EP2183182B1 - Élément de chargement et procédé de chargement pauvre en oxygène de contenants de grand volume avec un produit liquide - Google Patents

Élément de chargement et procédé de chargement pauvre en oxygène de contenants de grand volume avec un produit liquide Download PDF

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EP2183182B1
EP2183182B1 EP08774007A EP08774007A EP2183182B1 EP 2183182 B1 EP2183182 B1 EP 2183182B1 EP 08774007 A EP08774007 A EP 08774007A EP 08774007 A EP08774007 A EP 08774007A EP 2183182 B1 EP2183182 B1 EP 2183182B1
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Ludwig Clüsserath
Dieter-Rolf Krulitsch
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
    • B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
    • B67C3/06—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus using counterpressure, i.e. filling while the container is under pressure
    • B67C3/10—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus using counterpressure, i.e. filling while the container is under pressure preliminary filling with inert gases, e.g. carbon dioxide
    • 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
    • B67C3/26—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks
    • B67C2003/2668—Means for adapting the filling head to various sizes of containers

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  • the present invention relates to a filling element according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • a method is the subject of claim 8.
  • Advantageous further developments are specified in the subclaims.
  • the oxygen contained in the ambient air when it is absorbed by the liquid, negatively affect it in terms of durability, color, usefulness, wholesomeness and / or taste.
  • These measures include, for example, to rinse the interior of the container to be filled before the actual filling process, for example, several times with an oxygen-free or oxygen-poor process gas to remove the ambient air present there, and thus also the atmospheric oxygen contained in it from the containers.
  • the container interior For rinsing the container interior itself, several methods have been known so far. Thus, the container interior, for example, repeatedly subjected to negative pressure, and then by supplying an oxygen-free Process gas, such as CO2, brought back to a higher pressure, which ultimately the oxygen content in the container interior is significantly reduced.
  • an oxygen-free Process gas such as CO2
  • a so-called flushing pipe is first introduced into the container. Subsequently, an oxygen-free process gas, for example also CO2, is introduced into the container through this flushing pipe, which displaces the ambient air inside the container from the container. It may also come to act on the container with a slight underpressure or overpressure, the corresponding pressures are matched to the low stability of the container.
  • an oxygen-free process gas for example also CO2
  • Such a device is for example from the applicant's own patent EP 1 216 952 B1 known.
  • the device presented in this document operates as follows:
  • the flushing pipe which is arranged centrally relative to the filling element axis, is moved into the upper region of the container and charged with oxygen-free process gas.
  • the oxygen-free process gas flowing out of the flushing pipe flows after leaving the flushing pipe approximately in the direction of the container bottom and displaces the gas present in the container, for example ambient air, in the direction of the container mouth, where it can escape from the container through a gas path provided there.
  • the flushing pipe is first moved out of the container again, whereupon the liquid valve is opened, which immediately has the influx of the filling material into the container result.
  • the filling material is rotated by a swirl body disposed within the fluid path, whereby centrifugal forces arise, which move or direct the contents to the inner wall of the container, thereby forming a, applied to the container inner wall, flowing into the container liquid film.
  • the liquid valve is closed.
  • a disadvantage of such a method is u.a. the large surface, which has the liquid flowing down to the container inner wall, as could be absorbed by this large surface possibly still within the container existing oxygen.
  • the low insertion depth of the flushing pipe is disadvantageous since the oxygen-free process gas flows into the middle of the existing, oxygen-containing gas, as a result of which optimal and loss-free gas exchange does not succeed.
  • the object and purpose of the present invention is to avoid the deficiencies and disadvantages presented above.
  • the invention proposes a filling element according to claim 1, which on the one hand enables a free-jet or full jet filling, and on the other hand an improved rinsing process even in unstable, especially very large-volume containers, such as existing plastic material KEGs allowed.
  • Essential elements of a filling element according to the invention consist in the spatially separated from each other arrangement of Spülrohr 4 and Golfgutstrahl and in a movable rinsing pipe with a very large adjustment.
  • a movable element which receives or forms a controlled or uncontrolled gas path, via which a gaseous medium can be introduced into the interior of the container 1.
  • Oxygen-free process gas
  • This term is to be understood to mean a gas which contains no or only small amounts of oxygen or oxygen capable of binding, so that no harmful effects occur to the product to be filled beyond a permissible level.
  • FIG. 1 shows a filling element 2 according to the invention, with the container 1 in sealing position at the time of rinsing.
  • the first to be rinsed and then to be filled container 1 is in sealing position with the filling element 2, wherein the container 1 is preferably but not necessarily held on a neck ring.
  • the liquid valve 3 is closed.
  • the flushing pipe 4 is retracted into the container 1, and is in the working position.
  • the provided within the filling element 2 gas path 5 is open and connected, for example, with an outlet or a Gassenke.
  • Oxygen-free process gas for example CO 2
  • the flushing pipe 4 ends immediately above the container bottom, so that the oxygen-free process gas directly strikes the container bottom, and thus one, starting from the container bottom, in the direction of the gas path 5 directed gas flow or rinsing movement generated, which displaces the oxygen-containing gas located in the container 1 as completely as possible and without turbulence from the container.
  • the flushing pipe 4 is preferably designed such that the retraction and extension of the flushing pipe 4 is moved solely by the pressure or the flow forces of the media flowing into or out of the tank.
  • FIG. 2 shows a filling of another, smaller container.
  • the liquid valve 3 is opened, so that the contents can flow into the container 1.
  • the flushing pipe 4 is in its parking position, whereby it is completely removed from the region of the inflowing into the container 1 filling.
  • the filling material thus flows as a full jet with the smallest possible surface in the container.
  • the flushing pipe 4 Since the flushing pipe 4 is completely removable from the region of the Gregutstrahles, can be dispensed with in addition to the usual hitherto, the filling material to the container inner wall directing swirler, whereby the most uniform and laminar inflow of the filling material in the container 1 is additionally supported.
  • the gas contained in the container 1 and displaced by the inflowing filling material escapes through a gas path 5 provided inside the filling element.
  • both a vertical or substantially vertical arrangement of the Spipporohres 4, as well as a vertical exit of the Artgutstrahles to allow, for example, is alternatively provided to form the liquid channel 8 such that the liquid valve 3 is outside the axis of the medium flowing into the container 1 Medgutstrahles.
  • the invention provides, the flushing pipe 4, and its recording form such that the immersion depth and / or the inclination of the Spülrohres 4 controlled or regulated running or can be changed.
  • an element for limiting the path for example a locking bolt 6, may be provided. If the locking pin is activated, the flushing pipe 4 is stopped during the process from the parking position into the working position by this locking pin 6, whereby the flushing pipe 4 is not completely retracts into the container 1, which allows the treatment of smaller containers.
  • flushing pipe 4 it is also possible to measure, influence or limit the movement of the flushing pipe 4 by suitable means, such as linear drives, position measuring systems and / or active movement members.
  • suitable means such as linear drives, position measuring systems and / or active movement members.
  • Further elements are, for example, hydraulic or pneumatic motion drives or movement threads.
  • means are provided according to the invention which hold the flushing pipe 4 securely in its parking position.
  • These means may be, for example, a magnetically or electromagnetically acting holding device 7.

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Claims (14)

  1. Elément de charge (2) pour le chargement de contenants, au moins une opération de rinçage précédant le chargement, avec un tube de rinçage (4) pouvant être actionné entre une position de repos et une position de travail par lequel un milieu sous forme gazeuse est introduit à l'intérieur du contenant (1) et une soupape de fluide (3),
    caractérisé en ce que le tube de rinçage (4) et le canal de fluide (8) sont disposés séparés spatialement l'un de l'autre à l'intérieur de l'élément de charge (2) et le tube de rinçage (4) peut être retiré complètement de la zone du jet de produit de chargement et le produit de chargement en jet plein peut sortir verticalement du canal de fluide (8) et s'écouler dans le contenant (1).
  2. Elément de charge (2) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que l'axe principal du tube de rinçage (4) est orienté à l'encontre des verticales.
  3. Elément de charge (2) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que dans le contenant une partie du tube de rinçage (4) pouvant pénétrer dans le contenant est subdivisée en deux segments de tube, l'extrémité inférieure du tube de rinçage (4) qui comprend l'orifice de sortie étant dirigée verticalement et l'autre segment de tube étant disposé perpendiculairement à celui-ci au moyen d'un coude.
  4. Elément de charge (2) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que, pour limiter la profondeur d'insertion du tube de rinçage (4), au moins un boulon de blocage (6) est prévu.
  5. Elément de charge (2) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que, pour influer sur ou limiter le mouvement du tube de rinçage (4), un entraînement linéaire, un entraînement hydraulique, un entraînement pneumatique ou un filetage de mouvement est prévu(e).
  6. Elément de charge (2) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les mouvements du tube de rinçage (4) sont provoqués essentiellement par le gaz de traitement sans oxygène ou par les forces du courant déclenchées par le gaz de traitement sans oxygène.
  7. Elément de charge (2) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le tube de rinçage (4) est maintenu dans sa position de repos par un dispositif d'arrêt (7).
  8. Procédé de rinçage et de chargement de contenant, comprenant les étapes de : positionnement du contenant (1) sur l'élément de charge (2), actionnement d'un tube de rinçage (4) d'une position de repos à une position de travail et en même temps, dans le contenant, traversée du tube de rinçage (4) avec un gaz sans oxygène pour déplacer le gaz se trouvant dans le contenant (1) par une voie de gaz (5) hors du contenant (1), actionnement du tube de rinçage (4) de la position de travail à la position de repos, ouverture de la soupape de fluide (3) pour laisser entrer le produit de chargement dans le contenant (1) et ensuite, fermeture de la soupape de fluide (3), caractérisé en ce que la sortie de la soupape de fluide (3) est formée de telle sorte que le produit de chargement entre en jet plein verticalement dans le contenant (1).
  9. Procédé selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que le tube de rinçage (4) est inséré à plus de 50 % de la hauteur du contenant H dans le contenant (1).
  10. Procédé selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que le tube de rinçage (4) est inséré à plus de 80 % de la hauteur du contenant H dans le contenant (1).
  11. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 8 à 10 précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le tube de rinçage (4) est inséré à proximité immédiate du fond du contenant dans le contenant (1).
  12. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 8 à 11 précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le contenant (1), entre le positionnement sur l'élément de charge (2) et l'entrée du produit de chargement exerce au moins une fois une pression négative.
  13. Procédé selon la revendication 12, caractérisé en ce que la pression négative générée dans le contenant (1) sous l'effet de l'exercice d'une pression négative est équilibrée par le gaz de traitement sans oxygène, le gaz de traitement sans oxygène étant acheminé au contenant par une voie de gaz commandée et en ce que le gaz de traitement sans oxygène peut être acheminé sans interruption ou également avec des interruptions.
  14. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 8 à 13 précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le gaz de traitement sans oxygène sort au moins pendant un laps de temps déterminé, par la voie de gaz ouverte (5) du tube de rinçage (4).
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SI200830885T SI2183182T1 (sl) 2007-08-24 2008-07-17 Polnilni element in postopek za polnjenje z malo kisika velikovolumenskih posod s tekočim materialom za polnjenje
PL08774007T PL2183182T3 (pl) 2007-08-24 2008-07-17 Element napełniający i sposób ubogiego w tlen napełniania wielkoobjętościowych pojemników płynnym produktem napełnianym

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PCT/EP2008/005826 WO2009026993A1 (fr) 2007-08-24 2008-07-17 Élément de chargement et procédé de chargement pauvre en oxygène de contenants de grand volume avec un produit liquide

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