EP2669200B1 - Dispositif destiné à fermer des récipients avec rinçage d'espace de tête integré - Google Patents

Dispositif destiné à fermer des récipients avec rinçage d'espace de tête integré Download PDF

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EP2669200B1
EP2669200B1 EP13170054.4A EP13170054A EP2669200B1 EP 2669200 B1 EP2669200 B1 EP 2669200B1 EP 13170054 A EP13170054 A EP 13170054A EP 2669200 B1 EP2669200 B1 EP 2669200B1
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Stephan Hartmann
Josef Doblinger
Roland Lange
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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
    • B67C3/222—Head-space air removing devices, e.g. by inducing foam
    • 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
    • B65B31/00—Packaging articles or materials under special atmospheric or gaseous conditions; Adding propellants to aerosol containers
    • B65B31/04—Evacuating, pressurising or gasifying filled containers or wrappers by means of nozzles through which air or other gas, e.g. an inert gas, is withdrawn or supplied
    • B65B31/043—Evacuating, pressurising or gasifying filled containers or wrappers by means of nozzles through which air or other gas, e.g. an inert gas, is withdrawn or supplied the nozzles acting horizontally between an upper and a lower part of the container or wrapper, e.g. between container and lid
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67B—APPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS
    • B67B3/00—Closing bottles, jars or similar containers by applying caps
    • B67B3/003—Pretreatment of caps, e.g. cleaning, steaming, heating or sterilizing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67B—APPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS
    • B67B2201/00—Indexing codes relating to constructional features of closing machines
    • B67B2201/08—Aseptic features

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  • the present invention relates to a device for closing containers with closures, preferably for closing containers with plastic screw caps, roll-on closures or bottle caps.
  • metering nitrogen For metering nitrogen, it is known, for example, to introduce a drop of liquid nitrogen through the mouth of the container, the liquid nitrogen then evaporating in the headspace of the container and correspondingly displacing the oxygen contained therein.
  • Corresponding metering devices include a nitrogen nozzle mounted on the pitch circle above the mouths of the respective containers so that a drop of liquid nitrogen can be metered through the mouth into the head space. Accordingly, the nozzle is arranged directly above the mouth, so that closing the container with a closure at the same time for metering in the nitrogen plug is impossible.
  • simultaneous capping with the metering in of the nitrogen plug is also undesirable in the use of liquid nitrogen because the nitrogen must first evaporate to displace the oxygen before the respective plug is applied. Accordingly, part of the treatment angle is used here to await the evaporation of the nitrogen droplet.
  • a corresponding system is for example from the EP 1 651 555 B1 known.
  • gaseous nitrogen is injected via a first side-mounted nozzle in the headspace of the container and via a disposed on the opposite side of the second nitrogen nozzle, gaseous nitrogen is injected into the closure.
  • a displacement of the oxygen is achieved both in the headspace of the container and in the closure.
  • a corresponding system is for example from the WO 2010/087097 A1 known.
  • Another device for gassing both the headspace and the closure is from the JP 2004-161350 A
  • a single, arranged between the closure and the headspace of the container nozzle carrier is provided, which each comprises upwardly directed nozzles for rinsing the closure and downwardly directed nozzles for rinsing the headspace.
  • US 2007/0056251 A1 discloses an apparatus according to the preamble of claim 1 and a method for reducing the oxygen content in the headspace of a container during the closing operation.
  • the DE 2363428 A1 discloses a device for reducing the amount of air in bottled beverages.
  • the US 4602473 A shows an apparatus for sealing containers and for replacing bottleneck air with an inert gas.
  • the US 3246447 A shows a closure head for the closure of containers, which removes air from the container before its hermetic sealing.
  • the device for closing containers with closures comprises a conveyor star for conveying the container and at least one closing element for closing the container conveyed with the conveyor star. It further comprises a nozzle carrier with upwardly directed nozzles for blowing purge gas into the closure and with downwardly directed nozzles for injecting purge gas into the head space of the container.
  • the nozzle carrier is arranged outside the effective range of the closing element.
  • the nozzle carrier Due to the fact that the nozzle carrier is arranged outside the effective range of the closing element, a gassing can take place during the entire closing operation and the lowering movement of the closing element can be started at an early stage.
  • the gassing process can be started when the headspace of the Container and the closure are still freely accessible, so that the nitrogen gas can be injected obliquely from below into the closure, which is already in the closing element, and from obliquely upwards into the headspace of the container guided in the guide star. Due to the arrangement of the nozzle carrier with the nozzles outside the effective range of the closing element, the gas flow, which is applied via the nozzles of the nozzle carrier, can be maintained correspondingly, until the closure is completely seated on the container.
  • the gas flow with the oxygen-free gas can be maintained by the lateral arrangement of the nozzle carrier outside the effective range of the closing element during the complete closing operation. Accordingly, the residual oxygen content in the headspace after putting on the closure or after the conclusion of the closing process is particularly low.
  • the nozzle carrier is preferably outside the pitch circle in such a way that it is possible to inject the nitrogen into the head space and closure.
  • the nozzle carrier can be correspondingly also mounted within the pitch circle so that a corresponding injection of nitrogen is made possible.
  • the nozzle carrier extends over an angular portion along the pitch circle, which is extended between the position of picking the respective closure up to a position of complete placement or complete closure of the closure.
  • the nozzle carrier extends over this angular range.
  • the nozzle carrier preferably has a multiplicity of gas nozzles which are directed upwards in order to inject gas into the closure. Furthermore, a plurality of gas nozzles are preferably provided, which are directed downward to allow injection of the gas into the headspace of the container.
  • the nozzles are arranged along the nozzle carrier at different angles in order to allow the most accurate possible injection into the closure and the head space of the container.
  • the container In a screw capper for screwing plastic caps on bottles, the container is usually performed on a neck ring at a constant height, whereas the closing element is lowered with the screw cap received therein to the mouth of the container.
  • the gas nozzles are preferably arranged such that the lower gas nozzles, which aim into the head space of the container, are arranged at always the same angle on the nozzle carrier, but the upper nozzles, which aim into the closure, are arranged at different angles, that the gas flow follows the lowering movement of the closure.
  • the upwardly directed nozzles at the beginning of the gassing are directed upwards steeper than to the end of the gassing out.
  • additional upwardly directed Um réelleungsdüsen above the upwardly directed nozzles and / or additional downwardly directed Um réelleungsdüsen below the downwardly directed nozzles and / or additional Um réelleungsdüsen between the upwardly directed nozzles and the downwardly directed nozzles are provided.
  • a type of purge gas curtain can be provided around the area of the closure and the mouth of the container to be closed.
  • the purge gas preferably an inert gas
  • the additional circulation nozzles are arranged only in a section of the nozzle carrier with respect to its angular extent.
  • the risk of contamination of the containers by the intake of ambient air into the container is the end of the lowering process highest, since the ambient air can then no longer be removed by subsequent flushing with purge gas from the container.
  • An arrangement of the additional rinsing nozzles in the angular range of the nozzle carrier, which corresponds to the completion of the lowering operation of the closure on the mouth of the container, is therefore preferred. In this way, purge gas can be saved at the beginning of the lowering process.
  • the additional rinsing nozzles are designed so that the purge gas exiting therefrom has a lower flow than that of the upwardly directed nozzles and / or the downwardly directed nozzles.
  • This lower flow is preferably achieved by selecting a corresponding diameter of the additional circulation nozzles. Due to the lower flow or a lower pulse of the exiting gas, the ambient atmosphere is washed away by a very gentle purge gas flow, but without destroying the purge gas atmosphere.
  • the additional circulation nozzles can be fed via a separate from the upwardly directed nozzles and the downwardly directed nozzles purge gas, which is preferably acted upon by a lower purge gas pressure.
  • this separate purge gas supply can advantageously be connected to another purge gas source, which supplies a different pressure, or which supplies another purge gas or inert gas.
  • the separate purge gas can also be connected via a pressure reducing valve to the first purge gas source.
  • the respective cleaning area can be widened even during a cleaning process, and the cleaning liquid can be specifically applied to specific areas of the installation or to the surfaces of the installation.
  • the upwardly directed nozzles may splash into the capping head and inject the additional upwardly directed dishwashing nozzles from the outside onto the capping head.
  • nozzle carrier By arranging the nozzle carrier with the nozzles outside the effective range of the closing element, it is furthermore possible to lower the closing element earlier than would be possible with an arrangement of a nitrogen nozzle between the closure and the container.
  • an angle section of the pitch circle for purging the head space and the closure can also be reduced or reduced so that the performance of the capper can be increased.
  • the nozzle carrier has a valve for introducing a cleaning liquid, for example cleaning foam or hot liquor.
  • a cleaning liquid for example cleaning foam or hot liquor.
  • FIG. 1 schematically a cross-section through a portion of the device for closing containers 2 with a closure 3 is shown.
  • the container 2 has an opening 20 to which the closure 3 is to be screwed.
  • the closure 3 preferably has an internal thread 30, which is screwed to a corresponding external thread in the region of the mouth 20 of the container 2.
  • a head space 24 is provided, which is initially filled with ambient air from the filling plant.
  • the closure 3 has in its interior an internal volume 32, which is originally also filled with ambient air.
  • a nozzle carrier 4 with an upwardly flowing nozzle 40 for flowing in a guided in the nozzle carrier 4, or in a cavity 44 of the nozzle carrier 4, gas is provided.
  • the upwardly directed nozzle 40 is aligned so that the gas stream is flowed into the interior 32 of the closure 3.
  • a downwardly directed nozzle 42 is provided, which is oriented so that the gas flow leaving it flows into the head space 24 of the container 2.
  • the nozzle carrier 4 is arranged in its height so that the nozzles 40, 42 at the beginning of the rinsing preferably at about the same distance from the respective inlet openings, ie the mouth 20 and the opening of the shutter 3, have.
  • the closure 3 is lowered onto the mouth 20 of the container 2, so that here the distances to the nozzle carrier 4 change.
  • FIG. 1 is further seen that the nozzle carrier 4 is formed in a ring portion having a radius such that the nozzle carrier 4 is outside the mouth 20 and outside of the closure 3. In other words, the closure 3 can be lowered to the mouth 20 without the nozzle carrier 4 being in the way.
  • FIG. 1 shown rhombic shape of the nozzle carrier 4, which has a corresponding taper in the upper region.
  • This taper can be designed to be complementary to the outer dimensions of a closing element. Accordingly, even when the closure 3 is fully seated on the mouth 20 of the container 2, the nozzle carrier 4 can still be provided and correspondingly continue to provide a purge gas flow.
  • the nozzle carrier 4 is arranged so that it also outside the sphere of action of an in FIG. 1 Closing element, not shown, for closing the container 2 with the closure 3 is formed.
  • This arrangement results, for example FIG. 2 according to which the individual closing elements 6 can be lowered completely onto the respective containers 2 in order to apply the closures 3, but without colliding with the nozzle carrier 4.
  • purge gas which is supplied through the inner space 44 of the nozzle carrier 4 to the nozzles 40, 42, preferably nitrogen - that is N 2 - used.
  • nitrogen - that is N 2 - used.
  • suitable gases in particular inert gases, but can also be used for rinsing.
  • FIG. 1 two additional circulation nozzles 41 and 43 are shown, which are arranged on the nozzle carrier 4.
  • the additional rinse nozzle 41 is above the upwardly directed nozzle 40, and the additional rinse nozzle 43 is disposed below the downwardly directed nozzle 42.
  • the additional circulation nozzles 41, 43 serve to form a kind of purge gas curtain around the closure 3 and the mouth 20 around, in order to reduce the intake of ambient air into the container 2 or even in turbulence resulting from the relative movement between the closure 3 and the mouth 20 during the closing process to avoid.
  • the additional flow-around nozzles 41, 43 can be adapted in their diameter so that a very gentle purging gas flow, the ambient atmosphere from the closure region rinses.
  • a further channel for the supply of the circulating gas in the nozzle carrier 4.
  • another purge gas source can then be connected to another purge gas and / or another pressure.
  • the further channel can also be connected via a pressure reducing valve to the first purge gas source, so that only a different pressure for the purge gas is provided here. In this way, the purge gas exiting the additional purge nozzles 41, 43 may have a lower flow rate and thus a lower pulse, so that the purge gas atmosphere thus formed will not be blown around the occlusion area.
  • the additional circulation nozzles 41, 43 furthermore have the advantage that cleaning agents can be applied to them in a targeted manner through them.
  • the upwardly directed nozzles 40 inject into the closing element 6, and the additional flow nozzle 41 sprays from the outside onto the closing element 6. This allows the desired cleaning effect or the desired cleaning range to be determined in a targeted manner.
  • the additional circulation nozzles 41, 43 may preferably be arranged only in a section of the nozzle carrier 4 with respect to its angular extent.
  • the risk of loading the container 2 by drawing ambient air into the container 2 is the highest at the conclusion of the lowering process, since the ambient air can not be removed from the container 2 by subsequent flushing with flushing gas.
  • An arrangement of the additional circulation nozzles 41, 43 in the angular region of the nozzle carrier 4, which corresponds to the completion of the lowering operation of the closure 3 on the mouth 20 of the container 2, is therefore preferred. In this way, purge gas can be saved at the beginning of the lowering process.
  • FIG. 2 For example, an exemplary apparatus 1 for closing containers is shown in a schematic perspective view, wherein no containers are shown here.
  • the containers are usually conveyed by means of the schematically indicated conveyor star 5.
  • the conveyor star 5 In the conveyor star 5 the in FIG. 2
  • the containers are held at their respective neck rings and guided in a circle by means of the conveying star 5.
  • closing elements 6 On the respective receiving pockets for the mouths of the container in the conveyor star 5 closing elements 6 are provided, by means of which closures, such as in FIG. 1 shown closure 3, can be applied to the mouths 20 of the container.
  • the respective closures are transferred via a pick wheel 60 on the pitch circle of Verschegaetti 6, removed at the tangential transfer point by a downward movement of the Verschbieides 6 from the pick wheel 60, and then subsequently lowered to an orifice of a container and connected thereto.
  • the closing element 6 is intended to screw a plastic screw cap onto a PET bottle.
  • other closing elements 6 are also conceivable in this configuration, such as, for example, closing elements for rolling on roll-on closures or for applying crown corks.
  • angular portion of the pitch circle of the nozzle carrier 4 is provided, wherein the corresponding angular portion of the pitch circle is selected so that the gas stream can be injected into the head space volume of the container to be closed and the closure, which is already in the closing element 6, also with the gas flow can be applied. Accordingly, ambient air or oxygen is displaced both from the head space and from the volume defined by the closure by the inflowing N 2 gas.
  • the closing operation of the container can take place, although a gas flow is provided by means of the nozzles 40, 42 arranged in the nozzle carrier 4 and the circulating nozzles 41, 43.
  • the closing element 6 can perform the necessary for the closing stroke movement in the presence of the nozzle carrier 4 completely. Accordingly, the entire closing operation, be accompanied by the gas purging, at least until the complete placement of the closure on the mouth of the container. This ensures that the residual oxygen in the headspace volume of the then sealed container is very low.
  • the nozzle carrier 4 it is preferable for the nozzle carrier 4 to be provided with nozzles pointing downwards for injecting the gas stream into the nozzle Equip the headspace of the container that here a constant current, preferably at a constant angle takes place.
  • the orientation of the nozzles pointing upwards in the nozzle carrier 4 preferably varies so that an optimal injection of the respective gas stream into the through the closure defined volume takes place.
  • the nozzles arranged in the nozzle carrier 4 and pointing upwards can be oriented differently over the length of the nozzle carrier 4.
  • the cross section of the nozzle carrier 4 can change over its length, whereby, for example, the flow emerging from the respective nozzles can be kept essentially the same over the entire length of the nozzle carrier.
  • FIG. 2 Even if in FIG. 2 a preferred variant is shown to the effect that the nozzle carrier 4 outside the pitch circle on which the mouths of the container and the closing elements 6 are guided, can be arranged in a variant of the nozzle carrier 4 on the inside, ie within the pitch circle ,
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view of the device 1 for closing containers shown, wherein the individual closing elements 6 can be seen. About an inlet star 70 and an outlet star 72 to be closed containers are supplied. The closures can be transferred to the closing elements 6 via the picking wheel 60.
  • the nozzle carrier 4 which is provided with the corresponding, downwardly and upwardly radiating nozzles 40, 42 for introducing the purge gas into the headspace volume of a container as well as into the volume defined by a closure.
  • the nozzle carrier 4 extends over a relatively wide angular portion of the pitch circle, so that a blowing of the purge gas, preferably N 2 , both in the head space and in the volume formed by the closure is possible until the closure completely on the mouth of Container is placed. In this way it can be achieved that hardly any oxygen enters the closure or the headspace volume even after the rinsing process.
  • FIG. 3 is further indicated on the nozzle carrier 4 schematically a valve 8, which allows the integration into the cleaning circuit of the device 1 (so-called cleaning-in-place) for rinsing the nozzle carrier 4 with hot liquor, with foam or other cleaning fluid. Accordingly, the nozzle carrier 4 can be cleaned from the inside and all nozzles 40, 42 and wash-around nozzles 41, 43 can be flushed with the cleaning liquid. Due to the simple geometric shape, such as in FIG. 1 is shown, the nozzle carrier 4 can also be easily rinsed or cleaned from the outside, in particular also because no horizontal surfaces are provided, on which the cleaning liquid could accumulate.
  • the conveying star 5 and the undersides of the closing elements 6 can also be rinsed. According to the construction shown, in addition to the advantageous handling in the displacement of oxygen from the headspace volume, at the same time an improved behavior during cleaning.
  • FIG. 4 schematically shows a circuit diagram for supplying the purge gas to the individual purge valves 40, 42.
  • the purge gas is introduced at the gas inlet 90, for example N 2 with an overpressure of 6 to 8 bar.
  • the gas is then transferred via two sterilized filter cartridges 94 to the corresponding nozzles 40, 42.
  • the sterilization of the gas to be injected in the filter cartridges 94 counteracts the entry of germs into the container to be closed.
  • superheated steam for sterilizing both the filter cartridges 94 and the nozzles 40, 42 or the nozzle carrier can be introduced into the system.
  • the corresponding superheated steam is present, for example, at a pressure of 3 bar and can be applied via corresponding feed lines 980 into the filter cartridges 94 or via a feed line 982 directly to the nozzles 40, 42 or the nozzle carrier 4.
  • additional circulation nozzles 41, 43 are arranged in the nozzle carrier 4, then they are also subjected to flushing gas and sterilization medium accordingly.
  • a supply line 984 for scouring liquor in the nozzle carrier 4 or in the cavity 44 is also shown.
  • the feed line 984 is equipped with a CIP system (cleaning-in-place system) connected, so that the cleaning process can be integrated into the cleaning circuit of the device 1.
  • CIP system cleaning-in-place system
  • the filter cartridges 94 are designed so that the N 2 is sterile filtered, so that it can be used for application in an aseptic system for the aseptic filling of beverages.
  • a gassing of the head space and the closure can be achieved until the closure is completely placed on the container to be closed, so that the re-entry of atmospheric oxygen is greatly reduced to completely prevented.
  • the resulting low-oxygen atmosphere in the headspace of the container counteracts the oxidation of oxygen-sensitive products.
  • a simple and reliable sanitation can be achieved by the corresponding geometry of the nozzle carrier 4 and the possibility of easy flow through the nozzle carrier 4, the nozzles 40, 42 and the Um Cyprusungsdüsen 41, 43 with sterile steam, hot liquor, foam or other sanitation.

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  1. Dispositif (1) destiné à fermer des récipients (2) avec des fermetures (3), comprenant une étoile de transport (5) pour transporter les récipients (2) et au moins un élément de fermeture (6) pour fermer les récipients (2) transportés avec l'étoile de transport (5), comprenant en outre un support de buses (4), comprenant des buses (40) orientées vers le haut pour insuffler du gaz de rinçage dans la fermeture (3) et des buses orientées vers le bas (42) pour insuffler du gaz de rinçage dans l'espace de tête (24) du récipient (2), le support de buses (4) étant disposé à l'extérieur de la zone d'action de l'élément de fermeture (6),
    caractérisé en ce que le support de buses (4) est disposé dans une région angulaire entre la position d'un poste de prélèvement (60) et la position à laquelle le récipient (2) est complètement fermé et s'étend au-delà de la région angulaire.
  2. Dispositif (1) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le support de buses (4) est situé à l'extérieur du cercle primitif sur lequel sont guidés les embouchures des récipients (2) ainsi que les éléments de fermeture (6).
  3. Dispositif (1) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le support de buses (4) est situé à l'intérieur du cercle primitif sur lequel sont guidés les embouchures des récipients (2) ainsi que les éléments de fermeture (6).
  4. Dispositif (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins deux des buses orientées vers le haut (40) présentent des angles de sortie de gaz différents par rapport au support de buses (4).
  5. Dispositif (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que des buses de rinçage supplémentaires (41) sont prévues au-dessus des buses orientées vers le haut (40) et/ou des buses de rinçage supplémentaires (43) sont prévues en dessous des buses orientées vers le bas (42) et/ou des buses de rinçage supplémentaires sont prévues entre les buses orientées vers le haut (40) et les buses orientées vers le bas (42).
  6. Dispositif (1) selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que les buses de rinçage supplémentaires (41, 43) sont disposées seulement dans une section du support de buses (4) par rapport à son étendue angulaire.
  7. Dispositif (1) selon la revendication 5 ou 6, caractérisé en ce que les buses de rinçage supplémentaires (41, 43) sont réalisées de telle sorte que le gaz de rinçage sortant de celles-ci présente un écoulement inférieur à celui du gaz de rinçage sortant des buses orientées vers le haut (40) et des buses orientées vers le bas (42), de préférence par sélection d'un diamètre correspondant des buses de rinçage supplémentaires (41, 43).
  8. Dispositif (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 5 à 7, caractérisé en ce que les buses de rinçage supplémentaires (41, 43) présentent une alimentation en gaz de rinçage séparée des buses orientées vers le haut (40) et des buses (42) orientées vers le bas, laquelle alimentation peut être sollicitée de préférence avec une autre pression de gaz de rinçage.
  9. Dispositif (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le support de buses (4) présente une section transversale de forme essentiellement rhombique.
  10. Dispositif (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'un dispositif de stérilisation de gaz (94) est prévu avant le support de buses (4), lequel sert à stériliser le gaz sortant des buses (40, 42).
  11. Dispositif (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'une soupape (8) est prévue pour introduire un milieu de nettoyage dans le support de buses (4).
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