EP2634133A1 - Füllvorrichtung - Google Patents

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EP2634133A1
EP2634133A1 EP13157324.8A EP13157324A EP2634133A1 EP 2634133 A1 EP2634133 A1 EP 2634133A1 EP 13157324 A EP13157324 A EP 13157324A EP 2634133 A1 EP2634133 A1 EP 2634133A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
    • B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
    • B67C3/22—Details
    • B67C3/26—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks
    • B67C3/2614—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks specially adapted for counter-pressure filling
    • 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
    • B67C2003/266—Means for centering the container with the filling head

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  • the present invention relates to a filling device adapted to fill articles with a pourable product, for example a food product.
  • Filling devices adapted to fill articles with pourable products are for example known from DE-4243001 .
  • these devices essentially comprise:
  • the shutter is arranged in an open position, during a filling step of the article and in a closed position, during the further operative steps of the filling device.
  • the mobile element is displaceable between a lowered position in which the gasket is in contact with a filling mouth of the article, and a lifted position, in which the gasket is axially spaced from the filling mouth of the article.
  • the mobile element is arranged in the lowered position at least during the step of filling the article with the pourable product.
  • a so-called contact filling is performed, i.e. the pourable product flows, with the shutter in the open position, from the tank to the inside of the article, without coming into contact with the external environment.
  • the pourable product passes through the second mouth of the duct and flows within the element until it reaches the filling mouth of the article.
  • the article can be moved towards or away from the filling device.
  • the filling device comprises a return duct having an opening facing the filing mouth of the article.
  • the filling device shown in patent application DE-4243001 further comprises a cam cooperating with a cam follower roller borne by the mobile element.
  • the cam is in particular profiled so as to move the mobile element between the lifted and lowered positions.
  • the need is felt in the sector to provide a filling device which is particularly flexible as regards the handling law of the mobile element between the lifted and lowered position.
  • the filling devices of the known and above disclosed type in virtue of the presence of the cam and of the cam follower roller, tend to create dirty areas above the filling mouth of the article.
  • numeral 1 indicates a filling machine limitedly to a station for filling articles 2 with a pourable product, in particular a food product.
  • filling machine 1 is adapted to perform a so-called "contact” filling of articles 2, i.e. to convey the pourable product along a path isolated from the external environment, in order to maintain the sterility of the pourable product and to allow the filling of carbonated pourable products performing compression and/or decompression steps of articles 2.
  • the filling station of filing machine 1 essentially comprises ( figure 4 ):
  • Carousel 3 also includes:
  • each article 2 comprises ( Figures 2 and from 5 to 12):
  • Each filling device 10 is adapted to perform a working cycle on relative article 2 fed from station I to station O, comprising the steps of:
  • Each filling device 10 could perform a working cycle without some steps. For example, in the case of non-carbonated pourable products, there are no pressurisation and depressuration steps.
  • Filling device 10 essentially comprises:
  • fluidic line 12 ends, on the part opposite to tank 7, with a duct 15 ( Figures 1 to 3 ) defining opening 13 and extending along axis B.
  • shutter 14 prevents the pourable product from flowing from tank 7 to opening 13, when it is arranged in the closed position.
  • shutter 14 allows the pourable product to flow from tank 7 to opening 13, when it is arranged in the closed position.
  • shutter 14 is elastically loaded towards the open position by a helical spring 70 having axis B and is displaceable towards the closed position and against spring 70 ( Figures 5 to 12 ), by feeding a pressurised fluid within a chamber 71.
  • Frame 11 further defines:
  • frame 11 comprises:
  • walls 21, 22, 23 have respective free annular ends 39, 53, 38.
  • Ends 39, 35 define opening 13 while ends 38 define an inlet opening for duct 20 surrounding opening 13.
  • Duct 15 is in particular defined between walls 21, 22 and duct 20 is defined between walls 22, 23.
  • Frame 11 further comprises:
  • plate 30 is axially defined, on the side of surface 31, by a surface 32 connected to surface 31 and, on the opposite side of the surface, by a surface 33.
  • Plate 30 also comprises a surface 34 defining hole 26, extending between surfaces 31 and 32 and having decreasing diameters, proceeding from surface 31 to surface 32.
  • surface 34 has a series (two in the case shown) of shoulders, proceeding from surface 32 to surface 33.
  • Filling device 10 also comprises ( Figures 5 to 12 ):
  • Filling device 10 finally comprises an element 40 displaceable between a lowered position (shown in figure 2 ) in which it sealingly cooperates with mouth 6a of article 2 during a step of filling article 2, and a lifted position (shown in figure 1 ) in which it is axially spaced from mouth 6a.
  • Element 40 can also be arranged in the lowered position, during a step of periodic sanitisation of filling device 10 ( Figure 3 ).
  • a closing element 44 extending orthogonally to axis B is arranged in contact with element 40, tank 7 is filled with a sanitising product and shutter 14 is arranged in the open position.
  • closing element 44 is displaceable orthogonally to axis B between a retracted position ( Figures 1 and 2 ) wherein it is offset with respect to opening 13 and an advanced position ( Figure 3 ) in which it closes opening 13.
  • the sanitising product can circulate in filling device 10.
  • filling device 10 comprises feeding means 45 for a pressurised fluid operable to create a pressure on a surface 46 of element 40 and displace it from the lifted position to the lowered position.
  • feeding means 45 are operable to create a first relative pressure value on surface 46, when element 40 must be displaced in the lowered position.
  • Feeding means 45 are also operable to create a relative pressure substantially equal to zero on surface 46, when element 40 must be displaced in the lifted position.
  • Element 40 is also elastically loaded towards the lifted position by a helical spring 55.
  • spring 55 extends along axis B.
  • element 40 is configured as a bell having axis B surrounding duct 20.
  • Element 40 substantially comprises ( Figures 1 , 2 and 3 ) :
  • element 40 has decreasing radial size, proceeding from flange 41 to flange 42.
  • Flange 41 is axially defined by surface 46 and by a surface 47 opposite to surface 46.
  • surfaces 46, 47 are annular and lie on planes orthogonal to axis B.
  • Surface 47 also defines flange 41 on the side of opening 13 while surface 46 defines flange 41 on the side opposite to opening 13.
  • element 40 also comprises an annular gasket 80 fixed to surface 46, on the opposite side of surface 47.
  • Gasket 80 slides on wall 24 and ensures that chamber 50 is fluid-tight.
  • Gasket 80 has in the case shown a V section.
  • Chamber 50 has a variable volume depending on the position of element 40 along axis B. More in particular, chamber 50 has a maximum volume when element 40 is in the lowered position and minimum volume when element 40 is in the lifted position.
  • Feeding means 45 are adapted to create the first pressure value within chamber 50 when element 40 must be arranged in the lowered position.
  • Chamber 50 is, on the other side, discharged when element 40 must be arranged in the lifted position.
  • filling device 10 comprises an electrovalve 85 housed in a housing 86 and a fluidic line 87 fluidically connected to chamber 50.
  • Electrovalve 85 is configured to fluidically connect fluidic line 87 to a source 88 of fluid at the first pressure value to displace element 40 in the lowered position or to a discharge outlet 89 to allow the displacement of element 40 in the lifted position.
  • Housing 86 houses further electrovalves (not shown) configured to control the displacement of shutter 14 between the open and closed positions and to control valves 16, 17 and 37.
  • Gasket 43 contacts mouth 6a of article 2, when element 40 is in the lowered position and is spaced from mouth 6a, when element 40 is in the lifted position.
  • Spring 55 is interposed between plate 30 and surface 47 of flange 41 is fluid-tightly housed within a chamber 51 defined by frame 11.
  • chamber 51 is defined radially between wall 24 and element 40 and is axially defined between surface 47 and one of shoulders of surface 34.
  • Chamber 51 has a variable volume depending on the position of element 40 along axis B. More in particular, chamber 51 has a maximum volume when element 40 is in the lowered position and a minimum volume when element 40 is in the lowered position.
  • Element 40 also comprises an annular ring nut 60 having axis B, fixed on flange 42 in a position radially external with respect to axis B sliding on surface 33 of plate 30.
  • Ring nut 60 is provided to maintain in position gasket 43 on flange 42.
  • Filling device 10 finally comprises a flow rate measurer 49 (shown in figures 5 to 12 ) adapted to measure the amount of product that flows along fluidic line 12, when shutter 14 is in the open position.
  • a non-limitative operation example of filling device 10 is shown from the time in which carousel 3 receives article 2 to be filled from conveyor 4 at station I of path P.
  • electrovalve 86 connects fluidic line 87 to discharge outlet 89. Thereby, the relative pressure in chamber 50 is substantially zero and spring 55 maintains element 40 in the lifted position.
  • valves 16, 17 prevent the fluidic connection of chamber 25 with duct 15 and valve 37 prevents the fluidic connection of chamber 36 with duct 20.
  • electrovalve 85 connects fluidic line 87 to source 88 so as to feed the pressurised fluid within chamber 50.
  • filling device 10 performs a pressurisation operation of article 2 having the purpose of bringing the pressure within article 2 to the same pressure value present within chamber 25 ( Figure 7 ).
  • valves 16, 17 are controlled so as to allow the flow of gas from chamber 25 to duct 19 and from the latter to article 2.
  • valve 16 is controlled so as to prevent the flow of gas from chamber 25 to duct 19, and a slow filling step of article 2 with the pourable product is performed.
  • shutter 14 is arranged in the open position, so that the pourable product can flow from tank 7 to opening 13 along fluidic line 12 ( Figure 8 ).
  • the pourable product flows out from opening 13, passes through element 40 and fills article 2, determining the outflow of air and of the gas contained within article 2.
  • valve 16 is controlled so as to allow the return of mixture of air and gas from duct 19 to chamber 25.
  • filling device 10 After a possible stabilisation step, filling device 10 performs a decompression step of article 2.
  • valve 37 is controlled so as to fluidically connect duct 20 and chamber 36 ( Figure 10 ).
  • the gas contained within the neck portion 6b reaches chamber 36 and the pressure value within neck portion 6b equals the atmospheric pressure.
  • Electrovalve 85 connects fluidic line 87 to discharge outlet 88 so as to reduce the pressure within chamber 50, so that element 40 is brought by spring 55 in the lifted position and axially spaced by mouth 6a of article 2.
  • article 2 is then transferred from carousel 3 to conveyor 5.
  • filling device 10 is periodically subjected to a sanitisation step.
  • tank 7 is filled with a sterilising product, element 40 is arranged in the lowered position and closed element 44 is arranged in abutment against ring nut 60.
  • shutter 14 is arranged in the lifted position and valves 16, 17, 37 are controlled so as to allow the fluidic connection between chamber 25 and duct 19 and between chamber 36 and duct 20.
  • sterilising product can circulate within filling device 10 and can sterilise it.
  • 10' indicates a filling device according to a different embodiment of the present invention.
  • the filling device 10' is similar to filling device 10 and will be described hereinafter only as far as it differs therefrom; corresponding or equivalent parts of filling devices 10 and 10' will be indicated where possible by the same reference numbers.
  • filling device 10' differs from filling device 10 by not comprising spring 55.
  • the displacement of element 40 from the lowered position to the lifted position is obtained by feeding a pressurised fluid within chamber 51, by means of electrovalve 95' arranged in housing 86.
  • electrovalve 95' reduces the pressure within chamber 51 to a value substantially equal to the atmospheric pressure.
  • filling device 10' comprises a fluidic line 97' fluidically connected with chamber 51 as shown in Figure 3 .
  • Electrovalve 95' is configured to fluidically connect fluidic line 97' alternatively to a source 98' of fluid at the first pressure value to displace element 40 in the lowered position or to an discharge outlet 99' to displace element 40 in the lowered position.
  • filling device 10' differs from filling device 10 in that electrovalve 95' is configured to create the first or further relative pressure value within chamber 51, when element 40 must be displaced in the lifted position, and to create a relative pressure value substantially equal to zero within chamber 51, when element 40 must be displaced in the lowered position.
  • filling device 10, 10' does not require to displace article 2 in a direction parallel to axis B, and at the same time, displays the maximum flexibility as regards the displacement of element 40 between the lifted and lowered positions, as regards both the rapidity of displacement and the displacement time instant.
  • the displacement of element 40 substantially occurs pneumatically and is not based on any mechanical coupling with a fixed cam, like in the known solutions disclosed in the introduction of the present description.
  • the rapidity of displacement from the lifted position to the lowered position of element 40 substantially depends on the rapidity of operation of feeding means 45 and on the calibration of spring 55.
  • the displacement instant between the lowered and lifted positions depends exclusively on the operation instant of feeding means 45 and on the mechanical features of spring 55.
  • Filling device 10' results even more flexible, as the displacement law of element 40 exclusively depends on the operation of feeding means 45.
  • filling device 10, 10' does not comprise rolling or sliding parts in the area immediately above mouth 6a of article 2.
  • filling device 10, 10' is particularly suitable for use in a solution in which a carter surrounds element 40 and mouth 6a of article 2 and in which the carter is maintained slightly pressurised in order to prevent external products from contaminating the filling area defined by flange 42 and mouth 6a.
  • this filling area has no cam follower rollers. Accordingly, the above said carter can be advantageously made especially small in volume.
  • the displacement of element 40 of filling device 10 from the lowered position to the lifted position could be obtained by feeding a pressurised fluid within chamber 51 and spring 55 could be arranged within chamber 50 to preload element 40 towards the lowered position.
  • filling device 10, 10' could perform a working cycle not comprising some of the above said steps.

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CN104692310A (zh) * 2013-12-06 2015-06-10 克罗内斯股份公司 用于将灌装产品注入容器的灌装头及清理灌装头的方法

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EP0179976A2 (de) * 1984-10-02 1986-05-07 SIMONAZZI A. & L. S.p.A. Kontinuierlich arbeitende Befüllungsvorrichtung
EP0405259A1 (de) * 1989-06-27 1991-01-02 ALFILL GETRÄNKETECHNIK GmbH Vorrichtung zum Füllen von Behältern
DE4243001A1 (de) 1992-12-18 1994-06-23 Kronseder Maschf Krones Füllmaschine für Gefäße
EP1564180A1 (de) * 2004-02-16 2005-08-17 Shibuya Kogyo Co., Ltd Füllventil
DE202006001234U1 (de) * 2006-01-26 2007-03-08 Krones Ag Behälterfüllmaschine
WO2009106215A1 (de) * 2008-02-26 2009-09-03 Khs Ag Füllelement zum füllen von behältern mit einem flüssigen füllgut, sowie füllmaschine

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EP0179976A2 (de) * 1984-10-02 1986-05-07 SIMONAZZI A. & L. S.p.A. Kontinuierlich arbeitende Befüllungsvorrichtung
EP0405259A1 (de) * 1989-06-27 1991-01-02 ALFILL GETRÄNKETECHNIK GmbH Vorrichtung zum Füllen von Behältern
DE4243001A1 (de) 1992-12-18 1994-06-23 Kronseder Maschf Krones Füllmaschine für Gefäße
EP1564180A1 (de) * 2004-02-16 2005-08-17 Shibuya Kogyo Co., Ltd Füllventil
DE202006001234U1 (de) * 2006-01-26 2007-03-08 Krones Ag Behälterfüllmaschine
WO2009106215A1 (de) * 2008-02-26 2009-09-03 Khs Ag Füllelement zum füllen von behältern mit einem flüssigen füllgut, sowie füllmaschine

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DE102013106104A1 (de) * 2013-06-12 2014-12-18 Krones Ag Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Befüllen eines Behälters mit einem Füllprodukt
CN104692310A (zh) * 2013-12-06 2015-06-10 克罗内斯股份公司 用于将灌装产品注入容器的灌装头及清理灌装头的方法
CN104692310B (zh) * 2013-12-06 2017-07-28 克罗内斯股份公司 用于将灌装产品注入容器的灌装头及清理灌装头的方法

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