EP2593397B1 - Füllelement, verfahren sowie füllsystem zum füllen von behältern - Google Patents

Füllelement, verfahren sowie füllsystem zum füllen von behältern Download PDF

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EP2593397B1
EP2593397B1 EP11721439.5A EP11721439A EP2593397B1 EP 2593397 B1 EP2593397 B1 EP 2593397B1 EP 11721439 A EP11721439 A EP 11721439A EP 2593397 B1 EP2593397 B1 EP 2593397B1
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Dieter-Rudolf Krulitsch
Jonathan Lorenz
Manfred Härtel
Andreas Fahldieck
Ludwig Clüsserath
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
    • B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
    • B67C3/22—Details
    • B67C3/26—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
    • B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
    • B67C3/22—Details
    • B67C3/28—Flow-control devices, e.g. using valves
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
    • B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
    • B67C3/22—Details
    • B67C3/26—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks
    • B67C2003/2645—Means to avoid overfilling by preventing gas returning from the container into the filling tank via the liquid valve, e.g. mesh screens

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  • the invention relates to a filling element for the free-jet filling of containers with a liquid product according to the preamble of patent claim 1, to a method according to the preamble of patent claim 6 and to a filling system according to the preamble of patent claim 8.
  • a filling element according to the preamble of claim 1 and a method according to the preamble of claim 6 are known from JP 6-183492 known.
  • 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 reach the filling element or into a gas-conducting region or channel formed there, but flows freely into the environment.
  • Opening gap means in the context of the invention, the gap, which is formed with open liquid valve in the region of this valve for the liquid product and from which flows through at least one discharge opening and flowing at the discharge opening as a free jet Gregutstrahl leaking product.
  • Gap width means in the context of the invention, the width, which has the opening gap, preferably the minimum width of the respective opening gap, for example, if the opening gap along its gap profile has a different gap width.
  • Opening time of the liquid valve in the context of the invention means that period of time that is required to fully open the closed liquid valve.
  • Opening speed of the liquid valve in the context of the invention means the time-dependent change of the opening or flow cross-section of the opening gap when opening the liquid valve.
  • 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 elements or filling systems for free jet filling of containers are known (eg DE 102007014639 ).
  • a fundamental problem with such filling systems is that penetration of ambient air through the at least one discharge opening into the liquid channel (valve space) of the respective filling element must be prevented.
  • the opening of the respective liquid valve is carried out in known filling elements or filling systems by a corresponding actuator quickly and completely, i. with high opening speed and with short opening times in the range between 50 and 100 milliseconds.
  • a method for the free-jet filling of containers with a liquid product which has the features of the preamble of claim 1 ( WO 2008/1267119 A1 ).
  • the liquid valve of the filling element is driven so that it is only partially opened to fill the respective container in an initial phase for a reduced Gregutstrom and only later in time for a full, flow the product flow is fully opened.
  • the object of the invention is to show a free-jet filling element which has an opening gap with a gap width with open liquid valve, which also allows the free jet filling of products having solid components, without the risk of ingress of ambient air into the liquid channel of the filling element and thus without the risk of air bubbles rising in the liquid channel of the filling element and in the product lines and avoiding the associated disadvantages.
  • the invention is based on the finding that the penetration of ambient air into the liquid channel of the air is surprisingly significantly increased by opening time which is known in comparison to the opening times of known filling elements Filling element and thus the risk of rising air bubbles in the medium can be avoided.
  • the opening time is in the range between 400 ms and 600 ms, the gap width of the opening gap with fully opened liquid valve is 13 to 16 mm.
  • the filling element according to the invention is designed without gas barrier.
  • the opening of the liquid valve in such a way that the opening speed is not constant, but increases with increasing opening, and adapted to the acceleration behavior of the filling element or the liquid valve - upcoming Golfgutklale, so always a full , the ingress of air bubbles safely avoidable Golfgutstrahl is achieved with the shortest possible filling times.
  • This adjustment of the opening speed is, for example, by a corresponding geometric configuration of the liquid valve or the valve body of the liquid valve and / or that portion of the liquid channel receiving this valve body at least at the beginning of opening the liquid valve, and / or by a corresponding training and / or control of a Actuating device for the liquid valve or for the valve body reachable.
  • 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, such as fruit fibers and / or pulp (pulp) and / 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, such as fruit fibers and / or pulp (pulp) and / or fruit pieces contained component.
  • 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 liquid channel 8 liquid valve 16 is effected, after reaching the predetermined, introduced into the respective bottle 2 Rudgutmenge.
  • the filling of the bottles 2 is easily possible with a mixed product consisting of the first component of the boiler 12 and the second component of the annular channel 14.
  • valve body 18 in the illustrated embodiment is designed so that it starting from the lower free end first a tapering towards this end, preferably conical VentilOSEabschrnitt 18.1, then a valve body section 18.2, for example, circular cylindrical outer cross section equal to the largest External cross-section of the valve body portion 18.1, and then to the valve body portion 18.2 then has a valve body portion 18.3, the outer diameter increases toward the top and is performed, for example, frusto-conical. All Valve body sections 18.1 - 18.3 are arranged coaxially with each other and coaxially with the axis FA.
  • valve stem 17 is tightly enclosed by a bellows-like element 21, which acts as the passage of the valve stem 17 through the Greelementgetude 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 the valve body portion 18.3, so that the valve stem 17 and the valve body 18 surface portions and thereby the discharge opening 6 facing away from the surface portions are at least so far avoided that when opening the liquid valve 16 a disturbance of the existing liquid in the channel 8 and in particular a "suction" in Direction of the discharge opening 6 in the liquid channel 8 are avoided.
  • the liquid channel 8 is shaped so that it an upper substantially circular cylindrical channel section 8.1, in which the product line section 9 opens, based on the Standelementachse FA axially downwardly another also substantially circular cylindrical channel section with a relation to the Channel section 8.1 reduced cross section, then a conical surface 19 having, in the direction of the bottom of the filling element 1 funnel-like narrowing channel section 8.2 and then a discharge opening 6 having a circular cylindrical cross-section having channel section 8.3. having. All channel sections 8.1 - 8.3 are arranged coaxially with each other and coaxially with the axis FA.
  • the valve body section 18.1 in the channel section 8.3 and the valve body section 18.3 are largely received in the channel section 8.2.
  • the valve body sections 18.1 and 18.2 initially move upwards in the liquid channel 8.
  • the valve body 18 is received in the liquid channel section 8.1 at full gap width of the opening gap 21.
  • the actuating device 20 is designed such that it causes the liquid valve to open at a greatly reduced opening speed or the opening time in the region between 400ms and 600ms.
  • the opening speed of the filling element 16 is chosen in any case so that the achieved during opening acceleration of the present in the liquid channel 8 Grillcicle is sufficient, so that the additional flow or opening cross-section, resulting from the increasing opening of the liquid valve 16, each directly and is completely filled with the filling material and this flows through the opening cross-section with sufficient, preventing the ingress of air flow rate.

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  • Basic Packing Technique (AREA)
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SI201130555T SI2593397T1 (sl) 2010-07-16 2011-05-17 Polnilni element, postopek in polnilni sistem za polnjenje vsebnikov
PL11721439T PL2593397T3 (pl) 2010-07-16 2011-05-17 Element napełniający, sposób oraz układ do napełniania pojemników

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PCT/EP2011/002424 WO2012007076A1 (de) 2010-07-16 2011-05-17 Füllelement, verfahren sowie füllsystem zum füllen von behältern

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