EP2501616B1 - Verfahren zur verpackung eines flüssigprodukts - Google Patents

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EP2501616B1
EP2501616B1 EP11764802.2A EP11764802A EP2501616B1 EP 2501616 B1 EP2501616 B1 EP 2501616B1 EP 11764802 A EP11764802 A EP 11764802A EP 2501616 B1 EP2501616 B1 EP 2501616B1
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Stéphane GAUTHIER
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B31/00—Packaging articles or materials under special atmospheric or gaseous conditions; Adding propellants to aerosol containers
    • B65B31/02—Filling, closing, or filling and closing, containers or wrappers in chambers maintained under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure or containing a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas
    • B65B31/025—Filling, closing, or filling and closing, containers or wrappers in chambers maintained under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure or containing a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas specially adapted for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B3/00—Packaging plastic material, semiliquids, liquids or mixed solids and liquids, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars
    • B65B3/18—Controlling escape of air from containers or receptacles during filling
    • 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
    • B67C3/222—Head-space air removing devices, e.g. by inducing foam

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  • the invention relates to a method of packaging a liquid product and will find a particular, non-limiting application for the packaging of food products.
  • the method generally used industrially consists essentially of metering a drop of liquid nitrogen in the container at said head space, and then, when the air has been expelled by the nitrogen passed to the gaseous state, sealing the opening of the container.
  • the difficulty of implementing such a method lies essentially in the correct dosage of the nitrogen drop, as well as in the timing of the closing step.
  • an overdose of the nitrogen drop, or a closure of the container too early can cause too much internal container pressure, weakening or even deteriorating the container.
  • the object of the present invention is therefore to provide a method of packaging a liquid product in a container, under low oxygen content, which overcomes the aforementioned drawbacks, in particular to control the internal pressure in the container.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a method that can be implemented in a continuous production line.
  • said installation may have means for recycling the liquid sucked by the emptying device to said means for filling the container with said liquid product, to refuse.
  • the invention relates to a method for packaging a liquid product 1 in a container 2 with low oxygen content.
  • the liquid product 1 may be, without limitation, a food product such as soup, drink, juice, sauce or other.
  • the container 2 may be a metal box such as a can, a bottle including glass, plastic or any other material.
  • the container 2 has an opening 3 intended for filling.
  • the non-oxidizing atmosphere may be N 2 , CO 2 or another non-oxidizing gas or a mixture of these gases.
  • the emptying step of the liquid product can be carried out by suction. According to another embodiment, the emptying step can be performed by turning the container over.
  • said emptying liquid is recycled as a filling liquid.
  • said liquid emptied from the container, in particular by suction, is recycled in order to serve as a filling liquid for the implementation of a new step of filling a liquid product, to refuse, in a next container.
  • the sealing step of said opening can be achieved by the establishment of a shutter 5, such as a cover or a plug.
  • a shutter 5 such as a cover or a plug.
  • the closing step may consist of placing a lid on the opening of the can, and then crimping the lid to the canister.
  • the step of closing said opening of the container can be carried out by setting up a plug, especially by force or a screw cap.
  • the method can be implemented on a continuous production installation.
  • the invention also relates to an installation 10 suitable for the packaging of oxygen-sensitive liquid products 1, in a low-oxygen container2 on a continuous production line, said container 2 having an opening 3.
  • the liquid may be a food product, such as soup, sauce, drink or others.
  • the container may be a metal box or a bottle.
  • the filling means 11 of the container with the liquid product to refuse may consist of a dosing device that delivers a dose corresponding to the internal volume of the container. These filling means 11 are located in the open air and allow to expel air from the container.
  • the enclosure 12 may consist of a tunnel.
  • the enclosure 12 has means for the nozzle of a non-oxidizing gas.
  • the internal volume of the enclosure is thus maintained under a non-oxidizing atmosphere, at slight overpressure, through these nozzle means, thus avoiding the insertion of air.
  • Containers 2 filled to refusal enter the enclosure 12 to one end 6 of the chamber 12 and are moved to the emptying device 14.
  • This emptying device 14 may be a suction device comprising a cannula 15, actuated to the descent or the climb by means of an actuator such as a jack. In the low position, the cannula 15 is immersed in the liquid of the container. The emptying is effected by suction of the liquid in particular by means of a pump of the device 14. The aspirated liquid can be recycled to said filling means 11 for filling a next container.

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  1. Verfahren zur Verpackung eines flüssigen Produktes (1), insbesondere eines Nahrungsmittels, das insbesondere Sauerstoff empfindlich ist, in einem Behälter (2) unter geringem Sauerstoffgehalt, wobei der Behälter eine Öffnung (3) aufweist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Verfahren die folgenden Schritte umfasst:
    - Austreiben der Luft aus dem Behälter durch Einfüllen des flüssigen Produktes durch Verdrängung unter nicht kontrollierter Atmosphäre,
    - Anordnen des durch Verdrängung gefüllten Behälters in einer nicht oxidierenden Atmosphäre (4), die von mindestens einem nicht oxidierenden Gas gebildet ist,
    - teilweises Entleeren des Behälters von dem flüssigen Produkt unter nicht oxidierender Atmosphäre, so dass das mindestens eine nicht oxidierende Gas in dem Behälter das abgeleitete flüssige Produkt ersetzt,
    - gasdichtes Verschließen der Öffnung des Behälters, der teilweise mit dem flüssigen Produkt gefüllt ist, unter nicht oxidierender Atmosphäre.
  2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, bei dem der Schritt der Entleerung der Flüssigkeit durch Ansaugen erfolgt.
  3. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 oder 2, bei dem die Entleerungsflüssigkeit als Füllflüssigkeit wiedergewonnen wird.
  4. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, das in einer kontinuierlichen Produktionsanlage (10) eingesetzt wird.
  5. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, bei dem der Schritt des dichten Verschließens der Öffnung des Behälters durch Anbringen eines Verschlusselements (5), wie eines Stöpsels oder eines Deckels, erfolgt.
  6. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, bei der Behälter (2) eine Metallschachtel, wie beispielsweise eine Konserve, oder auch eine Flasche aus Glas, Kunststoff oder einem anderen Material ist.
  7. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, bei dem das flüssige Produkt (1) ein Nahrungsmittel ist.
  8. Anlage (10), die für die Verpackung eines flüssigen Produktes (1), das insbesondere Sauerstoff empfindlich ist, in einem Behälter (2) unter geringem Sauerstoffgehalt, auf einer kontinuierlichen Produktionslinie, wobei der Behälter (2) eine Öffnung (3) aufweist, wobei die Anlage in Vorschubrichtung der Behälter nacheinander umfasst:
    - Mittel (11) zum Füllen des Behälters mit dem flüssigen Produkt durch Verdrängung unter nicht kontrollierter Atmosphäre,
    - einen Raum (12) unter nicht oxidierender Atmosphäre, der mit einem inerten Gas gefüllt ist, wobei der Raum mit Fördermitteln (13) versehen ist, die den Vorschub der Behälter (2) ermöglichen, wobei der Raum eine Entleerungsvorrichtung (14) durch Ansaugen aufnimmt,
    - eine Vorrichtung zum dichten Verschließen der Öffnung des Behälters innerhalb des Raums (12).
  9. Anlage nach Anspruch 8, umfassend Mittel (16) zur Wiedergewinnung der durch die Entleerungsvorrichtung (14) angesaugten Flüssigkeit zu den Mitteln zum Füllen (11) des Behälters mit dem flüssigen Produkt durch Verdrängung.
  10. Verwendung des Verfahrens nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, oder der Anlage nach Anspruch 8 oder 9 zur Verpackung eines flüssigen Nahrungsmittels.
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