EP2415533A1 - Agencement de nettoyage destiné au nettoyage des installations de traitement de récipients - Google Patents

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EP2415533A1
EP2415533A1 EP11175895A EP11175895A EP2415533A1 EP 2415533 A1 EP2415533 A1 EP 2415533A1 EP 11175895 A EP11175895 A EP 11175895A EP 11175895 A EP11175895 A EP 11175895A EP 2415533 A1 EP2415533 A1 EP 2415533A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B1/00—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
    • B05B1/30—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to control volume of flow, e.g. with adjustable passages
    • B05B1/32—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to control volume of flow, e.g. with adjustable passages in which a valve member forms part of the outlet opening
    • B05B1/323—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to control volume of flow, e.g. with adjustable passages in which a valve member forms part of the outlet opening the valve member being actuated by the pressure of the fluid to be sprayed
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B3/00—Cleaning by methods involving the use or presence of liquid or steam
    • B08B3/003—Cleaning involving contact with foam
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B3/00—Cleaning by methods involving the use or presence of liquid or steam
    • B08B3/02—Cleaning by the force of jets or sprays

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  • the present invention relates to a cleaning arrangement for cleaning container treatment plants. From the prior art both container treatment plants such as filling machines for filling containers, or blow molding machines for forming plastic preforms to plastic containers are known.
  • a belt lubricator or washer-disinfector is known.
  • a nozzle device is provided, which has two outlets, wherein depending on the position of a valve, a cleaning medium can escape via one or the other outlet.
  • a change in an outlet cross section is not provided in this disclosure.
  • the present invention is therefore based on the object of simplifying cleaning systems for container treatment plants and in particular for filling machines.
  • a cleaning arrangement for cleaning container treatment plants which has a first reservoir to provide a first cleaning medium, and a second reservoir to provide a second cleaning medium, wherein the first cleaning medium in at least one property differs from the second cleaning medium and wherein an impingement device is provided which acts on the treatment plant, or parts thereof at least temporarily with the first cleaning medium and at least temporarily with the second cleaning medium.
  • the cleaning arrangement has at least one feed line which temporarily conveys both the first cleaning medium and the second cleaning medium to the loading device and the loading device has a changeable outlet cross section for the cleaning medium, wherein this outlet cross section changes automatically depending on the exiting cleaning medium.
  • the exit cross-section of the cleaning medium emerging from the loading device preferably changes as a function of at least one physical parameter which is characteristic of the cleaning medium itself and / or its delivery to the loading device.
  • the outlet cross-section is understood to mean, in particular, a flow cross-section with which the cleaning medium emerges from the loading device.
  • the outlet cross section is thus in relation to the cleaning medium emerging from the loading device per unit of time.
  • the outlet cross-section changes depending on a pressure or a density of the cleaning medium.
  • at least one cleaning medium is liquid and more preferably the other cleaning medium is present as foam.
  • the loading device has an elastic element or biasing element, which reduces the outlet cross section or which acts on a reduction of the outlet cross section.
  • This elastic element is directed to a reduction of the outlet cross section and, for example under pressure, the elastic element continues to be tensioned and in this way the outlet cross section is increased.
  • This biasing element can also have a magnetic element.
  • the loading device has a common outlet for both cleaning media, and this means that both cleaning media are guided via the same outlet and only in one area of the loading device is an outlet or passage cross-section changed, in particular due to a pressure of the cleaning medium ,
  • the outlet for a cleaning medium is located within an outlet for the other cleaning medium.
  • the elastic element is arranged in a region of the outlet. This means that after the said elastic element or after passing through the elastic element or a means prestressed by this elastic element, the cleaning medium emerges substantially directly from the loading device.
  • the elastic element is an elastic membrane with an opening.
  • the cleaning medium can escape through this opening.
  • said opening is a substantially slot-shaped opening.
  • the elastic element is a suspension element, which causes a change of the outlet cross section by means of a piston element.
  • this piston can be inserted into a channel through which the cleaning medium passes. At higher pressure of the cleaning medium, the piston can be pushed back and thus the suspension element can be stretched more. In this way, however, also increases the outlet cross-section.
  • the device comprises a force deflection means, which uses a flow of the cleaning medium to move in this way, the piston member.
  • a nozzle system which applies or sprays different media with different volume flows onto a surface to be cleaned.
  • the loading device or nozzle responds to the different pressure or the different density of the cleaning media. So it is possible to carry out the cleaning agent order for cleaning with a lower flow.
  • the loading device developed for the arrangement according to the invention can change the outlet opening or opening cross-section as a function of the set admission pressure.
  • the nozzle outlet opening is larger and in this way, the spray can pass into a surge. In this way, it is possible that parallel required for the surge nozzle systems omitted.
  • At least one valve device is provided between each reservoir and the loading device.
  • this valve device it is possible, for example, to control which of the two cleaning media is supplied to the loading device.
  • the cleaning arrangement has a plurality of loading devices of the type described above, with particular advantage, individual or groups of valves can be acted upon separately with the cleaning agent.
  • the present invention is further directed to a loading device for a cleaning arrangement of the type described above, wherein the loading device has a changeable outlet cross-section for a cleaning medium and this outlet cross-section changes depending on the exiting cleaning medium and the loading device preferably comprises an elastic element or biasing element, which reduces the outlet cross-section.
  • the outlet cross section reacts to a physical property of the cleaning medium and in particular a pressure or a density of the cleaning medium or adapts its outlet cross section.
  • the outlet cross section changes abruptly or stepwise as a function of a pressure or a density of the cleaning medium.
  • the loading device has up to a certain pressure a first predetermined outlet cross-section and from this pressure a second predetermined outlet cross-section. In this way, it can be achieved that the loading device has a first predetermined, but constant outlet cross section when the first cleaning medium flows through, and a second predetermined but constant outlet cross section when the second cleaning medium flows through.
  • Fig. 1 shows a rough schematic diagram of a plant according to the invention.
  • a first reservoir 2 is provided for a first sterilization medium, for example cleaning foam.
  • a second reservoir 4 for a second cleaning medium such as water or water-containing substances is provided. Both cleaning media are supplied via a common supply line 16, 12 of a plurality of loading devices 10.
  • the supply of the cleaning medium for example, can be controlled offset in time, so that, for example, a first cleaning with the first cleaning medium can be carried out and then a cleaning with the second cleaning medium.
  • individual admission devices 10 can each be charged with the cleaning medium.
  • Fig. 1 One recognizes by means of Fig. 1 in that, in contrast to devices from the prior art, a larger number of supply lines can be saved since both cleaning media are guided over the same line sections 16, 12.
  • the pressure p1, under which the first cleaning medium is provided differs from a pressure p2, under which the second cleaning medium is provided.
  • the loading means are arranged to be movable, for example, pivotable and / or rotatable. It is also possible that the loading devices move as a result of the flow of at least one cleaning medium.
  • Fig. 2 shows a first embodiment of a loading device 10 according to the invention or an end portion of this Beauftschungs worn 10.
  • a piston member 42 is provided, which is movable in a direction B and biased by a spring means 40 down, so that an outlet cross-section A of the through the channel 18 passing cleaning medium reduced.
  • the piston 42 If the cleaning medium passes through the impingement device 10 or the channel 18 under high pressure, the piston 42 is thereby pushed upward due to the inclined surface 44, and in this way the outlet cross-section A of the cleaning medium emerging from the outlet 8 changes. In this case, the larger outlet cross section A1 can result. If the cleaning medium is guided with low pressure, the piston 42 does not move or only slightly, so that the cleaning medium emerges via a small outlet cross-section A2. It would also be possible for one or the two outlet cross sections to be variable, which can be done, for example, via stops (not shown) which limit one or both sides of a movement of the piston.
  • the reference numeral 46 denotes a support on which the spring device 40 is arranged. It would also be possible that a spring force of the spring device 40 is adjustable.
  • the spring device or pretensioning device could also be a magnet which holds a piston element or another closing element up to a certain pressure in a certain position and only after a certain pressure a larger outlet cross section is released. In Fig. 2 For example, such a magnet 38 could be located below the conduit 18.
  • the advantage of using a magnetic element is that after overcoming the magnetic force of the outlet cross-section is increased in steps.
  • Fig. 3 shows a further embodiment of a loading device 10 according to the invention.
  • an elastic element 30 is provided in the form of a membrane.
  • This membrane has a base body 34, in which an elongated slot 32 is arranged. If the cleaning medium exits under low pressure, the slot 32 will not expand or not significantly, so that correspondingly, the outlet cross-section remains low. If the cleaning medium exits under an increased pressure, the slot 32 and thus the outlet cross section will increase.
  • FIGS. 4a and 4b show a further embodiment of a loading device according to the invention.
  • a piston 60 movably arranged in a housing 42 is provided here, which can be moved in the direction L as a result of different pressures of the cleaning medium.
  • a spring element 40 is provided which loads this piston 42 upwards.
  • Fig. 4a In this case, a position is shown in which the piston 42 is in its upper position, that is, abuts against a stop 58.
  • the piston is in its lower position and is resting against a lower stop 59.
  • the reference numeral 52 denotes openings which are arranged in the main body 62 of the piston.
  • the cleaning medium can proceed from the channel 18 through the main body 62 and the further course then depends on the position of the piston 42.
  • the individual openings 52 (which lead out of the cleaning medium from the main body) are hidden, so that the cleaning medium can not escape through these openings 52.
  • the cleaning medium enters the channel sections 54 and 55 and thus exits downwards.
  • the piston member 52 moves in the in Fig. 4b shown lower position, wherein now the cleaning medium can escape via the openings 52 in the space 56 and can escape from there via the outlet 8.
  • the outlet cross-section is higher than in the Fig. 4a shown situation.
  • the cleaning medium can also escape via the lines 54 and 55.
  • the two cleaning media are each still guided through the main body 62, and only one cleaning medium can additionally pass through the openings 52 to the outside.
  • the space 56 completely surrounds the channel sections 54 and 55.
  • the piston 42 is designed so that the channel portion 55 at the in Fig. 4b shown position projects beyond the space 56 down. In this way, an additional central jet can also be generated for the second cleaning medium (eg).
  • the admission device can both liquid, such as water, as well as foam with very different flow rates or outlet cross-sections emerge or atomize.
  • foam is applied over the fan jet nozzle 55 for cleaning.
  • the water pressure moves the spring-loaded piston 42, which releases in this way the additional openings or holes 52 shown.
  • the individual holes 52 are advantageously made obliquely, so that the exiting cleaning medium or water, which emerges from the holes 52, is twisted and forms a full cone in this way. This leaking water is used to rinse off the previously applied cleaning foam.
  • a magnetic element could be used in addition to or instead of the spring means 40, which pulls the piston 42 in the upper position, wherein at certain pressures, the magnetic force is overcome and the piston 42 passes into the lower position.
  • the embodiments shown here can be used both for the external cleaning of equipment, such as fillers, as well as for a corresponding surge.

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