EP1702880A1 - Machine de remplissage de récipients avec des produits liquides ou pulvérulents - Google Patents

Machine de remplissage de récipients avec des produits liquides ou pulvérulents Download PDF

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EP1702880A1
EP1702880A1 EP06110791A EP06110791A EP1702880A1 EP 1702880 A1 EP1702880 A1 EP 1702880A1 EP 06110791 A EP06110791 A EP 06110791A EP 06110791 A EP06110791 A EP 06110791A EP 1702880 A1 EP1702880 A1 EP 1702880A1
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Maurizio Donini
Samuele Costa
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Azionaria Costruzioni Macchine Automatiche ACMA SpA
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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
    • B67C3/001—Cleaning of filling devices
    • 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
    • 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
    • B67C3/023—Filling multiple liquids in a container
    • 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 machine for filling containers with liquid or powder products.
  • the invention has application to advantage in the art field of carousel type machines used to fill containers with a variety of substances, including liquid food products such as milk or fruit juices, also mineral lubricating oils, detergents, etc.
  • a filling machine of the type in question appears as a tank carried by a main carousel and holding a supply of the liquid substance; the carousel is rotatable about a vertical axis through a first transfer station by way of which it receives a succession of containers, each with a filler mouth.
  • the tank is rigidly associated with the carousel and affords a plurality of filler valves at the bottom, each of which can be associated with the mouth of a respective container; thus, when the carousel is set in rotation, the tank turns on the vertical axis and its contents are released via the filler valves into the containers, whereupon the filled containers are directed by way of a second transfer station onto an outfeed conveyor.
  • carousel type filling machines will be supplied at different times with a variety of liquids that can present markedly dissimilar properties.
  • a single machine might be used by a manufacturer of automotive fluids to fill containers with engine oil, with screenwash detergent, or with antifreeze radiator coolant.
  • the object of the present invention accordingly, is to provide a machine for filling containers with liquid products or powder products, such as will be unaffected by the drawbacks mentioned above.
  • One object of the invention is to make available a machine for filling containers with liquid or powder products that will allow of changing from one liquid product to another without lengthy stoppages.
  • a machine for filling containers with liquid or powder products, comprising a carousel rotatable about a relative axis and carrying supporting and weighing means on which to stand and weigh a plurality of containers, characterized in that it comprises first feed means supplying a first product delivered by first filler devices arranged about the axis of rotation and moving as one with the carousel, at least second feed means supplying a second product delivered by second filler devices arranged about the axis of rotation and moving as one with the carousel, and means by which to position the first and second filler devices relative to the supporting and weighing means, switchable between a first configuration in which the supporting and weighing means are associated with the first filler devices, and at least a second configuration in which the supporting and weighing means are associated with the second filler devices.
  • numeral 1 denotes a filling machine, in its entirety, designed to batch liquid or powder products into containers 2, each affording a respective filler mouth 3.
  • the machine 1 comprises a carousel 4 rotatable about a vertical axis denoted 5 and carrying supporting and weighing means 6 on which to stand and weigh a plurality of containers 2 as these are filled with liquid, proceeding along a circular filling path P that extends clockwise as seen in figures 2 and 4 about the vertical axis 5 of the carousel, from an infeed station 7 to an outfeed station 8.
  • the carousel 4 receives containers 2 singly and in succession at the infeed station 7 from a rotary infeed conveyor 9. As indicated in figures 2 and 4, the conveyor 9 turns anticlockwise about a relative axis 10 parallel to the axis 5 of the carousel 4 and is positioned to take up containers 2 advancing along a horizontal infeed channel equipped with a feed screw 11 driven by a motor 12.
  • the outfeed station 8 is occupied by an outfeed conveyor 13 rotatable anticlockwise, as viewed in figures 2 and 4, about an axis 14 parallel likewise to the axis 5 of the carousel 4, so as to transfer the filled containers 2 into an outfeed channel 15 along which they advance toward a take-up unit (not illustrated).
  • the machine 1 comprises first feed means 16 such as will deliver a first product by way of first filler devices 17 installed in number equal to the number of the supporting and weighing means 6.
  • the first filler devices 17 are spaced uniformly about the axis 5 of rotation, and caused to rotate as one with the carousel 4 and with the containers 2 during the step of filling the selfsame containers.
  • the machine 1 also comprises second feed means 18 delivering a second product by way of second filler devices 19 spaced uniformly around the axis 5 of the carousel 4 and caused to rotate as one with the carousel 4 during the filling step.
  • the second filler devices 18 are installed, like the first, in number equal to the number of the supporting and weighing means 6.
  • first and second filler devices 17 and 19 are arranged in alternating sequence about the axis 5 of the carousel 4, with each first filler device 17 located between a pair of second filler devices 19.
  • Numeral 20 denotes means by which the first and second filler devices 17 and 19 can be positioned relative to the supporting and weighing means 6, alternating between a first configuration in which the supporting and weighing means 6 are associated with the first filler devices 17, and at least a second configuration in which the supporting and weighing means 6 are associated with the second filler devices 19.
  • each of the first filler devices 17 is positioned above a respective pedestal of the supporting and weighing means 6, and over the container 2 standing on the pedestal, with each of the second filler devices 19 placed between one pedestal and the next.
  • each of the second filler devices 19 is positioned above a respective pedestal of the supporting and weighing means 6, and each of the first filler devices 17 placed between one pedestal and the next.
  • the machine 1 is able to implement a first step in which the containers 2 carried by the supporting and weighing means 6 are filled with the first product by the first filler devices 17, followed simply and seamlessly by a second step in which further containers 2 are filled with the second product by the second filler devices 19.
  • the distance "d" between each first filler device 17 and the two nearest second filler devices 19 on either side is half the distance "D" between two neighbouring pedestals of the supporting and weighing means 6.
  • means 20 for positioning the first and second filler devices 17 and 19 relative to the supporting and weighing means 6 will comprise an element 21 serving to carry the first and second filler devices 17 and 19, capable of movement about the axis 5 of rotation relative to the carousel 4 between the first and the second configuration.
  • both tanks 22 and 23 which function also as carrier elements 21, are set in rotation about the axis 5 together with the carousel 4 whilst the machine 1 remains in the first or the second configuration.
  • both tanks 22 and 23 are rotated in relation to the carousel 4 through a distance such as will bring the first filler devices 17 or the second filler devices 19 into alignment with the supporting and weighing means 6.
  • the first tank 22 and the second tank 23 are both of cylindrical shape, positioned one on top of the other and concentric with the axis 5 of rotation.
  • the first tank 22, uppermost, receives the first product from a first pipeline 24 connected to a fixed coupling 25 about which both tanks 22 and 23 are rotatable.
  • a second pipeline 26 carrying the second product, which extends vertically down to the level of the second tank 23 beneath.
  • the first tank 22 and the second tank 23 are both of toroidal shape, positioned one on top of the other and encircling the axis 5 of rotation.
  • the first and second products flow from the two pipelines 24 and 26 into central cylindrical bodies 29 and 30 connected to the tanks 22 and 23 by way of relative ducts 29 and 30.
  • the machine 1 will comprise pressure regulators 22a and 23a so that the pressure within the respective toroidal tank 22 and 23 can be varied according to the viscosity and density of the liquid product being handled, thereby ensuring a steady and continuous delivery through the filler devices 17 and 19.
  • Such pressure regulators 22a and 23a might also be incorporated into the embodiment of figure 1, so that the tanks 22 and 23 of this solution, like that of figure 2, will be able to handle liquids of different viscosity and foamable liquid products with equal effectiveness, the pressure internally of the two tanks again being raised or lowered according to the nature of the particular liquid.
  • the machine 1 might also comprise first flushing means that can be activated to cleanse the first feed means 16 when the machine is in the second configuration, and second flushing means that can be activated to cleanse the second feed means 18 when the machine is in the first configuration.
  • the flushing means (not illustrated) will allow the respective tank and filler devices to be cleansed when there is no product effectively being batched into the containers 2 by these same components, that is to say when the filler devices are not positioned above and in alignment with the supporting and weighing means 6.
  • the first and second filler devices 17 and 19 are connected to an electronic control unit 31, as also are a motor 32 by which the carousel 4 is driven in rotation, an auxiliary motor 33 by which the first and second filler devices 17 and 19 are positioned relative to the supporting and weighing means 6, and possibly sensors of suitable type serving to monitor the configuration of the machine 1 at any given moment.
  • the control unit 31 will also be programmed to govern the operation of the machine during a change of configuration.
  • control unit 31 will pilot the auxiliary motor 33 to rotate the tanks 22 and 23 between the first and second configuration, open or close the first filler devices 17 or second filler devices 19, and activate the flushing means if included, as and when the machine 1 occupies the first or second operating configuration.
  • the means 20 for positioning the first and second filler devices 17 and 19 relative to the supporting and weighing means 6 might comprise an element, to which the supporting and weighing means 6 are mounted, capable of movement about the axis 5 of rotation between the first and the second configuration.
  • the carousel 4 itself for example, besides being rotatable as one with the filler devices 17 and 19 when the product is batched into the containers 2, could also be uncoupled from the tanks 22 and 23 and shifted angularly about the axis 5 in such a way as to bring the first filler devices 17 or the second filler devices 19 into position over the supporting and weighing means 6.
  • the means 20 for positioning the first and second filler devices 17 and 19 relative to the supporting and weighing means 6 comprise quick fit and release devices attached to each pedestal of the supporting and weighing means 6 and insertable into respective first sockets of the carousel 4, when the machine is in the first configuration, or into respective second sockets of the carousel 4 when the machine is in the second configuration.
  • Each of the first sockets is located beneath a respective first filler device 17, whilst each of the second sockets is located beneath a respective second filler device 19.
  • the switch between the two configurations is effected manually by removing the pedestals 6 of the supporting and weighing means 6 from the one set of sockets and inserting them in the other set.
  • the first tank 22 and/or the second tank 23 might be fixed, installed remote from the carousel 4 and connected to the respective filler devices 17 and 19 by way of pipelines and rotary couplings.
  • the filler devices 17 and 19 will not be mounted directly to the tanks but to a specially designed structure providing the carrier element 21.
  • European Patent EP 1243546 filed in the name of the present applicant.
  • the filling machine according to the present invention is able to continue operating practically without interruption even during the changeover from one liquid product to another.
  • down time attributable solely to flushing operations can be eliminated, and the filling of containers with substances of different types can be managed more efficiently.

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WO2017096461A1 (fr) 2015-12-08 2017-06-15 764944 ALBERTA INC. operating as AM JADE CO. Machine de remplissage de bouteilles, canettes et récipients analogues
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