EP2576420A1 - Füllelement sowie füllmaschine zum füllen von flaschen oder dergleichen behältern - Google Patents
Füllelement sowie füllmaschine zum füllen von flaschen oder dergleichen behälternInfo
- Publication number
- EP2576420A1 EP2576420A1 EP11713704.2A EP11713704A EP2576420A1 EP 2576420 A1 EP2576420 A1 EP 2576420A1 EP 11713704 A EP11713704 A EP 11713704A EP 2576420 A1 EP2576420 A1 EP 2576420A1
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- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- section
- filling
- liquid
- gas pipe
- channel
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
- B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
- B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
- B67C3/06—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus using counterpressure, i.e. filling while the container is under pressure
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
- B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
- B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
- B67C3/22—Details
- B67C3/26—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks
- B67C3/2614—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks specially adapted for counter-pressure filling
- B67C3/2617—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks specially adapted for counter-pressure filling the liquid valve being opened by mechanical or electrical actuation
- B67C3/2622—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks specially adapted for counter-pressure filling the liquid valve being opened by mechanical or electrical actuation and the filling operation stopping when probes, e.g. electrical or optical probes, sense the wanted liquid level
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
- B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
- B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
- B67C3/22—Details
- B67C3/26—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
- B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
- B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
- B67C3/22—Details
- B67C3/28—Flow-control devices, e.g. using valves
- B67C3/281—Profiled valve bodies for smoothing the flow at the outlet of the filling nozzle
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
- B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
- B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
- B67C3/22—Details
- B67C3/26—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks
- B67C2003/2651—The liquid valve being carried by the vent tube
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
- B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
- B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
- B67C3/22—Details
- B67C3/26—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks
- B67C2003/2671—Means for preventing foaming of the liquid
Definitions
- the invention relates to a filling element according to the preamble of claim 1 or 3 and to a filling machine according to the preamble of claim 10.
- Filling elements for filling bottles or similar containers, in particular for pressure or counter-pressure filling of containers are in different
- a disadvantage of these known filling elements is, inter alia, that the liquid filling material flows during the filling process the respective filling element or its liquid channel usually in a flow direction radially to a vertical Greelementachse, after entering the liquid channel of the filling element
- Atmospheric pressure which takes place partly via a gas channel (return gas channel), leads to a foaming of the filling material and, associated therewith, to an ascent of the foamed filling material into this gas channel.
- gas channel has in known filling elements, especially in those with a reaching through the gas channel, the filling level of the filling in the container-determining probe, there is a considerable risk that already the penetration of minute amounts of the foamed filling in the gas duct not only leads to contamination in this channel, but also in adjoining, formed in the filling gas chambers, gas ducts or valves.
- the object of the invention is to show a filling element which the
- a filling element according to the patent claim 1 or 3 is formed.
- a filling machine is the subject of patent claim 10.
- a special feature of the invention is that the liquid channel in a liquid channel preceding the liquid valve portion which extends over a large part of the liquid channel, a constant or
- Liquid channel section with open liquid valve can form a homogeneous, uniform flow of the filling material.
- Inner cross-section and thus also in the flow cross-section is expanded, in particular in comparison to the cross section, which has the gas pipe at its lower open end of the gas pipe. At the end of each filling process possibly in the gas pipe rising Medgutschaum can thus in this extended
- Gas pipe section are recorded and thus does not reach into critical areas of the gas channel and in subsequent gas spaces and / or channels of
- Fig. 1 in a simplified partial representation and in section a filling element of conventional design for filling containers or bottles with a liquid product or product with a filling height determining probe;
- FIG. 2 is a representation like FIG. 1 of a filling element according to the invention.
- the filling valve shown in FIG. 1 and denoted generally by 1 therein is part of a filling system comprising a plurality of such valves, for example the filling system of a peripheral type filling machine in which the filling elements 1 are then in the manner known to those skilled in the art on the circumference of a vertical machine axis circumferentially driven rotor are provided.
- the filling element 1 comprises, inter alia, a multi-part filling element housing 2, in which a liquid channel 3 is formed for the liquid product, which in the region of its upper end via a connection or inlet 4 with a conduit or a boiler for supplying the liquid filling material is connected and in the region of its lower end or on the underside of the Greelementgephinuses 2 a vertical
- Filling element axis FA concentrically enclosing annular discharge opening 5 forms, via which the liquid medium flows during filling to the respective container.
- the respective container is in sealing position with the filling element 1, i. it rests with its mouth surrounding the mouth of the container mouth or against a provided on the underside of the Greelementgepuruses seal 6 which surrounds the discharge opening 5 annular and in the illustrated embodiment part of a centering tulip 7 for centering the respective container with respect to the filling element. 1 is.
- a gas pipe 8 which protrudes with its lower open end on the Ausgaböff ung and the annular seal 6 downwards, extends with a partial length through the liquid channel 3 and at the top of the liquid channel 8 by means such as a membrane trained seal 9 sealed out of the liquid channel 3 is led out.
- Axeltechnischmaschinen FA is also a rod-shaped filling level determining the filling of the respective container 10 provided which extends through the gas pipe 8 and protrudes with its lower end of the probe from the lower, open end of the gas pipe 8, to form a
- the gas channel 11 is open at the lower end of the gas pipe 8 and opens at the upper end of the gas pipe 8 into a chamber 12, which as well as the gas channel 11 are part of the respective FüUrea controlling gas paths of the filling element 1, as is also known in the art.
- a liquid valve 13 is provided, which for
- the gas pipe 8 is formed on a relatively short lower and received in the liquid channel 3 partial length as a valve body 14 which is provided with a valve seat 15 at the
- the filling of the respective container with the filling element 1 is carried out with a filling method known to those skilled in the art, for example printing or
- a disadvantage of the filling element 1 is that the annular gas channel 11 has a relatively small flow cross-section, so that the foamed filling material possibly completely fills the gas channel 11 over its entire length and possibly even into the chamber 12 and ggs. in further adjoining this chamber gas paths and so it is undesirable
- Figures 2 and 3 show an inventive filling element la, which is identical in terms of its basic structure, its use and function as well as the function of its individual elements with the exception of the differences described below with the filling element 1.
- Such elements of the filling element 1a which correspond to the function and / or training of the elements of the filling element 1 are therefore in the figures 2 and 3 with the same reference numerals as in the 1 denotes.
- Such elements, which differ from those of Figure 1, are each provided with the index "a" in Figures 2 and 3.
- the gas tube designated by the figures 2 and 3 with 8a in which the valve body 14 in the direction of Golfelementoberseite, i. opposite to the flow direction of the filling material subsequent and running in the liquid channel 3 gas pipe section 8a.1 is designed with an enlarged outer and inner diameter, in such a way that the designated in Figures 2 and 3 with IIa gas duct, the other of its training and function Gas channel 11 corresponds, almost to the entire, extending in the direction of the Golfelementachse FA through the liquid channel 3 part length a ring-channel-like or annular gas channel lla.l section with significantly enlarged cross-section, in particular with respect to the flow cross-section of the remaining gas channel IIa and the opening of the Gas channel IIa at the lower end of the gas pipe 8a.2 clearly enlarged cross-section.
- the flow cross-section in the gas channel section 11a.l is a multiple, for example 4 times - 6 times larger than the flow cross-section in the gas pipe end 8a.2 forming gas pipe section 8a.3 and gas pipe section 8a.4, the top of the Gas pipe section 8a.1 on the gas pipe section 8a.5 with decreasing outer and inner diameter connects. Also within the
- Valve body 14 the gas channel IIa is designed with an annular gas channel section lla.2 with increased flow cross-section.
- the inner diameter of the gas pipe 8a and thus the
- the inner diameter of the gas pipe 8a in the gas channel section 11a1 is about 2.5 times to 4.0 times, preferably 3.5 times the
- Inner diameter of the gas pipe 8a about 2 times to 3 times the
- Liquid channel 3 at the inlet 4 first in the flow direction of the
- Liquid channel section 3a.1 forms, then in a the
- Gas pipe section 8a.1 annularly enclosing liquid channel section 3a.2 has a constant flow cross section and the cross section of the liquid channel 3a narrows only in the lower region to form the valve seat 15. An abrupt narrowing of the flow cross section in the area of the
- Valve body 14 is avoided in the filling element la.
- the liquid channel section 3a.2 extends over the greater part of the entire length of the liquid channel 3a, for example in the illustrated
- Embodiment over at least 50% or 60% of the total length of the
- Liquid channel 3 a which is formed between the upper seal 9 and the discharge opening 5.
- the outer cross section of the annular liquid channel 3a in the region of the liquid channel section 3a.2 is approximately 1.3 times to 1.5 times the outer cross section of the gas pipe 8a.
- the valve body 14 is circumferentially provided with a guide and swirl body 17, which forms at least one flow channel 18 enclosing the filling element axis FA helically.
- a guide and swirl body 17 which forms at least one flow channel 18 enclosing the filling element axis FA helically.
- the liquid valve open 13 with the discharge opening 5 in connection and is circumferentially through the inner surface of the liquid channel 3a, lying inside through an annular portion 17.1 of the swirl body 17 and axially through at least two on the outer surface of this Section 17.1 wegêt Proceedings and the filling element axis FA helically enclosing wall sections 17.2 limited.
- the outer diameter of the annular portion 17.1 is equal to or approximately equal to the outer diameter of the gas pipe 8 in the region of the gas pipe section 8a.1.
- the filling element la thus has u.a. following elements:
- Chamber 12 flow channel 18.
- the filling of the respective container with the filling element la is likewise carried out with a filling process known to the person skilled in the art, in particular with a pressure or counterpressure filling process, in which the container in sealing position with the filling element is present, for example after a pre-evacuation and purging with inert gas (CO 2 gas).
- CO 2 gas inert gas
- the particular advantage of the filling element 1a is that abrupt changes in the flow cross-section in the liquid channel 3a also in the region of
- Valve body 14 are avoided and during filling in the relative to the total length of the liquid channel 3a relatively long liquid channel section 3a. 2 with constant or substantially constant flow cross-section, a homogeneous flow or an improved flow vector of the flow of the contents can form, which eventually to a increased performance of a filling system equipped with the filling system la or a corresponding
- Gas channel IIa to the valve body 14 then in the gas channel section lla.l on a relatively large axial length has an enlarged cross-section and thereby a sufficiently large volume for receiving a possibly at the end of
- the formation of the filling element 1a also has the advantage that possibly by foaming in the lower regions of the gas channel IIa and thereby e.g. in the gas channel section lla.l reached contents at the end of the respective filling process in the container concerned can flow easily, so that thereby less filling passes into a vacuum for the pre-evacuation leading vacuum chamber of the filling even with filling process with pre-evacuation of the respective container.
- the invention has been described above by means of an embodiment. It is understood that numerous changes and modifications are possible without thereby departing from the inventive concept underlying the invention.
- the invention is of course not limited to filling elements or filling systems with the filling height determining probes, but includes u.a. also filling elements and filling systems, in which the introduced into the respective container
- Filling material is controlled in other ways, for example by measuring the inflowing Boatgutmenge and / or by detecting the weight of the respective Container when filling.
- the filling element according to the invention is suitable both for pressure or counter-pressure filling and for pressureless filling of containers.
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Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| SI201130271T SI2576420T1 (sl) | 2010-06-07 | 2011-04-08 | Polnilni element in polnilni stroj za polnjenje steklenic ali podobnih vsebnikov |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE102010022874A DE102010022874A1 (de) | 2010-06-07 | 2010-06-07 | Füllelement sowie Füllmaschine zum Füllen von Flaschen oder dergleichen Behältern |
| PCT/EP2011/001753 WO2011154067A1 (de) | 2010-06-07 | 2011-04-08 | Füllelement sowie füllmaschine zum füllen von flaschen oder dergleichen behältern |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| EP2576420A1 true EP2576420A1 (de) | 2013-04-10 |
| EP2576420B1 EP2576420B1 (de) | 2014-07-30 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| EP11713704.2A Not-in-force EP2576420B1 (de) | 2010-06-07 | 2011-04-08 | Füllelement sowie füllmaschine zum füllen von flaschen oder dergleichen behältern |
Country Status (5)
| Country | Link |
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| US (1) | US8714209B2 (de) |
| EP (1) | EP2576420B1 (de) |
| DE (1) | DE102010022874A1 (de) |
| SI (1) | SI2576420T1 (de) |
| WO (1) | WO2011154067A1 (de) |
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| US11345580B2 (en) * | 2017-10-16 | 2022-05-31 | Societe Des Produits Nestle S.A. | Method for filling container with a gasified liquid and associated devices |
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- 2011-04-08 SI SI201130271T patent/SI2576420T1/sl unknown
- 2011-04-08 WO PCT/EP2011/001753 patent/WO2011154067A1/de not_active Ceased
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| US20130074984A1 (en) | 2013-03-28 |
| WO2011154067A1 (de) | 2011-12-15 |
| EP2576420B1 (de) | 2014-07-30 |
| DE102010022874A1 (de) | 2011-12-08 |
| SI2576420T1 (sl) | 2014-10-30 |
| US8714209B2 (en) | 2014-05-06 |
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