EP2729367B1 - Separation and return system for foodstuffs - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a separation and recirculation system, which is preferably used in connection with food for finished use.
- US 4 067 366 A Such a device for filling hermetically sealed container with a predefined amount of liquid. It comprises a reservoir for the liquid to be filled, a separating container under vacuum and a filling nozzle with three openings. The first and second openings are connected via a line to the separation tank. The third opening is in turn connected via a line to the atmosphere.
- the connection line to the reservoir is provided with a valve opening to a pressure source and means opening the valve when the desired amount of liquid is filled in the hermetically sealed container.
- the BE 487 404 A relates to a corresponding device for dispensing metered quantities of liquid.
- This includes a piston arranged to be capable of reciprocating in a cylinder communicating with a chamber equipped with inlet and outlet conduits provided with retention valves.
- the inlet conduit and a conduit coming from a liquid container are connected to a sealing element or filling head and arranged so that they communicate with the opening of a container and close it when they press against it, so that the movement the piston in the cylinder in one direction, the air is expelled from the cylinder and ejected through the chamber, while sucking in the opposite direction of air from the container, so that a certain amount of liquid is drawn into the container by the the stroke is determined.
- these systems are usually connected directly or only via a mechanical filter to a vacuum generator.
- the principle of the positive displacement pump is also known as a vacuum compressor.
- These and similar systems are not to be used where possible in the use in the food sector because of their properties, since it is known in practice that despite mechanical filter devices, such as coarse and fine-mesh sieves, contamination of the transport medium can occur.
- mechanical filter devices such as coarse and fine-mesh sieves
- contamination of the transport medium can occur.
- the sole use of a separator according to which basic principle this always works, the deposited food is usually useless and can therefore no longer be processed. This results in a scrap in each batching process, which causes additional costs to the respective production or processing plant, as this neither sells nor in any way Way can be used, but must be destroyed as a rule.
- the object of the device according to the invention is now to establish a system which finds its application in the food industry and is designed with appropriate materials.
- the food which is not supplied to the designated dosage, but is sucked on with a vacuum or vacuum, quickly returned to the original storage container. It is also preferable that the food, which can not be supplied to the respective stock system of the dosing or packaging unit, is separated again and after this separation can no longer be supplied to the transport or dosing system for reasons of hygiene.
- That part of the device according to the invention which is responsible for the separation and separation of the overall device or a dosing or packaging system, includes a vacuum compressor, which is space-saving and advantageous mounted in the vertical direction of installation and the entire system subjected to a vacuum or negative pressure.
- the installation direction can also be horizontal, or be connected to a central vacuum network with appropriate equipment.
- a so-called venturi nozzle belongs to the preferred embodiment of the vacuum compressor. The principle of the venturi nozzle is characterized in that a gaseous or liquid medium flows through a smooth tube section narrowed in the middle and the dynamic pressure maximizes at the narrowed point.
- the vacuum compressor for example, so a venturi, so installed that on one side of the compressor, a silencer 8 may be mounted for noise reduction and the vacuum generator 7 is connected airtight on the other side with the device according to the invention and thus the system with vacuum or Negative pressure is applied.
- a vacuum meter 6 is interposed between the vacuum compressor and the system, which continuously provides information about the current pressure between the compressor and the system. This is advantageous insofar as the vacuum gauge 6 gives information about leaks and functionality of the vacuum compressor and, in the event of a fault, it is very easy to find a fault in the vacuum compressor or the system tightness.
- a container 11 is connected downstream, which serves for collecting the medium to be separated.
- This container 11 is best designed so that it is similar to a cylindrical outer surface and airtight to the virtually missing base and top surface to each a correspondingly sealed, ideally metallic base and top surface is mounted.
- the base and top surfaces are secured by means of a mounting column located along the container 11 so that they describe with the cylindrical surface a cylinder having the height of the mounting column.
- the base has a bore, in which, for example, a ball valve 9 can be used, which is of course also performed air and liquid-tight.
- This ball valve 9 makes it possible, if necessary, to empty the container 11 cleanly and without complete disassembly of the device.
- connection On the top surface there is a connection, which leads via the vacuum meter 6 to the vacuum compressor, and a connection possibility 10 for the connection hose, which is necessary to pressurize the entire system with vacuum or negative pressure.
- the device according to the invention can be fixed, for example, by means of a screw connection which connects the base and top surfaces with the mounting column. Due to this advantageous attachment and the advantageous embodiment of the screw, which can be performed as a thumbscrew, wing nut or the like, the complete separation part of the device according to the invention is disassembled without tools and maintained or cleaned. From practice it is known that in food processing plants this maintenance or cleaning is carried out at least once a day. Due to these maintenance intervals and the fact that these machines also have to be cleaned every time the material is changed, the potential of simple dismountability can be permanently utilized without tools.
- a food-grade hose leads from the separation device to the upstream return system for liquid components of the dosing or packaging process.
- the basic structure of the return system has a drive cylinder 12 which is mounted in the vertical stroke direction and at the top of the Return system is placed.
- This drive cylinder 12 may for example be designed as a piston drive or electromechanical cylinder and is airtight connected in its vertical stroke direction with the return cylinder 19 via a connecting flange.
- the return cylinder 19 now contains several individual elements, which are absolutely necessary for the implementation of the return.
- a piston 22 located inside the return cylinder 19 is a piston 22, which is also vertically movable linearly along the return cylinder 19 and has a groove 20 .
- a closure piston 16 is also connected, which also performs the lifting movements of the piston 22 without time delay due to the positive connection between the piston 22 and the closure piston 16 .
- a closing piece 21 is mounted, which preferably has the shape of a truncated cone and also connects the top surface of the truncated cone with the end of the closure piston 16 in a form-fitting manner.
- On the return cylinder 19 of the device according to the invention are also those connections that are connected to the dosing or packaging machinery 18 and the separation system 15 .
- the shutter piston 16 is inserted during normal operation of the return system in a closure in which it is moved in the vertical stroke direction due to the drive cylinder 12 .
- connection flange 1 which is located on the connecting piece ( Fig. 1 ), connected to a dosing or to a packaging system.
- This connector includes a plurality of seals 2 and 5, which allow an air and liquid-tight flanging on the upstream dosing or packaging systems.
- a sieve insert 3 is installed in the vertical direction, which enters by means of flange seal 4 with the connecting flange 1 an outwardly air- and liquid-tight connection.
- This sieve insert 3 is mainly responsible for the fact that the non-liquid constituents of the respective foodstuffs are mechanically separated from the system according to the invention.
- the fitting ( Fig. 1 ) is connected to the operation of the system, for example, to a metering unit or a packaging unit, and by the outwardly airtight connection to the vacuum generator 7 , the food, which is supplied to the metering or packaging unit, subjected to a negative pressure.
- This negative pressure has the consequence that the food is sucked into the corresponding metering chamber or packaging chamber and can be processed according to the respective machine.
- the liquid components which consist for example of unbound or loosely adhering sauces and mayonnaises, are sucked through the connection part into a corresponding food-compliant hose line.
- the port 18 to the return system At the other end of this hose is now the port 18 to the return system, and the liquid portions of the feed are sucked through the applied negative pressure in the return system.
- the closure piston 16 which is located in the interior of the return cylinder 19 , a groove 20 through which the negative pressure at the in Fig. 3b can propagate apparent drive cylinder position and sucks the liquid portions in the recirculation system.
- the food so placed in the recirculation system collects under the closure piston 16 in a reservoir 17 in the closure of the recirculation system. Since the drive cylinder 12 after Possibility is synchronized with the upstream dosing or packaging units, the released by the negative pressure in the recirculation system liquid shares is released with each stroke of the dosing or packaging unit by means of a lifting movement of the drive cylinder 12 for transport in the conveying direction of the return system. Helpful in this case is the form-fitting connected to the closure piston 16 frusto-conical end piece 21, which closes and re-opens the terminals 15 and 18 respectively. ( Fig. 3b and 3c ). Like also in the Fig. 3c can be seen, the negative pressure flow, which in Fig.
- the return system is coupled on the one hand to the storage container and on the other hand to the separation system of the device according to the invention.
- the return system is connected upstream of the separator. As a result, said liquid foodstuffs not detected by the recycling system collect in the container 11 of the separator and thus the risk of damage to the vacuum generator 7 is minimized.
- the device according to the invention shows an immense potential for cost reduction in food-processing companies, since the separated and returned to the reservoir liquid food can be returned to the work process and not completely disposed of.
- the processing plant saves on raw material costs and by the integrity of the device according to the invention, these can be integrated into existing systems.
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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Abscheide- und Rückführungssystem, welches bevorzugt in Verbindung mit Lebensmitteln für den Fertiggebrauch zum Einsatz kommt.The invention relates to a separation and recirculation system, which is preferably used in connection with food for finished use.
Aus dem Stand der Technik sind grundsätzlich Vorrichtungen bekannt, welche mithilfe von Vakuum bzw. Unterdruck Beschickungsgut transportieren und selbiges einer Weiterverarbeitungseinheit wie beispielsweise einer Dosier- oder Verpackungsanlage zuführen.In principle devices are known from the prior art, which transport by means of vacuum or vacuum feed material and the same feed a further processing unit such as a dosing or packaging system.
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Durch die Verwendung eines Befüllungssystems, welches mit einem Vakuum bzw. Unterdruck beaufschlagt wird und somit das zu beschickende Medium in die gewünschte Endposition bringt, wie dies bereits aus dem Stand der Technik ersichtlich ist, ergeben sich Problemstellungen, welche sich gerade im Bereich der Lebensmittelverarbeitung manifestieren.By using a filling system, which is acted upon by a vacuum or negative pressure and thus brings the medium to be charged in the desired end position, as can already be seen from the prior art, problems arise, which manifest themselves in the field of food processing ,
So werden diese Systeme beispielsweise meist direkt oder nur über einen mechanischen Filter an einen Vakuumerzeuger angeschlossen. Aus dem Stand der Technik ist ebenfalls das Prinzip der Verdrängungspumpe als Vakuumverdichter bekannt. Diese und ähnliche Systeme sind in der Verwendung im Lebensmittelbereich aufgrund ihrer Eigenschaften nach Möglichkeit nicht zu verwenden, da aus der Praxis bekannt ist, dass es trotz mechanischer Filtereinrichtungen, wie grob- und feinmaschigen Sieben, zu Verunreinigungen des Transportmediums kommen kann. Des Weiteren wird durch die alleinige Verwendung eines Abscheiders, nach welchem Grundprinzip dieser auch immer funktioniert, das abgeschiedene Lebensmittel meist unbrauchbar und kann somit nicht mehr verarbeitet werden. Daraus folgt ein Ausschuss bei jedem Beschickungsvorgang, welcher dem jeweiligen Produktions- oder Verarbeitungsbetrieb Mehrkosten verursacht, da dieser weder verkauft, noch in irgendeine Art und Weise verwendet werden kann, sondern im Regelfall vernichtet werden muss.For example, these systems are usually connected directly or only via a mechanical filter to a vacuum generator. From the prior art, the principle of the positive displacement pump is also known as a vacuum compressor. These and similar systems are not to be used where possible in the use in the food sector because of their properties, since it is known in practice that despite mechanical filter devices, such as coarse and fine-mesh sieves, contamination of the transport medium can occur. Furthermore, by the sole use of a separator, according to which basic principle this always works, the deposited food is usually useless and can therefore no longer be processed. This results in a scrap in each batching process, which causes additional costs to the respective production or processing plant, as this neither sells nor in any way Way can be used, but must be destroyed as a rule.
Die Aufgabe der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung ist nun, ein System zu etablieren, welches im lebensmitteltechnischen Bereich seine Anwendung findet und mit entsprechenden Materialien ausgeführt ist.The object of the device according to the invention is now to establish a system which finds its application in the food industry and is designed with appropriate materials.
Durch die Anforderungen hinsichtlich der Hygiene der Komponenten im lebensmittelverarbeitenden Bereich ist darauf zu achten, dass das System einerseits den Beschickungsprozess der zu beschickenden Lebensmittel unter Zuhilfenahme eines entsprechenden Vakuums bzw. Unterdrucks beschleunigt und andererseits durch das Beaufschlagen mit Vakuum bzw. Unterdruck das jeweilige Lebensmittel nicht in Mitleidenschaft gezogen wird. Überdies ist es wichtig, dass die vakuumerzeugenden Betriebsmittel durch den laufenden Betrieb nicht in Mitleidenschaft gezogen werden und nicht in direkten Kontakt mit dem zu transportierenden Medium kommen.Due to the requirements regarding the hygiene of the components in the food-processing sector, it must be ensured that the system accelerates the feed process of the food to be fed with the aid of a corresponding vacuum or negative pressure and, on the other hand, does not dispose of the respective food by applying it with vacuum or underpressure Be affected. Moreover, it is important that the vacuum-producing equipment is not affected by the ongoing operation and does not come into direct contact with the medium to be transported.
Idealerweise wird das Lebensmittel, welches nicht der dafür vorgesehenen Dosierung zugeführt wird, sondern mit einem Vakuum bzw. Unterdruck weitergesaugt wird, schnellstmöglich wieder dem ursprünglichen Vorratsbehältnis zugeführt. Es ist ebenfalls zu präferieren, dass das Lebensmittel, welches nicht dem jeweiligen Vorratssystem der Dosier- oder Verpackungseinheit zugeführt werden kann, noch einmal separiert wird und nach dieser Separation aus hygienischen Gründen nicht mehr dem Transport- bzw. Dosiersystem zugeführt werden kann.Ideally, the food, which is not supplied to the designated dosage, but is sucked on with a vacuum or vacuum, quickly returned to the original storage container. It is also preferable that the food, which can not be supplied to the respective stock system of the dosing or packaging unit, is separated again and after this separation can no longer be supplied to the transport or dosing system for reasons of hygiene.
Durch die Verwendung eines Vakuums bzw. Unterdrucks ist es ebenfalls zu präferieren, das Gesamtsystem so zu konstruieren, dass es in sich geschlossen und luftdicht ist.By using a vacuum, it is also preferable to design the overall system to be self-contained and airtight.
Die erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung stellt nun bezüglich der Verwendung im lebensmitteltechnischen Bereich eine Neuerung dar. Sie ist in den
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Fig. 1 a) Das Anschlussstück an die Dosieranlage, welches mit einem entsprechenden einfachen Verschlusssystem ausgeführt ist. -
Fig. 1b ) Eine Perspektivenzeichnung des Anschlussstücks mit möglichst vorteilhaft ausgestalteten, austauschbaren, mechanischen Dichtungs- und Filtereinlagen. -
Fig. 2a ) Eine partielle Explosionszeichnung des Separationsteils der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung. -
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Fig. 3a ) Eine partielle Explosionszeichnung des Rückführungssystems für Lebensmittel. -
Fig. 3b ) Längsschnitt des rückführenden Teils der Erfindung während eines Dosiervorgangs. -
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Fig. 1 a) The connection piece to the dosing system, which is designed with a corresponding simple locking system. -
Fig. 1b ) A perspective drawing of the connection piece with replaceable, mechanical seal and filter inserts designed as advantageously as possible. -
Fig. 2a ) A partial exploded view of the separation part of the device according to the invention. -
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Fig. 3b ) Longitudinal section of the recycling part of the invention during a metering operation. -
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Fig. 4 ) Schematic compilation ofFig. 1 .2 and3
Jener Teil der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung, welcher für die Separierung und Abscheidung der Gesamtvorrichtung bzw. einer Dosier- oder Verpackungsanlage zuständig ist, beinhaltet einen Vakuumverdichter, welcher platzsparend und vorteilhaft in vertikaler Einbaurichtung angebracht ist und das Gesamtsystem mit einem Vakuum bzw. Unterdruck beaufschlagt. Alternativ kann die Einbaurichtung aber auch horizontal sein, oder bei entsprechender Einrichtung an ein Zentralvakuumnetz angeschlossen werden. Zu der bevorzugten Ausgestaltungsform des Vakuumverdichters gehört beispielsweise eine sogenannte Venturidüse. Das Prinzip der Venturidüse ist dadurch charakterisiert, dass durch ein glattes, in der Mitte verengtes Rohrstück ein gasförmiges oder flüssiges Medium strömt und an der verengten Stelle der dynamische Druck maximal wird. Durch die besondere Geometrie der Düse, bei welcher zwei gegeneinander gerichtete Kone an der verengten Stelle zusammentreffen und sich dort ebenfalls ein Abnahmerohr befindet, steigt die Geschwindigkeit des Strömungsmediums im Verhältnis der Querschnitte. Durch den sinkenden Druck am Abnahmerohr entsteht ein Differenzialdruck, welcher zum Ansaugen von Flüssigkeiten oder Gasen verwendet werden kann.That part of the device according to the invention, which is responsible for the separation and separation of the overall device or a dosing or packaging system, includes a vacuum compressor, which is space-saving and advantageous mounted in the vertical direction of installation and the entire system subjected to a vacuum or negative pressure. Alternatively, the installation direction can also be horizontal, or be connected to a central vacuum network with appropriate equipment. For example, a so-called venturi nozzle belongs to the preferred embodiment of the vacuum compressor. The principle of the venturi nozzle is characterized in that a gaseous or liquid medium flows through a smooth tube section narrowed in the middle and the dynamic pressure maximizes at the narrowed point. Due to the special geometry of the nozzle, in which two opposing cones meet at the constricted point and there is also a pick-up tube, the velocity of the flow medium increases in proportion to the cross sections. Due to the decreasing pressure at the sampling tube, a differential pressure arises, which can be used to aspirate liquids or gases.
Nun wird der Vakuumverdichter, beispielsweise also eine Venturidüse, so verbaut, dass auf einer Seite des Verdichters ein Schalldämpfer 8 zur Geräuschdämmung montiert sein kann und der Vakuumerzeuger 7 auf der anderen Seite mit der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung luftdicht verbunden ist und somit das System mit Vakuum bzw. Unterdruck beaufschlagt wird.Now, the vacuum compressor, for example, so a venturi, so installed that on one side of the compressor, a
Zur Kontrolle und zur einfacheren Fehlersuche im Fehlerfall wird zwischen dem Vakuumverdichter und der Anlage ein Vakuummeter 6 zwischengeschaltet, welches über den aktuellen Druck zwischen dem Verdichter und der Anlage kontinuierlich Aufschluss gibt. Dies ist insofern vorteilhaft, da das Vakuummeter 6 über Undichte und Funktionsfähigkeit des Vakuumverdichters Aufschluss gibt und im Fehlerfall sehr einfach ein Fehler am Vakuumverdichter bzw. der Systemdichtheit gefunden werden kann.For the purpose of checking and for easier troubleshooting in the event of a fault, a
In der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung ist dem Vakuummeter 6 ein Behälter 11 nachgeschaltet, welcher für das Auffangen des zu separierenden Mediums dient.In the device according to the invention the
Dieser Behälter 11 ist am besten so ausgestaltet, dass es einer zylindrischen Mantelfläche ähnelnd und an der quasi fehlenden Grund- und Deckfläche luftdicht an jeweils eine entsprechend abgedichtete, idealerweise metallische Grund- und Deckfläche montiert wird. Die Grund- und Deckfläche werden mittels einer längs des Behälters 11 befindlichen Montagesäule so befestigt, dass sie mit der zylindrischen Mantelfläche einen Zylinder beschreiben, welcher die Höhe der Montagesäule aufweist.This
Die Grundfläche weist eine Bohrung auf, in welche beispielsweise ein Kugelhahn 9 eingesetzt werden kann, der natürlich ebenfalls luft- und flüssigkeitsdicht ausgeführt ist. Dieser Kugelhahn 9 ermöglicht es, im Bedarfsfall den Behälter 11 sauber und ohne ein komplettes Zerlegen der Vorrichtung zu entleeren.The base has a bore, in which, for example, a
Auf der Deckfläche befindet sich ein Anschluss, welcher über das Vakuummeter 6 zum Vakuumverdichter führt, und eine Anschlussmöglichkeit 10 für den Anschlussschlauch, welcher nötig ist, um das Gesamtsystem mit Vakuum bzw. Unterdruck zu beaufschlagen.On the top surface there is a connection, which leads via the
Die erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung kann beispielsweise mittels einer Schraubverbindung fixiert sein, welche die Grund- und Deckfläche mit der Montagesäule verbindet. Aufgrund dieser vorteilhaften Befestigung und der vorteilhaften Ausgestaltungsform der Schraubverbindung, welche als Rändelschraube, Flügelmutter oder Ähnlichem ausgeführt werden kann, wird der komplette Separationsteil der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung ohne Werkzeug zerlegt und gewartet bzw. gereinigt. Aus der Praxis ist bekannt, dass in lebensmittelverarbeitenden Betrieben diese Wartung bzw. Reinigung mindestens einmal täglich durchzuführen ist. Durch diese Wartungsintervalle und die Tatsache, dass diese Maschinen bei jeder Änderung des Beschickungsgutes ebenfalls einer Reinigung unterzogen werden müssen, kann das Potential der einfachen Zerlegbarkeit ohne Werkzeuge dauerhaft genutzt werden.The device according to the invention can be fixed, for example, by means of a screw connection which connects the base and top surfaces with the mounting column. Due to this advantageous attachment and the advantageous embodiment of the screw, which can be performed as a thumbscrew, wing nut or the like, the complete separation part of the device according to the invention is disassembled without tools and maintained or cleaned. From practice it is known that in food processing plants this maintenance or cleaning is carried out at least once a day. Due to these maintenance intervals and the fact that these machines also have to be cleaned every time the material is changed, the potential of simple dismountability can be permanently utilized without tools.
Von der bereits beschriebenen Anschlussmöglichkeit 10 an der Deckfläche führt ein lebensmittelgerechter Schlauch von der Separationseinrichtung zum vorgeschalteten Rückführungssystem für liquide Bestandteile des Dosier- bzw. Verpackungsvorgangs.From the
Der grundsätzliche Aufbau des Rückführungssystems besitzt einen Antriebszylinder 12, welcher in vertikaler Hubrichtung montiert und am oberen Ende des Rückführungsystems platziert ist. Dieser Antriebszylinder 12 kann beispielsweise als Kolbenantrieb oder elektromechanischer Zylinder ausgeführt werden und ist in seiner vertikalen Hubrichtung mit dem Rückführungszylinder 19 über einen Verbindungsflansch luftdicht verbunden.The basic structure of the return system has a
Der Rückführungszylinder 19 beinhaltet nun mehrere Einzelelemente, welche für die Durchführung der Rückführung zwingend notwendig sind. So befindet sich im Inneren des Rückführungszylinders 19 ein Kolben 22, welcher ebenfalls vertikal entlang des Rückführungszylinders 19 linear beweglich ist und über eine Nut 20 verfügt. Mit diesem Kolben 22 ist außerdem ein Verschlusskolben 16 verbunden, welcher aufgrund der formschlüssigen Verbindung zwischen dem Kolben 22 und dem Verschlusskolben 16 die Hubbewegungen des Kolbens 22 ebenfalls ohne Zeitverzögerung ausführt.The
Am unteren Ende dieses Verschlusskolbens 16 ist ein Schlussstück 21 montiert, welches vorzugsweise die Form eines Kegelstumpfes hat und die Deckfläche des Kegelstumpfes mit dem Ende des Verschlusskolbens 16 ebenfalls formschlüssig verbindet. Am Rückführungszylinder 19 der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung befinden sich überdies jene Anschlüsse, die mit der Dosier- bzw. Verpackungsmaschinerie 18 und dem Abscheidesystem 15 verbunden sind. Der Verschlusskolben 16 ist während des ordnungsgemäßen Betriebs des Rückführungssystems in einen Verschluss eingesetzt, in welchem er aufgrund des Antriebszylinders 12 in vertikaler Hubrichtung bewegt wird.At the lower end of this
Für den Betrieb der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung ist es nötig, dass alle erfindungsgemäßen Komponenten luft- bzw. flüssigkeitsdicht miteinander verbunden sind. So wird der Anschlussflansch 1, welcher sich auf dem Verbindungsstück (
Durch die Ausgestaltung dieses Anschlusses wird in vertikaler Richtung beispielsweise ein Siebeinsatz 3 eingebaut, welcher mittels Flanschdichtung 4 mit dem Verbindungsflansch 1 eine nach außen luft- und flüssigkeitsdichte Verbindung eingeht. Dieser Siebeinsatz 3 ist hauptverantwortlich dafür, dass die nicht liquiden Bestandteile der jeweiligen Lebensmittel mechanisch vom erfindungsgemäßen System getrennt werden.The design of this connection, for example, a
Das Anschlussstück (
Grundsätzlich sollte darauf geachtet werden, dass der Wirkungsgrad der vorgeschalteten Anlagen möglichst hoch ist, sodass sich am schon beschriebenen Siebeinsatz 3 tatsächlich nur jene liquiden Bestandteile der Lebensmittel absondern, die nicht in die Verarbeitung einbezogen werden.In principle, care should be taken to ensure that the efficiency of upstream equipment is as high as possible, so that only the liquid constituents of the foodstuffs which are not included in the processing are actually segregated from the previously described
Durch die Bauweise des Siebeinsatzes 3 werden die liquiden Anteile, welche beispielsweise aus ungebundenen oder lose anhaftenden Saucen und Mayonnaisen bestehen, durch das Anschlussteil in eine entsprechende lebensmittelkonforme Schlauchleitung gesaugt. Am anderen Ende dieser Schlauchleitung befindet sich nun der Anschluss 18 an das Rückführungssystem, und die liquiden Anteile des Beschickungsgutes werden über den beaufschlagten Unterdruck in das Rückführungssystem gesaugt. Nun hat der bereits beschriebene Verschlusskolben 16, welcher sich im Inneren des Rückführungszylinders 19 befindet, eine Nut 20, über welche sich der Unterdruck bei der in
Gleichzeitig mit diesem Unterbrechen des Unterdruckstroms wird durch den Luftanschluss 14 gefilterte Druckluft in das System eingebracht, wobei eine alternative Ausführungsform beispielsweise auch über eine eigene Kolbenpumpe ausgeführt werden kann. Durch die Luftkanäle, welche im Verschlusskolben 16 eingearbeitet sind, wird das rückzuführende Lebensmittel in die richtige Förderrichtung gebracht. Mithilfe dieser am Luftanschluss 14 eingebrachten, gefilterten Druckluft wird das rückzuführende Lebensmittel dem ursprünglichen Vorratsbehälter für das jeweilige Lebensmittel zugeführt. Durch die im Verschlusskolben 16 eingearbeiteten Luftkanäle werden eingeschlossene Luftpolster bzw. Vakuumeffekte mit dämpfendem Charakter unterbunden.Simultaneously with this interruption of the vacuum flow filtered air is introduced through the
Nun kann es durch das Vakuum bzw. den Unterdruck vorkommen, dass sich Partikel des liquiden Lebensmittels, welche eigentlich über das Rückführungssystem an den Vorratsbehälter der Gesamtanlage hätten befördert werden sollen, eben nicht dort befinden, sondern aufgrund des Vakuums bzw. des Unterdrucks in Richtung des Vakuumerzeugers 7 weiterbefördert wurden.Now it may happen due to the vacuum or the negative pressure that particles of the liquid food, which should have been conveyed via the return system to the storage container of the entire plant, just not there, but due to the vacuum or the negative pressure in the direction of Vacuum generator 7 were conveyed.
Wie bereits beschrieben, wird das Rückführungssystem zum einen an den Vorratsbehälter und zum anderen an das Abscheidesystem der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung gekoppelt.As already described, the return system is coupled on the one hand to the storage container and on the other hand to the separation system of the device according to the invention.
Da es vorkommen kann, dass sich die liquiden Lebensmittel nicht im dafür vorgesehenen Reservoir 17 des Rückführungssystems absetzen und so dem Vorratsbehälter zugeführt werden können, wird das Rückführungssystem dem Abscheider vorgeschaltet. Dies hat zur Folge, dass die besagten, nicht durch das Rückführungssystem erfassten liquiden Lebensmittel sich im Behälter 11 des Abscheiders sammeln und das Risiko eines Schadens am Vakuumerzeuger 7 somit minimiert ist.Since it may happen that the liquid food can not settle in the designated
Durch die regelmäßige Entleerung dieses Abscheidesystems ist ebenfalls gewährleistet, dass die überflüssigen Lebensmittelpartikel nicht in den Vakuumerzeuger 7 gelangen und diesen verunreinigen bzw. Grundlage für Bakterien schaffen. Aufgrund der Ausgestaltung des Vakuumerzeugers 7 als Venturidüse wird dieses Risiko ebenfalls minimiert.The regular emptying of this separation system also ensures that the superfluous food particles do not enter the vacuum generator 7 and contaminate it or create a basis for bacteria. Due to the design of the vacuum generator 7 as Venturi nozzle this risk is also minimized.
Die erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung zeigt diesbezüglich ein immenses Potential an Kostenreduktion in lebensmittelverarbeitenden Betrieben, da das separierte und in den Vorratsbehälter rückgeleitete liquide Lebensmittel dem Arbeitsprozess wieder zugeführt werden kann und nicht gänzlich entsorgt werden muss. Durch diese Maßnahme spart der verarbeitende Betrieb an Rohstoffkosten und durch die Integrität der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung kann diese in bereits bestehende Anlagen integriert werden.In this regard, the device according to the invention shows an immense potential for cost reduction in food-processing companies, since the separated and returned to the reservoir liquid food can be returned to the work process and not completely disposed of. By this measure, the processing plant saves on raw material costs and by the integrity of the device according to the invention, these can be integrated into existing systems.
- 1)1)
- Anschlussflanschflange
- 2)2)
- Siebdichtungfilter seal
- 3)3)
- Siebeinsatzstrainer
- 4)4)
- Flanschdichtungflange
- 5)5)
- Verbindungsflanschconnecting flange
- 6)6)
- Vakuummetervacuum gauge
- 7)7)
- Vakuumerzeugervacuum generator
- 8)8th)
- Schalldämpfersilencer
- 9)9)
- Kugelhahnball valve
- 10)10)
- Anschluss an das RückführungssystemConnection to the return system
- 11)11)
- Behältercontainer
- 12)12)
- Antriebszylinderdrive cylinder
- 13)13)
- Verbindungsflanschconnecting flange
- 14)14)
- Luftanschlussair connection
- 15)15)
- Anschluss an AbscheiderConnection to separator
- 16)16)
- Verschlusskolbenclosure piston
- 17)17)
- Reservoirreservoir
- 18)18)
- Anschluss an ein Dosier bzw. VerpackungssystemConnection to a dosing or packaging system
- 19)19)
- RückführungszylinderRetriever cylinder
- 20)20)
- Nutengroove
- 21)21)
- Schlussstückfinal piece
- 22)22)
- Kolbenpiston
- 23)23)
- Anschluss an einen VorratsbehälterConnection to a storage container
Claims (9)
- A device for separating and returning constituents, which cannot be fed to further processing during the processing of foodstuffs, containing at least:- a returning device part, which returns free and loosely adhering constituents to a storage container or feeds the same to a separating device part and contains at least the following components:∘ a return cylinder (19), which has integrated at least one air connection (14) and contains at least one closure piston (16), wherein the return cylinder (19) is connected in an airtight manner using at least one connecting flange (13) to a drive cylinder (12), which moves a piston (22), which is connected to a closure piston (16), in a vertical stroke movement and transports free and loosely adhering constituents of foodstuffs via at least one connection (15) to the separating device party or via a different connection (18) to a storage container.- a separating device part, which furthermore separates liquid constituents, which are not fed to the storage container, and has at least the following components:∘ one or a plurality of vacuum generators (7), which is connected in an airtight manner to a container (11) via a vacuum meter (6) and via a connecting hose (10) to the returning device part, wherein the liquid constituents are drained out of the container (11) via an outlet tap (9).
- The device according to Claim 1, characterised in that the vacuum generator (7) generates a constant vacuum or an underpressure, which loads the system with an underpressure via correspondingly airtight lines.
- The device according to Claims 1 and 2, characterised in that the container (11), in which the unprocessed foodstuffs collect, is realised in such a manner that it is airtight and transparent, in order to be able to optically see the fill level.
- The device according to Claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the drive cylinder (12) operates the returning device part and is clock-synchronised with all upstream-connected devices.
- The device according to Claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the closure piston (16) is shaped with a groove (20) in such a manner that in the case of a clock-synchronous stroke movement of the drive cylinder (12), an evacuation of the air located in the return cylinder (19) via the air inlet (14) is ensured.
- The device according to Claims 1 to 5, characterised in that the connections (10, 15 and 18) of all components are realised in such a manner that the same enable an airtight connection and thus the overall system is closed in an airtight manner and furthermore is realised so robustly that the overall system mechanically withstands the pressure conditions.
- The device according to Claims 1 to 6, characterised in that all connections (10, 15, 18) are realised in such a manner that simple dismantling for maintenance and cleaning is ensured without an additional special tool.
- The device according to Claims 1 to 7, characterised in that the material of all components is realised in such a manner that the applicable hygiene regulations in foodstuff-processing businesses are complied with.
- The device according to Claims 1 to 8, characterised in that the device is realised in such a manner that a functional fastening to corresponding dosing or packaging systems of any design is possible.
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