EP3074339A1 - Filling element and filling machine - Google Patents
Filling element and filling machineInfo
- Publication number
- EP3074339A1 EP3074339A1 EP14793515.9A EP14793515A EP3074339A1 EP 3074339 A1 EP3074339 A1 EP 3074339A1 EP 14793515 A EP14793515 A EP 14793515A EP 3074339 A1 EP3074339 A1 EP 3074339A1
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- Prior art keywords
- filling
- sealing
- filling element
- tulip
- control means
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Classifications
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Definitions
- the invention relates to a filling element for filling cans or similar containers according to the preamble of claim 1 and to a filling machine according to the preamble of claim 14.
- Filling machines for filling, especially for pressure filling of containers in the form of cans with a liquid filling material are known in various designs.
- a liquid filling material for example, beer, soft drinks, etc.
- the sealing layer between the respective arranged below a filling element on or on a container carrier container and the filling element by lowering a Abdichttulpe on the container, which then with a seal sealed against the opening edge of the container in question and thereby a ua creates the container opening and the discharge opening of the filling element enclosing, sealed to the outside space.
- the sealing tulip formed by an annular body is displaceably arranged on a housing section of the filling element housing in the direction of a filling element axis, namely between a raised position and the lowered position.
- the displacement of the Abdichttulpe is preferably controlled by control means, which are formed in particular by control rods.
- the applicant's own publication DE 10 2006 017 706 A1 discloses a filling element in which a container carrier projecting into a clean room is guided into the clean room by a bellows seal.
- the object of the invention is to show a filling element which enables an optimized separation of the clean room from the area with lower purity requirements and thus a high-purity filling of the filling material is ensured.
- a filling element according to the patent claim 1 is formed.
- a filling machine is the subject of patent claim 14.
- the invention initially relates to a filling element for filling cans or similar containers with a liquid filling material.
- the filling element comprises a filling element housing which has at least one discharge opening for the controlled delivery of the filling material into the respective container on a housing section.
- the filling element comprises a Abdichttulpe which is movable relative to the housing portion parallel to the Greelementachse relative to the housing portion between a raised position and a lowered position, wherein the Abdichttulpe rests in sealing position against an opening edge of the container by means of at least one control means.
- the Abdichttulpe is connected by means of a first sealing element with the Bielementgephaseuse for sealing the transition between the Abdichttulpe and the Bielementgephaseuse, wherein the first sealing element is provided between the housing portion and the control means.
- the first sealing element is provided spaced from the housing portion and further preferably extends along the control means.
- the filling element further comprises a first filling element region, which is intended for an arrangement outside a clean room of a filling machine, and a second, the sealing tulip and the discharge opening having Artelement Suite, which is provided for arrangement in a clean room of a filling machine.
- a second sealing element is provided, which is connected at a first free end to the Abdichttulpe, radially outside the control means surrounds the first sealing element on the outer peripheral side and seals the transition between the Abdichttulpe and the separation point between the first and second Greenelement Scheme.
- the sealing tulip and the first sealing element enclose the housing section on its outer or outer surface to form an annular gap between the outer surface of the housing section and an inner surface of the Abdichttulpe and the first sealing element.
- the spacing of the housing section from the sealing element substantially minimizes the accumulation of germs in the annular gap.
- the second sealing element surrounds the first sealing element concentrically or substantially concentrically.
- the second sealing element may be spaced from the first sealing element, so that an annular space results.
- the first and second sealing element are designed as expandable and compressible in their length, tube-like sealing elements.
- the sealing elements each have a central longitudinal axis, which run parallel to each other or coincide in a common central longitudinal axis.
- a partial length of the at least one control means is provided in the intermediate space located between the first and second sealing element. It is thereby achieved that the movable, in particular displaceable control means with the partial length extending into the clean room extends, surrounded on both sides by the respective sealing elements and thus a separation from the clean room is given.
- the intermediate space located between the first and second sealing element can be acted upon by an overpressure.
- the overpressure is preferably above the atmospheric pressure, i. the pressure that exists in the vicinity of the filling element. This ensures that the penetration of germs is effectively prevented.
- a shape stabilization of the sealing elements, in particular of the first sealing element is generated by means of a sterile or inert gas.
- a pressure sensor for monitoring the overpressure in the intermediate space between the first and second sealing element is provided.
- the pressure prevailing in the intermediate space pressure can be determined and thus carried out a check for a possible leakage.
- the pressure sensor is not shown in the figures.
- the intermediate space located between the first and second sealing element can be acted upon by a negative pressure.
- the at least one control means is at least partially guided in the Greelementgephinuse, wherein the control means are, for example, control rods.
- the guide is preferably carried out in the middle region of the control means and further preferably over a partial length greater than half of the control means portion projecting from the clean room. This ensures that the control rods are dimensioned with a reduced cross-section.
- the second sealing element is connected to the second, the Abdichttulpe remote free end of the Artelementgeotrouse. As a result, the intermediate space between the first and second sealing element is closed on the upper side by the Greelementgephinuse.
- a channel for supplying a pressurized medium for example a gas, may be provided in the filling element housing, by means of which the intermediate space is pressurized.
- At least two control means are arranged distributed around the Standelementachse around. Preferably, partial lengths of these control means are provided in the intermediate space located between the first and second sealing elements.
- the first and / or second sealing element is a bellows.
- the housing portion is formed on its outer or circumferential surface Vietnamesezyl inderförm ig or substantially Vietnamese nikzyl inderförm ig.
- the outer or outer surface can be cleaned more easily, in particular rinsed in a CIP process.
- at least one channel for introducing a cleaning medium opens into the annular gap.
- the channel opens to the introduction of a cleaning medium at a distal end of the Abdichttulpe channel end in the annular gap, so that the annular gap is traversed along its entire length by the cleaning agent.
- the introduction of the cleaning agent can take place at an angle to the filling element axis, so that the cleaning agent flows through the annular gap in a meandering or spiral-line manner.
- the invention relates to a filling machine for filling cans or similar containers with a liquid filling material having a plurality of filling elements arranged on a circulating transport element, for example on a rotor revolving around a vertical machine axis.
- the filling elements of the filling machine are designed as described above.
- the filling element according to the invention is in particular not designed exclusively for pressure filling of cans or the like containers and in this case also especially for high-pressure filling.
- the filling element according to the invention is also suitable for a non-pressurized jet filling.
- pressure filling is generally to be understood as meaning a filling process in which the container to be filled rests in sealing position against the filling element and, as a rule, before the actual filling phase, ie before the liquid valve is opened via at least one controlled element in the filling element trained gas path with a pressurized gas clamping gas (inert gas or CO2 gas) is biased, which is then displaced during filling of the inflowing the container contents increasingly as return gas from the container interior, and also via at least one controlled, formed in the filling element
- This pretensioning phase may be preceded by further treatment phases, for example evacuation and / or flushing of the container interior with an inert gas, for example CO 2 gas, steam, etc., likewise via the gas paths formed in the filling element.
- container in sealing position with the filling element means that the container to be filled in each case is pressed against its container mouth and bears tightly against the filling element or sealing lip there Deviations from the respective exact value by +/- 10%, preferably by +/- 5% and / or deviations in the form of insignificant changes for the function.
- Fig. 1 in a simplified representation and in partial section a filling element according to the invention, together with a container to be filled with raised Abdichttulpe;
- FIG. 2 shows a simplified representation in partial section of a filling element according to the invention, together with a container to be filled with lowered Abdichttulpe.
- 3 is a sectional view along the horizontal sectional plane of the filling element according to FIG. 1.
- FIGS. 1 and 2 Shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 are in each case the filling position of a filling machine for pressure filling of containers 2 in the form of cans with a liquid filling material, for example with a carbonated filling material, eg with beer or with a soft drink.
- the filling position includes, inter alia, a filling element 1, which is arranged together with a plurality of similar filling elements on the circumference of a rotatably driven around a vertical machine axis rotor. Under the filling elements 1, a standing surface 20 is formed on the rotor, on which the container 2 to be filled stand up with its bottom. Alternatively, the containers can also be kept hanging.
- Each filling element 1 comprises a filling element housing 3, in which, inter alia, a liquid channel 12 is formed for the filling material.
- the liquid channel 12 is connected at its upper, not shown in the figures area with a common for all filling elements 3, provided on the rotor and the filling material providing boiler.
- an annular discharge opening 13 is provided, via which the contents emerge from the liquid channel 12 and can enter the container 2.
- a liquid valve 14 is provided in the flow direction of the filling material in front of the discharge opening 13, which essentially consists of a valve body 14.1 cooperating with a valve seat in the liquid channel 12, which is formed in the region of a lower end of a gas pipe 15 serving as a valve body 14.1.
- the valve body 14.1 With the gas pipe 15, which is arranged with its axis in a direction parallel to the machine axis Sportselementachse FA, which is in particular a vertical Medelementhochachse, and in which a open at the bottom of the filling element 3 gas channel 15.1 is formed, the valve body 14.1 from his in The closing position shown in Figures 1 and 2 is raised by an actuator, not shown, for opening the liquid valve 14 and lowered to close the liquid valve 14 again.
- the Golfelementgepuruse 3 forms at its lower portion a tubular housing portion 3.1 with a reduced diameter.
- a Abdichttulpe 5 is provided at this housing section 3.1, on which the discharge opening 13 and the valve seat for the liquid valve 14 are provided.
- the sealing tulip 5 is embodied as a ring body surrounding the housing section 3.1, which is provided at the end side with a ring seal 5.1 enclosing the filler element axis FA concentrically at a lower annular body section.
- the Abdichttulpe 5 may also be cone-shaped, so that when lowering the Abdichttulpe 5 on the container 2 at the same time centering the same with respect to the filling element.
- the housing section 3.1 above the Abdichttulpe 5 enclosing first sealing element 7 is provided with its first, upper, the discharge opening 13 farther away free end with the Bielementgephaseuse 3 and with its lower , the discharge opening 13 nearer free end with the Abdichttulpe 5, in particular with a ring seal 5.1 facing away from the top of Abdichttulpe 5 is connected.
- the first sealing element 7 is made of a suitable elastic and / or flexible material, for example of Teflon®.
- the first sealing element 7 is a bellows, ie an accordion-like tube with a plurality of folding points. As FIGS. 1 and 2 show, both the sealing tulip 5 and the first sealing element 7 enclose the housing section 3.1 at a distance, forming an annular gap 9.
- At least one control means 6, 6 ' is provided, by means of which the sealing tulip 5 can be moved.
- the at least one control means 6, 6 ' is rod-shaped and extends radially offset to the filler element axis FA parallel to this.
- a pair of control means 6, 6 ' is provided, in such a way that the control means 6, 6' are diametrically opposed with respect to the Greelementachse FA.
- the control means 6, 6 ' are each connected at their lower free ends to the Abdichttulpe 5 and are coupled with their lower free ends opposite the upper ends with an actuator 16.
- the actuator 16 is formed in the illustrated embodiment by a cam control.
- actuating means 16 may be provided, for example, hydraulic or pneumatic actuating means.
- the control means 6, 6 ' are held displaceably in the axial direction on the filling element 1, so that the sealing tulip 5 can be moved in the axial direction by means of a lifting movement of the control means 6, 6' initiated by the actuating means 16.
- the filling element 1 is particularly suitable for use in a filling machine for ultra-clean filling or aseptic filling of containers 2.
- the filling element 1 is designed for use in a filling machine for filling cans.
- the filling element 1 has at least a first, upper Golfelement Suite 1 a and a second, lower Artelement Suite 1 b, wherein the first Artelement Suite 1 a for arrangement outside a clean room R and the second Artelement Scheme 1 b is provided for arrangement within the clean room R.
- the second Artelement Scheme 1 b in this case includes in particular the discharge opening 13 for the contents and the Abdichttulpe 5.
- a separation point T provided at the boundary between the clean room R and the area above it with lower purity requirements.
- a separation device can be provided at the separation point T, which separates the clean room R from the area above it with lower purity requirements.
- the sealing tulip 5 actuated control means 6, 6 ' are taken with a first partial length in the clean room R and protrude with a second partial length in the area above with lower purity requirements.
- a second sealing element 8 is provided, which is preferably designed comparable to the first sealing element 7 as a bellows and made of an elastic and / or flexible material, such as Teflon consists.
- the second sealing element 8 is connected at its first free end to the sealing tulip 5 and extends in a direction parallel to the Greelementachse FA up to the region of the separation point T.
- the second sealing element 8 is formed like a tube and circumferentially surrounds both the first sealing element 7 as also the control means 6, 6 'on the projecting into the clean room R part length.
- the second sealing element 8 is arranged concentrically with the filling element axis F. In this case, the second sealing element 8 accommodates in its interior both a partial length of the housing section 3.1 and the first sealing element 7 and a partial length of the control means 6, 6 '.
- the separation between the clean room R and the overlying area is maintained with lower purity requirements.
- the second free end of the second sealing element 8, which is opposite the Abdichttulpe 5, connected to the Golfelementgepatuse 3, ie the separation point T between the clean room R and the overlying area with lower purity requirements is formed on the Golfelementgephinuse 3.
- a first grading 3.2 is provided, on which the upper, second free end of the second sealing element 8 is arranged.
- a further, second graduation 3.3 is provided, on which the upper free end of the first sealing element 7 is provided.
- a passage for the control means 6, 6 ' is provided at the plane lying between the first and second stages 3.2, 3.3, to which the filler element axis FA is perpendicular. That is, the control means 6, 6 'extend in a region enclosed by the first and second sealing elements 7, 8. This ensures that the projecting into the clean room R partial lengths of the control means 6, 6 'by the first and second sealing element 7, 8 are housed in such a way that there is no connection to the clean room R.
- the length of the sliding guide in Artelementgepatuse 3 is more than half of the partial length of the control means 6, 6 'extending outside of the clean room R. This ensures that the control means 6, 6 'can be dimensioned with a reduced cross-section, since only small bending forces occur due to the long sliding guide.
- a channel 1 1 which serves, for example, in a CIP cleaning of the filling machine and the filling elements 1, a liquid cleaning and / or sterilization medium to initiate the annular gap 9, which then flows through this annular gap 9 for the cleaning and / or sterilization of the inner surfaces of the first sealing element 7 over the entire axial length.
- the channel 1 1 can for example also serve to rinse and / or biasing a container already in sealing position at the filling position.
- the sealing tulip 5 For filling the respective container 2 arranged with its container opening below the filling element 1, the sealing tulip 5 is first lowered along the filling element axis FA onto the container 2 (FIG. 2), so that the annular seal 5.1 bears in a sealed manner against the opening edge 2.1. As a result, the container in question 2 is then centered and in sealing position on the relevant filling element. 1
- FIG. 3 shows a section along the section line B-B 'shown in FIG. This shows the concentric structure of the filling valve 1 in the region of the housing section 3.1.
- the gas pipe 15 located in the center which comprises the concentric gas channel 15.1, is circumferentially surrounded by a tubular housing section 3.1 spaced, so that between the gas pipe 15 and the housing section 3.1 of the annular fluid channel 12 results.
- the housing section 3.1 in turn is surrounded by the first sealing element 7 spaced apart, wherein the first sealing element 7 is preferably formed annular in cross section. Due to the spacing of the first sealing element 7 from the housing section 3.1, the annular annular gap 9 results.
- the outer peripheral side around the first sealing element 7 is spaced apart from this, the second sealing element 8 is arranged, which is also preferably formed in cross-section annular and circumferentially the first sealing element 7 completely surrounds.
- a channel formed in the filling element housing 3 can end, in particular on the upper side, by means of which a pressurized medium, in particular a pressurized gas, can be fed to the intermediate space 10.
- a pressure sensor may be provided, by means of which the pressure in the intermediate space 10 can be measured.
- the pressure in the intermediate space 10 can be selected such that a shape stabilization of the first sealing element 7 takes place.
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