EP2830958B1 - Procede et dispositif pour le traitement d'emballages - Google Patents

Procede et dispositif pour le traitement d'emballages Download PDF

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EP2830958B1
EP2830958B1 EP13708094.1A EP13708094A EP2830958B1 EP 2830958 B1 EP2830958 B1 EP 2830958B1 EP 13708094 A EP13708094 A EP 13708094A EP 2830958 B1 EP2830958 B1 EP 2830958B1
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Wilfried Ehmer
Martin Schach
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J3/00—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed
    • B41J3/407—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
    • B41J3/4073—Printing on three-dimensional objects not being in sheet or web form, e.g. spherical or cubic objects
    • B41J3/40733—Printing on cylindrical or rotationally symmetrical objects, e. g. on bottles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J11/00—Devices or arrangements  of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
    • B41J11/0015—Devices or arrangements  of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form for treating before, during or after printing or for uniform coating or laminating the copy material before or after printing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J3/00—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed
    • B41J3/407—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
    • B41J3/4073—Printing on three-dimensional objects not being in sheet or web form, e.g. spherical or cubic objects
    • 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
    • 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
    • B65B51/00—Devices for, or methods of, sealing or securing package folds or closures; Devices for gathering or twisting wrappers, or necks of bags
    • 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
    • B65B55/00—Preserving, protecting or purifying packages or package contents in association with packaging
    • B65B55/02—Sterilising, e.g. of complete packages
    • B65B55/04—Sterilising wrappers or receptacles prior to, or during, packaging
    • B65B55/10—Sterilising wrappers or receptacles prior to, or during, packaging by liquids or gases
    • 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
    • B65B55/00—Preserving, protecting or purifying packages or package contents in association with packaging
    • B65B55/02—Sterilising, e.g. of complete packages
    • B65B55/12—Sterilising contents prior to, or during, packaging
    • B65B55/18—Sterilising contents prior to, or during, packaging by liquids or gases
    • 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
    • B65B61/00—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages
    • B65B61/26—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for marking or coding completed packages
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M5/00—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
    • B41M5/0011—Pre-treatment or treatment during printing of the recording material, e.g. heating, irradiating

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  • Packaging are within the meaning of the invention, packaging or containers that are commonly used in the food industry and especially in the beverage sector, in particular containers such.
  • cans soft packaging, such as those made of cardboard and / or plastic film and / or metal foil.
  • transport puck in the sense of the invention means a holding, centering and aligning unit for the packaging means, at which the respective packaging material is moved from the package inlet to the package outlet through a package transport path of the transport system and which is preferred also causes a controlled orientation of the respective packaging for its treatment.
  • Transport moderately to each other adjacent transport elements means in the context of the invention transport elements or transport and treatment elements that are designed and arranged to receive at transfer areas the pucks of an adjacent in a transport direction preceding transport element, hold and to a following in the transport direction transport element hand off.
  • the packaging means 2 of the device 1 or its packaging means inlet 1.1 are fed via an outer conveyor upright in a transport direction A, then move within the device 1 on a multiple arcuately deflected transport path. After printing, the packaging means 2 continue to be fed upright at a packaging outlet 1.2 via an external conveyor for further use.
  • the transport path of the packaging means 2 during feeding, when moving through the device 1 and when driving away from the device 1 is in the FIG. 2 schematically shown with 3.
  • the device 1 consists of several in the transport direction A directly adjoining modules 4.1 - 4.n, and indeed in the illustrated embodiment of a total of eight modules 4.1 - 4.8, all modules 4.1 - 4.8 are each formed by an identical basic unit 5, which is equipped with the functional elements necessary for the specific task of the respective module 4.1 - 4.8.
  • Each basic unit 5 includes i.a. a drive and control unit accommodated in a module housing 6 and a unit arranged at the top of the module housing 6 and by the drive and control unit u.a. around a vertical machine axis of the respective module 4.1 - 4.8 circumferentially drivable transport and treatment element 7, 7a with a plurality of receptacles 8, which are at the periphery of the transport and treatment element 7 or 7a at regular angular intervals verilt provided and of which each receptacle is designed for secure receiving a respective packaging 2.
  • the transport and treatment elements 7, 7a of the individual modules 4.1 - 8.1 are arranged directly or transportally to each other and counter-rotating, but synchronously driven so that these transport and treatment elements 7, 7a in their entirety form a transport device, with the Packing means 2 within the device 1 on the in the FIG. 3 shown repeatedly deflected packaging material transport path 3 between the packaging inlet 1.1 and the packaging outlet 1.2 are moved.
  • the individual packaging means 2 are in each case forwarded directly from the transport and treatment element 7 of a module 4.1 - 4.7 to the transport and treatment element 7, 7a of the module 4.2 - 4.8 following in the direction of transport A.
  • the individual modules 4.1 - 4.8 continue to be provided in such successive that the vertical machine axes of all modules 4.1 - 4.8 in a common vertical Lie level, in which there are also the transfer areas where the packaging 2 of the transport and treatment element 7a or 7 of a module 4.1 - 4.7 to the transport and treatment element 7 or 7a of the following in the direction of transport A module 4.2 - 4.8 to get redirected.
  • the packaging means 2 are moved with the transport and treatment elements 7 of the modules 4.1 and 4.8 each on an angular range of about 90 ° about the vertical machine axis MA of the modules 4.1 and 4.8.
  • the packaging means 2 with the respective transport and treatment element 7 are each carried over an angular range of 180 ° about the vertical machine axis MA of the modules 4.2 - 4.7. Within this angular range or within this distance of the rotational movement of the respective transport and treatment element 7 takes place in particular in the modules 4.2 - 4.7 of the respective module associated process.
  • the modules 4.1 - 4.n, but at least the serving for printing the packaging 2 modules 4.2 - 4.7 and their circulating transport and treatment element 7 of several pressure segments 11, each as a complete functional units at one of the respective vertical machine axis MA rotatably driven rotor 12 are exchangeably mounted, which latter is rotatably mounted on the respective module housing 6 and on a central support column 13 about the vertical machine axis MA.
  • the provided on the circumference of the rotor 12 and in the circumferential direction of the rotor 12 adjoining and wedge-shaped in plan view pressure segments 11 form lying inside, ie in the machine axis MA enclosed by the pressure segments 11 space in which various functional elements, so zBua also electronic controls or computer 14 ( Fig. 12 ) are added to control the pressure segments 11.
  • the function of the secondary part 20 is u.a. it is to keep the respective packaging 2 hanging.
  • the secondary part 20 is designed claw-like for this purpose, for example as a mechanical and / or pneumatically actuated gripper and / or as a vacuum gripper.
  • the required holding force is applied passively to the primary part 19 and actively removed or released, in order to increase safety in the event of current or media loss, for example by one or more permanent magnets.
  • the secondary part 20 comprises the active components, i. in particular all components necessary for the alignment and controlled turning or swiveling of the packaging means 2 during the treatment, such as i.a. Elements that are required for aligning and / or turning the packaging when printing, and / or the elements for supplying gaseous and / or vaporous media, including those under pressure and / or for supplying vacuum, etc.
  • active components i. in particular all components necessary for the alignment and controlled turning or swiveling of the packaging means 2 during the treatment, such as i.a. Elements that are required for aligning and / or turning the packaging when printing, and / or the elements for supplying gaseous and / or vaporous media, including those under pressure and / or for supplying vacuum, etc.
  • the secondary part 20 rotatably or pivotably mounted in the primary part 19 around the pressure segment axis DA forms the rotor of an electric actuating or angular drive for aligning and controlled turning or pivoting of the packaging means 2 during the treatment.
  • the secondary part 20 is u.a. provided with a permanent magnet assembly 21 having a plurality of permanent magnets.
  • a coding 23 is provided, which forms an encoder system in cooperation with an incremental sensor 24 provided on the carrier 17, with which the respective random orientation of the primary part 19 and thus of the holding and centering unit 16 is detected.
  • the alignment and / or controlled rotation of the packaging 2 during printing is then taking into account this determined by the encoder system orientation and known from construction or assignment between primary part 19 and rotational position of the secondary part 20, and only by turning the secondary part 20 at not turning Primary part 19.
  • the incremental sensor 24 is stationary relative to the rotor 12 or the support column 13 and runs with these.
  • the alignment and controlled rotation of the packaging means 2 about the axis DA takes place in each case with respect to the respective pressure segment 11 or with respect to local, for the treatment serving functional elements, in particular print heads.
  • the receiving and foot part 20.1 of one with its axis co-axial with the Axis DA arranged sleeve 25 and a support plate 26 at the lower, open end of the sleeve 25 is formed.
  • the sleeve 25 is laterally open at 27, so that according to the position a FIG. 10 the respective, the packaging means 2 forming bottle laterally inserted through the opening 27 in the receiving and foot part 20.1 (arrow B) and then according to the position b of FIG. 10 can be fixed to the receiving and foot part 20.1, in such a way that the packaging means 2 is held with a mouth edge 2.1 on the support plate 26 hanging.
  • a centering and holding element 28 is arranged to be axially displaceable relative to the axis DA.
  • the centering and holding member 28 consists in the illustrated embodiment of an outer sleeve body 29, which is biased by a compression spring 30 in a lower position, in which the sleeve body 29 with its lower end face against the support plate 26 and at the holding and centering unit 16 held packaging 2 in the form of a bottle against the support plate 26 facing away from the top of the packaging 2 and against the local mouth edge 2.2 of the packaging 2 abuts, so this fixed by the force of the compression spring 30 between the sleeve body 29 and the support plate 26, in particular is clamped torsionally secure.
  • centering sleeve 31 is provided axially movable. The latter is also biased by a compression spring 32 in a lower position.
  • the compression spring 30 For receiving a packaging material 2 or a bottle of the sleeve body 29, the compression spring 30, the centering sleeve 31 and the compression spring 32 formed centering and holding element 29 against the effect of the particular Compression spring 30 is raised, by a collar or an annular groove 33 of the sleeve body 29 engaging behind lifting element, which is provided at least at the package inlet 1.1 and the packaging outlet 1.2.
  • the packaging means 2 are taken protected with their mouth region between the mouth flange 2.1 and the mouth edge 2.2 in the interior 25.1 of the sleeve 25 protected.
  • the holding and centering units 16, and their secondary parts 20 in such a way that the mouth area and a local thread the mouth 2.2 of each packaging 2 during the printing process from contamination, especially ink mist, are protected ,
  • connection element 34 is provided on the respective holding and centering unit or on the centering and holding element 28.
  • a line also not shown in the interior of the respective holding and centering unit 16 and a gas outlet can continue to control the internal pressure in the packaging 2.
  • the internal pressure over the entire transport route is kept constant.
  • the secondary part 20 is preferably designed such that the format-dependent receiving and foot part 20.1 is detachably connected to the secondary part 20, so that the receiving and foot parts 20.1 are connected to the holding device for processing packaging materials 2 of different type and / or shape and / or size. and centering units 16 can be exchanged for each appropriate.
  • the adapted to the type and / or shape and / or size of the packaging 2 to be treated receiving and Foot parts 20.1 are then twist-proof, for example, connected by means of a quick-change mechanism or a quick coupling or a conventional screw and / or clamp attachment to the secondary part 20.
  • FIG. 11 shows in the position a) again the primary part 19 of a holding and centering unit 16 in individual representation and in the positions b) - f) different secondary parts for different packaging 2, these secondary parts, for example, at least partially formed by the use of different receiving and foot parts 20.1 are.
  • the secondary parts 20 in this figure are denoted by 20b-20f.
  • the secondary parts 20b-20e are each again designed as mechanical grippers operable, for example, by compressed air, namely for holding the packaging means 2b-2c and 2e on their upper side of the packaging material or in the region of their packaging material opening.
  • the secondary parts 20f and 20g are designed as vacuum grippers for holding the packaging means 2f and 2g by vacuum on their upper side of the packaging material or in the region of their packaging material opening.
  • the holding and centering units 16 and thereby preferably the secondary parts 20 of these units are further provided with a unique identification option, preferably with an RFID tag that identifies the respective holding and centering unit 16, and in particular information about the type this unit and / or the secondary part 20 contains.
  • the corresponding information can then be read out by at least one reading unit of the device 1 and / or of the respective printing module 4.1 - 4.n, for example for monitoring or control purposes.
  • Each printing segment 11a has in the interior of its segment-like housing 11a.1 the functional elements necessary for printing on the packaging means 2, so u.a. at least one printhead 35, which is, for example, a printhead working by the ink-jet method, which i.a. electronically controllable discharge nozzle for ink or ink, which are arranged in at least one row parallel to the axis DA.
  • Each print head 35 is assigned a device 36 for immediate drying of the printing ink applied to the packaging material 2 or of the corresponding printed image.
  • the device 36 is an infrared emitter for emitting a band-shaped infrared radiation 37, which detects at least the entire, applied to the print head 35 printed image.
  • the device 36 is cooled, for example using air and / or water as the cooling medium.
  • the device 36 is designed with an optical beam shaping element 36.1 in the form of a cylindrical lens and with a protective and guide screen 36.2.
  • the underside of the housing 11a.1 is provided with a coupling unit 45, by means of which all necessary electrical connections (in particular also for drives and control and monitoring data) as well as all fluid connections (for cooling of functional elements and supply of printing ink) with a corresponding rotor 12 provided coupling unit (coupling field) can be produced.
  • each pressure segment 11 a mechanical holding and centering elements 46 provided with which a secure and accurate connection of the pressure module 11a to the rotor 12 and with a Machine axis MA concentrically enclosing rotor element is at least partially possible by plugging.
  • two different dummy segments 50 and 51 are shown which correspond in shape, size or dimension to the pressure segments 11a and which differ substantially from the pressure segments 11a only in that they are all used for printing the packaging 2 required functional elements do not have.
  • packaging means 2 are acted upon and / or rinsed during their treatment with a gaseous and / or vaporous medium, preferably with a gaseous and / or vaporous pressure medium.
  • the rinsing and / or sterilizing of the packaging means 2 can take place on one or more modules 4.1-4.8.
  • the packaging means 2 can be acted upon with the components of this sterilization medium in each case in the transport direction A successive different modules 4.1 - 4.8.
  • each holding and centering unit 16 is formed with an injection tube 52 (FIG. Figures 9 and 10 ), which is arranged coaxially with the axis of the holding and centering unit 16 and forms a channel which communicates with its in the figures upper end with a gas path 34.1 in the form of a clutch coupling member 34 and its lower, open end slightly above the the muzzle system for the packaging means 2 forming seal 31.1 protrudes.
  • a ring channel 53 enclosing the injection tube 52 is formed, which is open at the mouth station for the packaging means 2 and communicates with a further gas path 34.2 in the connection element 34.

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  1. Procédé servant à traiter des emballages (2) en appliquant des caractéristiques d'accessoire ou des accessoires sur les emballages (2) en imprimant les emballages (2), de préférence lors d'une impression multicolore au moyen d'un procédé d'impression à jet d'encre, sachant que les emballages sont disposés en vue du traitement chacun au niveau au moins d'une position de traitement (8) d'une ligne de transport d'emballages (3), caractérisé en ce que les emballages (2) sont soumis, au moins par intermittence, au cours de l'impression, à l'effet d'un milieu sous forme de gaz et/ou sous forme de vapeur ayant une action de stérilisation et/ou une action germicide.
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, 2 ou 3, caractérisé en ce que les emballages (2) sont soumis à l'effet de préférence d'un milieu sous forme de gaz et/ou sous forme de vapeur sous pression ayant une action de stérilisation.
  3. Procédé selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les emballages (2) sont soumis, en vue de la stérilisation ou de l'élimination des germes, respectivement à l'effet d'un composant contenant du H2O2 ou de l'ozone puis immédiatement après à l'effet d'un composant d'activation et de séchage du milieu sous forme de gaz et/ou sous forme de vapeur.
  4. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les emballages (2) sont fermés, après l'introduction du milieu sous forme de gaz et/ou sous forme de vapeur, au moins par rapport à l'environnement, au moins au cours d'une partie de la durée totale de leur traitement.
  5. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les emballages (2) sont maintenus au niveau d'unités de maintien et de centrage (16, 16a) aux fins de l'application des caractéristiques d'accessoire, et en ce que les emballages (2) sont soumis à l'effet du milieu sous forme de gaz et/ou sous forme de vapeur ayant une action de stérilisation et/ou à l'effet du milieu de stérilisation par l'intermédiaire des unités de maintien et de centrage (16, 16a).
  6. Procédé selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que les emballages (2) tout en restant chacun au niveau d'une seule et même unité de centrage (16, 16a) sont déplacés le long au moins de deux positions de traitement (8) se suivant dans une direction de transport (A) de la ligne de transport, de préférence le long d'au moins deux positions de traitement (8), se suivant dans la direction de transport (A), de différents éléments de transport et de traitement (7, 7b) formant la ligne de transport (3), et en ce que les emballages (2) sont soumis dans le même temps, au niveau desdites positions de traitement (8), à l'effet d'un milieu sous forme de gaz et/ou sous forme de vapeur ayant une action de stérilisation, et/ou en ce que l'espace intérieur des emballages (2) est maintenu de préférence fermé par l'unité de maintien et de centrage (16, 16a) respective au cours du transfert des emballages à l'aide des unités de maintien et de centrage (16, 16a) depuis un élément de transport et de traitement (7, 7b) à un élément de transport qui suit dans la direction de transport (A).
  7. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le milieu sous forme de gaz et/ou sous forme de vapeur ayant une action de stérilisation est supprimé par aspiration à l'issue du traitement au moins de l'espace supérieur des emballages (2).
  8. Dispositif servant à traiter des emballages (2) servant à appliquer des caractéristiques d'accessoire ou des accessoires sur les emballages (2), en particulier servant à imprimer les emballages (2), de préférence lors d'une impression multicolore, à l'aide d'une ligne de transport d'emballages (3), sur laquelle les emballages (2) à traiter sont déplacés dans une direction de transport (A) depuis une entrée d'emballage (1.1) à une sortie d'emballage (1.2), sachant que la ligne de transport d'emballages (3) est formée par au moins un élément de transport et de traitement pouvant être entraîné en rotation, pourvu de plusieurs positions de traitement (8), au niveau desquelles les emballages (2) sont maintenus et/ou centrés et/ou déplacés de manière commandée au cours du traitement et au niveau desquelles les caractéristiques d'accessoire ou les accessoires sont appliqués sur les emballages (2), caractérisé en ce que les positions de traitement (8) sont réalisées dans le même temps en vue de soumettre l'espace intérieur de l'emballage (2) à l'effet d'un milieu sous forme de gaz et/ou sous forme de vapeur ayant une action de stérilisation, par exemple à l'action d'un milieu sous pression sous forme de gaz et/ou sous forme de vapeur ayant une action de stérilisation, de manière préférée à l'action d'un milieu de rinçage et/ou de stérilisation.
  9. Dispositif selon la revendication 8, caractérisé par des unités de maintien et de centrage (16, 16a) réalisées sous la forme de palets, lesquelles reçoivent au niveau de l'entrée d'emballage (1.1) chacune un emballage (2) et dont chacune est déplacée avec l'emballage (2) reçu sur la ligne de transport d'emballages (3) depuis l'entrée d'emballage (1.1) jusqu'à la sortie d'emballage (2.1) et libère l'emballage (2) chacune seulement au niveau de la sortie d'emballage (1.2), et en ce que les unités de maintien et de centrage (16, 16a) sont réalisées afin d'introduire le milieu sous forme de gaz et/ou sous forme de vapeur ayant une action de stérilisation, par exemple le milieu sous pression dans les emballages (2).
  10. Dispositif selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que sont prévus, dans les unités de maintien et de centrage (16, 16a), pour chacune au moins un trajet de gaz, de préférence un trajet de gaz réalisé dans un tube d'injection (52) servant à introduire le milieu sous forme de gaz et/ou sous forme de vapeur ayant une action de stérilisation dans l'emballage (2) respectif ainsi que de manière préférée au moins un trajet de gaz (53) supplémentaire servant à évacuer un milieu sous forme de gaz et/ou de vapeur hors de l'emballage (2), et en ce que les unités de maintien et de centrage (16, 16a) présentent chacune au moins un élément de raccord (34, 65), par l'intermédiaire duquel les trajets de gaz des unités de maintien et de centrage (16, 16a) disposées au niveau de positions de traitement (8) peuvent être reliés à des connecteurs de fluide internes au dispositif, de préférence à des connecteurs de fluide (54, 57) internes au dispositif commandés servant à amener le milieu sous forme de gaz et/ou de vapeur ayant une action de stérilisation et/ou servant à évacuer ou à aspirer un milieu sous forme de gaz et/ou de vapeur hors des emballages (2).
  11. Dispositif selon la revendication 9 ou 10, caractérisé en ce que les unités de maintien et de centrage (16, 16a) sont réalisées en vue d'une fermeture de l'espace intérieur d'emballage respectif.
  12. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par une ligne de transport de palets (48), par l'intermédiaire de laquelle les unités de maintien et de centrage (16, 16a) réalisées sous la forme de palets sont ramenées depuis la sortie d'emballage (1.2) au niveau de l'entrée d'emballage (1.1), sachant qu'au moins un système ou une station (59) servant à nettoyer et/ou à stériliser les unités de maintien et de centrage (16, 16a) est prévu ou prévue au niveau de la ligne de transport de palets (48).
  13. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par des capuchons de rinçage (60) servant à fermer des orifices d'embouchure (31.1) des unités de maintien et de centrage (16), au niveau desquels (orifices d'embouchure) les emballages (2) reposent au cours du traitement par une embouchure d'emballage (2.2), de préférence sont disposés dans une position étanche, et ce en vue d'un nettoyage NEP et/ou d'une stérilisation du dispositif (1) y compris de ses unités de maintien et de centrage (16).
  14. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les unités de maintien et de centrage (16, 16a) servant à maintenir et/ou à centrer et/ou à orienter et/ou à déplacer et/ou à tourner ou à pivoter les emballages (2) sont réalisées chacune au moins en deux parties au cours de l'application des caractéristiques d'accessoire ou des accessoires, tout en étant constituées également d'une partie primaire (19, 61) maintenue au cours du traitement au niveau de chaque position de traitement (8) et d'une partie secondaire (20, 62, 65), qui est réalisée au moins aux fins du maintien des emballages (2) et qui est montée au niveau de ou dans la partie primaire (19, 61) de manière à pouvoir tourner autour d'un axe (DA) de l'unité de maintien et de centrage (16, 16a).
  15. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins une partie des positions de traitement (8) présente une tête d'impression (38) servant à imprimer les emballages (2) et/ou est réalisée au niveau d'un segment d'impression (11, 11a) pourvu au moins d'une tête d'impression (35), sachant que chaque segment d'impression (11, 11 a) forme de manière préférée une unité de structure pleinement fonctionnelle et que les segments d'impression (11, 11a) sont disposés au niveau d'un rotor pouvant être entraîné en rotation autour de l'axe de machine ou au niveau d'un élément de machine (12) de type rotor, de préférence ils sont disposés de manière interchangeable.
  16. Dispositif selon la revendication 15, caractérisé en ce que les têtes d'impression (35) sont des têtes d'impression fonctionnant selon le procédé de jet d'encre, et/ou en ce que les positions de traitement (8) ou les segments d'impression (11, 11a) présentent chacun au moins un système servant à sécher et/ou à faire prendre la couleur ou l'encre d'impression, par exemple servant à sécher et/ou à faire prendre la couleur ou l'encre d'impression sous l'effet de la chaleur d'un rayonnement UV et/ou à micro-ondes.
  17. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les têtes d'impression (35) sont prévues de manière à pouvoir être ajustées au niveau des segments d'impression (11, 11 a), par exemple en ce qu'elles peuvent être déplacées et/ou pivotées en direction d'un axe de machine (MA) vertical, autour duquel l'élément de transport et de traitement (7, 7b) au moins au nombre de un peut être entraîné en rotation.
  18. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'est prévu, au niveau des positions de traitement (8) pourvues de têtes d'impression (35) ou au niveau des segments d'impression (11, 11a), un module de contrôle de couleur ou d'encre d'impression servant à commander ou à régler la température et/ou le débit volumique de la couleur ou de l'encre d'impression amenée à la tête d'impression, de préférence avec un réservoir d'égalisation d'impression (43) pour la couleur ou l'encre d'impression et/ou avec au moins une pompe (44) servant à amener la couleur ou l'encre d'impression au niveau de la tête d'impression (35) ainsi que servant à évacuer l'excédent de couleur ou d'encre d'impression de la tête d'impression (35).
  19. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que chaque segment d'impression (11, 11a) présente au moins un raccord servant à amener et/ou à évacuer le milieu sous forme de gaz et/ou sous forme de vapeur ayant une action de stérilisation.
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