EP2748068A1 - Procédé pour la réalisation d'atmosphères contrôlées sans confinement sur des lignes de conditionnement automatisées - Google Patents
Procédé pour la réalisation d'atmosphères contrôlées sans confinement sur des lignes de conditionnement automatiséesInfo
- Publication number
- EP2748068A1 EP2748068A1 EP12750414.0A EP12750414A EP2748068A1 EP 2748068 A1 EP2748068 A1 EP 2748068A1 EP 12750414 A EP12750414 A EP 12750414A EP 2748068 A1 EP2748068 A1 EP 2748068A1
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- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- injector
- atmosphere
- container
- controlled atmosphere
- injection zone
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Classifications
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- 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or gasifying filled containers or wrappers by means of nozzles through which air or other gas, e.g. an inert gas, is withdrawn or supplied
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- 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or gasifying filled containers or wrappers by means of nozzles through which air or other gas, e.g. an inert gas, is withdrawn or supplied
- B65B31/041—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or gasifying filled containers or wrappers by means of nozzles through which air or other gas, e.g. an inert gas, is withdrawn or supplied the nozzles acting from above on containers or wrappers open at their top
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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
Definitions
- Modified atmosphere means an atmosphere different from the ambient air; for example inerting the head space of bottles or containers containing a liquid at or shortly before the introduction of the cap.
- headspace or “gaseous sky” will be used indifferently in the following, a notion well known to those skilled in the art of packaging of products, particularly food products, in particular beverages and other cosmetic products, as meaning the space located above the level of liquid in the container (up to the upper neck receiving the final closure means).
- the invention relates to the bottling or the containerization of any type of products requiring a modified atmosphere to protect them against the resumption of oxygen, moisture, air pollutants and other dust. Examples are:
- bottles Put in bottles, bottles or various containers of cosmetics (for example cream, shampoo, essential oils, etc.)
- cosmetics for example cream, shampoo, essential oils, etc.
- bottles, bottles or various containers in the field of health for example ointments, creams, vaccines, active ingredients, enzymes ... etc.
- modified atmospheres usually consists of a partial confinement in the form of a tunnel in which the treatment gas (nitrogen, for example) is injected.
- Most systems are equipped with gas jets to evacuate the air from the head space which is replaced by the tunnel atmosphere.
- the containers or bottles circulate on a conveying system inside the tunnel. Conveyors can be very different technologies such as continuous moving belts, crawl conveyor systems, carousel type circular conveyors ...
- the present invention seeks to provide a new solution for performing the treatment without confinement.
- This solution has been designed in particular by noting that the movement of the bottles naturally promotes the evacuation of the atmosphere from the headspace.
- the moving bottle is subjected to a slight overpressure on the front part and a slight depression on the rear part.
- At least one injector is used, the sizing is a very important element of the present invention, we will return later, which is used to achieve the flow or jet of gas.
- At least one, but preferably two injectors positioned on either side of the conveyor and oriented in the opposite direction to the displacement of the containers or bottles will be used.
- the injector is constituted for example by a tube, of preferably square, rectangular or circular section (but this is not the case).
- the objective of the invention is to work out of confinement measures, the gas thrown by the injector (s) thus opens into the ambient air surrounding the area to be treated.
- the direction of the flow or jet of gas is such that at least one of its components is in the opposite direction of the direction of movement of the containers or bottles.
- the present invention thus relates to a method for producing a controlled atmosphere at the head space of a product storage container, in a scrolling installation of the type in which the following measures are implemented:
- the container is partially filled with the aid of the product to a given filling level
- the upper part of the receptacle is brought into contact with a gaseous treatment atmosphere, designed to evacuate all or part of the air present in the receptacle above said filling level and to set up, above said level, the controlled atmosphere required;
- the lid is sealed or closed with a suitable means
- the establishment of the controlled atmosphere is carried out in an unconfined injection zone, by the use of at least one tubular-type injector adapted to project towards the upper edge of the container occurring in the injection zone, the gaseous atmosphere of treatment, and oriented in the injection zone so that at least one of the components of the projected gas velocity is opposite to the direction of displacement of the containers, and that the injector is supplied with a gas flow rate to achieve a turbulent flow regime with a Reynold number between 5000 and 20000.
- the injection takes place in unconfined space, without tunnel, without cowling, in the open air, thanks to the particular conditions adopted.
- the establishment of the controlled atmosphere is carried out upstream and / or during sealing.
- the present invention also relates to an installation for continuous packaging of a product in storage containers, of the type in which the following measures are implemented:
- the container is partially filled with the aid of the product to a given filling level
- the upper part of the receptacle is brought into contact with a gaseous treatment atmosphere, designed to evacuate all or part of the air present in the receptacle above said filling level and to set up, above said level, an atmosphere controlled required;
- the lid is sealed or closed with a suitable means
- the setting up of the controlled atmosphere being carried out upstream and / or during the lidding, characterized in that the establishment of the controlled atmosphere is carried out in an unconfined injection zone, which is provided with at least one tubular type injector capable of projecting towards the upper edge of the container in the the injection zone, the gaseous treatment atmosphere, said at least one injector being oriented in the injection zone so that at least one of the components of the speed of the thrown gas is opposite to the direction of movement of the containers.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of the phenomena occurring naturally during the displacement of the containers (ie displacement of the internal atmosphere (headspace) towards the rear and its replacement by air located on the front edge of the container ).
- FIG. 2 is a schematic illustration of the phenomena that are put in place by the conditions of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 gives a schematic representation of an injector used for the evaluation work carried out by the Applicant, in the section in which the main parameters taken into account are mentioned.
- Figure 4 is a partial schematic representation of an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 5 is a partial schematic representation of another embodiment of the invention.
- Figures 4 and 5 allow to clearly visualize two modes of implementation of the invention.
- the containers (already loaded with product) conveyed to a sealing or closure station by any suitable means (stopper, screw lid, etc.) are clearly visible.
- the containers meet the projected gas jets under flow and sizing conditions in accordance with FIG. the invention by two injectors, positioned on either side of the conveyor and oriented in the opposite direction of the displacement of the containers or bottles:
- FIG. 4 illustrates a case where the two jets are directed to the same area of the conveyor.
- FIG. 5 illustrates a mode in which the two jets are directed on slightly shifted zones of the conveyor, which makes it possible to interest a longer conveyor length and thus to have more time to remove the air from the head spaces.
- the quality of the atmosphere set up in the headspace (for example the residual oxygen level reached in the headspace) will be influenced by the following parameters:
- the conditioning time ie the time required to complete the transfer of the atmosphere from the head space and its replacement by an adequate atmosphere. This time is itself function:
- the volume of the headspace o the volume of the headspace.
- the residual oxygen content of the projected gas flow for example nitrogen
- the Applicant has carried out work to study the parameters influencing the oxygen content of the flow of nitrogen projected on the containers, the objective being to favor conditions that minimize the mixing of the projected atmosphere with the ambiant air.
- surface to be treated refers to the section of the "opening neck" of the container, i.e of the upper opening of the container through which the filling product.
- the atmosphere remains very correct (100 ppm and less) regardless of the speed of the jet.
- a distance between the injector and the area to be treated less than 20cm (including, according to the specifications of each site, for residual content objectives less than 2%) and more preferably less than 15cm (especially for objectives of less than 1% content).
- the Reynolds formula shows the intervention of the speed on the one hand and the diameter on the other hand: it proves to be very difficult, especially for fairly large diameters (> 50mm), to remain stable in a laminar regime. speeds must then be very low, the low flow rates and therefore the longer conditioning time and the distance with the injector very low. It is therefore preferred according to the invention to position itself in a turbulent regime, where 5000 ⁇ Re ⁇ 20000, while nevertheless preferring relatively low speeds in order to limit the consumption of gas.
- Oxygen concentration curves were established within the jet, as a function of the distance of the point considered at the center of the jet of gas, for different gas velocities, under the following conditions:
- the dimensions of the injector are significantly greater than the dimensions of the zone to be treated, and in particular where the injector section is at least twice the surface to be treated, and even more preferably at least three times greater.
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- Dispersion Chemistry (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Vacuum Packaging (AREA)
- Filling Of Jars Or Cans And Processes For Cleaning And Sealing Jars (AREA)
Abstract
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| FR1157570A FR2979327B1 (fr) | 2011-08-26 | 2011-08-26 | Procede pour la realisation d'atmospheres controlees sans confinement sur des lignes de conditionnement automatisees |
| PCT/FR2012/051701 WO2013030477A1 (fr) | 2011-08-26 | 2012-07-18 | Procédé pour la réalisation d'atmosphères contrôlées sans confinement sur des lignes de conditionnement automatisées |
Publications (2)
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| EP2748068A1 true EP2748068A1 (fr) | 2014-07-02 |
| EP2748068B1 EP2748068B1 (fr) | 2015-05-27 |
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| EP12750414.0A Not-in-force EP2748068B1 (fr) | 2011-08-26 | 2012-07-18 | Procédé pour la réalisation d'atmosphères contrôlées sans confinement sur des lignes de conditionnement automatisées |
Country Status (8)
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| US (1) | US20140208692A1 (fr) |
| EP (1) | EP2748068B1 (fr) |
| CN (1) | CN103764500B (fr) |
| AU (1) | AU2012300715A1 (fr) |
| BR (1) | BR112014004390A2 (fr) |
| ES (1) | ES2545856T3 (fr) |
| FR (1) | FR2979327B1 (fr) |
| WO (1) | WO2013030477A1 (fr) |
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| FR3093328B1 (fr) * | 2019-02-28 | 2021-02-19 | Bonduelle Sa Ets | Procédé de conditionnement de produits |
| FR3093327B1 (fr) | 2019-02-28 | 2021-02-26 | Bonduelle Sa Ets | Boîte de conserve |
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| CN103764500B (zh) | 2015-06-03 |
| BR112014004390A2 (pt) | 2017-03-21 |
| AU2012300715A1 (en) | 2014-02-27 |
| WO2013030477A1 (fr) | 2013-03-07 |
| FR2979327B1 (fr) | 2013-09-27 |
| EP2748068B1 (fr) | 2015-05-27 |
| FR2979327A1 (fr) | 2013-03-01 |
| US20140208692A1 (en) | 2014-07-31 |
| ES2545856T3 (es) | 2015-09-16 |
| CN103764500A (zh) | 2014-04-30 |
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