EP2889261B1 - Dispositif pour le remplissage des recipients et machine de remplissage - Google Patents

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EP2889261B1
EP2889261B1 EP14195538.5A EP14195538A EP2889261B1 EP 2889261 B1 EP2889261 B1 EP 2889261B1 EP 14195538 A EP14195538 A EP 14195538A EP 2889261 B1 EP2889261 B1 EP 2889261B1
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Paolo ABELLI
Michele Bonfanti
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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
    • B67C3/28—Flow-control devices, e.g. using valves
    • B67C3/281—Profiled valve bodies for smoothing the flow at the outlet of the filling nozzle
    • 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
    • B67C3/26—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks
    • B67C2003/2671—Means for preventing foaming of the liquid
    • B67C2003/2674—Means for preventing foaming of the liquid by creating a conical shaped flow directed to the container wall at the container neck height
    • B67C2003/268—Means for preventing foaming of the liquid by creating a conical shaped flow directed to the container wall at the container neck height by means of a flow channel integral with the filling nozzle

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  • an aseptic packaging line envisages:
  • the filling device 1 comprises:
  • the valve 4 is operatively active on the first passage 3 in order to establish its selective communication with the dispensing nozzle 5.

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  • Filling Of Jars Or Cans And Processes For Cleaning And Sealing Jars (AREA)
  • Basic Packing Technique (AREA)

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  1. Dispositif pour le remplissage (1) de récipients (2), comprenant :
    une buse de distribution (5) destinée à distribuer le fluide de remplissage ;
    un premier conduit (3) destiné au fluide de remplissage ;
    une vanne (4) étant fonctionnellement active sur ledit premier conduit (3) de sorte à établir la communication sélective de celui-ci avec ladite buse de distribution (5), ladite vanne (4) comprenant :
    un corps principal (6) ;
    une partie centrale (7) située au moins partiellement à l'intérieur du corps principal (6), ladite partie centrale (7) ayant une pointe (7a) ayant une forme qui permet de diriger le fluide vers le centre du récipient (2), ladite pointe (7a) étant située à proximité de ladite buse de distribution (5) ;
    un organe de déviation (8) solidaire de la ladite partie centrale (7) ;
    un second conduit (9), réalisé dans ladite partie centrale (7), destiné à évacuer du gaz du récipient (2) ;
    des moyens de déplacement destinés à déplacer ladite partie centrale (7) entre une première configuration, dans laquelle ladite partie centrale (7) est rétractée dans ledit corps principal (6) de sorte que seule ladite pointe (7a) dépasse du corps principal (6) de manière à dévier le fluide de remplissage, ledit organe de déviation (8) restant complètement à l'intérieur dudit corps principal (6), et une seconde configuration, dans laquelle ladite partie centrale (7) dépasse au moins partiellement du corps principal (6) de manière à ce que ledit organe de déviation (8) dépasse du corps principal (6) de sorte à dévier le fluide de remplissage à distribuer,
    caractérisé en ce que ledit organe de déviation (8) est situé en amont de ladite pointe (7a) de la partie centrale (7) par rapport au parcours du fluide dans le premier conduit (3).
  2. Dispositif (1) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ladite pointe (7a) de la partie centrale (7) est substantiellement en forme de cône.
  3. Dispositif (1) selon la revendication 2, dans lequel la surface latérale du cône défini par ladite pointe (7a) possède un profil concave, c'est-à-dire qu'il s'incurve vers l'intérieur par rapport à ladite pointe (7a).
  4. Dispositif (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ledit organe de déviation (8) se prolonge le long de ladite partie centrale (7) et s'élargit dans la direction de ladite pointe (7a) de la partie centrale (7).
  5. Dispositif (1) selon la revendication 4, dans lequel ledit organe de déviation (8) consiste en une saillie annulaire de la partie centrale (7).
  6. Dispositif (1) selon les revendications de 1 à 3, dans lequel ledit organe de déviation (8) consiste en une hélice formée d'une ou plusieurs spirales.
  7. Dispositif (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant de plus un joint d'étanchéité (10) placé à proximité de ladite buse de distribution (5).
  8. Dispositif (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ladite partie centrale (7) effectue une course linéaire comprise entre 5 mm et 60 mm lors du passage de la première à la seconde configuration.
  9. Machine de remplissage destinée au remplissage de récipients (2), comprenant une pluralité de dispositifs (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes.
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IT000105A ITPR20130105A1 (it) 2013-12-27 2013-12-27 Dispositivo di riempimento di un recipiente e macchina di riempimento

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FR2813071B1 (fr) * 2000-08-16 2002-10-25 Sidel Sa Bec de remplissage a jet en parapluie et machine de remplissage munie d'un tel bec
ATE314304T1 (de) * 2001-11-09 2006-01-15 Sig Simonazzi Spa Abfüllventil für abfüllmaschine
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