EP2059352B1 - Method for treating bottles or such like containers in a cleaning machine and also cleaning machine - Google Patents

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EP2059352B1
EP2059352B1 EP07801697.9A EP07801697A EP2059352B1 EP 2059352 B1 EP2059352 B1 EP 2059352B1 EP 07801697 A EP07801697 A EP 07801697A EP 2059352 B1 EP2059352 B1 EP 2059352B1
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08CLEANING
    • B08BCLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08CLEANING
    • B08BCLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B9/00Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto 
    • B08B9/08Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks
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    • B08B9/28Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans are brought the apparatus cleaning by splash, spray, or jet application, with or without soaking
    • B08B9/30Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans are brought the apparatus cleaning by splash, spray, or jet application, with or without soaking and having conveyors
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08CLEANING
    • B08BCLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B9/00Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto 
    • B08B9/08Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks
    • B08B9/20Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans are brought
    • B08B9/28Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans are brought the apparatus cleaning by splash, spray, or jet application, with or without soaking
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  • the invention relates to a method according to the preamble of claim 1 and to a cleaning machine according to the preamble of claim 20, as in GB 1209323 shown.
  • Cleaning machines for cleaning bottles or other containers are known in different designs.
  • the treatment of the container is usually u.a. in at least one dipping bath, which is filled with a cleaning liquid (eg lye or acid) when the cleaning machine is ready for operation.
  • a cleaning liquid eg lye or acid
  • With a circulating transport system the containers arranged in receptacles of container carriers of this system are moved through the immersion bath so that the containers are completely submerged in the cleaning liquid.
  • each receptacle for a bottle on the transport system with a treatment nozzle in the form of a nozzle tube, which extends through the bottle mouth in the arranged in the respective bottle receptacle bottle.
  • the transport system forms a deflection, at which the transport element of this system having the bottle receptacles is deflected about a horizontal axis oriented perpendicular to the transport direction.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a method by which an effective loading of the interior of bottles or similar containers when passing a dip bath with a treatment jet to improve the effect of this dip is achieved with a reduced design effort.
  • a method according to claim 1 is formed.
  • a cleaning machine, in which this method is integrated, is the subject of claim 20.
  • the treatment of the treated container with the treatment beam in a free jet method i. the treatment nozzle arrangement or treatment nozzle, with the treatment beam of which the interior of the treated container is acted upon by the container opening or mouth, is at a distance from this container mouth, but also from the container receiving receptacle of the transport system.
  • the loading of the containers with the treatment jet takes place in an immersion bath, while the containers are completely submerged, but at least with their mouth in the local cleaning liquid.
  • the loading of the containers takes place in the region of a diversion of the transport path formed in the immersion bath in such a way that the respective treatment beam is applied only to those containers which are oriented due to the course of the transport route to the deflection with its container opening or mouth down and at which counteracts the running in the direction of the treatment beam component of its weight of the forces acting on these containers force of the respective treatment beam at least so far that a displacement or even lifting of the respective container is not carried by the treatment beam in the container receptacle.
  • 1 is a cleaning machine for cleaning bottles 2.
  • a transport system 5 is provided, with which the bottles to be cleaned 2 are moved through different treatment zones, of a bottle inlet. 6 among others by a first, a cleaning liquid, e.g. Leach containing immersion 7, then by a second, a cleaning liquid, such as acid, containing immersion 8 and through various Abspritzstationen 9, where in each case a Abspritzen therobonau built- - inside surfaces with spray jets of cleaning fluids and finally with pure water, so that the purified Finally, bottles 2 with the transport system 5 reach the bottle outlet or the bottle delivery 14.
  • a cleaning liquid e.g. Leach containing immersion 7
  • a cleaning liquid such as acid
  • the transport system consists in the manner known to those skilled in a variety of in the transport direction A contiguous and moving with circulating transport chains bottle baskets 15, each of which in the start simplified embodiment illustrated three perpendicular to the transport direction A juxtaposed bottle cells 16 forms.
  • a bottle 2 centered is recorded so that it lies with its mouth of the bottle 2.1 substantially congruent with an opening 17 at the otherwise closed end of the bottle cell 16 concerned.
  • the transport system 5 has a plurality of deflections, which in the FIG. 1 are generally designated 18 - 22 and of which the deflection 19 is located within the immersion bath 8.
  • the bottles 2 are oriented with their bottle axis FA radially or approximately radially to the horizontal axis of this deflection, in such a way that the bottle mouths 2.1 and also the openings 17 of which there are moving past bottle cells facing this axis.
  • a treatment nozzle assembly 23 is provided which is driven in rotation with the movement of the bottle baskets 15 around the axis of this deflection.
  • a bottle baskets 15, nozzle rows 25 are provided, which are parallel to the axis of rotation (arrow B)
  • Treatment nozzle assembly 23 extend and each of the number of bottle cells 16 per bottle basket 15 corresponding to three treatment nozzles 26 have.
  • the deflections 19 and thus also the treatment nozzle arrangement 23 provided within this deflection are located within the immersion bath 8 below the level of the liquid level of the treatment liquid.
  • the bottles 2 moved with the bottle baskets 2 initially have such an orientation when approaching the deflection 19 that the bottles 2 are oriented with their bottom of the bottle downwards and with their flat mouth 2.1 upwards.
  • the bottles 2 are then turned by the course of the transport path of the transport system 5 so that they are increasingly oriented with their bottom of the bottle increasingly upwards and with their bottle mouth down and in the area of its mouth bottle 2.1 at the opening 17th supporting side 16.1 of the bottle cells 16.
  • the individual treatment nozzles 26 are connected via a control device 27 to the output of a pump 28 whose input is connected via a filter 29 (fine filter) with the immersion bath 8 for sucking cleaning liquid from this dip.
  • the rows of nozzles 25 are controlled such that treatment jets 26.1 are introduced from the treatment nozzles 26 only in such bottles 2, which are already turned so far in the region of the deflection 19, that they are already sufficiently downwardly inclined with its mouth of the bottle 2.1 and thereby abut against the side 16.1 of the respective bottle cell 16 with a sufficiently large force component of their weight.
  • the pressure of the treatment jets 26.1 emerging from the controlled treatment nozzles 26 is adjusted or regulated such that the component acting in the direction of the respective treatment jet 26.1 Weight of the respective treated bottle 2 counteracts a pushing out of the bottle 2 from the open end 16.2 of the bottle cell 16 concerned, ie the force exerted by the respective treatment beam 26.1 on a treated bottle 2 force smaller or at most equal to the effective in the direction of the treatment beam force component of the weight this bottle is 2.
  • the device for controlling the treatment nozzles 26 and the supply of the treatment medium to the treatment nozzles 26 such that the treatment jets of one nozzle row 25 assigned to each row of bottle cells 16 can be controlled or regulated independently of the other nozzle rows 25 , By doing so, it is possible to adjust the thickness of the treatment jets issuing from a nozzle row 25 during rotational movement of the baffle 19 to the magnitude changing force components of the weight force of the bottles 2, whereby the exchange of the treatment medium can be further improved.
  • each bottle 2 remains completely during the treatment or Abschwallvorgangs completely in the associated bottle cell 16 and with its bottle mouth 2.2 of the opening 17 immediately adjacent or optimally aligned to this opening.
  • the treatment of the bottles 2 with the treatment jets 26.1 is carried out in a free jet method, i. without docking and / or insertion of treatment nozzles on or in the bottles 2. Rather, the treatment nozzles 26 are each spaced from the side 16.1 of the bottle cells 16 and thus also from the bottle mouths 2.1.
  • the pump 28 is designed to be adjustable, so that the funded by this pump volume and the pressure generated at the outlet of the pump and thus to the treatment nozzles 26 are adjustable or adjustable, namely to adapt the treatment nozzle assembly 23 to bottles 2 with different mass and thus with different weight.
  • the treatment beams 26.1 are for example controlled so that they are sufficiently turned over the entire movement path of the deflection 19, in the (movement distance) the bottle and thus held with sufficient weight against the action of the treatment beams 26.1 in the respective bottle cell 16, emerge continuously or intermittently with at least one interruption from the treatment nozzle 26.
  • the cross-section of the openings of the treatment nozzles 26 and thus the cross section of the treatment jets 26.1 emerging from these treatment nozzles are selected so that the treatment jet 26.1 directed into a bottle 2 does not hinder the flow of the displaced or exchanged cleaning liquid.
  • this exchange process can be improved.
  • the FIG. 4 shows a trained as an annular nozzle treatment nozzle 26a, which can find instead of a treatment nozzle 26 use.
  • the treatment nozzle 26a has a central nozzle opening 32 which serves to form the respective treatment jet 26.1 and which is connected via the controller 27 to the outlet of the pump 28.
  • the input of the pump in turn via the filter 29, the heater 30 and the metering device 31 is connected to the dip 8.
  • the treatment nozzle 26a further has a suction opening 33 which in the illustrated embodiment, the nozzle opening 32 surrounds annular and which is connected to the input of a further pump 34, whose outlet communicates with the dip bath 8.
  • the treatment liquid displaced or exchanged from a treated bottle 2 by the treatment jet 26.1 is at least partially suctioned off via the suction opening 33, whereby the replacement of the cleaning liquid in the treated bottle 2 is substantially improved.
  • the treatment medium is a liquid medium.
  • the treatment medium can also be a gaseous medium. Mixtures of liquid and gaseous treatment media or the treatment with both media after each other are conceivable.

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf ein Verfahren gemäß Oberbegriff Patentanspruch 1 sowie auf eine Reinigungsmaschine gemäß Oberbegriff Patentanspruch 20, wie in GB 1209323 gezeigt.The invention relates to a method according to the preamble of claim 1 and to a cleaning machine according to the preamble of claim 20, as in GB 1209323 shown.

Reinigungsmaschinen zum Reinigen von Flaschen oder anderen Behältern sind in unterschiedlichen Ausführungen bekannt. Bei derartigen Maschinen erfolgt die Behandlung der Behälter üblicherweise u.a. in wenigstens einem Tauchbad, welches bei betriebsbereiter Reinigungsmaschine mit einer Reinigungsflüssigkeit (z. B. Lauge oder Säure) gefüllt ist. Mit einem umlaufenden Transportsystem werden die in Aufnahmen von Behälterträgern dieses Systems angeordneten Behälter durch das Tauchbad bewegt, so dass die Behälter hierbei vollständig in der Reinigungsflüssigkeit untergetaucht sind.Cleaning machines for cleaning bottles or other containers are known in different designs. In such machines, the treatment of the container is usually u.a. in at least one dipping bath, which is filled with a cleaning liquid (eg lye or acid) when the cleaning machine is ready for operation. With a circulating transport system, the containers arranged in receptacles of container carriers of this system are moved through the immersion bath so that the containers are completely submerged in the cleaning liquid.

Um die Wirkung der Reinigungsflüssigkeit des Tauchbades im Bezug auf die Behandlung der Innenflächen der Behälter zu verbessern ist bereits bekannt ( GB 168 755 , GB 224 658 ), die in der Reinigungsflüssigkeit des Tauchbades untergetauchten Behälter im Inneren mit einem Behandlungsstrahl eines Behandlungsmediums, beispielsweise mit einem Flüssigkeitsstrahl oder einem Luftstrahl, zu beaufschlagen, um so einen Austausch der in dem jeweiligen Behälter vorhandenen Behandlungsflüssigkeit gegen neue Behandlungsflüssigkeit aus dem Tauchbad und damit auch den Reinigungseffekt zu verbessern. Die Beaufschlagung der Behälter mit dem Behandlungsstrahl erfolgt dabei jeweils über , eine Behandlungsdüse, die im Tauchbad oberhalb der horizontalen Bewegungsbahn der aufrecht stehenden, d.h. mit ihrer Behälteröffnung oder -mündung nach oben orientierten Behälter angeordnet sind.To improve the effect of the cleaning liquid of the immersion bath with respect to the treatment of the inner surfaces of the container is already known ( GB 168 755 . GB 224,658 ) to pressurize the submerged in the cleaning liquid of the dip tank inside with a treatment jet of a treatment medium, for example, with a liquid jet or an air jet, so as to replace the present in the respective container treatment liquid against new treatment liquid from the dip and thus the To improve the cleaning effect. The treatment of the containers with the treatment jet takes place in each case via, a treatment nozzle, which are arranged in the dipping bath above the horizontal trajectory of the upright, ie with its container opening or mouth upwardly oriented container.

Bekannt ist weiterhin ( US 899,017 ), bei einer Flaschenreinigungsmaschine jede Aufnahme für eine Flasche am Transportsystem mit einer Behandlungsdüse in Form eines Düsenrohrs zu versehen, welches durch die Flaschenmündung in die in der jeweiligen Flaschenaufnahme angeordnete Flasche hineinreicht. Im Tauchbad bildet das Transportsystem eine Umlenkung, an der das die Flaschenaufnahmen aufweisenden Transportelement dieses Systems um eine senkrecht zur Transportrichtung orientierte horizontale Achse umgelenkt ist. Um die in der Reinigungsflüssigkeit des Tauchbades untergetauchten Flaschen zusätzlich auch Innen mit einer Behandlungsflüssigkeit zu behandeln sind an der Umlenkung synchron mit den Flaschenaufnahmen umlaufende Anschlüsse vorgesehen, die die in den Flaschenaufnahmen vorhandenen Behandlungsdüsen jeweils mit einer Quelle zum Zuführen des Behandlungsmediums gesteuert verbinden. Allein schon durch das notwendige Ankoppeln und Abkoppeln dieser Verbindungen an die Behandlungsdüsen ergibt sich eine mechanisch aufwendige, teuere und auch störanfällige Konstruktion.It is also known ( US 899,017 ), to provide in a bottle cleaning machine, each receptacle for a bottle on the transport system with a treatment nozzle in the form of a nozzle tube, which extends through the bottle mouth in the arranged in the respective bottle receptacle bottle. In the dipping bath, the transport system forms a deflection, at which the transport element of this system having the bottle receptacles is deflected about a horizontal axis oriented perpendicular to the transport direction. To treat the immersed in the cleaning liquid of the immersion bath bottles in addition also inside with a treatment liquid circulating connections are provided at the deflection in synchronism with the bottle receptacles, the connect in the bottle receptacles existing treatment nozzles each controlled by a source for supplying the treatment medium. Just by the necessary coupling and uncoupling of these compounds to the treatment nozzles results in a mechanically complex, expensive and prone to failure construction.

Aufgabe der Erfindung ist es, ein Verfahren aufzuzeigen, mit dem bei einem reduzierten konstruktiven Aufwand eine wirksame Beaufschlagung des Innenraumes von Flaschen oder dergleichen Behältern beim Passieren eines Tauchbades mit einem Behandlungsstrahl zur Verbesserung der Wirkung dieses Tauchbades erreicht ist. Zur Lösung dieser Aufgabe ist ein Verfahren entsprechend dem Patentanspruch 1 ausgebildet. Eine Reinigungsmaschine, in die dieses Verfahren integriert ist, ist Gegenstand der Patentanspruchs 20.The object of the invention is to provide a method by which an effective loading of the interior of bottles or similar containers when passing a dip bath with a treatment jet to improve the effect of this dip is achieved with a reduced design effort. To solve this problem, a method according to claim 1 is formed. A cleaning machine, in which this method is integrated, is the subject of claim 20.

Bei der Erfindung erfolgt die Beaufschlagung des jeweils behandelten Behälters mit dem Behandlungsstrahl in einem Freistrahlverfahren, d.h. die Behandlungsdüsenanordnung oder Behandlungsdüse, mit deren Behandlungsstrahl der Innenraum des behandelten Behälters durch die Behälteröffnung oder -mündung beaufschlagt wird, ist von dieser Behältermündung, aber auch von der, den Behälter aufnehmenden Behälteraufnahme des Transportsystems beabstandet.In the invention, the treatment of the treated container with the treatment beam in a free jet method, i. the treatment nozzle arrangement or treatment nozzle, with the treatment beam of which the interior of the treated container is acted upon by the container opening or mouth, is at a distance from this container mouth, but also from the container receiving receptacle of the transport system.

Weiterhin erfolgt die Beaufschlagung der Behälter mit dem Behandlungsstrahl in einem Tauchbad, während die Behälter vollständig, zumindest aber mit ihrer Mündung in der dortigen Reinigungsflüssigkeit untergetaucht sind.Furthermore, the loading of the containers with the treatment jet takes place in an immersion bath, while the containers are completely submerged, but at least with their mouth in the local cleaning liquid.

Weiterhin erfolgt die Beaufschlagung der Behälter im Bereich einer im Tauchbad gebildeten Umlenkung der Transportstrecke in der Weise, dass der jeweilige Behandlungsstrahl nur auf solche Behälter ausgebracht wird, die aufgrund des Verlaufs der Transportstrecke an der Umlenkung mit ihrer Behälteröffnung oder mündung nach unten orientiert sind und bei denen die in Richtung des Behandlungsstrahles verlaufende Komponente ihrer Gewichtskraft der auf diese Behälter einwirkenden Kraft des jeweiligen Behandlungsstrahls zumindest soweit entgegenwirkt, dass ein Verschieben oder gar ein Anheben des jeweiligen Behälters durch den Behandlungsstrahl in der Behälteraufnahme nicht erfolgt.Furthermore, the loading of the containers takes place in the region of a diversion of the transport path formed in the immersion bath in such a way that the respective treatment beam is applied only to those containers which are oriented due to the course of the transport route to the deflection with its container opening or mouth down and at which counteracts the running in the direction of the treatment beam component of its weight of the forces acting on these containers force of the respective treatment beam at least so far that a displacement or even lifting of the respective container is not carried by the treatment beam in the container receptacle.

Durch die Neigung oder Orientierung, die die Behälter bei der Behandlung aufweisen, wird der angestrebte Austausch der Behandlungsflüssigkeit im Inneren jedes behandelten Behälters zusätzlich gefördert.Due to the inclination or orientation that the containers have during the treatment, the desired replacement of the treatment liquid in the interior of each treated container is additionally promoted.

Weiterbildungen sind Gegenstand der Unteransprüche. Die Erfindung wird im Folgenden anhand der Figuren an einem Ausführungsbeispiel näher erläutert. Es zeigen:

Fig. 1
in schematischer Darstellung und in Seitenansicht eine Reinigungsmaschine zum Reinigen von Behältern in Form von Flaschen;
Fig. 2
in Einzeldarstellung und in Seitenansicht eine Behandlungsdüsenanordnung gemäß der Erfindung;
Fig. 3
die Behandlungsdüsen einer Düsenreihe der Behandlungsdüsenanordnung der Figur 2;
Fig. 4
in schematischer Einzeldarstellung eine als Ringdüse ausgebildete Behandlungsdüse, zusammen mit weiteren Funktionselementen.
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 a schematic representation and in side view of a cleaning machine for cleaning containers in the form of bottles;
Fig. 2
in a single view and in side view of a treatment nozzle assembly according to the invention;
Fig. 3
the treatment nozzles of a nozzle row of the treatment nozzle arrangement of FIG. 2 ;
Fig. 4
in a schematic individual representation designed as an annular nozzle treatment nozzle, together with other functional elements.

In den Figuren ist 1 eine Reinigungsmaschine zum Reinigen von Flaschen 2. In dem von einem Gehäuse 3 gebildeten Innenraum 4 der Reinigungsmaschine 1 ist ein Transportsystem 5 vorgesehen, mit welchem die zu reinigenden Flaschen 2 durch verschiedene Behandlungszonen bewegt werden, und zwar von einem Flascheneinlauf 6 u.a. durch ein erstes, eine Reinigungsflüssigkeit, z.B. Lauge, enthaltendes Tauchbad 7, anschließend durch ein zweites, eine Reinigungsflüssigkeit, beispielsweise Säure, enthaltendes Tauchbad 8 und durch verschiedene Abspritzstationen 9, an denen jeweils ein Abspritzen der Flaschenaußen- sowie - innenflächen mit Spritzstrahlen aus Reinigungsflüssigkeiten und schließlich mit ReinWasser erfolgt, sodass die gereinigten Flaschen 2 mit dem Transportsystem 5 schließlich an den Flaschenauslauf bzw. an die Flaschenabgabe 14 gelangen.In the figures, 1 is a cleaning machine for cleaning bottles 2. In the housing 4 formed by a housing 3 of the cleaning machine 1, a transport system 5 is provided, with which the bottles to be cleaned 2 are moved through different treatment zones, of a bottle inlet. 6 among others by a first, a cleaning liquid, e.g. Leach containing immersion 7, then by a second, a cleaning liquid, such as acid, containing immersion 8 and through various Abspritzstationen 9, where in each case a Abspritzen the Flaschenaußen- - inside surfaces with spray jets of cleaning fluids and finally with pure water, so that the purified Finally, bottles 2 with the transport system 5 reach the bottle outlet or the bottle delivery 14.

Das Transportsystem besteht in der dem Fachmann bekannten Weise aus einer Vielzahl von in Transportrichtung A aneinander anschließenden und mit umlaufenden Transportketten bewegten Flaschenkörben 15, von denen jeder bei der start vereinfacht dargestellten Ausführungsform drei senkrecht zur Transportrichtung A nebeneinander angeordnete Flaschenzellen 16 bildet. In jeder Flaschenzelle 16 ist eine Flasche 2 zentriert so aufgenommen, dass diese mit ihrer Flaschenmündung 2.1 im Wesentlichen deckungsgleich mit einer Öffnung 17 an dem sonst geschlossenen Ende der betreffenden Flaschenzelle 16 liegt.The transport system consists in the manner known to those skilled in a variety of in the transport direction A contiguous and moving with circulating transport chains bottle baskets 15, each of which in the start simplified embodiment illustrated three perpendicular to the transport direction A juxtaposed bottle cells 16 forms. In each bottle cell 16, a bottle 2 centered is recorded so that it lies with its mouth of the bottle 2.1 substantially congruent with an opening 17 at the otherwise closed end of the bottle cell 16 concerned.

Das Transportsystem 5 weist mehrere Umlenkungen auf, die in der Figur 1 allgemein mit 18 - 22 bezeichnet sind und von denen sich die Umlenkung 19 innerhalb des Tauchbades 8 befindet. Beim Vorbeibewegen an der Umlenkung 19 sind die Flaschen 2 mit ihrer Flaschenachse FA radial oder etwa radial zur horizontalen Achse dieser Umlenkung orientiert, und zwar derart, dass die Flaschenmündungen 2.1 und auch die Öffnungen 17 der sich dort vorbeibewegenden Flaschenzellen dieser Achse zugewandt sind.The transport system 5 has a plurality of deflections, which in the FIG. 1 are generally designated 18 - 22 and of which the deflection 19 is located within the immersion bath 8. When moving past the deflection 19, the bottles 2 are oriented with their bottle axis FA radially or approximately radially to the horizontal axis of this deflection, in such a way that the bottle mouths 2.1 and also the openings 17 of which there are moving past bottle cells facing this axis.

An der Umlenkung 19 ist eine Behandlungsdüsenanordnung 23 vorgesehen, die synchron mit der Bewegung der Flaschenkörbe 15 um die Achse dieser Umlenkung umlaufend angetrieben ist. Die in den Figuren 2 und 3 näher dargestellte Behandlungsdüsenanordnung 23 besteht im Wesentlichen aus einem trommelartigen Träger 24. Auf diesem sind in gleichmäßigen Winkelabständen, die jeweils dem Achsabstand zweier in Transportrichtung A aufeinander folgender Flaschenkörben 15 entspricht, Düsenreihen 25 vorgesehen, die sich parallel zur Achse der Drehbewegung (Pfeil B) der Behandlungsdüsenanordnung 23 erstrecken und jeweils der Anzahl der Flaschenzellen 16 je Flaschenkorb 15 entsprechend drei Behandlungsdüsen 26 aufweisen.At the deflection 19, a treatment nozzle assembly 23 is provided which is driven in rotation with the movement of the bottle baskets 15 around the axis of this deflection. The in the Figures 2 and 3 On this are at regular angular intervals, each corresponding to the center distance of two consecutive in the transport direction A bottle baskets 15, nozzle rows 25 are provided, which are parallel to the axis of rotation (arrow B) Treatment nozzle assembly 23 extend and each of the number of bottle cells 16 per bottle basket 15 corresponding to three treatment nozzles 26 have.

Bei in Betrieb befindlicher Reinigungsmaschine 1 befindet sich die Umlenkungen 19 und damit auch die innerhalb dieser Umlenkung vorgesehene Behandlungsdüsenanordnung 23 innerhalb des Tauchbades 8 unterhalb des Niveaus des Flüssigkeitsspiegels der Behandlungsflüssigkeit.When the cleaning machine 1 is in operation, the deflections 19 and thus also the treatment nozzle arrangement 23 provided within this deflection are located within the immersion bath 8 below the level of the liquid level of the treatment liquid.

Die mit den Flaschenkörben 15 bewegten Flaschen 2 besitzen bei der Annäherung an die Umlenkung 19 zunächst eine solche Orientierung, dass die Flaschen 2 mit ihrem Flaschenboden nach unten und mit ihrer Flachenmündung 2.1 nach oben orientiert sind. Im Bereich der Umlenkung 19 werden die Flaschen 2 durch den Verlauf der Transportstrecke des Transportsystems 5 dann so gewendet, dass sie mit ihrem Flaschenboden zunehmend nach oben und mit ihrer Flaschenmündung zunehmend nach unten orientiert sind und sich im Bereich ihrer Flaschenmündung 2.1 an der die Öffnung 17 aufweisenden Seite 16.1 der Flaschenzellen 16 abstützen.The bottles 2 moved with the bottle baskets 2 initially have such an orientation when approaching the deflection 19 that the bottles 2 are oriented with their bottom of the bottle downwards and with their flat mouth 2.1 upwards. In the region of the deflection 19, the bottles 2 are then turned by the course of the transport path of the transport system 5 so that they are increasingly oriented with their bottom of the bottle increasingly upwards and with their bottle mouth down and in the area of its mouth bottle 2.1 at the opening 17th supporting side 16.1 of the bottle cells 16.

Die einzelnen Behandlungsdüsen 26 sind über eine Steuereinrichtung 27 mit dem Ausgang einer Pumpe 28 verbunden, deren Eingang über ein Filter 29 (Feinfilter) mit dem Tauchbad 8 zum Ansaugen von Reinigungsflüssigkeit aus diesem Tauchbad in Verbindung steht. Über die Steuereinrichtung 27 sind die Düsenreihen 25 derart gesteuert, dass aus den Behandlungsdüsen 26 Behandlungsstrahlen 26.1 nur in solche Flaschen 2 eingebracht werden, die im Bereich der Umlenkung 19 bereits soweit gewendet sind, dass sie mit ihrer Flaschenmündung 2.1 bereits ausreichend nach unten geneigt sind und dadurch mit einer ausreichend großen Kraftkomponente ihrer Gewichtskraft gegen die Seite 16.1 der jeweiligen Flaschenzelle 16 anliegen. Weiterhin ist der Druck der aus den angesteuerten Behandlungsdüsen 26 austretenden Behandlungsstrahlen 26.1 so eingestellt bzw. geregelt, dass die in Richtung des jeweiligen Behandlungsstrahls 26.1 wirkende Komponente der Gewichtskraft der jeweils behandelten Flasche 2 einem Ausschieben der Flasche 2 aus dem offenen Ende 16.2 der betreffenden Flaschenzelle 16 entgegen wirkt, d.h. die durch den jeweiligen Behandlungsstrahl 26.1 auf eine behandelte Flasche 2 ausgeübte Kraft kleiner oder höchstens gleich der in Richtung des Behandlungsstrahles wirksamen Kraftkomponente der Gewichtskraft dieser Flasche 2 ist. Erfindungsgemäß ist ebenfalls vorgesehen, die Vorrichtung zur Steuerung zur Steuerung der Behandlungsdüsen 26 und die Zufuhr des Behandlungsmediums zu den Behandlungsdüsen 26 derart auszubilden, dass die jeweils einer Reihe von Flaschenzellen 16 zugeordneten Behandlungsstrahlen einer Düsenreihe 25 unabhängig von den anderen Düsenreihen 25 gesteuert oder geregelt werden können. Durch diese Vorgehensweise wird es ermöglicht, die Stärke der, aus einer Düsenreihe 25 austretenden Behandlungsstrahlen während der Drehbewegung der Umlenkung 19 an die sich größenmäßig ändernden Kraftkomponenten der Gewichtskraft der Flaschen 2 anzupassen, wodurch der Austausch des Behandlungsmediums noch weiter verbessert werden kann.The individual treatment nozzles 26 are connected via a control device 27 to the output of a pump 28 whose input is connected via a filter 29 (fine filter) with the immersion bath 8 for sucking cleaning liquid from this dip. Via the control device 27, the rows of nozzles 25 are controlled such that treatment jets 26.1 are introduced from the treatment nozzles 26 only in such bottles 2, which are already turned so far in the region of the deflection 19, that they are already sufficiently downwardly inclined with its mouth of the bottle 2.1 and thereby abut against the side 16.1 of the respective bottle cell 16 with a sufficiently large force component of their weight. Furthermore, the pressure of the treatment jets 26.1 emerging from the controlled treatment nozzles 26 is adjusted or regulated such that the component acting in the direction of the respective treatment jet 26.1 Weight of the respective treated bottle 2 counteracts a pushing out of the bottle 2 from the open end 16.2 of the bottle cell 16 concerned, ie the force exerted by the respective treatment beam 26.1 on a treated bottle 2 force smaller or at most equal to the effective in the direction of the treatment beam force component of the weight this bottle is 2. According to the invention, it is also provided to design the device for controlling the treatment nozzles 26 and the supply of the treatment medium to the treatment nozzles 26 such that the treatment jets of one nozzle row 25 assigned to each row of bottle cells 16 can be controlled or regulated independently of the other nozzle rows 25 , By doing so, it is possible to adjust the thickness of the treatment jets issuing from a nozzle row 25 during rotational movement of the baffle 19 to the magnitude changing force components of the weight force of the bottles 2, whereby the exchange of the treatment medium can be further improved.

Jedenfalls verbleibt jede Flasche 2 auch während des Behandlungs- oder Abschwallvorgangs vollständig in der zugehörigen Flaschenzelle 16 und mit ihrer Flaschenmündung 2.2 der Öffnung 17 unmittelbar benachbart bzw. an diese Öffnung optimal ausgerichtet.In any case, each bottle 2 remains completely during the treatment or Abschwallvorgangs completely in the associated bottle cell 16 and with its bottle mouth 2.2 of the opening 17 immediately adjacent or optimally aligned to this opening.

Durch das Beaufschlagen des Flascheninnenraum mit dem Behandlungsstrahl 26.1 erfolgt ein intensiver Austausch der im Flascheninnenraum vorhandenen Behandlungsflüssigkeit gegen neue Behandlungsflüssigkeit aus dem Tauchbad 8, was eine Intensivierung der Wirkung der Behandlungsflüssigkeit in der behandelten Flasche 2 ermöglicht.By subjecting the interior of the bottle to the treatment jet 26.1, an intensive replacement of the treatment liquid present in the interior of the bottle with new treatment liquid takes place from the immersion bath 8, which makes it possible to intensify the action of the treatment liquid in the treated bottle 2.

Das Behandeln der Flaschen 2 mit den Behandlungsstrahlen 26.1 erfolgt in einem Freistrahlverfahren, d.h. ohne ein Andocken und/oder Einführen von Behandlungsdüsen an bzw. in die Flaschen 2. Vielmehr sind die Behandlungsdüsen 26 jeweils von der Seite 16.1 der Flaschenzellen 16 und damit auch von den Flaschenmündungen 2.1 beabstandet.The treatment of the bottles 2 with the treatment jets 26.1 is carried out in a free jet method, i. without docking and / or insertion of treatment nozzles on or in the bottles 2. Rather, the treatment nozzles 26 are each spaced from the side 16.1 of the bottle cells 16 and thus also from the bottle mouths 2.1.

Die Pumpe 28 ist regelbar ausgeführt, sodass das von dieser Pumpe geförderte Volumen sowie der am Ausgang der Pumpe und damit an den Behandlungsdüsen 26 erzeugte Druck regel- oder einstellbar sind, und zwar zur Anpassung der Behandlungsdüsenanordnung 23 an Flaschen 2 mit unterschiedlicher Masse und damit mit unterschiedlicher Gewichtskraft.The pump 28 is designed to be adjustable, so that the funded by this pump volume and the pressure generated at the outlet of the pump and thus to the treatment nozzles 26 are adjustable or adjustable, namely to adapt the treatment nozzle assembly 23 to bottles 2 with different mass and thus with different weight.

Durch die Steuereinrichtung 27 sind die Behandlungsstrahlen 26.1 beispielsweise so gesteuert, dass sie über die gesamte Bewegungsstrecke der Umlenkung 19, in der (Bewegungsstrecke) die Flasche ausreichend gewendet und damit mit ausreichender Gewichtskraft gegen die Wirkung der Behandlungsstrahlen 26.1 in der jeweiligen Flaschenzelle 16 gehalten sind, kontinuierlich oder aber intermittierend mit wenigstens einer Unterbrechung aus den Behandlungsdüse 26 austreten.By means of the control device 27, the treatment beams 26.1 are for example controlled so that they are sufficiently turned over the entire movement path of the deflection 19, in the (movement distance) the bottle and thus held with sufficient weight against the action of the treatment beams 26.1 in the respective bottle cell 16, emerge continuously or intermittently with at least one interruption from the treatment nozzle 26.

Der Querschnitt der Öffnungen der Behandlungsdüsen 26 und damit der Querschnitt der aus diesen Behandlungsdüsen gesteuert austretenden Behandlungsstrahlen 26.1 ist so gewählt, dass der in eine Flasche 2 gerichtete Behandlungsstrahl 26.1 ein Herausfließen der verdrängten bzw. ausgetauschten Reinigungsflüssigkeit nicht behindert. Durch entsprechende Ausbildung der Düsenöffnung der Behandlungsdüsen 26, beispielsweise als Ringdüsen kann dieser Austauschprozess verbessert werden.The cross-section of the openings of the treatment nozzles 26 and thus the cross section of the treatment jets 26.1 emerging from these treatment nozzles are selected so that the treatment jet 26.1 directed into a bottle 2 does not hinder the flow of the displaced or exchanged cleaning liquid. By appropriate design of the nozzle opening of the treatment nozzles 26, for example as annular nozzles, this exchange process can be improved.

Wie in der Figur 2 mit unterbrochenen Linien angedeutet besteht die Möglichkeit, die dem Tauchbad 8 entnommene Reinigungsflüssigkeit in einer an die Pumpe 28 führenden Versorgungsstrecke in einer Heizvorrichtung 30 aufzuheizen und/oder in einer Dosiereinrichtung 31 mit einer die Wirkkomponente des Tauchbades 8 bildenden Substanz (Chemikalie) nachzudosieren, sodass über die Behandlungsstrahlen 26.1 jeweils ein Austausch vorhandener Reinigungsflüssigkeit durch eine erwärmte und/oder "geschärfte" bzw. in der Wirkung verstärkte Behandlungsflüssigkeit erfolgt.Like in the FIG. 2 Indicated by broken lines there is the possibility of heating the dipping bath 8 taken cleaning liquid in a leading to the pump 28 supply path in a heater 30 and / or metered in a metering device 31 with the active component of the dip bath 8 forming substance (chemical), so over the treatment jets 26.1 are each an exchange of existing cleaning liquid by a heated and / or "sharpened" or enhanced in the effect treatment liquid.

Die Figur 4 zeigt eine als Ringdüse ausgebildete Behandlungsdüse 26a, die anstelle einer Behandlungsdüse 26 Verwendung finden kann. Die Behandlungsdüse 26a besitzt eine zentrale Düsenöffnung 32, die zur Ausbildung des jeweiligen Behandlungsstrahls 26.1 dient und die über die Steuerung 27 mit dem Ausgang der Pumpe 28 in Verbindung steht. Bei dieser Ausführungsform ist der Eingang der Pumpe wiederum über das Filter 29, die Heizeinrichtung 30 sowie die Dosiereinrichtung 31 mit dem Tauchbad 8 verbunden. Die Behandlungsdüse 26a besitzt weiterhin eine Ansaugöffnung 33, die bei der dargestellten Ausführungsform die Düsenöffnung 32 ringförmig umschließt und die mit dem Eingang einer weiteren Pumpe 34 verbunden ist, deren Auslass mit dem Tauchbad 8 in Verbindung steht. Durch diese Ausbildung wird die aus einer behandelten Flasche 2 durch den Behandlungsstrahl 26.1 verdrängte bzw. ausgetauschte Behandlungsflüssigkeit zumindest teilweise über die Ansaugöffnung 33 abgesaugt, wodurch der Austausch der Reinigungsflüssigkeit in der behandelten Flasche 2 wesentlich verbessert wird. 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 Gedanke verlassen wird.The FIG. 4 shows a trained as an annular nozzle treatment nozzle 26a, which can find instead of a treatment nozzle 26 use. The treatment nozzle 26a has a central nozzle opening 32 which serves to form the respective treatment jet 26.1 and which is connected via the controller 27 to the outlet of the pump 28. In this embodiment, the input of the pump in turn via the filter 29, the heater 30 and the metering device 31 is connected to the dip 8. The treatment nozzle 26a further has a suction opening 33 which in the illustrated embodiment, the nozzle opening 32 surrounds annular and which is connected to the input of a further pump 34, whose outlet communicates with the dip bath 8. As a result of this design, the treatment liquid displaced or exchanged from a treated bottle 2 by the treatment jet 26.1 is at least partially suctioned off via the suction opening 33, whereby the replacement of the cleaning liquid in the treated bottle 2 is substantially improved. 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 idea underlying the invention.

Vorstehend wurde davon ausgegangen, dass das Behandlungsmedium ein flüssiges Medium ist. Grundsätzlich kann das Behandlungsmedium auch ein gasförmiges Medium sein. Auch Mischungen von flüssigen und gasförmigen Behandlungsmedien oder die Behandlung mit beiden Medien nach einander sind denkbar.It has been assumed above that the treatment medium is a liquid medium. In principle, the treatment medium can also be a gaseous medium. Mixtures of liquid and gaseous treatment media or the treatment with both media after each other are conceivable.

BezugszeichenlisteLIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

11
Reinigungsmaschinecleaner
22
Flaschebottle
2.12.1
Flaschenmündungbottle mouth
33
Gehäuse der ReinigungsmaschineHousing of the cleaning machine
44
Innenraum der Reinigungsmaschine jInterior of the cleaning machine j
55
Transportsystemtransport system
66
Flascheneinlauf oder FlaschenaufgabeBottle inlet or bottle feeding
7, 87, 8
Tauchbaddip
9 - 139 - 13
Spritzstationenspray stations
1414
Flaschenauslauf oder FlaschenabgabeBottle outlet or bottle delivery
1515
Flaschenkorbbottle basket
1616
Flaschenzellebottle cell
16.116.1
geschlossenes Ende der Flaschenzelle 16closed end of the bottle cell 16
16.216.2
offenes Ende der Flaschenzelle 16open end of the bottle cell 16
1717
Öffnungopening
18 - 2218-22
Umlenkungredirection
2323
BehandlungsdüsenanordnungTreatment nozzle arrangement
2424
trommelartiger Trägerdrum-type carrier
2525
Düsenreihenozzle row
26, 26a26, 26a
Behandlungsdüsetreatment nozzle
26.126.1
Düsen- oder BehandlungsstrahlNozzle or treatment jet
2727
Steuerungcontrol
2828
Pumpepump
2929
Filter, beispielsweise FeinfilterFilters, such as fine filters
3030
Heizeinrichtungheater
3131
Dosiereinrichtung zum Nachdosieren der BehandlungsflüssigkeitDosing device for post-dosing of the treatment liquid
3232
Düsenöffnungnozzle opening
3333
Ansaugöffnungsuction
3434
Pumpepump
AA
Transportrichtungtransport direction
BB
Umlaufrichtung der Behandlungsdüsenanordnung 23The direction of rotation of the treatment nozzle arrangement 23
FAFA
Flaschenachsebottle axis

Claims (33)

  1. Method for treating bottles or like containers (2) in a cleaning machine (1) in which the containers (2), arranged in receptacles (16) of container carriers (15), are moved on a transporting section of a transport system (5) between a container input(6) and a container output (14) through a plurality of treatment zones of which at least one is a dipping bath (8), wherein on a diversion (19) formed inside the dipping bath (8) by the transporting stretch, on which diversion, due to the course of the transporting section, a turning of the containers (2) from a position with their container opening (2.1) oriented upwards into a position with the container opening (2.1) oriented downwards occurs, the interior of each container (2) is exposed in the dipping bath (8) to a treatment jet (26.1) of a treatment medium from a treatment nozzle arrangement (23), wherein the particular treatment jet (26.1) is generated and controlled by a treatment nozzle arrangement (23) at a distance from the treated container (2) and the container receptacle, characterised in that during operation the pressure and / or the volume of the treatment jets (26.1) are adjusted depending on the mass or the weight force of the containers (2), wherein the pressure and / or the output of the pump (28) is adjusted and / or controlled so that the at least one treatment jet (26.1) is only applied onto those containers (2) whose the force component of the weight force, acting in the axial direction of the treatment jet (26.1), counteracts the force exerted by the treatment jet at least to the extent that no movement of the container (2) currently being treated by the treatment jet (26.1) occurs.
  2. Method according to claim 1, characterised in that the treatment jets (26.1) are controlled in such a way that the particular treatment jet (26.1) is only applied onto those containers (2) whose force component of their weight force, directed against the treatment jet (26.1), is at least equal to the force exerted by the treatment jet (26.1).
  3. Method according to any one of the claims 1 or 2, characterised in that the pressure and / or the volume of the treatment jets (26.1) is changed at least one during the treatment.
  4. Method according to claim 3, characterised in that the treatment jets (26.1) are interrupted at least once during the treatment of a container (2).
  5. Method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the treatment medium for generating the treatment jets (26.1) is a liquid medium or a treatment liquid and / or a gaseous medium.
  6. Method according to claim 5, characterised in that the treatment medium for generating the treatment jets (26.1) is taken from the dipping bath (8), for example by means of a supply section which has at least one pump (28).
  7. Method according to claim 6, characterised in that the treatment medium is taken from the dipping bath (8) in a filtered state.
  8. Method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the treatment medium is heated or warmed before it is taken from the treatment nozzle arrangement (23).
  9. Method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that an additive or active ingredient effective for the treatment is introduced into the treatment medium before it is taken out of the treatment nozzle arrangement (23).
  10. Method according to claim 9, characterised in that the treatment medium is added with the active ingredient of the dipping bath.
  11. Method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the treatment jets (26.1) are formed in such a way and oriented to the particular container (2) in such a way that treatment liquid already in the treated container (2) is forced out by the particular treatment jet (26.1).
  12. Method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the treatment nozzle arrangement (23) or the treatment nozzles (26, 26a) forming this arrangement are moved with the containers (2).
  13. Method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the treatment liquid forced out of the treated container (2) by the particular treatment jet (26.1) is at least partially extracted by means of at least one suction opening (33) adjacent to the container opening (2.1).
  14. Method according to claim 13, characterised in that the extraction occurs in each case by means of at least one suction opening (33) which is provided on the particular treatment nozzle (26, 26a).
  15. Method according to claim 13, characterised in that the extraction occurs in each case by means of a suction opening (33) enclosing the particular treatment nozzle (26a) in an annular manner.
  16. Method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that, relative to at least one horizontal diversion axis of the diversion (19), the treatment jets (26.1) are oriented radially or approximately radially outwards towards the treated containers.
  17. Method according to claim 16, characterised in that the treatment nozzles (26, 26a) forming the treatment nozzle arrangement (23) are moved on a movement path at least partially enclosed by the transporting section (5) in the area of the diversion (19).
  18. Method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the container carrier (15) has at least two receptacles (16) each for one container (2) in each case perpendicular to the direction of transport (A) of the transport system (5).
  19. Method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the container carriers are bottle baskets (15) and the receptacles bottle cells (16).
  20. Cleaning machine for cleaning bottles or such like containers (2) with a transport system (5) with which the containers (2), arranged in receptacles (16) of container carriers (15), are moved on a transporting section of a transport system (5) between a container input(6) and a container output (14) through a plurality of treatment zones of which at least one is a dipping bath (8), with at least one diversion (19) formed inside the dipping bath (8) by the transporting section, wherein on said diversion due to the course of the transporting section, a turning of the containers (2) from a position with their container opening (2.1) oriented upwards into a position with the container opening (2.1) oriented downwards occurs, and with a treatment nozzle arrangement (23) for exposing the interior of each container (2) in the dipping bath (8) to a treatment jet (26.1) of a treatment medium, wherein the treatment nozzle arrangement (23) generating the treatment jets (26.1) is at a distance from the containers (2) and the container receptacles (16) moved past, characterised in that during operation the pressure and / or the volume of the treatment jets (26.1) are adjustable depending on the mass or the weight force of the containers (2), for which purpose a pump (28) is provided, in which the pressure and / or the output are adjustable and / or controllable and in that a control device (27) is provided for the control of the treatment nozzle arrangement (23), so that the at least one treatment jet (26.1) is applied only to those containers (2) whose force component of the weight force, acting in the axial direction of the treatment jet (26.1), counteracts the force exerted by the treatment jet at least to the extent that no movement of the container (2) currently being treated by the treatment jet (26.1) occurs.
  21. Cleaning machine according to claim 20, characterised in that the control device (27) is made for a control of the treatment nozzle arrangement (23) in such a way that the particular treatment jet (26.1) is only applied to those containers (2) whose force component of their weight force, directed against the treatment jet (26.1), is at least equal to the force exerted by the treatment jet (26.1).
  22. Cleaning machine according to any one of the preceding claims 20 or 21, characterised in that the treatment medium for generating the treatment jets (26.1) is a liquid medium or a treatment liquid.
  23. Cleaning machine according to any one of the preceding claims 20 to 22, characterised by a supply section for the treatment nozzle arrangement (23), said supply section having at least one pump (28).
  24. Cleaning machine according to any one of claims 20 to 23, characterised by filter (29) in the supply section.
  25. Cleaning machine according to any one of claims 20 to 24, characterised by a heating device (30) in the supply section.
  26. Cleaning machine according to any one of claims 20 to 25, characterised by a dosing device (31) in the supply section.
  27. Cleaning machine according to any one of the preceding claims 20 to 26, characterised in that the treatment nozzle arrangement (23) or the treatment nozzles (26, 26a) forming this arrangement can be moved with the containers (2).
  28. Cleaning machine according to any one of the preceding claims 20 to 27, characterised in that the treatment nozzles (26a) of the treatment nozzle arrangement (23) are made as annular nozzles.
  29. Cleaning machine according to claim 27, characterised in that the treatment nozzles (26a) each form a nozzle opening (32) for a treatment jet (26.1) and a suction opening (33).
  30. Cleaning machine according to any one of the preceding claims 20 to 29, characterised in that, relative to at least one horizontal diversion axis of the diversion (19), the treatment nozzles (26, 26a) for the treatment jets (26.1) are oriented radially or approximately radially outwards towards the treated containers.
  31. Cleaning machine according to claim 29, characterised in that the treatment nozzles (26, 26a) forming the treatment nozzle arrangement (23) are moved on a movement path at least partially enclosed by the transporting section (5) in the area of the diversion (19).
  32. Cleaning machine according to any one of the preceding claims 20 to 31, characterised in that the container carriers (15) have at least two receptacles (16) each for one container (2) in each case perpendicular to the direction of transport (A) of the transport system (5).
  33. Cleaning machine according to any one of the preceding claims 20 to 32, characterised in that the container carriers are bottle baskets (15) and the receptacles bottle cells (16).
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