EP3016902B1 - Füllelement sowie füllmaschine - Google Patents

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EP3016902B1
EP3016902B1 EP14736701.5A EP14736701A EP3016902B1 EP 3016902 B1 EP3016902 B1 EP 3016902B1 EP 14736701 A EP14736701 A EP 14736701A EP 3016902 B1 EP3016902 B1 EP 3016902B1
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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
    • 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
    • B67C3/002—Cleaning of filling devices using cups or dummies to be placed under the filling heads
    • B67C3/004—Cleaning of filling devices using cups or dummies to be placed under the filling heads permanently attached to the filling machine and movable between a rest and a working position
    • 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
    • B67C3/225—Means for filling simultaneously, e.g. in a rotary filling apparatus or multiple rows of containers
    • 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
    • B67C2003/228—Aseptic features

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  • the invention relates to a filling element according to the preamble of claim 1 and to a filling system or a filling machine according to the preamble of claim 14.
  • Containers with a liquid filling material are known in different designs, such as a filling element according to the preamble of claim 1 of the WO 2011/067794 A1 .
  • the discharge of the filling material to the container controlling liquid valves are basically formed by a arranged in the liquid channel of the filling element valve element in the form of a valve body which is movable for opening and closing by an actuator, for example via a valve lifter and in the closed state of the Liquid valve abuts against a valve seat formed in the liquid passage and is spaced from the valve seat in the open state of the liquid valve.
  • the object of the invention is to show an element which is characterized by a comparison with known filling elements simplified construction, in particular also with regard to the liquid valve.
  • a filling element according to the patent claim 1 is formed.
  • a filling machine is the subject of patent claim 14.
  • valve element controlled to open and close the liquid valve is not a valve body, but a closing membrane made of an elastic material, for example of an elastic plastic, for example of PTFE, and preferably a hollow body or funnel-shaped is open at both ends closing membrane, which is arranged on the Golfelementgetude so that it forms the continuation of a formed in a Guelementgephaseuse liquid channel with an open liquid valve, with a narrowing in the flow direction cross-section.
  • Container are in the context of the invention in particular cans, bottles, tubes, pouches, each made of metal, glass and / or plastic, but also other packaging, especially those which are suitable for filling of liquid products.
  • free-jet filling is to be understood as meaning a process in which the liquid product flows into the container to be filled in a free filling jet, the container with its container mouth or opening being spaced from the filling element or from a filling product outlet or a filling agent discharge opening located there is.
  • a filling element is part of a filling machine and is used for free jet filling of containers 2, which are exemplified as bottles, with a liquid product.
  • the filling element 1 is provided together with a plurality of similar filling elements on the circumference of a vertical machine axis MA rotatably driven rotor 3 of the filling machine, on which a common for all filling elements 1, central product container, for example, a common ring vessel 4 is arranged over the liquid filling material is provided for filling in the container 2.
  • the ring bowl 4 is at least partially filled with the liquid filling material.
  • Each filling element 1 is associated with a container carrier 5, which forms a filling position 6 together with the filling element 1 and on which in the illustrated embodiment, the container 2 with a provided below the container opening flange (neck ring) are suspended.
  • the filling element 1 includes, inter alia, a Greelementgephinuse 7, in which a liquid channel 8 is formed for the contents, which is connected at its upper end via a product channel 9 with the ring bowl 4.
  • a flow meter 10 is provided, for example, designed as a magneto-inductive flowmeter (MID) is.
  • MID magneto-inductive flowmeter
  • the liquid valve 11 has a controlled valve or closing element in the form of a closing membrane 14, the funnel-like formed of a product-compatible elastic material, for example an elastomeric plastic, for example PTFE, and which cooperates with a coaxial with the Greetachse FA in the interior of the liquid passage 8 stationarily arranged and flow around the liquid medium rod-shaped valve body 15 cooperates.
  • a controlled valve or closing element in the form of a closing membrane 14
  • the funnel-like formed of a product-compatible elastic material for example an elastomeric plastic, for example PTFE
  • This rod-shaped valve body 15 which is connected in the region of its upper end by a laterally projecting projection 15.1 with the Greelementgetude 7 and held in the liquid channel 8, is formed at the top and at the bottom of each tapered.
  • the lower, conically tapered end forms with its lateral surface a cooperating with the closing membrane 14 valve surface 15.2, against which the closing membrane 14 rests with closed liquid valve 11 with an inner surface.
  • a hollow piston is generally referred to, which serves as an actuating element for the closing diaphragm 14 and a cap or cup-like piston body 17 has.
  • This surrounds the Golfelementgephaseuse 7 and the Greelementachse FA concentric with an annular piston body portion 17.1.
  • Below the lower end of Medelementgephaseuses 7 of the piston body portion 17.1 passes into a bottom portion 17.2, which is provided in the region of the Greelementachse FA with an opening which corresponds to the Browntabgabeö réelle 12.
  • the piston body portion 17. 1 With the piston body portion 17. 1, the piston body 17 is displaceably guided in the direction of the filler element axis FA on the filler element housing 7.
  • each controlled with a pressure medium eg compressed air
  • a pressure medium eg compressed air
  • the funnel-like and open at both ends closing membrane 14 has an upper opening with a larger diameter and an opening edge 14.1, then a section 14.2 with an opening cross-section, which increases with increasing axial distance from the opening edge 14.1 narrows, then a section 14.3 with a constant or substantially constant opening cross-section and then a lower opening with a reduced diameter and with an opening edge 14.4.
  • the axial length of the section 14.2 is greater than the axial length of the section 14.3. That in the closing membrane 14, the axial length of the portion 14.2 is greater than the axial length of the portion 14.3. is not mandatory.
  • the closing membrane 14 With the opening edge 14.1, the closing membrane 14 is tightly clamped on Medelementgephaseuse 7, so that it is arranged with its axis coaxially with the Greelementachse FA and in the open state of the liquid valve 11 forms the continuation of the liquid passage 8. With the section 14.3, the closing membrane 14 is passed through the opening in the bottom section 17.2 and attached to the side facing away from the Greelementgeophuse 7 underside of the bottom portion 17.2 with its opening edge 14.4 in a suitable manner. When the liquid valve 11 is open, the closing membrane 14 forms with its lower opening the Gretabgabeö réelle 12th
  • the opening of the liquid valve 11 is effected by applying the upper control chamber 18, which is also formed between an upper shoulder on the outer surface of the Greelementgeophuses 7 and an inner annular ridge of the piston body 17.
  • the piston body 17 is moved in the Artelementachse FA down and while the closing membrane 14 for opening the liquid valve 11 is moved away from the valve surface 15.2.
  • the closing of the liquid valve 11 takes place by acting on the lower control chamber 19, which is formed between a lower collar and the inner annular web of the piston body 17, with the pressure medium.
  • the piston body 17 is moved upward in the filling element axis FA and thereby the closing diaphragm 14 is pressed against the valve surface 15.2 with elastic deformation with the inner surface of its section 14.2.
  • control of the control chambers 18 and 19 via a not shown process control of the filling elements 1 having filling machine in response to the measurement signals of the flow meter 10th
  • the Fig. 5 shows the filling element 1 in a CIP cleaning and / or disinfection mode.
  • a flushing plate 20 is arranged under each filling element 1 of the filling system, in which a flushing channel 21 opening at the top of this plate at 21.1 is formed.
  • the lower opening edge 14. 4 of the closing membrane 14 is sealed when the liquid valve 11 is open, so that an outwardly closed flow path, for example from the ring bowl 4, is provided for the respective CIP cleaning and / or disinfecting medium through the filling element 1 into the channel 21 results.
  • the Fig. 6 shows in a representation similar Fig. 1 as a further embodiment, a filling system with a filling element 1a, which differs from the filling element 1 essentially only in that instead of the funnel-shaped closing membrane 14 a likewise funnel-like shaped closing membrane 14a is provided, which in turn consists of the elastic material, from the closing membrane 14 differs in that it has a section 14.3 whose axial length is greater than the corresponding length of the section 14.3 of the closing membrane 14 (FIG. FIG. 3 ). Furthermore, in the case of the closing diaphragm 14a, the axial length of the section 14.3 is greater than the axial length of the section 14.2.
  • the section 14.3 is surrounded by a rigid support tube 22, for example made of plastic.
  • the support tube 22 is supported with its lower edge to the top of the bottom portion 17.2 and deforms to close the liquid valve 11, the portion 14.2 of the closing membrane 14a so that it rests sealingly against the valve surface 15.2 the liquid channel 8.
  • the enclosed by the support tube 22 section 14.3 of the closing membrane 14a serves as a beam rectifier or as a beam shaping element for the Medgutstrahl 13th
  • the Fig. 8 shows as a further embodiment, a filling system with a filling element 1b, which differs from the filling element 1a in that at the Golfgutabgabeö réelle 12 is formed by a sieve-like insert gas barrier 23, at the lower opening of the closing membrane 14a. With the gas barrier 23 a dripping of contents after closing the liquid valve 11 is prevented from the enclosed by the support tube 22 interior of the closing membrane 14a.
  • the filling element 1b differs from the filling element 1a in that between the rotor 3 and the annular piston body portion 17.1 a bellows seal 24 as a hygiene protection against ingress of foreign substances (eg also Greetresten) and / or germs in the space between the piston body 17 and the Outer surface of the Greelementgephinuses 7 is provided.
  • foreign substances eg also Cordresten
  • the Fig. 9 shows as a further embodiment, a filling system with a filling element 1c. That in the Fig. 9 shown filling system is used for aseptic filling of products in the container 2.
  • a sterile room 25 is formed below the rotor 3, in which the container 2 are arranged during filling. Within this sterile room 25, only the container carrier 5 are essentially provided.
  • the filling elements 1c and all other elements provided on the rotor 3 are located above the upper side of the rotor 3 or outside the sterile room 25.
  • the filling element 1c differs from the filling element 1 essentially in that a closing membrane 14c is provided instead of the closing membrane 14a that does not have the lower opening edge 14.4 and also the support tube 22.
  • the closing membrane 14c is passed through the opening of the bottom portion 17.2 and held in this bottom portion so that the portion 14.3 projects beyond the bottom of the bottom portion 17.2. At least when the liquid valve 11 is open, the section 14.3 with its lower end forming the dispensing opening 12 extends through an opening 26 in the rotor 3 into the sterile room 25. When opening and closing the liquid valve 11, the closing membrane 14c, and in particular also the section 14.3, is axially moved in the filling element axis FA.
  • a seal 27 is provided, which is fastened on the one hand to the rotor 3 and on the other hand to the section 14.3 is and has sufficient elasticity to follow the movement of the section 14.3 when opening and closing the liquid valve 11 can.
  • the seal 27 is also funnel-like or conical and formed with its upper, the larger cross-section edge with the top of the rotor 3 and with a local, the opening 26 enclosing edge region and with its lower edge with the section 14.3 in connected to the vicinity of the Medgutabgabeö réelle 12.
  • the seal 27, together with the closing membrane 14c can also be designed in one piece as a multiple membrane.
  • the actuating element for opening and closing the respective liquid valve 11 is a hollow piston 16.
  • the actuating element for opening and closing the liquid valves 11 also differently designed actuators can be used.
  • a filling system with a filling element 1d which differs from the filling element 1 essentially only in that as an actuating device for the liquid valve 11 not the coaxial with the Greelementachse FA arranged hollow piston 16, but a relative to the Greelementachse FA radially offset Actuator 28, for example in the form of a pneumatically actuated actuator is used.
  • the actuator 28 which is shown only very schematically in this figure, acts via a connecting element 29 on the funnel-like closing diaphragm 14, in the same manner as described above for the hollow piston 16.

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