EP2928811A1 - Dispositif permettant de vider des récipients - Google Patents

Dispositif permettant de vider des récipients

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EP2928811A1
EP2928811A1 EP13814463.9A EP13814463A EP2928811A1 EP 2928811 A1 EP2928811 A1 EP 2928811A1 EP 13814463 A EP13814463 A EP 13814463A EP 2928811 A1 EP2928811 A1 EP 2928811A1
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Prior art keywords
container
removal
holding
closure
flow connection
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EP2928811B1 (fr
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Rupert Meinzinger
Ute John-Unterburger
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Krones AG
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/0001—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught by squeezing collapsible or flexible storage containers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/08—Details
    • B67D1/0829—Keg connection means

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  • the present invention relates to a device for emptying containers.
  • Such devices are known from the prior art, for example as dispensing equipment.
  • devices are known in which the emptying of the containers takes place in such a way that gas is fed into the container and the liquid is thus forced out of the container by the resulting overpressure.
  • devices have become known in recent times, in which the emptying of the container takes place in that this container is compressed and so the liquid located inside is pushed out of the container.
  • the present invention is therefore based on the object to make cleaning operations for such facilities easier and possibly completely waive this.
  • a device according to the invention for removing fluids from deformable containers has a first holding device for holding a first region of a container and a second holding device for holding a second region of the container, this second region being spaced from the first region. Furthermore, the device has a removal device in order to remove liquid from the container, and a drive device which moves the second holding device with respect to the first holding device in a predetermined direction of movement.
  • the removal device is removably arranged on the device and at least one element of the removal device is designed as a disposable element.
  • the deformable container is a plastic container, in particular made of PET.
  • the container is made of another deformable material.
  • the removal device is at least partially disposable or not, as usual in the art, remains on the device. In this way, a complex cleaning process for this removal device can be saved.
  • a flow connection i.e., in particular exclusively only a flow connection
  • no further connection such as a further line, for example a gas pressure line, is provided here, but only the said liquid line.
  • said single flow connection is the fluid connection via which the liquid is withdrawn from the container.
  • the removal device has a flexible hose element.
  • the removal device is rigidly designed as a tube and often also firmly integrated into the device.
  • this hose element is a disposable hose element.
  • the removal device has a flow connection body, which protrudes at least in sections into the container for removing the liquid.
  • a tubular body for example, which is part of the flow connection body, which projects into the container during removal of the liquid or at least protrudes into the interior of the container.
  • the hose connection adjoins this flow connection body at least indirectly and preferably directly. It is possible that the hose member is attached to the flow connection body, but it would also be possible borrowed that the hose member is bolted to the flow connection body.
  • the flow connection body is designed as a piercing device or has such a piercing device, which pierces a closure or at least one wall of the container for establishing the flow connection with the interior of the container.
  • this puncture needle is advantageously designed such that a round
  • the disposable line and the piercing means or the piercing needle are disposed of.
  • a new line preferably a new piercing, ready.
  • the puncture device consists of a plastic material, since this allows a cost-effective production and easy disposal after use.
  • the plastic material of the puncture device preferably has in particular a greater strength than the material of the closure.
  • the device has a carrier on which at least one holding device is detachably arranged.
  • Carriers are advantageously provided, on which the two holding devices are detachably arranged, so that the device can be adapted to different containers.
  • the closure it would also be possible for the closure to have a tubular body, for example in the form of a cannula, which allows the container to be completely emptied during "mechanical emptying", ie during the deformation of the container In the case of complete emptying, the bottom of the container is pressed down a little in order to empty the remaining liquid, and here too it is preferably provided that the piercing means and the closure are disposed of, although the container is preferably open here.
  • the present invention is further directed to a dispensing assembly for dispensing liquids from containers, and in particular deformable containers, having a liquid dispensing device which in turn comprises a first holding means for holding a first portion of the container and a second holding means for holding a second portion of the container, wherein the second region is spaced from the first region. Furthermore, the removal arrangement on a removal device to remove the container liquid.
  • the container here has a closure, which is followed by a tubular body for removing the liquid inside the container.
  • This tubular body may be, for example, a hose that extends to a bottom of the container. However, it may also be a fixed tube, wherein preferably in this embodiment, the container is not compressed or deformed during the removal process. It is advantageous - in particular on the closure - provided a sealing element which closes this extending inside the container tubular body.
  • this tubular body acts as a riser for the liquid, especially when it is removed or if due to a supplied pressure, the liquid is forced out of the container.
  • the medium is emptied here by means of a tube or a long cannula, which preferably extends almost to the container bottom, in which case, in particular, an additional gas supply can take place.
  • the supply of gas increases the pressure in the container and the medium is emptied through said cannula.
  • the piercing is carried out as in the manner described above using a piercing body. In contrast to the embodiment described above, therefore, there is a further flow connection between the Interior of the container and its outer space, in particular in the form of the gas connection.
  • the removal device is removably arranged on the device and at least one element of the removal device is designed as a disposable element. Therefore, it is also proposed in this embodiment that the removal device comprises disposable components. Therefore, also here preferably after each change of the container, the hose and preferably also the piercing needle or the piercing means are changed.
  • the removal device has a flow connection body which can be inserted at least in sections into the tubular body.
  • a piercing means is preferably again provided, which, however, is adapted in terms of its cross section to the tubular body in such a way that it can also be introduced into this tubular body in the interior of the container.
  • the closure of the container has a valve device.
  • This valve device is advantageously opened by a movement of the removal device and in particular by insertion or introduction of the removal device or the flow connection body. This will be described in more detail below with reference to the figures.
  • the container is closed by the valve with an inserted seal and is preferably already filled via this valve.
  • the valve automatically pulled up with and thus closed.
  • the valve is pushed downwards by a removal device or a plunger, to which the one-way line is connected, and the container can be emptied.
  • the removal device is also designed as a disposable element and can be disposed of after complete emptying of the container.
  • the valve is closed again before the container is completely emptied.
  • the container closure it would also be possible for the container closure to have two closure elements arranged one above the other in the piercing direction. It is possible that the two closure elements each have openings which are offset in this way in the longitudinal direction of the container to each other.
  • valve is formed in the container closure as a check valve, which preferably closes automatically when no removal device is used.
  • the closure has at least one element which is movable relative to another element of the closure and in particular also in one
  • the closure also has a suspension element, which urges the valve into a closed or an open position, but preferably in the closed position. It may be a suspension device, which consists of a plastic. In a further advantageous embodiment, the closure has a pierceable and in particular a film-like element.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic illustration of a device according to the invention
  • FIG. 2a-2c three representations of a device according to the invention in a first
  • FIG. 3a-3e five representations of a device according to the invention in a second
  • FIG. 4a-4d four representations of a device according to the invention in a third
  • FIG. 5a, 5b show two representations of a device according to the invention in a fourth embodiment
  • Fig. 6 is an illustration of a closure with valve means.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of a device according to the invention for removing liquid from a container 10 in a schematic representation.
  • the device has here a first holding device 2, which serves to hold a first portion 10a of the container.
  • This first area of the container 10a is a floor area.
  • a second holding device 4 which receives a second region of the container, in particular a mouth region of the container, which also contains the mouth, through which the liquid can be removed from the container. Furthermore, the device has a drive device (not shown in detail), which moves the first holding device relative to the second holding device in the longitudinal direction L of the container.
  • the reference numeral 12 indicates the removal device, by means of which liquid can be removed from the container.
  • FIGS. 2a-2c show a first embodiment of a removal device 12 according to the invention.
  • This removal device 12 has a flow connection body 122 which produces a flow connection between a hose 124 and the interior of the container.
  • the removal device is made of a plastic, which has a greater strength than the closure material.
  • the removal device is made of POM (polyoxymethylene), which has a greater strength than an exemplary closure of PP (polypropylene).
  • this flow connection body 122 has a cutting element 126, which is tubular and has an oblique cutting edge 125.
  • This cutting edge 125 serves to pierce a seal closure 106, which is arranged on a recess 108 of a container closure 100.
  • this recess 108 is such designed to receive the flow connection body 122 and the cutting element 126 accurately.
  • FIG. 2b shows a situation where the flow connection body 122 has been inserted into the closure 100.
  • the cutting edge 125 has pierced the seal 106.
  • the seal 106 is not completely separated by the oblique design of the cutting edge 125, but remains in a region on the closure hang so that it does not fall into the liquid.
  • FIG. 2c shows a further illustration of the removal device 12.
  • a disc-shaped cover element 132 is also shown, which likewise engages in the insertion of the flow connection body 12 to the closure.
  • This lid member 132 also acts as a stop to which the container 10 is brought and on which it rests during removal of the liquid from the container.
  • the reference numeral 128 denotes a connection means with which the hose member 124 is arranged on the flow connection body 122.
  • the cover element 132 can in turn be supported relative to the second holding device 4 (not shown).
  • FIGS. 3a-3e show a further embodiment of the device according to the invention, but here too the container 10 with the first region 10a and the second region 10b is shown.
  • the closure 100 here has a tubular body 102 which extends into the interior space of the container 10. It can be seen from FIG. 3b, which shows an inserted state of the flow connection body, that the piercing means or the cutting element 126 is likewise introduced into this tubular body 102.
  • This tubular body 102 serves to be able to dissipate the liquid as much as possible when the container is squeezed out.
  • Fig. 3c shows a perspective view of the device shown in Figs. 3a and 3d. It can be seen that the closure 100 is screwed onto the mouth of the container here. In the detailed illustration shown in FIG. 3d, it is likewise recognized that the container 10 has an external thread 10c onto which the closure, in particular with a circumferential wall 42, is screwed.
  • the reference numeral 44 denotes a contact surface on which the cutting element 126, which has the cutting edge 125, applies.
  • the reference numeral 48 denotes a recess, by means of which a circumferential pressure can be exerted radially inwardly on the cutting element 126. This shape of the recess can also be used to increase the flow cross-section between the closure 100 and the cutting element 126 during the extraction process.
  • FIG. 3 e shows a further illustration of a container according to the invention with inserted flow connection body 122 or inserted cutting element 126. It can also be seen here that the cutting element 126 is introduced into the tubular body 102.
  • FIGS. 4a-4d show a further embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, it is not absolutely necessary that the container 10 is squeezed or compressed to empty its contents. It would also be possible here for a gas to additionally be introduced in order to discharge the liquid to be extracted via the tubular body 102, which here functions as a riser. For this purpose, a further flow connection between the container 10 and its surroundings could be produced, for instance by introducing a second line into the container via which a gaseous medium is then supplied to the container.
  • the rohrformige body 102 is made flexible, but it would also be possible that this is rigid and extends into a lower portion of the container. In this case, it would also be possible for the bottom 10a to be designed in a different way than here in order to ensure that as far as possible all liquid can be detected by the tubular body 102.
  • the design of the closure again resembles that shown in FIGS. 3a-3e
  • FIGS. 5a, 5b show a further embodiment of the device according to the invention.
  • insertion of the flow connection body 12 opens a valve, indicated generally at 70, disposed in the closure 100. In this way, a flow connection to the interior of the container is produced.
  • This valve 70 in this case has a valve body 74 which is movable in the longitudinal direction L.
  • a valve body 74 which is movable in the longitudinal direction L.
  • the valve connecting channels 76 which may extend, for example, in the radial direction, by a peripheral wall 84 which completely surrounds the valve body here in the circumferential direction, circumferentially covered.
  • these flow connections 76 are released.
  • the reference numeral 82 denotes latching means in which circumferential projections 123 arranged on a flow connection body 122 can engage, as shown in Fig. 5b. In this way, upon withdrawal of the flow connection body, the valve 70 can be closed again, or the valve body 74 can be moved upwards.
  • Reference numeral 78 denotes a sealant disposed on the valve body 74, which may be an O-ring. In a closed state of the valve 70, this sealant 78 abuts the peripheral wall 84 to prevent leakage of liquid between the valve body 74 and the peripheral wall 84.
  • Fig. 6 shows a perspective view of the closure with the valve in an open state. Again, it can be seen that the flow connections 76 are released and in this way liquid can be withdrawn through these flow connections upwards.
  • a circumferential recess 77 can be seen, which adjoins these flow connections. By this circumferential recess can be increased in an opened state of the valve 70, the flow cross-section for the liquid to be removed.
  • the latching means 82 can be seen, which fixes the valve body 74 to the flow connection body 122 in a closed state.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un dispositif (1) permettant de prélever des liquides présents dans des récipients déformables (10), le dispositif comprenant un premier dispositif de retenue (2) maintenant une première partie (10a) d'un récipient (10), un deuxième dispositif de retenue (4) maintenant une deuxième partie (10b) du récipient (10), cette deuxième partie (10b) étant à distance de la première partie (10a), un dispositif de prélèvement (12) permettant de prélever le liquide présent dans le récipient, et un dispositif d'entraînement (8) qui déplace le deuxième dispositif de retenue (4) par rapport au premier dispositif de retenue (2) dans une direction de déplacement prédéfinie (L). Selon l'invention, le dispositif de prélèvement (12) est monté de manière amovible sur le dispositif (1) et au moins un élément du dispositif de prélèvement (12) est réalisé sous la forme d'un élément à usage unique.
EP13814463.9A 2012-12-05 2013-12-05 Dispositif permettant de vider des récipients Not-in-force EP2928811B1 (fr)

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DE102012111850.7A DE102012111850A1 (de) 2012-12-05 2012-12-05 Vorrichtung zum Entleeren von Behältnissen
PCT/EP2013/075650 WO2014086920A1 (fr) 2012-12-05 2013-12-05 Dispositif permettant de vider des récipients

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