EP2611727B1 - Device for treating barrel-like containers or kegs - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a device according to the preamble of patent claim 1, and as shown in DE 33 008 14 A1 known. Barrel-type containers or KEGs in the sense of the invention are containers, generally large-volume containers also made of metal and / or plastic, for example containers with a container volume of between 30 and 50 liters. Cask-like containers or KEGs in the sense of the invention are, in particular, containers which are used in the beverage sector, for example for beer, soft drinks or mixed drinks, mineral or table water, etc., and which are formed with a container fitting or a container fitting on the container top side.
For the purposes of the invention, the container fitting or the container fitting is the fitting provided on such barrel-like containers or KEGs, via which the treatment of the container interior, for example for cleaning, disinfecting and filling, but also the removal of the liquid filling material, takes place.
Under treatment in the context of the invention is generally treating in particular the container interior with the respective liquid and / or gas and / or vapor treatment medium and / or evacuating the container interior and / or biasing the container interior with a clamping and / or inert gas, For example, CO2 gas and / or the filling of the container interior with the respective liquid contents, eg beer, soft drink, mixed beverage, etc. to understand.
The normal position of the container in the context of the invention is that position. In which the container fitting having container top is above. The turned position or overhead position of the container is within the meaning of the invention that position in which the container top having the container top is down or facing down.
Equipment or devices for handling barrel-type containers or KEGs are in different versions, for example from the documents DE 33 00 814 A1 and EP 0 035 238 A1 , known. Are also known in particular as rotary trained equipment or devices in which on a about a vertical axis or rotor axis rotatably driven rotor offset at equal angular or pitch distances to the rotor axis several working and / or treatment positions are formed, which the container to be treated in Overhead fed to a container inlet and from which the treated containers are removed at a container outlet. Each working or treatment position is provided with a treatment head which is coupled for treatment to the container fitting of the container in question. About the respective treatment head then the entire treatment of the container in question, ie the cleaning of the container interior with different liquid treatment and Reinigungsmedlen (lye and / or acid and water, especially fresh water) and possibly also the sterilization of the container interior with a gas and / or vapor treatment Medlum and / or biasing the container interior with an inert or biasing gas (eg CO2 gas) as well as the filling of the respective container with the contents. This means that very different treatment media are introduced into the containers via one and the same treatment head, which results in at least a considerable control-technical effort.

Are known to treat barrel-like containers or KEGs welterhin also devices that are designed as a longitudinal runners, wherein the containers to be treated on a longitudinal conveyor stepwise or clocked from working position to working position are moved on. A fundamental disadvantage of these systems is their relatively large space requirement.

The object of the invention is to show a device for treating barrel-like containers or KEGs, the (device) with reduced design complexity and reduced space requirements high machine performance (number of treated containers per unit time) allows. To solve this problem, a device according to the patent claim 1 is formed. In one and the same machine or on one and the same transport element (rotor), with the barrel-like container or KEGs are moved from a container task to a container dispenser through the apparatus, the interior and exterior cleaning and filling of the barrel-like container or KEGs takes place. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the device is designed as a "plug &play" system, ie as fully functional in a standard container, easily transportable unit that can be delivered not only finished tested by the manufacturer, but set up by the user as a fully functional unit and then after connection to external utilities, such as electrical supply, means for providing the contents and possibly providing a further treatment medium, such as a cleaning and / or disinfecting medium and / or a biasing gas can be put into operation.
The outer dimensions of, for example, a cuboid outer contour device having preferably the same or slightly smaller than the dimensions of a standard transport container (standard container), such as a 10 'transport container (in words: ten-foot transport container), so easy transportation of the fully functional device is possible.
The container receptacles on or on which the barrel-like containers or KEGs are arranged during the treatment are provided in a preferred embodiment on a rotor forming the transport element. This is for example driven stepwise or clocked about a vertical rotor axis.
At treatment positions treatment heads are provided for the treatment of the barrel-like container or KEGs, which preferably do not rotate with the transport element or rotor. This is then driven so that there is a container receptacle in each standstill phase of the stepwise or clocked rotor rotary motion at each working position and in particular at each treatment head having at least one treatment head. The respective treatment head is, for example, initially below the container receptacle is arranged and is then controlled for connection or docking to a container fitting upwards and moved back down the control after the treatment.

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.

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, regardless of their summary in the claims or their dependency. Also, the content of the claims is made an integral part of the description.

Fig. 1

in sehr vereinfachter schematischer Darstellung ein KEG in Normallage (Position a) und in gewendeter Lage mit dem Kopf bzw. KEG-Fitting unten liegend (Position b);

Fig. 2

in vereinfachter perspektivischer Darstellung eine Vorrichtung gemäß der Erfindung zur Behandlung von KEGs;

Fig. 3

eine Draufsicht auf die Vorrichtung der Figur 2;

Fig. 4 - 6

die Vorrichtung der Figur 1 näher im Detail und in Seitenansicht (Figur 4), in Stirnansicht (Figur 5) sowie in Draufsicht (Figur 6);

Fig. 7

in vergrößerter Darstellung und in Seitenansicht mehrere Behandlungsstationen der Vorrichtung der Figur 2.

The invention will be explained in more detail below with reference to the figures of an embodiment. Show it:

Fig. 1

in a very simplified schematic representation of a KEG in normal position (position a) and in an inverted position with the head or KEG fitting lying down (position b);

Fig. 2

in a simplified perspective view of an apparatus according to the invention for the treatment of KEGs;

Fig. 3

a plan view of the device of FIG. 2 ;

Fig. 4-6

the device of FIG. 1 closer in detail and in side view ( FIG. 4 ), in front view ( FIG. 5 ) as well as in plan view ( FIG. 6 );

Fig. 7

in an enlarged view and in side view several treatment stations of the device FIG. 2 ,

For better understanding in the figures with X, Y and Z three mutually perpendicular spatial axes are called, namely the horizontal X-axis, the horizontal Y-axis and the vertical Z-axis.

In the FIG. 1 is a very schematic a barrel-like container or a KEG 1 shown, as is customary and known for the reception of liquid products, in particular drinks, with a closed container interior 2 forming a barrel-like KEG body 3 and with a KEG at the Top provided and protected by a peripheral edge 4 KEG fitting 5, via which the filling and emptying of the KEG 1 done.
In the Figures 2-7 is designated 6 a KEG treatment machine, which is a compact and fully functional unit transportable cleaning and filling machine for the KEGs 1 in the illustrated embodiment. The KEG treatment machine 6 comprises, inter alia, a machine frame 7 which is parallelepiped on its outer contour and has two vertical longitudinal sides 7.1 and 7.2 (in each case in the XZ plane) and with two end sides 7.3 and 7.4 (in each case in the YZ plane).
The machine frame 7 consists in the illustrated embodiment of a plurality of vertical frame members 8, a plurality of horizontal lower frame members 9 and a plurality of horizontal upper frame members 10 which are connected to the machine frame 7 and, for example, each made of lengths of a corrosion-resistant steel profile. For example, the machine frame 7 has a length of 3455 units in the direction of the X-axis, a width of 2169 units in the direction of the Y-axis, and a total height of 2249 units in the Z-axis direction, one unit being one millimeter.
At the top of the KEG treatment device 6, the two extending in the direction of the X-axis upper frame members 10 by two parallel, spaced apart and with their longitudinal extent parallel to the Y-axis oriented trusses 11 are interconnected, each in turn near a Frame member 10 are connected by a further, extending in the direction of the X-axis traverse 12 to a support frame 13 with each other. About several feet 14, the machine frame 7 is supported on the ground or on the floor of a production hall.

How the particular FIG. 6 shows, the support frame 13 is provided in the illustrated embodiment so that it the one, ie in the FIGS. 4 and 6 left end face 7.3 is significantly closer than the right in these figures, front side 7.4, ie the support frame 13 is relative to the longitudinal extent, which has the machine frame 7 in the direction of the X-axis, provided off-center.

Below the support frame 13 in the machine frame 7, a rotatably mounted about a vertical axis or rotor axis RA rotor 15 is provided, which forms a plurality of container receptacles 16, in the illustrated embodiment, a total of ten container receptacles 16 for each KEG 1 at its periphery. The rotor 15 is connected by a drive, not shown in a rotational direction corresponding to the arrow A of FIG. 3 stepwise or clocked about the rotor axis RA drivable, in each case by an angular amount corresponding to the pitch or angular distance of two adjacent container receptacles 16.

The rotor axis RA is arranged coaxially with the center axis of the support frame 13 and in the XZ center plane of the machine frame 7. Furthermore, the rotor 15 is formed and arranged with the container receptacles 16 in the illustrated embodiment, that the total diameter of the rotor 15 including its container receptacles 16 is smaller or substantially equal to the width, which has the machine frame 7 inside in the direction of the Y-axis. The distance the rotor axis RA has from the inside of the end face 7.3 is equal to or only slightly greater than half the total diameter of the rotor 15 including its container receptacles 16th

In the illustrated embodiment, the container receptacles 16 are each fork-shaped of two parallel and spaced apart, arranged with its longitudinal extent in a common XY plane and from a central, circular disk or annular rotor element 15.1 radially or substantially radially wegstehende support arms 17 formed. The support arms 17 are each designed as downwardly open U-profile, which forms a KEG bearing surface 17.1 with its closed top. All KEG bearing surfaces 17.1 are arranged in a common XY plane.

18 with a fastened via struts 19 on the machine frame 7 machine element 18 is referred to, which is located below the rotor 15 and on which the rotor 15 is rotatably mounted about the rotor axis RA. On or in the machine element 18 is, for example, the drive for the rotor 15th

At the top of the machine element 18 or at a there the rotor axis RA concentrically enclosing annular surface are formed around the rotor axis RA at equal pitch or angular intervals corresponding to the partial or angular distance of the container receptacles 16, working positions, the number in the illustrated embodiment is the same the number of container receptacles 16 is and the ua are performed as treatment positions 20 for treating the KEGs 1. Each treatment position 20 has a treatment valve or a treatment head 21.

Synchronously with the rotational movement of the rotor 15, this or its container receptacles 16 or the rotor element 15.1 carrying the container receptacles 16 are controlled in a vertical direction and movable upwards (double arrow B of FIG FIG. 7 ), in such a way that each treatment head 21 during each rotational phase of the clocked movement of the rotor 15 below the support arms 17 and thus outside the range of motion of these support arms and in each standstill phase of the clocked movement of the rotor 15 all container receptacles 16 in the in the FIG. 7 illustrated manner for the coupling of the treatment heads 21 to the KEG fittings 5 and for treating the KEGs 1 are lowered so far that the treatment heads 21 protrude slightly above the XY plane of the KEG support surfaces 17.1. The up and down movement of the container receptacles 16 takes place, for example, cam-controlled or by appropriate control drives.

In the illustrated embodiment, a total of eight treatment positions 20 are provided, each with a treatment head 21. The treatment heads 21 are further arranged so that in each standstill phase of the clocked rotational movement of the rotor 15, a treatment head 21 is centrally located between two a container receptacle 16 forming support arms 17, with a radial distance from both of the free ends of the support arms 17 formed Outer contour of the rotor 15, as well as the rotor element 15.1. The treatment positions 20 are in the region of the end face 7.3 and in the region of a subsequent part of the two longitudinal sides 7.1 and 7.2.

With 23 and 24, two container or KEG conveyors are referred to, which extend from the outside through the open end 7.4 in the machine frame 7. The feed dog 23 serves to supply the KEGs 1 to be treated or cleaned and to be filled in a horizontal transport direction (arrow C) extending in the direction of the X axis to the rotor 15 or to a working position embodied there as a pickup position 25 , The feed dog 24 serves to discharge the treated or filled KEGs 1 in a horizontal transport direction (arrow D) extending in the direction of the X-axis from the rotor 15 or from a working position embodied there as a delivery position 26. The conveyors 23 and 24 consist, for example, of at least one continuously circulating drivable conveyor belt (for example hinge belt chain) and of lateral guide rails for the KEGs 1. Other designs are also possible for the conveyors 23 and / or 24, for example in the form of one or more roller conveyors.

In the illustrated embodiment, the feed dog 23 is arranged so that its vertical, the transport direction C enclosing XZ plane is oriented radially or substantially radially to the rotor axis RA, while the feed dog 24 is arranged laterally of the feed dog 23 and thus the longitudinal side 7.1 closer lies as the long side 7.2. Both transporters 23 and 24 are led out with a partial length of the machine frame 7, and indeed connected for connection to external transporters not shown for supplying the treated KEGs 1 or for discharging the treated KEGs. The arrangement is further made such that in each standstill phase of the clocked rotary motion of the rotor 15, an empty container receptacle 16 at the receiving position 25 the rotor near the end of the feed dog 23 and at the same time a container receptacle 16 at the discharge position 26 of the rotor near the end of the feed dog 24 is adjacent.

In the illustrated embodiment, the receiving position 25 and the dispensing position 26, which also work as working positions in the division or Angular distance of the container receptacles 16 from each other and from the adjacent treatment positions 20 are spaced, the treatment heads 21 not on, but are not shown means for the transfer and / or transfer of conveyed via the feed dog 23 KEGs 1 to the container receptacles 16 and / or for the transition and / or transfer of the KEGs 1 from the container receptacles 16 to the feed dog 24 is formed. The receiving position 25 is preferably also formed with a device for external cleaning or external spraying of the respective KEG fitting 5.

Above the trajectory of the container receptacles 16 is at least at each treatment position 20 a stationary, ie not mitbewegter rotor 12 down holding 27 provided at the lower end of a support frame 13 axially guided and oriented with its longitudinal extent in the Z-axis rod 28 and can be moved up and down in synchronism with the clocked rotary motion of the rotor 15 by means of a drive 29 formed by a pneumatic piston-cylinder arrangement, for example, in the direction of the Z axis (double arrow E of FIG FIG. 4 ), in such a way that the hold-down 27 are in each standstill phase of the clocked rotational movement of the rotor 15 in a lower position and are raised in each rotational phase of the clocked rotational movement of the rotor 15. The rod 28 of each hold-down 27 is arranged coaxially with the treatment head 21 of the respective treatment station 20.

In the machine frame 7, all other functional elements of the KEG treatment machine 6 are also accommodated in the illustrated embodiment. Thus, a control cabinet 30 is provided there, in the illustrated embodiment on the long side 7.2 at the transition to the end face 7.4. In the control cabinet 30, among other things, the components necessary for the supply and / or control of the drives of the KEG treatment machine 6 are included. The interior of the control cabinet 30 is accessible via large doors 31 on the outside of the machine frame 7. In the interior of the machine frame 7, pumps 32 for liquid media, for example for cleaning media and / or for the filling material to be introduced into the KEGs 1, as well as tanks 33, for example for cleaning media, eg acid, lye, etc., are also provided. In the illustrated embodiment, the pumps 32 are located on the inside of the On the outside surface of the control cabinet 30 or on the outer surface of at least one of the local doors 31 there is also at least one display and / or operating display. This or an additional display and / or operating display can also be provided elsewhere.

The treatment heads 21 are preferably connected to a matrix tubing, i. to a pipe system, which makes it possible to supply each treatment head 21 by corresponding conversion of the matrix pipe system with different media, for example for the internal cleaning or for flushing the KEGs 1 with a liquid medium or for the application of the KEGs 1 with a KEG -Inner room disinfecting medium, for example with a hot vapor and / or gaseous medium, eg with steam, or for biasing the KEG interior with a bias gas (inert or CO2 gas) or filling the KEGs 1, etc.

In the illustrated embodiment, for example, the following in the direction of rotation A of the rotor 15 to the receiving position 25 first four treatment positions 20 a cleaning section for emptying the KEGs 1, for external cleaning of the KEGs 1 with water, for internal cleaning of the KEGs 1 with lye and / or acid, water and steam. At least one treatment position 20 following this cleaning path in the direction of rotation A of the rotor 15 is used to fill the KEGs with the liquid contents, wherein biasing of the KEGs 1 with an inert gas (for example CO2 gas) takes place before the actual filling.

The external cleaning of the KEGs 1 takes place on the cleaning section by spraying with water and possibly additionally by brushing. The corresponding treatment positions 20 are located in a housing 34 in order to avoid splashing of the media used for the external cleaning and contamination of the processing machine 6 associated therewith at other treatment stations 20 and / or at their functional elements outside the housing 34. By means of a viewing window 35 provided with a glazing, the interior of the housing 34 can be monitored visually from the frame longitudinal side 7.2.

For the treatment, the KEGs 1 are fed via the feed dog 23 in an overhead position and transferred individually to a receiving receptacle 16 of the rotor 15 at the receiving position 25 in this position such that the KEG fitting 5 moves each with the rotor 15 to a treatment position 20 KEGs 1 with the local treatment head 21 is optimally aligned. In each standstill phase of the clocked rotary motion of the rotor 15, each KEG 1 located at a treatment position 20 is clamped by lowering the container receivers 16 and the lower holder 27 therebetween and the associated treatment head 21 so that it is docked to the KEG fitting 5 of the KEG 1 is and about him the treatment of the respective treatment 20 associated treatment can be performed. Following this, the container receptacles 16 and the hold-downs 27 are raised before the start of the renewed rotational phase of the cycled rotational movement of the rotor 15 so that each KEG 1 resting on a container receptacle 16 moves with the rotor 15 to a further treatment position 20 or from the receiving position 25 to the first treatment position 20 and after filling from the last treatment position 20 to the dispensing position 26 is moved.

The filled KEGs 1 are transferred in an overhead position to the feed dog 24 and discharged via this. The turning of the KEGs 1 into their normal position occurs outside the device 6, e.g. at a turning device or with a turning slide. In principle, it is also possible to form the device provided at the dispensing position 26 for transferring the filled from the container receptacles 16 to the conveyor 24 as a turning device, so that the filled KEGs are then turned, i. with their KEG fitting 5 lying on top of the conveyor 24 weggefördert and thereby also the possibility exists to provide the KEGs 1 already on the conveyor 24 with the respective KEG fitting 5 covering caps.

Furthermore, it is possible to provide at the delivery position 26 a weighing device or load cell with which the weight and thus the filling volume of each KEG 1 can be measured and monitored.

The KEG treatment machine 6 is characterized by an extremely compact design, because of the possibility of cleaning and subsequent filling of the KEGs 1 on one and the same rotor 15. The individual treatment positions 20 are as required to cycle and to be driven Container or KEGs 1 customizable. The KEG treatment machine 6 contains all the components necessary for its function in a compact design in the machine frame 7, so that the KEG treatment device 6 as a fully functional, easily transportable unit before delivery to the system manufacturer easily tested and the user then as "Plug &Play" - Plant or machine ", only by connecting to the electrical supply, to a fresh water connection and to a product and inert gas connection can be put into operation by the dimensions of the machine frame 7, which correspond to a standard 10 'transport container or slightly smaller are as the dimensions of such a container, the trouble-free transporting the KEG treatment device 6 as a complete unit is possible.
The invention has been described above by means of an embodiment. It is understood that numerous changes and modifications are possible. Thus, for example, the number of container receptacles 16 may be greater than ten, eg twelve, thus increasing the number of treatment positions 20 to ten while maintaining the compact design, thus providing even higher performance (number of treated packages or KEGs per unit time). to reach for the KEG treatment device.
Above, it was further assumed that the machine frame 7 is made of a plurality of frame members 9, 10 and trusses 11 and 12 of profiles made of steel. Of course, another embodiment of the machine frame is possible, for example, from sheet metal and / or using plastic parts and / or profiles.

Above, it was further assumed that the treatment heads 21 are not provided movably and that for coupling and uncoupling the KEGs or their fittings 5, the container receptacles 16 are raised and lowered controlled. In principle, this relative movement between the treatment heads and the container receptacles can also take place in other ways, for example by controlled raising or lowering of the treatment heads.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

Container or KEG

2

KEG interior

3

KEG body

4

protective edge

5

KEG fitting or fitting

6

KEG-treatment device

7

machine frame

7.1, 7.2

Longitudinal side of the machine frame

7.3, 7.4

Front side of the machine frame

8th

vertical frame element

9

lower horizontal frame elements

10

upper horizontal frame elements

11, 12

traverse

13

supporting frame

14

foot

15

rotor

15.1

rotor member

16

container receptacle

17

Beam

17.1

Container or container support

18

machine element

19

strut

20

treatment position

21

treatment head

23.24

carrier

25

pickup position

26

delivery position

27

Stripper plate

28

Plunger or rod

29

Drive, for example, pneumatic piston-cylinder unit

30

switch cabinet

31

door

32

pump

33

tank

34

housing

35

window

A

Rotary movement of the rotor 15

B

Lifting movement of the treatment heads 21

C, D

Conveying direction of the conveyors 23 and 24

e

Lifting movement of the hold-down 27

X, Y, Z

spatial axes

RA

rotor axis

Claims (13)

1. Device for treating barrel-like containers or kegs (1), comprising in each case a container fitting, with a rotor (15) that can be driven in a rotational manner about a rotor axis (RA), with a plurality of container receptacles (16) formed at the circumference of the rotor (15), to which the containers (1) are supplied on a container feed (23, 25) and from which the treated containers (1) are discharged on a container discharge (24, 26), and further comprising treatment heads (21) that can be coupled to the container fittings (5) for treating the containers (1), wherein, on one and the same rotor (15), an internal cleaning and a filling of the barrel-like containers or kegs (1), takes place, wherein the rotor (15) can be driven by a drive in a stepped or pulsed manner about the rotor axis (RA), and that the treatment heads (21) and preferably also the hold-down devices (27) are provided on a machine body and/or frame (7, 18), not moved with the rotor (15), and specifically in such a way that the treatment heads (21) are located, during each rotation phase of the pulsed rotational movement of the rotor (15), outside the movement space of the rotor (15) and/or of the container receptacles (16) and/or of the containers (1) arranged on the containers (1) arranged on the container receptacles (16), and in each standstill phase of the pulsed rotational movement of the rotor (15) are at least partially coupled to a container fitting (5) for the treatment of the container (1) concerned, characterised in that an external cleaning of the barrel-like containers or kegs (1) takes place on the same rotor (15).
2. Device according to claim 1, characterised by hold-down devices (27), not moved with the rotor (15), for tensioning the containers (1) at least during the treatment at the respective container receptacle (16).
3. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the rotor axis (RA) is a vertical axis and/or that the containers are provided with their container axis parallel or essentially parallel to the rotor axis (RA) on the container receptacles (16), preferably in the head-over position.
4. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that at least two treatment heads (21) forming in each case a treatment position (20) are configured for different methods for treating the containers (1).
5. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that, of the treatment heads (21) following one another in the direction of rotation (A) of the rotor between the container feed (23, 25) and the container discharge (24, 26), at least one group of container heads (21) is provided for an internal cleaning of the containers (1), preferably in several treatment steps at different treatment heads (21), as well as, following in the direction of rotation (A) of the rotor, at least one further treatment head (21) or at least one further group of treatment heads (21) for the filling of the containers (1), and for preference under the pre-stressing of the containers and/or in several sequential treatment steps at different treatment heads (21), for example with upstream spraying and/or disinfecting with a gaseous and/or vaporous medium and/or with upstream evacuation of the containers (1) with a stressing gas or inert gas under pressure, and with subsequent filling of the containers with the liquid filling product.
6. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the treatment heads (21) and the container receptacles (16) can be moved in a controlled manner and in synchrony with the pulsed rotational movement of the rotor (15) relative to one another, preferably in an axial direction parallel or essentially parallel to the rotor axis (RA), and specifically between an initial state, in which the treatment heads (21) are located outside the movement space of the rotor (15) and/or of the container receptacles (16) and/or of the containers (1) arranged on the container receptacle (16), and a working state for the coupling of the respective container fitting (5) to a treatment head (21), wherein preferably the container receptacles (16) can be moved relative to the treatment heads (21).
7. Device according to claim 6, characterised by at least one drive, for example by a curve control, for the simultaneous movement of all the container receptacles (16) and/or treatment heads (21) between the initial state and the working state.
8. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the hold-down devices (27) which do not circulate with the rotor (15) can be moved (E) on a machine body or frame (7) in a spatial axis, preferably in an axis parallel or essentially parallel to the rotor axis (RA) synchronously with the pulsed rotational movement of the rotor (15) from an initial position outside the movement space of the containers (1) arranged on the container receptacles (16) into a working position, pressing the respective container (1) with its container fitting against a treatment head (21), and specifically in such a way that, during the rotation phase of the pulsed rotational movement of the rotor (15), the hold-down device (27) are located in the initial position, and in the standstill phase of the pulsed rotational movement of the rotor (15) are located in the working position.
9. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that, in a working position, for example at a discharge position (26) allocated to the container discharge, a weighing device is provided, preferably not moved with the rotor (15), for determining the weight of the filled containers (1), and/or a turning device for turning the treated containers (1) into their normal position.
10. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that, formed in the direction of rotation (A) of the rotor (15), distributed at uniform angular distances about the rotor axis (RA), are a plurality of working positions, and specifically at least one reception position (25) for receiving a container (1) in each case at a container receptacle (16), a plurality of treatment positions (20) following the reception position (25), in each case with at least one treatment head (21), and, following the treatment positions (20), at least one reception position (26) for receiving in each case the treated container (1) from the rotor (15), wherein the at least one reception position (25) follows the at least one discharge position (26) in the direction of rotation (A) of the rotor (15).
11. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that all the function elements for the treatment of the containers (1), in particular for the cleaning of the containers (1), the filling of the containers (1), for the control, for the media supply and for the supply of the media necessary for the treatment, as well as for the transport of the containers (1), are accommodated in a machine frame (7).
12. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the rotor (15), with the related drive, a machine element (18) for the mounting of the rotor (15), the working position provided at the machine element (18), the hold-down devices (27) with their associated drives (29), the at least one drive for the controlled movement of the treatment heads (21), as well as, preferably, further function elements of the device (6), in particular pipelines, valves, pumps (32), tanks (33) for treatment media and/or control devices and/or monitoring devices, in particular also electrical and/or electronic control devices and/or monitoring devices, are accommodated in a common machine frame (7), preferably parallelepiped in shape and/or, for example, at least largely open at its circumference, the outer dimensions of which are equal to or somewhat smaller than the dimensions of standardised transport containers, for example equal to or somewhat smaller than the dimensions of a standard 10-foot transport container.
13. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that it forms a fully-functional unit, and, as such, a transportable unit.

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