP04713138A EP04713138A EP1638884A1 EP 1638884 A1 EP1638884 A1 EP 1638884A1 EP 04713138 A EP04713138 A EP 04713138A EP 04713138 A EP04713138 A EP 04713138A EP 1638884 A1 EP1638884 A1 EP 1638884A1
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Prior art keywords
filling
piston
perform
filling valves
filler
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French (fr)
Inventor
Gabriele Stocchi
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STK Stocchi Progetti Srl
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STK Stocchi Progetti Srl
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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
    • B67C3/20—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus with provision for metering the liquids to be introduced, e.g. when adding syrups
    • B67C3/206—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus with provision for metering the liquids to be introduced, e.g. when adding syrups using arrangements of cylinders and pistons
    • 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
    • B67C3/007—Applications of control, warning or safety devices in filling machinery
    • 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
    • B67C3/045—Apparatus specially adapted for filling bottles with hot liquids
    • 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
    • B67C3/06—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus using counterpressure, i.e. filling while the container is under pressure
    • B67C3/14—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus using counterpressure, i.e. filling while the container is under pressure specially adapted for filling with hot liquids

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to the technology of filling plants, and in particular relates to plants for viscous fluid filling under cold or hot conditions.
  • Piston fillers are used to fill viscous or solid suspension products.
  • the traditional systems thus require the presence in the filler of a main tank to stock the product to be send to the filling valves . Inside the main tank is often inserted a shaker necessary to keep the product homogeneous.
  • the present invention suggests an ideal solution of the aforementioned problems.
  • Figure 1 represents schematically a filling valve with piston-driven dosage.
  • An auxiliary circuit (1) is also present that is provided of specific intercepting valve (2) for the circulation of the sanitizing fluid (3).
  • Figure 2 represents schematically the application of the same auxiliary circuit (1) that performs the flow (4) of the product to regulate the process working temperature of the filling plant (5).
  • Figure 3 represents schematically a rotating filler with filling valves having dosing pistons.
  • the traditional main tank is not present.
  • 4. indicates the recirculating phase of the product to raise and to maintain the working temperature in the filling plant.
  • the invention of course allows for several variations of practical realisation both for what concerns the dimensioning and proportioning and for the technological choices of the different functional components. It is understood that the plants that will feature the sanitizing system for piston dosing filling valves having the characteristics described and showed will be considered as being part of the protection sphere of the present invention. It is also understood that all the plants that a standard technician in this field will be able to create without inventive effort, but only through simple logical deductions by reproducing the original characteristics specific of the present invention, will be considered as being part of the protection sphere of the present invention.

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  • Filling Of Jars Or Cans And Processes For Cleaning And Sealing Jars (AREA)
  • Basic Packing Technique (AREA)
  • Filling Or Discharging Of Gas Storage Vessels (AREA)

Abstract

An auxiliary circuit (1) for filling valves with piston-driven dosage characterized by the fact that it (1) equipped with an intercepting valve (2) to perform the circulation of sanitizing liquid (3) abd to perform the return flow (4) of the product that keeps the filling plant (5) at process temperature.

Description

Sanitizing system for filling valves with piston-filler
Field of art
The present invention relates to the technology of filling plants, and in particular relates to plants for viscous fluid filling under cold or hot conditions.
State of the art
In the filling process under hot conditions it is necessary that the product reaches the bottle before cooling off. Running through pipes or components at room temperature can cause the cooling of the product and thus of incorrect filling, jeopardising production.
Currently the phase of temperature keeping is done through the piston of the volumetric chamber. Such piston is kept in alternate movement to suck and eject the hot product.
During such alternate movement a small exchange occurs and thus a small cooling of the product.
Another basic need of filling plants it to perform the cleaning and the sanitization of the entire filling circuit. Currently to perform such phases it is necessary to disassemble some components of the circuit, a procedure that is often performed manually.
Piston fillers are used to fill viscous or solid suspension products. The traditional systems thus require the presence in the filler of a main tank to stock the product to be send to the filling valves . Inside the main tank is often inserted a shaker necessary to keep the product homogeneous.
The present invention suggests an ideal solution of the aforementioned problems.
Description
The invention is now disclosed in details with reference to the drawings attached as a non limiting example.
Figure 1 represents schematically a filling valve with piston-driven dosage. An auxiliary circuit (1) is also present that is provided of specific intercepting valve (2) for the circulation of the sanitizing fluid (3).
Figure 2 represents schematically the application of the same auxiliary circuit (1) that performs the flow (4) of the product to regulate the process working temperature of the filling plant (5).
Figure 3 represents schematically a rotating filler with filling valves having dosing pistons. The traditional main tank is not present.
In the figures each single detail is marked as follows:
1. indicates the auxiliary circuits that help in the sanitization process and also to regulate the working temperature in whole filling plant.
2. indicates the intercepting valves of auxiliary circuits 1.
3. indicates the path of the sanitizing flow through the auxiliary circuits.
4. indicates the recirculating phase of the product to raise and to maintain the working temperature in the filling plant.
5. indicates the filling plant.
6. is the feeding valve of the filling valve with dosing piston.
7. is the dosing piston
8. is the feeding circuit of the processing fluids.
9. is the return circuit of the process fluids.
10. is the feeding circuit of the filling valves.
The clarity of the figures highlights the simplicity and the reliability of the sanitizing system for filling valves with dosing piston through an auxiliary circuit (1), provided with an intercepting valve (2) to perform the circulation of the sanitizing liquid (3) and to also perform the recirculation flow of the product that raises and maintains the process temperature during the filling (5).
The invention of course allows for several variations of practical realisation both for what concerns the dimensioning and proportioning and for the technological choices of the different functional components. It is understood that the plants that will feature the sanitizing system for piston dosing filling valves having the characteristics described and showed will be considered as being part of the protection sphere of the present invention. It is also understood that all the plants that a standard technician in this field will be able to create without inventive effort, but only through simple logical deductions by reproducing the original characteristics specific of the present invention, will be considered as being part of the protection sphere of the present invention.

Claims

Claims
1) Sanitizing system for filling valves with piston-driven dosage characterised by the fact that it includes an auxiliary circuit (1), equipped with an intercepting valve (2), to perform the circulation of sanitizing liquid (3) and to perform the return flow (4) of the product that keeps the filling plant (5) at process temperature.
2) Sanitizing system for filling valves with piston-driven dosage characterised by the fact that the filling plant (5) does not have a central main feeding tank of the process fluids.
EP04713138A 2003-06-18 2004-02-20 Sanitizing system for filling valves with piston-filler Withdrawn EP1638884A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
ITBO20030370 ITBO20030370A1 (en) 2003-06-18 2003-06-18 SANITIZATION SYSTEM FOR DOSING PISTON TAPS
PCT/IB2004/000446 WO2004110918A1 (en) 2003-06-18 2004-02-20 Sanitizing system for filling valves with piston-filler

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EP1638884A1 true EP1638884A1 (en) 2006-03-29

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EP (1) EP1638884A1 (en)
DE (1) DE04713138T1 (en)
ES (1) ES2257233T1 (en)
IT (1) ITBO20030370A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2004110918A1 (en)

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CH552537A (en) * 1971-12-15 1974-08-15 Seitz Werke Gmbh LIQUID FILLING PLANT.
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DE04713138T1 (en) 2006-07-27
ES2257233T1 (en) 2006-08-01
ITBO20030370A1 (en) 2004-12-19

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