EP3038971B1 - Procédé et système de remplissage de récipients - Google Patents

Procédé et système de remplissage de récipients Download PDF

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EP3038971B1
EP3038971B1 EP14748170.9A EP14748170A EP3038971B1 EP 3038971 B1 EP3038971 B1 EP 3038971B1 EP 14748170 A EP14748170 A EP 14748170A EP 3038971 B1 EP3038971 B1 EP 3038971B1
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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
    • B67C3/06—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
    • B67C3/2614—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
    • B67C3/262—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 and the filling operation stopping when the liquid rises to a level at which it closes a vent opening
    • 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
    • B67C3/2614—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks specially adapted for counter-pressure filling
    • B67C3/2625—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks specially adapted for counter-pressure filling the liquid valve being opened automatically when a given counter-pressure is obtained in the container to be filled
    • B67C3/2628—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks specially adapted for counter-pressure filling the liquid valve being opened automatically when a given counter-pressure is obtained in the container to be filled and the filling operation stopping when the liquid rises to a level at which it closes a vent opening
    • 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
    • B67C3/286—Flow-control devices, e.g. using valves related to flow rate control, i.e. controlling slow and fast filling phases

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  • the invention relates to a method according to the preamble of claim 1 and to a filling system according to the preamble of claim 10 or 12.
  • Methods and filling systems for filling containers in the form of bottles with a liquid product are known in various designs, in particular for pressure filling, wherein in these known methods and filling systems of the actual filling phase, the e.g. may consist of at least two sub-phases in the form of a rapid filling phase and at least one slow filling phase, preceded in time by at least one rinsing phase in which the interior of the containers is flushed with a purge gas, i. with inert gas, e.g. CO2 gas is flushed.
  • a purge gas i. with inert gas, e.g. CO2 gas is flushed.
  • a method having the features of the preamble of patent claim 1 and a filling system having the features of the preamble of claim 10 are also known (US Pat. EP 1 270 499 A1 ), wherein in the known method during the flushing, the interior of the respective container is connected to a vacuum channel and is used as purge gas return gas from a return gas channel, in which a pre-unloading of the container takes place after filling.
  • a filling system according to the preamble of claim 12 is known from DE 38 25 093 A1 known.
  • the WO 2014/154332 A1 is an interim publication under Art. 54 (3) EPC which discloses a filling system according to the preamble of claim 10.
  • the WO 2015/004001 A1 is an interim publication under Art. 54 (3) EPC which discloses a filling system according to the preamble of claim 12.
  • a method is also known for pressure filling of containers ( DE 100 08 426 A1 ), in which the container interior is repeatedly repeatedly evacuated before the actual pressure filling in each case and then rinsed with a purge gas.
  • the pressure prevailing in the interior of the container is detected by at least one pressure sensor in order to control and control the filling process.
  • inert gas i. in particular of CO2 gas when rinsing the container represents a significant cost factor when filling containers.
  • a filling system is the subject of claim 10 or 12.
  • a fundamental feature of the invention consists firstly in that the purge gas with respect to the ambient or atmospheric pressure with no or with only a very small or negligible pressure, ie with an absolute pressure of about 1, 0 bar or 1.05 bar or 1.1 bar is introduced into the evacuated container interior, which in this case is connected to a vacuum or vacuum source or with a vacuum channel of the filling system.
  • the negative pressure of the container interior is between 50 mbar and 200 mbar, for example at about 100 mbar.
  • the gas is taken from the discharge channel as purge gas, in which the containers and also parts of the filling elements of the respective filling system are relieved after completion of the filling phase to the ambient or atmospheric pressure and thus the inert gas or CO2 gas used as purge gas leads to atmospheric or ambient pressure.
  • the pressure within the discharge channel can also be set to a value slightly above the atmospheric pressure, for example to a pressure of 1.05 bar to 1, 3 bar.
  • a reduction in the consumption of purge gas can be achieved by about 70% compared to conventional methods.
  • This reduction in the purge gas but also results in a reduction of the intake volume and thus the required power of the vacuum channel connected to the vacuum pump, which not only reduces their operating costs for electricity and cooling, but also reduces investment costs.
  • pressure filling is generally to be understood as meaning a filling process in which the container to be filled in each case rests in a sealing position against the filling element and, as a rule, before the actual filling phase, i. is biased before opening the liquid valve via at least one controlled, formed in the filling gas path with a pressurized gas clamping gas (inert gas or CO2 gas), which is then displaced during filling of the inflowing the container contents increasingly as return gas from the container interior , also via at least one controlled gas path formed in the filling element.
  • This preloading phase is preceded by further treatment phases, namely the evacuation and purging of the respective container interior with the inert gas, e.g. CO2 gas.
  • container In sealing position with the treatment head or 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 tightly pressed against the treatment head or to the filling element or to a local seal.
  • Container are in the context of the invention in particular cans, bottles, each made of metal, glass and / or plastic.
  • Filling machine revolving design is in the context of the invention, a filling machine with a circumferentially driven transport element, preferably rotor, and with filling positions formed on the transport element for filling the container.
  • filling system is part of a filling machine for filling, preferably pressure filling of containers 2 in the form of bottles with a liquid product.
  • the filling system 1 includes, inter alia, a plurality of filling elements 3, which are provided on a common Gregutkessel 4 for all filling elements, which is designed in particular when forming the filling machine 1 as such a rotating design as a vertical machine axis annularly enclosing ring boiler.
  • the product vessel 4 is filled with the liquid product partially filled, so that in the interior of the boiler, a lower liquid space 4.1 and lying above an upper gas space 4.2 are formed, the latter of an inert gas (eg CO2 gas) under pressure (eg filling pressure) is filled.
  • an inert gas eg CO2 gas
  • pressure eg filling pressure
  • Each filling element 3 comprises a filling element housing 5 with a liquid channel 6 which communicates with the liquid space 4.2 via a connection 7 and forms an annular Gretabgabeö réelle 8 on the underside of the Greelementgephinuses 5, via the during the actual filling phase, the liquid product to the respective in sealing position on the filling element 3 arranged container 2 flows.
  • a liquid valve 9 is provided in the flow direction of the filling material in front of the Gregutabgabeö réelle 8, which consists essentially of a valve body 10 which is controlled to open and close the liquid valve 9 in a vertical Baselementachse FA controlled and lowered and cooperates with a valve seat in the liquid channel 6.
  • the valve body 10 is provided on an acting as a valve tappet return gas pipe 11 which is arranged with its axis coaxially with the Greelementachse FA, during the respective filling phase extends with a lower partial length in the upper region (headspace) of the container 2 and with an actuator 12 for Opening and closing of the liquid valve 9 cooperates.
  • a Spülrohr 13 is also the same as the return gas pipe 11 at the upper and lower end and is enclosed by the return gas pipe 11 at a distance, so on the one hand in the interior of the return gas pipe 11, an annular the flushing pipe 13 enclosing return gas channel 14 and on the other hand, in the flushing pipe 13, a flushing channel 15 are formed.
  • the flushing pipe 13 protrudes with its lower open end over the lower open end of the return gas pipe 11.
  • the return gas channel 14 opens into a gas space 16 formed in the Artelementgephase 5.
  • the upper end of the flushing channel 15 opens into a likewise formed in the Artelementgephase 5 gas space 17.
  • the two gas chambers 16 and 17 are part of formed in Artelementgephase 5 controlled gas channels , which are generally designated 21 and on the in the manner described in more detail below, including the actual filling phase prior to pretreatments of the interior of the each arranged on the filling element 3 in sealing position container 2 performed and / or controlled.
  • the filling system 1 in the illustrated embodiment further comprises a vacuum channel 18 and a discharge channel 19 which are provided in common for all filling elements 3 of the filling system 1 and connected in the manner also described in more detail below with the controlled gas paths 21 of the respective filling element 3.
  • the product vessel 4, vacuum channel 18 and the discharge channel 19 are provided on a rotor 20, which also carries the filling elements 3 and can be driven around a vertical machine axis.
  • the filling element 3 in the illustrated embodiment comprises a total of six gas or control valves 21.1 - 21.6. These valves are preferably pneumatically actuated valves and arranged in gas paths 21, which allow a controlled connection of the gas chambers 16 and 17 with the gas space 4.2, with the vacuum channel 18 and with the discharge channel 19, as will be described below.
  • the vacuum channel 18 is connected to a vacuum source or vacuum pump, not shown, which in the vacuum channel 18, for example, a negative pressure between 90 mbar and 110 mbar, e.g. generated by about 100 mbar.
  • the relief passage 19 in the illustrated embodiment serves to receive the inert gas, e.g. of the CO2 gas during the residual relieving of the respective container 2 at the end of the filling phase to ambient pressure.
  • the filling system 1 makes it possible to fill the containers 2 in a multi-stage filling process with the following method steps, whereby it is assumed below that the liquid valve 9 as well as the control valves 21.1 - 21.6 are each in their closed state, unless the opened state is expressly stated is indicated:
  • the interior of this container is evacuated by opening the control valve 21.2, via the return gas channel 14.
  • the gas chamber 16 is connected by opening the control valve 21.2 with the vacuum channel 18.
  • the gas space 17 and thus the flushing channel 15 by opening the control valve 21.4 with the discharge channel 19 and the gas chamber 16 and thus the return gas channel 14 by opening the control valve 21.2 connected to the vacuum channel 18 , so that CO2 gas from the discharge channel 19 via the scavenging passage 15 in the evacuated interior of the respective container 2 flow and in this case from the container interior displaced gas via the return gas channel 14 into the vacuum channel 18 can flow.
  • the pressure level corresponding to the ambient pressure or substantially corresponding pressure in the discharge channel 19 at the negative pressure which is set by the connection of the container interior with the vacuum channel, sufficient for flushing the container interior with the required quality.
  • control valve 21.2 For the final evacuation of the further arranged in sealing position on the filling element 3 container 2 of the container interior is still open control valve 21.2 connected via the return gas channel 14 and the gas chamber 16 to the vacuum channel 18, namely with the control valve 21.4 closed.
  • the gas chamber 16 and thus the return gas channel 14 connected to the gas chamber 4.2 of the product so from the gas chamber 4.2 inert gas under filling pressure in the evacuated container interior can flow in.
  • the liquid valve 9 is opened.
  • the control valves 21.3 and 21.5 are opened so that the inert gas displaced from the inflowing contents from the container interior can flow back into the gas space 4.2 via the return gas duct 14 and the gas space 16 and parallel thereto via the throttled gas path (throttle 22) having the control valve 21.5 ,
  • the liquid valve 9 is closed with closed control valves 21.1 - 21.6.
  • control valves 21.1 and 21.4 are each connected on the input side to the discharge channel 19 and the control valves 21.3, 21.5 and 21.6 on the input side to the gas space 4.2.
  • the control valves 21.1, 21.2 and 21.3 and 21.5 are connected on the output side to the gas space 16.
  • the control valves 21.4 and 21.6 are connected on the output side to the gas space 17.
  • control valve 21.6 is not required in the throttled gas path, so that only five control valves 21.1 to 21.5 are required on the respective filling element 3.
  • the fundamental advantage of the filling method described above is that in each case for the purging of the container interior, the inert gas from the discharge channel 19 is used in evacuated and connected to the vacuum channel 18 container 2, which compared to conventional methods, a significant reduction of Consumption of rinsing or inert gas can be achieved when rinsing, for example, a reduction of up to about 70%.
  • the optional flushing from the gas chamber 4.2 via the open control valve 21.6 and the throttle 22 having gas path is preferably also when the amount of gas from the discharge channel 19 is not sufficient as the sole purge gas. It is also possible, with a gas deficit in the discharge channel 19 fed in this regulated inert gas from the gas chamber 4.2, via a connection 24 with a flow meter 25 and a pressure regulator circuit 26 with control valve 27, which in dependence on the flow meter 25 and is controlled by a pressure sensor 28, which monitors the gas pressure in the discharge channel 19.
  • the Figures 5 and 6 shows a single-chamber filling system 1a with filling elements 3a, which are each arranged at least partially in the Gregutkessel 4a and whose Gretabgabeö réelle 8a are located directly below the Gregutkessels 4a.
  • the filling system 1a again serves for pressure filling of containers 2 in the form of bottles, which are arranged in a sealing position on the respective filling element 3a during the filling process.
  • the filling material vessel 4a is partially filled with the filling material, so that in turn the liquid space 4.1 and the gas space 4.2 charged with the pressure (eg filling pressure) of an inert gas (eg CO2 gas) form.
  • an inert gas eg CO2 gas
  • Each filling element 3a has a liquid channel 6a, which is in communication with the liquid space 4.1 and forms on the underside of the filling element and below the Basgutkessels 4a, the annular discharge opening 8a, via which the contents with open liquid valve 9a the container interior of the container 2 flows.
  • the valve body 10a of the liquid valve 9a is provided on a return gas pipe 11a, which is arranged coaxially with the Greetachse FA a gas channel 14a, which opens via a designed as a needle valve return gas valve 29 into the gas space 4.2 and controlled by a needle-shaped valve body 29.1 of the return gas valve 29 to the gas space 4.2 can be opened and closed.
  • an actuator 12a For opening and closing the liquid valve 9a by raising and lowering the valve body 10a and also to open and close the return gas valve 29 by raising and lowering the needle-shaped valve body 29.1 relative to the return gas pipe 11a is an actuator 12a.
  • This is designed, for example, as a lifting device such that in a first opening stroke first the valve body 29.1 is raised to open the return gas valve and the liquid valve 9a is opened only in a second opening stroke or further stroke.
  • the filling system 1a further has a vacuum channel 18a and a discharge channel 19a, which are provided in common for all filling elements 3a of the filling system 1a, specifically when the filling system 1a is designed as a filling machine of the peripheral design with the filling vessel 4a designed as a ring bowl at the bottom of this vessel or on a rotatably driven about a vertical machine axis rotor.
  • Controlled gas paths with control valves 31.1 - 31.4 are provided for each filling element 3a or a group of, for example, two filling elements 3a, with which the evacuation and purging of the interior of the container 2 arranged in sealing position on the filling element 3a takes place analogously to the filling system 1.
  • the needle-shaped valve body 29.1 of the return gas valve 29 is formed with a further gas channel 32, the constantly, i. even with the return gas valve 29 closed, with the gas passage 14a in communication, i. forms the continuation of the gas channel 14a and is connected via a gas passage 33 and the control valve 30.3 with the discharge channel 19a.
  • the filling of the container 2 is carried out with the filling system 1a, for example in the following manner, wherein in the individual steps again the liquid valve 9a and all valves 29 and 31.1 - 31.4 are in the closed state, unless the open state is not explicitly stated:
  • the container 2 arranged in sealing position on the filling element 3a is evacuated from the vacuum channel 18a by opening the control valve 31.2 and by connecting a gas path 34 which opens at the filling material discharge opening 8a.
  • the return gas valve 29 is opened by lifting the valve body 29.1 relative to the return gas pipe 11a, so that via the gas channel 14a inert gas can flow under pressure into the container interior.
  • container 2 is opened at further open return gas valve 29a and the liquid valve 9a by further lifting the return gas pipe 11a, so over the opened liquid valve 9a contents from the liquid space 4.1 flows into the container and this displaced inert gas over the open return gas valve 29 flows back into the gas space 4.2.
  • the gas path 34 is connected to the relief channel 19a by opening the control valve 31.1, so that inert gas flows from the headspace into the relief channel 19a and is then available for later rinsing.
  • the purging of the respective container 2 can also take place from an inert gas channel 30 with fresh inert gas, by opening the control valve 31.4, which then brings the inert gas via the gas connection 33 and the gas channels 32 and 14a in the respective container interior flows, which in this case via the gas path 34 and the open control valve 30.2 is connected to the vacuum channel 18a.
  • This flushing with the inert gas from the inert gas channel 30 takes place especially if there is a gas deficit in the discharge channel 19a.
  • a gas deficit in the discharge channel 19a can in turn be compensated by controlled feeding of inert gas, for example, from the inert gas channel 30 or the gas space 4.2.
  • the filling system 1a advantageously also the possibility not only the headspace of the respective filled container 2, but also to relieve the gas path inside the return gas pipe 11a by opening the control valve 30.3, thereby thereby any type of liquid pulses from the return gas pipe 11a in the Container 2 and a consequent unwanted foaming can be avoided.

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  1. Procédé de remplissage sous pression de récipients (2) avec un produit de remplissage liquide en utilisant un système de remplissage (1, 1a) avec au moins un élément de remplissage (3, 3a), dans lequel avant l'initiation d'une phase de remplissage, l'espace intérieur du récipient (2) agencé en position étanche sur l'élément de remplissage (3, 3a) dans au moins une phase d'évacuation et de rinçage est évacué par liaison avec un canal de vide (18, 18a) et ensuite l'espace intérieur de récipient évacué et relié en outre au canal de vide (18, 18a) est rincé avec un gaz inerte, par exemple du gaz CO2, et dans lequel l'espace intérieur de récipient est précontraint, rempli après la phase d'évacuation et de rinçage avec un gaz inerte se trouvant sous pression et à la fin de cette phase de précontrainte et de remplissage est déchargé dans un canal de décharge (19, 19a), dans lequel le rinçage de l'espace intérieur de récipient respectif est effectué dans l'au moins une phase d'évacuation et de rinçage au moins en partie avec du gaz provenant du canal de décharge (19, 19a) comme gaz de rinçage,
    caractérisé en ce que
    l'espace intérieur de récipient est alimenté pendant l'au moins une phase d'évacuation et de rinçage avec une pression entre 50 mbar et 200 mbar.
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le gaz de rinçage est introduit avec une pression d'environ 1,0 bar ou 1,05 bar ou 1,1 bar dans l'espace intérieur de récipient.
  3. Procédé selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que la pression de gaz dans le canal de décharge (19, 19a) est identique ou légèrement plus élevée que la pression ambiante.
  4. Procédé selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'espace intérieur de récipient est alimenté pendant l'au moins une phase d'évacuation et de rinçage avec une pression d'environ 100 mbar.
  5. Procédé selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le gaz de rinçage est introduit de manière centrée dans le récipient respectif (2).
  6. Procédé selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'outre le rinçage avec le gaz provenant du canal de décharge (19a), un rinçage du récipient respectif est effectué avec du gaz inerte frais provenant d'un espace de gaz (4.2) ou canal de gaz (30) du système de remplissage.
  7. Procédé selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que lors de l'utilisation d'un système de remplissage (1) avec un tube de rinçage (13) atteignant pendant le remplissage l'espace intérieur de récipient avec un canal de rinçage (15) et un tube de gaz de retour (11) atteignant l'espace intérieur de récipient avec un canal de gaz de retour (14), le gaz de rinçage est introduit par le tube de rinçage (13) ou son canal de rinçage (15) et l'espace intérieur de récipient est relié par le canal de gaz de retour (14) du tube de gaz de retour (11) au canal de vide (18) du système de remplissage.
  8. Procédé selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que lors de l'utilisation d'un système de remplissage à une chambre (1a) avec au moins un élément de remplissage (3a) avec un tube de gaz de retour (11a) atteignant le récipient lors du remplissage, le gaz de rinçage est introduit par un canal de gaz de retour (14a) réalisé dans le tube de gaz de retour et l'espace intérieur de récipient est en liaison par au moins une voie de gaz (31.2, 34) commandée au canal de vide (18a) du système de remplissage (1a), dans lequel la voie de gaz (31.2, 34) débouche sur l'ouverture de sortie de produit de remplissage.
  9. Procédé selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que lors de la réalisation de l'élément de remplissage (3a) avec une soupape de gaz de retour (29) ouvrant et fermant la liaison du canal de gaz (14a) du tube de gaz de retour (11a) avec l'espace de gaz (4.2) d'un réservoir de produit de remplissage (4), le gaz de rinçage est amené par une liaison (32, 33) traversant le corps de soupape (29.1) de cette soupape de gaz de retour (29).
  10. Système de remplissage avec au moins une soupape de liquide (3) avec un boîtier de soupape (5), dans lequel un canal de liquide (6) est réalisé qui est en liaison avec un espace de liquide (4.1) réalisé dans un réservoir de produit de remplissage (4) et sur un côté inférieur de l'élément de remplissage (3), forme une ouverture de sortie de produit de remplissage (8) pour la sortie du produit de remplissage dans le récipient (2) agencé en position étanche sur l'élément de remplissage (3), avec une soupape de liquide (9) agencée dans le canal de liquide (6), avec un tube de rinçage (13) dépassant vers le bas de l'ouverture de sortie de produit de remplissage (8) et atteignant lors du remplissage le récipient (2) avec un canal de rinçage (15) ainsi qu'avec un tube de gaz de retour (11) atteignant aussi le récipient (2) lors du remplissage, qui forme un canal de gaz de retour (14) annulaire entourant le tube de rinçage (13), avec un premier espace de gaz (16) réalisé dans le boîtier d'élément de remplissage (5), dans lequel le canal de gaz de retour (14) débouche avec son extrémité éloignée de l'ouverture de sortie (8) ainsi qu'avec un second espace de gaz (17), dans lequel le canal de rinçage (15) débouche, avec plusieurs voies de gaz (21) commandées par des soupapes de gaz et/ou de commande (21.1 - 21.6), avec un canal de vide (18) commun à tous les éléments de remplissage (3) et un canal de décharge (19) commun aussi à tous les éléments de remplissage (3), dans lequel le canal de décharge (19) peut être relié de manière commandée par une première soupape de commande (21.4) au second espace de gaz (17) et au canal de rinçage (15) du tube de rinçage (13), et le premier espace de gaz (16) et le canal de gaz de retour (14) peuvent être reliés par une seconde soupape de commande (21.2) au canal de vide (18) pendant la phase d'évacuation et de rinçage, avec une troisième soupape de commande (21.1), par laquelle pendant la décharge résiduelle le premier espace de gaz (16) et le canal de gaz de retour (14) peuvent être reliés au canal de décharge (19), caractérisé en ce que le système de remplissage est approprié à la réalisation du procédé selon l'une des revendications 1 à 9, ainsi que par une quatrième soupape de commande (21.3), par laquelle pendant la précontrainte, le premier espace de gaz (16) et le canal de gaz de retour (14) peuvent être reliés à un espace de gaz (4.2) du réservoir de produit de remplissage (4), et par une cinquième soupape, de commande (21.5), à laquelle le premier espace de gaz (16) et le canal de gaz de retour (14) peuvent être reliés par étranglement à l'espace de gaz (4.2) du réservoir de produit de remplissage (4) pour un remplissage lent.
  11. Système de remplissage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par une sixième soupape de commande (21.6), par laquelle le second espace de gaz (17) et le canal de rinçage (15) peuvent être reliés à l'espace de gaz (4.2) du réservoir de produit de remplissage (4).
  12. Système de remplissage sous la forme d'un système de remplissage à une chambre avec un réservoir de produit de remplissage (4a) qui est rempli partiellement pendant le remplissage en réalisant un espace de liquide (4.1) inférieur et un espace de gaz (4.2) supérieur avec le produit de remplissage liquide, avec plusieurs éléments de remplissage (3a) agencés au moins partiellement dans le réservoir de produit de remplissage (4a) qui forment respectivement une ouverture de sortie de produit de remplissage (8a) pour la sortie du produit de remplissage dans les récipients (2) agencés en position étanche sur l'élément de remplissage (3a) respectif et présentent une soupape de liquide (9a) avec un corps de soupape (10a) réalisé sur un poussoir de soupape, dans lequel le poussoir de soupape est réalisé comme tube de gaz de retour (11a) avec un canal de gaz (14a), avec une soupape de gaz de retour (29) commandant la liaison entre le canal de gaz (14a) et l'espace de gaz (4.2), avec un canal de vide (18a) commun à tous les éléments de remplissage (3a), avec un canal de décharge (19a) commun à tous les éléments de remplissage (3a), ainsi qu'avec plusieurs soupapes de gaz et/ou de commande (31.1 - 31.4) formant des voies de gaz commandées, caractérisé en ce que le système de remplissage est approprié à la réalisation du procédé selon l'une des revendications 1 à 9, dans lequel une première soupape de commande (31.3) est réalisée pour une liaison du canal de gaz (14a) du tube de gaz de retour (11a) avec le canal de décharge (19a) et une seconde soupape de commande (31.2) est réalisée pour une liaison d'une voie de gaz (34) débouchant sur l'ouverture de sortie (8a) avec le canal de vide (18a).
  13. Système de remplissage selon la revendication 12, caractérisé en ce qu'une voie de gaz (32, 33) reliant le canal de gaz (14a) du tube de gaz de retour (11a) à la première soupape de commande (30.1) traverse le corps de soupape (29.1) de la soupape de gaz de retour (29).
  14. Système de remplissage selon la revendication 12 ou 13, caractérisé par une troisième soupape de commande (31.1) qui relie lors de la décharge résiduelle du récipient (2) agencé en position étanche sur l'élément de remplissage (3a) l'espace de tête du récipient (2) au canal de décharge (19a).
  15. Système de remplissage selon l'une des revendications 12 à 14, caractérisé par une quatrième soupape de commande (31.4), par laquelle le canal de gaz (14a) du tube de gaz de retour (11a) peut être relié à un canal de gaz inerte (30) commun à tous les éléments de remplissage (2a) et acheminant du gaz inerte frais.
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