EP2751017A1 - Machine de traitement de contenants - Google Patents
Machine de traitement de contenantsInfo
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- EP2751017A1 EP2751017A1 EP12737476.7A EP12737476A EP2751017A1 EP 2751017 A1 EP2751017 A1 EP 2751017A1 EP 12737476 A EP12737476 A EP 12737476A EP 2751017 A1 EP2751017 A1 EP 2751017A1
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Definitions
- the invention relates to a container treatment machine according to
- Container treatment machines in the form of machines for cleaning and / or sterilizing containers and in the form of filling machines or filling systems for filling containers with a flowable or liquid product.
- container treatment machines in the form of filling machines it is also known, in particular, for the respective filling process or its filling phase in which the contents are controlled by at least one liquid valve in the respective container
- Container is introduced to control by the level determining probes provided on filling elements of the filling machine when filling in the relevant
- probes Extend container through its container opening. These probes are then, for example, electrical level probes with at least one probe contact, which then, when it dips into the filling level rising in the container when filling, causing the closing of the liquid valve or with
- Delay initiating probe signal supplies so that the respective target level or the desired filling level is reached in the container.
- the filling height determining probes are also return gas pipes, via which the filled gas is discharged from the container interior in the return gas filled during filling of the arranged in sealing position with the filling container container. After immersion of the respective return gas pipe in the liquid level rising in the container, the further inflow of the
- Return gas pipe is interrupted.
- all known filling systems with return gas pipe closing of the respective filling element or the liquid valve necessarily takes place only after a more or less long time interval and at a predetermined position or angular position of the movement of the circulating
- CONFIRMATION COPY container concerned for example due to pressure fluctuations and / or sudden changes in the rotational speed of the
- Form fill level probe i. on the inside of the pipe or inside the
- the probe contacts or the electrical signals generated by these serve to indicate the respective level within a container.
- pressure filling is generally to be understood as meaning a filling process in which the container to be filled in each case is in a sealing position against the container
- Filling element is applied and usually before the actual filling phase, i. is biased before opening the liquid valve via at least one controlled, formed in the filling element gas path with a pressurized gas clamping (inert gas or C02 gas), which is then displaced during filling of the inflowing the container contents increasingly as return gas from the container interior , also via at least one controlled, im
- This preload phase can be more
- Preceding treatment phases such as evacuation and / or flushing of the container interior with an inert gas, e.g. C02 gas, etc., also via the gas paths formed in the filling element.
- an inert gas e.g. C02 gas, etc.
- pressureless filling is generally to be understood as meaning a filling process in which the container to be filled preferably with its
- Container mouth also bears in sealing position against the respective filling element and the container interior before the actual filling phase, i. is pretreated before opening the liquid valve via controlled, formed in the filling element gas paths, for example, evacuated and / or with an inert gas,
- C02 gas is purged, in which case the gas which is increasingly displaced during the filling of the filling material flowing into the container is removed from the container interior as a return gas via at least one controlled gas path formed in the filling element.
- free-jet filling is to be understood as meaning a process in which the liquid product flows into the container to be filled in a free filling jet, the container with its container mouth or opening not resting against the filling element, but rather from the filling element or from a local there
- Trinox tube is to be understood as meaning a tubular probe extending into the container during filling, which is used in the so-called Trinox method
- a sterile inert gas for example CO 2
- CO 2 a sterile inert gas
- In sealing position with the filling element befindaji container means in the context of the invention that each container to be filled in the manner known to the expert with its container mouth tightly against the filling element or to a local there, the at least one discharge opening of the filling element surrounding gasket pressed ,
- Container are in the context of the invention, in particular cans and bottles made of metal, glass and / or plastic, but also other packaging, which are suitable for filling liquid or viscous products for pressure filling or for pressureless filling.
- Headspace of the container is in the sense of that part of the container interior below the container opening, which is not of the contents after filling
- substantially in the sense of the invention means deviations from the exact value by +/- 10%, preferably by +/- 5%, and / or deviations in the form of changes that are insignificant for the function.
- container treatment machines are, inter alia, filling machines for filling containers with a liquid filling material, but container treatment machines in the sense of the invention are also in general machines of another type for Treating containers, in particular machines for cleaning containers, for example rinsers, and / or machines for sterilizing containers, for example machines in the form of sterilizers, in particular also those in which the sterilization of the containers by treating them with a sterilant-containing gas and / or vaporous medium,
- the filling level or level determining probes such as electrical
- Level probes and / or tubular probes such as return gas tubes or Trinox tubes, which can also serve to introduce an inert gas (eg CO 2 gas) into the headspace of each filled container, namely for displacing oxygen from this headspace by controlled foaming of the filling material ,
- an inert gas eg CO 2 gas
- fill level determining probes are therefore in particular electrical level probes with at least one electrical probe contact and / or tubular probes, such as return gas tubes or Trinox tubes, and / or tubular probes, such as return gas tubes or Trinox tubes, with at least one electrical probe contact.
- Treatment media include the introduced into the container during filling contents and / or liquid and / or gaseous and / or vaporous media, which are introduced into the container during filling, cleaning and / or sterilizing and / or applied therefrom, in particular for pretreatment To fill
- Treatment machine this means so far a high design and control engineering effort, since all necessary for the treatment of functional elements are provided separately for each treatment position and controlled.
- the object of the invention is to show a container treatment machine that allows a significant reduction of the design, assembly and control technical effort without sacrificing the quality of treatment.
- a container treatment machine according to the patent claim 1 is formed.
- At least two treatment positions are each formed on a respective treatment block, which is then preferably prefabricated as a complete and fully functional assembly on the transport element, for example, mounted on the rotor of the treatment machine and, if necessary,
- Fig. 1 is a schematic representation of a plan view of a
- Container treatment machine of rotating design in the form of a
- FIG. 2 in a perspective partial view of the rotor of
- Container treatment machine of Figure 1 with several, on the circumference of
- Treatment blocks along with associated container carriers and arranged on these containers,
- FIG. 3 in a very simplified schematic representation of the
- Fig. 6 in a simplified representation of two to a control valve assembly
- the container treatment machine generally designated 1 in the figures is designed as a filling machine and serves to fill containers 2, for example in the form of bottles, with a liquid filling material.
- the container treatment machine 1 is further designed as a machine of rotating design, with a circumferentially driven about a vertical machine axis in the direction of arrow A.
- Rotor 3 at the periphery of a plurality of treatment positions 4a and 4b is formed in the form of filling.
- Treatment blocks 5 closely or substantially close to each other and each form a treatment position 4a and a treatment position 4b.
- the treatment blocks 5 are further fully functional preassembled
- Each treatment block 5 is assigned to the rotor 3 for the two treatment positions 4a and 4b common container carrier 6 with a common lifting element 7 (pressure cylinder).
- the container carrier 6 is shown in the
- Embodiment designed as a substantially rectangular Be fiscallytragteller, which with its longer sides of the rectangle tangential to
- Each container carrier 6 is synchronized with the rotational movement of the rotor 3 with its lifting element 7 and controlled by a cam roller 7.1, which cooperates with at least one control cam, not shown, in vertical
- each treatment block 5 has two centering tulips 8. Of these centering tulips 8, which are also distributed in uniform angular and pitch intervals around the vertical machine axis, a centering tulip 8 are the
- the arranged below the treatment blocks 9 centering 8 are in the illustrated embodiment, in each case at the lower end of two
- Machine axis oriented and provided at its upper, on the treatment blocks 5 projecting ends with cam rollers 10, which for a synchronously controlled with the rotational movement of the rotor 3 raising and lowering
- the guide rods 9 for the two treatment block 5 associated centering 8 are guided on this or on a multipart example housing 11 of this treatment block 5, namely the two guide rods 9 for the treatment position 4a associated centering 8 at the direction of the rotor A direction trailing side of the housing 11 and the guide rods 9 of the treatment position 4b assigned
- the two centering tulips can also be arranged in a common holding frame.
- Bottle centering required up and down movement takes place in this case then for both centering tulips on a common motion roller.
- Bottle dish or within the centering flexible compensation elements, such as springs or rubber pads are arranged.
- the empty container 2 are at a container inlet 1.1 of
- the centering tulips 8 of each treatment block 5 are independent and thereby in particular independently controlled functional elements.
- the treatment machine 1 as a filling machine are in the respective treatment block 5 or in the housing 11 two
- Liquid channels 12 are provided, each at the bottom of the
- the two containers 2 lifted with the respective container carrier 6 are at least during the filling phase with their container mouth 2.1 over the respective containers
- each liquid channel 12 a separate and independently controllable liquid valve 14 is provided which is opened at the beginning of the filling phase and closed at the end of the filling phase.
- a ring vessel 15 is provided, which is partially filled during the filling operation to form an upper gas space and a lower liquid space occupied by the filling material with the contents. With the liquid space of the boiler 15, the liquid channels 12 of all treatment blocks 5 are connected.
- Treatment position 4a and 4b independently associated probe 16, during the filling phase in their training as an electrical level probe with a probe having probe end and / or in their training as tube-shaped probe with a probe opening protruding a tube opening extends through the container mouth 2.1 into the interior of the respective container 2.
- the probes 16 are axially movable in an axial direction parallel to the machine axis (double arrow D), for example for changing and / or adjusting the respective filling level, in particular for adjusting the filling level to different containers 2, and / or for inserting the respective probe 16 at the beginning of
- Housing 11 of the respective treatment block 5 is fixed, in such a way that the actuator 17 is located well above the treatment block 5 and also above the movement path of the cam rollers 10.
- At least one controlled gas path 20 is formed with at least one control valve 21, e.g. for pretreating the containers 2 before the filling phase, for example for evacuating and / or rinsing the interior of the container 2 with its container mouth 2.1 in sealing position against the treatment block 5 container 2 with an inert gas and / or for returning a during the
- the at least one gas path 20 is adapted to be and for the respective treatment steps
- Treatment positions 4a and 4b of each treatment block 5 are provided only once on this, in the illustrated embodiment to the related on the vertical machine axis radially outward side of the
- each treatment block 5 includes two or more than two gas paths 20
- the electronics 22 required for processing the probe signals of the probes 16 and / or for controlling the liquid valves 14 or their actuators and / or for actuating the actuator 17 and / or the control valves 21 are also each for both treatment positions 4a and 4b
- Treatment block 5 provided together, and in turn conveniently accessible to the relative to the machine axis radially outer side of the treatment block. 5
- Treatment positions 4a and 4b are each provided together in the treatment block 5. Basically, it is also possible, the centering tulips 8 or other centering and / or an additional support for the container 2 causing elements of the treatment positions 4a and 4b to a
- treatment position 4a and 4b of each treatment block 5 has a separate container carrier, which then together with the other container carrier of the same treatment block or but independently of the other container carrier of the same treatment block controlled up and down, for example, in turn by a cam roller 7.1.
- each treatment position 4a and 4b is an independent one, indicated schematically by 23 in FIG.
- each treatment block 5 contributes
- For adjusting the level in the containers 2 is a corresponding
- Adjustment of the probes 16 independent of their training as mulch- and / or Trinoxrohr or as an electrical level probe basically in each case individually or jointly possible, even if in addition to the probes 16 each have a flow meter 23 use.
- the height adjustment of the centering tulips 8 is basically independent of the formation of the filling height determining probes 16 and regardless of the presence or absence of the flow meter 23 individually or jointly possible.
- Probes 16 are designed as electrical level probes or flow meter 23 are provided.
- An opening of the liquid valves 14 or the actuation of these valves or their actuators 14.1 are independent of the formation of the probes 16 and regardless of the presence or absence of the flow meter 23 basically individually or jointly possible.
- the rinsing of the container 2, for example via the used as a flushing pipe and designed as a pipe piece probes 16 in a controlled movement. e.g. with controlled lifting of the purge tubes or probes 16 is independent of the formation of the probes 16 and regardless of the presence or absence of the flow meter 23 basically individually or together possible.
- the pressure monitoring of the filling process by means of the pressure sensor 24 is independent of the formation of the probe 16 and independent of the
- each filling position 4a and 4b is associated with its own pressure sensor 24. Together, i. via a common pressure sensor 24 is this
- Pressure monitoring also independent of the formation of the probe 16 and regardless of the presence or absence of the flow meter 23 is possible. In the latter case, however, it is necessary that the control valves 21 as well as the liquid valve 14 of both treatment positions 4a and 4b in common be controlled.
- the common pressure sensor 24 is then connected to the gas space of both arranged in sealing position with the treatment block 5 container 2. For example, also the bursting of a container 2 during the pressure filling can be monitored with the respective pressure sensor 24, also with the pressure sensor 24 common to both treatment positions 4a and 4b.
- the control valves 21 are preferably pneumatic valves. It is the same
- Actuator 14.1 for the respective liquid valve 14 preferably a pneumatic actuator, which then as well as the control valves 21 may be generally referred to as a gas cylinder.
- Controlled lifting element 7 Individually possible. Possible
- FIG. 4 shows, in a schematic representation, a treatment block 5 a which fundamentally differs from the treatment block 5 only in that the respective fluid valves 14 on the underside of the housing cover all of them
- FIG. 4 shows two pneumatically actuatable control valves 21 (gas cylinders) common to the two container treatment positions 4a and 4b for controlling the gas paths 20 formed in the treatment block 5a.
- the two pneumatic or gas cylinder designed as actuators 14.1 of the liquid valves 14 and a plurality of electric pneumatic valves 26 which control the control valves 21 and the actuators 14.4 pneumatically via pneumatic control lines 27.
- FIG. 5 shows in a representation similar to FIG. 4 as a further embodiment a treatment block 5b, which in turn is provided with a plurality of similar types
- Treatment blocks is provided on the periphery of a rotor of a container treatment machine in the form of a filling machine.
- the treatment block 5b differs from the treatment block 5a substantially only by a higher number of control valves 21, which corresponds to a higher number of controlled gas paths, and also by the control valves 21 being separately allocated to each treatment position 4a and 4b, respectively.
- Each control valve 21 a Each control valve 21 a
- Treatment position 4a or 4b is connected via a pneumatic control line 27 with an electrically actuated pneumatic valve 26, to which also the corresponding control valve 21 of the other treatment position 4b and 4a is connected via the control line 27.
- the mutually associated control valves 21 of the two treatment positions 4a and 4b are thus actuated together or in time.
- the two fluid valves 14 and their actuators 14.1 connected via control lines 27 to a common pneumatic valve 26 so that they can be opened together for the start of filling or the filling phase, while the termination of
- FIG. 6 again shows an enlarged illustration and in detail two
- An essential component of each control valve 21 is a diaphragm-like valve body 29 which acts between a valve inlet 30 arranged in the gas path 20 and a valve outlet 31 likewise arranged in the gas path 20 and which closes the valve inlet 30 in the illustration of FIG. 6 and in this state by the piston 32 a pneumatic piston-cylinder arrangement is maintained, provided the associated cylinder chamber 33 with the pressure of the pneumatic
- Control medium compressed air
- Each cylinder chamber 33 is connected via a control line 27 with the associated pneumatic valve.
- FIG. 7 shows, in a simplified partial representation and in section, the lower end of a probe 16 in its construction as a combined electrical fill level probe and tubular probe or return gas and / or Trinox tube.
- Control computer of the treatment machine 1 deposited software selected and controlled can be executed. Depending on the requirements of each
- Necessary treatment or combination of container / treatment medium or product can be selected optimally adapted treatment, with the following treatment or process steps are possible:
- probe 16 in particular in their training as a return gas tube on and
- Treatment position 4a and 4b disposed container 2 and in inert gas Rinsing of this interior via the trained as a pipe piece, central, deeply projecting into the container 2 probe;
- FIGS. 7 and 8 show a probe 16a, which is designed as an electrical fill level probe and as a return gas tube and can be used instead of the probe 16.
- the probe 16a comprises a coaxially arranged with the Greelementachse FA and acting as a return gas pipe section 34 which forms a return gas channel 35 and which during filling with its lower end or with the local lower opening 35.1 of the return gas channel 35 in the upper region (headspace) of the arranged at the respective filling position 4a and 4b container 2 extends.
- Container interior displaced gas and / or vapor medium for example air and / or inert gas or CO 2 gas from a preceding rinsing and / or
- the portion 36 in the circumferential direction of the pipe section 34 has a width which is significantly smaller than the circumference pipe section 34 at its lower end. Furthermore, the section 36 in the illustrated embodiment
- Embodiment partially formed by a tab or lance-like continuation 38 of the wall of the tube piece 34 made of an electrically conductive material, preferably made of a metallic material.
- the probe contact 37 which in the illustrated embodiment at the lower, free end of the section
- pipe section 34 in the region of the probe contact 37 may be formed differently than described above, it is, for example, in principle also possible that over the lower, open end 35.1 projecting portion 36 exclusively of the conductor 39 and ggs. is formed by the insulating layers 40. All versions are common but that the
- FIG. 9 shows in a time diagram the opening and closing of the respective liquid valve 14 at the beginning or end of your filling phase when the probe 16a is used.
- “1" denotes the open state and "0” denotes the closed state of the liquid valve 14.
- the operation of the container treatment machine 1 designed as a filling machine can be described, for example, using the probe 16a as follows:
- the containers 2 to be filled are fed again via an external conveyor and pass via a container inlet 1.1 each individually to a filling position 4a or 4b.
- the filled containers 2 are removed from the filling positions at a container outlet 1.2.
- On the angular range of the rotary movement of the rotor 3 between the container inlet 1.1 and the container outlet 1.2 for example, first a pretreatment of the container 2 by at least rinsing and / or biasing the interior of the respective in sealing position with the respective treatment block 5, 5a or 5b arranged container 2 with an inert gas, preferably with CO 2 gas, and then in the actual filling phase, the filling of the container 2 with the contents.
- the filling phase is in each case initiated at time t1 (FIG.
- Liquid valve 14 has the desired level N1.
- FIGS. 1 and 2 While the angular position W1 at which the filling phase is introduced by opening the respective liquid valve 14 is, for example, fixed, FIGS.
- Angular positions W2 and W3, etc. depends on the rotational speed of the rotor 3. Regardless of the rotational speed of the rotor 3 is the
- Computer is stored retrievable.
- the formation of the probe 16a not only avoids the aforementioned disadvantages of the conventional return gas pipes, but ensures simplified
- the pipe section 34 acts as a return gas pipe and as the filling level limiting element, i. after immersion of the pipe section 34 in the Gregutspiegel of rising in the container interior filling another inflow of contents is automatically stopped in the respective container.
- the pipe section 34 preferably also has other functions, for example, for a pretreatment of the container 2 in at least one of the actual filling phase preceding pretreatment phase.
- the tubing 34 serves to flush and / or bias the container interior with an inert gas, e.g. C02 gas etc.
- the pipe section 34 is provided at the lower open end 35.1 with at least one lateral recess 41. This makes it possible, after completion of the filling phase, i. after closing the
- Liquid valve 14 to flush the not occupied by the contents of the headspace of each filled container 2 with an inert gas, in spite of a short, based on the Standelementachse FA axial length of the section 36 and despite the
- target level N1 is slightly above the level of the open end 35.1.
- Probe contacts 37 at least in the direction of Medelementachse FA spaced apart, then there is the possibility that in response of that probe contact 37, which has the greater axial distance from the open end 35.1, the relevant filling position 4a or 4b is controlled by a state “fast filling” in a state “slow filling” and only at
- Container treatment machine 1 is a filling machine.
- the invention also includes other container treatment machines, for example machines of rotating design for cleaning and / or sterilizing the containers 2, for example in the form of rinsers and / or sterilizers, in which the containers, in particular their interior with at least one liquid and / or gaseous and / or or vaporous cleaning and / or sterilization medium are applied.
- container treatment machine 1 for cleaning and / or sterilizing the container 2
- container treatment stations 4a and 4b i. in particular the functional elements for the positioning and / or centering and / or
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