EP2593396B1 - Filling element, method and filling system for filling containers - Google Patents
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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
- B65B3/00—Packaging plastic material, semiliquids, liquids or mixed solids and liquids, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars
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- 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
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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
- B67C3/023—Filling multiple liquids in a container
- B67C3/026—Filling the liquids simultaneously
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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
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- 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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- the invention relates to a filling element for filling containers with a liquid product according to the preamble of claim 1, to a corresponding method, and to a filling system according to the preamble of claim 9.
- a filling element, method and filling system are known from the patent US 5,865,225 known.
- Containers according to the invention are generally packaging materials which are usually used for liquid and / or pasty products, in particular for drinks, for example, soft packaging made from flat material, containers made of metal, glass and / or plastic, for example, cans, bottles, etc.
- Filling element and filling method for filling containers are known in particular for free-jet filling and for pressure filling in different designs.
- free-jet filling is to be understood as meaning a process in which the liquid product flows into the container to be filled in a free filling material jet, the container with its container mouth or opening not bearing against the filling element, but rather from the filling element or from there , Dispensing opening is spaced.
- An essential feature of this method is also that the air displaced from the container during the filling process from the liquid filling material does not enter the filling element or in a gas-conducting region or channel formed there, but flows freely into the environment.
- pressurized filling is to be understood as meaning a process in which the liquid product is supplied to the container which is arranged in a sealing position on the filling element and is usually filled with a biasing gas (inert gas or CO2 gas) its container mouth or opening is arranged in sealing position on the filling element and when filling by the inflowing product is discharged from the interior of the container displaced inert gas via a gas channel formed in the filling element.
- a biasing gas inert gas or CO2 gas
- the publication US 5,865,225 A discloses a filling system for filling liquid products into containers.
- the filling system has a Greegephinuse on which an outlet opening is provided.
- a liquid valve is provided which allows a metered delivery of the contents into the container.
- the ArtelementgePFuse a liquid channel which is closed by means of the liquid valve. This liquid channel is followed by a product channel which communicates with the interior of a metering chamber. In the upper area of the metering chamber, a lateral vent opening is provided.
- the publication US 2,168,380 A discloses a device for filling containers.
- the device has a filling element which comprises a dispensing opening which can be closed by a valve.
- the liquid channel formed in the filling element opens on the upper side into a metering chamber, which is essentially formed by the cylinder space.
- a metering chamber which is essentially formed by the cylinder space.
- an annular opening is formed around the valve stem around, by means of the gas located in the cylinder chamber can escape into the gas space located in the tank above the Golfgutpegels.
- the publication US 3,128,916 A discloses a dispensing element for containers for metered delivery of a particular liquid medium.
- the filling element has a liquid channel located in the housing, which can be closed by a valve body. Above the liquid channel, a further valve body is arranged, which controls a product inlet channel to the lower, the discharge opening having controlled filling element as an inlet valve. In the product supply passage between the inlet valve and the container providing the contents, a vent opening is provided.
- the post-published publication EP 2 314 538 A1 discloses a dispenser.
- the filling device comprises a filling device with a Filling valve.
- the filling valve in this case has a formed in a Greventilgephaseuse liquid channel, which is closed by a valve closed.
- a connecting line is connected, which connects the filling valve with a mixing container.
- a closable ventilation opening can be provided in the area below the closure device closing the mixing container.
- a filling element according to the patent claim 1 is formed.
- a method and a filling machine are the subject of claim 6 or 9.
- the bleeding of the filling elements of the filling system or the filling machine takes place in particular before each production start, in such a way that the liquid valves of the filling elements are closed and the gas paths are used for venting.
- filling material is introduced into the filling elements or into their liquid channels (valve chambers) until they are in each case completely filled with the filling material and any gas and / or vapor and / or air residues are completely displaced by the filling material from the liquid channels , Venting of the filling elements can also take place during ongoing production, for example by manual intervention or automatically, e.g. at predetermined time intervals.
- FIGS. 1 and 2 1 is a filling element for the free-jet filling of containers in the form of bottles 2 with a liquid filling material, which in the illustrated embodiment consists of a first liquid component, for example fruit juice, and a second, more solid components, for example fruit fibers and / or pulp and / or or fruit pieces contained component.
- a liquid filling material which in the illustrated embodiment consists of a first liquid component, for example fruit juice, and a second, more solid components, for example fruit fibers and / or pulp and / or or fruit pieces contained component.
- the filling element 1 is arranged on the circumference of a rotor 3 rotatable about a vertical axis of the machine and forms together with a container carrier 4 a filling position 5, which is provided with a plurality of similar filling positions 5 on the circumference of the rotor 3 and at the respective bottle 2 during the Filling with a bottle or mouth flange on the container carrier 4 held with its bottle opening 2.1 at a distance below the filling element 1 or below a discharge opening 6 of the filling element 1 is arranged hanging, with its axis coaxially or substantially coaxially with a vertical Greelementachse FA, so that during filling the filling material flows into the respective bottle 2 as a free Gumony FS.
- a valve chamber 8 is formed, which has the discharge opening 6 at the lower end and is connected at the upper end via a product channel section 9 to the lower end of a vertical in the illustrated embodiment product channel 10.
- This is connected in the upper part via a metering valve 11 (liquid-phase valve) to a boiler 12, which during the filling operation with the first, more liquid Component of the filling material is partially filled, and is connected via a metering valve 13 (solid valve) to an annular channel or ring vessel 14, which is filled during the filling operation with the second, solid components contained in high concentration component.
- the boiler 12 and the annular channel or ring bowl 14 are provided for all filling elements 1 of the filling machine together on the rotor 3.
- a flow meter 15 is arranged, which is for example an electromagnetic flow meter and the respective flow rate corresponding signal to a central control device, not shown, for example, computer-aided machine control, with the (measurement signal) not only by controlling the metering valves 11 and 13 of the corresponding mixing ratio of the two components is achieved, but also the closing of the arranged in the valve chamber 8 liquid valve 16 is effected, after reaching the predetermined, introduced into the respective bottle 2 Rudgutmenge.
- the liquid valve 16 consists essentially of a coaxially arranged with the Standelementachse FA plunger 17 which is designed at its lower end as a valve body 18 with a Greepse FA concentrically enclosing Ventilgroperdichtung, the latter cooperates to close the liquid valve with a valve surface which at a rotationally symmetrical to the filling element axis FA executed conical surface 19 of the valve chamber 8 is formed.
- valve stem 17 is tightly enclosed by a bellows-like element 21, which acts as the passage of the valve stem 17 through the Nelementgeophuse 7 sealing seal, but at the same time also has an outer diameter which is equal to or substantially equal to the maximum outer diameter of the valve body 18.
- the valve chamber 8 is shaped so that it has an upper, substantially circular cylindrical channel section 8.1, in which also the product line section 9 opens. Furthermore, the valve space 8 is shaped so that-related to the Greelementachse FA axially downwards to the channel section 8.1 also a substantially circular cylindrical channel section 8.2 connects, said channel section 8.2 has a relation to the channel section 8.1 reduced cross-section.
- a channel section 8.3 which has a conical surface 19 and tapers in the direction of the underside of the filling element 1, closes, followed by a channel section 8.4 having a circular cylindrical cross-section and having the delivery opening 6. at.
- All channel sections 8.1 - 8.4 are preferably arranged coaxially with each other and coaxially with the axis FA.
- the valve body 18 In the closed state of the filling element 16, the valve body 18 is received in the channel sections 8.3 and 8.4.
- the valve body 18 In the fully opened state of the liquid valve 16, the valve body 18 is received in the liquid channel section 8.2 at full gap width of the opening gap 21.
- valve chamber 8 To a possibly existing in the valve chamber 8 gas and / or vapor medium, which is for example a remaining in the valve chamber 8 remainder of a cleaning and / or disinfecting medium and / or remaining in the valve chamber 8 and / or reached during filling in the liquid channel 8 ambient air to remove from the filling element 1 and thereby an increase of air and / or gas and / or vapor bubbles in the product channel 10 and in the boiler 12 and 14 and the associated disadvantages of a possible contamination of the product and / or the impairment of the measurement accuracy of the flow meter 15 to avoid, the valve chamber 8 is formed with a venting system.
- This venting system includes i.a. the venting channel 23 formed in the Greelementgephinuse 7, which via an opening 24 at the discharge opening 6 remote upper side, i. at the highest level of the valve chamber 8 opens into this.
- the vent channel 23 communicates with a channel 25, wherein the channel 25 is connected to a non-illustrated, common to all filling elements 1 of the filling machine, provided on the rotor 3 collecting or annular channel or to a vacuum channel.
- the venting channel 23 is preferably designed so that it extends from the opening 24 in a section 23.1 first upwards and then down again before it opens into the channel 25. Through the course of the section 23.1, a gas trap is formed, in which existing gas and / or vaporous components for the removal via the venting channel 23 can accumulate in the valve chamber 8.
- the upper boundary wall of the valve chamber 8 is designed convex on the inside, so there above the liquid channel section 8.1 and above the opening at which the product line sections 9 opens into the valve chamber 8, a dome-like extension or a dome-shaped liquid channel section 8.5 is formed, in which gaseous and / or vaporous components can collect and in the venting channel 23 opens with its opening 24.
- a further channel 26 is formed, which opens via an opening 27 in the liquid channel section 8.3, in the flow direction of the liquid filling material above the valve seat formed on the conical surface 19, against which the valve body 18 and the seal when the liquid valve 16 is closed is applied.
- the channel 26 also opens into the channel 25th
- the vent is controlled or regulated by means of at least one valve (venting valve), which is then e.g. is independently provided for each filling element 1 of the filling system or the filling machine, for example in the channel 25 or for a group of several filling elements 1 or for all filling elements 1 of the filling machine.
- ventilation valve e.g. is independently provided for each filling element 1 of the filling system or the filling machine, for example in the channel 25 or for a group of several filling elements 1 or for all filling elements 1 of the filling machine.
- vent channel 23 in a product hot circulation which also includes the channels 25 and 26, and / or in a possibly provided CIP cleaning and / or disinfection in a circuit for the corresponding cleaning and / or disinfecting medium , again together with channels 25 and 26.
- the venting of the respective filling element 1 takes place via the venting channel 23, in particular before each production start, in such a way that the liquid valve 16 is closed and the gas passages or channels 23 and 25 serving for the venting are opened. Subsequently, the contents are introduced into the boiler 12 and 14 and passed through the product line 10 in the valve chamber 8 of the filling elements 1, possibly in the respective valve chamber 8 existing gas and / or air residues are derived via the venting channel 23 formed by the ventilation system so that the respective filling element 1 is completely filled with the filling material. Even during ongoing production, it is then possible, for example by manual intervention or automatically, e.g. in preferred time intervals, preferably at each closed remplisstechnikslgkeitsventil a venting of the filling elements 1 done.
- FIG. 3 shows a simplified partial representation of a filling element 1a, which is intended for a pressure filling of bottles 2a with a liquid product and which has the necessary and known to those skilled construction, namely essentially consisting of the Greelementgeophuse 7a, in which a valve chamber 8a (valve chamber ) is trained. In the upper region of the valve chamber 8a is connected to a product line 10a for supplying the filling material under a filling pressure.
- the valve chamber 8a forms on the underside of the Greelementgephinuses 7a a discharge opening 6a against which the respective bottle 2a at least during the Filling with its bottle opening or mouth 2a.1 pressed against a seal 29 formed on a centering tulip 28, that is applied in sealing position.
- the liquid valve 16a is provided which comprises the valve body 18a cooperating with a valve seat on the inner surface of the liquid passage 8a, and opened by an unillustrated actuator for opening and closing the liquid valve 16a in the direction of the filling member axis FA by a predetermined stroke is movable.
- the filling element 1 or its valve space 8a are in turn designed with a venting system for the removal of gaseous and / or vaporous constituents.
- the venting system in this embodiment comprises a vent passage 30 which opens into the valve space 8a via an opening 31, again at the highest area of the valve space 8a and above the opening at which the product passage 10a opens into the valve space 8a.
- the opening 31 is in the region of a seal 32 which seals the valve space 8a at its upper side.
- the venting channel 30 is in turn connected to a collection or annular channel provided on the rotor 3a for all filling elements of the filling machine, for example with a vacuum channel.
- venting system is controlled or regulated, using at least one valve (vent valve), which is provided separately for each filling element 1 a or together for all filling elements or a group of several filling elements.
- vent valve which is provided separately for each filling element 1 a or together for all filling elements or a group of several filling elements.
- the vent channel 30 can be included in the circulation for a cleaning and / or disinfecting medium in the CIP cleaning and / or disinfection.
- the presented invention is formed when the product line section 9 and / or the metering valve 11 and / or the boiler for the first component 12 and / or the metering valve 13 and / or the flow meter 15 and / or further components are designed and / / or are arranged, the gas bubbles, which may be present in these components, or which may flow through these components, trouble-free through these components through up to the boiler for the first component 12 can rise. Is to it is necessary to prevent such gas bubbles from sticking to walls, undercuts or joints of the components, etc. To avoid sticking, for example, it is provided that all flow paths have a sufficient gradient with respect to the horizontal. Furthermore, it is provided that the geometric dimensions or properties of the components are selected so that undercuts, rough surfaces and projections, etc. are completely avoided.
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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf ein Füllelement zum Füllen von Behältern mit einem flüssigen Füllgut gemäß Oberbegriff Patentanspruch 1, auf ein entsprechendes Verfahren, sowie auf ein Füllsystem gemäß Oberbegriff Patentanspruch 9. So ein Füllelement, Verfahren und Füllsystem sind aus des Patentschrift
Behälter im Sinne der Erfindung sind allgemein Packmittel, die üblicherweise für flüssige und/oder pastöse Produkte, insbesondere für Getränke verwendet werden, beispielsweise auch aus Flachmaterial hergestellte Weichverpackungen, Behälter aus Metall, Glas und/oder Kunststoff, beispielsweise Dosen, Flaschen usw.Containers according to the invention are generally packaging materials which are usually used for liquid and / or pasty products, in particular for drinks, for example, soft packaging made from flat material, containers made of metal, glass and / or plastic, for example, cans, bottles, etc.
Der Ausdruck "im Wesentlichen" bedeutet im Sinne der Erfindung Abweichungen von jeweils exakten Wert um +/- 10%, bevorzugt um +/- 5% und/oder Abweichungen in Form von für die Funktion unbedeutenden Änderungen.The term "essentially" in the context of the invention means deviations from the exact value by +/- 10%, preferably by +/- 5%, and / or deviations in the form of changes that are insignificant for the function.
Füllelement und Füllverfahren zum Füllen von Behältern sind insbesondere auch für ein Freistrahlfüllen sowie für ein Druckfüllen in unterschiedlichen Ausführungen bekannt.Filling element and filling method for filling containers are known in particular for free-jet filling and for pressure filling in different designs.
Unter Freistrahlfüllen ist im Sinne der Erfindung ein Verfahren zu verstehen, bei dem das flüssige Füllgut dem zu befüllenden Behälter in einem freien Füllgutstrahl zuströmt, wobei der Behälter mit seiner Behältermündung oder -öffnung nicht am Füllelement anliegt, sondern von dem Füllelement bzw. von einer dortigen. Abgabeöffnung beabstandet ist. Wesentliches Merkmal dieses Verfahrens ist auch, dass die aus dem Behälter während des Füllprozesses vom flüssigen Füllgut verdrängte Luft nicht in das Füllelement bzw. in einem dort ausgebildeten, Gas führenden Bereich oder Kanal gelangt, sondern frei in die Umgebung strömt.For the purposes of the invention, free-jet filling is to be understood as meaning a process in which the liquid product flows into the container to be filled in a free filling material jet, the container with its container mouth or opening not bearing against the filling element, but rather from the filling element or from there , Dispensing opening is spaced. An essential feature of this method is also that the air displaced from the container during the filling process from the liquid filling material does not enter the filling element or in a gas-conducting region or channel formed there, but flows freely into the environment.
Unter Druckfüllen ist im Sinne der Erfindung ein Verfahren zu verstehen, bei dem das flüssige Füllgut dem in Dichtlage am Füllelement angeordneten zu befüllenden und in der Regel mit einem Vorspanngas (Inert-Gas oder CO2-Gas) vorgespannten Behälter zugeführt wird, wobei der Behälter mit seiner Behältermündung oder -Öffnung in Dichtlage am Füllelement angeordnet ist und das beim Füllen durch das zufließende Füllgut aus dem Innenraum des Behälters verdrängte Inert-Gas über einen im Füllelement ausgebildeten Gaskanal abgeführt wird.In the context of the invention, pressurized filling is to be understood as meaning a process in which the liquid product is supplied to the container which is arranged in a sealing position on the filling element and is usually filled with a biasing gas (inert gas or CO2 gas) its container mouth or opening is arranged in sealing position on the filling element and when filling by the inflowing product is discharged from the interior of the container displaced inert gas via a gas channel formed in the filling element.
Unabhängig von der Art des Füllverfahrens und unabhängig von der Ausbildung des jeweiligen Füllelementes kann es unter bestimmten Bedingungen, insbesondere auch Betriebsbedingungen dazu kommen, dass in das Innere des Füllelementes bzw. in dessen Flüssigkeitskanal Gas- und/oder Dampfbestandteile, insbesondere auch füllgutfremde Gas- und/oder Dampfbestandteile gelangen oder gelangt sind, beispielsweise Luft und/oder Reste eines für die Reinigung und/oder Desinfektion des Füllsystems bzw. der Füllmaschine verwendeten gas- und/oder dampfförmigen Reinigungs- und/oder Desinfektionsmediums. Im Einzelnen können beispielsweise unter folgende Betriebsbedingungen Luft oder Gas in den Flüssigkeitskanal des Füllelementes gelangen, und zwar
- nach dem Reinigen der Füllmaschine und vor dem erneuten Beginn des Füllens, beispielsweise nach einem Produktwechsel,
- durch ungünstige Strömungsverhältnisse an der Mündung oder Abgabeöffnung des Füllelementes, insbesondere am Beginn des Füllprozesses bei dem jeweils zu befüllenden Behälter,
- beim Anfahren einer Füllmaschine nach einer Produktionsunterbrechung usw.
- after cleaning the filling machine and before restarting the filling, for example after a product change,
- by unfavorable flow conditions at the mouth or discharge opening of the filling element, in particular at the beginning of the filling process with the respective container to be filled,
- when starting a filling machine after a production interruption, etc.
Durch das Eindringen von Luft und/oder Gas in das Füllelement bzw. in dessen Flüssigkeitskanal ergeben sich erhebliche Nachteile. So können hieraus resultierende Luft- und/oder Gasblasen innerhalb der Produktleitungen oder -kanäle bis in den das Füllgut bereitstellenden Kessel einer Füllmaschine aufsteigen und dabei in diesen Kessel bzw. in das dortige Füllgut produktschädigende Keime eintragen. Darüber hinaus beeinträchtigen Gas- und/oder Luftblasen die Messgenauigkeit von Messgeräten oder Messeinrichtungen, die das Füllvolumen der Behälter steuern, und damit die Füllmengen- bzw. Füllhöhengenauigkeit beim Abfüllen des Produktes in die Behälter.Due to the penetration of air and / or gas in the filling element or in the liquid channel there are considerable disadvantages. Thus, resulting air and / or gas bubbles rise within the product lines or channels up to the contents of a filling boiler providing a filling machine and thereby enter into this boiler or in the local contents product harmful germs. In addition, gas and / or air bubbles affect the accuracy of measuring instruments or measuring devices that control the filling volume of the containers, and thus the Füllmengen- or Füllhöhengenauigkeit when filling the product in the container.
Um diese durch Luft- und/oder Gasreste bedingten Nachteile zu vermeiden, ist es bisher vielfach üblich, vor dem eigentlichen Produktionsbeginn in einem Vorlaufbetrieb zunächst eine größere Menge Füllgut durch die Füllelemente einer Füllmaschine zu leiten und dieses Füllgut dann zu verwerfen. Dabei werden der Füllmaschine in der Praxis während dieses Vorlaufbetriebes keine Behälter zugeführt, wobei das aus den Füllelementen austretende Füllgut beispielsweise frei auf den Boden strömt und als nicht verwendbar abgeleitet wird.In order to avoid these disadvantages caused by air and / or gas residues, it has often been customary to first pass a larger amount of filling material through the filling elements of a filling machine before the actual start of production in a flow operation and then to discard this filling material. Here are the Filling machine in practice during this preliminary operation no container supplied, wherein the leaking from the filling material, for example, flows freely to the ground and is discharged as unusable.
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Aufgabe der Erfindung Ist es, ein Füllelement aufzuzeigen, weiches Luft- und/oder Dampf- und/oder Gasreste, aber auch überschüssiges im Produkt nicht gebundenes bzw. freigesetztes produkteigenes Gas (Inert-Gas oder CO2-Gas) innerhalb des Flüssigkeitskanals des Füllelementes und die damit verbundenen Nachteile vermeiden.It is the object of the invention to disclose a filling element, soft air and / or vapor and / or gas residues, but also excess product-unbound gas (inert gas or CO2 gas) within the liquid channel of the filling element and avoid the associated disadvantages.
Zur Lösung dieser Aufgabe ist ein Füllelement entsprechend dem Patentanspruch 1 ausgebildet. Ein Verfahren sowie eine Füllmaschine sind Gegenstand des Patentanspruchs 6 bzw. 9.To solve this problem, a filling element according to the
Bei dem erfindungsgemäßen Verfahren erfolgt das Entlüften der Füllelemente des Füllsystems bzw. der Füllmaschine insbesondere vor jedem Produktionsstart, und zwar in der Weise, dass die Flüssigkeitsventile der Füllelemente geschlossen und die zur Entlüftung dienenden Gaswege geöffnet werden. Gleichzeitig oder im Anschluss daran wird Füllgut in die Füllelemente bzw. in deren Flüssigkeitskanäle (Ventilkammern) eingebracht bis diese jeweils vollständig mit dem Füllgut gefüllt sind und eventuelle Gas- und/oder Dampf- und/oder Luftreste vollständig durch das Füllgut aus den Flüssigkeitskanälen verdrängt sind. Eine Entlüftung der Füllelemente kann auch während einer laufenden Produktion erfolgen, beispielsweise durch manuellen Eingriff oder aber automatisch z.B. in vorgegebenen Zeitintervallen.In the method according to the invention, the bleeding of the filling elements of the filling system or the filling machine takes place in particular before each production start, in such a way that the liquid valves of the filling elements are closed and the gas paths are used for venting. At the same time or subsequently, filling material is introduced into the filling elements or into their liquid channels (valve chambers) until they are in each case completely filled with the filling material and any gas and / or vapor and / or air residues are completely displaced by the filling material from the liquid channels , Venting of the filling elements can also take place during ongoing production, for example by manual intervention or automatically, e.g. at predetermined time intervals.
Weiterbildungen, Vorteile und Anwendungsmöglichkeiten der Erfindung ergeben sich auch aus der nachfolgenden Beschreibung von Ausführungsbeispielen und aus den Figuren. Dabei sind alle beschriebenen und/oder bildlich dargestellten Merkmale für sich oder In beliebiger Kombination grundsätzlich Gegenstand der Erfindung.Further developments, advantages and applications of the invention will become apparent from the following description of exemplary embodiments and from the figures. In this case, all described and / or illustrated features alone or in any combination are fundamentally the subject of the invention.
Auch wird der Inhalt der Ansprüche zu einem Bestandteil der Beschreibung gemacht.Also, the content of the claims is made an integral part of the description.
Die Erfindung wird im Folgenden anhand der Figuren an einem Ausführungsbeispiel näher erläutert. Es zeigen:
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- in vereinfachter Darstellung und im Schnitt ein Füllelement eines Füllsystems bzw. einer Füllmaschine zum Freistrahlfüllen von Behältern in Form von Flaschen mit einem flüssigen Füllgut bei geöffnetem Flüssigkeitsventil;
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- in vergrößerter Teildarstellung das geschlossene Flüssigkeitsventil der
;Figur 1 - Fig. 3
- in vergrößerter Teildarstellung das Flüssigkeitsventil eines Füllsystems bzw. einer Füllmaschine zum Druckfüllen von Behältern in Form von Flaschen mit einem flüssigen Füllgut bei geschlossenem Flüssigkeitsventil.
- Fig. 1
- in a simplified representation and in section a filling element of a filling system or a filling machine for jet filling of containers in the form of bottles with a liquid product with the liquid valve open;
- Fig. 2
- in an enlarged partial view of the closed liquid valve
FIG. 1 ; - Fig. 3
- in an enlarged partial view of the liquid valve of a filling system or a filling machine for pressure filling of containers in the form of bottles with a liquid product with the liquid valve closed.
In den
Das Füllelement 1 ist am Umfang eines um eine vertikale Maschinenachse umlaufend antreibbaren Rotors 3 angeordnet und bildet zusammen mit einem Behälterträger 4 eine Füllposition 5, die mit einer Vielzahl gleichartiger Füllpositionen 5 am Umfang des Rotors 3 vorgesehen ist und an der die jeweilige Flasche 2 während des Füllens mit einem Flaschen- oder Mündungsflansch am Behälterträger 4 gehalten mit ihrer Flaschenöffnung 2.1 mit Abstand unterhalb des Füllelementes 1 bzw. unterhalb einer Abgabeöffnung 6 des Füllelementes 1 hängend angeordnet ist, und zwar mit ihrer Achse achsgleich oder im Wesentlichen achsgleich mit einer vertikalen Füllelementachse FA, so dass während des Füllens das Füllgut in die jeweilige Flasche 2 als freier Füllgutstrahl FS strömt.The filling
In einem Gehäuse 7 des Füllelementes 1 ist ein Ventilraum 8 ausgebildet, der am unteren Ende die Abgabeöffnung 6 aufweist und am oberen Ende über einen Produktkanalabschnitt 9 mit dem unteren Ende eines bei der dargestellten Ausführungsform vertikalen Produktkanals 10 verbunden ist. Dieser ist im oberen Bereich über ein Dosierventil 11 (Flüssig-Phase-Ventil) an einen Kessel 12 angeschlossen ist, der während des Füllbetriebes mit der ersten, flüssigeren Komponente des Füllgutes teilgefüllt ist, sowie über ein Dosierventil 13 (Feststoff-Ventil) an einen Ringkanal oder Ringkessel 14 angeschlossen ist, der während des Füllbetriebes mit der zweiten, feste Bestandteile in hoher Konzentration enthaltenen Komponente gefüllt ist. Der Kessel 12 sowie der Ringkanal oder Ringkessel 14 sind für sämtliche Füllelemente 1 der Füllmaschine gemeinsam am Rotor 3 vorgesehen.In a
Im Produktkanal 10 ist ein Durchflussmesser 15 angeordnet, der beispielsweise ein elektromagnetischen Durchflussmesser ist und ein der jeweiligen Durchflussmenge entsprechendes Signal an eine nicht dargestellte zentrale Steuereinrichtung, beispielsweise rechnergestützte Maschinensteuerung liefert, mit dem (Messsignal) nicht nur durch Ansteuerung der Dosierventile 11 und 13 das der jeweiligen Rezeptur entsprechende Mischverhältnis der beiden Komponenten erreicht wird, sondern auch das Schließen des im Ventilraum 8 angeordnete Flüssigkeitsventil 16 bewirkt wird, und zwar nach Erreichen der vorgegebenen, in die jeweilige Flasche 2 eingebrachten Füllgutmenge.In the
Das Flüssigkeitsventil 16 besteht im Wesentlichen aus einem achsgleich mit der Füllelementachse FA angeordneten Stößel 17, der an seinem unteren Ende als Ventilkörper 18 mit einer die Füllelementachse FA konzentrisch umschließenden Ventilköperdichtung ausgeführt ist, wobei letztere zum Schließen des Flüssigkeitsventils mit einer Ventilfläche zusammenwirkt, die an einer rotationssymmetrisch zur Füllelementachse FA ausgeführten Kegelfläche 19 des Ventilraums 8 gebildet ist. Zum Öffnen und Schließen des Flüssigkeitsventils 16 wird der Ventilstößel 17 mit seinem Ventilkörper 18 durch eine Betätigungseinrichtung 20 in der Füllelementachse FA zwischen der in den
Der Ventilstößel 17 ist von einem balgartigen Element 21 dicht umschlossen, welches als den Durchtritt des Ventilstößels 17 durch das Füllelementgehäuse 7 abdichtende Dichtung wirkt, zugleich aber auch einen Außendurchmesser aufweist, der gleich oder im Wesentlichen gleich dem maximalen Außendurchmesser des Ventilkörpers 18 ist.The valve stem 17 is tightly enclosed by a bellows-
Bei der dargestellten Ausführungsform ist der Ventilraum 8 so geformt, dass er einen oberen, im Wesentlichen kreiszylinderförmigen Kanalabschnitt 8.1 aufweist, in den auch der Produktleitungsabschnitt 9 mündet. Weiterhin ist der Ventilraum 8 so geformt, dass sich -bezogen auf die Füllelementachse FA axial nach unten- an den Kanalabschnitt 8.1 ein ebenfalls im Wesentlichen kreiszylinderförmiger Kanalabschnitt 8.2 anschließt, wobei dieser Kanalabschnitt 8.2 einen gegenüber dem Kanalabschnitt 8.1 reduzierten Querschnitt aufweist. Wiederum unten schließt sich eine, die Kegelfläche 19 aufweisender, sich in Richtung zur Unterseite des Füllelementes 1 trichterartig verengender Kanalabschnitt 8.3 und daran anschließend eine die Abgabeöffnung 6 aufweisender, einen kreiszylinderförmigen Querschnitt aufweisenden Kanalabschnitt 8.4. an.In the illustrated embodiment, the
Sämtliche Kanalabschnitte 8.1 - 8.4 sind vorzugsweise achsgleich miteinander sowie achsgleich mit der Achse FA angeordnet. Im geschlossenen Zustand des Füllelementes 16 ist der Ventilkörper 18 in den Kanalabschnitten 8.3 und 8.4 aufgenommen. Im vollständig geöffneten Zustand des Flüssigkeitsventils 16 ist der Ventilkörper 18 im Flüssigkeitskanalabschnitt 8.2 bei voller Spaltbreite des Öffnungsspaltes 21 aufgenommen.All channel sections 8.1 - 8.4 are preferably arranged coaxially with each other and coaxially with the axis FA. In the closed state of the filling
Um ein eventuell im Ventilraum 8 vorhandenes gas- und/oder dampfförmiges Medium, welches beispielsweise ein im Ventilraum 8 verbliebener Rest eines Reinigungs- und/oder Desinfektionsmediums und/oder im Ventilraum 8 verbliebene und/oder während des Füllens in den Flüssigkeitskanal 8 gelangte Umgebungsluft ist, aus dem Füllelement 1 abzuführen und dadurch ein Aufsteigen von Luft- und/oder Gas- und/oder Dampfblasen im Produktkanal 10 und in die Kessel 12 bzw. 14 sowie die damit verbundenen Nachteile einer eventuellen Verkeimung des Produktes und/die Beeinträchtigung der Messgenauigkeit des Durchflussmessers 15 zu vermeiden, ist der Ventilraum 8 mit einem Entlüftungssystem ausgebildet.To a possibly existing in the
Dieses Entlüftungssystem umfasst u.a. den im Füllelementgehäuse 7 ausgebildeten Entlüftungskanal 23, der über eine Öffnung 24 an der der Abgabeöffnung 6 entfernt liegenden Oberseite, d.h. auf dem höchsten Niveau des Ventilraum 8 in diesen mündet. Der Entlüftungskanal 23 steht mit einem Kanal 25 in Verbindung, wobei der Kanal 25 an einen nicht näher dargestellten, für sämtliche Füllelemente 1 der Füllmaschine gemeinsamen, am Rotor 3 vorgesehenen Sammel- oder Ringkanal oder an einen Vakuumkanal angeschlossen ist.This venting system includes i.a. the venting
Der Entlüftungskanal 23 ist vorzugsweise so ausgebildet, dass er ausgehend von der Öffnung 24 in einem Abschnitt 23.1 zunächst nach oben und anschließend wieder nach unten verläuft, bevor er in den Kanal 25 einmündet. Durch den Verlauf des Abschnittes 23.1 wird eine Gasfalle gebildet, in der sich im Ventilraum 8 vorhandene gas- und/oder dampfförmige Bestandteile für das Abführen über den Entlüftungskanal 23 sammeln können.The venting
Um diesen Effekt zu verstärken, ist die obere Begrenzungswandung des Ventilraum 8 an der Innenseite konvex ausgeführt, sodass dort oberhalb des Flüssigkeitskanalabschnittes 8.1 und oberhalb der Öffnung, an der der Produktleitungsabschnitten 9 in den Ventilraum 8 mündet, eine domartige Erweiterung bzw. ein domartiger Flüssigkeitskanalabschnitt 8.5 gebildet ist, in welchem sich gas- und/oder dampfförmige Bestandteile sammeln können und in den der Entlüftungskanal 23 mit seiner Öffnung 24 mündet.To reinforce this effect, the upper boundary wall of the
Im Füllelementgehäuse 7 ist ein weiterer Kanal 26 ausgebildet, der über eine Öffnung 27 in den Flüssigkeitskanalabschnitt 8.3 mündet, und zwar in Strömungsrichtung des flüssigen Füllgutes oberhalb des an der Kegelfläche 19 gebildeten Ventilsitzes, gegen den der Ventilkörper 18 bzw. dessen Dichtung bei geschlossenem Flüssigkeitsventil 16 anliegt. Der Kanal 26 mündet ebenfalls in den Kanal 25.In
Bevorzugt ist die Entlüftung mittels wenigstens eines Ventils (Entlüftungsventil) gesteuert oder geregelt, welches dann z.B. für jedes Füllelement 1 des Füllsystems oder der Füllmaschine eigenständig beispielsweise im Kanal 25 oder aber für eine Gruppe von mehreren Füllelementen 1 oder für sämtliche Füllelemente 1 der Füllmaschine gemeinsam vorgesehen ist.Preferably, the vent is controlled or regulated by means of at least one valve (venting valve), which is then e.g. is independently provided for each filling
Weiterhin besteht die Möglichkeit, den Entlüftungskanal 23 in einen Füllgut-Heißumlauf welcher auch die Kanäle 25 und 26 einschließt, und/oder bei einer eventuell vorgesehenen CIP-Reinigung und/oder -Desinfektion in einen Umlauf für das entsprechende Reinigungs- und/oder Desinfektionsmedium einzubeziehen, und zwar wiederum zusammen mit den Kanälen 25 und 26.Furthermore, it is possible to include the
Wie eingangs ausgeführt, erfolgt das Entlüften des jeweiligen Füllelementes 1 über den Entlüftungskanal 23 insbesondere vor jedem Produktionsstart, und zwar in der Weise, dass das Flüssigkeitsventil 16 geschlossen und die zur Entlüftung dienenden Gaswege bzw. Kanäle 23 und 25 geöffnet werden. Im Anschluss wird das Füllgut in die Kessel 12 und 14 eingebracht und über die Produktleitung 10 in den Ventilraum 8 der Füllelemente 1 geleitet, wobei eventuell in dem jeweiligen Ventilraum 8 vorhandene Gas- und/oder Luftreste über das von dem Entlüftungskanal 23 gebildete Entlüftungssystem abgeleitet werden, sodass das jeweilige Füllelement 1 vollständig mit dem Füllgut gefüllt ist. Auch während einer laufenden Produktion kann dann beispielsweise durch manuellen Eingriff oder aber automatisch z.B. in vorgegebenen Zeitintervellen vorzugsweise bei jeweils geschlossenem Flüsslgkeitsventil eine Entlüftung der Füllelemente 1 erfolgen.As stated above, the venting of the
Die
Das Füllelement 1 bzw. dessen Ventilraum 8a sind wiederum mit einem Entlüftungssystem zum Abführen von gas- und/oder dampfförmigen Bestandteilen ausgeführt. Das Entlüftungssystem umfasst bei dieser Ausführungsform einen Entlüftungskanal 30, der über eine Öffnung 31 in den Ventilraum 8a mündet, und zwar wiederum am höchsten Bereich des Ventilraums 8a und oberhalb der Öffnung, an der der Produktkanal 10a in den Ventilraum 8a mündet. Bei der dargestellten Ausführungsform befindet sich die Öffnung 31 im Bereich einer Dichtung 32, die den Ventilraum 8a an seiner Oberseite abdichtet. Der Entlüftungskanal 30 ist beispielsweise wiederum mit einem für sämtliche Füllelemente der Füllmaschine gemeinsamen, am Rotor 3a vorgesehenen Sammel- oder Ringkanal, beispielsweise mit einem Vakuumkanal verbunden. Weiterhin ist das Entlüftungssystem gesteuert oder geregelt, und zwar unter Verwendung wenigstens eines Ventils (Entlüftungsventils), welches für jedes Füllelement 1 a gesondert oder aber für sämtliche Füllelemente oder jeweils eine Gruppe mehrerer Füllelemente gemeinsam vorgesehen ist. Weiterhin kann auch der Entlüftungskanal 30 in den Umlauf für ein Reinigungs- und/oder Desinfektionsmedium bei der CIP-Reinigung und/oder Desinfektion einbezogen werden.The filling
Besonders vorteilhaft ist die vorgestellte Erfindung dann ausgebildet, wenn der Produktleitungsabschnitt 9 und/oder das Dosierventil 11 und/oder der Kessel für die erste Komponente 12 und/oder das Dosierventil 13 und/oder der Durchflussmesser 15 und/oder weitere Komponenten so ausgebildet und/oder angeordnet sind, das Gasblasen, die in diesen Komponenten eventuell vorhanden sind, oder die diese Komponenten eventuell durchströmen, störungsfrei durch diese Komponenten hindurch bis in den Kessel für die erste Komponente 12 aufsteigen können. Dazu ist es erforderlich zu verhindern, dass solche Gasblasen an Wandungen, Hinterschneidungen oder Verbindungsstellen der Komponenten usw. anhaften. Zur Vermeidung des Anhaftens ist beispielsweise vorgesehen, dass alle Strömungswege eine hinreichende Steigung gegenüber der Horizontalen aufweisen. Weiterhin ist vorgesehen, dass die geometrischen Abmessungen oder Eigenschaften der Komponenten so gewählt sind, dass Hinterschneidungen, raue Oberflächen und Vorsprünge usw. vollständig vermieden sind.Particularly advantageously, the presented invention is formed when the
- 1, 1a1, 1a
- Füllelementfiller
- 2, 2a2, 2a
- Flaschebottle
- 2.1, 2a.12.1, 2a.1
- Flaschenöffnungbottle opening
- 33
- Rotorrotor
- 44
- Flaschen- oder BehälterträgerBottle or container carrier
- 55
- Füllpositionfilling position
- 66
- Abgabeöffnungdischarge opening
- 7, 7a7, 7a
- Füllelementgehäusefilling element
- 8, 8a8, 8a
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Ventilraum im Füllelementgehäuse 7Valve space in
Füllelementgehäuse 7 - 8.1 - 8.58.1 - 8.5
- FlüssigkeitskanalabschnittLiquid channel section
- 99
- ProduktleitungsabschnittProduct line section
- 10, 10a10, 10a
- Produktleitungproduct line
- 1111
- Dosierventilmetering valve
- 1212
- Kessel für erste KomponenteBoiler for first component
- 1313
- Dosierventilmetering valve
- 1414
- Ringkanal oder Ringkessel für zweite KomponenteRing channel or ring bowl for second component
- 1515
- DurchflussmesserFlowmeter
- 16, 16a16, 16a
- Flüssigkeitsventilliquid valve
- 1717
- Ventilstößeltappet
- 18, 18a18, 18a
- Ventilkörpervalve body
- 1919
- Kegelflächeconical surface
- 2020
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Betätigungselement für Ventilstößel 17 und Ventilkörper 18Actuator for
valve stem 17 and valve body 18th - 2121
- Öffnungsspaltopening gap
- 2222
- balgartiges Elementbellows-like element
- 2323
- Entlüftungskanalvent channel
- 23.123.1
- Kanalabschnittchannel section
- 2424
- Öffnungopening
- 25, 2625, 26
- Kanalchannel
- 2727
- Öffnungopening
- 2828
- Zentriertulpecentering bell
- 2929
- Dichtungpoetry
- 3030
- Entlüftungskanalvent channel
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- Öffnungopening
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- FüllgutstrahlFüllgutstrahl
- FAFA
- Füllelementachsefilling element
Claims (9)
- Filling element for filling containers (2) with a liquid charge, with at least one valve chamber (8, 8a), which is formed in a filling element housing (7, 7a) and in which at least one liquid valve (16, 16a) is provided, which can be actuated by means of an actuating mechanism (20) and is situated, in the flow direction of the charge, upstream of a dispensing opening (6, 6a) for controlled dispensing of the liquid charge via the dispensing opening (6, 6a) into the respective container (2), wherein the at least one valve chamber (8, 8a) is formed with a venting system (23, 24; 30) and wherein the venting system (23, 30) is provided on a region of the valve chamber (8, 8a) which is provided, relative to a vertical axis (FA), above an opening of a product channel (9, 10, 10a) for supplying charge to the valve chamber (8), and wherein the venting system (23, 30) comprises a venting channel (23) formed in the filling element housing (7, 7a), characterised in that the venting channel (23) opens into this valve chamber (8, 8a) via an orifice (24) on the top side lying remote from the dispensing opening (6, 6a), i.e. at the highest level of the valve chamber (8, 8a).
- Filling element according to claim 1, characterised in that the venting system is formed by at least one venting channel (23, 30) opening into the valve chamber (8, 8a) and for example formed as a gas trap (23.1), and/or by at least one collection chamber connected to at least one venting channel (23) and formed by at least one portion (8.5) of the valve chamber (8) or in connection with the valve chamber (8) and connected to at least one venting channel (23).
- Filling element according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the venting system or the at least one venting channel (23, 30) is connected to a channel (25) which is part of a heating circuit and/or a channel or line system of the filling element (1, 1a) used for CIP cleaning and/or disinfection.
- Filling element according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the at least one venting channel (23) is in connection with a channel (26) which opens into the valve chamber (8) in the region of a valve seat of a valve body (18) of the at least one liquid valve (16), namely upstream or immediately upstream of this valve seat in the flow direction of the liquid charge.
- Filling element according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised by its formation as a filling element for a free jet filling or pressure filling.
- Method for venting the filling elements (1, 1 a) of a filling system having a plurality of such elements for filling containers (2, 2a) with a liquid charge, wherein each filling element (1, 1a) has at least one valve chamber (8, 8a) which is formed in a filling element housing (7, 7a) and in which at least one liquid valve (16, 16a) is provided, which can be actuated by means of an actuating mechanism (20) and is situated, in the flow direction of the charge, upstream of a dispensing opening (6, 6a) for controlled dispensing of the liquid charge via the dispensing opening (6, 6a) into the container (2) arranged at the respective filling element (1, 1a), and with at least one boiler (12, 14) for the charge which is common to the filling elements (1, 1 a) and connected therewith, wherein for venting, the charge is introduced from the boiler (12, 14) into the valve chambers (8, 8a) of the filling element (1, 1a) when the liquid valves (16) are closed and thus a venting of the respective valve chamber (8, 8a) takes place via the opened venting system and/or via the at least one opened venting line (23, 30), namely in that vapour and/or gas and/or air present in the respective valve chamber (8, 8a) is expelled by the charge flowing into the valve chamber (8, 8a), and wherein the venting system (30) is provided at a region of the valve chamber (8, 8a) which is provided, relative to a vertical axis (FA), above an opening of a product channel (9, 10, 10a) for the supply of charge from the boiler (12, 14) to the valve chamber (8), and wherein the venting system (23, 30) has a venting channel (23) formed in the filling element housing (7, 7a) which opens into the valve chamber (8, 8a) via an orifice (24) on the top side lying remote from the dispensing opening (6, 6a) i.e. at the highest level of the valve chamber (8, 8a).
- Method according to claim 6, characterised in that after the venting, the ventilation system and/or the at least one venting channel (23, 30) forming this system is closed, preferably closed by a valve.
- Method according to any one of the preceding claims 6 to 7, characterised in that the venting is ended when the valve chamber (8, 8a) is completely filled with the charge.
- Filling system or filling machine for filling containers with a liquid charge and with a plurality of filling elements (1, 1a), provided for example on a rotor (3) which can be driven in rotation about a vertical machine axis, characterised in that the filling elements are configured according to any one of claims 1 - 6.
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