EP2727660B1 - Unité de traitement de récipients et procédé pour la reconfiguration d'une unité de traitement de récipients - Google Patents

Unité de traitement de récipients et procédé pour la reconfiguration d'une unité de traitement de récipients Download PDF

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EP2727660B1
EP2727660B1 EP12425178.6A EP12425178A EP2727660B1 EP 2727660 B1 EP2727660 B1 EP 2727660B1 EP 12425178 A EP12425178 A EP 12425178A EP 2727660 B1 EP2727660 B1 EP 2727660B1
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Claudio Berzaghi
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B9/00—Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto 
    • B08B9/08—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks
    • B08B9/20—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans are brought
    • B08B9/42—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans are brought the apparatus being characterised by means for conveying or carrying containers therethrough

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  • the present invention relates to a unit for treating containers.
  • the invention is directed to a unit for cleaning containers, such as bottles, e.g. in view of subsequent bottling operations by which bottles are filled with a pourable product.
  • the invention relates to a method for reconfiguring a pre-existing unit for treating containers so as to become adapted for treating extra-large (namely, extra-long) containers.
  • the detergent solution used for washing bottles contains, as its main constituent, NaOH, generally mixed with other alkaline substances or synthetic detergents.
  • Cleaning unit 100 generally comprises a plurality of operating stations, namely a pre-treatment station 102, one or more washing stations 103, a rinsing station 104 and a cooling section 105. Furthermore, cleaning unit 100 comprises transport means 106 for: receiving the bottles to be cleaned at an input station 102A; conveying bottles 102 along a bottle path P which crosses each one of said operating stations; and for delivering cleaned bottles at an output station 105A.
  • Pre-treatment station 102, washing stations 103, and rinsing station 104 all typically comprise a respective tub, which can be filled with cleaning agents (i.e. the chemicals in aqueous solution referred to above) for actively washing bottles 102, or water for rinsing bottles 102 and removing any possible residue of those cleaning agents.
  • cleaning agents i.e. the chemicals in aqueous solution referred to above
  • the speed at which bottles 101 are advanced along path P by transport means 106 is such that the permanence time of bottles 101 in each tub is enough to achieve the desired cleaning effect by ensuring a sufficiently prolonged contact with either cleaning agents or rinsing water.
  • Transport means 106 typically consist of a conveyor which comprises a plurality of bars 107 extending along an axis substantially perpendicular to the plane of Figure 1 , each bar carrying a respective plurality of bottle holders 108.
  • bottle holders 108 are in the form of bottle baskets, each of which is adapted to receive and convey a respective bottle.
  • bars 107 are driven, typically by means of a pair of parallel chains arranged about a plurality of wheels of a relative drive system, along a closed loop which substantially replicates, in a relative portion connecting input and output stations 102A and 105A, bottle path P.
  • the drive system of cleaning unit 100 comprises: a plurality of first driving wheels 109A that are, in use, above the level L reached by the detergent/rinsing solution in the tub of the relative operating stations; and a plurality of second driving wheels 109B (also referred to, in the following, as “immersed driving wheels”) that are, in use, below the level L reached by the detergent/rinsing solution in the tub of the relative operating stations.
  • each washing station 103 in cleaning unit 100 of Figure 1 has: one first driving wheel 109A arranged above the surface of the washing bath contained in the relative tub, immediately upstream, with reference to a direction of advancement of bottles 101 along path P, of the subsequent operating station; and one second driving wheel 109B arranged below the surface of the washing bath contained in the relative tub, in an approximately central position and defining a 180° bend in bottle path P.
  • Transport means 106 are continuously cycled through the various parts of cleaning unit 100 to permit a substantially uninterrupted operation thereof and, thus, an essentially constant throughput of a substantial number of bottles to meet the needs of high-speed bottling plants) in certain instances, these machines may process as many as 150,000 bottles per hour).
  • Plastic bottles have been for years a popular choice with both manufacturers and consumers, by virtue of their lightweight nature and relatively low production costs, compared with glass bottles.
  • the food industry has almost completely replaced glass with plastic bottles, if not for wine and beer.
  • Bottles made of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET, PETE or polyester) are typically used for bottling carbonated beverages, soft drinks in general, water and many pourable food products.
  • PET Polyethylene Terephthalate
  • PET provides an attractive alternative to glass, because it offers similar size with 75% less material weight, it is unbreakable and allows the use of larger size containers for carbonated products with a higher degree of safety.
  • PET provides an attractive alternative to glass, because it offers similar size with 75% less material weight, it is unbreakable and allows the use of larger size containers for carbonated products with a higher degree of safety.
  • several markets are opening up to the introduction of extra-large bottle formats which are perceived by consumers as even more economical.
  • plastic bottles taller than 340 mm are becoming more and more common.
  • Bottle washing machines are always designed taking into account the largest bottle size they will have to handle and the maximum throughput required among the various bottle sizes. Under all circumstances, a minimum treatment time - i.e. a minimum permanence time in the washing baths of the machine - must be ensured at all times. Accordingly, when a washing machine is intended for use with bottles coming in a very wide range of sizes, it will be designed with a view to meeting the production requirements of the smallest bottle size, which normally corresponds to the highest throughput.
  • cleaning units are not conventionally designed for handling them.
  • cleaning units of the known type described above would need to be equipped with correspondingly extra-large bottle holders, which inevitably would end up interfering with the shafts of wheels 109 and/or with the walls of the tubs in the various operating stations.
  • the cleaning/washing unit is traditionally the most bulky piece of equipment in a bottling plant. Therefore, an effort is generally made, in the art, to reduce its overall volume or at least, wherever possible, to avoid a further increase thereof.
  • This object is achieved by a unit as claimed in Claim 1.
  • the invention provides a method for reconfiguring a pre-existing unit for treating containers so as to become adapted for treating extra-large containers, in accordance with Claim 2.
  • FIG 2 a cleaning unit 100' of the type commonly forming part of a beverage bottling plant, which was briefly described above with reference to Figure 1 , is illustrated.
  • cleaning unit 100' shall not cover in detail certain constructional aspects which virtually reproduce corresponding features already described above with reference to cleaning unit 100 according to the prior art. Therefore, wherever possible, when describing cleaning unit 100', the same reference numbers shall be used for parts that are identical or functionally alternative to corresponding parts of cleaning unit 100 described above.
  • Cleaning unit 100' comprises a plurality of operating stations, including at least one washing station 103, a rinsing station 104 and a cooling section 105. Furthermore, cleaning unit 100' comprises transport means 106 for: receiving the bottles to be cleaned at an input station 102A; conveying bottles 102 along a bottle path P which crosses each one of said operating stations; and for delivering cleaned bottles at an output station 105A.
  • the one or more washing stations 103 and the rinsing station 104 comprise respective baths 103B, 104B, wherein bottles 101 are brought into contact with cleaning agents (i.e. the chemicals in aqueous solution referred to above) and rinsed for removing any possible residue of those chemicals.
  • cleaning agents i.e. the chemicals in aqueous solution referred to above
  • Each bath 103B, 104B is delimited by suitably shaped walls 103W, 104W which are configured and arranged to hold a liquid medium - namely the cleaning solution, or rinsing water - and are so designed to accommodate for the bends and turns in bottle path P.
  • bath 103B (namely, walls 103W) is (are) defined by a number of substantially non-deformable metallic elements (e.g. sheets) and comprises at least one substantially horseshoe-shaped recess 110 for receiving and lodging an immersed driving wheel 109B of transport means 106, whereby the direction of advancement of bottles within bath 103B, in use, is varied.
  • the direction of advancement of bottles 101 within bath 103B is varied of 180° or more as they travel about the relative wheel 109B.
  • horseshoe-shaped recess 110 comprises a substantially semicircular portion 111, the outer diameter D B of immersed wheel 109B substantially matching the diameter D SC of semicircular portion 111.
  • immersed wheel 109B is lodged with a slight play in recess 110.
  • washing station 103 comprises one driving wheel 109A which is arranged above the surface of the detergent solution contained in bath 103B.
  • the direction of advancement of the bottles in washing station 103 is varied from a substantially vertical direction to a substantially horizontal direction, i.e. the bottles are received by wheel 109A as they rise from a bottom portion of bath 103B towards and above its surface and they are delivered on to the next operating station at an exit of washing station 103.
  • bottle path P is generally designed in an attempt to maximise a path-length to bath-volume ratio, which results in bottles 101 changing direction several times between an entrance and an exit of each operating station, let alone between input station 102A and output station 105A of cleaning unit 100'.
  • the speed at which bottles 101 are advanced along bottle path P by transport means 106 is set such that the permanence time of bottles 101 in each bath is enough to achieve the desired cleaning effect.
  • the bottles coming from input station 102A and being held, upon reaching washing station 103, head first - i.e. with the opening facing downwards - are conveyed by transport means up and down within the relative bath 103B and then extracted from the same bath 103B, whereby the inclination of bottles 101 in space and their local direction of advancement undergo several major modifications, so as to carry out different operations concurring to completion of a cleaning process.
  • Bottle cleaning typically involves three stages: first, bottles 101 are soaked in a bath, whereby dirt is chemically attacked by the caustic action of soda, increased by high temperature; secondly, bottles 101 are emptied to remove the dissolved dirt and used detergent solution; finally, the mechanical action of jets directed to the inside of bottles 101 is resorted to for removing the dirt that has been chemically attacked and yet has stuck to the bottle inner wall.
  • bottles 101 are moved on to rinsing station 104, which may include an immersion zone, followed by a spray-cooling section 105.
  • Transport means 106 typically consist of a conveyor comprising a plurality of bars (not shown) extending along an axis substantially perpendicular to the plane of Figure 1 , each bar carrying a respective plurality of bottle holders 108.
  • bottle holders (not illustrated in Figure 2 ) are in the form of bottle baskets, each of which is adapted to receive and convey a respective bottle, as shown in Figure 1 .
  • the bars 12 travel across cleaning unit 100', the bars are driven by a pair of parallel chains arranged about respective drive systems, along a closed loop path.
  • the closed loop path connects input and output stations 102A and 105A.
  • these drive systems are motorised via first and second driving shafts 112A, 112B, bearing driving wheels 109A and 109B, respectively.
  • driving wheels 109B have (see also Figure 3 ) a diameter D B - which is slightly smaller than the diameter D SC of the semicircular portion 111 of "U"-shaped recess 110.
  • the diameter of the driving wheels 109B is also smaller than the diameter DA of the driving wheels 109A'.
  • Driving wheels 109B are supported on the second driving shaft 112B, which have a diameter dB that is smaller than the diameter d A of first driving shafts 112A.
  • the difference (D SC - d B ) being substantially equal to the difference (D A - d A ) and to twice the height H of bottles 101 to be treated.
  • Certain driving wheels 109B of transport means 106 are housed within a space that is delimited by the inner surface of the "U"-shaped wall of bottle washing station 103. Therefore, when longer bottles have to be accommodated between the respective driving shaft 112B having diameter dB and the inner surface of the "U"-shaped wall, diameter dB of driving shaft 112B is reduced. This inward reduction of shaft diameter avoids the need for outward increase in the size of the "U"-shaped wall of the bottle washing station 103, and consequently, advantageously avoids the need to increase the external dimensions of the entire unit. This is possible because the shaft 112B having diameter dB is subjected, in use, to only a low level of torque.
  • the other shafts such as the shaft dA of driving wheel 109A
  • the diameter dA of the respective shaft 112A is greater than the diameter dB of the shaft 112B of driving wheel 109B. Therefore, in order to transport longer bottles, the diameter DA of driving wheel 109A is increased. This increase in the diameter DA of driving wheel 109A is necessary, since the diameter dA of driving shaft 112A cannot be reduced due to the higher torque forces that act on it during operation.
  • the size of driving wheels 109A, 109B and of the relative driving shafts 112A, 112B may advantageously be modified so that the diameter DA of the driving wheels 109A which are arranged above the surface of the liquid media in the baths of cleaning unit 100' is greater than the diameter DB' of immersed driving wheels 109B; immersed driving wheels 109B being borne by second driving shafts 112B having a diameter dB smaller than the diameter dA of first driving shafts 112A; the difference (DSC - dB) being substantially equal to the difference (DA - dA) and to twice the height H of bottles 101 to be treated.
  • the solution of the invention provides for a rather straightforward and relatively inexpensive solution for accommodating longer bottles without having to redesign and increased the bulkiness of baths 103B of washing stations 103.

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  1. Unité (100') pour traiter des récipients (101), comprenant au moins un poste de traitement (103) avec un bain (103B) destiné à contenir un milieu de traitement liquide, ledit bain (103B) étant défini par des parois non déformables (103W) et comprenant au moins un retrait substantiellement en forme de U (110) pour recevoir et loger une première roue d'entraînement (109B) de moyens de transport (106) prévus pour faire avancer lesdits récipients (101) à traiter le long d'une trajectoire de récipient (P) en travers dudit bain (103B) ; ledit retrait en forme de U (110) comprenant une portion substantiellement semi-circulaire (111) ayant un diamètre DSC ; lesdits moyens de transport (106) comprenant au moins une deuxième roue d'entraînement (109A) disposée en aval de ladite première roue d'entraînement (109B) par rapport à une direction d'avance desdits récipients (101) le long de ladite trajectoire de récipient (P) ; caractérisée en ce que ladite au moins une première roue d'entraînement (109B) présente un diamètre DB qui est substantiellement égal au diamètre DSC de ladite portion semi-circulaire (111) dudit retrait en forme de U (110) et qui est plus petit que le diamètre DA de ladite au moins une deuxième roue d'entraînement (109A) ; ladite au moins une première roue d'entraînement (109B) étant portée par un arbre d'entraînement (112B) ayant un diamètre dB inférieur au diamètre dA d'un arbre d'entraînement (112A) de ladite au moins une deuxième roue d'entraînement (109A) ; la différence (DSC - dB) étant substantiellement égale à la différence (DA - dA) et jusqu'à deux fois la hauteur (H) desdits récipients (101) à traiter.
  2. Procédé pour reconfigurer une unité pré-existante (100) pour traiter des récipients (101), ladite unité (100) comprenant au moins un poste de traitement (103) avec un bain (103B) pour contenir un milieu de traitement liquide, ledit bain (103B) étant défini par des parois non déformables (103W) et comprenant au moins un retrait substantiellement en forme de U (110) pour recevoir et loger une première roue d'entraînement (109B) de moyens de transport (106) prévus pour faire avancer lesdits récipients (101) à traiter le long d'une trajectoire de récipient (P) en travers dudit bain (103B) ; ledit retrait en forme de U (110) comprenant une portion substantiellement semi-circulaire (111) ayant un diamètre DSC ; lesdits moyens de transport (106) comprenant au moins une deuxième roue d'entraînement (109A) disposée en aval de ladite première roue d'entraînement (109B) par rapport à une direction d'avance desdits récipients (101) le long de ladite trajectoire de récipient (P) ; lesdites roues d'entraînement (109A, 109B) ayant toutes le même diamètre DA'=DB' et étant portées par des arbres d'entraînement respectifs (112A, 112B) ayant tous le même diamètre dA'=dB' ; ladite unité (100) devant être reconfigurée de telle sorte qu'elle puisse recevoir des récipients (101) ayant une hauteur (H) supérieure à la différence de diamètre entre ladite au moins une première roue (109B) et l'arbre d'entraînement respectif (112A) ; caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend l'étape consistant à :
    a) modifier la taille desdites roues d'entraînement (109A, 109B) et des arbres d'entraînement relatifs (112A, 112B) de telle sorte que le diamètre DA de ladite au moins une deuxième roue d'entraînement (109A) soit supérieur au diamètre DB' de ladite au moins une première roue d'entraînement (109B) ; ladite au moins une première roue d'entraînement (109B) étant portée par un deuxième arbre d'entraînement (112B) ayant un diamètre dB inférieur au diamètre dA dudit premier arbre d'entraînement (112A) ; la différence (DSC - dB) étant substantiellement égale à la différence (DA - dA) et jusqu'à deux fois la hauteur (H) desdits récipients (101) à traiter.
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EP12425178.6A EP2727660B1 (fr) 2012-11-05 2012-11-05 Unité de traitement de récipients et procédé pour la reconfiguration d'une unité de traitement de récipients
ARP130104038A AR093359A1 (es) 2012-11-05 2013-11-05 Unidad para tratamiento de envases y un metodo para la reconfiguracion de una unidad para el tratamiento de envases
BR102013028514A BR102013028514A2 (pt) 2012-11-05 2013-11-05 Unidade de tratamento de recipientes e um método para a reconfiguração de uma unidade para tratamento de recipientes
MX2013012937A MX339591B (es) 2012-11-05 2013-11-05 Unidad para tratamiento de envases y un metodo para la reconfiguracion de una unidad para el tratamiento de envases.

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