EP1707530B1 - Stiffened table for a container handling machine - Google Patents

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EP1707530B1
EP1707530B1 EP05290723A EP05290723A EP1707530B1 EP 1707530 B1 EP1707530 B1 EP 1707530B1 EP 05290723 A EP05290723 A EP 05290723A EP 05290723 A EP05290723 A EP 05290723A EP 1707530 B1 EP1707530 B1 EP 1707530B1
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Andrea c/o SIDEL Lupi
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Priority to AT05290723T priority patent/ATE388923T1/de
Priority to ES05290723T priority patent/ES2302150T3/es
Priority to PT05290723T priority patent/PT1707530E/pt
Priority to US11/387,733 priority patent/US20060245673A1/en
Priority to JP2006083845A priority patent/JP4398949B2/ja
Priority to CNB2006100741447A priority patent/CN100569630C/zh
Priority to BRPI0601328-7A priority patent/BRPI0601328A/pt
Priority to MXPA06003690A priority patent/MXPA06003690A/es
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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

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  • the invention relates to the field of machines for handling containers, such as the type found on bottling lines.
  • the invention can therefore apply to rinsing machines, filling machines, corking or capping machines, labeling machines. This list is, of course, non exhaustive.
  • Such a machine generally comprises a table laving l ⁇ egs that rest on the floor. It also comprises functional elements such as container transfer wheels, or other devices for handling containers.
  • functional elements aims at components provided for performing the operations for which the machine is designed.
  • a functional element can consist in a carrousel on which filling spouts are mounted.
  • a functional element can consist in a carro ⁇ usel that loads the containers and carries the rinsing nozzles.
  • the functional elements are frequently rotary elements, which must be very precisely mounted on the table, so as to perform proper operation of the container handling machine.
  • one technical problem to be solved during the manufacturing of such a table is to insure precise mounting of the barrels with respect of the housing, which barrels are adapted for receiving functional elements of said container handling machine, and to provide sufficient rigidity of the table.
  • the table must be oxidation-resistant, since the machine cleaning products are somewhat corrosive.
  • one proposed solution is to cast a one-piece table from stainless steel. Although such a solution is satisfactory in terms of rigidity and resistance to corrosion, provision is required for a thick layer of stainless steel, a material which is expensive, heavy and difficult to machine.
  • US patent application No. 2003/0075547 to Stocchi discloses a table in the form of a sandwich structure, comprising a housing having an upper panel and a lower panel spaced apart provided with an inner core of injected concrete between the upper and lower panels.
  • Such a table provides good rigidity and can be produced at somewhat reasonable costs. However, it involves the handling of a concrete material having quick solidification properties, which means that any mistake in the handling of the concrete may affect the mechanical properties of the table. Moreover, such a table is heavy and therefore difficult to move.
  • the table according to the invention comprises:
  • the invention is also directed to a container handling machine comprising such a table, and to a method for manufacturing such a table, comprising the steps of:
  • figure 12 is a cut view of the table of figure 11 , taken along the XII-XII line, represented along with a functional element of a container handling machine equipped with the table.
  • a table according to the invention is indicated generally by reference number 1 in the drawings.
  • table 1 forms a supporting structure of a container handling machine 2, partially represented on figure 12 , such as a filling machine, a rinsing machine, a corking machine, a capping machine, etc.
  • Table 1 is in the form of a platform which comprises a housing 3 formed of a convex upper panel 4, a flat lower panel 5 spaced apart, and a plurality of legs 6 fixed to the housing 3 and by means of which table 1 rests on the floor.
  • Upper panel 4, lower panel 5 and legs 6 are preferably metallic, e.g. made of stainless steel.
  • Table 1 also comprises a plurality of barrels 7 (also preferably made of stainless steel) in the form of hollow cylinders, mounted onto the housing 3 and adapted for receiving functional elements 8 of said container handling machine 2, such as a carrousel mounted in rotation around an axis X with respect of the table 1.
  • a carrousel mounted in rotation around an axis X with respect of the table 1.
  • Such carrousel (not represented) is suitable, for example, for receiving and handling the containers along a predetermined path.
  • reference 1 is only directed to the visible components of the handling machine, i.e. the table 1 and the functional elements 8. It shall be understood that the handling machine includes several other components, which are not represented for the sake of simplicity.
  • table 1 comprises several barrels 7, each suitable for receiving a functional element working in combination with other functional elements mounted onto other barrels, such as carrousels, transfer wheels, and also gears for driving such carrousels and transfer wheels.
  • barrels 7 have such a length that they protrude, on the upper side of the table 1, from the upper panel 4 and, on the lower side, from the lower panel 5. It can also be seen on figure 1 that the legs 6 also protrude, on the upper side of the table 1, from the upper panel 4.
  • Table 1 must insure that position of the rotation axis X of the functional elements 8 will be rigidly maintained during operation of the container handling machine 2. Therefore, position of barrels 7, with respect of the housing 3, must be precisely and permanently fixed.
  • table 1 further comprises a plurality of stiffeners 9 forming a network 10, in the form of substantially rectangular metallic plates, mounted in the housing between the upper panel 4 and the lower panel 5, perpendicular thereto.
  • the network 10 includes stiffeners 9 which connect at least some of the barrels 7 to each other. In a preferred embodiment, all barrels 7 are interconnected by stiffeners 9.
  • the network of stiffeners 9 includes not only stiffeners interconnecting barrels 7 but also at least another stiffener 7 interconnecting at least one barrel 7 and one leg 6. At least another stiffener 7 interconnects one leg 6 and another leg 6. Still at least another stiffener 9 interconnects at least one leg 6 or one barrel 7 to another stiffener 9.
  • the network 10 thereby provides structural strength to the table 1.
  • each stiffener 9 which is provided with holes 11 therethrough in order to lighten the table 1 ( figure 12 ), is also welded to the upper panel 4, to the lower panel 5, and to the pieces it interconnects, i.e. barrel(s) 7, leg(s) 6 or (an)other stiffener(s) 9.
  • the lower panel 5 is provided with cut-outs 12 together defining strips 13 of material having substantially parallel edges 14, 15 and which link predetermined mounting areas 16 where the barrels 7 are mounted onto the lower panel 5.
  • each stiffener 9 is mounted onto one strip 13. More precisely, each stiffener 9 extends in a plane substantially perpendicular to the lower panel 5 and substantially parallel to the edges 14, 15 of the corresponding strip 13.
  • the upper panel 4 is comprised of a series of flat plates 4a, 4b, 4c that are such assembled that they form a convex structure.
  • the purpose of this convex shape of the upper panel 4 is to prevent any stagnation of liquid on the table 1.
  • the stiffeners 9 can have a substantially trapezoidal shape, in order to have an upper edge 17 which follows the convexity of the upper panel 4 and a lower edge 18 which takes the shape of the lower panel 5.
  • the upper panel 4 is bent on its peripheral edge to form a U-shaped gutter 19 all around the table 1, suitable for recovering any liquid spilled on it during operation of the container handling machine 2.
  • the method for manufacturing the table 1 comprises the following steps:
  • Provisionally fixing the different pieces 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 of the table 1 by means of spot welding allows for precise and stressless positioning of the pieces 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 before achieving their final permanent fixation.
  • table 1 is light, strong, rigid, stainless, easy to manufacture, cheap, and allows for precise motion of the functional elements 8 of the container handling machine 2 equipped therewith.

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  • Rigid Containers With Two Or More Constituent Elements (AREA)
  • Filling Of Jars Or Cans And Processes For Cleaning And Sealing Jars (AREA)
  • Pallets (AREA)
  • Container Filling Or Packaging Operations (AREA)
  • Treatment Of Fiber Materials (AREA)
  • Auxiliary Devices For And Details Of Packaging Control (AREA)
  • Specific Conveyance Elements (AREA)
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EP05290723A 2005-04-01 2005-04-01 Stiffened table for a container handling machine Not-in-force EP1707530B1 (en)

Priority Applications (10)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP05290723A EP1707530B1 (en) 2005-04-01 2005-04-01 Stiffened table for a container handling machine
AT05290723T ATE388923T1 (de) 2005-04-01 2005-04-01 Versteifter tisch für eine behälterbehandlungsmachine
ES05290723T ES2302150T3 (es) 2005-04-01 2005-04-01 Mesa rigidizada para una maquina de tratamiento de recipientes.
PT05290723T PT1707530E (pt) 2005-04-01 2005-04-01 Mesa rigidificada para uma máquina de manipulação de recipientes
DE602005005297T DE602005005297T2 (de) 2005-04-01 2005-04-01 Versteifter Tisch für eine Behälterbehandlungsmachine
JP2006083845A JP4398949B2 (ja) 2005-04-01 2006-03-24 容器ハンドリング装置用の強化テーブル
US11/387,733 US20060245673A1 (en) 2005-04-01 2006-03-24 Stiffened table for a container handling machine
CNB2006100741447A CN100569630C (zh) 2005-04-01 2006-03-27 容器装卸机械的加固工作台
BRPI0601328-7A BRPI0601328A (pt) 2005-04-01 2006-03-31 mesa reforçada para uma máquina de manuseio de recipiente
MXPA06003690A MXPA06003690A (es) 2005-04-01 2006-03-31 Mesa reforzada para una maquina manipuladora de envases.

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EP05290723A EP1707530B1 (en) 2005-04-01 2005-04-01 Stiffened table for a container handling machine

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EP1707530B1 true EP1707530B1 (en) 2008-03-12

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EP (1) EP1707530B1 (es)
JP (1) JP4398949B2 (es)
CN (1) CN100569630C (es)
AT (1) ATE388923T1 (es)
BR (1) BRPI0601328A (es)
DE (1) DE602005005297T2 (es)
ES (1) ES2302150T3 (es)
MX (1) MXPA06003690A (es)
PT (1) PT1707530E (es)

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EP1707530A1 (en) 2006-10-04
MXPA06003690A (es) 2007-03-23
ATE388923T1 (de) 2008-03-15
DE602005005297D1 (de) 2008-04-24
CN1944231A (zh) 2007-04-11
ES2302150T3 (es) 2008-07-01
JP4398949B2 (ja) 2010-01-13
BRPI0601328A (pt) 2006-12-05
CN100569630C (zh) 2009-12-16
JP2006282283A (ja) 2006-10-19
PT1707530E (pt) 2008-06-18
US20060245673A1 (en) 2006-11-02

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