EP2697150A1 - Verfahren sowie füllmaschine zum freistrahlfüllen von flaschen oder dergleichen behältern - Google Patents
Verfahren sowie füllmaschine zum freistrahlfüllen von flaschen oder dergleichen behälternInfo
- Publication number
- EP2697150A1 EP2697150A1 EP12707487.0A EP12707487A EP2697150A1 EP 2697150 A1 EP2697150 A1 EP 2697150A1 EP 12707487 A EP12707487 A EP 12707487A EP 2697150 A1 EP2697150 A1 EP 2697150A1
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- Prior art keywords
- filling
- container
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- filling element
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Classifications
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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
- B67C3/04—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus without applying pressure
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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
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- B67C3/26—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks
Definitions
- the invention relates to a method according to the preamble of claim 1 and to a filling machine according to the preamble of claim 5.
- a certain disadvantage with free-jet filling is that when the rotor of the filling machine is rotating due to the centrifugal or centrifugal forces exerted on the free filling jet, the filling jet is directed outwards relative to the machine axis. is deflected away from this machine axis.
- the diameter of the filling jet can thus not be optimally adapted to the diameter of the container opening, but the diameter of the filling jet has always been chosen to be significantly smaller than the cross section of the container opening, which leads to a reduction or limitation of the performance (number of filled containers per time unit). the relevant filling machine leads.
- the object of the invention is to provide a method which avoids this disadvantage and allows, inter alia, an increase in the performance of a filling machine.
- a method according to claim 1 is formed.
- a filling machine is the subject of patent claim 5.
- the centrifugal force compensation inter alia, an increase in the ratio filling volume / time unit achieved by improved utilization of the cross-section of the container openings and thus the performance of the respective filling machine, over the entire speed range of this machine, or it is at the same power of a filling machine a clear Reduction of the necessary filling stations possible.
- the centrifugal force compensation takes place in principle by a controlled relative movement between the filling element of the respective filling station or the discharge opening having part of the filling element and the container, for example, characterized in that the filling element rotates controlled by at least one tangentially to the direction of rotation of the rotor and thus perpendicular to the centrifugal force oriented axis - or is pivotable.
- the discharge opening of the filling element With increasing rotational speed of the rotor and increasing centrifugal force, the discharge opening of the filling element is inclined towards the machine axis.
- the exit velocity of the filling jet counteracts the centrifugal force when exiting the discharge opening.
- the angle of inclination is adjusted in accordance with the respective centrifugal force in such a way that the free filling jet in the region of the container opening hits it again centrically or substantially centrically.
- the centrifugal force compensation or the corresponding adjustment of the filling element and / or the container carrier takes place for example by at least one for each filling station independently provided actuator or servo drive, but preferably by an adjusting device which is provided for all filling stations of the filling machine together and that at the for Fill unused angular range (blind spot) of the rotational movement of the rotor between the container outlet and a container inlet.
- an adjusting device which is provided for all filling stations of the filling machine together and that at the for Fill unused angular range (blind spot) of the rotational movement of the rotor between the container outlet and a container inlet.
- the respective setting made for the centrifugal force compensation is then fixed until the corresponding filling station again reaches the blind spot.
- FIG. 2 shows a view of the filling station of FIG. 1 in a viewing direction radial machine axis MA
- FIGS. 1 and 2 representations as in FIGS. 1 and 2 in a further embodiment of the invention.
- Figures 1 and 2 1 is a filling element of a filling machine of the rotary type for free jet filling of containers in the form of bottles 2 with a liquid product.
- the latter are held suspended on a container carrier 3, in such a way that the respective bottle 2 with its bottle axis in the vertical direction and parallel to a machine axis MA of the filling machine is oriented with its bottle mouth or opening 2.1 below the filling element 1 and at a distance of this filling element or from a dispensing opening formed at the lower end of the filling element 1.1 1.1, so that during filling the filling material is introduced as a free filling jet 4 controlled by the bottle opening 2.1 in the bottle 2.
- the filling element 1 and the container carrier 3 form a filling point 5, which is arranged with a plurality of similar filling points 5 on the circumference of a rotor 5, at least filled with the filling with the filling and with the Filling element 1 connected, not shown boiler and has been driven circumferentially during filling around the machine axis MA.
- the highest possible speed for the rotor 6 and also the largest possible diameter of the free filling jet 4 is sought. Due to the centrifugal or centrifugal force generated by the rotational movement of the rotor 6 u.a. Also, the filling jet 4 with increasing distance from the filling element 1 increasingly radially outwards, i. deflected away from the machine axis.
- a controlled movement of at least the lower end, which has the discharge opening 1.1 takes place to compensate for the deflection of the medium jet 4 or for centrifugal force compensation of the filling element 1 with respect to the machine axis MA radially inwardly, namely in the embodiment shown in Figures 1 and 2 by controlled pivoting or tilting of the filling element 1 about an above the discharge opening arranged pivot axis 7 tangential to the direction of rotation of the rotor 6, namely at an angle a.
- the pivoting of the filling element 1 is effected by an adjusting device 8, which in turn is controlled by a control and evaluation electronics, for example by the control computer 9 of the filling machine, in particular as a function of the rotational speed of the rotor 6.
- the pivot angle ⁇ is a function the rotational speed of the rotor 6 in such a way that it increases with increasing rotational speed and thereby reduces the radial distance of the discharge opening of the filling element 1 from the machine axis with increasing rotational speed of the rotor 6.
- the rotational speed of the rotor 5 is detected.
- the centrifugal force compensation preferably also other parameters are taken into account, u.a. Shape and size of the respective bottle 2 and thus the distance of the bottle opening 2.1 from the bottom of the filling element or the local discharge opening 1.1, type of contents, etc.
- the product can be supplied via the pivot axis (7) to the filling valve or the filling element.
- the pivot axis (7) can be formed, for example, comparable to the rotary feedthrough for fluids, which is known to the person skilled in the art from the central media feed line of the continuous filling machines.
- the adjusting device 8 can be realized in different ways, for example in the form of one or more actuators.
- the adjusting device 8 can also be designed so that in the unused for filling angular range of rotation of the rotor 6 between the container outlet, where the filled bottles 2 are removed from the filling stations 5, and the container inlet, where the empty bottles each be transferred to a filling station 5, the setting of the inclination angle ⁇ of the filling elements 1, for example, by a control curve and then the affected setting of each filling element 1 is locked or fixed until this filling element 1 with the rotating rotor 6 again not for filling used angle range has reached where then ggs. a re-setting or correcting the inclination angle ⁇ takes place.
- FIG. 3 and 4 show, as a further embodiment, a filling station 5a, which in turn is provided with a multiplicity of identical filling stations on the circumference of the rotor 6, which is driven in rotation around the vertical machine axis MA during filling.
- the centrifugal force compensation ie the compensation of the deflection of the free Artgutstrahls 4 by the centrifugal or centrifugal force takes place in this embodiment by a controlled movement of the container carrier 3 and thus held on this bottle 2 relative to the machine axis MA radially outward (arrow B 3), with the adjusting device 8 and in turn at least as a function of the rotational speed of the rotor 6 and controlled by the control computer 9 of the filling machine.
- the invention has been described above by means of exemplary embodiments. It is understood that changes and modifications are possible without thereby departing from the inventive concept underlying the invention.
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- Filling Of Jars Or Cans And Processes For Cleaning And Sealing Jars (AREA)
- Basic Packing Technique (AREA)
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| PCT/EP2012/000912 WO2012139684A1 (de) | 2011-04-12 | 2012-03-02 | Verfahren sowie füllmaschine zum freistrahlfüllen von flaschen oder dergleichen behältern |
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