EP2996980B1 - Système et machine de remplissage de récipients - Google Patents

Système et machine de remplissage de récipients Download PDF

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EP2996980B1
EP2996980B1 EP14721205.4A EP14721205A EP2996980B1 EP 2996980 B1 EP2996980 B1 EP 2996980B1 EP 14721205 A EP14721205 A EP 14721205A EP 2996980 B1 EP2996980 B1 EP 2996980B1
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Ludwig Clüsserath
Manfred Härtel
Bernd Bruch
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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
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    • B67C3/26—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks
    • B67C3/2614—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks specially adapted for counter-pressure filling
    • B67C3/2617—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks specially adapted for counter-pressure filling the liquid valve being opened by mechanical or electrical actuation
    • 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
    • B67C3/06—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus using counterpressure, i.e. filling while the container is under pressure
    • B67C3/10—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus using counterpressure, i.e. filling while the container is under pressure preliminary filling with inert gases, e.g. carbon dioxide
    • 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
    • B67C3/2608—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks comprising anti-dripping means
    • 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
    • B67C3/2634—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks specially adapted for vacuum or suction filling
    • 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
    • B67C2003/2651—The liquid valve being carried by the vent tube
    • 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
    • B67C2003/2677—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 deflector

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  • the invention relates to a filling system according to the preamble of patent claim 1 and to a filling machine comprising such a filling system.
  • the invention relates to a filling system in which the at least one filling element is preferably arranged directly on the underside of a filling material providing Basgutkessels and the controlled opening and closing of the arranged in a liquid channel of the filling liquid valve by a above the Gregutkessels and outside of the boiler interior , ie, for example, arranged at the top of the product vessel actuator.
  • Filling systems of this type are known ( DE 10 2006 014 103 A1 . EP 1 586 533 A1 ).
  • filling systems of this type it is also necessary for filling systems of this type to provide controlled gas paths, via which, for example, when filling from the container interior through the filling displaced back gas is discharged and / or the container interior evacuated before filling and / or with a purge gas or inert gas (eg CO 2 gas and / or nitrogen) is purged and / or biased with a biasing gas or inert gas.
  • a purge gas or inert gas eg CO 2 gas and / or nitrogen
  • a filling system according to the preamble of claim 1 and a filling machine comprising the filling system are of the first embodiment ( Fig. 1 to 3 ) of the German utility model DE 75 36 390 U known.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a filling system which at high reliability and which a reduced design and control effort at least one controlled gas path for evacuation and / or rinsing and / or for acting on the container interior with a pressure corresponding to the Browngutkessel filling pressure.
  • a filling system according to the patent claim 1 is formed.
  • a filling machine is the subject of claim 17.
  • "Container" are in the context of the invention in particular cans, bottles, each made of metal, glass and / or plastic.
  • container In sealing position with the filling element befindaji container means in the context of the invention that the respective container in the manner known to those skilled with its container mouth tight against the filling element and / or pressed against a local seal.
  • the expression “essentially” or “approximately” 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 insignificant for the function.
  • filling system consists of a plurality of similar filling elements 2, of which only one is shown and which is respectively provided directly on the bottom of a common for all filling elements 2 ring boiler 3.
  • the ring bowl 3 is part of a vertical machine axis MA circumferentially driven rotor 4.
  • the ring bowl 3 is further divided by a horizontal or substantially horizontal partition 5 in an upper annular chamber 3.1 and a lower annular chamber 3.2, the latter during the filling operation with the liquid Filled part is partially filled.
  • a liquid channel 7 is formed, which communicates with its upper end with the annular chamber 3.2 in conjunction, that opens at the bottom of this annular chamber in the liquid space occupied by the contents.
  • the liquid channel 7 forms a Grezier 8 in the region of a tubular housing portion designed as a filling 6.1, via which the liquid product flows to the container 9 during filling, which is exemplified in the figures as a bottle.
  • a liquid valve 10 with a valve body 11 is provided in the flow direction of the filling material in front of the Gregutabgabeö réelle 8.
  • FIG. 1 shows the liquid valve 10 in the closed state. By axial lowering of the return gas pipe 12, the liquid valve 10 is opened.
  • the return gas pipe 12 is widened like a umbrella 12.1, so that when the liquid valve 10 is closed, this end 12.1 rests against the opening edge of the housing section 6.1 and thereby additionally seals the liquid channel 7 annularly surrounding the return gas pipe 12 in the region of the product discharge opening 8.
  • the return gas pipe 12 extends through the annular chamber 3.2 and an opening in the partition wall 5 into the annular chamber 3.1 and is there u.a. at its upper, open end. is formed with a valve seat 13 for a valve body 14, which forms a control valve 15 together with the valve seat 13.
  • the valve body 14 is provided at the lower end of a coaxially arranged with the Greelementachse FA valve stem 16 which extends with its valve body 14 having ends from above into an extension of the return gas pipe 12, through an opening through which in the return gas pipe 12th trained gas channel 17 with open control valve 15 with the annular chamber 3.1 is in communication and whose opening cross-section is greater than the cross section of the valve stem 16.
  • valve stem 16 is part of an outside of the ring vessel 3 arranged at the top of actuator 18, for axial movement of the Valve tappet 16 is formed in two strokes H1 and H2 of different sizes and this consists of two actuators in the form of pneumatic cylinders 18.1 and 18.2.
  • the passage of the valve stem 16 through the top of the ring vessel 3 is sealed with a bellows seal 19.
  • a driver 20 is further provided above the upper end of the return gas tube 12, which is formed in the illustrated embodiment of at least two radially projecting from the valve stem 16 wing arms.
  • a compression spring 21 surrounding the return gas pipe, through which the valve body 11 of the liquid valve 10 is biased in the closed position.
  • the plate 22 denotes a carrier or a plate through which the housing section 6.1 extends and which has a seal 23 surrounding the housing section 6.1 on its underside.
  • an actuating element eg with the in the FIG. 4 22.1 designated actuating element, the plate 22 can be controlled in the direction of the Greelementachse FA raised and lowered.
  • the FIG. 1 also shows the control valve 15 in the closed state.
  • the control valve 15 By actuating the pneumatic cylinder 18.1 or by the smaller stroke H1 of the valve tappet 16, the control valve 15 can be opened by lowering the valve body 14 or the connection between the return gas channel 17 and the annular chamber 3.1 can be established, with the liquid valve 10 still closed. for example, to pressurize the interior of the container 9 via the gas channel 17, for example with the pressure or negative pressure of the ring vessel 3 or to empty the return gas channel 17 of contents after filling a container in the next, to be filled container.
  • the liquid valve 14 is opened in addition to the control valve 15, namely by the driver 20 coming into abutment against the upper end of the return gas pipe 12 and this moves together with the valve body 11 against the action of the compression spring 21 down to the open position.
  • the pneumatic cylinder 18.2 is deactivated, so that the liquid valve 10 closes.
  • the control valve 15 remains open so that the return gas tube is discharged into the filled container, i. the contents, which has risen during the filling phase in the gas channel 17 can flow into the filled container.
  • the plate 22 is lowered so far on the raised with his bottom on a container carrier, not shown container 9, that the seal 23 rests tightly against the container mouth and this seal at the same time the gap between the plate 22nd and the outer surface of the housing section 6.1 seals, so the container 9 is in sealing position on the filling element 2.
  • FIG. 2 shows as a further possible embodiment, a filling element 2a, which differs from the filling element 2 only in that in the filling element 2a, the driver 20 does not act directly on the upper end of the return gas tube 12, but via a further compression spring 24.1, which is dimensioned so the axial movement of the return gas pipe 12 to open the liquid valve 10 takes place only when the control valve 15 has actually been opened.
  • a further compression spring 24.1 which is dimensioned so the axial movement of the return gas pipe 12 to open the liquid valve 10 takes place only when the control valve 15 has actually been opened.
  • the control valve 15 and the elements surrounding this valve are again shown in detail.
  • FIG. 4 shows as a further embodiment, a filling element 2b, which differs from the filling element 2 essentially in that the valve stem 16 extends into the region of the underside of the housing portion 6.1 and is provided at the local end of the valve stem 16 of the valve body 14, which with the lower Opening edge of the return gas pipe 12 cooperates as a valve seat, the control valve 15 is thus designed as a foot valve.
  • FIG. 5 shows as a further embodiment, a filling element 2c, which differs from the filling element 2 essentially in that the valve stem 16 is formed by a coaxially arranged with the Greelementachse FA pipe 16c, which is open to the valve body 14 of the control valve 15.
  • the upper end of the tube 16b opens into a space 25 which is formed between an acting as a piston diaphragm of the pneumatic cylinder 18.2 and an additional sealing membrane and another control valve 26 with a common for all filling elements 2c of the filling system 1 and provided on the ring bowl 3 annular channel 27 communicates.
  • Shown in the FIG. 5 schematically also a for each filling element 2b independently provided control valve assembly 28 with a plurality of electrically controlled pneumatic valves for controlling the two pneumatic cylinders 18.1 and 18.2 and the likewise pneumatically controllable control valve 26th
  • a vacuum filling of the container 9 or filling at atmospheric or ambient pressure is possible, in which case the ring bowl 3 is acted upon in accordance with negative pressure or with ambient pressure.
  • a purge gas for example with an inert gas, for example CO2 gas or nitrogen, is also possible.
  • the annular channel 27, the purge gas under slight overpressure.
  • the filling element 2c can also be designed such that the tube 16c extends to the underside of the housing section 6.1.
  • the filling element 2c is also a rinsing of the container 9 in such a way possible that with lowered plate 22 and against the seal 23 adjacent container mouth the flushing out of the container interior purge gas on the pipe 16c then annularly enclosing gas channel 17th and the open control valve 15 is passed into the annular chamber 3.1 (closed rinsing).
  • a suitable Seal 28.1 for example, sealed by a membrane seal so that the purge gas guided back when flushing does not come into contact with the contents received in the annular chamber 3.2.
  • the closed rinsing has the advantage that after rinsing the introduction of the filling material in a 100% inert gas atmosphere, eg CO 2 atmosphere takes place, resulting in many products, such as white wine to a frequently desired slight Aufkarbonmaschine, but in particular also prevents CO 2 naturally contained in a product from being lost.
  • a 100% inert gas atmosphere eg CO 2 atmosphere
  • FIG. 6 shows as a further embodiment, a filling system 1.1 with filling elements 2d for filling containers 9 in the form of bottles.
  • This filling system differs from the filling system 1 of Figures 1 - 5 First, the fact that the ring bowl 3 on the rotor 4 only has the ring chamber 3.2 corresponding annular chamber, which in turn is partially filled with the liquid contents during the filling operation.
  • the filling element 2d differs from the filling element 2 essentially in that the upper open end of the return gas pipe 12 extends into a gas space 29 and cooperates there to form a control valve 30 with an annular valve seat 30.1 enclosing the filling element axis FA concentrically, for example by a ring seal is formed.
  • the passage of the return gas tube 12 into the gas space 29 is sealed by a membrane seal 31 or other suitable seal. Furthermore, the gas space 29 is formed in a housing 32, which is provided on the upper side of the annular vessel 3 and in which also the actuator 18 d for opening and closing the Liquid valve 10 is housed.
  • the filling system 1.1 also has the annular channel 27 common to all filling elements 2d as well as the control valve 26 ', which is part of a controlled gas path which opens via a throttle 33 in the center of the annular valve seat 30.1.
  • the filling element 2d for example, rinsing of the interior of the container to be filled with a purge gas or inert gas, for example CO 2 gas or nitrogen from the annular channel 27 is possible, namely with the liquid valve 10 and control valve 30 closed or against the valve seat
  • the purge gas then flows via the throttle 33 throttled into the return gas channel 17 and from this centrally into the interior of the container 9.
  • the backgas displaced from the container interior of the purge gas can flow into the environment.
  • the liquid valve is opened by lowering the return gas pipe 12 when the control valve 26 'is closed.
  • the return gas displaced from the interior of the container by the filling material can flow away via the return gas pipe 12, via the open control valve 30 and via the gas space 29 into the space of the ring bowl 3 not occupied by the product.
  • FIG. 7 shows as a further embodiment, a filling element 2e, which differs from the filling element 2d only in that in addition to the annular channel 27, a further annular channel 34 is provided, which is acted upon during filling, for example with a vacuum or vacuum.
  • This embodiment allows, among other things, in addition to an open flush, in which the resulting during flushing return gas is discharged into the environment, also a closed flush.
  • Both ring channels 27 and 34 are each controlled by a separate control valve 26 'and 35, respectively the closed at the liquid valve tight against the valve seat 30.1 applied return gas pipe 12 connectable.
  • container 9 When flushing the interior of the arranged in sealing position on the filling element 2d container 9 is first evacuated via the return gas pipe 12 and the open control valve 35, for example, to a pressure of 100 mbar. Following this, the interior of the container 9 is filled with closed control valve 35 by opening the control valve 26 'with the purge gas, for example, to atmospheric pressure.
  • the proportion of inert gas, for example CO 2 gas or nitrogen is then after this first flushing in the container interior already at least 95%. With a double repetition of this rinsing process, an inert gas concentration in the container 9 of up to 99% can be achieved without problems, wherein the purge gas consumption is about 150 g inert gas / HI.
  • FIG. 8 shows as a further embodiment a filling element 2f, which differs from the filling element 2d substantially only in that an additional control valve 36 is provided in the connection between the not occupied by the filling part space of the ring vessel 3 and the opening of the valve seat 30.1.
  • the filling system 1. 1 having the filling elements 1. 1 can also be operated, inter alia, as a vacuum filling system and permits an open rinsing of the containers 9 with inert gas.
  • FIG. 9 shows as a further embodiment, a filling element 2g, which initially differs from the filling element 2e in that in the connection between the gas space 29 and the subspace of the annular bowl 3 not occupied by the filling material, a further control valve 37 is provided.
  • the filling element 2g has a gas pipe 38, which is enclosed by the return gas pipe 12 to form the gas channel 17 at a distance and is arranged coaxially with the Greelementachse FA.
  • the gas pipe 38 is open at the upper end and there connected via the control valve 35 connected to the annular channel 34. Only the annular channel 27 is connected via the control valve 26 'with the opening surrounded by the valve seat 30.1.
  • the filling element 2g inter alia, a filling of the container 9 with differential pressure is possible, which is expedient for higher viscous products, such as liqueurs, syrups, etc., to higher Greet (amount of bottled product per unit time) reach, but this also requires that the remaining after filling in the return gas pipe 12 and the gas pipe 38 product is emptied into the next container to be filled. Furthermore, the filling element 2g also allows a single or multiple rinsing of the container 9, which is arranged in a sealing position on the filling element 2g, in each case after previous evacuation. The evacuation takes place from the annular channel 34 by opening the control valve 35 via the gas pipe 38. The rinsing takes place from the annular channel 27 by opening the control valve 26 'via the return gas pipe 12.
  • the interior of the container 9 is acted upon by the open control valve 35 with the vacuum of the annular channel 34.
  • the control valve 35 is closed and the return of the return gas displaced from the contents from the container 9 then takes place only via the return gas channel 17 and the opened control valve 37, for example with a formal or reduced filling speed.
  • the filling element 2g can also be used in a differential pressure method in which the ring bowl 3 is also subjected to vacuum, the vacuum in the annular channel 34 being greater than the vacuum in the ring bowl 3, e.g. - 600 mbar in the vacuum channel 34 and - 400 mbar in the ring vessel 3, in each case based on normal or atmospheric pressure.

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  1. Système de remplissage pour le remplissage de récipients (9) avec un produit de remplissage liquide, avec au moins un élément de remplissage (2, 2a-2g), avec un boîtier d'élément de remplissage (6) agencé par rapport à un axe d'élément de remplissage (FA) vertical en dessous d'une chaudière de produit de remplissage (3), avec un canal de liquide (7) réalisé dans le boîtier d'élément de remplissage (6) qui est en liaison avec la chaudière de produit de remplissage (3) et forme sur un côté inférieur du boîtier d'élément de remplissage (6) au moins une ouverture de sortie de produit de remplissage (8), avec au moins une soupape de liquide (10) agencée dans le canal de liquide (7), avec un tube de gaz de retour (12) formant un premier canal de gaz (17) qui est en liaison lors du remplissage avec un espace intérieur de récipient du récipient (9) à remplir, avec un dispositif d'actionnement (18, 18d) générant au moins une course (H1, H2) axiale par rapport à l'axe d'élément de remplissage (FA) pour l'ouverture et la fermeture de la soupape de liquide (10), ainsi qu'avec au moins un espace de gaz (3.1, 29) pour l'évacuation du gaz de retour déplacé lors du remplissage du récipient (9) du produit de remplissage de l'espace intérieur de récipient et/ou pour l'alimentation de l'espace intérieur de récipient avec une pression de remplissage et/ou pour le rinçage de l'espace intérieur de récipient avec un gaz de rinçage et/ou pour l'évacuation de l'espace intérieur de récipient, dans lequel le tube de gaz de retour (12) sert de poussoir de soupape de la soupape de liquide et est déplacé axialement par le dispositif d'actionnement (18, 18d) pour l'ouverture et la fermeture de la soupape de liquide (10), dans lequel le boîtier d'élément de remplissage (6) est réalisé avec une section de boîtier (6.1) tubulaire atteignant le récipient (9) lors du remplissage, sur laquelle l'ouverture de sortie de produit de remplissage (8) est prévue, dans lequel le dispositif d'actionnement (18) commande avec sa course axiale en même temps au moins une première soupape de commande (15, 30) qui est agencée dans la liaison entre le canal de gaz (17) du tube de gaz de retour (12) et l'espace de gaz (3.1, 29), caractérisé en ce que le tube de gaz de retour (12) est élargi comme un petit parasol sur son extrémité inférieure (12.1) de sorte qu'en cas de soupape de liquide fermée (10) cette extrémité (12.1) repose contre le bord d'ouverture de la section de boîtier (6.1) et ainsi le canal de liquide (7) entourant en anneau le tube de gaz de retour (12) peut en outre être fermé dans la zone de l'ouverture de sortie de produit de remplissage (8).
  2. Système de remplissage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif d'actionnement (18) est réalisé pour la génération d'une première course axiale (H1), pour l'ouverture ou la fermeture de la première soupape de commande (15) et pour la génération d'une seconde course (H2) pour l'ouverture ou la fermeture de la soupape de liquide (10), dans lequel la seconde course (H2) se superpose de préférence à la première course (H1) et ainsi provoque l'ouverture ou la fermeture non seulement de la première soupape de commande (15) mais aussi de la soupape de liquide (10).
  3. Système de remplissage selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif d'actionnement (18) présente deux éléments d'actionnement (18.1, 18.2) agissant ou réalisés de préférence en tant que vérins pneumatiques qui sont agencés en série de manière opérationnelle et dont un élément d'actionnement (18.1) génère la première course et un élément d'actionnement (18.2) génère la seconde course (H2).
  4. Système de remplissage selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que le second ou premier élément d'actionnement (18.2, 18.1) présente un poussoir de soupape (16, 16c) mobile axialement avec cet élément d'actionnement qui agit sur un corps de soupape (14) de la soupape de commande (15) ou sur lequel est prévu ce corps de soupape (14), et que le premier ou second élément d'actionnement (18.1, 18.2) agit axialement sur le poussoir de soupape (14).
  5. Système de remplissage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le corps de soupape (14) de la première soupape de commande (15) coagit avec un siège de soupape (13) réalisé sur une extrémité supérieure ou inférieure du tube de gaz de retour (12).
  6. Système de remplissage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, avec la revendication 2, caractérisé par des moyens de ressort (21) qui précontraignent le tube de gaz de retour (12) agissant en tant que poussoir de soupape et avec celui-ci un corps de soupape (11) de la soupape de liquide (10) dans une position de fermeture relevée de préférence, et qu'avec la première course (H1) la première soupape de commande (15) est ouverte et avec la seconde course (H2) du dispositif d'actionnement (18) en cas de première soupape de commande (15) ouverte la soupape de liquide (10) est aussi ouverte par surpression des moyens de ressort (21).
  7. Système de remplissage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'espace de gaz est un espace partiel (3.1) non occupé par le produit de remplissage de la chaudière de produit de remplissage (3), et que le tube de gaz de retour (12) atteint avec son extrémité supérieure cet espace partiel (3.1).
  8. Système de remplissage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que l'espace de gaz (29) est en liaison avec l'espace partiel (3.1) non occupé par le produit de remplissage de la chaudière de produit de remplissage (3).
  9. Système de remplissage selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce qu'une deuxième soupape de commande (37) est prévue dans la liaison entre l'espace de gaz (29) et l'espace partiel non occupé par le produit de remplissage de la chaudière de produit de remplissage (3).
  10. Système de remplissage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la première soupape de commande (30) est formée par un siège de soupape (30.1), de préférence par un siège de soupape (30.1) annulaire entourant l'axe d'élément de remplissage (FA), avec lequel le tube de gaz de retour (12) coagit avec un bord de son ouverture sur l'extrémité supérieure éloignée de l'ouverture de sortie de produit de remplissage (8).
  11. Système de remplissage selon la revendication 10, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins une course d'écoulement débouche sur une zone entourée par le siège de soupape (30.1) annulaire, laquelle présente une troisième soupape de commande (26', 35, 36) et est en liaison avec un autre espace de gaz (27, 34).
  12. Système de remplissage selon la revendication 11, caractérisé en ce qu'un étranglement (33) diminuant ou réduisant le courant de gaz est prévu dans la course d'écoulement présentant la troisième soupape de commande (26').
  13. Système de remplissage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 11 ou 12, caractérisé en ce que l'autre espace de gaz (27, 34) sert à la mise à disposition d'un gaz de rinçage, d'un vide ou d'un gaz de précontrainte.
  14. Système de remplissage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'espace de gaz formé par un espace partiel (3.1) de la chaudière de produit de remplissage (3) est rendu étanche par rapport à un autre espace partiel (3.2) mettant à disposition le produit de remplissage de la chaudière de produit de remplissage (3).
  15. Système de remplissage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la chaudière de produit de remplissage est une chaudière annulaire (3) commune à tous les éléments de remplissage (2, 2a-2g) du système de remplissage (1, 1.1) et l'au moins un autre espace de gaz est un canal annulaire (27, 34) commun à tous les éléments de remplissage (2, 2a-2g) du système de remplissage (1, 1.1).
  16. Système de remplissage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par un autre tube de gaz (16c, 38) entouré par le tube de gaz de retour (12) ou le canal de gaz (17) qui forme un autre canal de gaz qui est ouvert sur l'extrémité inférieure du tube de gaz (16c, 38) dans la zone de l'ouverture de sortie de produit de remplissage (8) et qui est réalisé par le biais d'une quatrième soupape de commande (26) ou, lorsque le système de remplissage est réalisé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 11 à 13, est raccordé par le biais de la troisième soupape de commande (35) à l'autre espace de gaz (27, 34).
  17. Machine de remplissage pour le remplissage de récipients (9) avec un système de remplissage (1, 1.1) réalisé sur un élément de transport tournant, par exemple sur un rotor (4) entraînable de manière tournante autour d'un axe de machine vertical (MA),
    caractérisée en ce
    que le système de remplissage (1, 1.1) est réalisé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes.
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