EP2346623A1 - Equipment for cleaning containers - Google Patents

Equipment for cleaning containers

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EP2346623A1
EP2346623A1 EP09768123A EP09768123A EP2346623A1 EP 2346623 A1 EP2346623 A1 EP 2346623A1 EP 09768123 A EP09768123 A EP 09768123A EP 09768123 A EP09768123 A EP 09768123A EP 2346623 A1 EP2346623 A1 EP 2346623A1
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cleaning
container
containers
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Patrick Mie
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Sidel Participations SAS
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B9/00—Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto 
    • B08B9/08—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks
    • B08B9/20—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans are brought
    • B08B9/28—Cleaning 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
    • B08B9/30—Cleaning 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
    • B08B9/32—Rotating conveyors
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B9/00—Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto 
    • B08B9/08—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks
    • B08B9/20—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans are brought
    • B08B9/28—Cleaning 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
    • B08B9/283—Cleaning 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 by gas jets
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C49/00—Blow-moulding, i.e. blowing a preform or parison to a desired shape within a mould; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C49/42—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C2949/00—Indexing scheme relating to blow-moulding
    • B29C2949/07—Preforms or parisons characterised by their configuration
    • B29C2949/0715—Preforms or parisons characterised by their configuration the preform having one end closed
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C2949/00—Indexing scheme relating to blow-moulding
    • B29C2949/07—Preforms or parisons characterised by their configuration
    • B29C2949/079—Auxiliary parts or inserts
    • B29C2949/08—Preforms made of several individual parts, e.g. by welding or gluing parts together
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C49/00—Blow-moulding, i.e. blowing a preform or parison to a desired shape within a mould; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C49/02—Combined blow-moulding and manufacture of the preform or the parison
    • B29C49/06—Injection blow-moulding
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C49/00—Blow-moulding, i.e. blowing a preform or parison to a desired shape within a mould; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C49/42—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
    • B29C49/42414—Treatment of preforms, e.g. cleaning or spraying water for improved heat transfer
    • B29C49/42416—Purging or cleaning the preforms
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C49/00—Blow-moulding, i.e. blowing a preform or parison to a desired shape within a mould; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C49/42—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
    • B29C49/42414—Treatment of preforms, e.g. cleaning or spraying water for improved heat transfer
    • B29C49/42416—Purging or cleaning the preforms
    • B29C49/42418—Purging or cleaning the preforms for sterilizing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29K—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR MOULDS, REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS
    • B29K2105/00—Condition, form or state of moulded material or of the material to be shaped
    • B29K2105/25—Solid
    • B29K2105/253—Preform
    • B29K2105/258—Tubular

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to an installation for cleaning containers such as bottles, bottles, and more particularly, containers of the preform kind used to shape bottles and the like of thermoplastic material.
  • This kind of installation which is mentioned in the documents WO 99/03513 and DE 10140906 makes it possible to clean and, as the case may be, to sterilize, preforms which are intended for the manufacture by blow molding or by stretch-blow molding, of containers made of thermoplastic material.
  • This type of installation is also used for the cleaning of bottles such as, for example, bottles which have received after molding, a particular treatment aimed at producing an internal coating deposit which reinforces, in particular, the tightness of the wall.
  • the installation comprises several cleaning stations equipped with a tube for blowing a gas under pressure and this insufflation tube is subjected to a rise and fall cycle to penetrate the corresponding bottle which is turned over said tube .
  • the up and down movement of the insufflation tube is effected by means of a cam and roller system, with a cam which is fixed and a roller which is integral with the guide carriage of the insufflation tube.
  • This cam system makes it possible to precisely position the nozzle located at the end of the insufflation tube relative to the bottom of the bottle.
  • this type of installation it is common for this type of installation to see scrolls of product series whose dimensions are variable.
  • the change in size of the bottles requires a change of the cam which allows the maneuvering of the insufflation tube.
  • the cam is not changed and variations in the cleaning result are observed, given that the optimum distance between the nozzle and the bottom of the bottle is not respected.
  • the present invention provides an installation for cleaning containers of the preform type and / or bottles or other, which overcomes the disadvantages of previous installations.
  • the installation according to the invention allows the operator to adjust his machine and, in particular, to simultaneously adjust the position that must occupy the different blowing nozzles relative to the bottom of the machine. container to clean. This adjustment is effected by a simple, fast and effective intervention, which ensures at any time optimum cleaning of said preforms, bottles or other.
  • the invention also aims to simplify this type of installation, particularly in the distribution of piping and tubing that can convey the cleaning fluid and compressed air with improvements that relate to the reduction of pressure losses.
  • the cam type installations have many moving parts, with slide systems for each cleaning station.
  • the present invention is also aimed at reducing the number of moving parts and at simplifying the construction of the guiding systems of the insufflation tubes.
  • the installation according to the invention consists of a fixed base on which is installed a rotary frame which comprises: on the one hand, means for carrying the containers to be cleaned,
  • insufflation tubes which are each manipulated by appropriate means, the cylinder type, to be introduced, on the fly, in the corresponding containers, which means for introducing said insufflation tubes in said containers consist of cylinders which each comprise a hollow rod serving insufflation tube, which rod extends between a cleaning fluid inlet and, on the other side, the nozzle which projects said fluid in and on the bottom of the container corresponding to clean.
  • the installation comprises means which make it possible to simultaneously adjust the stroke of the various rods of cylinders which act as insufflation tubes, which means are embarked on the rotary frame.
  • the means for adjusting the stroke of the rod of the cylinders consist of a ring disposed on the free end of the rod, on the side of the arrival of the cleaning fluid and, of a stop whose position is adjustable under the effect of appropriate means, to establish and limit the stroke of said ring and to position the cleaning nozzle at a selected distance from the bottom of the container to be cleaned.
  • the stops are distributed on a tray-shaped structure, which plate is operated by means of a screw-nut system, and / or rack-and-pinion, to adjust its position as required, with respect to the rotating frame.
  • the means for simultaneously adjusting the rods of the cylinders are arranged directly on the support structure of the various cylinders, for axially displacing the support structure of the cylinders and placing the base of each cylinder rod, whose piston serves as adjusting ring and the mouth of the cylinder acts as a stop at a selected distance from the bottom of the corresponding container.
  • the system for adjusting the distance between the nozzle and the bottom of the container is also constituted by a screw-nut and / or rack-and-pinion system interposed between the rotary frame. and the cylinder carrier structure.
  • the operating means of the adjustment system are actuated either manually or via a PLC which manages, in particular, the information of a device for automatic reading of the height of containers , to adjust the distance between the nozzle and the bottom of said containers.
  • each cylinder rod comprises, on the side of the cleaning nozzle, a bell adapted to slide on said rod via a tight guide to cover the opening of the container, which bell is connected to an apparatus of the vacuum cleaner type to allow the recovery of dirt and the like which are released and propelled from the bottom of the container by the cleaning fluid.
  • the installation comprises a pressurized fluid supply unit of the compressed air type, which fluid supplies both the cleaning nozzles and the various pneumatic cylinders through their respective actuating members. .
  • the installation comprises cylinders of the single-acting type, whose rod is placed in the active cleaning position under the effect of an elastic member of the spring type and the return, in the inactive position, is done by compressed air.
  • the various fluids flow between the base and the rotary frame via a rotary distributor.
  • the installation comprises a double fluid supply: a supply for the implementation of the cylinders, with compressed air, and - a separate supply with a fluid, compressed air or other, especially suitable for cleaning containers.
  • FIG. 1 is a partial schematic view of the installation according to the invention with the nozzle in the active cleaning position
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the jack and the container, with the cleaning nozzle in the inactive position
  • FIG. 1 shows an alternative embodiment of the installation.
  • the installation shown schematically and partially in FIG. 1 concerns the cleaning of preforms 1; it allows a cleaning of said preforms 1 to dust, before their introduction into the heating furnace for example.
  • This installation comprises a base 2 which is fixed and which carries a rotating frame 3 on which are found, on the one hand, the preforms 1 and, on the other hand, cleaning tubes 4 which penetrate axially into the corresponding preform 1.
  • the plant is fed regularly into preforms by appropriate means, which preforms 1 are installed in a structure which comprises, for example, a wheel 5 of the notched type.
  • This wheel 5 is integral with the rotating frame 3, and it rotates in front of a guide 5 'which is fixed, integral with the base 2.
  • preforms 1 can also be maintained in different ways, by means of forceps, for example, not shown, carried by arms or a plate secured to the frame 3.
  • these preforms 1 are positioned parallel to the axis X-X 'of the frame 3.
  • Each tube 4 for blowing the cleaning fluid into the preforms 1 is movable parallel to the axis X-X 'to enter and exit said preforms.
  • Each tube 4 is part of a cylinder 6; it constitutes the movable rod of said jack 6 and in particular a rod which is of the through type.
  • This jack 6 is carried by a platform-shaped structure 7, which is part of the rotatable frame 3 and this platform 7 comprises in fact a multitude of cylinders 6 which are distributed over its entire periphery.
  • Each jack 6 is in correspondence with a location 8 for receiving the preforms 1, which locations are arranged on the wheel 5.
  • the insufflation tube 4 comprises, at one of its ends, the cleaning nozzle 9 and, at its other end, a flexible hose 10 of material of the type known under the name "RILSAN", which brings the cleaning fluid .
  • the jack 6 is a pneumatic cylinder of the simple effect type. It is placed in the active cleaning position automatically by means of an internal resilient spring-like member 11 and its return to the inactive position is effected by injection of compressed air into the chamber 12 which is opposite to the chamber containing the spring 11.
  • the spring 11 is supported on the piston 13 of the jack, which piston is integral with the cleaning tube 4 which serves as a rod for said jack 6.
  • FIG. 2 shows the insufflation tube 4 in the inactive position with the spring 11 compressed under the effect of the pressure of the compressed air injected into the chamber 12 of the jack 6. With the tube 4 in this retracted position, the preform 1 can be released from the tray 5 and be taken by appropriate means to enter the furnace.
  • the stroke of the insufflation tube 4 can be adjusted, in the axis of said preform, to maintain a distance d between the nozzle 9 situated at the end of said tube 4 and the bottom 14 of the preform 1.
  • the insufflation tube 4 comprises, at its free end, on the side of the arrival of the cleaning fluid, a ring 15 which forms a kind of shoulder to the end of said tube.
  • the positioning of the insufflation tube 4 is effected by means of this ring 15 and a stop 16 which is in the form of a plate, which plate is common for all the insufflation tubes 4 and in particular to all the rings 15 disposed on said tubes 4.
  • This plateau-abutment 16 is vertically movable to vary the stroke of all the insufflation tubes 4. It is movable along the axis XX 'of the frame 3 by means of, for example, a screw system 17-nut 18 which can be manipulated directly by an operator. Any other means can be used to maneuver the abutment plate 16 relative to the frame 3, for example, a rack and pinion system.
  • This plateau-abutment 16 is rotatably mounted on the frame 3 as the system for adjusting its position.
  • the position of the abutment plate can also be adjusted via a PLC which, for example, takes into account information from an automatic reading and / or pattern recognition device, able to give the dimension of preforms 1 to clean.
  • a PLC which, for example, takes into account information from an automatic reading and / or pattern recognition device, able to give the dimension of preforms 1 to clean.
  • the latter may also have, for his adjustment, a graduated rule 19, secured to the frame 3 and an index 20 which is carried by the tray -butée 16, for example.
  • the ring serving to limit the stroke of the insufflation tube 4 is constituted by the piston 13 of the jack 6.
  • This piston 13 comes into abutment when the tube 4 is in the active cleaning position, on the mouth 21 of the jack 6.
  • the adjustment of the stroke of the tubes 4 is then effected by adjusting the position of all the jacks 6 relative to the frame 3.
  • the cylinders 6 operate in an all-or-nothing mode: in the active position, the piston 13 which is associated with the rod 4 of the jack 6 is abutting on the mouth 21 of the latter and, in the inactive position, said piston 13 is also in abutment on the other end of said jack 6 via the spring 11.
  • the various cylinders 6 are carried by the structure 7 in the form of a plate and this structure 7 is centered and guided by means of a system of the kind slide (s) 22 integral with the frame 3 to maintain all the cylinders 6 in axial correspondence with the location 8 of the preforms 1.
  • An operating mechanism, of the screw 17-nut 18 type, as above, makes it possible to move axially, along the axis x-x ', the support plate 7 and it makes it possible to adjust the stroke of the tube 4 as required. insufflation to establish the desired distance d between the nozzle 9 and the bottom 14 of the preform to be cleaned.
  • control of the operating mechanism of the plate 7 can also be carried out manually or, via a not shown automaton, which takes into account information automatically given or not, concerning the size of the preform 1 to clean or any other object, such as, for example, bottles.
  • the operator can have a graduated rule 19 installed, for example, on the slide 22 and an index 20 allowing a direct reading of the position of the plate 7 to establish a distance of appropriate between the nozzle 9 and the bottom 14 of the preform 1.
  • a suction bell 23 which is installed on the insufflation tube 4, between the nozzle 9 and the jack 6.
  • This bell 23 is slidably mounted on the insufflation tube 4, with a guide of the tight type.
  • the tube 4 passes from its inactive position to its active cleaning position, it embarks the bell 23 which is automatically positioned on the opening of the preform 1 without hindering the movement of the tube 4.
  • This bell 23 is connected to a device of suction not shown to remove the dust that is detached and ejected by the nozzle 9 cleaning.
  • the arrival of the cleaning fluid, the compressed air and the suction of dust and the like at the level of the bell 23 is effected by means of a rotary joint, not shown, arranged between the base 2 and the rotating frame 3.

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Abstract

The invention relates to equipment consisting of a stationary base (2) to which a rotary frame (3) is attached, which includes: on the one hand, means for supporting the containers (1) to be cleaned, on the other hand, in correlation with said containers (1), insufflation tubes (4) forming the rods of cylinders (6), suitable for being inserted, on the fly, into the correlating containers. The insufflation tubes comprise a ring (15) the travel of which is adjustable by means of abutments (16) arranged on a plate. Said plate-abutment (16), shared by all the insufflation tubes (4), can be controlled by means of a screw (17) and nut (18) system or by any other means, to adjust the position of the nozzles (9) located at the end of said tubes (4) to adapt said position according to the size of the containers (1).

Description

INSTALLATION DE NETTOYAGE DE RECIPIENTS INSTALLATION FOR CLEANING CONTAINERS
La présente invention concerne une installation de nettoyage de récipients du genre flacons, bouteilles, et plus particulièrement, des récipients du genre préformes utilisés pour façonner des bouteilles et autres en matériau thermoplastique.The present invention relates to an installation for cleaning containers such as bottles, bottles, and more particularly, containers of the preform kind used to shape bottles and the like of thermoplastic material.
Ce genre d'installation, dont il est question dans les documents WO 99/03513 et DE 10140906 permet de nettoyer et, selon le cas, de stériliser, des préformes qui sont destinées à la fabrication par soufflage ou par étirage-soufflage, de récipients en matériau thermoplastique. Ce genre d'installation est également utilisé pour le nettoyage des bouteilles comme, par exemple, les bouteilles qui ont reçu après moulage, un traitement particulier visant à réaliser un dépôt de revêtement interne qui renforce, notamment, l'étanchéité de la paroi. L'installation comprend plusieurs postes de nettoyage équipés d'un tube d'insufflation d'un gaz sous pression et ce tube d'insufflation est soumis à un cycle de monte et baisse pour pénétrer la bouteille correspondante qui est retournée au-dessus dudit tube.This kind of installation, which is mentioned in the documents WO 99/03513 and DE 10140906 makes it possible to clean and, as the case may be, to sterilize, preforms which are intended for the manufacture by blow molding or by stretch-blow molding, of containers made of thermoplastic material. This type of installation is also used for the cleaning of bottles such as, for example, bottles which have received after molding, a particular treatment aimed at producing an internal coating deposit which reinforces, in particular, the tightness of the wall. The installation comprises several cleaning stations equipped with a tube for blowing a gas under pressure and this insufflation tube is subjected to a rise and fall cycle to penetrate the corresponding bottle which is turned over said tube .
Le mouvement de monte et baisse du tube d'insufflation s'effectue au moyen d'un système de came et galet, avec une came qui est fixe et un galet qui est solidaire du chariot de guidage du tube d'insufflation.The up and down movement of the insufflation tube is effected by means of a cam and roller system, with a cam which is fixed and a roller which is integral with the guide carriage of the insufflation tube.
Ce système de came permet de positionner d'une façon précise la buse située à l'extrémité du tube d'insufflation par rapport au fond de la bouteille. Cependant, aussi bien pour les bouteilles que pour les préformes de bouteilles, il est fréquent que ce genre d'installation voit défiler des séries de produits dont les dimensions sont variables. Dans le cas de l'installation précitée, pour le rinçage des bouteilles, le changement de format des bouteilles impose un changement de la came qui permet la manœuvre du tube d'insufflation. Dans la réalité, pour des variations modestes de format, la came n'est pas changée et on observe des variations au niveau du résultat du nettoyage compte tenu du fait que la distance optimale entre la buse et le fond de la bouteille n'est pas respectée . Ces variations au niveau du résultat du nettoyage sont fréquentes et découlent directement des difficultés du changement de cette came et de l'économie de temps qui est faite en évitant de la changer.This cam system makes it possible to precisely position the nozzle located at the end of the insufflation tube relative to the bottom of the bottle. However, both for bottles and for bottle preforms, it is common for this type of installation to see scrolls of product series whose dimensions are variable. In the case of the aforementioned installation, for bottle rinsing, the change in size of the bottles requires a change of the cam which allows the maneuvering of the insufflation tube. In reality, for modest variations in format, the cam is not changed and variations in the cleaning result are observed, given that the optimum distance between the nozzle and the bottom of the bottle is not respected. These variations in the result of the cleaning are frequent and result directly from the difficulties of the change of this cam and the saving of time which is made by avoiding to change it.
Un autre type d'installation, comme décrit dans le document EP 588 134, permet de nettoyer des bouteilles et, en particulier, de réaliser également un nettoyage efficace du goulot. Ce nettoyage est effectué au moyen d'une buse qui est calée pour le nettoyage du goulot et qui est ensuite manœuvrée par un vérin du type simple effet, pour nettoyer l'intérieur de la bouteille. Toutefois, la buse et le vérin ne sont pas aménagés pour traiter les fonds des récipients et en particulier pour réaliser un traitement qui sera garanti par une distance optimale entre le fond et la buse, quel que soit le format desdits récipientsAnother type of installation, as described in document EP 588 134, makes it possible to clean bottles and, in particular, to also perform an effective cleaning of the neck. This cleaning is performed by means of a nozzle which is set for cleaning the neck and which is then operated by a cylinder of the single-acting type, to clean the inside of the bottle. However, the nozzle and the cylinder are not arranged to treat the bottoms of the containers and in particular to achieve a treatment that will be guaranteed by an optimum distance between the bottom and the nozzle, regardless of the format of said containers
La présente invention propose une installation de nettoyage de récipients du genre préformes et/ou de bouteilles ou autres, qui permet de surmonter les inconvénients des installations précédentes. L'installation selon l'invention permet à l'opérateur de régler sa machine et, en particulier, de régler simultanément la position que doivent occuper les différentes buses d'insufflation par rapport au fond du récipient à nettoyer. Ce réglage s'effectue par une intervention simple, rapide et efficace, qui permet de garantir à tout moment un nettoyage optimum desdites préformes, bouteilles ou autres. L'invention vise également à simplifier ce genre d'installation, notamment au niveau de la répartition des canalisations et tubulures qui permettent d'acheminer le fluide de nettoyage et l'air comprimé avec des améliorations qui portent sur la réduction des pertes de charge .The present invention provides an installation for cleaning containers of the preform type and / or bottles or other, which overcomes the disadvantages of previous installations. The installation according to the invention allows the operator to adjust his machine and, in particular, to simultaneously adjust the position that must occupy the different blowing nozzles relative to the bottom of the machine. container to clean. This adjustment is effected by a simple, fast and effective intervention, which ensures at any time optimum cleaning of said preforms, bottles or other. The invention also aims to simplify this type of installation, particularly in the distribution of piping and tubing that can convey the cleaning fluid and compressed air with improvements that relate to the reduction of pressure losses.
Par ailleurs, les installations du type à came, comportent beaucoup de pièces en mouvement, avec des systèmes de glissières pour chaque poste de nettoyage. La présente invention vise, là aussi, à réduire le nombre de pièces en mouvement et à simplifier la construction des systèmes de guidage des tubes d'insufflation.On the other hand, the cam type installations have many moving parts, with slide systems for each cleaning station. The present invention is also aimed at reducing the number of moving parts and at simplifying the construction of the guiding systems of the insufflation tubes.
L'installation selon l'invention est constituée d'un socle fixe sur lequel est installé un bâti rotatif qui comprend : - d'une part, des moyens pour porter les récipients à nettoyer,The installation according to the invention consists of a fixed base on which is installed a rotary frame which comprises: on the one hand, means for carrying the containers to be cleaned,
- d'autre part, en correspondance avec ces récipients, des tubes d'insufflation, qui sont manipulés chacun par des moyens appropriés, du type vérin, pour être introduits, à la volée, dans les récipients correspondants, lesquels moyens d'introduction desdits tubes d'insufflation dans lesdits récipients sont constitués de vérins qui comportent chacun une tige creuse faisant office de tube d'insufflation, laquelle tige s'étend entre une arrivée de fluide de nettoyage et, de l'autre côté, la buse qui projette ledit fluide dans et sur le fond du récipient correspondant à nettoyer. Toujours selon l'invention, l'installation comporte des moyens qui permettent de régler simultanément la course des différentes tiges de vérins qui font office de tubes d'insufflation, lesquels moyens sont embarqués sur le bâti rotatif.- On the other hand, in correspondence with these containers, insufflation tubes, which are each manipulated by appropriate means, the cylinder type, to be introduced, on the fly, in the corresponding containers, which means for introducing said insufflation tubes in said containers consist of cylinders which each comprise a hollow rod serving insufflation tube, which rod extends between a cleaning fluid inlet and, on the other side, the nozzle which projects said fluid in and on the bottom of the container corresponding to clean. Still according to the invention, the installation comprises means which make it possible to simultaneously adjust the stroke of the various rods of cylinders which act as insufflation tubes, which means are embarked on the rotary frame.
Selon un premier mode de réalisation, les moyens de réglage de la course de la tige des vérins sont constitués d'une bague disposée sur l'extrémité libre de la tige, du côté de l'arrivée du fluide de nettoyage et, d'une butée dont la position est réglable sous l'effet de moyens appropriés, pour établir et limiter la course de ladite bague et pour positionner la buse de nettoyage à une distance choisie par rapport au fond du récipient à nettoyer . Toujours selon l'invention, les butées sont réparties sur une structure en forme de plateau, lequel plateau est manœuvré au moyen d'un système vis-écrou, et/ou pignon-crémaillère, pour régler sa position selon les besoins, par rapport au bâti rotatif. Selon une variante de réalisation, les moyens de réglage simultané des tiges des vérins sont disposés directement sur la structure support des différents vérins, pour déplacer axialement ladite structure support des vérins et placer la base de chaque tige de vérin, dont le piston fait office de bague de calage et dont l'embouchure du vérin fait office de butée, à une distance choisie par rapport au fond du récipient correspondant.According to a first embodiment, the means for adjusting the stroke of the rod of the cylinders consist of a ring disposed on the free end of the rod, on the side of the arrival of the cleaning fluid and, of a stop whose position is adjustable under the effect of appropriate means, to establish and limit the stroke of said ring and to position the cleaning nozzle at a selected distance from the bottom of the container to be cleaned. Still according to the invention, the stops are distributed on a tray-shaped structure, which plate is operated by means of a screw-nut system, and / or rack-and-pinion, to adjust its position as required, with respect to the rotating frame. According to an alternative embodiment, the means for simultaneously adjusting the rods of the cylinders are arranged directly on the support structure of the various cylinders, for axially displacing the support structure of the cylinders and placing the base of each cylinder rod, whose piston serves as adjusting ring and the mouth of the cylinder acts as a stop at a selected distance from the bottom of the corresponding container.
Toujours selon l'invention et pour ce second mode de réalisation, le système de réglage de la distance entre la buse et le fond du récipient est également constitué d'un système vis-écrou et/ou pignon-crémaillère, interposé entre le bâti rotatif et la structure porte-vérins. Selon une autre disposition de l'invention, les moyens de manœuvre du système de réglage sont actionnés soit manuellement, soit par l'intermédiaire d'un automate qui gère, notamment, les informations d'un appareil de lecture automatique de la hauteur de récipients, pour ajuster la distance entre la buse et le fond desdits récipients .Still according to the invention and for this second embodiment, the system for adjusting the distance between the nozzle and the bottom of the container is also constituted by a screw-nut and / or rack-and-pinion system interposed between the rotary frame. and the cylinder carrier structure. According to another embodiment of the invention, the operating means of the adjustment system are actuated either manually or via a PLC which manages, in particular, the information of a device for automatic reading of the height of containers , to adjust the distance between the nozzle and the bottom of said containers.
Toujours selon l'invention, chaque tige de vérin comporte, du côté de la buse de nettoyage, une cloche apte à glisser sur ladite tige par l'intermédiaire d'un guidage serré pour coiffer l'ouverture du récipient, laquelle cloche est reliée à un appareil du genre aspirateur pour permettre la récupération des salissures et autres qui sont dégagées et propulsées depuis le fond du récipient par le fluide de nettoyage.Still according to the invention, each cylinder rod comprises, on the side of the cleaning nozzle, a bell adapted to slide on said rod via a tight guide to cover the opening of the container, which bell is connected to an apparatus of the vacuum cleaner type to allow the recovery of dirt and the like which are released and propelled from the bottom of the container by the cleaning fluid.
Selon une autre disposition de l'invention, l'installation comporte une centrale de fourniture de fluide sous pression du type air comprimé, lequel fluide alimente à la fois les buses de nettoyage et les différents vérins pneumatiques au travers de leurs organes d' actionnement respectifs.According to another embodiment of the invention, the installation comprises a pressurized fluid supply unit of the compressed air type, which fluid supplies both the cleaning nozzles and the various pneumatic cylinders through their respective actuating members. .
Selon une autre disposition de l'invention, l'installation comporte des vérins du type simple effet, dont la tige est mise en position active de nettoyage sous l'effet d'un organe élastique du genre ressort et le rappel, en position inactive, s'effectue par air comprimé. Toujours selon l'invention, les différents fluides circulent entre le socle et le bâti rotatif via un distributeur rotatif. Selon une variante de réalisation, l'installation comporte une double alimentation en fluide : - une alimentation pour la mise en œuvre des vérins, avec de l'air comprimé, et - une alimentation séparée avec un fluide, air comprimé ou autre, spécialement approprié pour le nettoyage des récipients .According to another embodiment of the invention, the installation comprises cylinders of the single-acting type, whose rod is placed in the active cleaning position under the effect of an elastic member of the spring type and the return, in the inactive position, is done by compressed air. Still according to the invention, the various fluids flow between the base and the rotary frame via a rotary distributor. According to an alternative embodiment, the installation comprises a double fluid supply: a supply for the implementation of the cylinders, with compressed air, and - a separate supply with a fluid, compressed air or other, especially suitable for cleaning containers.
Mais l'invention sera encore détaillée à l'aide de la description suivante et des dessins annexés, donnés à titre indicatif, et dans lesquels :But the invention will be further detailed with the aid of the following description and the appended drawings, given as an indication, and in which:
- la figure 1 est une vue schématique partielle, de l'installation selon l'invention avec la buse en position active de nettoyage, - la figure 2 est une vue schématique du vérin et du récipient, avec la buse de nettoyage en position inactive,FIG. 1 is a partial schematic view of the installation according to the invention with the nozzle in the active cleaning position, FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the jack and the container, with the cleaning nozzle in the inactive position,
- la figure 3 représente une variante de réalisation de l'installation. L'installation représentée schématiquement et partiellement figure 1, concerne le nettoyage de préformes 1 ; elle permet de réaliser un nettoyage desdites préformes 1 pour les dépoussiérer, avant leur introduction dans le four de chauffe par exemple. Cette installation comprend un socle 2 qui est fixe et qui porte un bâti 3 rotatif sur lequel on trouve, d'une part, les préformes 1 et, d'autre part, des tubes 4 de nettoyage qui pénètrent axialement dans la préforme 1 correspondante . L'installation est alimentée régulièrement en préformes par des moyens appropriés, lesquelles préformes 1 sont installées dans une structure qui comprend, par exemple, une roue 5 du type à encoches. Cette roue 5 est solidaire du bâti 3 rotatif, et elle tourne devant un guide 5' qui est fixe, solidaire du socle 2.- Figure 3 shows an alternative embodiment of the installation. The installation shown schematically and partially in FIG. 1 concerns the cleaning of preforms 1; it allows a cleaning of said preforms 1 to dust, before their introduction into the heating furnace for example. This installation comprises a base 2 which is fixed and which carries a rotating frame 3 on which are found, on the one hand, the preforms 1 and, on the other hand, cleaning tubes 4 which penetrate axially into the corresponding preform 1. The plant is fed regularly into preforms by appropriate means, which preforms 1 are installed in a structure which comprises, for example, a wheel 5 of the notched type. This wheel 5 is integral with the rotating frame 3, and it rotates in front of a guide 5 'which is fixed, integral with the base 2.
Ces préformes 1 peuvent également être maintenues de différentes façons, au moyen de pinces, par exemple, non représentées, portées par des bras ou un plateau solidaire du bâti 3.These preforms 1 can also be maintained in different ways, by means of forceps, for example, not shown, carried by arms or a plate secured to the frame 3.
Sur leur parcours dans l'installation, ces préformes 1 sont positionnées parallèlement à l'axe X-X' du bâti 3.On their path in the installation, these preforms 1 are positioned parallel to the axis X-X 'of the frame 3.
Chaque tube 4 d'insufflation du fluide de nettoyage dans les préformes 1 est mobile parallèlement à l'axe X-X' pour entrer et sortir desdites préformes.Each tube 4 for blowing the cleaning fluid into the preforms 1 is movable parallel to the axis X-X 'to enter and exit said preforms.
Chaque tube 4 fait partie d'un vérin 6 ; il constitue la tige mobile dudit vérin 6 et en particulier une tige qui est du type traversante.Each tube 4 is part of a cylinder 6; it constitutes the movable rod of said jack 6 and in particular a rod which is of the through type.
Ce vérin 6 est porté par une structure en forme de plateforme 7, qui fait partie du bâti 3 rotatif et cette plateforme 7 comporte en fait une multitude de vérins 6 qui sont répartis sur toute sa périphérie.This jack 6 is carried by a platform-shaped structure 7, which is part of the rotatable frame 3 and this platform 7 comprises in fact a multitude of cylinders 6 which are distributed over its entire periphery.
Chaque vérin 6 est en correspondance avec un emplacement 8 d'accueil des préformes 1, lesquels emplacements étant disposés sur la roue 5.Each jack 6 is in correspondence with a location 8 for receiving the preforms 1, which locations are arranged on the wheel 5.
Le tube 4 d'insufflation comporte, à l'une de ses extrémités, la buse 9 de nettoyage et, à son autre extrémité, un tuyau 10 souple en matériau du type connu sous la dénomination "RILSAN", qui amène le fluide de nettoyage .The insufflation tube 4 comprises, at one of its ends, the cleaning nozzle 9 and, at its other end, a flexible hose 10 of material of the type known under the name "RILSAN", which brings the cleaning fluid .
Le vérin 6 est un vérin pneumatique du type simple effet. Sa mise en position active de nettoyage s'effectue automatiquement au moyen d'un organe élastique interne en forme de ressort 11 et son retour en position inactive s'effectue par injection d'air comprimé dans la chambre 12 qui est opposée à la chambre contenant le ressort 11. Le ressort 11 prend appui sur le piston 13 du vérin, lequel piston est solidaire du tube 4 de nettoyage qui fait office de tige pour ledit vérin 6. La figure 2 montre le tube 4 d'insufflation en position inactive avec le ressort 11 comprimé sous l'effet de la pression de l'air comprimé injecté dans la chambre 12 du vérin 6. Avec le tube 4 dans cette position rétractée, la préforme 1 peut être dégagée du plateau 5 et être reprise par des moyens appropriés pour entrer dans le four de chauffe .The jack 6 is a pneumatic cylinder of the simple effect type. It is placed in the active cleaning position automatically by means of an internal resilient spring-like member 11 and its return to the inactive position is effected by injection of compressed air into the chamber 12 which is opposite to the chamber containing the spring 11. The spring 11 is supported on the piston 13 of the jack, which piston is integral with the cleaning tube 4 which serves as a rod for said jack 6. FIG. 2 shows the insufflation tube 4 in the inactive position with the spring 11 compressed under the effect of the pressure of the compressed air injected into the chamber 12 of the jack 6. With the tube 4 in this retracted position, the preform 1 can be released from the tray 5 and be taken by appropriate means to enter the furnace.
Selon la dimension de la préforme 1, la course du tube 4 d'insufflation peut être réglée, dans l'axe de ladite préforme, pour maintenir une distance d entre la buse 9 située à l'extrémité dudit tube 4 et le fond 14 de la préforme 1.Depending on the size of the preform 1, the stroke of the insufflation tube 4 can be adjusted, in the axis of said preform, to maintain a distance d between the nozzle 9 situated at the end of said tube 4 and the bottom 14 of the preform 1.
Selon un premier mode de réalisation, représenté figures 1 et 2, le tube 4 d'insufflation comporte, à son extrémité libre, du côté de l'arrivée du fluide de nettoyage, une bague 15 qui forme une sorte d'épaulement à l'extrémité dudit tube.According to a first embodiment, shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the insufflation tube 4 comprises, at its free end, on the side of the arrival of the cleaning fluid, a ring 15 which forms a kind of shoulder to the end of said tube.
Le positionnement du tube 4 d'insufflation s'effectue au moyen de cette bague 15 et d'une butée 16 qui se présente sous la forme d'un plateau, lequel plateau est commun pour tous les tubes 4 d'insufflation et en particulier à toutes les bagues 15 disposées sur lesdits tubes 4. Ce plateau-butée 16 est mobile verticalement pour faire varier la course de l'ensemble des tubes 4 d'insufflation. Il est mobile selon l'axe X-X' du bâti 3 au moyen, par exemple, d'un système vis 17-écrou 18 qui peut être manipulé directement par un opérateur. On peut utiliser tout autre moyen pour manœuvrer le plateau-butée 16 par rapport au bâti 3 comme, par exemple, un système pignon-crémaillère. Ce plateau-butée 16 est embarqué en rotation sur le bâti 3 tout comme le système de réglage de sa position.The positioning of the insufflation tube 4 is effected by means of this ring 15 and a stop 16 which is in the form of a plate, which plate is common for all the insufflation tubes 4 and in particular to all the rings 15 disposed on said tubes 4. This plateau-abutment 16 is vertically movable to vary the stroke of all the insufflation tubes 4. It is movable along the axis XX 'of the frame 3 by means of, for example, a screw system 17-nut 18 which can be manipulated directly by an operator. Any other means can be used to maneuver the abutment plate 16 relative to the frame 3, for example, a rack and pinion system. This plateau-abutment 16 is rotatably mounted on the frame 3 as the system for adjusting its position.
La position du plateau-butée peut aussi être réglée par l'intermédiaire d'un automate qui, par exemple, prend en compte des informations provenant d'un appareil de lecture automatique et/ou de reconnaissance de forme, apte à donner la dimension des préformes 1 à nettoyer.The position of the abutment plate can also be adjusted via a PLC which, for example, takes into account information from an automatic reading and / or pattern recognition device, able to give the dimension of preforms 1 to clean.
Dans le cas d'un système purement mécanique accessible directement par l'opérateur, ce dernier peut aussi disposer, pour effectuer son réglage, d'une règle 19 graduée, solidaire du bâti 3 et d'un index 20 qui est porté par le plateau-butée 16, par exemple.In the case of a purely mechanical system accessible directly by the operator, the latter may also have, for his adjustment, a graduated rule 19, secured to the frame 3 and an index 20 which is carried by the tray -butée 16, for example.
Selon un second mode de réalisation, représenté schématiquement sur la figure 3, la bague servant à limiter la course du tube 4 d'insufflation, est constituée par le piston 13 du vérin 6. Ce piston 13 vient en butée, lorsque le tube 4 est en position active de nettoyage, sur l'embouchure 21 du vérin 6. Le réglage de la course des tubes 4 s'effectue alors par un réglage de la position de l'ensemble des vérins 6 par rapport au bâti 3.According to a second embodiment, shown diagrammatically in FIG. 3, the ring serving to limit the stroke of the insufflation tube 4 is constituted by the piston 13 of the jack 6. This piston 13 comes into abutment when the tube 4 is in the active cleaning position, on the mouth 21 of the jack 6. The adjustment of the stroke of the tubes 4 is then effected by adjusting the position of all the jacks 6 relative to the frame 3.
Les vérins 6 fonctionnent selon un mode du type tout ou rien : en position active, le piston 13 qui est associé à la tige 4 du vérin 6 est en butée sur l'embouchure 21 de ce dernier et, en position inactive, ledit piston 13 est également en butée sur l'autre extrémité dudit vérin 6 par l'intermédiaire du ressort 11.The cylinders 6 operate in an all-or-nothing mode: in the active position, the piston 13 which is associated with the rod 4 of the jack 6 is abutting on the mouth 21 of the latter and, in the inactive position, said piston 13 is also in abutment on the other end of said jack 6 via the spring 11.
Les différents vérins 6 sont portés par la structure 7 en forme de plateau et cette structure 7 est centrée et guidée au moyen d'un système du genre glissière (s) 22 solidaire du bâti 3 pour maintenir l'ensemble des vérins 6 en correspondance axiale avec l'emplacement 8 des préformes 1. Un mécanisme de manœuvre, du type vis 17-écrou 18, comme précédemment, permet de déplacer axialement, selon l'axe x-x', le plateau 7 porte-vérin et il permet de régler à volonté la course du tube 4 d'insufflation pour établir la distance d souhaitée entre la buse 9 et la fond 14 de la préforme à nettoyer.The various cylinders 6 are carried by the structure 7 in the form of a plate and this structure 7 is centered and guided by means of a system of the kind slide (s) 22 integral with the frame 3 to maintain all the cylinders 6 in axial correspondence with the location 8 of the preforms 1. An operating mechanism, of the screw 17-nut 18 type, as above, makes it possible to move axially, along the axis x-x ', the support plate 7 and it makes it possible to adjust the stroke of the tube 4 as required. insufflation to establish the desired distance d between the nozzle 9 and the bottom 14 of the preform to be cleaned.
Comme précédemment, la commande du mécanisme de manœuvre du plateau 7 peut aussi s'effectuer manuellement ou, par l'intermédiaire d'un automate, non représenté, qui prend en compte des informations données automatiquement ou non, concernant la dimension de la préforme 1 à nettoyer ou de tout autre objet, comme, par exemple, des bouteilles .As previously, the control of the operating mechanism of the plate 7 can also be carried out manually or, via a not shown automaton, which takes into account information automatically given or not, concerning the size of the preform 1 to clean or any other object, such as, for example, bottles.
Comme précédemment, pour un réglage manuel, l'opérateur peut disposer d'une règle graduée 19 installée, par exemple, sur la glissière 22 et d'un index 20 permettant une lecture directe de la position du plateau 7 pour établir une distance d appropriée entre la buse 9 et le fond 14 de la préforme 1. On a également représenté, sur les différentes figures, une cloche 23 d'aspiration qui est installée sur le tube 4 d'insufflation, entre la buse 9 et le vérin 6. Cette cloche 23 est montée glissante sur le tube 4 d'insufflation, avec un guidage du type serré. Lorsque le tube 4 passe de sa position inactive à sa position active de nettoyage, il embarque la cloche 23 qui se positionne automatiquement sur l'ouverture de la préforme 1 sans contrarier le mouvement du tube 4. Cette cloche 23 est reliée à un dispositif d'aspiration non représenté pour évacuer les poussières qui sont décollées et éjectées par la buse 9 de nettoyage.As previously, for a manual adjustment, the operator can have a graduated rule 19 installed, for example, on the slide 22 and an index 20 allowing a direct reading of the position of the plate 7 to establish a distance of appropriate between the nozzle 9 and the bottom 14 of the preform 1. There is also shown, in the various figures, a suction bell 23 which is installed on the insufflation tube 4, between the nozzle 9 and the jack 6. This bell 23 is slidably mounted on the insufflation tube 4, with a guide of the tight type. When the tube 4 passes from its inactive position to its active cleaning position, it embarks the bell 23 which is automatically positioned on the opening of the preform 1 without hindering the movement of the tube 4. This bell 23 is connected to a device of suction not shown to remove the dust that is detached and ejected by the nozzle 9 cleaning.
Lorsque le tube 4 d'insufflation passe de sa position active de nettoyage à sa position inactive, il embarque à nouveau la cloche 23 qui s'immobilise sur l'embouchure 21 du vérin, sans perturber le mouvement dudit tube 4.When the insufflation tube 4 passes from its active cleaning position to its inactive position, it embarks again the bell 23 which is immobilized on the mouth 21 of the jack, without disturbing the movement of said tube 4.
L'arrivée du fluide de nettoyage, de l'air comprimé et l'aspiration des poussières et autres au niveau de la cloche 23, s'effectuent par l'intermédiaire d'un joint tournant, non représenté, disposé entre le socle 2 et le bâti 3 rotatif. The arrival of the cleaning fluid, the compressed air and the suction of dust and the like at the level of the bell 23 is effected by means of a rotary joint, not shown, arranged between the base 2 and the rotating frame 3.

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1. Installation de nettoyage de récipients constituée d'un socle fixe (2) sur lequel est installé un bâti (3) rotatif qui comprend : d'une part, des moyens pour porter lesdits récipients à nettoyer, d'autre part, en correspondance avec ces récipients, des tubes (4) d'insufflation, qui sont manipulés chacun par des moyens appropriés, du type vérin, pour être introduits, à la volée, dans les récipients correspondants, caractérisée en ce que les moyens d'introduction des tubes (4) d'insufflation dans lesdits récipients sont constitués de vérins (6) qui comportent chacun une tige creuse faisant office de tube (4) d'insufflation, laquelle tige s'étend entre une arrivée de fluide de nettoyage et, de l'autre côté, la buse (9) qui projette ledit fluide dans et sur le fond du récipient à nettoyer.1. Container cleaning installation consisting of a fixed base (2) on which is installed a rotatable frame (3) which comprises: on the one hand, means for carrying said containers to be cleaned, on the other hand, in correspondence with these containers, insufflation tubes (4), which are each manipulated by appropriate means, of the jack type, to be introduced, on the fly, into the corresponding receptacles, characterized in that the means for introducing the tubes (4) insufflation in said containers consist of cylinders (6) which each comprise a hollow rod serving as insufflation tube (4), which rod extends between a cleaning fluid inlet and the on the other hand, the nozzle (9) which projects said fluid into and on the bottom of the container to be cleaned.
2. Installation de nettoyage de récipients selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte des moyens qui permettent de régler simultanément la course des différentes tiges de vérins (6), qui font office de tubes (4) d'insufflation, lesquels moyens sont embarqués sur le bâti rotatif.2. Apparatus for cleaning containers according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises means which make it possible to simultaneously adjust the stroke of the various rods of jacks (6), which act as insufflation tubes (4), which means are embedded on the rotating frame.
3. Installation de nettoyage de récipients selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte des moyens de réglage de la course de la tige des vérins (6) qui sont constitués d'une bague (15) disposée sur l'extrémité libre de ladite tige, du côté de l'arrivée du fluide de nettoyage et, d'une butée (16) dont la position est réglable sous l'effet de moyens appropriés pour établir et limiter la course de ladite bague (15) et positionner la buse (9) de nettoyage à une distance d choisie, par rapport au fond du récipient à nettoyer.3. Container cleaning installation according to claim 2, characterized in that it comprises means for adjusting the stroke of the rod of the cylinders (6) which consist of a ring (15) disposed on the free end. of said rod, on the the arrival of the cleaning fluid and a stop (16) whose position is adjustable under the effect of appropriate means to establish and limit the stroke of said ring (15) and position the nozzle (9) cleaning at a distance d chosen, relative to the bottom of the container to be cleaned.
4. Installation de nettoyage de récipients selon la revendication 3, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte des butées (16) réparties sur une structure en forme de plateau, lequel plateau est manœuvré au moyen d'un système vis (17)-écrou (18) ou autre, pour régler sa position par rapport au bâti (3) .4. Container cleaning installation according to claim 3, characterized in that it comprises stops (16) distributed on a tray-shaped structure, which plate is operated by means of a screw system (17) -unit ( 18) or other, to adjust its position relative to the frame (3).
5. Installation de nettoyage de récipients selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte des moyens de réglage simultané des tiges de vérins (6), lesquels moyens sont constitués de la structure support desdits vérins (6), laquelle structure comporte des moyens, du genre glissière (22), coopérant avec le bâti (3), permettant un déplacement axial par rapport audit bâti, chaque vérin fonctionnant en tout ou rien : en position active, le piston (13) associé à la tige du vérin est en butée sur l'embouchure (21) de ce dernier et, en position inactive, ledit piston est également en butée .5. Container cleaning installation according to claim 2, characterized in that it comprises means for simultaneous adjustment of the cylinder rods (6), which means consist of the support structure of said cylinders (6), which structure comprises means, of the sliding kind (22) cooperating with the frame (3), allowing axial movement relative to said frame, each jack operating in all or nothing: in the active position, the piston (13) associated with the cylinder rod is in abutment on the mouth (21) of the latter and, in the inactive position, said piston is also in abutment.
6. Installation de nettoyage de récipient selon la revendication 5, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte des moyens de manœuvre de la structure porte- vérins (6), constituée d'un système vis (17)- écrou (18) interposé entre ladite structure porte- vérins (6) et le bâti (3) .Container cleaning installation according to claim 5, characterized in that it comprises means for operating the jack-carrying structure (6) consisting of a screw system (17). nut (18) interposed between said jack carrier structure (6) and the frame (3).
7. Installation de nettoyage de récipients selon la revendication 3, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte des moyens de manœuvre du système de réglage des buses (9) constitués d'un automate qui gère des informations en provenance d'un appareil de lecture automatique de la hauteur des récipients, lequel automate permet d'ajuster la distance entre ladite buse (9) et le fond desdits récipients.Container cleaning installation according to claim 3, characterized in that it comprises means for operating the nozzle control system (9) consisting of a controller which manages information coming from a machine-reading device. the height of the containers, which automate allows to adjust the distance between said nozzle (9) and the bottom of said containers.
8. Installation de nettoyage de récipients selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte, sur chaque tube (4) d'insufflation, du côté de la buse (9) de nettoyage, une cloche (23) apte à glisser sur ledit tube et à coiffer l'ouverture dudit récipient, laquelle cloche (23) est reliée à un appareil du genre aspirateur pour récupérer les salissures et autres qui sont dégagées par la buse (9) et le fluide de nettoyage.8. Container cleaning installation according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises, on each tube (4) blowing, on the side of the nozzle (9) cleaning, a bell (23) adapted to slide on said tube and capping the opening of said container, which bell (23) is connected to an apparatus of the vacuum cleaner type to recover dirt and other that are released by the nozzle (9) and the cleaning fluid.
9. Installation de nettoyage de récipients selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte une centrale de fourniture de fluide sous pression du type air comprimé, lequel fluide alimente à la fois les buses (9) de nettoyage et les différents vérins (6) pneumatiques, au travers leurs organes respectifs d'actionnement .9. Container cleaning installation according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a pressurized fluid supply unit of the compressed air type, which fluid feeds both the cleaning nozzles (9) and the various cylinders ( 6), through their respective actuating members.
10. Installation de nettoyage de récipients selon la revendication 9, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte des vérins (6) du type simple effet dont la tige est mise en position active de nettoyage sous l'effet d'un organe élastique du genre ressort (11) et, en position inactive, par application d'air comprimé.10. Container cleaning installation according to claim 9, characterized in that it comprises cylinders (6) of the single-acting type whose stem is placing in the active cleaning position under the effect of an elastic member of the spring type (11) and, in the inactive position, by application of compressed air.
11. Installation de nettoyage de récipients selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte une double alimentation en fluide : une alimentation pour la mise en œuvre des vérins (6), avec de l'air comprimé et - une alimentation séparée avec un fluide de nettoyage, air comprimé ou autre, spécialement approprié pour le type de récipient comme, par exemple, des préformes (1) . Container cleaning installation according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a double fluid supply: a feed for the implementation of the jacks (6), with compressed air and a separate feed with a cleaning fluid, compressed air or other, especially suitable for the type of container such as, for example, preforms (1).
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