EP1762540A1 - Appareil et méthode permettant de traiter et de remplir des fûts - Google Patents

Appareil et méthode permettant de traiter et de remplir des fûts Download PDF

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EP1762540A1
EP1762540A1 EP05425637A EP05425637A EP1762540A1 EP 1762540 A1 EP1762540 A1 EP 1762540A1 EP 05425637 A EP05425637 A EP 05425637A EP 05425637 A EP05425637 A EP 05425637A EP 1762540 A1 EP1762540 A1 EP 1762540A1
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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
    • B67C3/30—Filling of barrels or casks
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B9/00—Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto 
    • B08B9/08—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks
    • B08B9/0821—Handling or manipulating containers, e.g. moving or rotating containers in cleaning devices, conveying to or from cleaning devices
    • B08B9/0826—Handling or manipulating containers, e.g. moving or rotating containers in cleaning devices, conveying to or from cleaning devices the containers being brought to the cleaning device
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B9/00—Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto 
    • B08B9/08—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks
    • B08B9/0861—Cleaning crates, boxes or the like
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B43/00—Forming, feeding, opening or setting-up containers or receptacles in association with packaging
    • B65B43/42—Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up state; Feeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging position; Locating containers or receptacles at the filling position; Supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation
    • B65B43/48—Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up state; Feeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging position; Locating containers or receptacles at the filling position; Supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation using reciprocating or oscillating pushers

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  • the present invention relates to an apparatus for processing and filling containers for liquids.
  • the present invention relates to the field of apparatuses for filling beverage kegs.
  • the processing of kegs can comprise for example the handling of the kegs in order to perform operations for washing them.
  • the present invention relates to the field of apparatuses adapted to perform the positioning of kegs, typically suitable for containing liquid products, such as for example beverages, on a processing station. Once they have been positioned on the processing station, the kegs can be washed or filled with any product, depending on the situation, and are subsequently unloaded from the processing station and sent to the subsequent processing step.
  • kegs typically suitable for containing liquid products, such as for example beverages
  • rotary transfer machines are usually used on which the keg to be processed is loaded automatically or manually and is then transferred in succession to the various processing stations.
  • This type of processing apparatus comprises a keg feeding conveyor, which can be constituted by a linear element such as a substantially straight conveyor belt, a plurality of units for processing the individual kegs arranged in mutual alignment, and a keg unloading conveyor, which is laterally adjacent to the keg processing line on the opposite side with respect to the side of the feeding conveyor.
  • the apparatus thus configured is further characterized in that it comprises a grip clamp, which is designed to handle the kegs.
  • Such grip clamp is capable of gripping the keg during handling and of arranging it on the machine in the correct position for filling.
  • the grip clamp positions a new keg to be filled in the processing station and at the same time, by means of push rods with which said clamp is provided, an already-filled keg is pushed away from the processing station toward the output conveyor.
  • This type of machine has allowed to arrange a plurality of processing units in a line and allows to perform the processing and filling of the individual kegs independently, so as to be able to reject rapidly any defective kegs. Moreover, the provision of an apparatus of this type has allowed to simplify considerably the mechanical systems of the entire machine with respect to machines commonly used in the background art.
  • the aim of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for processing and filling kegs, typically kegs for beverages in general, which allows to improve further the steps for handling and transferring the kegs, so as to make the entire processing method more efficient, thus improving the productivity of the apparatus.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for processing and filling kegs which has an extremely simple structure and is therefore cheaper as regards its manufacture and as regards its maintenance.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for processing and filling kegs which is extremely reliable thanks to the highly simplified mechanical systems and is subjected to less stress for an equal production rate with respect to conventional machines.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus which solves or reduces the drawbacks which affect currently known machines of the background art.
  • the apparatus according to the present invention allows to act very easily in order to vary the times of the keg processing cycles, also differentiating them among the various processing stations (times which are "inherently” fixed for rotary machines and therefore cause the high number of kegs rejected by these machines).
  • the apparatus according to the present invention allows the distribution of fluids to the heads to occur by means of simple static ducts, which are practically immune to breakages, differently from the extremely complicated, expensive and fragile rotary distribution unit of rotary machines.
  • an apparatus for processing and filling kegs particularly suitable for containing liquids such as beverages and the like, of the type which comprises a processing station of the linear type, in which said kegs are mutually aligned, characterized in that it comprises a loading conveyor, which is arranged laterally to said processing station, and an unloading conveyor, which is also arranged laterally to said processing station and on the opposite side with respect to said loading conveyor, and in that it furthermore comprises a handling unit which is adapted to move said kegs from and toward said processing station.
  • the processing station can perform operations such as keg filling, washing or any operation of another kind.
  • the apparatus for processing and filling kegs for beverages comprises a conveyor 2 for feeding or loading the kegs 8a in input, which can be of any type.
  • said loading conveyor 2 can be constituted by a conveyor belt or by a similar system.
  • the apparatus comprises a processing station 3, on which the kegs 8b to be processed are positioned.
  • the operations that the processing station can perform are several, from the filling to the washing of the kegs, and the type of process does not affect the structure of the apparatus according to what is described here.
  • the kegs 8b Once the kegs 8b have been positioned on the processing station, they can be for example filled with liquid substances, such as beverages, medicines, oils and the like, or with solid products, such as powders, pastes, amalgams and the like.
  • the apparatus 1 further comprises an unloading conveyor 4.
  • said unloading conveyor 4 can be constituted by a conveyor belt or by a similar system.
  • the unloading conveyor 4 and the loading conveyor 2 are arranged on opposite sides of the processing station 3, which is substantially longitudinally elongated, so that it can accommodate the kegs being processed in an aligned condition.
  • the loading conveyor 2 and the unloading conveyor 4 also are substantially rectilinear and longitudinally elongated and can lie substantially parallel to said processing station.
  • a non-rectilinear processing station flanked by loading and unloading conveyors which are also non-rectilinear is still within the scope of the inventive concept on which the present invention is based according to the content of the appended claims.
  • the apparatus 1 at the side of the apparatus where the loading conveyor 2 is located, the apparatus 1 according to the present invention is provided with a handling unit 5, which is capable of moving longitudinally along the loading conveyor, substantially parallel thereto and therefore along the processing station 3 parallel thereto, since the loading conveyor lies substantially parallel to the processing station 3, and transversely, i.e., at right angles to the longitudinal direction of the processing station, from the loading conveyor 2 toward the processing station 3, and vice versa, by means of an appropriate motor drive.
  • the handling unit can therefore move both parallel and at right angles to the processing station.
  • the handling unit 5 can be constituted by a body 7 and by an adequate handling system of a known type.
  • the handling unit can be mounted on a framework which connects it to a double system of toothed belts, which allow said handling unit to move along the two mutually perpendicular directions.
  • the handling unit 5 is conveniently shaped so that it can block the stroke of an incoming keg 8a which moves by being conveyed by the loading conveyor 2. At the same time, the handling unit 5 must have a configuration adapted to release the keg that must be processed once said keg has been positioned on the processing station 3.
  • the handling unit 5 is substantially L-shaped, with two mutually parallel axes, axis A and axis B.
  • the handling unit may conveniently have the side perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the processing station which determines axis A, and the side that is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the processing station which forms with said perpendicular side a connecting portion which forms a first supporting surface 5a with a concavity which is adapted to rest against the side wall of a keg and to stop and retain the keg which is moving on the loading conveyor 2, keeping said keg rested against said first supporting surface 5a.
  • Axis B is aligned with the transverse axis of the keg when said keg is in contact with the surface 5a.
  • axis A must align itself with a transverse axis of the keg which must be unloaded from the processing station 3.
  • the handling unit 5 is further provided with a second supporting surface 5b, which is adapted to make contact with the side wall of a keg so that it can apply a thrust to said keg.
  • Figure 9 illustrates two axes A and B which are substantially mutually parallel.
  • such unit is provided with a movable arm or paddle 10.
  • the handling unit 5 has, in this case also, a first supporting surface 5a with a concavity which is suitable to rest against the side wall of the keg, but at the end of the handling unit that during operation is directed toward the processing station the handling unit comprises a movable arm or paddle 10, which is mounted on an axis 9 which allows the rotation of the movable arm 10.
  • Figure 10 also is a top view of the handling unit. Taking therefore the plane of Figure 10 as a horizontal plane, the arm 10 can rotate about the axis 9, tracing a circle centered on the axis 9 and substantially at right angles to the horizontal plane. The rotation of the arm 10 allows to release the keg, which rests on the concave surface 5a of the handling unit.
  • Figure 10 indeed illustrates the arm 10 in the lowered configuration.
  • the arm 10 can be provided advantageously with an element 11 which constitute a second supporting surface which is shaped so as to be adapted to make contact with the lateral surface of a keg.
  • a first embodiment of the apparatus according to the present invention provides a handling unit 5 of the type shown in Figure 9 and described above.
  • the handling unit 5 which is capable of sliding along the loading conveyor 2, advances along said direction until it is arranged at a keg 8b, which lies on the processing station 3 and has ended the processing step, so that it must be unloaded from the processing station.
  • the movements of the handling unit 5 in a longitudinal and transverse direction are obtained by means of mechanical systems of a known type. Movements in the longitudinal and transverse direction of the handling unit 5 are achieved by means of known types of mechanical systems.
  • the longitudinal movement of the handling unit 5 can be provided by mounting said unit on a toothed belt provided with a motor.
  • the transverse movement can be provided by means of a similar system with a transverse belt.
  • the handling unit can be provided with a motor in the body 7, which is adapted to move longitudinally said handling unit along a longitudinal rail.
  • the transverse movement can occur by virtue of a hydraulic piston which is arranged at the body 7 of said handling unit.
  • the numeric control system of a known type, with which the machine is provided and which coordinates all the movements of the apparatus, stops the handling unit 5.
  • the handling unit 5 moves in a transverse direction and its second supporting surface 5b, which lies at the axis A of Figure 9, makes contact with the lateral surface of the keg, pushing it out of the processing station 3 and moving said keg onto the unloading conveyor 4.
  • the keg 8c is then unloaded from the processing station and at the same time, as illustrated in Figure 2, a new keg 8a is placed on the loading conveyor 2.
  • the control system adjusts, depending on the rate of motion of the loading conveyor 2 and of the position of the handling unit 5, the moment when the new keg 8a is placed on the loading conveyor 2.
  • the handling unit performs an L-shaped movement, which returns it at the loading conveyor 2, so that it can affect the new incoming keg 8a by means of the surface 5a.
  • the handling unit has aligned the axis B with the transverse axis of the new keg 8a and said axis B is conveniently centered by the control system at the exact position of the processing station 3 in which the new keg 8a must be inserted, which coincides with the position that has just been cleared because the keg 8c has been unloaded.
  • the handling unit 5 performs a new transverse movement ( Figure 4) which allows to position the keg on said processing station.
  • the handling unit 5 then retracts again, performing a new transverse translational motion and returning at the loading conveyor, and a new processing cycle can begin.
  • Figure 10 illustrates a second embodiment of the handling unit 5.
  • the apparatus according to the present invention provided with the handling unit according to the embodiment of Figure 10 provides a processing cycle which is characterized by loading and unloading steps, which differ, in some of their parts, from what has been described for the first embodiment. The steps of this processing cycle are described hereafter.
  • the handling unit 5 is arranged at the loading conveyor 2 and a new keg 8a is placed on the loading conveyor 2.
  • the control system arranges the handling unit 5 at a keg 8b which is located on the processing station 3 and has ended processing and is therefore ready to be unloaded.
  • the control system aligns the axis C of the handling unit 5, illustrated in Figure 10, with the transverse axis of the keg to be unloaded.
  • the handling unit accommodates the new keg 8a before unloading the keg 8b from the processing station, differently from what occurred with the handling unit according to the first embodiment described above.
  • the handling unit moves transversely, pushing, by means of the arm 10 which is in the lowered position, the keg 8b, unloading it from the processing station 3 and moving it onto the unloading conveyor 4.
  • the second supporting surface 11 abuts against the lateral surface of the keg to be unloaded, allowing to push said keg toward the unloading conveyor.
  • Figure 8 shows that while the handling unit 5 retracts, returning with a transverse movement at the loading conveyor, the control system has already placed a new keg 8a on said loading conveyor.
  • the arm 10 of the handling unit is then lowered again so that the handling unit is in the cycle start configuration and is ready to accommodate the new keg to be arranged on the processing station 3. At this point, a new operating cycle of the apparatus can begin.
  • the two different embodiments of the handling unit 5 allow a different optimization of the keg handling times.
  • the handling unit provided with a movable arm allows to perform a single transverse movement of the handling unit to unload the already-processed keg and at the same time load the new keg to be processed.
  • the system thus structured allows to optimize the loading and unloading steps and to reduce the number of strokes of the handling unit.

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EP2058272A1 (fr) * 2007-11-12 2009-05-13 Malek Brautech GmbH Dispositif de traitement pour récipients
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EP2058272A1 (fr) * 2007-11-12 2009-05-13 Malek Brautech GmbH Dispositif de traitement pour récipients
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CN102795584A (zh) * 2012-08-22 2012-11-28 广州达意隆包装机械股份有限公司 一种桶装水灌装装置
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WO2017157551A1 (fr) 2016-03-14 2017-09-21 Khs Gmbh Machine de traitement de récipients
WO2017157544A1 (fr) 2016-03-14 2017-09-21 Khs Gmbh Machine de traitement de récipients
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