EP1698586A1 - Remplisseuse - Google Patents

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EP1698586A1
EP1698586A1 EP05004540A EP05004540A EP1698586A1 EP 1698586 A1 EP1698586 A1 EP 1698586A1 EP 05004540 A EP05004540 A EP 05004540A EP 05004540 A EP05004540 A EP 05004540A EP 1698586 A1 EP1698586 A1 EP 1698586A1
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Masanori Kakuda
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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
    • B67C3/202—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 by weighing

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  • the present invention relates to a filler, in particular, to a filler provided with a sampling mechanism.
  • a filler is usually designed to open a liquid valve in a filled liquid passage formed within a filling valve to allow a liquid fed from a filled liquid tank to be filled into a vessel and to terminate a filling operation by closing the liquid valve upon detecting by metering means that a given quantity of filled liquid has been filled.
  • a weight which is filled into the vessel is determined by a sampling test in order to confirm the accuracy of a filling operation for each filling valve.
  • a filler which is provided with such a sampling mechanism is already known in the art (see, for example, Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2002-362502).
  • a sampler disclosed in this citation is installed in a filler in which conveying means convey vessels one after another to a filling position where a filling mechanism comprising a plurality of filling nozzles fills the vessels, and includes a tare measuring means and an actual vessel measuring means disposed upstream and downstream of the filling mechanism for measuring the weight of the vessel before and after it is filled.
  • the tare measuring means and the actual vessel measuring means are each constructed such that a vessel is extracted by a gripper as it is being conveyed by the conveying means, handed over to a weight meter which measure the weight thereof, and then returned to the conveying means.
  • a filler comprising conveying means for intermittently conveying a vessel placed on a conveying rail by engaging therewith, filling means disposed along a path for conveyance of vessels for filling a liquid into the vessel, mensuration means for measuring the quantity filled by the filling means, and control means for controlling an opening /closing of a liquid valve in the filling means so that a given quantity of liquid can be filled into the vessel while measuring by the mensuration means.
  • the filler also comprises elevating means for elevating the conveying rail, moving means for moving the conveying means to a position where it is engaged with a vessel and to a position where it is not engaged with a vessel, a metering receptacle disposed in a manner corresponding to the position of the filling means for placing a vessel thereon when the conveying rail is lowered and being positioned to an elevation where it cannot contact a vessel when the conveying rail is raised, and weight detecting means connected to the metering receptacle, an arrangement being such that during a normal filling operation, the conveying rail is raised to perform a filling operation while a vessel is supported thereon while during a sampling operation, the conveying rail is lowered to place a vessel on the metering receptacle, whereupon the weight detecting means detects the weight of a liquid which is filled into the vessel by mensuration means.
  • a vessel conveying line (generally indicated by numeral 1) which conveys a number of vessels 2 in one row comprises a conveying rail 4 (omitted from illustration in Fig. 2) which supports bottom surfaces of the vessels 2, a transfer rake 6 which engages vessels 2 placed on the conveying rail 4 for advancing them intermittently, and a back guide 8 which supports barrels of the vessels 2 from the back side as the vessels 2 are advanced by the transfer rake 6.
  • the transfer rake 6 can reciprocate along the traveling direction of the vessels 2 (or movement in directions to the left and to the right as viewed in Fig. 2) and is also moveable back and forth toward the vessels 2 on the vessel conveying line 1 (or vessels 2 on the conveying rail 4) (movement in the vertical direction as viewed in Fig. 2).
  • the transfer rake 6 engages eight vessels 2 in one operation to cause them to slide on the conveying rail 4 for a distance which corresponds to eight vessels 2.
  • the front surface of the transfer rake 6 is formed with a number of V-shaped recesses 6a which is equal to the number of the vessels 2 (which is eight in this embodiment) to allow its engagement with the individual vessels 2 in a reliable manner. While not shown, it is to be noted that a number of transfer rakes which are constructed in the similar manner as the one shown in fig. 2 are disposed consecutively and operate in an integral manner to advance all the vessels in one row through the distance mentioned above.
  • a filling station F is provided intermediate the length of the vessel conveying line 1.
  • a portion of the conveying rail 4 which is disposed in the filling station F is denoted by 4A, and is separated from an upstream and a downstream portion of the conveying rail 4, allowing only the portion 4A of the conveying rail 4 to be elevated.
  • the upstream end and the downstream end of the elevatable conveying rail portion 4A are connected to piston rods 10a of elevating cylinders 10 which are disposed in vertical position, and the rail portion 4A assumes a raised position during a normal filling operation to support the vessels 2, but is lowered by actuating air cylinders 10 during a sampling operation which will be described later.
  • Metering receptacles 12 are disposed below the elevatable conveying rail portion 4A which is provided at the filling station A in a manner corresponding to the filling position for each vessel 2.
  • eight vessels 2 are conveyed and filled concurrently, and accordingly, eight metering receptacles 12 are provided so as to correspond each of the vessels 2 (see Fig. 3).
  • each of the metering receptacles 12 is channel-shaped in section, and has an opening which faces upward, and the elevatable conveying rail portion 4A is fitted into the channel-shaped recess of the metering receptacle 12 while avoiding a contact with the internal surface thereof.
  • Each metering receptacle 12 is connected through a load cell arm 14 to a load cell 16 located therebelow, allowing the weight of a vessel 2 which is placed on the metering receptacle 12 to be measured.
  • the conveying rail portion 4A at the filling station F is elevatable, and when it is raised, the upper surface of the conveying rail portion 4A projects above the metering receptacle 12, as shown in Fig. 4, whereby the vessel 2 is supported by the conveying rail portion 4A and is clear from the metering receptacle 12.
  • the conveying rail portion 4A When the conveying rail portion 4A is lowered, the conveying rail portion is fitted into the channel-shaped recess of the metering receptacles 12 while avoiding a contact with the internal surface of the metering receptacle, whereby the vessel 2 is placed on the metering receptacle 12 as freed from the conveying rail portion 4A.
  • a base 18 which supports the load cell 16 is disposed independently from a body 20 of the filler and thus is free from the influence of the body 20 of the filler.
  • a portion 8A of the back guide 8 which supports the barrels of the vessels 2 being conveyed from the back side and which is disposed within the filling station F is separated from its upstream portion 8B and its downstream portion 8C. Both the upstream portion 8B and the downstream portion 8C are fixedly mounted, but the portion 8A which is disposed within the filling station F is connected to a piston 22a of an air cylinder 22 which is disposed horizontally so as to be translatable back and forth in a direction perpendicular to the conveying line 1 for the vessels 2. Centering means (centering guide) 24 is disposed on the opposite of the vessels 2 from the translatable back guide 8A.
  • the centering guide 24 is also connected to a piston rod 26a of an air cylinder 26 so as to be translatable back and forth in a direction perpendicular to the vessel conveying line 1.
  • the front surface of the centering guide 24 is formed with V-shaped recesses 24a in the similar manner as the transfer rake 6.
  • Filling nozzles 28 are disposed above the filling station F in order to fill liquid into vessels 2 which stand still at the filling station F.
  • eight vessels 2 are conveyed and concurrently filled, and accordingly, eight filling nozzles 28 are disposed in a manner corresponding to the stationary positions of the respective vessels 2.
  • the eight filling nozzles 28 are supported by the body 20 of the filler so as to be elevated in an integral manner.
  • a liquid to be filled which is stored within a reservoir tank 30 is fed through a supplying pipe 34 to each filling nozzle 28 through a manifold 32, and a liquid valve 36 is disposed in the supplying pipe 34 which feeds the filled liquid to each filling nozzle 28.
  • a filling operation takes place by opening/closing the liquid valve 36 to open or close a liquid passage through the supply pipe 34.
  • a timer-controlled filling operation is employed in this embodiment, and a filling of a given quantity takes place by controlling an opening/closing of the liquid valve 36 by means of a controller 38.
  • Pressurizing means 40 is connected to the reservoir tank 30 to apply a given pressure to the interior of the reservoir tank 30.
  • the pressure of a filled liquid which is fed from the reservoir tank 30 to the filling nozzle 28 is detected by a pressure sensor 42 disposed in the manifold 32, and a detection signal is input to the controller 38.
  • the controller has a predetermined pressure-time function in storage, and calculates a filling time in accordance with a detection signal from the pressure sensor 42 and controls an opening/closing of the liquid valve 36 in accordance with a time interval which is counted by a timer.
  • a timer-controlled filling operation in which a pressure is detected by the pressure sensor 42 disposed in the path of the filled liquid and the liquid valve 36 is controlled in accordance with a predetermined pressure-time function is equivalent to mensuration means as called for in the claims.
  • the filling operation is not limited to time-controlled filling operation as used in this embodiment, but may also comprise a flow rate controlled filling operation in which a flow meter is used to control the liquid valve while determining flow rate of the filled liquid or may comprise a cylinder-piston controlled filling operation in which the filling operation takes place while determining a given quantity of filled liquid fed into a cylinder while moving a piston or any other filling operation may also be used.
  • a flow meter for the flow rate controlled filling operation or a cylinder-piston combination for the cylinder-piston controlled filling operation is equivalent to mensuration means mentioned above.
  • a number of vessels 2 which are placed in one row on the conveying rail 4 are held sandwiched between the transfer rake 6 and the back guide 8 as the transfer rake 6 advances from its retracted position (position spaced from the conveying rail 4) toward the back guide, and are carried forward through a distance corresponding to eight vessels 2 as the transfer rake 6 moves in a downstream direction (or to the left as viewed in Fig. 2).
  • the vessels 2 which are successively conveyed by the transfer rake 6 are carried into the filling station F in unit of eight vessels.
  • the movable back guide 8(8A) and the centering guide 24 are disposed opposite to each other in the filling station F.
  • the movable back guide 8A has advanced to abut against the vessels 2 while the centering guide 24 which is oppositely located remains retracted at a position where it does not engage the vessels 2.
  • the centering guide 24 is then advanced to hold the vessels 2 sandwiched between it and the back guide 8A (see Figs 1 and 4).
  • the filler has eight filling nozzles 28 so as to correspond to eight vessels 2 which are carried into the filling station F, and when the vessels 2 come to a stop, the filling nozzles 28 are lowered until their tip ends are inserted into the respective vessels 2.
  • the liquid valve 36 is opened to initiate a filling operation.
  • a timer-controlled filling operation takes place in this embodiment.
  • the controller 38 which controls an opening/closing of the liquid valve 36 has a predetermined pressure-time function in storage, and calculates a filling time in response to a signal from the pressure sensor 42 which is disposed within the manifold 32, thus controlling an opening/closing of the liquid valve 36.
  • the liquid valve 36 is closed to terminate the filling operation.
  • the air cylinder 26 is actuated to retract the centering guide, and the transfer rake is operated to displace the vessels 2 in a downward direction from the filling station F.
  • the elevatable conveying rail portion 4A provided in the filling station F assumes its raised position which is at the same elevation as the upstream and the downstream portion of the conveying rail 4, thus supporting the bottom surfaces of the vessels 2. Accordingly, during a normal filling operation, the vessels 2 in the filling station F do not contact the metering receptacles 12, and hence, a metering operation by the load cell 16 does not take place.
  • a sampling operation then takes place in order to confirm whether or not the quantity of liquid filled by a control of the opening /closing of liquid valve 36 by the controller 38 is correct.
  • the sampling operation takes place at an interval of 15minutes or 30 minutes, for example, or at any desired interval required.
  • the air cylinders 26 and 22 cause the centering guide 24 and back guide 8A to retract, thus clearing the vessels 2 from the guides 24 and 8A. It is preferred that the running speed be slowed down during the sampling operation than during the filling operation.
  • the elevatable conveying rail portion 4A is then lowered to place the vessels 2 on the metering receptacles 12 (see Fig. 5).
  • the tare of the vessel 2 is determined.
  • the purpose of measuring the tare is not to detect the weight of the tare, but to reset the load cell 16 to zero in a stable manner.
  • the liquid valve 36 is opened to initiate a filling operation while measuring the filled weight by the load cell 16.
  • a timer controlled filling operation takes place, and after a given time interval has passed, the liquid valve 36 is closed and the filling operation is terminated.
  • a result of a measurement by the load cell 16 is fed to the controller 38.
  • a signal is transmitted to a rejector (not shown) which is disposed downstream.
  • One of the vessels 2 for which the signal has been generated is rejected from the conveying line 1 when it reaches the rejector.
  • the conveying rail portion is raised, and the back guide 8A is advanced, conveying the vessels 2 downstream.
  • a sampling operation is enabled by merely lowering the conveying rail portion 4A temporarily to permit a mensuration by the load cell 16 for purpose of a filling operation, and accordingly, there is no need for the provision of additional mechanism to perform a sampling operation.
  • the construction is simple, the cost is reduced and there is no need for providing a space for sampling purpose.
  • the sampling operation can take place for a number of vessels equal to the number of the filling nozzles 28 simultaneously, in a similar manner as the normal filling operation takes place in the filling station F, allowing a length of time required for the sampling operation to be substantially reduced.

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EP2620406A1 (fr) * 2009-07-10 2013-07-31 Krones AG Dispositif de remplissage destiné au remplissage de récipients
EP2746172A1 (fr) * 2012-12-20 2014-06-25 Gerhard Schubert GmbH Procédé et dispositif de pesage de gerbes sur un dispositif de transport
DE102014104375A1 (de) * 2014-03-28 2015-10-01 Krones Ag Verfahren zum Kontrollieren von einem gefüllten Behälter und Kontrollsystem für gefüllte Behälter
CN105584976A (zh) * 2015-12-15 2016-05-18 诺斯贝尔化妆品股份有限公司 一种油悬浮类产品的灌装设备

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EP0311229A2 (fr) * 1987-10-05 1989-04-12 Japan Exlan Company, Ltd. Délivrance automatique de solutions de couleur
US5806287A (en) * 1997-04-21 1998-09-15 Dimension Automation, Inc. On-the-go check weigh system
WO2001088698A2 (fr) * 2000-05-19 2001-11-22 I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.P.A. Unite de distribution

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DE3432305A1 (de) * 1984-09-03 1986-03-13 Paul Troester Maschinenfabrik, 3000 Hannover Vorrichtung zum wiegen von warenbahnabschnitten aus kautschuk- und/oder kunststoffmischungen
EP0311229A2 (fr) * 1987-10-05 1989-04-12 Japan Exlan Company, Ltd. Délivrance automatique de solutions de couleur
US5806287A (en) * 1997-04-21 1998-09-15 Dimension Automation, Inc. On-the-go check weigh system
WO2001088698A2 (fr) * 2000-05-19 2001-11-22 I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.P.A. Unite de distribution

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EP2620406A1 (fr) * 2009-07-10 2013-07-31 Krones AG Dispositif de remplissage destiné au remplissage de récipients
US9120066B2 (en) 2009-07-10 2015-09-01 Krones Ag Filling device for filling containers
EP2746172A1 (fr) * 2012-12-20 2014-06-25 Gerhard Schubert GmbH Procédé et dispositif de pesage de gerbes sur un dispositif de transport
DE102012112744A1 (de) * 2012-12-20 2014-06-26 Gerhard Schubert Gmbh Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Wiegen von Gebinden auf einer Transportvorrichtung
DE102014104375A1 (de) * 2014-03-28 2015-10-01 Krones Ag Verfahren zum Kontrollieren von einem gefüllten Behälter und Kontrollsystem für gefüllte Behälter
EP3122682A1 (fr) * 2014-03-28 2017-02-01 KRONES Aktiengesellschaft Procédé et système de contrôle de récipients remplis
US10336476B2 (en) 2014-03-28 2019-07-02 Krones Ag Method for monitoring a filled container and monitoring system for filled containers
EP3122682B1 (fr) * 2014-03-28 2022-08-10 KRONES Aktiengesellschaft Procédé et système de contrôle de récipients remplis
CN105584976A (zh) * 2015-12-15 2016-05-18 诺斯贝尔化妆品股份有限公司 一种油悬浮类产品的灌装设备

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