EP2043944A1 - Treatment machine - Google Patents

Treatment machine

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EP2043944A1
EP2043944A1 EP07786090A EP07786090A EP2043944A1 EP 2043944 A1 EP2043944 A1 EP 2043944A1 EP 07786090 A EP07786090 A EP 07786090A EP 07786090 A EP07786090 A EP 07786090A EP 2043944 A1 EP2043944 A1 EP 2043944A1
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Ludwig Clüsserath
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KHS GmbH
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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
    • B67C7/002—General lay-out of bottle-handling machines
    • 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
    • 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
    • B67C3/225—Means for filling simultaneously, e.g. in a rotary filling apparatus or multiple rows of containers
    • 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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  • the invention relates to a treatment machine for treating containers according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • containers are to be understood in particular as meaning bottles, cans, tubes and other containers which are suitable and / or used as packaging means for products of various kinds, in particular also for liquid and / or pasty products.
  • treatment in the context of the invention, the most diverse type of treatment of containers to understand, for example, the cleaning of containers in training the processing machine as a rinser, the sterilization of containers in training the treatment machine as a sterilizer, the filling of containers in training the Treatment machine as a filling machine, the labeling and / or printing of containers in training the machine as a labeling machine, the sealing and / or sealing of containers in training the machine as a closing machine, etc.
  • other types of treatment are conceivable.
  • processing machines of rotating design are used, in particular at high powers, namely machines with a continuously or clocked about a vertical machine axis rotatably driven rotor on which the treatment of the containers at treatment stations during the rotation of the rotor between a container inlet and a container outlet.
  • the treatment stations are arranged distributed at equal angular intervals around the vertical axis of the machine. Since the treatment of the container takes place during the rotational movement of the rotor between the container inlet and the container outlet, for the treatment is basically only an angular range less than 360 ° of the rotational movement of the rotor available, i. even with optimized conditions, this angular range is approximately on the order of 330 °.
  • the object of the invention is to show a treatment machine that allows for a compact design and small footprint treatment of containers with high performance, namely at a reliable construction design.
  • a treatment machine according to the patent claim 1 is formed.
  • a special feature of the invention is that the treatment stations are not provided on the at least one, around the vertical axis of the machine rotatably driven rotor, as in conventional treatment machines, in a single treatment level or floor, but in at least two treatment levels, in the vertical direction ie offset from each other in the axial direction of the machine axis, i. are arranged one above the other.
  • a container inlet and a container outlet are provided, which are then also the different treatment levels offset in the vertical direction against each other, for example, such that all container inlets and all container outlets are arranged directly above each other in the vertical direction and thus of a common Transport and / or transfer element, for example, can be formed by a common transport star arrangement, are provided at the corresponding levels in the treatment levels container receptacles.
  • the invention provides i.a. the advantage that by treating the container in several treatment levels or floors high performance with a compact design of the treatment machine and in particular at acceptable rotor diameter is possible, and that in particular the individual treatment levels and the local treatment stations and the container entrances and outlet in one already proven technology can be performed.
  • the containers are supplied to the treatment machine or a plant comprising this treatment machine according to the different treatment levels already in different, vertically offset staggered planes and also discharged in different, staggered in the vertical direction levels from the treatment machine or a machine having this system.
  • the necessary for this Splitting or merging of the container flow in the different levels or from the different levels takes place outside of the treatment machine, which, inter alia, results in a simplified and very reliable construction for this machine.
  • Fig. 1 in schematic representation and in plan view a plant for treating, i. in the illustrated embodiment for filling and closing of
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic representation of two treatment stations or filling stations arranged on different levels of treatment on a rotor, together with one container each;
  • FIG. Fig. 3 in a simplified schematic representation of two, different
  • 1 is a plant for treating containers 2 in the form of bottles, which in the illustrated embodiment are made of plastic (for example PET) and are made on their bottle or container neck below the container mouth 2.1 with a projecting container flange 2.2.
  • plastic for example PET
  • the plant 1 is used in the illustrated embodiment for filling the container 2 with a liquid product and for subsequent closure of these containers 2.
  • the plant 1 has for this purpose, inter alia, a treatment machine in the form of a filling machine 3 and two capping machines 4 and 5.
  • the filling of the container 2 takes place simultaneously in two vertically superposed treatment levels E1 and E2.
  • the containers 2 are fed to a container inlet formed by a transport star arrangement 8 in each case as a single-lane container flow via two transporters 6 and 7 in different staggered directions in the vertical direction and corresponding to the treatment planes E1 and E2.
  • the two conveyors 6 and 7 are shown in Figure 1 so that they form an angle with each other in plan view of the system 1.
  • the transporters 6 and 7 are arranged one above the other, for example, in the vertical direction, wherein the transporter 6 of the upper Treatment level E1 and the feed dog 7 of the lower treatment level E2 is assigned.
  • the transport star arrangement 8 is u.a. of two arranged in the vertical direction and about a common vertical axis circumferentially driven transport stars 9 and 10, of which the transport star 9 of the upper treatment level E1 and the transport star 10 of the lower treatment level E2 is assigned.
  • a speed-controlled drive motor 11 which drives these transport stars synchronously with the rotor 12 of the filling machine 3 driven in rotation about a vertical machine axis MA.
  • a plurality of treatment or filling positions 13 are respectively formed on the circumference of the rotor 12 in the two treatment planes E1 and E2 staggered in the vertical direction.
  • the number of treatment positions 13 in the upper treatment level E1 is equal to the number of treatment stations 14 in the lower treatment level E2, and in each level the treatment stations 13 and 14 are provided at even angular intervals around the axis MA, respectively for example, in such a way that a treatment station 14 is located under each treatment station 13.
  • All treatment stations 13 and 14 are identical in design in the illustrated embodiment and serve to fill identical bottles or containers 2, i.
  • Each treatment station 13 or 14 consists of a filling element 15 for controlled delivery of the liquid filling material in the respective, located at the treatment station container 2 and a container carrier 16 to which the respective container 2 is held suspended at its container flange 2.2, so that he with its container mouth 2.1 under the filling element 15 or under a trained on this discharge opening for the liquid product.
  • Treatment levels E1 and E2 are, for example, those levels in which the container carriers are located during filling.
  • the filling elements 15 can be designed in various ways, for example, for a free jet filling, in which the respective container 2 is spaced with its container mouth 2.1 from the filling element 15 or from the discharge opening formed on the underside of the filling element 15, or for a filling in particular also counter-pressure filling, in which the respective container 2 rests with its container mouth, for example by controlled lifting of the container carrier 16 in sealing position against the filling element 15. Also other training of the Filling process or the filling elements 15 are possible, for example, the use of filling elements 15 with filling tube, etc.
  • the filling elements 15 of the treatment stations 13 and 14 are connected via fluid connections 17 and 18 with a rotor 12 for all treatment stations 13 and 14 jointly provided boiler 19 (for example ring bowl) for the liquid product in combination.
  • the boiler 19 is located at a level above the discharge openings of the filling elements 15 of the treatment stations 13 and thus at a level well above the discharge opening of the filling elements 15 of the lower treatment stations 14.
  • a flow meter 20 for example in the form of a magnetic induction flow meter. With the help of the signals supplied by these flow meters the filling process is controlled volume-dependent at each treatment station 13 and 14, respectively.
  • the treatment stations 13 of the upper treatment level and the treatment stations 14 of the lower treatment level are further assigned a plurality of annular channels 21 and 22, which have a variety of functions depending on the type of filling process, for example as vacuum channels, as return gas channels, as steam channels, etc.
  • Each container 2 fed via the feed dog 6 or 7 passes via the transport star 9 or 10 assigned to this conveyor or the corresponding treatment level E1 and E2 to a treatment station 13 (container 2 fed via the feed dog 6) or to a treatment station 14 (FIG. via the conveyor 7 supplied container 2).
  • a treatment station 13 container 2 fed via the feed dog 6
  • a treatment station 14 FIG. via the conveyor 7 supplied container 2
  • the containers 2 are volume-controlled filled and then removed from the treatment stations 13 and 14 at the transport star assembly 23.
  • the latter in turn comprises two transport stars arranged one above the other in the vertical direction and driven about a common vertical axis corresponding to the transport stars 9 and 10, on which the containers 2 then continue to be arranged in two different, vertically superimposed and corresponding to the two different treatment levels E1 and E2 Levels are provided.
  • the containers 2 reach the upper level E1 for closing to the closing machine 4 or formed there Treatment stations and are then supplied after closing over a container outlet of the system 1 forming transport star 24 a conveyor 25 for transporting the filled and closed container 2.
  • the containers 2 filled at the treatment stations 14 of the lower treatment level E2 and transferred to the lower transport star of the transport star arrangement 23 are forwarded from there for closing to the capping machine 5 or to treatment stations of this machine and then fed via a transport star 26 to a conveyor 27 for removal.
  • a corresponding element 18.1 is provided in the fluid connection 18.
  • this element 18.1 is provided jointly for all filling elements 15 of the treatment stations 14.
  • the elements 18.1 can be, for example, a throttle, which degrades the energy content that is different due to the geodetic height difference. It may also be flow control valves or flow control valves. Preferably, all elements 18.1 are manually or by (central) remote control adjustable in their effect.
  • the containers 2 are attached to all the elements cooperating with these containers, i. especially at the transporters 6, 7, 25, 27, the transport star arrangements 8 and 23 or at the local transport stars, at the treatment stations of the capping machines 4 and 5 and the transport stars 24 and 26 are each held at its container flange 2.2 hanging.
  • FIG. 3 shows, in a very schematic representation, a design of the filling machine 3, which differs from the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 only in that each treatment level E1 and E2 is assigned an independent boiler 19, so that equal geodetic heights result for both treatment levels ,
  • the invention has been described above by means of an embodiment. It is understood that changes and modifications are possible without thereby departing from the inventive concept underlying the invention. Thus, it is possible, for example, to provide the treatment stations in more than two treatment levels arranged one above the other in the vertical direction and / or to form the container 2 for a treatment deviating from the filling of the containers 2, for example for cleaning and / or sterilization. Furthermore, it is basically also possible to treat containers 2 of different types and / or sizes in the treatment levels and / or to provide different treatments in the treatment levels.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a treatment machine for containers (2), such as bottles, cans or similar containers, for example a filling machine for decanting a liquid product into the containers, with at least one robot (12) which can be driven in a rotating manner about a vertical machine axis (MA), and with treatment stations (13, 14) on the rotor for receiving a respective container and for treating said container during the rotational movement of the rotor between a container charging point and a container delivery point.

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Behandlungsmaschine treatment machine
Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf eine Behandlungsmaschine zum Behandeln von Behältern gemäß Oberbegriff Patentanspruch 1.The invention relates to a treatment machine for treating containers according to the preamble of claim 1.
Unter „Behälter" sind im Sinne der Erfindung insbesondere Flaschen, Dosen, Tuben sowie andere Behälter zu verstehen, die als Verpackungsmittel für Füllgüter unterschiedlichster Art, insbesondere auch für flüssige und/oder pastöse Füllgüter geeignet sind und/oder verwendet werden.For the purposes of the invention, "containers" are to be understood in particular as meaning bottles, cans, tubes and other containers which are suitable and / or used as packaging means for products of various kinds, in particular also for liquid and / or pasty products.
Unter „Behandlung" ist im Sinne der Erfindung die unterschiedlichste Art einer Behandlung von Behältern zu verstehen, beispielsweise das Reinigen von Behältern bei Ausbildung der Behandlungsmaschine z.B. als Rinser, das Sterilisieren von Behältern bei Ausbildung der Behandlungsmaschine als Sterilisator, das Füllen von Behältern bei Ausbildung der Behandlungsmaschine als Füllmaschine, das Etikettieren- und/oder Bedrucken von Behältern bei Ausbildung der Maschine als Etikettiermaschine, das Verschließ- und/oder Versiegeln von Behältern bei Ausbildung der Maschine als Verschließmaschine usw. Auch andere Arten der Behandlung sind denkbar.Under "treatment" in the context of the invention, the most diverse type of treatment of containers to understand, for example, the cleaning of containers in training the processing machine as a rinser, the sterilization of containers in training the treatment machine as a sterilizer, the filling of containers in training the Treatment machine as a filling machine, the labeling and / or printing of containers in training the machine as a labeling machine, the sealing and / or sealing of containers in training the machine as a closing machine, etc. Also, other types of treatment are conceivable.
Bei der Behandlung derartiger Verpackungsmittel oder Behälter werden insbesondere bei hohen Leistungen Behandlungsmaschinen umlaufender Bauart verwendet, und zwar Maschinen mit einem kontinuierlich oder aber getaktet um eine vertikale Maschinenachse umlaufend angetriebenen Rotor, auf dem die Behandlung der Behälter an Behandlungsstationen während der Drehbewegung des Rotors zwischen einem Behältereinlauf und einem Behälterauslauf erfolgt. Die Behandlungsstationen sind dabei in gleichmäßigen Winkelabständen um die vertikale Maschinenachse verteilt angeordnet. Da die Behandlung der Behälter während der Drehbewegung des Rotors zwischen dem Behältereinlauf und dem Behälterauslauf erfolgt, steht für die Behandlung grundsätzlich nur ein Winkelbereich kleiner als 360° der Drehbewegung des Rotors zur Verfügung, d.h. selbst bei optimierten Verhältnissen liegt dieser Winkelbereich etwa in der Größenordnung von 330°.In the treatment of such packaging means or containers processing machines of rotating design are used, in particular at high powers, namely machines with a continuously or clocked about a vertical machine axis rotatably driven rotor on which the treatment of the containers at treatment stations during the rotation of the rotor between a container inlet and a container outlet. The treatment stations are arranged distributed at equal angular intervals around the vertical axis of the machine. Since the treatment of the container takes place during the rotational movement of the rotor between the container inlet and the container outlet, for the treatment is basically only an angular range less than 360 ° of the rotational movement of the rotor available, i. even with optimized conditions, this angular range is approximately on the order of 330 °.
Bei hohen Leistungen, wie sie für Behandlungsmaschinen umlaufender Bauart gefordert werden, führt dieser begrenzte, für die Behandlung zur Verfügung stehende Winkelbereich der Drehbewegung des Rotors zu extrem großen Rotordurchmessern, um bei hoher Leistung und damit bei einer hohen Rotordrehzahl eine ausreichende Behandlungsstrecke zu ermöglichen. So sind beispielsweise bei Füllmaschinen mit höherer Leistung Rotordurchmesser in der Größenordnung von 7,5 m durchaus üblich.At high powers, as required for treatment machines of rotating design, this limited, available for the treatment angle range of rotation of the rotor to extremely large rotor diameters to allow for high performance and thus at a high rotor speed sufficient treatment path. For example, in filling machines with higher power rotor diameter in the order of 7.5 m quite common.
Aufgabe der Erfindung ist es, eine Behandlungsmaschine aufzuzeigen, die bei kompakter Ausbildung und geringem Platzbedarf eine Behandlung von Behältern mit hoher Leistung ermöglicht, und zwar bei einer betriebssicheren konstruktiven Ausbildung. Zur Lösung dieser Aufgabe ist eine Behandlungsmaschine entsprechend dem Patentanspruch 1 ausgebildet.The object of the invention is to show a treatment machine that allows for a compact design and small footprint treatment of containers with high performance, namely at a reliable construction design. To solve this problem, a treatment machine according to the patent claim 1 is formed.
Eine Besonderheit der Erfindung besteht darin, dass die Behandlungsstationen an dem wenigstens einen, um die vertikale Maschinenachse umlaufend antreibbaren Rotor nicht, wie bei herkömmlichen Behandlungsmaschinen üblich, in einer einzigen Behandlungsebene oder -etage vorgesehen sind, sondern in wenigstens zwei Behandlungsebenen, die in vertikaler Richtung, d.h. in der Achsrichtung der Maschinenachse gegeneinander versetzt, d.h. übereinander angeordnet sind.A special feature of the invention is that the treatment stations are not provided on the at least one, around the vertical axis of the machine rotatably driven rotor, as in conventional treatment machines, in a single treatment level or floor, but in at least two treatment levels, in the vertical direction ie offset from each other in the axial direction of the machine axis, i. are arranged one above the other.
Für jede Behandlungsebene sind ein Behältereinlauf sowie ein Behälterauslauf vorgesehen, die dann den verschiedenen Behandlungsebenen entsprechend ebenfalls in vertikaler Richtung gegeneinander versetzt sind, und zwar beispielsweise derart, dass sämtliche Behältereinläufe und auch sämtliche Behälterausläufe jeweils in vertikaler Richtung unmittelbar übereinander angeordnet sind und somit von einem gemeinsamen Transport- und/oder Übergabeelement, beispielsweise von einer gemeinsamen Transportsternanordnung gebildet werden können, an der in den Behandlungsebenen entsprechenden unterschiedlichen Ebenen Behälteraufnahmen vorgesehen sind.For each treatment level a container inlet and a container outlet are provided, which are then also the different treatment levels offset in the vertical direction against each other, for example, such that all container inlets and all container outlets are arranged directly above each other in the vertical direction and thus of a common Transport and / or transfer element, for example, can be formed by a common transport star arrangement, are provided at the corresponding levels in the treatment levels container receptacles.
Die Erfindung bietet u.a. den Vorteil, dass durch die Behandlung der Behälter in mehreren Behandlungsebenen oder -etagen hohe Leistungen bei kompakter Ausbildung der Behandlungsmaschine und insbesondere auch bei akzeptablem Rotordurchmesser möglich ist, und dass insbesondere die einzelnen Behandlungsebenen und die dortigen Behandlungsstationen sowie die Behältereinläufe und -auslaufe in einer bereits bewährten Technik ausgeführt werden können.The invention provides i.a. the advantage that by treating the container in several treatment levels or floors high performance with a compact design of the treatment machine and in particular at acceptable rotor diameter is possible, and that in particular the individual treatment levels and the local treatment stations and the container entrances and outlet in one already proven technology can be performed.
Die Behälter werden der Behandlungsmaschine oder einer diese Behandlungsmaschine aufweisende Anlage den verschiedenen Behandlungsebenen entsprechend bereits in unterschiedlichen, in vertikaler Richtung gegeneinander versetzten Ebenen zugeführt und ebenfalls in unterschiedlichen, in vertikaler Richtung gegeneinander versetzten Ebenen aus der Behandlungsmaschine oder einer diese Maschine aufweisende Anlage abgeführt. Das hierfür notwendige Aufteilen bzw. Zusammenführen des Behälterstromes in die verschiedenen Ebenen bzw. aus den verschiedenen Ebenen erfolgt außerhalb der Behandlungsmaschine, wodurch sich u.a. eine vereinfachte und sehr betriebssichere Konstruktion für diese Maschine ergibt.The containers are supplied to the treatment machine or a plant comprising this treatment machine according to the different treatment levels already in different, vertically offset staggered planes and also discharged in different, staggered in the vertical direction levels from the treatment machine or a machine having this system. The necessary for this Splitting or merging of the container flow in the different levels or from the different levels takes place outside of the treatment machine, which, inter alia, results in a simplified and very reliable construction for this machine.
Weiterbildungen sind Gegenstand der Unteransprüche. Die Erfindung wird im Folgenden anhand der Figuren an einem Ausführungsbeispiel näher erläutert. Es zeigen:Further developments are the subject of the dependent claims. The invention will be explained in more detail below with reference to the figures of an embodiment. Show it:
Fig. 1 in schematischer Darstellung und in Draufsicht eine Anlage zum Behandeln, d.h. bei der dargestellten Ausführungsform zum Füllen und Verschließen vonFig. 1 in schematic representation and in plan view a plant for treating, i. in the illustrated embodiment for filling and closing of
Behältern in Form von Flaschen; Fig. 2 in schematischer Darstellung zwei, in unterschiedlichen Behandlungsebenen an einem Rotor angeordnete Behandlungsstationen bzw. Füllstationen, zusammen mit jeweils einem Behälter; Fig. 3 in vereinfachter schematischer Darstellung zwei, unterschiedlichenContainers in the form of bottles; FIG. 2 is a schematic representation of two treatment stations or filling stations arranged on different levels of treatment on a rotor, together with one container each; FIG. Fig. 3 in a simplified schematic representation of two, different
Behandlungsebenen zugeordnete Füllelemente zusammen mit jeweils einem für jede Behandlungsebene eigenständigen Kessel.Treatment levels assigned filling elements together with one for each treatment level independent boiler.
In den Figuren ist 1 eine Anlage zum Behandeln von Behältern 2 in Form von Flaschen, die bei der dargestellten Ausführungsform aus Kunststoff (beispielsweise PET) bestehen und an ihrem Flaschen- oder Behälterhals unterhalb der Behältermündung 2.1 mit einem überstehenden Behälterflansch 2.2 gefertigt sind.In the figures, 1 is a plant for treating containers 2 in the form of bottles, which in the illustrated embodiment are made of plastic (for example PET) and are made on their bottle or container neck below the container mouth 2.1 with a projecting container flange 2.2.
Die Anlage 1 dient bei der dargestellten Ausführungsform zum Füllen der Behälter 2 mit einem flüssigen Füllgut und zum anschließenden Verschließen dieser Behälter 2. Die Anlage 1 weist für diesen Zweck u.a. eine Behandlungsmaschine in Form einer Füllmaschine 3 sowie zwei Verschließmaschinen 4 und 5 auf. Um bei möglichst kompakter Ausbildung der Anlage 1 und möglichst geringem Platzbedarf für diese Anlage sowie speziell auch für die Füllmaschine 3 hohe Leistungen zu erreichen, erfolgt das Füllen der Behälter 2 gleichzeitig in zwei in vertikaler Richtung übereinander angeordneten Behandlungsebenen E1 und E2. Die Behälter 2 werden hierfür jeweils als einspuriger Behälterstrom über zwei Transporteure 6 und 7 in unterschiedlichen, in vertikaler Richtung gegeneinander versetzten und den Behandlungsebenen E1 und E2 entsprechenden Ebenen einem von einer Transportsternanordnung 8 gebildeten Behältereinlauf zugeführt. Zur Verdeutlichung sind die beiden Transporteure 6 und 7 in der Figur 1 so dargestellt, dass sie in Draufsicht auf die Anlage 1 einen Winkel miteinander einschließen. In der praktischen Ausführung sind die Transporteure 6 und 7 jedoch beispielsweise in vertikaler Richtung übereinander angeordnet, wobei der Transporteur 6 der oberen Behandlungsebene E1 und der Transporteur 7 der unteren Behandlungsebene E2 zugeordnet ist.The plant 1 is used in the illustrated embodiment for filling the container 2 with a liquid product and for subsequent closure of these containers 2. The plant 1 has for this purpose, inter alia, a treatment machine in the form of a filling machine 3 and two capping machines 4 and 5. In order to achieve high performance with the most compact design of the system 1 and the smallest possible space required for this system and especially for the filling machine 3, the filling of the container 2 takes place simultaneously in two vertically superposed treatment levels E1 and E2. For this purpose, the containers 2 are fed to a container inlet formed by a transport star arrangement 8 in each case as a single-lane container flow via two transporters 6 and 7 in different staggered directions in the vertical direction and corresponding to the treatment planes E1 and E2. For clarity, the two conveyors 6 and 7 are shown in Figure 1 so that they form an angle with each other in plan view of the system 1. In the practical embodiment, however, the transporters 6 and 7 are arranged one above the other, for example, in the vertical direction, wherein the transporter 6 of the upper Treatment level E1 and the feed dog 7 of the lower treatment level E2 is assigned.
Die Transportsternanordnung 8 besteht u.a. aus zwei in vertikaler Richtung übereinander angeordneten und um eine gemeinsame vertikale Achse umlaufend angetriebenen Transportsternen 9 und 10, von denen der Transportstern 9 der oberen Behandlungsebene E1 und der Transportstern 10 der unteren Behandlungsebene E2 zugeordnet ist. Zum gemeinsamen Antrieb der beiden Transportsterne 9 und 10 dient ein drehzahlgesteuerter Antriebsmotor 11 , der diese Transportsterne synchron mit dem um eine vertikale Maschinenachse MA umlaufend angetriebenen Rotor 12 der Füllmaschine 3 antreibt.The transport star arrangement 8 is u.a. of two arranged in the vertical direction and about a common vertical axis circumferentially driven transport stars 9 and 10, of which the transport star 9 of the upper treatment level E1 and the transport star 10 of the lower treatment level E2 is assigned. For common drive of the two transport stars 9 and 10, a speed-controlled drive motor 11, which drives these transport stars synchronously with the rotor 12 of the filling machine 3 driven in rotation about a vertical machine axis MA.
Am Umfang des Rotors 12 ist in den beiden in vertikaler Richtung gegeneinander versetzten Behandlungsebenen E1 und E2 jeweils eine Vielzahl von Behandlungsoder Füllpositionen 13 (in der oberen Behandlungsebene E1 ) bzw. 14 (in der unteren Behandlungsebene E2) gebildet. Bei der dargestellten Ausführungsform ist die Anzahl der Behandlungspositionen 13 in der oberen Behandlungsebene E1 gleich der Anzahl der Behandlungsstationen 14 in der unteren Behandlungsebene E2 und in jeder Ebene sind die Behandlungsstationen 13 bzw. 14 jeweils in gleichmäßigen Winkelabständen verteilt um die Achse MA vorgesehen, und zwar beispielsweise in der Art, dass sich unter jeder Behandlungsstation 13 eine Behandlungsstation 14 befindet. Sämtliche Behandlungsstationen 13 und 14 sind bei der dargestellten Ausführungsform identisch ausgebildet und dienen zum Füllen identischer Flaschen bzw. Behälter 2, d.h. jede Behandlungsstation 13 bzw. 14 besteht aus einem Füllelement 15 zur gesteuerten Abgabe des flüssigen Füllgutes in den jeweiligen, an der Behandlungsstation befindlichen Behälter 2 sowie aus einem Behälterträger 16, an welchem der jeweilige Behälter 2 an seinem Behälterflansch 2.2 hängend gehalten ist, sodass er sich mit seiner Behältermündung 2.1 unter dem Füllelement 15 bzw. unter einer an diesem ausgebildeten Abgabeöffnung für das flüssige Füllgut befindet. Die Behandlungsebenen E1 und E2 sind beispielsweise diejenigen Ebenen, in denen sich die Behälterträger während des Füllens befinden.A plurality of treatment or filling positions 13 (in the upper treatment level E1) and 14 (in the lower treatment level E2) are respectively formed on the circumference of the rotor 12 in the two treatment planes E1 and E2 staggered in the vertical direction. In the illustrated embodiment, the number of treatment positions 13 in the upper treatment level E1 is equal to the number of treatment stations 14 in the lower treatment level E2, and in each level the treatment stations 13 and 14 are provided at even angular intervals around the axis MA, respectively for example, in such a way that a treatment station 14 is located under each treatment station 13. All treatment stations 13 and 14 are identical in design in the illustrated embodiment and serve to fill identical bottles or containers 2, i. Each treatment station 13 or 14 consists of a filling element 15 for controlled delivery of the liquid filling material in the respective, located at the treatment station container 2 and a container carrier 16 to which the respective container 2 is held suspended at its container flange 2.2, so that he with its container mouth 2.1 under the filling element 15 or under a trained on this discharge opening for the liquid product. Treatment levels E1 and E2 are, for example, those levels in which the container carriers are located during filling.
Die Füllelemente 15 können in unterschiedlichster weise ausgeführt sein, und zwar beispielsweise für ein Freistrahlfüllen, bei dem der jeweilige Behälter 2 mit seiner Behältermündung 2.1 vom Füllelement 15 bzw. von der an der Unterseite des Füllelementes 15 gebildeten Abgabeöffnung beabstandet ist, oder für ein Füllen insbesondere auch Gegendruckfüllen, bei dem der jeweilige Behälter 2 mit seiner Behältermündung beispielsweise durch gesteuertes Anheben des Behälterträgers 16 in Dichtlage gegen das Füllelement 15 anliegt. Auch andere Ausbildungen des Füllprozesses bzw. der Füllelemente 15 sind möglich, beispielsweise die Verwendung von Füllelementen 15 mit Füllrohr usw.The filling elements 15 can be designed in various ways, for example, for a free jet filling, in which the respective container 2 is spaced with its container mouth 2.1 from the filling element 15 or from the discharge opening formed on the underside of the filling element 15, or for a filling in particular also counter-pressure filling, in which the respective container 2 rests with its container mouth, for example by controlled lifting of the container carrier 16 in sealing position against the filling element 15. Also other training of the Filling process or the filling elements 15 are possible, for example, the use of filling elements 15 with filling tube, etc.
Die Füllelemente 15 der Behandlungsstationen 13 und 14 stehen über Flüssigkeitsverbindungen 17 und 18 mit einem am Rotor 12 für sämtliche Behandlungsstationen 13 und 14 gemeinsam vorgesehenen Kessel 19 (beispielsweise Ringkessel) für das flüssige Füllgut in Verbindung. Der Kessel 19 befindet sich dabei auf einem Niveau oberhalb der Abgabeöffnungen der Füllelemente 15 der Behandlungsstationen 13 und damit auf einem Niveau deutlich oberhalb der Abgabeöffnung der Füllelemente 15 der unteren Behandlungsstationen 14. In den Flüssigkeitsverbinden 17 und 18 ist für jedes Füllelement 15 der Behandlungsstationen 13 und 14 individuell ein Durchflussmesser 20 vorgesehen, und zwar beispielsweise in Form eines Magnet-Induktion-Durchflussmessers. Mit Hilfe der von diesen Durchflussmessern gelieferten Signale wird der Füllvorgang an jeder Behandlungsstation 13 bzw. 14 volumenabhängig gesteuert.The filling elements 15 of the treatment stations 13 and 14 are connected via fluid connections 17 and 18 with a rotor 12 for all treatment stations 13 and 14 jointly provided boiler 19 (for example ring bowl) for the liquid product in combination. The boiler 19 is located at a level above the discharge openings of the filling elements 15 of the treatment stations 13 and thus at a level well above the discharge opening of the filling elements 15 of the lower treatment stations 14. In the liquid connections 17 and 18 is for each filling element 15 of the treatment stations 13 and 14 individually provided a flow meter 20, for example in the form of a magnetic induction flow meter. With the help of the signals supplied by these flow meters the filling process is controlled volume-dependent at each treatment station 13 and 14, respectively.
Den Behandlungsstationen 13 der oberen Behandlungsebene und den Behandlungsstationen 14 der unteren Behandlungsebene sind weiterhin mehrere Ringkanäle 21 bzw. 22 zugeordnet, die abhängig von der jeweiligen Art des Füllprozesses die unterschiedlichsten Funktionen aufweisen, beispielsweise als Vakuumkanäle, als Rückgaskanäle, als Dampfkanäle usw. dienen.The treatment stations 13 of the upper treatment level and the treatment stations 14 of the lower treatment level are further assigned a plurality of annular channels 21 and 22, which have a variety of functions depending on the type of filling process, for example as vacuum channels, as return gas channels, as steam channels, etc.
Jeder über den Transporteur 6 bzw. 7 zugeführte Behälter 2 gelangt über den diesem Transporteur bzw. der entsprechenden Behandlungsebene E1 und E2 zugeordneten Transportstern 9 bzw. 10 an eine Behandlungsstation 13 (über den Transporteur 6 zugeführte Behälter 2) bzw. an eine Behandlungsstation 14 (über den Transporteur 7 zugeführte Behälter 2). Auf dem Winkelbereich der Drehbewegung A des Rotors 12 zwischen dem von der Einlaufsternanordnung 8 gebildeten Behältereinlauf und einem von einer Transportsternanordnung 23 gebildeten Behälterauslauf der Füllmaschine 3 werden die Behälter 2 volumengesteuert gefüllt und danach den Behandlungsstationen 13 bzw. 14 an der Transportsternanordnung 23 entnommen. Letztere besteht wiederum aus zwei in vertikaler Richtung übereinander angeordneten und um eine gemeinsame vertikale Achse angetriebenen Transportsternen entsprechend den Transportsternen 9 und 10, an denen die Behälter 2 dann weiterhin in zwei unterschiedlichen, in vertikaler Richtung übereinander angeordneten und den beiden unterschiedlichen Behandlungsebenen E1 und E2 entsprechenden Ebenen vorgesehen sind.Each container 2 fed via the feed dog 6 or 7 passes via the transport star 9 or 10 assigned to this conveyor or the corresponding treatment level E1 and E2 to a treatment station 13 (container 2 fed via the feed dog 6) or to a treatment station 14 (FIG. via the conveyor 7 supplied container 2). On the angular region of the rotational movement A of the rotor 12 between the container inlet formed by the inlet star arrangement 8 and a container outlet of the filling machine 3 formed by a transport star arrangement 23, the containers 2 are volume-controlled filled and then removed from the treatment stations 13 and 14 at the transport star assembly 23. The latter in turn comprises two transport stars arranged one above the other in the vertical direction and driven about a common vertical axis corresponding to the transport stars 9 and 10, on which the containers 2 then continue to be arranged in two different, vertically superimposed and corresponding to the two different treatment levels E1 and E2 Levels are provided.
Über die Transportsternanordnung 23 gelangen die Behälter 2 der oberen Ebene E1 zum Verschließen an die Verschließmaschine 4 bzw. an dort gebildete Behandlungsstationen und werden dann nach dem Verschließen über einen den Behälterauslauf der Anlage 1 bildenden Transportstern 24 einem Transporteur 25 zum Abtransportieren der gefüllten und geschlossenen Behälter 2 zugeführt. Die an den Behandlungsstationen 14 der unteren Behandlungsebene E2 gefüllten und an den unteren Transportstern der Transportsternanordnung 23 übergebenen Behälter 2 werden von dort zum Verschließen an die Verschließmaschine 5 bzw. an Behandlungsstationen dieser Maschine weitergeleitet und dann über einen Transportstern 26 einem Transporteur 27 zum Abtransport zugeführt.Via the transport star arrangement 23, the containers 2 reach the upper level E1 for closing to the closing machine 4 or formed there Treatment stations and are then supplied after closing over a container outlet of the system 1 forming transport star 24 a conveyor 25 for transporting the filled and closed container 2. The containers 2 filled at the treatment stations 14 of the lower treatment level E2 and transferred to the lower transport star of the transport star arrangement 23 are forwarded from there for closing to the capping machine 5 or to treatment stations of this machine and then fed via a transport star 26 to a conveyor 27 for removal.
Um bei Verwendung eines gemeinsamen Kessels 19 für die Füllelemente 15 der oberen Behandlungsstationen 13 und der unteren Behandlungsstationen 14 den geodätischen Höhenunterschied auszugleichen, ist in der Flüssigkeitsverbindung 18 ein entsprechendes Element 18.1 vorgesehen. Vorzugsweise ist dieses Element 18.1 für alle Füllelemente 15 der Behandlungsstationen 14 gemeinsam vorgesehen. Grundsätzlich besteht jedoch auch die Möglichkeit, für jedes Füllelement 15 der Behandlungsstationen 14 jeweils ein eigenständiges Element 18.1 vorzusehen. Ebenfalls sind Lösungen ausführbar, bei denen je ein Element 18.1 für eine Gruppe von Füllelementen 15 vorgesehen ist.In order to compensate for the geodetic height difference when using a common boiler 19 for the filling elements 15 of the upper treatment stations 13 and the lower treatment stations 14, a corresponding element 18.1 is provided in the fluid connection 18. Preferably, this element 18.1 is provided jointly for all filling elements 15 of the treatment stations 14. In principle, however, it is also possible to provide an independent element 18.1 for each filling element 15 of the treatment stations 14. Also solutions are feasible, in each of which an element 18.1 is provided for a group of filling elements 15.
Bei den Elementen 18.1 kann es sich beispielsweise um eine Drossel handeln, welche den durch den geodätischen Höhenunterschied unterschiedlichen Energieinhalt abbaut. Ebenfalls kann es sich um Stromregelventile oder Strombegrenzungsventile handeln. Vorzugsweise sind alle Elemente 18.1 in ihrer Wirkung manuell oder durch (zentrale) Fernsteuerung einstellbar.The elements 18.1 can be, for example, a throttle, which degrades the energy content that is different due to the geodetic height difference. It may also be flow control valves or flow control valves. Preferably, all elements 18.1 are manually or by (central) remote control adjustable in their effect.
Ebenso wie an den einzelnen Behandlungsstationen 13 und 14 sind die Behälter 2 bei der dargestellten Ausführungsform an sämtlichen mit diesen Behältern tragend bzw. führend zusammenwirkenden Elementen, d.h. insbesondere auch an den Transporteuren 6, 7, 25, 27, an den Transportsternanordnungen 8 und 23 bzw. an den dortigen Transportsternen, an den Behandlungsstationen der Verschließmaschinen 4 und 5 sowie an den Transportsternen 24 und 26 jeweils an ihrem Behälterflansch 2.2 hängend gehalten.As with the individual treatment stations 13 and 14, in the illustrated embodiment, the containers 2 are attached to all the elements cooperating with these containers, i. especially at the transporters 6, 7, 25, 27, the transport star arrangements 8 and 23 or at the local transport stars, at the treatment stations of the capping machines 4 and 5 and the transport stars 24 and 26 are each held at its container flange 2.2 hanging.
Die Figur 3 zeigt in sehr schematischer Darstellung eine Ausbildung der Füllmaschine 3, die sich von der in der Figur 2 dargestellten Ausführungsform lediglich dadurch unterscheidet, dass jeder Behandlungsebene E1 und E2 ein eigenständiger Kessel 19 zugeordnet ist, sodass sich für beide Behandlungsebenen gleich geodätische Höhen ergeben. Die Erfindung wurde voranstehend an einem Ausführungsbeispiel beschrieben. Es versteht sich, dass Änderungen sowie Abwandlungen möglich sind, ohne dass dadurch der der Erfindung zugrunde liegende Erfindungsgedanke verlassen wird. So ist es beispielsweise möglich, die Behandlungsstationen auch in mehr als zwei, in vertikaler Richtung übereinander angeordneten Behandlungsebenen vorzusehen und/oder für eine von dem Füllen der Behälter 2 abweichende Behandlung, beispielsweise für eine Reinigung und/oder Sterilisation usw. der Behälter 2 auszubilden. Weiterhin besteht grundsätzlich auch die Möglichkeit, in den Behandlungsebenen Behälter 2 unterschiedlicher Art und/oder Größe zu behandeln und/oder in den Behandlungsebenen unterschiedliche Behandlungen vorzusehen. FIG. 3 shows, in a very schematic representation, a design of the filling machine 3, which differs from the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 only in that each treatment level E1 and E2 is assigned an independent boiler 19, so that equal geodetic heights result for both treatment levels , The invention has been described above by means of an embodiment. It is understood that changes and modifications are possible without thereby departing from the inventive concept underlying the invention. Thus, it is possible, for example, to provide the treatment stations in more than two treatment levels arranged one above the other in the vertical direction and / or to form the container 2 for a treatment deviating from the filling of the containers 2, for example for cleaning and / or sterilization. Furthermore, it is basically also possible to treat containers 2 of different types and / or sizes in the treatment levels and / or to provide different treatments in the treatment levels.
BezugszeichenlisteLIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS
1 Anlage zum Behandeln von Behältern1 plant for treating containers
2 Behältern2 containers
2.1 Behältermündung2.1 Container mouth
2.2 Behälterflansch2.2 Container flange
3 Füllmaschine3 filling machine
4, 5 Verschließmaschine4, 5 capping machine
6, 7 Transporteur6, 7 transporter
8 Transportsternanordnung8 transport star arrangement
9, 10 Transportstern9, 10 transport star
11 Antriebsmotor11 drive motor
12 Rotor der Füllmaschine 312 rotor of the filling machine 3
13, 14 Behandlungsstation am Rotor 1213, 14 treatment station on the rotor 12
15 Füllelement15 filling element
16 Behälterträger16 container carriers
17, 18 Flüssigkeitsverbindung17, 18 Liquid connection
18.1 Element zum Ausgleich unterschiedlicher geodätischer Höhen, vorzugsweise einstellbar18.1 element to compensate for different geodetic heights, preferably adjustable
19 Kessel19 kettles
20 Durchflussmesser20 flow meters
21 , 22 Ringkanal21, 22 ring channel
23 Transportsternanordnung23 transport star arrangement
24 Transportstern24 transport star
25 Transporteur25 transporter
26 Transportstern26 transport star
27 Transporteur27 transporter
A Drehrichtung des Rotors 12A direction of rotation of the rotor 12
E1 , E2 Behandlungsebene oder -etageE1, E2 treatment level or floor
MA Maschinenachse MA machine axis

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1. Behandlungsmaschine für Behälter (2), wie Flaschen, Dosen oder dergleichen Behälter, mit wenigstens einem um eine vertikale Maschinenachse (MA) umlaufend antreibbaren Rotor (12) sowie mit Behandlungsstationen (13, 14) am Rotor (12) zur Aufnahme jeweils eines Behälters und zur Behandlung dieses Behälters während der Drehbewegung des Rotors (12) zwischen einer Behälteraufgabe (8) und einer Behälterabgabe (24), dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Behandlungsstationen (13, 14) in wenigstens zwei in Richtung der Maschinenachse (MA) gegeneinander versetzten Behandlungsebenen (E1 , E2) am Rotor (12) vorgesehen sind.1. Treatment machine for containers (2), such as bottles, cans or similar containers, with at least one about a vertical machine axis (MA) circumferentially driven rotor (12) and with treatment stations (13, 14) on the rotor (12) for receiving one each Container and for the treatment of this container during the rotational movement of the rotor (12) between a container task (8) and a container delivery (24), characterized in that the treatment stations (13, 14) offset in at least two in the direction of the machine axis (MA) against each other Treatment levels (E1, E2) on the rotor (12) are provided.
2. Behandlungsmaschine nach Anspruch 1 , dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jeder Behandlungsebene (E1 , E2) ein Behältereinlauf (9, 10) und/oder ein Behälterauslauf zugeordnet ist, und dass die Behältereinläufe (9, 10) bzw. Behälterausläufe den Behandlungsebenen (E1 , E2) entsprechend in der Achsrichtung der Maschinenachse (MA) gegeneinander versetzt bzw. über einander angeordnet sind.2. Treatment machine according to claim 1, characterized in that each treatment level (E1, E2) is associated with a container inlet (9, 10) and / or a container outlet, and that the container inlets (9, 10) or container outlets the treatment levels (E1, E2) offset in the axial direction of the machine axis (MA) against each other or are arranged one above the other.
3. Behandlungsmaschine nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Anzahl der Behandlungsstationen (13, 14) in den Behandlungsebenen (E1 , E2) unterschiedlich ist.3. Treatment machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the number of treatment stations (13, 14) in the treatment levels (E1, E2) is different.
4. Behandlungsmaschine nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Anzahl der Behandlungsstationen (13, 14) in den Behandlungsebenen (E1 , E2) gleich ist.4. Treatment machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the number of treatment stations (13, 14) in the treatment levels (E1, E2) is the same.
5. Behandlungsmaschine nach einem der Ansprüche 1 - 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Behandlungsstationen (13, 14) benachbarter Behandlungsebenen jeweils in Umfangsrichtung des Rotors (12) gegeneinander versetzt sind.5. Treatment machine according to one of claims 1 - 4, characterized in that the treatment stations (13, 14) of adjacent treatment levels are each offset in the circumferential direction of the rotor (12) against each other.
6. Behandlungsmaschine nach einem der Ansprüche 1 - 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Behandlungsstationen (13, 14) benachbarter Behandlungsebenen in Richtung der Maschinenachse (MA) unmittelbar übereinander vorgesehen sind.6. Treatment machine according to one of claims 1 - 4, characterized in that the treatment stations (13, 14) of adjacent treatment levels in the direction of the machine axis (MA) are provided directly above one another.
7. Behandlungsmaschine nach einem der Ansprüche 1 - 5, dass die den einzelnen Behandlungsebenen (E1 , E2) zugeordneten Behältereinläufe (9, 10) und/oder Behälterausläufe in Umfangsrichtung des Rotors (12) gegeneinander versetzt sind.7. Treatment machine according to one of claims 1-5, that the individual treatment levels (E1, E2) associated container inlets (9, 10) and / or Container outlets in the circumferential direction of the rotor (12) are offset from each other.
8. Behandlungsmaschine nach Anspruch 1 - 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die den Behandlungsebenen (E1 , E2) zugeordneten Behältereinläufe und/oder Behälterausläufe in vertikaler Richtung bzw. in Richtung der Maschinenachse (MA) unmittelbar übereinander vorgesehen sind.8. Treatment machine according to claim 1-5, characterized in that the treatment levels (E1, E2) associated container inlets and / or container outlets in the vertical direction or in the direction of the machine axis (MA) are provided directly above one another.
9. Behandlungsmaschine nach einem der Ansprüche 1 - 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Behältereinläufe und/oder die Behälterausläufe von einer Transportsternanordnung (8, 24) gebildet sind, welche in den Behandlungsebenen (E1 , E2) entsprechenden unterschiedlichen Ebenen jeweils Aufnahmen für die Behälter (2) aufweisen.9. Treatment machine according to one of claims 1-8, characterized in that the container inlets and / or the container outlets of a transport star arrangement (8, 24) are formed, which in the treatment levels (E1, E2) corresponding to different levels each recordings for the container (2).
10. Behandlungsmaschine nach Anspruch 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Behältereinläufe und/oder Behälterausläufe jeweils von einem Transportstern (9, 10) gebildet sind.10. Treatment machine according to claim 9, characterized in that the container inlets and / or container outlets are each formed by a transport star (9, 10).
11. Behandlungsmaschine nach einem der Ansprüche 1 - 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Behandlungsstationen jeweils einen Behandlungskopf (15) sowie einen Behälterträger (16) zur positionsgenauen Halterung des jeweiligen Behälters (2) im Bezug auf den Behandlungskopf (15) aufweisen.11. Treatment machine according to one of claims 1-10, characterized in that the treatment stations each have a treatment head (15) and a container carrier (16) for positionally accurate mounting of the respective container (2) with respect to the treatment head (15).
12. Behandlungsmaschine nach Anspruch 11 , dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass für die Behandlungsköpfe (15) jeder Behandlungsebene (E1 , E2) oder für eine Gruppe solcher Behandlungsköpfe (15) jeweils wenigstens ein gemeinsamer Kanal (21 , 22) zum Zuführen oder Abführen eines gasförmigen und/oder dampfförmigen und/oder flüssigen Mediums vorgesehen ist.12. Treatment machine according to claim 11, characterized in that for the treatment heads (15) each treatment level (E1, E2) or for a group of such treatment heads (15) each have at least one common channel (21, 22) for supplying or discharging a gaseous and / or vaporous and / or liquid medium is provided.
13. Behandlungsmaschine nach einem der Ansprüche 1 - 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Behandlungsstationen (13, 14) zum Reinigen und/oder Sterilisieren der Behälter (2) ausgebildet sind.13. Treatment machine according to one of claims 1-12, characterized in that the treatment stations (13, 14) for cleaning and / or sterilizing the container (2) are formed.
14. Behandlungsmaschine nach einem der Ansprüche 1 - 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Behandlungsstationen (13, 14) als Füllstationen zum Füllen der Behälter (2) mit einem Füllgut ausgebildet sind, und dass die Behandlungsköpfe Füllelemente (15) zur gesteuerten Abgabe des Füllgutes in die Behälter (2) sind. 14. Treatment machine according to one of claims 1-12, characterized in that the treatment stations (13, 14) are designed as filling stations for filling the container (2) with a filling material, and that the treatment heads filling elements (15) for controlled delivery of the filling material in the container (2) are.
15. Behandlungsmaschine nach Anspruch 14, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass den Behandlungsstationen (13, 14) bzw. den Füllelementen (15) jeder Behandlungsebene (E1 , E2) wenigstens eine Kammer oder wenigstens ein Kessel (19) eigenständig zugeordnet ist, der zur Aufnahme des Füllgutes dient und über Flüssigkeitsverbindungen (17, 18) mit den Füllelementen der zugehörigen Behandlungsebene (E1 , E2) in Verbindung steht.15. Treatment machine according to claim 14, characterized in that the treatment stations (13, 14) or the filling elements (15) of each treatment level (E1, E2) at least one chamber or at least one boiler (19) is assigned independently, for receiving the Serves filling and liquid connections (17, 18) with the filling elements of the associated treatment level (E1, E2) is in communication.
16. Behandlungsmaschine nach Anspruch 14, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass für die Behandlungsstationen (13, 14) bzw. für die Füllelemente (15) wenigstens zweier unterschiedlicher Behandlungsebenen (E1 , E2) zumindest ein Kessel (19) zur Aufnahme des flüssigen Füllgutes gemeinsam vorgesehen ist, und dass die Füllelemente dieser Behandlungsebenen (E1 , E2) über Flüssigkeitsverbindungen (17, 18) mit dem Kessel (19) in Verbindung stehen.16. Treatment machine according to claim 14, characterized in that for the treatment stations (13, 14) or for the filling elements (15) at least two different treatment levels (E1, E2) at least one boiler (19) is provided for receiving the liquid filling material together in that the filling elements of these treatment levels (E1, E2) are connected to the boiler (19) via fluid connections (17, 18).
17. Behandlungsmaschine nach Anspruch 16, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass in der Flüssigkeitsverbindung (18), die die Füllelemente (15) der unteren der wenigstens zwei Behandlungsebenen (E1 , E2) mit dem gemeinsamen Kessel (19) verbindet, wenigstens ein druckreduzierendes Element z.B. eine Drossel (18.1), beispielsweise eine einstellbare Drossel vorgesehen ist.A treatment machine according to claim 16, characterized in that in the fluid connection (18) connecting the filling elements (15) of the lower of the at least two treatment levels (E1, E2) to the common vessel (19), at least one pressure-reducing element e.g. a throttle (18.1), for example an adjustable throttle is provided.
18. Behandlungsmaschine nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass an den Behälterauslauf wenigstens einer Behandlungsebene (E1 , E2) ein weiteres Aggregat (4, 5) zum Behandeln der Behälter (2), beispielsweise zum Verschließen der Behälter (2) anschließt.18. Treatment machine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the container outlet at least one treatment level (E1, E2) is followed by another unit (4, 5) for treating the container (2), for example for closing the container (2).
19. Behandlungsmaschine nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Behälter (2) der Behandlungsmaschine über Transporteure (6, 7) in den Behandlungsebenen (E1 , E2) entsprechenden unterschiedlichen und in vertikaler Richtung gegeneinander versetzten Ebenen zugeführt und/oder nach der Behandlung über Transporteure (25, 27) in den Behandlungsebenen (E1 , E2) entsprechenden unterschiedlichen und in vertikaler Richtung versetzten Ebenen abgeführt werden.19. Treatment machine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the containers (2) of the treatment machine via transporters (6, 7) in the treatment levels (E1, E2) corresponding different and supplied in the vertical direction staggered planes and / or after the Treatment via transporters (25, 27) in the treatment levels (E1, E2) corresponding different and vertically offset levels are dissipated.
20. Behandlungsmaschine nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, gekennzeichnet durch ihre Ausbildung zur Behandlung von Behälter (2) in Form von Flaschen, insbesondere Kunststoffflaschen.20. Treatment machine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by its design for the treatment of containers (2) in the form of bottles, in particular plastic bottles.
21. Behandlungsmaschine nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Behälter (2) tragende und/oder führende Funktionselemente der Behandlungsmaschine zumindest zum Teil so ausgebildet sind, dass die Behälter (2) dort an einem im Bereich einer Behältermündung (2) ausgebildeten Behälterflansch (2.2) hängend gehalten und/oder geführt sind.21. Treatment machine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the container (2) carrying and / or leading functional elements of the treatment machine at least partially so in that the containers (2) are suspended there and / or guided on a container flange (2.2) formed in the region of a container mouth (2).
22. Behandlungsmaschine nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass in den Flüssigkeitsverbindungen (17, 18) für jedes Füllelement (15) individuell ein Durchflussmesser (20), beispielsweise ein magnetisch induktiver Durchflussmesser vorgesehen ist.22. Treatment machine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in the liquid connections (17, 18) for each filling element (15) individually a flow meter (20), for example a magneto-inductive flow meter is provided.
23. Behandlungsmaschine nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Behandlungsstationen (13, 14) der unterschiedlichen Behandlungsebenen (E1 , E2) zur Behandlung von Behältern (2) unterschiedlicher Art und/oder Größe ausgebildet sind.23. Treatment machine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the treatment stations (13, 14) of the different treatment levels (E1, E2) for the treatment of containers (2) of different types and / or size are formed.
24. Behandlungsmaschinen nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Behandlungsstationen (13, 14) der unterschiedlichen Behandlungsebenen (E1 , E2) für unterschiedliche Behandlung der Behälter (2) ausgebildet sind. 24. Treatment machines according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the treatment stations (13, 14) of the different treatment levels (E1, E2) are designed for different treatment of the container (2).
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