EP3009394B1 - Getränkeabfüllverfahren - Google Patents

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EP3009394B1
EP3009394B1 EP14852219.6A EP14852219A EP3009394B1 EP 3009394 B1 EP3009394 B1 EP 3009394B1 EP 14852219 A EP14852219 A EP 14852219A EP 3009394 B1 EP3009394 B1 EP 3009394B1
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Takahiro Kobayashi
Toshiaki Kasai
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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
    • 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
    • B67C3/001—Cleaning of filling devices
    • 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

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  • the present invention relates to a beverage filling method of filling a container with a beverage, and particularly, a carbonated beverage.
  • a rotary liquid filling apparatus As an apparatus for filling a container such as a PET bottle, a glass bottle, or a bottle can with a beverage, a rotary liquid filling apparatus has been used.
  • a rotary liquid filling apparatus a plurality of filling valves are provided in the outer peripheral portion of a circular rotating wheel, and while the wheel makes substantially one revolution and the container is transported in the peripheral direction, filling the inside of the container with a liquid from a filling valve is performed.
  • a capper bottle capper
  • a liquid filling apparatus of PTL 1 is provided with a filling valve which fills the inside of a container with a liquid.
  • the filling valve is continuous in upward and downward directions, and the upper portion thereof is provided with a supply port through which the liquid is supplied, while the lower portion thereof is provided with a flow passage having a discharge port formed to discharge the liquid, and a rod which is provided to be movable in the flow passage in the upward and downward directions and has a valve portion formed at the lower end portion thereof to open and close the discharge port.
  • a tapered portion of which the outer diameter is gradually decreased toward the lower side from the upper side is formed.
  • a throttle portion of which the inner diameter is smaller on the lower side than on the upper side is formed.
  • the flow of the liquid supplied into the flow passage from the supply port is converted into a swirling flow around the rod, and thus the entire region of the inside of the flow passage can be reliably cleaned in a case where a cleaning liquid is allowed to flow as the liquid during cleaning of the filling valve.
  • a cleaning process In a case of filling of a beverage containing carbonic acid using the liquid filling apparatus, as main processes, a cleaning process, a pressure drain process, and a beverage filling process are employed and performed in this order.
  • a cleaning process the inside of the filling valve is cleaned.
  • the pressure drain process the pressure of the inside of the filling valve is increased, and the inside of the filling valve is filled with the beverage.
  • EP 0 979 797 A1 is directed to a filling system for filling bottles or the like with a plurality of filling elements.
  • EP 0 999 176 A1 is directed to a method of removing air from liquid channels of a liquid filling apparatus.
  • the present invention has been made on the basis of such problems, and an object thereof is to provide a filling method capable of filling a container with a regular filling amount of beverage even when bubbles are generated during a pressure drain process.
  • the beverage filling method includes among other: a cleaning process of cleaning an inside of the filling valve; a pressure drain process of pressurizing and discharging air on the inside of the filling valve to the outside, filling the inside of the filling valve with the beverage, and allowing the discharge port and the throttle to be in a closed state; a bubble removing process of, after the pressure drain process, removing bubbles generated on the inside of the filling valve during the pressure drain process; and a beverage filling process of filling the container with the beverage after the bubble removing process.
  • the container can be filled with the beverage without including the generated bubbles, and thus the container can be filled with a set regular filling amount of the beverage.
  • a tip end of the filling valve is obstructed, the inside of the filling valve is pressurized, and after the discharge port and the throttle are allowed to be in an opened state, the tip end of the filling valve is opened.
  • the container can be filled with a set regular filling amount of the beverage.
  • the throttle is allowed to be in a state of being opened by a predetermined distance.
  • a beverage filling method of filling a container with a beverage containing carbonic acid using a filling valve which includes a cylindrical body and a valve rod which opens and closes a discharge port of the body to form a flow passage inside the body, and has a throttle formed upstream of the discharge port.
  • the beverage filling method includes: a cleaning process of cleaning an inside of the filling valve; a pressure drain process of pressurizing and discharging air on the inside of the filling valve to the outside, thereafter filling the inside of the filling valve with the beverage, and allowing the discharge port to be in a closed state; and a beverage supply process of, after the pressure drain process, filling the container with the beverage by postulating a volume of bubbles generated during the pressure drain process and compensating for an insufficient filling amount.
  • the container after removing the bubbles generated during the pressure drain process, the container can be filled with the beverage. Therefore, the container can be filled with the regular amount of the beverage.
  • a beverage filling facility includes a supply conveyor 01, a transfer wheel 02, a liquid filling apparatus 03, a transfer wheel 04, a capper 05, a discharge wheel 06, and a discharge conveyor 07.
  • each of the transfer wheel 02, the liquid filling apparatus 03, the transfer wheel 04, the capper 05, and the discharge wheel 06 is provided with holders at equal intervals in the outer peripheral portion along the circumferential direction thereof so as to allow the container 3 (for example, PET bottle) to be transported while being gripped. Accordingly, each of the transfer wheel 02, the liquid filling apparatus 03, the transfer wheel 04, the capper 05, and the discharge wheel 06 grips, transports, and delivers the container 3 while rotating.
  • the container 3 transported by the supply conveyor 01 is gripped by the holder of the transfer wheel 02 at a position A and is transported from the position A to a position B.
  • the container 3 is delivered from the transfer wheel 02 to the liquid filling apparatus 03, is gripped by the holder of the liquid filling apparatus 03, and is transported from the position B to a position C.
  • the container 3 is filled with a liquid via a filling nozzle provided in the liquid filling apparatus 03.
  • the container 3 is delivered and transported from the liquid filling apparatus 03 to the transfer wheel 04 at the position C, from the transfer wheel 04 to the capper 05 at a position D, from the capper 05 to the discharge wheel 06 at a position E, and from the discharge wheel 06 to the discharge conveyor 07 at a position F.
  • the capper 05 performs capping to put a cap on the container 3.
  • a turning table 2 rotates on a horizontal plane about a turning axis G.
  • a plurality of filling valves 100 and a plurality of holders 20 are disposed while forming pairs at equal intervals along the peripheral direction.
  • a liquid storage tank 30 is disposed at a position above the turning table 2.
  • the liquid storage tank 30 rotates integrally and in synchronization with the turning table 2.
  • the liquid storage tank 30 and each of the filling valves 100 are connected to each other by a liquid supply pipe 120.
  • a flow passage 102 that extends in upward and downward directions is formed, and a liquid valve (valve portion) 103 is disposed inside the flow passage 102.
  • a valve seat 102a is formed at a discharge port 102b in the lower portion of the flow passage 102, and when the liquid valve 103 moves downward and abuts the valve seat 102a, the discharge port 102b is closed and the flow of a beverage 31 is blocked.
  • the liquid valve 103 is moved upward and becomes separated from the valve seat 102a, the beverage 31 is discharged from the discharge port 102b.
  • the liquid valve 103 is connected to an air cylinder (drive cylinder) 50 via a valve rod (rod) 104.
  • the liquid valve 103 is moved in the upward and downward directions (vertical direction) and is allowed to be in an opened state or a closed state.
  • a filling nozzle 15 is disposed at the lower end of the body block 101, and allows the beverage 31, which flows downward from the flow passage 102 through the discharge port 102b, to be poured into the container 3.
  • the holder 20 is fixed to the turning table 2 and holds the container 3, and holds the held container 3 at a position below of the filling nozzle 15 of the filling valve 100.
  • the beverage 31 such as a beverage to fill the container 3 is stored on the inside of the liquid storage tank 30.
  • a gas phase a space on the upper side of the stored beverage 31 (hereinafter, referred to as a gas phase).
  • the upper end of the liquid supply pipe 120 communicates with the liquid storage tank 30, and the lower end thereof communicates with a supply port 102c formed at the upper portion of the flow passage 102 of the filling valve 100 such that the liquid storage tank 30 and the filling valve 100 are connected to each other.
  • a counter pipe 37 is provided between the filling valve 100 and the liquid storage tank 30, and a counter valve 35 is provided in the counter pipe 37.
  • the counter pipe 37 connects the gas phase of the liquid storage tank 30 to the inside of the filling valve 100, and allows the pressure of the inside of the filling valve 100 and the pressure of the liquid storage tank 30 to be the same by opening the counter valve 35.
  • the beverage 31 in the liquid storage tank 30 fills the inside of the container 3 held by the holder 20 via the filling nozzle 15 through the liquid supply pipe 120 and the flow passage 102 of the filling valve 100.
  • the amount of the filling beverage is measured by an electromagnetic flow meter (not illustrated).
  • the liquid valve 103 is moved downward to abut the valve seat 102a by the air cylinder 50.
  • a seal member 105 which is formed of a corrugated pipe and contracts and stretches in an axial direction thereof is provided in the upper portion of the rod 104 so as to insulate an operating space of the air cylinder 50 from the inside of the flow passage 102 of the filling valve 100.
  • An upper flange 105a which extends toward the outer peripheral side is formed at the upper end portion of the seal member 105. The upper flange 105a is held by being interposed between a plurality of members 101A and 101B constituting the body block 101.
  • a lower flange 105b which extends toward the inner peripheral side is formed at the lower end portion of the seal member 105.
  • the lower flange 105b is held by being interposed between a plurality of members 104A and 104B constituting the rod 104.
  • the seal member 105 contracts and stretches as the rod 104 is elevated by the drive of the air cylinder 50.
  • a rectifying portion 106 which converts a spiral flow of the beverage 31 flowing into the flow passage 102 from the liquid supply pipe 120 into a vertically downward flow, is formed in the upper portion of the rod 104.
  • the rectifying portion 106 is constituted by a plurality of concave portions 107 which are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the rod 104 along the peripheral direction with intervals therebetween.
  • Each of the concave portions 107 has a vertically long shape in the upward and downward directions, and is formed to be continuous across the tapered portion 108 from a portion higher than the tapered portion 108 in the upward and downward directions.
  • a flow rate adjusting portion 109 of which the inner diameter is gradually decreased toward the lower side from the upper side is formed.
  • the width dimension of the rod 104 in the peripheral direction thereof and the depth of the rod 104 in the radial direction thereof in the concave portion 107 vary with the position of the rod 104 in the upward and downward directions so that the area of a throttle 110 formed between the concave portion 107 and the flow rate adjusting portion 109 is changed when the rod 104 is elevated by the drive of the air cylinder 50.
  • the liquid filling apparatus 03 described above fills the first container 3 with a carbonated beverage by sequentially performing the following processes.
  • a clean-in-place (CIP) cap 40 (hereinafter, referred to as a CIP cap 40) is attached to the tip end of the filling valve 100 so as to allow a cleaning liquid to be circulated in the flow passage 102.
  • the CIP cap 40 seals the opening of the tip end of the filling valve 100, and thus the cleaning liquid is not discharged to the outside from the filling valve 100.
  • the inside of the filling valve 100 is cleaned.
  • the CIP cap 40 is detached and the cleaning liquid is discharged to the outside. Thereafter, the cleaning liquid is washed away and air is blown thereinto, such that the remaining liquid in the flow passage 102 is discharged to the outside.
  • the pressure drain process is performed at a saturated vapor pressure according to the amount of carbon dioxide contained in the beverage 31.
  • a bubble removing process is performed to remove the bubbles generated at the throttle 110.
  • the bubble removing process is a feature of this embodiment.
  • the pressure of the inside of the filling valve 100 is increased to a pressure at which the beverage is filled (hereinafter, filling pressure).
  • filling pressure a pressure at which the beverage is filled
  • the CIP cap 40 obstruction body used in the cleaning process is attached to the tip end of the filling valve 100.
  • the opening of the tip end of the filling valve 100 is then obstructed by the CIP cap 40 such that the inside of the filling valve 100 (the flow passage 102) is sealed.
  • the counter valve 35 is opened. Therefore, the pressure of the gas phase of the liquid storage tank 30 becomes equal to the pressure of the inside of the filling valve 100, and thus the filling pressure is also applied to the liquid valve 103 from the CIP cap 40.
  • the liquid valve 103 is opened and is maintained in this state for a predetermined time.
  • the pressure on the beverage 31 from the gas phase of the liquid storage tank 30 and the pressure thereon from the CIP cap 40 side become equal to each other. That is, the pressure on the beverage 31 from the upper side and the pressure thereon from the lower side become equal to each other, and thus bubbles in the flow passage 102 rise due to their buoyancy and move to the gas phase of the liquid storage tank 30.
  • a time during which the liquid valve 103 is opened that is, a time for removing the bubbles, varies depending on the type of the beverage. Therefore, data in which the time for removing bubbles is associated with the types of beverages may be stored in advance to set the predetermined time.
  • the container 3 Prior to the filling of the beverage, the container 3 is attached to the tip end of the filling valve 100.
  • the counter valve 35 is opened to allow the inside of the container 3 to have the same pressure as that of the gas phase of the liquid storage tank 30. Since the same pressure is achieved, the formation of bubbles during the filling of the beverage 31 can be prevented.
  • the container 3 is filled with the beverage 31 via the filling nozzle 15.
  • the filling amount may be set in advance by a flow rate controller (not illustrated) of the filling valve.
  • the container 3 can be filled with the beverage 31 without including the generated bubbles. Accordingly, the container 3 can be filled with a set regular filling amount of the beverage 31.
  • the bubble removing process according to this embodiment is particularly effective in filling of a carbonated beverage having a low sugar content.
  • the size of the generated bubbles is influenced by the sugar content, and the bubbles are increased in size as the sugar content is decreased. However, large bubbles are less likely to be dissolved in the beverage 31, and remain as they are.
  • the bubble removing process of this embodiment since the CIP cap 40 included in the liquid filling apparatus 03 is used, there is no need to add a new member. Therefore, the bubble removing process can be performed by the existing liquid filling apparatus 03.
  • bubbles generated at the throttle 110 are removed by adjusting the opening of the throttle 110 (the opening of the liquid valve 103).
  • the CIP cap 40 is attached to the tip end of the filling valve 100 so as to clean the flow passage 102 using the cleaning liquid.
  • the CIP cap 40 is detached, the cleaning liquid is washed away, and air is blown thereinto, such that the remaining liquid in the flow passage 102 is discharged to the outside.
  • the liquid valve 103 is closed, and thus a region R1 is substantially sealed. Therefore, bubbles stay between the tapered portion 108 and the flow passage 102.
  • the liquid valve 103 is opened. Therefore, a region R2 is formed between the flow rate adjusting portion 109 and the tapered portion 108.
  • the bubbles move upward in the arrow H direction through a gap P due to the buoyancy and move to the gas phase of the liquid storage tank 30. Therefore, the generated bubbles are removed from the throttle 110.
  • the state of the rod 104 being pulled upward is maintained for a predetermined time, and the process is transited to the beverage filling process.
  • the predetermined distance is the minimum distance for passing the bubbles.
  • the container 3 is attached to the tip end of the filling valve 100.
  • the counter valve 35 is opened to allow the inside of the container 3 to have the same pressure as that of the gas phase of the liquid storage tank 30.
  • the container 3 is filled with the beverage 31 via the filling nozzle 15.
  • the bubbles generated at the throttle 110 are removed in the bubble removing process, and thus the container 3 can be filled with a set regular filling amount of the beverage 31.
  • bubbles can be removed only by adjusting the opening of the liquid valve 103 without the use of another member (for example, the CIP cap 40 in the first embodiment). Therefore, there is no need to clean the member after the end of the beverage filling. Accordingly, time and effort for the operation can be saved.
  • the beverage is filled by the following processes.
  • the same processes as those of the above-described embodiments are concisely described, and differences therefrom are mainly described.
  • the CIP cap 40 is attached to the tip end of the filling nozzle 15 so as to clean the flow passage 102 using the cleaning liquid.
  • the CIP cap 40 is detached, the cleaning liquid is washed away, and air is blown thereinto, such that the remaining liquid in the flow passage 102 is discharged to the outside.
  • the container 3 is attached to the tip end of the filling valve 100, and filling of the beverage through the filling nozzle 15 is performed.
  • the filling amount of the beverage is set on the basis of a database.
  • a database regarding an insufficient filling amount is generated for the types (A, B, C %) of the filling beverage 31.
  • the insufficient filling amount can be determined by several methods.
  • the volume of bubbles generated at the throttle 110 is significantly dependent on the amount of carbon dioxide contained in the beverage 31 and the sugar content
  • the amount of carbon dioxide contained in the beverage 31 and the value of the sugar content are measured in advance, and the volume of the bubbles, that is, the insufficient filling amount, are calculated.
  • the container 3 is filled with a predetermined amount of the beverage 31, and the weight of the container 3 after the filling is measured. From the difference between the weights, the insufficient filling amount is calculated.
  • the insufficient filling amount calculated as described above is stored in a database as a set value for each of the types of beverages.
  • the set value of the database is set as the filling amount of the beverage. In this manner, the container 3 is filled with the set filling amount, that is, the regular filling amount of the beverage 31.
  • the volume of bubbles incorporated into the container 3 is calculated in advance, and a corresponding amount to the volume is added to the regular filling amount to perform filling. Therefore, a filling amount which is insufficient due to the incorporation of the bubbles can be compensated for, and thus the container 3 can be filled with the regular filling amount of the beverage 31.
  • the set value may be used as the filling amount on the basis of the database, and thus another operation is unnecessary. Therefore, time and effort is not needed for the filling operation.
  • the inside of the filling valve 100 only needs to be sealed. Therefore, by providing a member which can seal the tip end of the filling valve 100 other than the CIP cap 40, the effects of the present invention can be exhibited.
  • the database may also be created by calculating the insufficient filling amount from the relationship between the size of the bubbles and the temperature of the filling beverage 31.

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  1. Getränkeabfüllverfahren zum Befüllen eines Behälters (3) mit einem Getränk, das Kohlensäure enthält, unter Verwendung eines Füllventils (100), das einen Strömungskanal (102) umfasst, der sich in eine aufwärtige und abwärtige Richtung erstreckt und welcher eine Auslassöffnung (102b) im unteren Teil des Strömungskanals enthält, durch die das Getränk ausgelassen wird;
    und eine Drossel (110), die stromaufwärts der Auslassöffnung ausgebildet ist und sich innerhalb des Füllventils befindet;
    und ein Flüssigkeitsventil (103), das innerhalb des Strömungskanals (102) angeordnet ist, das in der Lage ist, die Auslassöffnung (102b) zu öffnen und zu schließen,
    wobei das Abfüllverfahren weiter ein Gegenrohr (37) verwendet, das die Gasphase eines Speichertanks (30) mit dem Inneren des Füllventils (100) verbindet, wobei das Gegenrohr (37) mit einem Gegenventil (35) versehen ist, wobei das Getränkeabfüllverfahren umfasst:
    ein Reinigungsverfahren zum Reinigen eines Inneren des Füllventils;
    ein Druckablassverfahren zum Druckbeaufschlagen und Auslassen von Luft in dem Inneren des Füllventils nach außen, Befüllen des Inneren des Füllventils mit dem Getränk, während der Auslassöffnung erlaubt wird, in einem geschlossenen Zustand zu sein;
    ein Blasenentfernungsverfahren nach dem Druckablassverfahren, zum Entfernen von Blasen, die an der Drossel erzeugt werden, die sich während des Druckablassverfahrens innerhalb des Füllventils befindet; und
    ein Getränkeabfüllverfahren zum Befüllen des Behälters mit dem Getränk nach dem Blasenentfernungsverfahren,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    im Blasenentfernungsverfahren
    ein Spitzenende des Füllventils (100) so blockiert ist, dass das Innere des Füllventils (100) abgedichtet ist,
    ein Getränkefülldruck auf das Flüssigkeitsventil (103) von der blockierten Seite durch Öffnen des Gegenventils (35) beaufschlagt wird,
    das Flüssigkeitsventil (103) geöffnet wird, wodurch die Auslassöffnung (102b) und die Drossel (110) in einen geöffneten Zustand gebracht werden und der Druck ausgeglichen wird,
    eine vorbestimmte Zeit vergeht,
    das Flüssigkeitsventil (103) geschlossen wird und
    das Spitzenende des Füllventils geöffnet wird.
  2. Getränkeabfüllverfahren nach Anspruch 1, wobei
    beim Blasenentfernungsverfahren die Drossel um einen vorbestimmten Abstand geöffnet wird.
  3. Getränkeabfüllverfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei
    beim Blasenentfernungsverfahren im Schritt des Blockierens eines Spitzenendes des Füllventils (100),
    eine im Reinigungsverfahren verwendete Clean-in-Place-Kappe (40) an dem Spitzenende des Füllventils (100) befestigt ist, so dass das Innere des Füllventils (100) abgedichtet ist.
  4. Getränkeabfüllverfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei
    beim Blasenentfernungsverfahren im Schritt des Druckbeaufschlagens des Inneren des Füllventils (100),
    der Druck des Inneren des Füllventils (100) auf einen Druck erhöht wird, bei dem das Getränk abgefüllt wird.
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