EP3339241B1 - Procédé et appareil de remplissage de récipients avec un produit versable à chaud - Google Patents

Procédé et appareil de remplissage de récipients avec un produit versable à chaud Download PDF

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EP3339241B1
EP3339241B1 EP16306769.7A EP16306769A EP3339241B1 EP 3339241 B1 EP3339241 B1 EP 3339241B1 EP 16306769 A EP16306769 A EP 16306769A EP 3339241 B1 EP3339241 B1 EP 3339241B1
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Enrico Cocchi
Stefano d'Errico
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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
    • B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
    • B67C3/22—Details
    • B67C2003/226—Additional process steps or apparatuses related to filling with hot liquids, e.g. after-treatment
    • 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
    • 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
    • B67C3/045—Apparatus specially adapted for filling bottles with hot liquids

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  • the present invention relates to a filling apparatus and a method to fill receptacles with a hot pourable product, in particular a pourable product kept at a pre-set temperature ranging between 80°C and 100°C, in particular between 85°C and 95°C and preferably at about 90°C.
  • receptacles are filled with a pourable product while they are arranged on respective supports and have their mouths located beneath respective filling apparatuses.
  • such a filling machine is fed with aseptic or ultra-clean receptacles (for example receptacles which have previously been sterilised) and is adapted to provide receptacles filled with a sterilised product in aseptic or ultra-clean conditions.
  • aseptic or ultra-clean receptacles for example receptacles which have previously been sterilised
  • a commonly-known filling machine of this type basically comprises a carousel conveyor, rotating about a rotation axis and carrying, on its periphery, a plurality of angularly, equally spaced supports for respective receptacles, a tank containing the product, and a plurality of filling apparatuses which are selectively connected with the tank and are supported by the carousel conveyor in respective positions vertically aligned with the corresponding supports.
  • Each filling apparatus comprises a flow control valve selectively connecting the tank with the receptacle to be filled.
  • Each flow control valve basically comprises:
  • a recirculation circuit with a dedicated recirculating control valve have to be provided for each filling apparatus and for each control valve, so complicating the pourable product circuit and the control thereof; this also penalizes the total cost of the filling machine.
  • a filling apparatus for filling receptacles with a hot pourable product, as set forth in claim 1.
  • the present invention also relates to a method for filling receptacles with a hot pourable product, as set forth in claim 7.
  • Number 1 in Figure 1 indicates as a whole a filling apparatus according to the present invention, which is adapted to be incorporated in a filling machine in aseptic or ultra-clean conditions (known per se and not shown) for filling receptacles, in particular bottles 2 (only one shown in Figure 1 ), with a hot pourable food product, i.e. a pourable product kept at a pre-set temperature T ranging between 80°C and 100°C, in particular between 85°C and 95°C and preferably at about 90°C.
  • a hot pourable food product i.e. a pourable product kept at a pre-set temperature T ranging between 80°C and 100°C, in particular between 85°C and 95°C and preferably at about 90°C.
  • pre-set temperature T is the temperature at which the pourable product is delivered to the bottles 2.
  • bottle 2 has a longitudinal axis A and comprises:
  • the bottle 2 in Figure 1 is made of plastics; however, filling unit 1 may be also used for other types of receptacles, such as receptacles made of aluminum, steel, glass and composites.
  • the above-mentioned filling machine is typically fed with a succession of sterilised empty bottles 2 and fill the latter ones with the pourable product in aseptic or ultra-clean conditions.
  • the filling machine typically comprises a tank containing the product, a carousel conveyor rotating about a vertical axis and protrudingly bearing on its peripheral portion a plurality of filling apparatuses 1 for filling respective bottles 2 during rotation of the carousel conveyor itself.
  • each filling apparatus 1 comprises a fluidic line 6 fed with the pourable product by the tank through an annular manifold 7 (shown in cross-section and with dotted lines in Figure 1 ), in turn coaxially mounted on the carousel conveyor; the filling apparatus 1 also comprises:
  • valve 8 has an axis B and is configured to fill a respective bottle 2 while the latter is maintained in a vertical position with its axis A coaxial to the axis B itself and parallel to the axis of the conveyor carousel of the filling machine.
  • valve 8 comprises:
  • electromagnetic actuator 18 includes a magnetic stator 19, carried by support body 10 and arranged around flowing channel 11, and a movable magnetic core 20 being part of shutter 16 and controlled by an energizable coil 21 of the stator 19 itself.
  • Valve 8 further comprises an energizing equipment 22 operable to energize coil 21 of stator 19 and configured to control displacements of shutter 16 between the open and closed positions.
  • support body 10 comprises a tubular casing 23 of axis B, defining at least in part inlet and delivery mouths 12, 14, and a sleeve 24 housed inside tubular casing 23, connected thereto and defining flowing channel 11.
  • inlet and delivery mouths 12, 14 are the only communication ports of flowing channel 11 with the outside.
  • inlet and delivery mouths 12, 14 are coaxial with flowing channel 11.
  • Tubular casing 23 comprises a central portion 25, preferably having a substantially parallelepiped or cylindrical configuration and a constant inner cross-section transversal to axis B, and two opposite end portions 26, 27, externally protruding from facing head walls 28, 29 of central portion 25 and having inner cross-sections with surface areas lower than the surface area of the inner cross-section of the central portion 25 itself.
  • End portions 26, 27 define, at least in part, inlet and delivery mouths 12, 14, respectively.
  • Sleeve 24 is made of paramagnetic material (steel AISI 316 L, for instance) and has a relatively low radial thickness, in particular a thickness of less than 0.6 mm.
  • sleeve 24 is mainly housed inside central portion 25 of tubular casing 23 and includes a main portion 30, having a constant inner diameter with respect to axis B, and one end portion 31, having an inner diameter tapering from the main portion 30 to end portion 26 of tubular casing 23.
  • end portion 31 of sleeve 24 and end portion 26 of tubular casing 23 together define inlet mouth 12.
  • inlet mouth 12 may be also entirely defined by end portion 26 of tubular casing 23 or by end portion 31 of sleeve 24.
  • Sleeve 24 further comprises an external annular flange 32, which is preferably arranged at an axial end opposite to end portion 31 and is inserted into a corresponding seat formed in head wall 29 of tubular casing 23.
  • end portion 27 of tubular casing 23 entirely defines delivery mouth 14 and presents a sealing zone 33, immediately adjacent to flowing channel 11 and having an inner diameter tapering from the flowing channel 11 itself to a minimum diameter.
  • delivery mouth 14 may be also entirely defined by an end portion of sleeve 24 or by a combination thereof with end portion 27 of tubular casing 23.
  • stator 19 is arranged in fixed position around sleeve 24; preferably, stator 19 is axially clamped between two annular plates 34, 35, which are secured to tubular casing 23 and have respective central through holes of axis B, engaged and crossed by sleeve 24.
  • Stator 19 comprises a casing 36 made of ferromagnetic material and housing coil 21, which is in turn arranged around sleeve 24 and faces the outer surface of the sleeve 24 itself so as to have the lowest radial air gap as possible with respect to core 20 of shutter 16.
  • Stator 19 further comprises two magnets 37, 38, in particular permanent magnets, which are aligned with the coil 21 in a direction parallel to axis B, are arranged on opposite axial sides of the coil 21, preferably in symmetrical positions, and have a same pole (N or S, represented in Figures 2 and 3 with different textures) aimed against each other so that the respective magnetic fluxes are directed in opposite axial directions in the stator 19.
  • magnets 37, 38 in particular permanent magnets, which are aligned with the coil 21 in a direction parallel to axis B, are arranged on opposite axial sides of the coil 21, preferably in symmetrical positions, and have a same pole (N or S, represented in Figures 2 and 3 with different textures) aimed against each other so that the respective magnetic fluxes are directed in opposite axial directions in the stator 19.
  • Coil 21 is arranged in a seat of the casing 36, so that two ring portions 40 of ferromagnetic material are axially provided between the coil 21 itself and magnets 37, 38 in order to guide the magnetic fluxes.
  • ring portions 41 of ferromagnetic material are axially provided also at the external end sides of the magnets 37, 38.
  • core 20 defines a main portion of shutter 16; in particular, core 20 comprises a central portion 42, having an external diameter lower than that of flowing channel 11, and two opposite end portions 43, 44 having an external diameter substantially equal to that of the flowing channel 11, so as to radially project outwardly with respect to central portion 42 and to be axially guided by the inner surface of sleeve 24.
  • core 20 has one or more passages 45 to allow the pourable product to freely flow along flowing channel 11.
  • the passages 45 are parallel to axis B.
  • core 20 includes a plurality of longitudinal ribs 46, extending parallel to axis B, equally spaced angularly about axis B and radially protruding from central portion 42; ribs 46 delimit passages 45 between each other and have respective C-shaped configurations, whose opposite free ends define respective end portions 43, 44 sliding in use along the inner surface of sleeve 24.
  • Shutter 16 also comprises opposite substantially conical end portions 47, 48 configured to cooperate in use with inlet and delivery mouths 12, 14, respectively.
  • end portion 48 is complementary to sealing zone 33 of end portion 27 of tubular casing 23 and is configured to cooperate in use with the sealing zone 33 itself to sealingly close fluidic communication of valve 8 with the respective bottle 2 (closed position of shutter 16 - Figure 3 ).
  • end portion 47 which is complementary to the inner surface of end portion 31 of sleeve 24.
  • energizing equipment 22 is advantageously configured to power supply coil 21 of stator 19, when shutter 16 is in the closed position and filling apparatus 1 is in stand-by, to cause the pourable product contained in flowing channel 11 to be heated-up at pre-set temperature T.
  • energizing equipment 22 comprises an electric power supply unit 50, configured to selectively supply an electric current to coil 21 of stator 19, and a control unit 51, configured to control activation/deactivation of electric power supply unit 50 as well as intensity and direction of the electric current supplied to the coil 21.
  • Energizing equipment 22 further comprises a sensor device 52 detecting the temperature within coil 21 of stator 19; the power energy, and in particular the electric current, supplied by electric power supply unit 50 to coil 21 of stator 19 is controlled by control unit 51 as a function of the temperature detected by sensor device 52 within coil 21.
  • a part, generally tending to zero, of the power energy supplied by energizing equipment 22 to coil 21 of stator 19, when shutter 16 is in the closed position and filling apparatus 1 is in stand-by, is used to maintain the shutter 16 itself in the closed position, whilst the rest of said power energy supplied to the coil 21 of the stator 19 is used to heat-up the pourable product contained in flowing channel 11.
  • energizing equipment 22 operates in two different working conditions: a first working condition, in which a low power dissipation occurs, and a second working condition, in which a high power dissipation occurs.
  • the first working condition is used to keep shutter 16 in the closed position during normal production of filled bottles 2, whilst the second working condition is used to keep shutter 16 in the closed position and to heat the pourable product by dissipating electric power during any stand-by condition of filling apparatus 1.
  • filling apparatus 1 The operation of filling apparatus 1 is described hereafter starting from a condition in which the shutter 16 is arranged in the open position, i.e. its end portion 48 is detached from sealing zone 33 of end portion 27 of tubular casing 23 and defines a gap with the latter so as to permit free flow of the pourable product through delivery mouth 14.
  • coil 21 is energized with a given electrical current, typically with a very low value of current.
  • an additional magnet should be provided in an appropriate position, for instance close to plate 35, to maintain the core 20 in a position displaced towards sealing zone 33.
  • the filing apparatus 1 is set in a condition of stand-by with the shutter 16 in the closed position.
  • energizing equipment 22 power supplies coil 21 of stator 19 with an additional amount of electric power with respect to the amount necessary to maintain the shutter 16 in the closed position.
  • This additional amount of electric power supplied to coil 21 is dissipated to heat-up the pourable product in flowing channel 11 at pre-set temperature T with sensor device 52 and/or further additional temperature sensors installed into coil 21 and/or into the sleeve 24.
  • the pourable product contained in the flowing channel 11 may be kept at the pre-set temperature T without any need to recirculate it; even the valve 8 can be maintained at the required temperature.

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  1. Appareil de remplissage (1) pour remplir des récipients (2) avec un produit versable à chaud, ledit appareil de remplissage (1) comprenant :
    un corps de support (10) définissant un canal d'écoulement (11) pour le produit versable ;
    une bouche de sortie (14) qui est disposée à une extrémité (15) dudit canal d'écoulement (11) et à travers laquelle le produit versable s'écoule lors de l'utilisation pour remplir un récipient (2) respectif ;
    un obturateur (16) monté coaxialement à l'intérieur du canal d'écoulement (11) et déplacé axialement lors de l'utilisation entre une position ouverte, dans laquelle il permet au produit versable de s'écouler librement à travers le canal d'écoulement (11) et la bouche de sortie (14) pour remplir le récipient (2) respectif, et une position fermée, dans laquelle il ferme de manière étanche la bouche de sortie (14) et interrompt l'écoulement du produit versable vers le récipient (2) respectif ;
    un actionneur électromagnétique (18) conçu pour commander les déplacements de l'obturateur (16) entre les positions ouverte et fermée et qui comprend un stator magnétique (19), porté par le corps de support (10) et disposé autour dudit canal d'écoulement (11), et un noyau magnétique mobile (20) faisant partie dudit obturateur (16) et commandé par une bobine (21) excitable dudit stator (19) ; et
    un équipement d'excitation (22) permettant d'exciter la bobine (21) du stator (19) ;
    caractérisé en ce que ledit équipement d'excitation (22) est conçu pour alimenter en énergie la bobine (21) du stator (19), lorsque l'obturateur (16) est en position fermée et que l'appareil de remplissage (1) est en veille, pour amener le produit versable contenu dans le canal d'écoulement (11) à être chauffé à une température prédéfinie (T).
  2. Dispositif de remplissage selon la revendication 1, ladite température prédéfinie (T) étant la température programmée à laquelle le produit versable est amené aux récipients (2) .
  3. Appareil de remplissage selon la revendication 1 ou 2, ladite température prédéfinie (T) étant comprise entre 80 °C et 100 °C et de préférence entre 85 °C et 95 °C.
  4. Appareil de remplissage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant en outre un dispositif capteur (52) détectant lors de l'utilisation la température à l'intérieur de la bobine (21) du stator (19) ; l'énergie d'alimentation fournie par l'équipement d'excitation (22) à la bobine (21) du stator (19) étant commandée en fonction de la température détectée par ledit dispositif capteur (52).
  5. Appareil de remplissage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, une partie de l'énergie d'alimentation fournie par l'équipement d'excitation (22) à la bobine (21) du stator (19), lorsque l'obturateur (16) est en position fermée et l'appareil de remplissage (1) est en veille, étant utilisée pour maintenir l'obturateur (16) lui-même dans ladite position fermée, et une autre partie de l'énergie d'alimentation fournie à la bobine (21) du stator (19) étant utilisée pour chauffer le produit versable contenu dans le canal d'écoulement (11).
  6. Appareil de remplissage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, lesdites positions ouverte et fermée de l'obturateur (16) étant des positions stables ne nécessitant pas l'alimentation électrique de l'actionneur électromagnétique (18), et toute l'énergie d'alimentation fournie par l'équipement d'excitation (22) à la bobine (21) du stator (19), lorsque l'obturateur (16) est en position fermée et l'appareil de remplissage (1) est en veille, étant utilisée pour chauffer le produit versable contenu dans le canal d'écoulement (11).
  7. Procédé pour remplir des récipients (2) avec un produit versable à chaud et par un appareil de remplissage (1) comprenant :
    un corps de support (10) définissant un canal d'écoulement (11) pour le produit versable ;
    une bouche de sortie (14) qui est disposée à une extrémité (15) dudit canal d'écoulement (11) et à travers laquelle le produit versable s'écoule lors de l'utilisation pour remplir un récipient (2) respectif ;
    un obturateur (16) monté coaxialement à l'intérieur du canal d'écoulement (11) et déplacé axialement lors de l'utilisation entre une position ouverte, dans laquelle il permet au produit versable de s'écouler librement à travers le canal d'écoulement (11) et la bouche de sortie (14) pour remplir le récipient (2) respectif, et une position fermée, dans laquelle il ferme de manière étanche la bouche de sortie (14) et interrompt l'écoulement du produit versable vers le récipient (2) respectif ;
    un actionneur électromagnétique (18) conçu pour commander les déplacements de l'obturateur (16) entre les positions ouverte et fermée et qui comprend un stator magnétique (19), porté par le corps de support (10) et disposé autour dudit canal d'écoulement (11), et un noyau magnétique mobile (20) faisant partie dudit obturateur (16) et commandé par une bobine (21) excitable dudit stator (19) ; et
    un équipement d'excitation (22) permettant d'exciter la bobine (21) du stator (19) ;
    ledit procédé comprenant l'étape consistant à commander l'équipement d'excitation (22) pour amener l'obturateur (16) à se déplacer entre les positions ouverte et fermée, et caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend en outre l'étape consistant à alimenter en énergie la bobine (21) du stator (19), lorsque l'obturateur (16) est en position fermée et que l'appareil de remplissage (1) est en veille, afin d'amener le produit versable contenu dans le canal d'écoulement (11) à être chauffé à une température prédéfinie (T).
  8. Procédé selon la revendication 7, ladite température prédéfinie (T) étant la température programmée à laquelle le produit versable est amené aux récipients (2).
  9. Procédé selon la revendication 7 ou 8, ladite température prédéfinie (T) étant comprise entre 80 °C et 100 °C et de préférence entre 85 °C et 95 °C.
  10. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 7 à 9, comprenant en outre l'étape consistant à détecter lors de l'utilisation la température à l'intérieur de la bobine (21) du stator (19) ; ladite étape d'alimentation en énergie de la bobine (21) du stator (19) étant effectuée en fonction de la température détectée dans la bobine (21) elle-même.
  11. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 7 à 10, une partie de l'énergie d'alimentation fournie à la bobine (21) du stator (19), lorsque l'obturateur (16) est en position fermée et l'appareil de remplissage (1) est en veille, étant utilisée pour maintenir l'obturateur (16) lui-même dans ladite position fermée, et une autre partie de l'énergie d'alimentation fournie à la bobine (21) du stator (19) étant utilisée pour chauffer le produit versable contenu dans le canal d'écoulement (11).
  12. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 7 à 10, lesdites positions ouverte et fermée de l'obturateur (16) étant des positions stables ne nécessitant pas l'alimentation électrique de l'actionneur électromagnétique (18), et toute l'énergie d'alimentation fournie à la bobine (21) du stator (19), lorsque l'obturateur (16) est en position fermée et l'appareil de remplissage (1) est en veille, étant utilisée pour chauffer le produit versable contenu dans le canal d'écoulement (11).
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