EP3184484B1 - Dispositif de remplissage sélectif par contact ou sans contact d'un article avec un produit versable - Google Patents

Dispositif de remplissage sélectif par contact ou sans contact d'un article avec un produit versable Download PDF

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EP3184484B1
EP3184484B1 EP15307091.7A EP15307091A EP3184484B1 EP 3184484 B1 EP3184484 B1 EP 3184484B1 EP 15307091 A EP15307091 A EP 15307091A EP 3184484 B1 EP3184484 B1 EP 3184484B1
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Luca CANTONI
Simone Campi
Fabrizio Vaia
Luca Ferrari
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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
    • B67C3/04—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus without applying pressure
    • 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 filling device for selectively contact or contactless filling an article with a pourable product.
  • the present disclosure also describes the operation of the filling device in a filling method for selectively contact or contactless filling an article with a pourable product.
  • Filling machines comprising a filling station fed with empty articles and adapted to provide articles filled with the pourable food product.
  • the filling station substantially comprises a carousel conveyor rotating about a rotation axis, a tank containing the pourable food product, and a plurality of filling devices supported by the carousel conveyor in a position radially external with respect to the rotation axis of the carousel conveyor.
  • the carousel is provided with a plurality of support elements for respective articles provided to arrange the mouths of respective articles in a lower position and with respect to the respective filling devices and to displace the articles along a circumferential arc trajectory about the above said rotation axis integrally to the respective filling devices.
  • Each filling device essentially comprises a fixed body connected to the carousel and a shutter sliding with respect to the fixed body between an open position and a closed position.
  • the shutter when the shutter is arranged in the open position, the shutter defines an opening with the fixed body.
  • the pourable product thereby flows from the tank to the mouth of the relative article passing through the opening.
  • the shutter when the shutter is arranged in the closed position, it sealingly cooperates with an abutment surface defined by the fixed body, thus preventing the pourable product from flowing from tank towards the mouth of the relative article.
  • the fixed body defines a filling mouth through which the pourable product flows, when the shutter is in the open position.
  • EP1661848A1 Also known from EP1661848A1 is a filling valve as defined in the preamble of claim 1.
  • the articles undergo the contact filling modality, especially when they are intended to be filled with a carbonated product.
  • the contact filling modality requires that the filling mouth is sealingly pressed onto a pouring opening of the article.
  • the air contained inside the article escapes inside a return duct defined by the fixed body, during the filling of the article, i.e. when the shutter is in the open position.
  • the articles undergo the contactless filling modality especially when they are intended to be filled with a still product.
  • the contactless modality requires that the filling mouth is axially spaced from the pouring opening of the article.
  • EP-A-2792634 discloses a filling device, which is capable of filling articles with a pourable product both according to a contact modality and to a contactless modality.
  • the aforementioned object is achieved by the present invention as it relates to a filling device for selectively contact or contactless filling an article with a pourable product, as claimed in claim 1.
  • numeral 1 indicates as a whole a unit for manufacturing, filling and labelling articles 2.
  • Unit 1 is shown only partially and comprises, in particular,:
  • filling unit 3 and star-wheels 4, 5 are rotatable about respective axes A, B, C, which are parallel to each other and vertical to the plane of the drawing in the embodiment shown.
  • Star-wheels 4, 5 define at their respective outer periphery a respective plurality of seats 11 open on the opposite side of respective axes B, C and configured to receive, convey and release respective articles 2.
  • Articles 2 travel along a common trajectory, which is tangent to axes B, A, C.
  • articles 2 extend about relative axes D and can be made of glass or of a plastic material and comprise, each,:
  • filling unit 3 comprises:
  • each filling device 14 can selectively be configured:
  • filling device 14 is sealingly pressed against mouth 8 of article 2, when the contact filling modality is carried out.
  • filling device 14 is axially detached from mouth 8 of article 2, when the contactless filling modality is carried out.
  • each filling device 2 comprises:
  • a specific end portion 19a, 19b is selectively fitted to common body 17 in dependence of contact or contactless filling to be carried out;
  • filling device 14 further comprises a connecting element 20 (see Figure 5 ) which can be selectively arranged:
  • end portion 19a ( Figure 3 ) is specific for contact filling modality and end portion 19b ( Figure 4 ) is specific for contactless filling modality.
  • a specific end portion 19a, 19b is fitted to body 17 on the basis of the contact or contactless filling modality.
  • fluidic line 16 defines cavity 21, which is connected with a tank filled with the pourable product at one side thereof and defines an opening 22 at the opposite side thereof.
  • Filling device 14 further comprises a shutter 23 movable along an axis E inside cavity 21 defined by body 17.
  • Shutter 23 is movable between:
  • Axis E is parallel to axis A in the embodiment shown.
  • body 17 comprises a pair of elements 25, 26 which define cavity 21.
  • Element 26 defines opening 22.
  • Opening 22 is shaped, in the embodiment shown, as a circular crown having centre on axis E.
  • opening 22 is axially interposed along axis E between opening 18 and section 24 of body 17.
  • Shutter 23 comprises, in turn a pair of elements 27, 28 screwed to one another, and a distributor 29 fitted to element 27 and connected, on the opposite end of element 27, to an abutting element 30 adapted to tight-fluidly abut against section 24.
  • Distributor 29 comprises a plurality of paddles 31 radially protruding inside cavity 21 to impart a swirl motion, i.e. a helix motion, to the pourable product flowing inside fluidic line 16.
  • Distributor 29 is axially interposed between a shoulder defined by element 26 and abutting element 30.
  • Shutter 23 also defines a duct 32 which is connected, on one side, to the not-shown tank and defines, at the opposite side, an opening 33.
  • Opening 33 is surrounded by opening 22.
  • Connecting element 20 is configured to block end portion 19a, 19b on an outer surface 34 of element 26.
  • connecting element 20 is movable parallel to axis E together with end portion 19a, 19b, so as to approach or move away end portion 19a, 19b to mouth 8 of article 2.
  • connecting element 20 comprises ( Figure 5 ):
  • Disk 35 comprises an inner surface 42 and an outer surface 43 opposite to one another.
  • Surface 42 defines a plurality, three in the embodiment shown, of arch-shaped protrusions 44 which are angularly spaced about axis F.
  • Surface 42 defines a circular opening 45 extending about axis G and circumferentially interposed between two consecutive protrusions 44 and defining an end of groove 41.
  • pin 37 comprises, in turn,:
  • Connecting element 20 is elastically loaded in the blocking configuration and can be manually displaced by means of handgrip 38 in the release configuration.
  • connecting element 20 comprises a spring 46 interposed between pin 37 and disk 35.
  • Spring 46 is pre-loaded in such a way to keep pin 37 engaged inside hole 48.
  • End portions 19a, 19b extend each about a relative axis F, which coincides with axis E when end portion 19a, 19b is connected to common body 17.
  • End portion 19a comprises ( Figures 2 and 3 ):
  • surface 52 is fitted to surface 34 of element 26, when end portion 19a is connected to body 17.
  • holes 48 and protrusion 49 are circumferentially alternated to one another about axis F.
  • End portion 19a further comprises:
  • Bodies 51, 52 are hollow and define a cavity 59 extending about axis F.
  • Cavity 59 comprises, proceeding from an end 57 of body 50 axially opposite to body 51 towards mouth 18,:
  • end portion 19a is fitted to common body 17.
  • end portion 19a is lowered by connecting element 20 up to reach a position, in which mouth 18 is pressed against mouth 8 of article 2.
  • Portions 60, 61, 62 and 63 are so shaped to not disturb the swirl motion of the pourable product, which therefore fills article 2 substantially starting from surface 9 of article 2.
  • the pourable product flows along surface 9 while the central area of mouth 8 is not passed through by the pourable product.
  • end portion 19b is similar to end portion 19a and will be described hereinafter only as far as it differs therefrom; corresponding or equivalent parts of end portions 19a, 19b will be indicated where possible by the same reference numbers.
  • End portion 19b differs from end portion 19a in that cavity 59 comprises only a cylindrical portion 65 and a conical end 66 defined by body 50.
  • end portion 19b differs from end portion 19a in that body 51 comprises a nozzle 67, which is configured to cancel the swirl movement of the flow of the pourable product and to redirect that flow towards axis F.
  • nozzle 67 comprises, proceeding parallel to axis F from seal 54 towards mouth 18:
  • Nets 68, 69 comprise, in the embodiments shown, respective pluralities of holes having respective axes parallel to axis F.
  • net 68, 69 is effective in reducing the swirl motion component of the pourable product and in preventing, thanks to capillarity effective, the leakage of the pourable product from mouth 18, when shutter 23 is set in the closed position.
  • end portion 19b is lowered by connecting element 20 up to reach a position, in which mouth 18 is spaced from mouth 8 of article 2.
  • articles 2 to be filled are conveyed by star-wheel 4 to filling unit 3.
  • Filling unit 3 fills articles 2 and conveys them to star-wheel 4.
  • Filling device 14 can be used both for contact and for contactless filling of article 2.
  • Filling device 14 can, in particular, contact fill article 2 both with a carbonated and with a still pourable product and contactless fill article 2 with a still pourable product.
  • the same common body 17 is used both for contact and for contactless filling of article 2.
  • End portion 19a is used for contactless filling of article 2 while end portion 19b is used for contact filling of article 2.
  • Connecting element 20 is used for selectively connecting end portion 19a or 19b on common body 17 or for removing end portion 19a, 19b from body 17.
  • End portion 19a is fitted to the end of element 26 opposite to element 25.
  • Connecting element 20 is kept by spring 46 in the blocking position, in which:
  • columns 36 are lowered parallel to axis E towards mouth 8, up to a position in which seal 56 abuts against opening 22.
  • shutter 23 is moved in the second position. In this way, the pourable product flows along fluidic line 16 and flows opening 22 inside portions 60, 61, 62 and 63.
  • the pourable product is swirled, i.e. is directed along a helical path, by paddles 31 of distributor 29.
  • portions 60, 61, 62 and 63 substantially do not affect the flow of the pourable product, the latter moves along a helix path when it passes through mouth 18.
  • the pourable product preferably flows along edge 9 of body 6 and is preferably staggered from centre of opening 21, when passing through mouth 18.
  • shutter 23 is moved back in the second position, in which it prevents the flow of the pourable product along fluidic line 16.
  • filled article 2 is removed from filling unit 3 and conveyed to star-wheels 5.
  • connecting element 20 is moved in the release configuration, end portion 19a is removed from common body 17 and an end portion 19b suitable for contactless filling is fitted to common body 17.
  • handgrip 38 of connecting element 20 is pulled by an operator against the action of spring 46.
  • pin 37 is removed from relative hole 48 of body 50.
  • end portion 19a is rotated up to a position in which protrusions 44, 49 are circumferentially staggered from one another and end portion 19a is removed from common body 17.
  • end portion 19b is mounted on common body 17 up to reach a position in which:
  • handgrip 38 is released and spring 46 elastically moves back pin 37 inside one hole 48 of end portion 19b. In this way, it is prevented any rotational movement between end portion 19b and element 26 of body 17.
  • Shutter 23 is moved in the second position, thus allowing the pourable product to flow along fluidic line 16.
  • the pourable product is swirled by paddles 31, passes through opening 22, nozzle 67 and reaches mouth 18.
  • nets 68, 69 are effective in reducing the swirl motion component of the pourable product and in preventing, thanks to capillarity effective, the leakage of the pourable product from mouth 18, when shutter 23 is set in the closed position.
  • the pourable product flows substantially along a cylindrical volume centred on axis E, when filling article 2.
  • shutter 23 is moved back in the first position, end portion 19b is raised and article 2 is conveyed to star-wheel 5.
  • connecting element 20 allows to easily mount either end portion 19a in case of contact filling or end portion 19b in case of contactless filling on the same common mouth 18.
  • end portion 19a, 19b and article 2 are achieved thanks to the movement of connecting element 20 - and, therefore, of end portion 19a, 19b - along axis E with respect to article 2.
  • end portion 19b comprises nets 68, 69 and ducts 70, which are effective in cancelling the swirl component of the flow motion of the pourable product, before the latter fills article 2 substantially flowing along a cylinder centred on the centre of mouth 18 in case of contact filling.
  • end portion 19a does not affect that swirl component so that the pourable product flows preferentially on edge 9 when filling articles 2.
  • a further advantage of the filling device according to the invention is the fact that when carrying out contactless filling (as shown in figure 4 ) with the gripping device 15 engaging the neck of the bottle below a neck ring, contact pressure is exerted on the bottle only at the neck ring and at the neck of the bottle. This enables filling of extremely lightweight bottles with very thin walls, without any risk of deforming the bottles.
  • Another advantage of the filling device according to the invention is the fact that when carrying out contact filling (as shown in figure 3 ) with the gripping device 15 engaging the neck of the bottle below a neck ring, the contact pressure is borne by the gripping device instead of being transferred to the body 6 of the bottle. This also enables filling of lightweight bottles with thin walls, without any risk of deforming the bottles.

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  1. Dispositif de remplissage (14) pour le remplissage sélectif avec contact ou sans contact d'un article (2) avec un produit versable, comprenant:
    - un corps commun (17) définissant une ligne de fluide (16) qui définit une cavité (21) connectée d'un premier côté à un réservoir contenant ledit produit versable, et à travers lequel ledit produit versable s'écoule vers une ouverture (22) définie sur le côté opposé de ladite cavité (21), ledit corps commun (17) comprenant un obturateur (23) déplaçable le long d'un axe (E) à l'intérieur de ladite cavité (21) entre une configuration ouverte, dans laquelle il empêche ledit produit versable de s'écouler le long de ladite ligne de fluide (16), et une configuration fermée, dans laquelle il permet audit produit versable de s'écouler le long de ladite ligne de fluide (16);
    - une partie d'extrémité (19a, 19b) qui définit un embout de remplissage (18),
    ladite partie d'extrémité (19a, 19b) pouvant être agencée de façon sélective sur ledit corps commun (17) selon qu'un remplissage avec contact ou sans contact doive être exécuté;
    ledit embout de remplissage (18) étant connecté de façon fluidique à ladite ligne de fluide (16) lorsque ladite partie d'extrémité spécifique (19a, 19b) est agencée sur ledit corps commun (17);
    ledit dispositif de remplissage (16) comprenant en outre un élément de connexion (20) qui, lors de l'utilisation, peut être agencé:
    - soit dans une première configuration, dans laquelle il bloque ladite partie d'extrémité spécifique (19a, 19b) et ledit corps commun (17) l'un par rapport à l'autre;
    - soit dans une seconde configuration, dans laquelle il laisse libre l'un de l'autre ladite partie d'extrémité (19a, 19b) et ledit corps commun (17), caractérisé en ce que ledit obturateur (23) définit également un conduit (32) qui est connecté d'un premier côté à un réservoir et qui définit sur le côté opposé une ouverture (33) pour l'air évacué pendant le remplissage, et en ce que ladite ouverture (33) est entourée par ladite ligne de fluide (16) et ladite ouverture (22) de ladite cavité (21), et en ce que ledit obturateur (23) comporte une pluralité de lames saillant radialement (31) qui s'étendent à l'intérieur de ladite ligne de fluide (16) et qui sont configurées de manière à imprimer un mouvement de tourbillon audit produit versable en amont dudit embout (18), en opérant suivant la direction d'avancement dudit produit versable en direction dudit embout (18), et en ce que la partie d'extrémité (19b) pour un remplissage sans contact comprend une buse (67) qui est configurée de manière à annuler le mouvement de tourbillon de l'écoulement dudit produit versable et à diriger ledit écoulement en direction de l'axe médian de cet écoulement.
  2. Dispositif de remplissage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ledit élément de connexion (20) est déplaçable le long d'une direction (E, F) de manière à déplacer ladite partie d'extrémité (19a, 19b) en direction et à l'écart dudit article (2) lorsque ledit élément de connexion (20) est placé, lors de l'utilisation, dans ladite première configuration.
  3. Dispositif de remplissage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que ledit élément de connexion (20) comprend une broche (37) qui peut coulisser le long d'une seconde direction (G) transversale à ladite première direction (E, F) et audit élément d'extrémité (19a, 19b);
    ledit dispositif de remplissage (14) étant caractérisé en ce que ledit élément de connexion (20) peut être actionné depuis l'extérieur dudit dispositif de remplissage (14), et en ce que ladite partie d'extrémité (19a, 19b) comporte une ouverture (48) qui est engagée par ladite broche (37), lorsque ledit élément de connexion (20) est placé, lors de l'utilisation, dans ladite première configuration.
  4. Dispositif de remplissage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que ledit élément de connexion (20) comprend au moins deux premiers appendices (44) espacés angulairement l'un par rapport à l'autre, et en ce que ladite partie d'extrémité (19a, 19b) comprend au moins deux seconds appendices (49) espacés angulairement l'un par rapport à l'autre et adaptés pour buter axialement contre lesdits premiers appendices (44), lorsque ledit élément de connexion (20) se trouve dans ladite première configuration.
  5. Dispositif de remplissage selon les revendications 3 et 4, caractérisé en ce que lesdits premiers appendices (44) sont espacés angulairement de ladite broche (37), et en ce que lesdits seconds appendices (59) sont espacés angulairement de ladite ouverture (48).
  6. Dispositif de remplissage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que ledit élément de connexion (20) est chargé élastiquement en direction de ladite première configuration.
  7. Dispositif de remplissage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que ladite partie d'extrémité (19a) pour un remplissage avec contact comprend un joint (56) qui est adapté pour buter contre ledit article (2) et qui est configuré de manière à diriger l'écoulement en direction d'un bord périphérique (9) dudit article (2) .
  8. Dispositif de remplissage selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que ladite partie d'extrémité (19a, 19b) est intercalée radialement entre ledit corps commun (17) et ledit élément de connexion (20), lorsque ledit élément de connexion (20) est placé dans ladite première configuration.
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