EP2514675A1 - Appareil et procédé de remplissage d'un récipient avec un produit alimentaire comportant des pièces solides - Google Patents

Appareil et procédé de remplissage d'un récipient avec un produit alimentaire comportant des pièces solides Download PDF

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EP2514675A1
EP2514675A1 EP11163531A EP11163531A EP2514675A1 EP 2514675 A1 EP2514675 A1 EP 2514675A1 EP 11163531 A EP11163531 A EP 11163531A EP 11163531 A EP11163531 A EP 11163531A EP 2514675 A1 EP2514675 A1 EP 2514675A1
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Mauro Bonfatti
Cesare Ponti
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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
    • B65B1/00—Packaging fluent solid material, e.g. powders, granular or loose fibrous material, loose masses of small articles, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars
    • B65B1/04—Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles
    • B65B1/06—Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles by gravity flow
    • 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
    • B65B1/00—Packaging fluent solid material, e.g. powders, granular or loose fibrous material, loose masses of small articles, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars
    • B65B1/20—Reducing volume of filled material
    • B65B1/22—Reducing volume of filled material by vibration
    • 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
    • B65B1/00—Packaging fluent solid material, e.g. powders, granular or loose fibrous material, loose masses of small articles, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars
    • B65B1/20—Reducing volume of filled material
    • B65B1/24—Reducing volume of filled material by mechanical compression
    • 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
    • B65B25/00—Packaging other articles presenting special problems
    • B65B25/02—Packaging agricultural or horticultural products
    • B65B25/04—Packaging fruit or vegetables
    • 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
    • B65B39/00—Nozzles, funnels or guides for introducing articles or materials into containers or wrappers
    • B65B39/14—Nozzles, funnels or guides for introducing articles or materials into containers or wrappers movable with a moving container or wrapper during filling or depositing
    • 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
    • B65B43/00—Forming, feeding, opening or setting-up containers or receptacles in association with packaging
    • B65B43/42—Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up state; Feeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging position; Locating containers or receptacles at the filling position; Supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation
    • B65B43/54—Means for supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation
    • B65B43/60—Means for supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation rotatable

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  • This invention relates to an apparatus and a process for filling a container with a food product comprising solid pieces.
  • the invention addresses the industry of filling of containers such as bottles, jars or cans.
  • the machinery used in this industry allows a food product (whether liquid or solid) to be filled into a container through suitable filling nozzles.
  • the machinery varies widely according to the type of container and food product but generally comprises metering systems for measuring the product filled into the container. It also involves coupling the mouth of the container (that is to say, the open part of the container) with the filling nozzle.
  • the invention addresses the industry of filling of containers (such as, for example, glass jars) with products (foods) having at least one solid part in pieces or grains (for example, chopped vegetables).
  • the prior art solutions include equipment comprising a hopper filled with the product and having a filler outlet which is coupled to the opening of the container in such a way that the product can be gravity fed into the container through the opening.
  • the equipment is also equipped with a vibrating structure that is placed in contact with the container during filling.
  • the prior art processes involve placing the container on a vibrating support and then releasing the product by gravity into the container through the opening (of the container itself) which is connected to the filler outlet of the hopper.
  • the vibrations transmitted to the container during filling helps the product to settle relatively evenly inside the container.
  • the filler outlet is moved to a position of non-interference to allow the full container to be closed.
  • the product at the top of the container opening is pressed by hand into the container by a person, applying a manual compacting action in such a way that the container is made ready for closure.
  • a first disadvantage is product wastage. In effect, releasing more product than the container can hold, despite the vibrations, means that the excess product spills from the container when the filler outlet is moved away. Moreover, when the hopper outlet is lifted, it creates a dragging effect on the product at the top of the container opening and thus increases the product spill. Product spills also lead to problems of machine hygiene.
  • Another disadvantage is due to wear on the parts of the hopper that come into contact with the containers. Since the containers are subjected to vibrations and the hopper parts are moved rapidly up and down, friction is created between the mouth of the container and the parts of the hopper coupled to it.
  • a further disadvantage is due to the need for personnel to compact the product into the containers before closing the containers.
  • Yet another disadvantage is due to being unable to fill all the containers with exactly the same amount of product. Indeed, even if the quantity released by the product is constant thanks to a metering system, the subsequent product spills vary considerably and in unforeseeable manner from one container to another.
  • a further disadvantage is the noise made by the vibrating containers (which rattle against the hopper outlets).
  • the tendency is to increase the intensity of the vibrations, which obviously worsens the problems of noise and part wear.
  • This invention has for an aim to provide an apparatus and a process for filling a container with a food product comprising solid pieces and which can overcome the above mentioned disadvantages of the prior art.
  • the aim of this invention is to provide an apparatus and a process for filling a container with a food product comprising solid pieces and which allow for variations in product density and where changeover to containers with mouths of different size and shape is simple. More specifically, the aim of this invention is to provide an apparatus and a process for filling a container with a food product comprising solid pieces and which can reduce product wastage and maximize the amount of product filled into the container.
  • a further aim of the invention is to provide an apparatus and a process for filling a container with a food product comprising solid pieces and which can guarantee a constant quantity of product in the container at the end of the process.
  • a further aim of the invention is to provide an apparatus and a process for filling a container with a food product comprising solid pieces and which has a particularly low noise level.
  • a further aim of the invention is to provide an apparatus and a process for filling a container with a food product comprising solid pieces and which is particularly robust and reliable.
  • a further aim of the invention is to provide an apparatus and a process for filling a container with a food product comprising solid pieces and which is particularly efficient (in terms of hourly production) and economical.
  • the process according to this invention is characterized in that it comprises the following steps, which precede the step of releasing the product:
  • the numeral 1 in the accompanying drawings denotes an apparatus according to this invention.
  • the apparatus 1 is an apparatus for filling a container 2 (for example a glass bottle or jar) with a food product.
  • the apparatus 1 is an apparatus for filling a container 2 (more specifically, a jar) with a food product comprising solid pieces (for example, chopped vegetables).
  • the food product may also comprise a liquid (for example, chopped vegetables in oil, the latter being added before or together with the vegetable pieces.
  • the apparatus 1 is equipped with a tank 3 which holds the product to be filled into the containers 2.
  • the tank 3 has a filler outlet 4 designed to release the product into the container 2 through an opening 5 in the container 2, that is to say, through the mouth of the container 2.
  • the tank 3 comprises a hopper.
  • the food product comprises solid pieces or is a granular product.
  • the tank 3 might be any receptacle suitable for holding food products having solid pieces and, if necessary, liquids or semi-liquids.
  • the apparatus 1 comprises at least one element 6 forming a passage for the product and having a first end 7A designed to receive the product from the filler outlet 4 and a second end 7B that can be connected to the opening 5 of the container 2 to extend the latter's capacity upwards;
  • the element 6 defines a tube having an inlet and an outlet corresponding to the ends 7A and 7B.
  • the apparatus 1 further comprises a feeder 8 for the elements 6, configured to couple the element 6 to the container 2 and, more specifically, to the opening (or mouth) 5 of the container 2.
  • the feeder 8 constitutes coupling means operating on the element 6 to couple the latter to the container 2.
  • first end 7A of the element 6 is configured to allow the element to be connected to the filler outlet 4.
  • the element 6 when the element 6 is associated with the container 2 and connected to the filler outlet 4, it defines a tube for transferring the food product from the tank 3 to the container 2; that is to say, the element 6 is designed to receive the food product from the tank 3 through the filler outlet 4 and to transfer it to the container 2.
  • the element 6 is coupled to the container 2 removably. Further, the element 6 is preferably removably connectable to the filler outlet 4.
  • the element 6 is annular or ringshaped; that is to say, it is preferably substantially cylindrical in shape (although other shapes are also contemplated for the element 6).
  • the element 6 is made of a material having elastic properties, preferably a plastic material, so as to protect the container 2 and the filler outlet 4 from shocks due to relative movements or vibrations.
  • the element 6 is made preferably of PE.
  • both the first end 7A and the second end 7B of the element 6 can be removably coupled to the opening 5 of the container 2.
  • both the first end 7A and the second end 7B of the element 6 can be removably coupled to the filling outlet 4.
  • first end 7A and the second end 7B of the element 6 are shaped in the same way.
  • the element 6 can be coupled to the container 2 either in a first position or in a second position which is upside down (that is, turned by 180 degrees) relative to the first position, without distinction.
  • the apparatus 1 is particularly easy to make.
  • the element 6 has a groove 9 on the outside of its lateral surface.
  • the groove 9 is preferably an annular groove.
  • the groove 9 advantageously facilitates handling of the element 6, for example by the coupling means.
  • the feeder 8 comprises two guide members 8A which are operatively engaged in the groove 9 of the element 6.
  • the guide members 8A defining the feeder 8 are downwardly inclined.
  • the free ends of the guide members 8A defining the feeder 8 are spaced from each other by a distance that is smaller than the outside diameter defined by the element 6 at the groove 9.
  • the element 6 located at the free end of the feeder 8 is held back by the latter, which overcomes the force of gravity applied to the element as a result of the downward inclination of the guide members 8A.
  • the guide members 8A defining the feeder 8 are elastically deformable between a rest position, where they hold back the element 6 and a spread apart position where the spacing between their free ends is greater than the outside diameter defined by the element 6 at the groove 9, so as to release the element 6.
  • the coupling means might alternatively comprise, instead of the feeder 8, other feed systems such as robotized manipulators or arms.
  • the invention allows the container 2 to be filled with a quantity of product greater than or equal to the capacity of the container 2 without the risk of product spilling from the container 2, thanks to the presence of the element 6 which, before it is removed from the container 2, temporarily extends the capacity of the container 2.
  • the element 6 is interposed between the opening 5 of the container 2 and the filler outlet 4.
  • the filling apparatus 1 can be adapted to the type of container 2 without operating on the filler outlet 4 but by simply substituting the element 6 with an equivalent element whose second end 7B is shaped so it can be suitably coupled to the container 2.
  • the element 6 is simple and inexpensive to make.
  • the apparatus 1 also comprises a presser 10 which is movable between a raised position of non interference with the element 6 associated with the container 2, and a lowered position where it is inserted into the element 6 in order to press the product into the container 2, the food product comprising solid pieces.
  • a presser 10 which is movable between a raised position of non interference with the element 6 associated with the container 2, and a lowered position where it is inserted into the element 6 in order to press the product into the container 2, the food product comprising solid pieces.
  • the presser 10 preferably comprises a pad (for example made of PE) shaped in such a way as to fit precisely into the element 6.
  • the pad is shaped in such a way that it fits precisely into and fully occupies the space inside the element 6.
  • the apparatus 1 is equipped with a vibrating structure 11 which is operatively in contact with the container 2 during filling.
  • the filler outlet 4 is preferably configured to release the product into the container 2 by gravity.
  • the apparatus 1 also comprises a carousel 12 designed to move a plurality of containers 2 coupled to a peripheral portion of it.
  • the apparatus 1 comprises a plurality of elements 6 and the second end 7B of each element 6 is operatively coupled to the opening of the corresponding container 2.
  • the tank 3 is (for example) a hopper having a plurality of filler outlets 4 associated with the carousel 12 and movable between a raised position of non-interference with the elements 6, and a lowered position where the first ends 7A of the elements 6 are coupled to the respective containers 2.
  • a guide 13 is associated with the peripheral portion of the carousel 12 in such a way that the bottom of each container 2 associated with the carousel 12 rests on the guide 13.
  • At least one portion of the guide is connected to movement means (of per se known type and not illustrated) which are configured to move it vertically in alternating fashion.
  • the guide 13 and the movement means constitute the vibrating structure 11.
  • the structure 11 operates on at least one portion of the containers 2 associated with the carousel 12. It should be noted that the filler outlets 4 are also movable vertically in order to follow the vertical movements imparted to the containers 2 (and thus also to the filler outlets 4 connected to the containers 2) by the vibrating structure 11.
  • the apparatus 1 preferably also comprises a compacting unit 14.
  • the compacting unit 14 is equipped with at least one of the pressers 10 movable between a raised position of non interference with the element 6 coupled to the corresponding container 2 and a lowered position where the presser 10 is inserted into the element 6 in order to press the product into the container 2.
  • the compacting unit 14 is equipped with a plurality of pressers 10.
  • the apparatus 1 contemplates the following.
  • the apparatus 1 comprises a feed starwheel 15 which supplies the containers 2 (empty) and the elements 6 coupled thereto to the carousel 12.
  • the apparatus 1 comprises an outfeed starwheel 16 designed to transfer the containers 2 filled with product and the elements 6 coupled to them as they leave the carousel 12.
  • the apparatus 1 also comprises a conveyor 17 (for example a belt) for transferring the containers 2, whether or not coupled to the respective elements 6 from an empty container loading station 18 to the feed starwheel 15.
  • a conveyor 17 for example a belt
  • the feeder 8 is located in an intermediate stretch of the conveyor 17 between the loading station 18 and the infeed starwheel 15.
  • the feeder 8 is positioned in such a way that the element 6 held back by the guide members 8A (at the free ends of the selfsame guide members 8A) is located along the path defined by the conveyor 17, above the containers 2 transported by the conveyor 17 and inclined (preferably at an angle of approximately 30 degrees) to the containers 2, so that the container 2, during the movement imparted to it by the conveyor 17, strikes the element 6 (that is, engages a bottom portion of it) and takes it up, applying a pulling force which overcomes the elastic force by which the element 6 is held back by the feeder 8.
  • the feeder 8 holds a plurality of elements 6 placed side by side and with their second ends 7B facing down, so as to place one element 6 (more specifically, the one located at the free end of the feeder 8) in a fixed position relative to the moving containers 2 in such a manner that each movable container 2 interacts with and takes up the annular element positioned at the free end of the feeder 8.
  • the feeder 8 is configured to place the elements 6 one by one at a feed position with the second end 7B of each element 6 facing downwards at a fixed position relative to the moving containers 2 and inclined at an angle to them in such a way that each container 2, as it moves, interacts with and takes up the element 6.
  • the feeder 8 is positioned above a portion of the carousel 12 (and not above a portion of the conveyor 17) so that the containers 2 moving as one with the carousel 12 interact with and take up the elements 6 as the latter in turn move to the feed position.
  • the apparatus 1 also comprises a conveyor (for example a belt) for transferring the containers 2 coupled to the respective elements 6 from the outfeed starwheel 16 to the compacting unit 14.
  • the conveyor is the conveyor 17, arranged along a predetermined path in such a way as to make the containers 2 ready to be picked up by the infeed starwheel 15 (upstream of the filling carousel 12) and to receive the containers 2 from the outfeed starwheel 16 (downstream of the filling carousel 12).
  • the apparatus 1 also comprises a conveyor unit 19 for transporting the elements 6 and by which the elements 6 are transferred from the compacting unit 14 to the feeder 8.
  • the conveyor unit 19 for transporting the elements 6 comprises, for example, the guide members 8A extended in such a way as to define a transfer path from the compacting unit 14 to the feeder 8.
  • the apparatus 1 comprises a plurality of turrets 20 associated with a transmission means 21 defining a closed loop movement path (for example, the transmission means 21 comprises a chain or belt mounted around pulleys and driven by a customary electric motor not illustrated in the drawings).
  • the transmission means 21 comprises a chain or belt mounted around pulleys and driven by a customary electric motor not illustrated in the drawings.
  • the transmission means 21 has at least one straight stretch.
  • the straight stretch is positioned on a worm screw 22 configured to interact with the containers 2 coupled to the respective elements 6 and transported (by the conveyor 17) out of the outfeed starwheel 16 (downstream of the filling carousel 12).
  • the worm screw 22 constitutes spacing means operating on the containers 2 in such a way as to position each container at a predetermined distance from the container 2 preceding it and the one following it (it should be noted that the containers 2 are always transported in a row).
  • Each turret 20 comprises a pick-up element 23 adapted to interact with and take up the element 6.
  • the pick-up element 23 comprises a protrusion that is shaped to fit into a portion of the groove 9 of the element 6.
  • each turret 20 has movably associated with it a corresponding presser 10, in such a way that the pressers 10 can be activated on the containers 2, and on the respective elements 6 associated therewith, when the containers 2 are interacting with the spacing means.
  • the element 23 is also movable vertically between a position where it interacts with the element 6 associated with the container 2, and a raised position where it holds the element 6 in a raised position of non-interference with the container 2.
  • the compacting unit 14 therefore constitutes a means for pressing down the food product in the containers 2 and in the elements 6 coupled thereto.
  • the compacting unit 14 is fully automatic, that is to say, it is configured to press the product into the containers 2 automatically and without any manual intervention.
  • the compacting unit 14 is also configured to pick up the elements 6 from the containers 2 they are coupled to and to transfer them to the conveyor unit 19.
  • the apparatus 1 comprises a conveyor line for the elements 6 which forms a closed loop.
  • the element 6 conveyor line comprises the conveyor unit 19 (configured to transfer the elements 6 from the compacting unit 14 to the feeder 8), the conveyor 17 (configured to transfer the elements 6 from the feeder 8 to the infeed starwheel 15 and from the outfeed starwheel 16 to the compacting unit 14), the infeed starwheel 15, the carousel 12, the outfeed starwheel 16 and the transmission means 21 (configured to transfer the elements 6 in the compacting unit 14 from the conveyor 17 to the conveyor unit 19).
  • the apparatus 1 comprises a tub 24 for washing the elements 6, located between the compacting station 14 and the feeder 8.
  • the tub 24 for washing the elements 6 is located downstream of the compacting station 14, at the start of (or further along) the conveyor unit 19 of the elements 6.
  • the apparatus 1 also comprises a conveyor belt 25 located downstream of the washing tub 24 to move the elements 6 feeding out of the washing tub 24 to the conveyor unit 19.
  • the elements 6 are taken up by the conveyor belt 25 and transferred to the conveyor unit 19 which transports them to the feeder 8.
  • the apparatus 1 allows the containers 2 to be filled as if the containers 2 were modular containers composed of a primary portion which the apparatus 1 receives empty and feeds out full of the food product, and a secondary portion attachable to the container 2 by applying it to the mouth of the container 2 in order to increase the latter's capacity temporarily (substantially for the duration of the filling and compacting operations).
  • the secondary portions of the containers remain within the apparatus 1 and are moved continuously round a closed loop conveyor line.
  • the apparatus 1 works as follows.
  • the empty containers 2 to be filled are loaded onto the conveyor 17 at the loading station.
  • the containers 2 transported in single file by the conveyor 17, the containers 2 reach the feeder 8 of the elements 6 where each of them picks up a respective element 6.
  • each of the containers 2 has an element 6 applied to the top of it in such a way as to extend the capacity of the container upwards.
  • the containers 2 travelling on the conveyor 17 with the respective elements 6 applied to them are taken up by the infeed starwheel 15 and fed to the carousel 12.
  • the containers 2 with the respective elements 6 applied to them are associated with a perimeter portion of the carousel 12 and receive the food product through respective filler outlets 4.
  • the containers 2 with the respective elements 6 applied to them are in contact with a vibrating structure 11 which moves them vertically together with the vibrating outlets 4 coupled to the respective elements 6.
  • the containers 2 with the respective elements 6 applied to them are taken up by the outfeed starwheel 16 which places them on the conveyor 17 (or on another conveyor).
  • the conveyor 17 carries them into the compacting unit 14.
  • the containers 2 interact with spacing means 22 which space them at regular intervals under a straight stretch of the transmission means 21.
  • Each container 2 with the respective element 6 applied to it (the container 2 being completely full and the element 6 being at least partly filled with product) is aligned with a corresponding presser 10.
  • Each presser 10 is associated with a respective turret 20.
  • the pick-up elements 23 of the turrets 20 hold the elements 6 while the pressers 10 are being aligned with the respective containers 2.
  • the pressers 10 are lowered in order to press the product into the containers 2.
  • the pressers 10 are raised to the position of non-interference with the corresponding elements 6 and the pick-up elements 23 then lift the corresponding elements 6 to the position of non-interference with the containers 2.
  • the containers 2 filled with compacted product inside them are fed out of the apparatus 1.
  • the elements 6, once compacting has been carried out, are transferred to the washing tub 24 where they are cleaned and sanitized.
  • the elements 6 are taken up by a conveyor belt 25 and transferred to the conveyor unit 19 which transports them to the feeder 8.
  • This invention also provides a process for filling a container 2 with a food product and comprising a step of releasing the product into the container 2 through an opening 5 in the container.
  • the process comprises the following steps:
  • the process is a process for filling a container 2 with a food product comprising solid pieces.
  • the product is released into the container 2 by gravity.
  • the step of releasing the product is followed by a step of compacting the product in the container 2 by inserting a presser 10 into the element 6 coupled to the container 2.
  • the process also comprises a step of moving the container 2 (or rather, the containers 2) along a predetermined path (for example the path defined by the conveyor 17, the infeed starwheel 15 the carousel 12 and the outfeed starwheel 16).
  • the feeder 8 of the element 6 located at a fixed position relative to the container 2 and inclined at an angle to the vertical in such a way as to interact with the element 6 in order to pick the latter up, the step of releasing the product being performed after the pick-up step.
  • the invention thus offers the following advantages.
  • the above described apparatus and process for filling a container with a food product allow for variations in product density and simplify changeover to containers with mouths of different size and shape.
  • the elements 6 are limited in number, form part of the apparatus 1 and, during a changeover, are particularly easy to substitute in order to adapt the filling outlet 4 to the size of the mouth of the container 2.
  • the invention provides a particularly advantageous apparatus and process for filling a container with a food product comprising solid pieces.
  • the invention minimizes product wastage and maximizes the amount of product filled into the container 2.
  • the invention guarantees a constant quantity of product in the container at the end of the process thanks to the elimination of product loss (due to spilling) combined with the use of a volumetric metering device of a type that is customary in the trade.
  • the process and apparatus according to the invention have a particularly low noise level and are extremely robust and reliable.

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