EP2593370B1 - Machine for handling containers - Google Patents

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EP2593370B1
EP2593370B1 EP11722011.1A EP11722011A EP2593370B1 EP 2593370 B1 EP2593370 B1 EP 2593370B1 EP 11722011 A EP11722011 A EP 11722011A EP 2593370 B1 EP2593370 B1 EP 2593370B1
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Ludwig Clüsserath
Thomas Stolte
Udo GRÜNEWALD
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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
    • B65B61/00—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages
    • 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
    • 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
    • B08B9/34—Arrangements of conduits or nozzles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
    • B65C9/00—Details of labelling machines or apparatus
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67B—APPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS
    • B67B3/00—Closing bottles, jars or similar containers by applying caps
    • 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
    • B67C3/001—Cleaning of filling devices
    • 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
    • B67C3/001—Cleaning of filling devices
    • B67C3/005—Cleaning outside parts of filling devices
    • 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

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  • the invention relates to a treatment machine for containers, for. As bottles, cans or the like, according to the preamble of claim 1, and as from WO 2008/145363 known.
  • Treatment machine for containers means any machine that is suitable for container treatment, so for example, to fill one or more containers with a desired content in terms of a filling machine to clean the container in the sense of a cleaning machine to apply labels, as with the help of a labeling machine happens, etc.
  • the hollow bore of the drive unit serves, for example, to be able to receive electrical leads for the power supply (see. EP 1 275 612 A1 , [0037]).
  • EP 1 275 612 A1 [0037]
  • these undeniable advantages are relativized by the fact that the respective manipulation units are mounted laterally or circumferentially on the drive housing. This can easily cause fouling fissures and is nevertheless observed an overall projecting structure.
  • the manipulation unit may, for example, be a starwheel for peripherally receiving and storing containers for the purpose of their filling, cleaning, the attachment of labels, etc. Also may be referred to as a manipulation unit a screw shaft, with the help of a Screw cap is attached to the head of a bottle to be closed.
  • the manipulation unit thus comprises any unit with which the container to be processed is held, gripped, cleaned, imprinted or otherwise manipulated.
  • the invention is based on the technical problem of further developing such a treatment machine for containers so that a particularly compact and easy-to-clean construction is provided.
  • the subject of the invention is a treatment machine for containers according to claim 1.
  • the invention is therefore initially based on a special drive unit, which is equipped with said hollow bore.
  • a reluctance motor forms the core of the drive unit.
  • the reluctance motor is a special type of electric motor in which the rotor is usually made of a soft magnetic material, e.g. As iron, and the stator contains the magnetic coil. Since the rotor is neither equipped with permanent magnets nor energized, it can be equipped with the described hollow bore. In contrast, the stator or stator is designed to be stationary.
  • the design can be made so that the hollow bore is formed in a rotating hollow shaft, which in turn is usually received in the rotor rotationally fixed.
  • the hollow shaft is designed to be fixed and connected for example via a carrier with a likewise stationary drive housing.
  • the hollow bore is located centrally in relation to the drive unit. Because the drive unit as such is rotationally symmetrical, the hollow bore comes to rest with its center on the axis of rotation.
  • the hollow bore is usually designed so that it passes through both the drive unit and the manipulation unit. Basically, however, the hollow bore can only pass through the drive unit and open into the manipulation unit.
  • the drive unit and / or the manipulation unit usually surrounds the hollow bore and with it the hollow shaft.
  • the design is such that the rotor (anti-rotation) is connected to the manipulation unit. This can be accomplished as a rule and mainly so that the hollow bore is formed in the rotating hollow shaft, which in turn is respectively connected to the manipulation unit and the rotor.
  • the rotor is located in the interior of the stator or is enclosed by the stator.
  • the rotor in turn encloses the hollow shaft, which describes the hollow bore in the interior. That is, the stator, the rotor and the hollow bore defining the hollow shaft are designed concentrically in comparison to the common axis of rotation, against which the drive unit and with it the hollow shaft including the hollow shaft enclosed by the hollow bore are rotationally symmetrical.
  • the hollow shaft is regularly connected to the manipulation unit when the hollow shaft rotates itself.
  • the manipulation unit is usually non-rotatably connected to the hollow shaft.
  • the manipulation unit can also be connected directly to the rotor of the drive unit.
  • an intermediate gear may be provided in both cases, which operates on the manipulation unit.
  • the drive unit acts directly on the manipulation unit. That is, the drive unit acts as a direct drive for the manipulation unit. This happens only with optional interposition of the hollow shaft. In this case, the hollow shaft produces the desired connection between on the one hand the rotor of the drive unit and on the other hand the manipulation unit.
  • treatment machines for containers have to be regularly cleaned or themselves act as cleaning machines for the containers in question.
  • it depends on an easy to clean surface and at the same time a compact construction.
  • This succeeds particularly advantageous in that the manipulation unit is sealed off from the drive housing receiving the drive housing.
  • Such a seal takes into account the fact that the drive housing is designed largely stationary, while the manipulation unit relative to the stationary drive housing, a movement, usually a rotational movement learns.
  • the manipulation unit is rotatably mounted on a cover of the drive housing.
  • the design will be made in such a way that the lid is equipped with a raised edge.
  • This raised edge on the cover of the drive housing generally engages in an annular groove in the manipulation unit.
  • This annular groove is therefore located inside the manipulation unit, which is additionally provided at this point for a seal.
  • the seal thus takes place in the interior of the manipulation unit relative to the upstanding edge of the cover of the drive housing. This provides a particularly effective seal on the one hand of the drive housing and on the other hand the manipulation unit available.
  • the raised edge is advantageously equipped with a wear ring.
  • This wear ring generally fills the annular groove substantially together with the upstanding edge on the cover of the drive housing.
  • the wear ring is generally facing a wall of the annular groove and thus assumes primarily the associated with rotational movements of the manipulation unit friction against the fixed lid with the upstanding edge.
  • at least one seal generally a radial shaft seal, is provided between the wear ring in question and the manipulation unit.
  • the wear ring is sealed with a further seal against the upstanding edge on the cover of the drive housing.
  • the hollow bore is used in the context of the invention as a receiving space or receiving area for machine-relevant units and / or machine-relevant lines.
  • the machine-relevant aggregates it is not limited to, for example, mechanical drive elements, sensors, etc. as necessary components of the machine.
  • mechanical drive elements such as curves, gears, gear arrangements, etc. can be included, with the help of which in the example of the manipulation unit worn bottles are subjected to an additional movement.
  • these mechanical drive elements are capable, for example, of pivoting, rotating, lifting, etc., a bottle circulated by means of the manipulation unit.
  • the machine-relevant and recorded in the hollow bore units are sensors, such as photoelectric sensors, speed sensors, etc., with the help of the position, rotational speed, etc. of the manipulation unit can be determined.
  • this may include initiators, such as switches, position encoders, etc., controlled by their help certain machine-related actions and started.
  • initiators such as switches, position encoders, etc.
  • machine-relevant units such as cantilevers, flanges, additional motors, etc. can be introduced or placed therein in the hollow bore in order to train the treatment machine in question for its ultimate desired application.
  • the hollow bore is set up alternatively or additionally for receiving machine-relevant lines, ie such lines that are needed to operate the machine.
  • These lines may be supply lines for media, electricity, data, etc.
  • a supply line for media such as filling media, cleaning media, etc. is performed.
  • data can also be exchanged via the supply line in question, or the supply line is suitable for the electrical supply of drives located, for example, on or at the manipulation unit.
  • the hollow bore according to the invention is suitable for receiving the itself fixed and previously described supply lines as well as for receiving and storing the machine-relevant and usually also stationary units as described.
  • the hollow bore is provided practically protected as an additional receiving space in the interior of the drive housing and thus.
  • machine-relevant aggregates and lines respectively supply lines are thus expressly not exposed to any contamination.
  • a particularly compact design is provided and achieved at the same time a little jagged construction. This is particularly important from a hygienic point of view as well as taking into account the fact that such treatment machines often have to be cleaned.
  • a special design of a processing machine or transport machine for containers is presented, which is characterized by a particularly compact design and has a special hygienic design.
  • the machine-relevant units and lines concerned receive a housed housing by the drive housing, which not only favors a compact design, but also and in particular the cleaning of the thus designed treatment machine significantly easier.
  • the drive unit in question can in this context as a bottle transfer rack be used, for example, with the help of which, for example, the bottles are transported or moved circumferentially on starwheels.
  • this design further units, such as heating tank inside the drive housing.
  • Such a heating tank is used for example to heat over the supply line guided water for cleaning purposes.
  • gases can be supplied via appropriately designed conduits or supply lines to treat the bottles herewith. This includes, for example, nitrogen, which is filled into the bottles to expel oxygen therein.
  • carbon dioxide can be supplied via supply lines placed in the hollow bore in order, among other things, to achieve a carbonation of beverages.
  • the hollow bore can be designed as described above for receiving a supply line for media to be filled.
  • the treatment machine is usually a filling machine.
  • the hollow bore may also serve for receiving one or more supply lines for cleaning fluid or general cleaning media.
  • the treatment machine is designed as a cleaning machine.
  • a treatment machine for container 1 is shown.
  • the containers 1 to be treated in the exemplary embodiment are bottles, for example PET bottles 1.
  • the treatment of the containers 1 to be carried out primarily provides for a cleaning of the treatment machine in question and / or the containers 1. In this case, one can therefore speak in particular of a filling machine or a so-called rinser.
  • the invention is not limited thereto, as already explained in the introduction.
  • the treatment machine in question is equipped with at least one drive unit 2, 3, which is best in the Fig. 1 can be seen and is comparable also found in the other embodiments.
  • a manipulation unit 4 is realized.
  • the manipulation unit 4 is connected to the drive unit 2, 3 or is acted upon directly by means of the drive unit 2, 3, in the context of the example in rotation about an axis of rotation R.
  • the drive unit 2, 3 has a hollow bore 5.
  • the hollow bore 5 is formed in the context of the embodiment in a stationary or stationary hollow shaft 6.
  • the hollow shaft 6 can also rotate.
  • the hollow shaft 6 as shown by Fig. 1 Connected via a support 6a with a drive unit 2, 3 total enclosing and receiving drive housing 7.
  • a rotor 3 of the drive unit 2, 3 is arranged on a rotating and on the head side of the drive housing 7 mounted closure element 7a.
  • the shutter element 7a carries the manipulation unit 4.
  • the drive unit 2, 3 additionally has the already mentioned stator 2, which is connected to the drive housing 7 or held by it.
  • the stator 2 is designed to be stationary and, in the example, connected to the drive housing 7. This is designed as well as the stator 2 stationary.
  • the rotor 3 performs the described rotations about the rotation axis R. Because the manipulation unit with the rotor 3 (rotationally fixed) is connected, this is also rotated together with the rotor 3.
  • substantially the drive housing 7, the stator 2, the rotor 3 and the hollow shaft 6 are designed rotationally symmetrical, in comparison to the common axis of rotation R.
  • At least the stator 2, the rotor 3 and the hollow shaft 6 are designed concentrically in comparison to the rotation axis R, because the drive housing 7 is not necessarily rotationally symmetrical or must be.
  • the hollow bore 5 can be centrally defined in the drive unit 2, 3 and also accommodate the hollow shaft 6 at this point.
  • the hollow bore 5 according to the invention is available inside the hollow shaft 6 in order to be able to receive machine-relevant units and / or lines 8.
  • the machine-relevant units in the interior of the hollow bore 5 may be mechanical drive elements, sensors, etc.
  • only machine-relevant lines or supply lines 8 are accommodated in the hollow bore 5.
  • the respective supply line 8 is a supply line 8 for media and in particular cleaning media.
  • lines in the form of supply lines for electricity, for data exchange, etc. can be arranged. This is not shown in detail.
  • the hollow bore 5 passes through both the drive unit 2, 3 and the manipulation unit 4.
  • the manipulation unit 4 is in the example according to the Fig. 1 to 3 to a so-called star wheel, which is designed with circumferential receptacles 9 for bottles 1 held therein.
  • a plurality of manipulation units 4 are designed in the form of screw shafts in order to apply respective screw closures to bottles 1 which are not explicitly shown.
  • the drive unit 2, 3 surrounds each of the hollow bore 5 and consequently also the hollow shaft 6 defining the hollow bore 5.
  • the hollow bore 5 is designed centrally with respect to the rotationally symmetrical drive unit 2, 3.
  • the rotor 3 is set in rotation by a rotating electromagnetic field generated by means of the stator 2.
  • the rotor 3 can rotatably coupled to the hollow shaft 6, which also rotates in such a case.
  • the hollow shaft 6 is designed to be fixed and the rotor 3 is connected to the manipulation unit 4, usually non-rotatably coupled. As a result, the manipulation unit 4 is acted upon directly by means of the drive unit 2, 3.
  • the lid 7' engages with the upstanding edge 10 in an annular groove 11 in the manipulation unit 4.
  • the upstanding edge 10 is equipped with a wear ring 12.
  • the wear ring 12 surrounds the upstanding edge 10 on the outside and fills a gap between the upstanding edge 10 and an inner surface of the annular groove 11 almost completely. Rotations of the manipulation unit 4 about the rotation axis R are thus primarily absorbed by the wear ring 12 in question.
  • An O-ring seal 13 in the edge 10 ensures that the wear ring 12 is sealed against the upstanding edge 10.
  • the O-ring seal 13 is recessed in the center approximately in comparison to the wear ring 12 arranged in the upstanding edge 10 Opposite of this O-ring seal 13, a further seal 14 is provided. That is, the wear ring 12 is held between the seal or O-ring seal 13 on the one hand and the other seal 14 on the other hand sealing.
  • the seal 14 is to a radial shaft seal, which is designed as the O-ring 13 as a whole rotationally symmetrical compared to the axis of rotation R.
  • the seal 14 is held in a receiving groove which radially widening the annular groove 11.
  • the edge of the manipulation unit 4 is still a capillary 15 is provided.
  • the capillary lock 15, in conjunction with the mentioned seals 13, 14, ensures that no liquid, for example cleaning fluid, can enter the interior of the drive housing 7 via the intermediate space between the cover 7 'and the underside of the manipulation unit 4.
  • the drive housing 7 is still equipped with one or more centering rings 16 peripherally. These peripheral centering rings 16 ensure that the lid 7 'is received and held centrically in relation to the axis of rotation R at the head of the otherwise cup-shaped drive housing 7.
  • An additional additional seal 17 in the region of a head-side flange of the drive housing 7 on the one hand and a flange of the lid 7 'on the other hand ensures the necessary tightness at this point.
  • the supply line 8 is taken for cleaning media in the example in the interior of the hollow bore 5 and can be designed to be stationary in total.
  • branches 19 can be easily realized by the supply line 8 in question, by means of which the bottles 1 and / or individual components of the treatment machine can be sprayed. That indicates in particular the Fig. 1 at.
  • a rotary seal 20 which seals the fixed branch 19 and also connected thereto also stationary supply line 8 with respect to the likewise stationary hollow shaft 6.
  • a rotary seal 21 in a simplified form also in the Fig. 1 to recognize. With the aid of the rotary seal 21, the closing element 7a, which rotates together with the rotor 3 and the manipulation unit 4, is sealed relative to the drive housing 7. D.
  • Fig. 1 In the context of the embodiment according to Fig. 1 is the manipulation unit 4 directly and head-mounted on the drive housing 7 or mounted on the head side in the drive housing 7 with the interposition of the closure element 7a.
  • a lid 7 ' is not interposed in this case, as in the example of the Fig. 2 and 3 the case is.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Behandlungsmaschine für Behälter, z. B. Flaschen, Dosen oder dergleichen, gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1, und wie aus der WO 2008/145363 bekannt. Behandlungsmaschine für Behälter meint jedwede Maschine, die zur Behälterbehandlung geeignet ist, also beispielsweise dazu, einen oder mehrere Behälter mit einem gewünschten Inhalt im Sinne einer Füllmaschine zu füllen, die Behälter im Sinne einer Reinigungsmaschine zu reinigen, Etiketten aufzubringen, wie dies mit Hilfe einer Etikettiermaschine geschieht usw..The invention relates to a treatment machine for containers, for. As bottles, cans or the like, according to the preamble of claim 1, and as from WO 2008/145363 known. Treatment machine for containers means any machine that is suitable for container treatment, so for example, to fill one or more containers with a desired content in terms of a filling machine to clean the container in the sense of a cleaning machine to apply labels, as with the help of a labeling machine happens, etc.

Bei einer Behandlungsmaschine, wie sie im Großen und Ganzen in der EP 1 275 612 A1 , der US 4 588 001 oder auch der US 3 515 180 beobachtet wird, dient die Hohlbohrung der Antriebseinheit beispielsweise dazu, elektrische Zuleitungen für die Stromversorgung aufnehmen zu können (vgl. EP 1 275 612 A1 , [0037]). Das erleichtert zwar in gewisser Weise die Reinigung und begünstigt auch einen kompakten Aufbau. Allerdings werden diese unbestreitbaren Vorteile dadurch relativiert, dass die jeweiligen Manipulationseinheiten seitlich bzw. umfangseitig am Antriebsgehäuse gelagert sind. Dadurch können leicht verschmutzende Zerklüftungen entstehen und wird dennoch ein insgesamt ausladender Aufbau beobachtet.In a treatment machine, as they are broadly in the EP 1 275 612 A1 , of the US 4 588 001 or even the US Pat. No. 3,515,180 is observed, the hollow bore of the drive unit serves, for example, to be able to receive electrical leads for the power supply (see. EP 1 275 612 A1 , [0037]). Although this facilitates cleaning in a certain way and also favors a compact design. However, these undeniable advantages are relativized by the fact that the respective manipulation units are mounted laterally or circumferentially on the drive housing. This can easily cause fouling fissures and is nevertheless observed an overall projecting structure.

Im Rahmen der Lehre nach der WO 2008/145363 A1 wird mit einer speziellen Antriebseinheit gearbeitet, die beispielsweise als Reluktanzmotor ausgeführt ist. Dadurch steht im Innern der Antriebseinheit die bereits angesprochene Hohlbohrung zur Verfügung, welche bei der gattungsbildenden Lehre zur Kopplung mit einer Antriebswelle eingesetzt wird. Die Antriebswelle als solche dient dazu, Drehbewegungen der Antriebseinheit auf die Manipulationseinheit zu übertragen.As part of the teaching of the WO 2008/145363 A1 is worked with a special drive unit, which is designed for example as a reluctance motor. As a result, the already mentioned hollow bore is available in the interior of the drive unit, which is used in the generic teaching for coupling to a drive shaft. As such, the drive shaft serves to transmit rotational movements of the drive unit to the manipulation unit.

Bei der Manipulationseinheit kann es sich beispielsweise um ein Sternrad zur umfangseitigen Aufnahme und Lagerung von Behältern zum Zwecke ihrer Füllung, Reinigung, der Anbringung von Etiketten etc. handeln. Ebenfalls mag als Manipulationseinheit eine Schraubwelle bezeichnet werden, mit deren Hilfe ein Schraubverschluss kopfseitig einer zu verschließenden Flasche angebracht wird. Manipulationseinheit umfasst also jedwede Einheit, mit deren Hilfe der zu bearbeitende Behälter gehalten, ergriffen, gereinigt, mit einem Aufdruck versehen oder sonst wie manipuliert wird.The manipulation unit may, for example, be a starwheel for peripherally receiving and storing containers for the purpose of their filling, cleaning, the attachment of labels, etc. Also may be referred to as a manipulation unit a screw shaft, with the help of a Screw cap is attached to the head of a bottle to be closed. The manipulation unit thus comprises any unit with which the container to be processed is held, gripped, cleaned, imprinted or otherwise manipulated.

Die Maßnahmen im Stand der Technik nach der WO 2008/145363 A1 haben sich grundsätzlich bewährt. Allerdings besteht nach wie vor ein Bedürfnis danach, den Aufbau bekannter Behandlungsmaschinen kompakter zu gestalten. Hiermit einhergehend ist die weiteren Notwendigkeit zu sehen, Hygieneanforderungen soweit es geht zu erfüllen. Tatsächlich müssen die fraglichen Behandlungsmaschinen für Behälter turnusgemäß gereinigt werden. Das setzt ein kompaktes Äußeres ebenso wie glattflächige Oberflächen voraus, um einer etwaigen Schmutz- und Schimmelbildung entgegenzuwirken. Die bisherigen Ansätze im Stand der Technik überzeugen an dieser Stelle nicht vollständig bzw. geben Raum für weitere Verbesserungen. Hier setzt die Erfindung ein.The measures in the prior art according to WO 2008/145363 A1 have proven themselves in principle. However, there is still a need to make the structure of known treatment machines more compact. Along with this is the further need to see hygiene requirements as far as possible. In fact, the container handling machines in question must be cleaned at regular intervals. This requires a compact appearance as well as smooth surfaces in order to counteract any dirt and mold. The previous approaches in the prior art convince at this point not completely or give room for further improvement. This is where the invention starts.

Der Erfindung liegt das technische Problem zugrunde, eine derartige Behandlungsmaschine für Behälter so weiter zu entwickeln, dass ein besonders kompakter und leicht zu reinigender Aufbau zur Verfügung gestellt wird.The invention is based on the technical problem of further developing such a treatment machine for containers so that a particularly compact and easy-to-clean construction is provided.

Zur Lösung dieser technischen Problemstellung ist der Gegenstand der Erfindung eine Behandlungsmaschine für Behälter nach Anspruch 1.To solve this technical problem, the subject of the invention is a treatment machine for containers according to claim 1.

Die Erfindung geht also zunächst einmal von einer besonderen Antriebseinheit aus, die mit der besagten Hohlbohrung ausgerüstet ist. Erfindungsgemäß bildet ein Reluktanzmotor das Kernstück der Antriebseinheit. Tatsächlich handelt es sich bei dem Reluktanzmotor um eine spezielle Bauform eines Elektromotors, bei welchem der Rotor üblicherweise aus einem weichmagnetischem Material, z. B. Eisen, besteht und der Stator die Magnetspule enthält. Da der Rotor weder mit Permanentmagneten bestückt ist noch bestromt wird, lässt er sich mit der beschriebenen Hohlbohrung ausrüsten. Demgegenüber ist der Stator respektive Ständer ortsfest ausgelegt.The invention is therefore initially based on a special drive unit, which is equipped with said hollow bore. According to the invention, a reluctance motor forms the core of the drive unit. In fact, the reluctance motor is a special type of electric motor in which the rotor is usually made of a soft magnetic material, e.g. As iron, and the stator contains the magnetic coil. Since the rotor is neither equipped with permanent magnets nor energized, it can be equipped with the described hollow bore. In contrast, the stator or stator is designed to be stationary.

Auf diese Weise kann die Auslegung so getroffen werden, dass die Hohlbohrung in einer sich drehenden Hohlwelle ausgebildet ist, welche ihrerseits in dem Rotor meistens drehfest aufgenommen wird. Alternativ hierzu und nach besonders vorteilhafter Ausgestaltung ist die Hohlwelle feststehend ausgelegt und beispielsweise über einen Träger mit einem ebenfalls ortsfesten Antriebsgehäuse verbunden. Außerdem findet sich die Hohlbohrung zentral in Bezug auf die Antriebseinheit. Denn die Antriebseinheit als solche ist rotationssymmetrisch ausgebildet, wobei die Hohlbohrung mit ihrem Zentrum auf der Rotationsachse zu liegen kommt. Außerdem ist die Hohlbohrung meistens so ausgelegt, dass sie sowohl die Antriebseinheit als auch die Manipulationseinheit durchgreift. Grundsätzlich kann die Hohlbohrung aber auch lediglich die Antriebseinheit durchgreifen und in die Manipulationseinheit münden. Außerdem umringt die Antriebseinheit und/oder die Manipulationseinheit im Regelfall die Hohlbohrung und mit ihr die Hohlwelle.In this way, the design can be made so that the hollow bore is formed in a rotating hollow shaft, which in turn is usually received in the rotor rotationally fixed. Alternatively, and according to a particularly advantageous embodiment, the hollow shaft is designed to be fixed and connected for example via a carrier with a likewise stationary drive housing. In addition, the hollow bore is located centrally in relation to the drive unit. Because the drive unit as such is rotationally symmetrical, the hollow bore comes to rest with its center on the axis of rotation. In addition, the hollow bore is usually designed so that it passes through both the drive unit and the manipulation unit. Basically, however, the hollow bore can only pass through the drive unit and open into the manipulation unit. In addition, the drive unit and / or the manipulation unit usually surrounds the hollow bore and with it the hollow shaft.

Aufgrund der geschilderten Bauart der Antriebseinheit mit Stator und Rotor ist die Auslegung so getroffen, dass der Rotor (drehfrest) mit der Manipulationseinheit verbunden ist. Das kann im Regelfall und hauptsächlich so bewerkstelligt werden, dass die Hohlbohrung in der sich drehenden Hohlwelle ausgebildet ist, welche ihrerseits jeweils mit der Manipulationseinheit und dem Rotor verbunden ist.Due to the described type of drive unit with stator and rotor, the design is such that the rotor (anti-rotation) is connected to the manipulation unit. This can be accomplished as a rule and mainly so that the hollow bore is formed in the rotating hollow shaft, which in turn is respectively connected to the manipulation unit and the rotor.

Dabei findet sich der Rotor im Innem des Stators bzw. wird von dem Stator umschlossen. Der Rotor umschließt seinerseits die Hohlwelle, welche im Innern die Hohlbohrung beschreibt. Das heißt, der Stator, der Rotor und die die Hohlbohrung definierende Hohlwelle sind konzentrisch im Vergleich zur gemeinsamen Rotationsachse ausgelegt, gegenüber welcher die Antriebseinheit und mit ihr die Hohlwelle inklusive der von der Hohlwelle umschlossenen Hohlbohrung rotationssymmetrisch ausgeführt sind.In this case, the rotor is located in the interior of the stator or is enclosed by the stator. The rotor in turn encloses the hollow shaft, which describes the hollow bore in the interior. That is, the stator, the rotor and the hollow bore defining the hollow shaft are designed concentrically in comparison to the common axis of rotation, against which the drive unit and with it the hollow shaft including the hollow shaft enclosed by the hollow bore are rotationally symmetrical.

Wie bereits erläutert, ist die Hohlwelle regelmäßig mit der Manipulationseinheit verbunden, wenn sich die Hohlwelle selbst dreht. In diesem Fall ist die Manipulationseinheit meistens drehfest an die Hohlwelle angeschlossen. Alternativ hierzu kann die Manipulationseinheit aber auch direkt mit dem Rotor der Antriebseinheit verbunden sein. Dabei mag in beiden Fällen ein zwischengeschaltetes Getriebe vorgesehen werden, welches auf die Manipulationseinheit arbeitet.As already explained, the hollow shaft is regularly connected to the manipulation unit when the hollow shaft rotates itself. In this case, the manipulation unit is usually non-rotatably connected to the hollow shaft. Alternatively, however, the manipulation unit can also be connected directly to the rotor of the drive unit. In this case, an intermediate gear may be provided in both cases, which operates on the manipulation unit.

Im Allgemeinen beaufschlagt die Antriebseinheit jedoch direkt die Manipulationseinheit. Das heißt, die Antriebseinheit fungiert als Direktantrieb für die Manipulationseinheit. Das geschieht lediglich unter optionaler Zwischenschaltung der Hohlwelle. In diesem Fall stellt die Hohlwelle die gewünschte Verbindung zwischen einerseits dem Rotor der Antriebseinheit und andererseits der Manipulationseinheit her.In general, however, the drive unit acts directly on the manipulation unit. That is, the drive unit acts as a direct drive for the manipulation unit. This happens only with optional interposition of the hollow shaft. In this case, the hollow shaft produces the desired connection between on the one hand the rotor of the drive unit and on the other hand the manipulation unit.

Wie bereits erläutert, müssen Behandlungsmaschinen für Behälter turnusmäßig gereinigt werden bzw. fungieren selbst als Reinigungsmaschinen für die fraglichen Behälter. In jedem Fall kommt es auf eine leicht zu reinigende Oberfläche und zugleich einen kompakten Aufbau an. Dieses gelingt besonders vorteilhaft dadurch, dass die Manipulationseinheit gegenüber dem die Antriebseinheit aufnehmenden Antriebsgehäuse abgedichtet ist. Meistens erfolgt eine innenliegende bzw. innenseitige Abdichtung. Eine derartige Abdichtung trägt dem Umstand Rechnung, dass das Antriebsgehäuse größtenteils ortsfest ausgelegt ist, während die Manipulationseinheit gegenüber dem ortsfesten Antriebsgehäuse eine Bewegung, meistens eine Drehbewegung, erfährt. Um an dieser Stelle eine Drehabdichtung zu erreichen, ist die Manipulationseinheit drehbar auf einem Deckel des Antriebsgehäuses gelagert.As already explained, treatment machines for containers have to be regularly cleaned or themselves act as cleaning machines for the containers in question. In any case, it depends on an easy to clean surface and at the same time a compact construction. This succeeds particularly advantageous in that the manipulation unit is sealed off from the drive housing receiving the drive housing. Mostly there is an internal or internal seal. Such a seal takes into account the fact that the drive housing is designed largely stationary, while the manipulation unit relative to the stationary drive housing, a movement, usually a rotational movement learns. In order to achieve a Drehabdichtung at this point, the manipulation unit is rotatably mounted on a cover of the drive housing.

Dabei wird man die Auslegung meistens so treffen, dass der Deckel mit einem hochstehenden Rand ausgerüstet ist. Dieser hochstehende Rand an dem Deckel des Antriebsgehäuses greift im Allgemeinen in eine Ringnut in der Manipulationseinheit ein. Diese Ringnut findet sich folglich im Innern der Manipulationseinheit, wobei an dieser Stelle zusätzlich für eine Abdichtung gesorgt wird. Die Abdichtung findet damit im Innern der Manipulationseinheit gegenüber dem hochstehenden Rand des Deckels des Antriebsgehäuses statt. Dadurch wird eine besonders wirksame Abdichtung einerseits des Antriebsgehäuses und andererseits der Manipulationseinheit zur Verfügung gestellt.In most cases, the design will be made in such a way that the lid is equipped with a raised edge. This raised edge on the cover of the drive housing generally engages in an annular groove in the manipulation unit. This annular groove is therefore located inside the manipulation unit, which is additionally provided at this point for a seal. The seal thus takes place in the interior of the manipulation unit relative to the upstanding edge of the cover of the drive housing. This provides a particularly effective seal on the one hand of the drive housing and on the other hand the manipulation unit available.

Um die Lagerung zu ertüchtigen, ist der hochstehende Rand vorteilhaft mit einem Verschleißring ausgerüstet. Dieser Verschleißring füllt im Allgemeinen zusammen mit dem hochstehenden Rand am Deckel des Antriebsgehäuses die Ringnut im Wesentlichen aus. Dabei ist der Verschleißring im Allgemeinen einer Wandung der Ringnut zugewandt und nimmt folglich primär die mit Drehbewegungen der Manipulationseinheit verbundene Reibung gegenüber dem feststehenden Deckel mit dem hochstehenden Rand auf. Außerdem ist im Regelfall zwischen dem fraglichen Verschleißring und der Manipulationseinheit vorteilhaft zumindest eine Dichtung, im Allgemeinen eine Radialwellendichtung, vorgesehen. Darüber hinaus ist der Verschleißring mit einer weiteren Dichtung gegenüber dem hochstehenden Rand am Deckel des Antriebsgehäuses abgedichtet.In order to improve the storage, the raised edge is advantageously equipped with a wear ring. This wear ring generally fills the annular groove substantially together with the upstanding edge on the cover of the drive housing. In this case, the wear ring is generally facing a wall of the annular groove and thus assumes primarily the associated with rotational movements of the manipulation unit friction against the fixed lid with the upstanding edge. In addition, as a rule, at least one seal, generally a radial shaft seal, is provided between the wear ring in question and the manipulation unit. In addition, the wear ring is sealed with a further seal against the upstanding edge on the cover of the drive housing.

Wie bereits erläutert, wird die Hohlbohrung im Rahmen der Erfindung als Aufnahmeraum bzw. Aufnahmebereich für maschinenrelevante Aggregate und/ oder maschinenrelevante Leitungen genutzt. Bei den maschinenrelevanten Aggregaten handelt es sich nicht einschränkend um beispielsweise mechanische Antriebselemente, Sensoren etc. als notwendige Bestandteile der Maschine. Tatsächlich können in der Hohlbohrung beispielsweise mechanische Antriebselemente wie Kurven, Getriebe, Zahnradanordnungen etc. aufgenommen werden, mit deren Hilfe im Beispielfall von der Manipulationseinheit getragene Flaschen mit einer zusätzlichen Bewegung beaufschlagt werden. Tatsächlich sind diese mechanischen Antriebselemente in der Lage, beispielsweise eine mit Hilfe der Manipulationseinheit im Kreis geführte Flasche zusätzlich zu schwenken, zu drehen, anzuheben etc..As already explained, the hollow bore is used in the context of the invention as a receiving space or receiving area for machine-relevant units and / or machine-relevant lines. At the machine-relevant aggregates it is not limited to, for example, mechanical drive elements, sensors, etc. as necessary components of the machine. In fact, in the hollow bore, for example, mechanical drive elements such as curves, gears, gear arrangements, etc. can be included, with the help of which in the example of the manipulation unit worn bottles are subjected to an additional movement. In fact, these mechanical drive elements are capable, for example, of pivoting, rotating, lifting, etc., a bottle circulated by means of the manipulation unit.

Darüber hinaus handelt es sich bei den maschinenrelevanten und in der Hohlbohrung aufgenommenen Aggregaten um Sensoren, wie beispielsweise Lichtschranken, Drehzahlsensoren etc., mit deren Hilfe die Position, Drehgeschwindigkeit etc. der Manipulationseinheit ermittelt werden kann. Außerdem können hierzu Initiatoren, wie beispielsweise Schalter, Positionsgeber etc. gehören, mit deren Hilfe bestimmte maschinenrelevante Aktionen gesteuert und gestartet werden. So ist es beispielsweise denkbar, über die Drehwinkelposition der Manipulationseinheit einen Füllvorgang von mit der Manipulationseinheit umlaufend geführten Flaschen zu starten und abzubrechen.In addition, the machine-relevant and recorded in the hollow bore units are sensors, such as photoelectric sensors, speed sensors, etc., with the help of the position, rotational speed, etc. of the manipulation unit can be determined. In addition, this may include initiators, such as switches, position encoders, etc., controlled by their help certain machine-related actions and started. Thus, it is conceivable, for example, to start and stop a filling operation of bottles guided peripherally with the manipulation unit via the rotational angle position of the manipulation unit.

Darüber hinaus können in die Hohlbohrung weitere maschinenrelevante Aggregate wie Kragarme, Flansche, zusätzliche Motoren etc. eingebracht bzw. hierin platziert werden, um die fragliche Behandlungsmaschine für ihren letztendlich gewünschten Einsatzzweck zu ertüchtigen.In addition, further machine-relevant units such as cantilevers, flanges, additional motors, etc. can be introduced or placed therein in the hollow bore in order to train the treatment machine in question for its ultimate desired application.

Ganz abgesehen davon, ist die Hohlbohrung alternativ oder zusätzlich zur Aufnahme von maschinenrelevanten Leitungen eingerichtet, also solchen Leitungen, die zum Betrieb der Maschine vonnöten sind.Quite apart from that, the hollow bore is set up alternatively or additionally for receiving machine-relevant lines, ie such lines that are needed to operate the machine.

Bei diesen Leitungen mag es sich um Versorgungsleitungen für Medien, Elektrizität, Daten etc. handeln. Tatsächlich hat sich eine Ausführungsform als besonders günstig erwiesen, bei welcher durch die Hohlbohrung eine Versorgungsleitung für Medien, beispielsweise Füllmedien, Reinigungsmedien etc. geführt wird. Daneben können über die fragliche Versorgungsleitung aber auch Daten ausgetauscht werden bzw. eignet sich die Versorgungsleitung zur elektrischen Versorgung von beispielsweise auf oder an der Manipulationseinheit befindlichen Antrieben.These lines may be supply lines for media, electricity, data, etc. In fact, an embodiment has proven to be particularly favorable, in which through the hollow bore a supply line for media, such as filling media, cleaning media, etc. is performed. In addition, data can also be exchanged via the supply line in question, or the supply line is suitable for the electrical supply of drives located, for example, on or at the manipulation unit.

Diese sämtlichen Versorgungsleitungen bzw. maschinenrelevanten Aggregate können vorteilhaft im Innern der Hohlbohrung platziert werden, weil die Hohlbohrung bzw. der von der Hohlbohrung beschriebene Raum ortsfest ausgelegt ist und sich im allgemeinen zentral im Antriebsgehäuse findet. Außerdem durchmisst die Hohlbohrung das Antriebsgehäuse meistens vom Fuß bis zum Kopf. Hieran ändert auch die Tatsache nichts, dass die fragliche Hohlbohrung in der sich drehenden Hohlwelle ausgebildet ist.These all supply lines or machine-relevant units can be advantageously placed in the interior of the hollow bore, because the hollow bore or the space described by the hollow bore is designed to be stationary and is generally located centrally in the drive housing. In addition, the hollow bore passes through the drive housing mostly from the foot to the head. This does not change the fact that the hollow bore in question is formed in the rotating hollow shaft.

Jedenfalls eignet sich die Hohlbohrung erfindungsgemäß zur Aufnahme der an sich feststehenden und zuvor beschriebenen Versorgungsleitungen ebenso wie zur Aufnahme und Bevorratung der maschinenrelevanten und meistens ebenfalls ortsfesten Aggregaten wie beschrieben. Dadurch wird die Hohlbohrung praktisch als zusätzlicher Aufnahmeraum im Innern des Antriebsgehäuses und folglich geschützt zur Verfügung gestellt. Innerhalb der Hohlbohrung befindliche maschinenrelevante Aggregate sowie Leitungen respektive Versorgungsleitungen sind also etwaigen Verschmutzungen ausdrücklich nicht ausgesetzt.In any case, the hollow bore according to the invention is suitable for receiving the itself fixed and previously described supply lines as well as for receiving and storing the machine-relevant and usually also stationary units as described. As a result, the hollow bore is provided practically protected as an additional receiving space in the interior of the drive housing and thus. Within the hollow bore located machine-relevant aggregates and lines respectively supply lines are thus expressly not exposed to any contamination.

Dadurch wird ein besonders kompakter Aufbau zur Verfügung gestellt und gleichzeitig eine wenig zerklüftete Bauweise erreicht. Das ist insbesondere unter hygienischen Aspekten von Bedeutung sowie unter Berücksichtigung der Tatsache, dass solche Behandlungsmaschinen oftmals gereinigt werden müssen. D. h, im Rahmen der Erfindung wird eine spezielle Auslegung einer Behandlungsmaschine respektive Transportmaschine für Behälter vorgestellt, die durch einen besonders kompakten Aufbau ausgezeichnet ist und über eine spezielle hygienische Auslegung verfügt. Jedenfalls lassen sich durch die ausgebildete Hohlbohrung praktisch sämtliche zuvor außerhalb des Antriebsgehäuses geführten Leitungen bzw. außerhalb platzierte maschinenrelevante Aggregate gleichsam ins Innere des Antriebsgehäuses verlagern und folglich geschützt anbringen. Dadurch erfahren die betreffenden maschinenrelevanten Aggregate und Leitungen eine durch das Antriebsgehäuse eingehauste Unterbringung, welche nicht nur einen kompakten Aufbau begünstigt, sondern auch und insbesondere die Reinigung der solchermaßen gestalteten Behandlungsmaschine deutlich erleichtert.As a result, a particularly compact design is provided and achieved at the same time a little jagged construction. This is particularly important from a hygienic point of view as well as taking into account the fact that such treatment machines often have to be cleaned. D. h, in the context of the invention, a special design of a processing machine or transport machine for containers is presented, which is characterized by a particularly compact design and has a special hygienic design. In any case, can be displaced by the trained hollow bore virtually all previously run outside the drive housing lines or outside machine-related units as it were inside the drive housing and thus attached protected. As a result, the machine-relevant units and lines concerned receive a housed housing by the drive housing, which not only favors a compact design, but also and in particular the cleaning of the thus designed treatment machine significantly easier.

Als weiterer Vorteil ist zu nennen, dass etwaige Reinigungsdüsen unmittelbar und zentral von der Hohlbohrung ausgehend platziert werden können. Das erleichtert ihre Anbringung und Positionierung, weil auch die zu behandelnden Flaschen gegenüber dem Zentrum mit der dort vorhandenen Hohlbohrung bewegt werden. Die fragliche Antriebseinheit kann in diesem Zusammenhang als Flaschentransfergestell genutzt werden, mit deren Hilfe beispielsweise die Flaschen an Sternrädern umlaufend transportiert bzw. bewegt werden. Im Übrigen lassen sich durch diese Auslegung weitere Aggregate, wie beispielsweise Heizbehälter im Innern des Antriebsgehäuses unterbringen. Ein solcher Heizbehälter dient beispielsweise dazu, über die Versorgungsleitung geführtes Wasser zu Reinigungszwecken zu erhitzen. Außerdem können über entsprechend gestaltete Leitungen bzw. Versorgungsleitungen Gase zugeführt werden, um die Flaschen hiermit zu behandeln. Hierzu gehört beispielsweise Stickstoff, welches in die Flaschen eingefüllt wird, um darin befindlichen Sauerstoff auszutreiben. Ebenso kann über in der Hohlbohrung platzierte Versorgungsleitungen Kohlendioxid zugeführt werden, um unter anderem eine Karbonisierung von Getränken zu erreichen.Another advantage is that any cleaning nozzles can be placed directly and centrally starting from the hollow bore. This facilitates their attachment and positioning, because the bottles to be treated are moved relative to the center with the existing hollow bore there. The drive unit in question can in this context as a bottle transfer rack be used, for example, with the help of which, for example, the bottles are transported or moved circumferentially on starwheels. Incidentally, can be accommodated by this design further units, such as heating tank inside the drive housing. Such a heating tank is used for example to heat over the supply line guided water for cleaning purposes. In addition, gases can be supplied via appropriately designed conduits or supply lines to treat the bottles herewith. This includes, for example, nitrogen, which is filled into the bottles to expel oxygen therein. Likewise, carbon dioxide can be supplied via supply lines placed in the hollow bore in order, among other things, to achieve a carbonation of beverages.

Ganz abgesehen davon begünstigt das kompakte Design der erfindungsgemäßen Behandlungsmaschine die Zugänglichkeit der Manipulationseinheit, die beispielsweise als Sternrad ausgelegt sein mag. Jedenfalls stören an dieser Stelle keine ausladenden und außen angebrachten Versorgungsleitungen oder Aggregate mehr, da diese im Rahmen der Erfindung von der zentral vorgesehenen Hohlbohrung aufgenommen werden. Hierin sind die wesentlichen Vorteile zu sehen.Quite apart from the compact design of the treatment machine according to the invention favors the accessibility of the manipulation unit, which may be designed, for example, as a star wheel. In any case disturbing at this point no projecting and externally mounted supply lines or aggregates more, since they are included in the invention of the centrally provided hollow bore. Here are the main benefits.

Nach vorteilhafter Ausgestaltung kann die Hohlbohrung wie bereits beschrieben zur Aufnahme einer Versorgungsleitung für abzufüllende Medien ausgelegt sein. Dann handelt es sich bei der Behandlungsmaschine im Regelfall um eine Füllmaschine. Alternativ oder zusätzlich kann die Hohlbohrung aber auch zur Aufnahme einer oder mehrerer Versorgungsleitungen für Reinigungsflüssigkeit oder allgemeinen Reinigungsmedien dienen. In diesem Fall ist die Behandlungsmaschine als Reinigungsmaschine ausgelegt.According to an advantageous embodiment, the hollow bore can be designed as described above for receiving a supply line for media to be filled. Then, the treatment machine is usually a filling machine. Alternatively or additionally, however, the hollow bore may also serve for receiving one or more supply lines for cleaning fluid or general cleaning media. In this case, the treatment machine is designed as a cleaning machine.

Im Folgenden wird die Erfindung anhand einer lediglich ein Ausführungsbeispiel darstellenden Zeichnung näher erläutert; es zeigen:

  • Fig. 1 eine nicht zur Erfindung gehörende Ausführungsform einer Behandlungsmaschine,
  • Fig. 2 und 3 verschiedene Ausführungsformen der erfindungsgemäßen Behandlungsmaschine für Behälter,
  • Fig. 4 eine weitere Ausführungsform einer Behandlungsmaschine,
  • Fig. 5 ein Detail aus den Fig. 2 oder 3 und
  • Fig. 6 einen erneuten Detailausschnitt aus Fig. 5.
In the following the invention will be explained in more detail with reference to a drawing showing only one exemplary embodiment; show it:
  • Fig. 1 a non-invention embodiment of a treatment machine,
  • Fig. 2 and 3 various embodiments of the treatment machine for containers according to the invention,
  • Fig. 4 another embodiment of a treatment machine,
  • Fig. 5 a detail from the Fig. 2 or 3 and
  • Fig. 6 a new detail from Fig. 5 ,

In den Figuren ist eine Behandlungsmaschine für Behälter 1 dargestellt. Bei den zu behandelnden Behältern 1 handelt es sich im Ausführungsbeispiel um Flaschen, beispielsweise PET-Flaschen 1. Das gilt selbstverständlich nicht einschränkend und nur beispielhaft. Die durchzuführende Behandlung der Behälter 1 sieht primär eine Reinigung der fraglichen Behandlungsmaschine und/oder der Behälter 1 vor. In diesem Fall kann man also insbesondere von einer Füllmaschine oder einem sogenannten Rinser sprechen. Hierauf ist die Erfindung selbstverständlich nicht beschränkt, wie einleitend bereits erläutert wurde.In the figures, a treatment machine for container 1 is shown. The containers 1 to be treated in the exemplary embodiment are bottles, for example PET bottles 1. Of course, this is not restrictive and only by way of example. The treatment of the containers 1 to be carried out primarily provides for a cleaning of the treatment machine in question and / or the containers 1. In this case, one can therefore speak in particular of a filling machine or a so-called rinser. Of course, the invention is not limited thereto, as already explained in the introduction.

Die fragliche Behandlungsmaschine ist mit zumindest einer Antriebseinheit 2, 3 ausgerüstet, die am besten in der Fig. 1 zu erkennen ist und sich vergleichbar auch in den übrigen Ausführungsbeispielen wiederfindet. Neben der Antriebseinheit 2, 3 ist eine Manipulationseinheit 4 realisiert. Die Manipulationseinheit 4 ist an die Antriebseinheit 2, 3 angeschlossen bzw. wird mit Hilfe der Antriebseinheit 2, 3 direkt beaufschlagt, im Rahmen des Beispiels in Drehungen um eine Rotationsachse R versetzt.The treatment machine in question is equipped with at least one drive unit 2, 3, which is best in the Fig. 1 can be seen and is comparable also found in the other embodiments. In addition to the drive unit 2, 3, a manipulation unit 4 is realized. The manipulation unit 4 is connected to the drive unit 2, 3 or is acted upon directly by means of the drive unit 2, 3, in the context of the example in rotation about an axis of rotation R.

Die Antriebseinheit 2, 3 verfügt über eine Hohlbohrung 5. Tatsächlich ist die Hohlbohrung 5 im Rahmen des Ausführungsbeispiels in einer feststehenden bzw. ortsfesten Hohlwelle 6 ausgebildet. Grundsätzlich kann die Hohlwelle 6 aber auch rotieren. Im Ausführungsbeispiel ist die Hohlwelle 6 entsprechend der Darstellung nach Fig. 1 über einen Träger 6a mit einem die Antriebseinheit 2, 3 insgesamt umschließenden und aufnehmenden Antriebsgehäuse 7 verbunden. Ein Rotor 3 der Antriebseinheit 2, 3 ist an einem rotierenden und kopfseitig des Antriebsgehäuses 7 gelagerten Verschlusselement 7a angeordnet. Das Verschlusselement 7a trägt die Manipulationseinheit 4. Da sich der Rotor 3 gegenüber einem feststehenden Stator 2 um die Rotationsachse R bewegt, sorgt diese Rotation dafür, dass mit dem Rotor 3 auch das rotierbar gelagerte Verschlusselement 7a und mit ihm die folglich ebenfalls rotierende Manipulationseinheit 4 angetrieben werden. Die Antriebseinheit 2, 3 weist neben dem Rotor 3 zusätzlich noch den bereits angesprochenen Stator 2 auf, welcher mit dem Antriebsgehäuse 7 verbunden ist bzw. von diesem gehalten wird.The drive unit 2, 3 has a hollow bore 5. In fact, the hollow bore 5 is formed in the context of the embodiment in a stationary or stationary hollow shaft 6. In principle, however, the hollow shaft 6 can also rotate. In the exemplary embodiment, the hollow shaft 6 as shown by Fig. 1 Connected via a support 6a with a drive unit 2, 3 total enclosing and receiving drive housing 7. A rotor 3 of the drive unit 2, 3 is arranged on a rotating and on the head side of the drive housing 7 mounted closure element 7a. The shutter element 7a carries the manipulation unit 4. Since the rotor 3 moves relative to a fixed stator 2 about the rotation axis R, this rotation ensures that the rotatably mounted shutter member 7a is driven by the rotor 3 and consequently also the manipulation unit 4 which rotates become. In addition to the rotor 3, the drive unit 2, 3 additionally has the already mentioned stator 2, which is connected to the drive housing 7 or held by it.

Wie bereits einleitend beschrieben, ist der Stator 2 ortsfest ausgelegt und im Beispielfall mit dem Antriebsgehäuse 7 verbunden. Dieses ist ebenso wie der Stator 2 ortsfest ausgelegt. Demgegenüber vollführt der Rotor 3 die beschriebenen Rotationen um die Rotationsachse R. Weil die Manipulationseinheit mit dem Rotor 3 (drehfest) verbunden ist, wird diese zusammen mit dem Rotor 3 ebenfalls in Rotationen versetzt. Man erkennt, dass im Wesentlichen das Antriebsgehäuse 7, der Stator 2, der Rotor 3 und auch die Hohlwelle 6 rotationssymmetrisch ausgelegt sind, und zwar im Vergleich zu der gemeinsamen Rotationsachse R. Außerdem sind das Antriebsgehäuse 7, der Stator 2, der Rotor 3 und auch die Hohlwelle 6 konzentrisch im Vergleich zu der fraglichen Rotationsachse R ausgebildet. Wenigstens der Stator 2, der Rotor 3 und die Hohlwelle 6 sind konzentrisch im Vergleich zu der Rotationsachse R ausgelegt, weil das Antriebsgehäuse 7 nicht notwendigerweise rotationssymmetrisch ausgebildet ist oder sein muss.As already described in the introduction, the stator 2 is designed to be stationary and, in the example, connected to the drive housing 7. This is designed as well as the stator 2 stationary. In contrast, the rotor 3 performs the described rotations about the rotation axis R. Because the manipulation unit with the rotor 3 (rotationally fixed) is connected, this is also rotated together with the rotor 3. It can be seen that substantially the drive housing 7, the stator 2, the rotor 3 and the hollow shaft 6 are designed rotationally symmetrical, in comparison to the common axis of rotation R. In addition, the drive housing 7, the stator 2, the rotor 3 and Also, the hollow shaft 6 concentrically formed in comparison to the rotation axis R in question. At least the stator 2, the rotor 3 and the hollow shaft 6 are designed concentrically in comparison to the rotation axis R, because the drive housing 7 is not necessarily rotationally symmetrical or must be.

Dadurch, dass die Antriebseinheit 2, 3 als Reluktanzmotor ausgelegt ist, lässt sich die Hohlbohrung 5 zentral in der Antriebseinheit 2, 3 definieren und auch die Hohlwelle 6 an dieser Stelle unterbringen. Dadurch steht die Hohlbohrung 5 erfindungsgemäß im Innern der Hohlwelle 6 zur Verfügung, um maschinenrelevante Aggregate und/oder Leitungen 8 aufnehmen zu können. Bei den maschinenrelevanten Aggregaten im Innern der Hohlbohrung 5 kann es sich um mechanische Antriebselemente, Sensoren etc. handeln. Im Rahmen der gezeigten Beispiele sind in der Hohlbohrung 5 lediglich maschinenrelevante Leitungen bzw. Versorgungsleitungen 8 untergebracht. Im Rahmen des Beispielfalls handelt es sich bei der jeweiligen Versorgungsleitung 8 um eine Versorgungsleitung 8 für Medien und hier insbesondere Reinigungsmedien. Grundsätzlich können im Innern der Hohlbohrung 5 aber auch Leitungen in Gestalt von Versorgungsleitungen für Elektrizität, zum Datenaustausch etc. angeordnet werden. Das ist im Detail jedoch nicht dargestellt.Characterized in that the drive unit 2, 3 is designed as a reluctance motor, the hollow bore 5 can be centrally defined in the drive unit 2, 3 and also accommodate the hollow shaft 6 at this point. As a result, the hollow bore 5 according to the invention is available inside the hollow shaft 6 in order to be able to receive machine-relevant units and / or lines 8. The machine-relevant units in the interior of the hollow bore 5 may be mechanical drive elements, sensors, etc. In the examples shown, only machine-relevant lines or supply lines 8 are accommodated in the hollow bore 5. In the context of the example case, the respective supply line 8 is a supply line 8 for media and in particular cleaning media. In principle, inside the hollow bore 5 but also lines in the form of supply lines for electricity, for data exchange, etc. can be arranged. This is not shown in detail.

Man erkennt, dass im Rahmen der gezeigten Beispiele die Hohlbohrung 5 sowohl die Antriebseinheit 2, 3 als auch die Manipulationseinheit 4 durchgreift. Bei der Manipulationseinheit 4 handelt es sich im Beispiel nach den Fig. 1 bis 3 um ein sogenanntes Sternrad, welches mit umfangseitigen Aufnahmen 9 für darin gehaltene Flaschen 1 ausgelegt ist. Bei der Variante nach Fig. 4 sind mehrere Manipulationseinheiten 4 in Gestalt von Schraubwellen ausgebildet, um jeweils Schraubverschlüsse auf nicht explizit dargestellte Flaschen 1 aufzubringen.It can be seen that in the examples shown, the hollow bore 5 passes through both the drive unit 2, 3 and the manipulation unit 4. The manipulation unit 4 is in the example according to the Fig. 1 to 3 to a so-called star wheel, which is designed with circumferential receptacles 9 for bottles 1 held therein. In the variant after Fig. 4 a plurality of manipulation units 4 are designed in the form of screw shafts in order to apply respective screw closures to bottles 1 which are not explicitly shown.

Die Antriebseinheit 2, 3 umringt jeweils die Hohlbohrung 5 und folglich auch die die Hohlbohrung 5 definierende Hohlwelle 6. Außerdem ist die Hohlbohrung 5 zentral in Bezug auf die rotationssymmetrisch ausgeführte Antriebseinheit 2, 3 ausgelegt. Wie bereits erläutert, wird der Rotor 3 durch ein mit Hilfe des Stators 2 erzeugtes umlaufendes elektromagnetisches Feld in Drehungen versetzt. Der Rotor 3 kann drehfest mit der Hohlwelle 6 gekoppelt werden, die in einem solchen Fall ebenfalls rotiert. Im Regelfall ist die Hohlwelle 6 jedoch feststehend ausgelegt und der Rotor 3 ist mit der Manipulationseinheit 4 verbunden, üblicherweise drehfest gekoppelt. Dadurch wird die Manipulationseinheit 4 direkt mit Hilfe der Antriebseinheit 2, 3 beaufschlagt.The drive unit 2, 3 surrounds each of the hollow bore 5 and consequently also the hollow shaft 6 defining the hollow bore 5. In addition, the hollow bore 5 is designed centrally with respect to the rotationally symmetrical drive unit 2, 3. As already explained, the rotor 3 is set in rotation by a rotating electromagnetic field generated by means of the stator 2. The rotor 3 can rotatably coupled to the hollow shaft 6, which also rotates in such a case. As a rule, however, the hollow shaft 6 is designed to be fixed and the rotor 3 is connected to the manipulation unit 4, usually non-rotatably coupled. As a result, the manipulation unit 4 is acted upon directly by means of the drive unit 2, 3.

Anhand der vergrößerten Darstellungen nach den Fig. 5 und 6 wird deutlich, dass die dortige und als Sternrad ausgeführte Manipulationseinheit 4 eine spezielle Abdichtung gegenüber dem Antriebsgehäuse 7 erfährt. Tatsächlich ist bei der Variante nach den Fig. 1 bis 3 entsprechend der vergrößerten Darstellung nach den Fig. 5 und 6 die Manipulationseinheit 4 gegenüber dem die Antriebseinheit 2, 3 aufnehmenden Antriebsgehäuse 7 abgedichtet, und zwar innenseitig. D. h. etwaige Dichtungen respektive Dichtungsmaßnahmen sind im Innern der Manipulationseinheit 4 vorgesehen. Zu diesem Zweck ist die Manipulationseinheit 4 drehbar auf einem Deckel 7' des Antriebsgehäuses 7 gelagert. Der Deckel 7' ist mit einem hochstehenden Rand 10 ausgerüstet. Der hochstehende Rand 10 ist ebenso wie der Deckel 7' und das gesamte Antriebsgehäuse 7 ortsfest ausgelegt. Demgegenüber vollführt die Manipulationseinheit 4 durch die Antriebseinheit 2, 3 verursachte Drehbewegungen um die Rotationsachse R.Based on the enlarged representations of the FIGS. 5 and 6 It is clear that the local and run as a star wheel manipulation unit 4 undergoes a special seal against the drive housing 7. In fact, in the variant according to the Fig. 1 to 3 according to the enlarged view of the FIGS. 5 and 6 the manipulation unit 4 with respect to the drive unit 2, 3 receiving drive housing 7 sealed, on the inside. Ie. Any seals or sealing measures are provided inside the manipulation unit 4. For this purpose, the manipulation unit 4 is rotatably mounted on a cover 7 'of the drive housing 7. The lid 7 'is equipped with a raised edge 10. The upstanding edge 10 is designed as well as the lid 7 'and the entire drive housing 7 stationary. In contrast, the manipulation unit 4 performs rotational movements caused by the drive unit 2, 3 about the rotation axis R.

Die Abdichtung der Manipulationseinheit 4 gegenüber dem Antriebsgehäuse 7 bzw. des die Manipulationseinheit 4 aufnehmenden Deckels 7' des Antriebsgehäuses 7 wird nun dadurch bewerkstelligt, dass der Deckel 7' mit dem hochstehenden Rand 10 in eine Ringnut 11 in der Manipulationseinheit 4 eingreift. Dazu ist der hochstehende Rand 10 mit einem Verschleißring 12 ausgerüstet. Der Verschleißring 12 umschließt den hochstehenden Rand 10 außenseitig und füllt einen Zwischenraum zwischen dem hochstehenden Rand 10 und einer Innenfläche der Ringnut 11 nahezu vollständig aus. Drehungen der Manipulationseinheit 4 um die Rotationsachse R werden also primär von dem fraglichen Verschleißring 12 aufgenommen.The sealing of the manipulation unit 4 relative to the drive housing 7 or of the manipulation unit 4 receiving cover 7 'of the drive housing 7 is now accomplished by the lid 7' engages with the upstanding edge 10 in an annular groove 11 in the manipulation unit 4. For this purpose, the upstanding edge 10 is equipped with a wear ring 12. The wear ring 12 surrounds the upstanding edge 10 on the outside and fills a gap between the upstanding edge 10 and an inner surface of the annular groove 11 almost completely. Rotations of the manipulation unit 4 about the rotation axis R are thus primarily absorbed by the wear ring 12 in question.

Eine O-Ringdichtung 13 im Rand 10 sorgt dafür, dass der Verschleißring 12 gegenüber dem hochstehenden Rand 10 abgedichtet ist. Dazu ist die O-Ringdichtung 13 in etwa mittig im Vergleich zum Verschleißring 12 versenkt in dem hochstehenden Rand 10 angeordnet Gegenüberliegend von dieser O-Ringdichtung 13 ist eine weitere Dichtung 14 vorgesehen. Das heißt, der Verschleißring 12 wird zwischen der Dichtung bzw. O-Ringdichtung 13 einerseits und der weiteren Dichtung 14 andererseits dichtend gehalten. Bei der Dichtung 14 handelt es sich um eine Radialwellendichtung, welche wie der O-Ring 13 insgesamt rotationssymmetrisch im Vergleich zur Rotationsachse R ausgelegt ist. Die Dichtung 14 wird in einer die Ringnut 11 radial verbreiternden Aufnahmeraum gehalten.An O-ring seal 13 in the edge 10 ensures that the wear ring 12 is sealed against the upstanding edge 10. For this purpose, the O-ring seal 13 is recessed in the center approximately in comparison to the wear ring 12 arranged in the upstanding edge 10 Opposite of this O-ring seal 13, a further seal 14 is provided. That is, the wear ring 12 is held between the seal or O-ring seal 13 on the one hand and the other seal 14 on the other hand sealing. The seal 14 is to a radial shaft seal, which is designed as the O-ring 13 as a whole rotationally symmetrical compared to the axis of rotation R. The seal 14 is held in a receiving groove which radially widening the annular groove 11.

Darüber hinaus ist randseitig der Manipulationseinheit 4 noch eine Kapillarsperre 15 vorgesehen. Die Kapillarsperre 15 sorgt in Verbindung mit den angesprochenen Dichtungen 13, 14 insgesamt dafür, dass keine Flüssigkeit, beispielsweise Reinigungsflüssigkeit, über den Zwischenraum zwischen dem Deckel 7' und der Unterseite der Manipulationseinheit 4 ins Innere des Antriebsgehäuses 7 eintreten kann.In addition, the edge of the manipulation unit 4 is still a capillary 15 is provided. The capillary lock 15, in conjunction with the mentioned seals 13, 14, ensures that no liquid, for example cleaning fluid, can enter the interior of the drive housing 7 via the intermediate space between the cover 7 'and the underside of the manipulation unit 4.

Zusätzlich ist das Antriebsgehäuse 7 noch mit einem oder mehreren Zentrierringen 16 umfangseitig ausgerüstet. Diese umfangseitigen Zentrierringe 16 sorgen dafür, dass der Deckel 7' zentrisch im Vergleich zu der Rotationsachse R am Kopf des ansonsten topfförmigen Antriebsgehäuses 7 aufgenommen und gehalten wird. Eine zusätzliche weitere Dichtung 17 im Bereich eines kopfseitigen Flansches des Antriebsgehäuses 7 einerseits und eines Flansches des Deckels 7' andererseits sorgt für die nötige Dichtigkeit an dieser Stelle.In addition, the drive housing 7 is still equipped with one or more centering rings 16 peripherally. These peripheral centering rings 16 ensure that the lid 7 'is received and held centrically in relation to the axis of rotation R at the head of the otherwise cup-shaped drive housing 7. An additional additional seal 17 in the region of a head-side flange of the drive housing 7 on the one hand and a flange of the lid 7 'on the other hand ensures the necessary tightness at this point.

Jedenfalls wird die Versorgungsleitung 8 für Reinigungsmedien im Beispielfall im Innern der Hohlbohrung 5 aufgenommen und kann insgesamt ortsfest ausgelegt werden. Dadurch lassen sich Abzweigungen 19 von der fraglichen Versorgungsleitung 8 problemlos realisieren, mit deren Hilfe die Flaschen 1 und/oder einzelne Bestandteile der Behandlungsmaschine besprüht werden können. Das deutet insbesondere die Fig. 1 an. Hier erkennt man auch eine Drehdichtung 20, welche die feststehende Abzweigung 19 und auch die daran angeschlossene ebenfalls ortsfeste Versorgungsleitung 8 gegenüber der gleichfalls ortsfesten Hohlwelle 6 abdichtet. Darüber hinaus ist eine Drehdichtung 21 in vereinfachter Form ebenfalls in der Fig. 1 zu erkennen. Mit Hilfe der Drehdichtung 21 wird das zusammen mit dem Rotor 3 und der Manipulationseinheit 4 rotierende Verschlusselement 7a gegenüber dem Antriebsgehäuse 7 abgedichtet. D. h., im Rahmen des Ausführungsbeispiels nach Fig. 1 ist die Manipulationseinheit 4 unmittelbar und kopfseitig auf das Antriebsgehäuse 7 aufgesetzt bzw. unter Zwischenschaltung des Verschlusselementes 7a kopfseitig in dem Antriebsgehäuse 7 gelagert. Ein Deckel 7' ist in diesem Fall nicht zwischengeschaltet, wie dies im Rahmen des Beispiels nach den Fig. 2 und 3 der Fall ist.In any case, the supply line 8 is taken for cleaning media in the example in the interior of the hollow bore 5 and can be designed to be stationary in total. As a result, branches 19 can be easily realized by the supply line 8 in question, by means of which the bottles 1 and / or individual components of the treatment machine can be sprayed. That indicates in particular the Fig. 1 at. Here you can also see a rotary seal 20, which seals the fixed branch 19 and also connected thereto also stationary supply line 8 with respect to the likewise stationary hollow shaft 6. In addition, a rotary seal 21 in a simplified form also in the Fig. 1 to recognize. With the aid of the rotary seal 21, the closing element 7a, which rotates together with the rotor 3 and the manipulation unit 4, is sealed relative to the drive housing 7. D. h., In the context of the embodiment according to Fig. 1 is the manipulation unit 4 directly and head-mounted on the drive housing 7 or mounted on the head side in the drive housing 7 with the interposition of the closure element 7a. A lid 7 'is not interposed in this case, as in the example of the Fig. 2 and 3 the case is.

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  1. Machine for handling containers (1), such as bottles (1), cans, or the like, comprising at least one drive unit (2, 3) and including a manipulation unit (4) connected to the drive unit (2, 3), wherein
    - the drive unit (2, 3) is equipped with a stator (2) containing a magnetic coil, and a rotor (3) which usually comprises a soft magnetic material, and
    - the rotor (3) comprises a hollow bore (5) for receiving machine-specific subassemblies and/or lines (8) and with which the manipulation unit (4) is connected, wherein further
    - the hollow bore (5) is arranged centrally in relation to the rotationally symmetrically formed drive unit (2, 3), characterised in that
    - the manipulation unit (4) is sealed against a drive housing (7) receiving the drive unit (2, 3), and that
    - the manipulation unit (4) is rotatably mounted on a cover (7') of the drive housing (7).
  2. Machine for handling containers according to claim 1, characterised in that the machine-specific subassemblies are, for example, mechanical drive elements, sensors, etc.
  3. Machine for handling containers according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that, as machine-specific lines, use is made of supply lines (8) for media, electricity, data, etc.
  4. Machine for handling containers according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the hollow bore (5) engages through both the drive unit (2, 3) and the manipulation unit (4).
  5. Machine for handling containers according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the hollow bore (5) is formed in a hollow shaft (6).
  6. Machine for handling containers according to claim 5, characterised in that the hollow shaft (6) carries the rotor (3) of the drive unit (2, 3).
  7. Machine for handling containers according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterised in that the manipulation unit (4) is sealed on the interior against the drive housing (7).
  8. Machine for handling containers according to claim 1, characterised in that the cover (7') engages with a raised edge (10) into a ring-shaped groove (11) in the manipulation unit (4).
  9. Machine for handling containers according to claim 8, characterised in that the raised edge (10) is equipped with a wear ring (12) which, together with the edge (10), essentially fills out the ring-shaped groove (11).
  10. Machine for handling containers according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterised in that the hollow bore (5) is configured to receive a supply line (8) for media which are to be filled, in connection with a filling machine provided, and/or to receive a supply line (8) for cleaning media, in connection with a cleaning machine provided.
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