EP1899258A1 - Device for preventing filled vessels from spilling during conveying of the same - Google Patents
Device for preventing filled vessels from spilling during conveying of the sameInfo
- Publication number
- EP1899258A1 EP1899258A1 EP06724775A EP06724775A EP1899258A1 EP 1899258 A1 EP1899258 A1 EP 1899258A1 EP 06724775 A EP06724775 A EP 06724775A EP 06724775 A EP06724775 A EP 06724775A EP 1899258 A1 EP1899258 A1 EP 1899258A1
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- Prior art keywords
- vessels
- nozzle
- conveying
- vessel
- liquid
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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
- B67C7/00—Concurrent cleaning, filling, and closing of bottles; Processes or devices for at least two of these operations
- B67C7/0006—Conveying; Synchronising
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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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- 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
- B67C7/00—Concurrent cleaning, filling, and closing of bottles; Processes or devices for at least two of these operations
- B67C7/0006—Conveying; Synchronising
- B67C7/004—Conveying; Synchronising the containers travelling along a circular path
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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
- B67C7/00—Concurrent cleaning, filling, and closing of bottles; Processes or devices for at least two of these operations
- B67C7/0006—Conveying; Synchronising
- B67C2007/006—Devices particularly adapted for container filling
Definitions
- the invention relates to an apparatus and a method for conveying open, liquid-filled vessels.
- vessels When filling vessels with liquid, it is often necessary to openly transport the vessels already filled with liquid. This need arises, for example, in the area between a filling device and a closing device.
- vessels should be filled as completely as possible, since the buyer refuses a partially filled vessel in the belief that it would not contain the complete contents, even if the vessel is oversized and the contents correspond exactly to the target content.
- vessels that are filled to the rim or close to the rim are in danger of spilling over, i. E. Part of the target content is lost and the outside of the vessels and the conveyor is dirty. This risk increases with increasing conveying speed and is particularly serious in vessels with a wide neck, such as glasses or the increasingly in use wide-mouth bottles.
- the invention has for its object to provide a device and a method to be able to promote open, liquid-filled vessels easily and at high speed.
- the object is achieved by the device according to claim 1 and the method according to claim 11.
- the inventive design bottles with standardized mouths and even wide-mouth vessels can be promoted with a high conveying speed, without the risk that liquid spills over, is lost and pollutes the vessels and facilities.
- the anti-sloshing device is arranged at the transition between two conveying directions, where there is the greatest danger of overspinning.
- the antiframing device Since it is hardly possible, especially at high conveying speeds, to determine the exact position where spilling takes place, it is expedient to design the antiframing device in such a way that it is effective over a predetermined conveying path. As a result, the anti-sloshing device also acts on the liquid over a longer period of time, so that spilling over is safely avoided.
- the anti-slosh device is designed such that it exerts a limiting pressure on a surge developing in the interior of the vessel, which is preferably achieved in a structurally simple manner by the injection of a gas under pressure with the aid of a nozzle located at a point in the interior of the vessel is directed where the development of a surge is expected.
- This surge expectancy can be determined empirically or calculated from the acceleration, centrifugal and inertial forces.
- the nozzle is preferably directed to that location.
- the injection velocity is preferably reduced from a higher flow rate at the beginning of the injection process to a lower flow rate at the end of the injection process.
- the nozzle can be designed as a long-slit nozzle having a predetermined length in the conveying direction.
- the nozzle is arranged stationary. However, it can also be provided via the predetermined conveying path mit211bare nozzle.
- the embodiment of the invention is particularly suitable for conveyors with successively connected circular conveyors, where experience often results in the formation of a surge in the area of transfer between the two conveyors by changing the conveying direction.
- the nozzle for injecting gas provided there according to the invention the transfer of the filled containers, for example from a filling device or transfer device, to a closing device can be effected smoothly and at high speed without fear of spilling over.
- a particularly preferred method of preventing spillover is to inject gas under pressure into the interior of the vessel.
- 1 is a schematic representation of the formation of a surge
- FIG. 3 shows a representation of a nozzle shape, wherein FIG. 3A shows a perspective view and FIG. 3B shows a longitudinal section, FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of another nozzle form
- Fig. 5 is a schematic representation of a first
- FIG. 6 is a schematic representation of another embodiment of a device according to the invention
- Fig. 7 is a schematic representation of another embodiment of a device according to the invention.
- FIG. 1 shows the processes of forming a surge in a vessel 1 filled with liquid 2.
- the vessel 1 is a so-called wide-necked vessel, i. it includes a neck 1a with an opening 1b having a diameter d greater than the diameter of standardized bottles, such as wine or beer bottles.
- Such vessels 1 are used for example for filling with juice or milk, milk mix or yogurt preparations.
- discontinuous or abrupt conveying movements as may occur, for example, when changing the conveying direction in a transfer from a conveyor to a second conveyor or a sudden acceleration or a sudden deceleration, formed in the vessel 1, a surge 2a, ie Fluid 2 rises due to inertia on one side of the vessel on the inner surface upwards and falls off on the opposite side.
- a spillover may occur, ie, a part 2b of the liquid injected or runs out of the opening Ib of the vessel 1, while the remaining liquid from the surge 2a falls back into the vessel 1, so that after the end of the pulse again a substantially flat liquid level can form.
- a Schwappschutzvorraum 3 is used, the effect of which is explained in more detail in Fig. 2.
- a surge point 4 can be determined or calculated empirically, and is located, for example, when changing the conveying direction at the point to which the liquid 2 is pressed by the conveying forces of the new conveying direction. Since at least that part 2b of the surge 2a, which is overflowing, was previously located on the inner surface of the vessel 1, it can be assumed that a surge point 4 is most likely to be located on the inner surface of the vessel 1.
- a gas is preferably used under pressure.
- air or any other suitable, if necessary, sterile and / or inert gas may be used.
- the gas is directed via a nozzle 5 against the surge point 4 on the inside of the vessel 1, where it holds the formation of a surge 2a at least so far back that spilling is prevented.
- Fig. 3 shows an enlarged view of an embodiment of a symmetrical nozzle 5a with a nozzle opening 11, which is arranged symmetrically and in a direct flow direction to a gas supply 12, wherein Fig. 3A is a bottom view and Fig. 3B is a section through the nozzle opening 11. From Figs.
- the curvature of the nozzle slot or the nozzle opening 11 can be seen, which is suitable for adaptation to a curved conveying path and / or a curved inner contour of the vessel 1 expedient, but not absolutely necessary, and it can be seen in that the nozzle opening 11 is arranged such that the gas is injected under pressure onto the inner wall in the neck area 1a of the vessel 1 substantially parallel to the liquid level in the vessel 1 at a distance from the center line of the neck 1a.
- the pressure required for blowing is either calculated or determined empirically and is on the order of about 500 Pa.
- the blowing it is expedient to allow the blowing to end slowly, so that by an abrupt termination no additional impulse is exerted on the liquid, which could lead to the formation of another surge.
- This can be achieved passively by a suitable design of the nozzle 5, through which, for example, the main part of the injected gas leaves the nozzle opening 11 in the vicinity of the gas supply, while the blow-off speed decreases with increasing distance to the gas supply 12, as for example in the nozzle 5b Fig. 4 is the case.
- the nozzle 5b differs from the nozzle 5a by an asymmetric configuration.
- the supply opening 12 for the compressed gas is located at the beginning of and across the nozzle opening 11, while the volume of the nozzle interior decreases with increasing distance to the inlet opening 12.
- the configuration of the nozzle opening 11 corresponds to that of the nozzle 5a.
- Another possibility is widening the nozzle opening 11 in the transport direction of the vessels 1 in a wedge shape. As a result, the blowing speed is increasingly reduced at the same pressure.
- the device 6 contains a first conveyor 7, shown only schematically, which is designed here as a circular conveyor and contains a multiplicity of unillustrated holders for one vessel 1 each.
- the vessels 1 are moved by the first conveyor 7 in a conveying direction Fi in a circular path about a center of rotation of the conveyor 7, not shown.
- a second conveyor 8 is provided, onto which the vessels 1 arriving in the conveying direction Fi are transferred and subsequently conveyed further in a conveying direction F 2 on a circular path around a center of rotation 9 of the second conveyor 8.
- the transfer is carried out by a transfer device 10, which is indicated in the schematic representation of FIG. 5 only by the transfer point.
- the transfer device 10 is located at the point where the conveyors 7 and 8 have the smallest distance from each other and causes a change in direction of the conveying direction F from a first circular path Fl in a second circular path F2, ie an S shaped conveyor curve for the vessels 1 with a sign change of Zentripetalbevantung.
- the transfer device 10 is z. B. formed by stationary guide rails for the vessels.
- the Schwapptik worn 3 includes the nozzle 5a, which is arranged stationary in the illustrated embodiment and designed as Langschlitzdüse.
- the nozzle opening is curved about the axis of rotation 9 of the second conveyor 8.
- the nozzle 5a is associated with the transfer device 10 and is provided in particular immediately after the transfer point on the second conveyor 8.
- the nozzle opening 11 of the nozzle 5a extends beyond a predetermined conveying path A in the conveying direction F2 of the second conveyor 8 behind the transfer device 10 or transfer point.
- the nozzle opening 11 is directed through the opening Ib of the vessels 1 and on that inner wall, which faces away during conveying by the second conveyor 8 of the rotation axis 9, that points outward.
- the conveyor line A over which can be blown, preferably extends over 10 to 15 degrees, and in particular about 13 degrees, but depending on the specific circumstances, ie the nature and properties of the liquid, the filling state of the vessel, the conveying speed the type of transfer, the size of the vessel opening or the shape of the vessel or the like. be varied.
- Fig. 6 shows a further embodiment of an inventively designed device 26, which corresponds to the details of the device 6 according to FIG. 5 described below, wherein the same or comparable components are denoted by the same reference numerals and will not be explained again.
- the device 26 includes in the illustrated embodiment for each of the conveyor 7 and 8 each have a Schwappschutz worn 30a and 30b, which are identical except for the adaptation to the different conveyor 7 and 8.
- the anti-slosh device 30 in each case contains a nozzle 5c for each vessel 1, which is transported on the respective conveyor 7, 8.
- the nozzle 5c moves together with its associated vessel 1 at the same speed over the same conveying path as the associated vessel 1.
- the nozzle 5c also has a curved nozzle opening II 1 , which extends over a predetermined length A "in the conveying direction, which is adapted substantially to the inner width of the container opening Ib, so that compressed gas is blown only into the opening Ib and not on the outside of the vessel 1.
- Die Nozzle opening 11 ' is directed at and parallel to the inner wall of the vessel 1 to a surge point 4, which for both circular conveyors 7, 8 is the side facing away from the respective axis of rotation on the inner surface of the vessel 1.
- Each of the nozzles 5c is in each case via a supply line 12 for the compressed gas is connected to a gas distributor 13, which is preferably located at the respective axis of rotation of the conveyors 7, 8.
- the gas distributor 13 ensures that each nozzle 5c is supplied with compressed gas via a predetermined conveying path A.
- the predetermined conveying path A extends in the case of the anti-slosh device 30b on the second conveyor 8 via substantially the same conveying path behind the transfer device 10 as described with reference to the device 6 according to FIG.
- the gas distributor 13 on the second conveyor 8 further ensures that the injection pressure, i. the pressure exerted on the liquid level decreases from a high value near the transfer device 10 to a lower value at the end of the transfer line A.
- the anti-slosh device 30a of the first conveyor 7 of the device 26 can be used to increase the speed of the conveyor 7 without the liquid spilling over.
- the gas distributor 13 ensures that the nozzle 5c of the anti-slosh device 30a over the entire conveying path the associated vessel 1 on the first conveyor 7 blows. In this way, the rising of the liquid on the inner wall of the vessel 1 on the conveyor 7 is counteracted, which is caused by the centrifugal forces on the conveyor 7.
- the following table shows an example of an active control of the blowing pressure over the required conveying distance A when transferring a vessel according to FIG. 2 from a transfer star (partial circle 1080 mm) to a capper (partial circle 1080 mm) for a plant output of 55000Fl / h, a fill level of 22 , 8 mm, 1666 rpm (166, 6 ° / sec) with the nozzle 5a.
- the pressure at the nozzle outlet was gradually reduced to OPa after 0.05 sec, whereby the increase of the liquid at the end of the blowing can be further reduced with an even slower reduction.
- the device 36 according to FIG. 7 differs from the device 6 according to FIG. 5 essentially in that here an asymmetrical nozzle 5d with a nozzle opening 11 of constant width is used.
- the gas supply 12 is at the end pointing in the conveying direction F2 end of the nozzle 5d connected laterally. This results in cooperation with the counter to the conveying direction F2 tapered height of the nozzle 5d in the region B of the nozzle opening 11, which is adjacent to the gas supply 12, a gradual reduction of the flow velocity of the outflowing gas. This leads to a corresponding reduction of the pressure exerted by the inflowing gas on the liquid in which the nozzle 5d in the conveying direction F2 passing vessel 1.
- the invention can also be used in rectilinear conveyors or in a combination of circular and rectilinear conveyors.
- the anti-slosh device according to the invention can also be used to increase the approach speed or to reduce the deceleration time, wherein the sloshing of the liquid according to the invention prevents spilling of the liquid at increased acceleration or during heavy braking.
- the entrainable nozzle does not necessarily have to be carried along the entire conveyor line; it is sufficient if the nozzle is carried along as long as a blowing of the liquid level is required.
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DE102005023535A DE102005023535A1 (en) | 2005-05-21 | 2005-05-21 | Apparatus and method for conveying vessels |
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