EP3356285B1 - Procédé et station de traitement de fûts - Google Patents

Procédé et station de traitement de fûts Download PDF

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EP3356285B1
EP3356285B1 EP16770690.2A EP16770690A EP3356285B1 EP 3356285 B1 EP3356285 B1 EP 3356285B1 EP 16770690 A EP16770690 A EP 16770690A EP 3356285 B1 EP3356285 B1 EP 3356285B1
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Dieter-Rudolf Krulitsch
Sebastian ECKES
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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
    • B67C3/30—Filling of barrels or casks
    • B67C3/34—Devices for engaging filling-heads with filling-apertures
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B9/00—Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto 
    • B08B9/08—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks
    • B08B9/0804—Cleaning containers having tubular shape, e.g. casks, barrels, drums
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  • the invention relates to a method and to a treatment station for treating the interiors of KEGs equipped with a KEG fitting.
  • a method for the treatment of the interiors of each equipped with a KEG fitting KEGs and a corresponding device are known from EP 1 741 665 B1 known.
  • a plunger is used to open the KEG fitting of the respective KEG arranged on the treatment head, which is moved in a treatment head axis relative to a treatment head housing, against which the KEG to be treated rests with its KEG fitting in sealing position.
  • the disadvantage here is, inter alia, that for the movement of the plunger relative to the treatment head housing sliding seals are required, which seal the plunger to the treatment head housing and the due to the geometric conditions within the treatment head housing at least a lot of effort in the cleaning and / or disinfection of the respective treatment head require.
  • a method and a treatment station for the treatment of the interiors of each equipped with at least one KEG fitting KEGs with a treatment head which has on a treatment head housing a contact and pressing element for tight fitting of the KEG fitting during its treatment.
  • the contact and pressing element is moved during a delivery and Anpresshubes against the action of a restoring force.
  • the plunger is not movable and opens the KEG fitting.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a method and a device for treating the interiors of each equipped with at least one KEG fitting KEGs, which while avoiding the disadvantages of known methods or devices treatment with high reliability and using treatment stations and treatment heads with simplified constructive training allowed.
  • a method according to claim 1 is formed.
  • a suitable for carrying out this process treatment station is the subject of claim 7.
  • Advantages of the method according to the invention and of the treatment stations used for this method include that hard to reach and only cumbersome to be cleaned and / or disinfected sliding seals between the respective opening of the KEG valve serving plunger and the housing of the treatment head are avoided and the opening The drive of the respective KEG fitting is displaced from the respective treatment head into a hygienically insensitive area. This alone results in significant improvements in the hygiene of the treatment head used.
  • the opening of the respective KEG fitting is carried out in the invention only when the KEG to be treated sufficiently tight, ie in sufficient sealing position with its KEG fitting on the treatment head, ie rests on a fitting system, which is movable relative to the treatment head housing Investment and contact element is formed.
  • the opening of the respective KEG fitting is not carried out by an axial movement of the at least one plunger relative to the treatment head or the housing, but by a feed and Anpresshub, with which the KEG to be treated with its KEG fitting to the Treatment head or on the contact and pressing element and / or the entire treatment head is pressed with its housing to the KEG fitting.
  • the delivery and Anpresshub takes place, for example, in at least two partial strokes, wherein in a first partial stroke, the sealing layer of the KEG to be treated with the treatment head is generated. After reaching this sealing layer then takes place, for example, a leak test of the treatment head, ie the trained in the treatment head flow paths or flow channels and the connection between the treatment head and the KEG to be treated with KEG still closed and / or an external treatment of the relevant KEGs. Only in a further stroke of the delivery and Anpresshubes the KEG fitting of the KEG to be treated is opened by the plunger, which then protrudes increasingly in this washerhub on the fitting system, which evades against a restoring or spring force in this further stroke.
  • Treating means in the sense of the invention u.a. a treatment of the interior of the KEGs with different treatment and / or cleaning and / or disinfecting media, for example with water, with hot water, with at least one gas and / or vapor treatment medium, with at least one treatment medium containing H2O2, with inert gas, For example, CO2 gas, in particular with a pressurized inert gas or CO2 gas.
  • Treating means in the sense of the invention u.a.
  • the flushing of the KEG interior with an inert gas preferably supplied under pressure for example with sterile air and / or with a CO2 gas
  • the evacuation of the KEG interior and in particular also the biasing of the KEG interior with a pressurized sterile vapor or gaseous medium, in particular with a pressurized inert gas, for example CO2 gas and the filling of the KEG interior with the medium preferably supplied under pressure, for example with sterile air and / or with a CO2 gas
  • a sleeve or sleeve-like seal may be provided in the treatment station, ie a seal with a hollow cylinder-like axial wall, specifically to form a gas path, for example a return gas path, towards the environment final flexible wall between the housing of the treatment head and the against the Restoring force movable contact and pressing element.
  • the in the Figures 1 - 4 generally designated 1 KEG treatment station is used to treat equipped with a KEG fitting 2 large-volume containers in the form of KEGs 3.
  • the KEGs 3 are arranged with their KEG fitting 2 above.
  • Each KEG fitting 2 has the construction known to the person skilled in the art, essentially consisting of the fitting housing 2.1, from the riser 2.2 arranged centrally in the fitting housing 2.1 and from the annular valve body 2.3, which is biased by a compression spring in its closed position and this rests against valve surfaces on the fitting housing 2.1 and the riser 2.2. Between the fitting housing 2.1 and the riser a ring channel 2.4 is formed. When the KEG fitting 2 is closed, the dip tube 2.2 and the annular channel 2.4 are closed by the valve body 2.3.
  • An essential component of the KEG treatment station 1 is a treatment head 4, which is or the treatment head housing 5 is held on a machine frame, not shown, the KEG treatment machine and in which u.a. an axis coextensive with a vertical or substantially vertical treatment head axis BA arranged flow channel 6 is formed.
  • a treatment head 4 which is or the treatment head housing 5 is held on a machine frame, not shown, the KEG treatment machine and in which u.a. an axis coextensive with a vertical or substantially vertical treatment head axis BA arranged flow channel 6 is formed.
  • media valves i. in the illustrated embodiment, four media valves 7.1 - 7.4 provided whose valve seats are provided in the treatment head housing 5 in the immediate vicinity of the flow channel 6 and which are each arranged between the flow channel 6 and outer terminals 8.1 - 8.4.
  • 5 additional media valves 9.1 - 9.3 are provided on the treatment head housing, which serve to control inner, formed in the treatment head housing 5 gas paths and in particular for the
  • a special feature of the treatment head 4 shown as an embodiment, which is considered for the treatment of flat fittings, is that at the lower end of the treatment head housing 5, a plunger 12 is provided, which is designed as a bucket tappet or as a rotationally symmetrical, open at both ends hollow body and coaxially with the Axis BA is arranged.
  • this structure of the plunger 12 is not mandatory. So plunger 12, which are provided for example for the treatment of basket fittings have a different, different structure.
  • the plunger 12 shown in the figures which serves to open the fitting 2 or the fitting valve 2.3 during the treatment of the respective KEGs 3, has a sleeve-like section 12.1, which projects into the lower, open end of the flow channel 6 and is held in this flow channel tight and relative to the treatment head housing 5 is not movable.
  • the plunger 12 has a funnel-like widening portion 12.2 and to this then a circular cylindrical portion 12.3 with an enlarged compared to the section 12.1 inner and outer diameter, which corresponds to the ring diameter of the valve body 2.3.
  • the plunger 12 projects beyond the lower end of the treatment head housing 5 down.
  • a special feature of the treatment head 4 is that at the lower end of the treatment head housing 5, namely at a local, the axis BA concentrically enclosing circular cylindrical surface 13 an area enclosing annular housing part 14 is slidably guided with a sliding guide 15 in the direction of the axis BA.
  • the housing part 14 is held in the illustrated embodiment in an outer retaining ring 16 which is arranged with its axis coaxial with the axis BA and on outer, with their axes oriented parallel to the axis BA guide pin 17 relative to the axis BA axially displaceable, and against the action of the guide pin 17 surrounding compression springs 18 which bias the retaining ring 16 and thus also the housing part 14 in a lower end position.
  • the bolts 17 are held at their upper end on a further retaining ring 19, whose axis is also arranged coaxially with the axis BA and which surround the treatment head housing 5 on an outer surface, is connected to the treatment head housing.
  • a sleeve-like seal which surrounds the treatment head housing 5 in a ring-shaped manner at a lower area and is also arranged coaxially or substantially coaxially with the axis BA.
  • the seal 20 With its upper reinforced annular rim or support element 20. 1, the seal 20 is held sealed on an outer surface of the treatment head housing 5, in the direction of the axis BA clearly above the housing part 14.
  • the bellows seal 20 With its lower, likewise reinforced annular rim or support element 20. 2, the bellows seal 20 held sealed to the housing part 14 and forms with this support element 20.2 at the same time the sliding guide 15.
  • the treatment head housing 5 enclosing and between the support elements 201. And 20.2 extending wall portion 20.3 of the seal 20 is deformable in the direction of the axis BA.
  • a wall is obtained, which is movable relative to the treatment head housing 5 in the direction of the axis BA without the need for an inner sliding seal and an annular space 21 encloses, in which the return gas channel 10 opens.
  • the annular space 21 is open at a plurality of openings formed in the region of the sliding guide 15, but otherwise closed to the environment and also to the flow channel 6.
  • a centering tulip-like centering element 22 is held sealed, which u.a. also has a ring seal for the production of the sealing layer between the treatment head 4 and the relevant KEG fitting 2.
  • the centering element 22 forms, together with the housing part 14, a sprung bearing and pressing element 23, against which the KEG fitting 2 of the KEG 3 to be treated rests in a sealed position during the treatment.
  • the relevant KEG 3 is held with a KEG-holder 24 engaging behind the KEG-fitting 24, with which the KEG 3 by a in the Fig. 1 - 4th Not shown lifting element in a delivery and Anpresshub from in the Fig. 1 shown starting position in sealing position on the treatment head 4 can be raised, in which then the KEG fitting 2, received in the centering element 22, tightly against the contact and pressing element 23 is applied.
  • the respective held on the KEG holder 24 KEG is raised with the lifting element initially in a first partial stroke H1 in the direction of the axis BA such that on the spring-loaded and in this partial stroke H1 from the KEG fitting 2 against the effect the pressure springs 18 entrained contact and pressing element 23, the sealing position between the KEG 3 and the treatment head 4 is achieved, and still without opening the KEG fitting 2 by the plunger 12, with its lower edge still above the closed fitting Valve body 2.3 is located.
  • This condition is in the Fig. 2 shown. In this state, for example, a leak test.
  • the relevant KEG 3 is raised in a further partial stroke or in a further stroke H2 with the KEG holder 24 so far that in this further stroke H2 the Investment and contact pressure element 23 is further moved by the applied in sealing position KEG fitting 2 against the action of the compression springs 18 so that finally with the over the bottom of the treatment head housing 5 projecting plunger 12 and with the lower edge of the fitting valve body 2.3 or the KEG fitting 2 are opened.
  • the relevant KEG 3 is raised in a further partial stroke or in a further stroke H2 with the KEG holder 24 so far that in this further stroke H2 the Investment and contact pressure element 23 is further moved by the applied in sealing position KEG fitting 2 against the action of the compression springs 18 so that finally with the over the bottom of the treatment head housing 5 projecting plunger 12 and with the lower edge of the fitting valve body 2.3 or the KEG fitting 2 are opened.
  • the 3 illustrated state is then carried out by appropriate control of the media valves 7.1 - 7.4 or 9.1 - 9.3 the treatment of the KEG interior, for example, first cleaning and / or sterilizing the KEG interior with corresponding over open media valves supplied and discharged treatment media.
  • These are supplied, for example via the flow channel 6, the plunger 12 and the riser 2.2 the KEG interior and discharged via the annular channel 2.4, the annular space 21 and the return gas channel 10.
  • the feeding of the respective treatment medium into the KEG interior can also take place via the annular channel 2.4 and the removal via the riser 2.2.
  • the KEG interior is preferred first with a pressurized bias gas, such as inert gas (eg, CO2 gas), which is passed through the flow channel 6, the plunger 12 and the dip tube 2.2 in the KEG interior, for example, by opening a media valve 7.1 - 7.4, rinsed and biased.
  • inert gas eg, CO2 gas
  • the liquid product is then introduced via the flow channel 6, the plunger 12 and the dip tube 2.2 in the KEG interior, for which example, serving as a filling valve media valve 7.1 - 7.4 opened and closed again after reaching the required contents.
  • the displaced by the inflowing inert gas inert gas is, for example via the annulus 21 and the return gas channel 10 controlled by at least one of the media valves 9.1 - 9.3 derived.
  • the treatment media controlled with the media valves are thus treatment media for the cleaning and / or disinfection of the KEG interior, such as water, also hot water, gas and / or vapor treatment media, treatment media containing H2O2, and / or media, which during the actual filling of the KEGs 3 come with the contents or product to application, such as vacuum, inert gas, eg CO2 gas, in particular also under pressure inert gas or CO2 gas for rinsing and / or biasing the KEG interior as well as the introduced during filling in the KEGs 3 contents.
  • treatment media for the cleaning and / or disinfection of the KEG interior such as water, also hot water, gas and / or vapor treatment media, treatment media containing H2O2, and / or media, which during the actual filling of the KEGs 3 come with the contents or product to application, such as vacuum, inert gas, eg CO2 gas, in particular also under pressure inert gas or CO2 gas for rinsing and / or
  • the Fig. 5-8 show in operating conditions that the Fig. 1 - 4th correspond, as a further embodiment, a KEG treatment station 1a with a treatment head 4a, which differs from the treatment head 4 substantially only in that only a total of three media valves 7.1 - 7.3 are provided on the treatment head housing 5. Not shown in the Fig. 5-8 additional media valves 9.1 - 9.3. Otherwise, the treatment head 4a corresponds to the treatment head 4, so that such functional elements of the treatment head 4a, which at least correspond in function to the elements of the treatment head 4, with the same reference numerals as in Fig. 1-3 are designated. Because of the simpler presentation are in the FIGS. 5 to 8 the guide pins 17 and the compression springs 18 are not shown. It is understood, however, that also in this embodiment, the contact and pressing element 23 is also sprung.
  • the three media valves 7.1 - 7.3 or their trained in treatment head housing 5 valve seats are the three media valves 7.1 - 7.3 or their trained in treatment head housing 5 valve seats.
  • the lifting device 27 comprises a preferably designed as a pneumatic cylinder lifting cylinder 28, which is provided with the piston 29 piston rod 30 acts on a carriage 31 which is guided in an axial direction parallel to the axis BA displaceable and on which the KEG holder 24 is provided.
  • a stop formed by an auxiliary plunger or a piston rod 32 for the piston 29 is provided above the piston 29, a stop formed by an auxiliary plunger or a piston rod 32 for the piston 29 is provided. This stop is part of an auxiliary cylinder 33.
  • auxiliary cylinder 33 of the cylinder 29 formed cylinder chamber of the lifting cylinder 28 pressurized so that in this case upwardly moving piston 29 of the carriage 31 and the KEG holder 24 are raised.
  • the auxiliary cylinder 33 is then relieved, while the stroke cylinder 22 continues to be pressurized, so that the KEG holder 24 then moves via the piston rod 30 and the slide 31 into the upper stroke position together with the KEG 3 with opening of the KEG valve become.
  • Fig. 7 - 7 show only one possible embodiment of the lifting device for raising and lowering the KEG holder 24. Also other embodiments of this lifting device are possible.
  • the peculiarity of the treatment head 4 or 4a is thus that for opening the respective KEG fitting 2 an axial movement of the plunger 12 relative to the plunger 12 having treatment head housing 5 does not take place, this opening rather by the further stroke H2 when lifting the KEGs 3 is reached against the container head 4.
  • This is made possible by the fact that the sealing layer between the KEG 3 and the KEG fitting 2 and the treatment head 4 takes place on the sprung contact and pressing element 23, which is axially displaceable relative to the treatment head housing 5 for opening the KEG fitting 2, and that in this case with open KEG fitting 2 with the seal 20 via the annulus 21 leading, with the KEG interior in communication and sealed outwardly flow path, for example, a return gas path is formed, without difficult to clean, especially inside lying sliding seals.
  • the opening of the KEG fitting 2 thus takes place in the invention by a movement which takes place outside the respective treatment head 4 or 4a, namely by additional lifting of the respective KEG 3 with the further stroke H2.
  • the sealing of this movement takes place by means of the deformable, the lower portion of the treatment head housing 5 and the annular space 21 enclosing seal 20th
  • KEG treatment stations 1 and 1a or their treatment heads 4 and 4a Another special feature of the KEG treatment stations 1 and 1a or their treatment heads 4 and 4a is also that the supply and / or discharge of treatment media as well as the supply of the liquid filling material in or out of the flow channel 6 controlling media valves 7.1 -. 7.4 and their valve seats, but also the other media valves 9.1 - 9.3 and their valve seats are provided in the treatment head housing 5 and in the immediate vicinity of the zuêtnden flow paths or channels 6 and 10, while avoiding external pipe or hose-like connecting lines.
  • the Fig. 9 shows again in an enlarged perspective detail representation used in the treatment heads 4 and 4a sleeve or sleeve-like seal 20.
  • the seal 20 as bellows seal integral with the two annular support members 20.1 and 20.2 and with the extending between these support elements accordion or bellows, cylindrical wall section 20.3 produced, preferably made of plastic, such as polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon), so that the seal 20 has a compressive strength for an internal pressure up to 6 bar, for example from about four to five bar.
  • Teflon polytetrafluoroethylene
  • the sleeve or sleeve-like seal 20 is integrally formed with the two annular support members 20.1 and 20.2.
  • the annular support elements 20.1 and 20.2 can also be made separately, for example, also from a different material, and then connected in a suitable manner with the seal 20 or even be used in this.
  • the illustrated annular support element 20.2 which slides on the surface 13 of the treatment head housing 5, thus forms the sliding guide 15 for the housing part 14. Furthermore, the illustrated annular support element 20.2 on the inside with a plurality of raised areas 20.2.1 and groove-like recessed areas 20.2 .2, wherein between each two raised regions 20.2.1 a recessed, groove-like region 20.2.2 is provided.
  • the raised areas 20.2.1 form the actual sliding surface with which the support element 20.2 slides on the surface 13, and which is also easy to clean and / or sterilize.
  • the recessed areas 20.2.2 form the openings, via which the annular space 21 communicates with the interior of the KEG 3 when the KEG 3 is arranged in a sealing position on the treatment head 4 or 4a and when the KEG fitting 2 is open.
  • the delivery of the respective KEG 3 to the treatment head 4 or 4a takes place in a stepped manner in two partial strokes H1 and H2.
  • the delivery of the respective KEGs 3 to the treatment head 4 or 4a and the opening of the KEG valve can also be carried out in a continuous delivery and Anpresshub. It is understood that the opening of the KEG fitting 2 takes place in any case only when the relevant KEG with its KEG fitting 2 already applied in sealing position on the contact and pressing member 23 is applied.
  • the delivery and Anpresshub is chosen so that even before opening the KEG fitting 2, the contact and pressing element 23 of this applied KEG fitting against the action of the compression springs 18 carried so far that on the compression springs 18 for the Density of the KEGs 3 on the treatment head 4 required contact pressure is generated.
  • seal 20 is designed as a bellows seal.
  • Other at least axially deformable or axially elastically deformable seals for example in the form of rolling membranes, can be used.
  • the KEG 3 is moved for delivery to the treatment head 4 or 4a in the delivery and pressing stroke, for example suspended on the KEG holder 24 or on another container carrier. Since, however, in principle only the relative movement between the treatment head 4 or 4a with the solid, i. For the opening of the KEG fitting 2 not movable in the treatment head housing 5 arranged ram 12 arrives, it is in principle also possible that the treatment head 4 and 4a performs the delivery and Anpresshub.
  • the treatment head 4 or 4a then preferably has the above-described embodiment.
  • the device according to the invention is arranged in such a way that the KEG 3 is located below the treatment head 4, 4a, as it is particularly advantageous for those KEGs which are provided with a neck ring and handled by neck handling , This is not mandatory.
  • arrangements are also provided in which the KEG 3 is located above the treatment head 4, 4a, as it is particularly suitable for KEGs that are handled in the usual way, ie with downwardly oriented fitting and contact pressure on the treatment head 4, 4a by a, on the upwardly oriented bottom of the KEGs acting pressing device.

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  1. Procédé servant au traitement des espaces intérieurs de fûts (3) équipés respectivement d'au moins un raccord de fût (2) en utilisant au moins une tête de traitement (4, 4a), laquelle présente au niveau d'un boîtier de tête de traitement (5) un élément d'application et de compression (23) servant à appliquer de manière étanche le raccord de fût (2) du fût (3) à traiter pendant son traitement, dans lequel le fût (3) à traiter est pressé par une course de rapprochement et de compression avec son raccord de fût en position étanche contre l'élément d'application et de compression (23) puis le raccord de fût (2) est ouvert par un déplacement relatif entre le raccord de fût (2) et un poussoir (12) de la tête de traitement (4, 4a) dans une direction axiale (BA) et ainsi au moins une voie d'écoulement (10, 21) réalisée dans la tête de traitement (4, 4a) est reliée à l'espace intérieur du fût (3),
    dans lequel l'élément d'application et de compression (23) est entraîné en déplacement pendant la course de rapprochement et de compression par le raccord de fût (2) appliqué contre ledit élément d'application et de compression (23) par rapport au boîtier de tête de traitement (5) à l'encontre de l'action d'une force de rappel dans l'au moins une direction axiale (BA), dans lequel le déplacement relatif requis pour ouvrir le raccord de fût (2) entre le poussoir (12) prévu de manière à ne pas pouvoir être déplacé au niveau du boîtier de tête de traitement (5) et le raccord de fût (2) est effectué en déplaçant le raccord de fût appliqué en position étanche au niveau de la partie de boîtier (14, 22, 23) pendant la course de rapprochement et de compression et en contournant l'élément d'application et de compression (23) à l'encontre de la force de rappel, dans lequel lors de ladite ouverture du raccord de fût (2), l'espace intérieur du fût (3) à traiter est relié à la voie d'écoulement (10, 21), qui est réalisée sur au moins une longueur partielle à l'intérieur d'un joint d'étanchéité (20) déformable de type douille qui enferme à distance le boîtier de tête de traitement (5) sur au moins une longueur partielle et qui est relié par une première extrémité de manière étanche au boîtier de tête de traitement (5) et par une autre seconde extrémité de manière étanche à l'élément d'application et de compression (23) et dans lequel le joint d'étanchéité (20) forme au niveau de sa seconde extrémité au moins une surface de glissement (20.2.1), avec laquelle l'élément d'application et de compression (23) est guidé de manière mobile au niveau d'une surface (13) du boîtier de tête de traitement (5) dans la direction axiale.
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la compression du raccord de fût (2) contre l'élément d'application et de compression (23) ainsi que l'ouverture du raccord de fût (2) sont effectuées sur une course de rapprochement et de compression continue ou sur au moins deux courses partielles (H1, H2) de la course de rapprochement et de compression, dans lequel sur une première course partielle (H1) la position étanche du fût (3) à traiter au niveau de la tête de traitement (4, 4a) est entraînée et l'ouverture du raccord de fût (2) est entraînée sur la course partielle ou ultérieure (H2) s'y raccordant.
  3. Procédé selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce qu'à l'issue de la première course partielle (H1) un contrôle d'étanchéité de la tête de traitement (4, 4a) et/ou de la liaison entre la tête de traitement (4, 4a) et le raccord de fût (2) et/ou un rinçage de canaux et/ou de voies d'écoulement réalisé(e)s dans la tête de traitement (4, 4a) et des espaces et/ou des surfaces de raccord déjà relié(e)s à la tête de traitement (4, 4a) et/ou un traitement du fût (3) est effectué au niveau du côté extérieur de fût.
  4. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que pour la course de rapprochement et de compression, le fût (3) à traiter et/ou la tête de traitement (4, 4a) sont déplacés dans une direction axiale (BA).
  5. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'avec l'ouverture du raccord de fût (2), une liaison d'au moins une autre voie d'écoulement réalisée dans le boîtier de tête de traitement (5) est établie avec l'espace intérieur du fût ou avec un tuyau plongeur (2.2) du raccord de fût (2) débouchant dans l'espace intérieur du fût (3) et ce de préférence par l'intermédiaire du poussoir (12), dans lequel l'au moins une autre voie d'écoulement est de manière préférée un canal d'écoulement (6), par l'intermédiaire duquel les milieux utilisés lors du traitement du fût sont amenés de manière commandée à l'espace intérieur de fût par des soupapes de milieu (7.1, 7.4 ; 9.1 - 9.3).
  6. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'espace intérieur du fût (3) est soumis pendant le traitement à l'action d'au moins un milieu liquide et/ou sous forme gazeuse et/ou sous forme de vapeur et/ou à l'action d'un milieu sous forme gazeuse et/ou sous forme de vapeur très chaud, par exemple à l'action de l'eau, de l'eau très chaude, d'un milieu contenant de la vapeur d'eau avec un H2O2, à l'action du vide, à l'action d'un gaz inerte, par exemple un gaz de CO2 et/ou est rincé et/ou précontraint avec un gaz inerte sous pression, par exemple un gaz de CO2 et/ou est rempli d'un produit de remplissage liquide.
  7. Poste de traitement pour le traitement des espaces intérieurs de fûts (3) équipés respectivement d'au moins un raccord de fût (2), avec au moins une tête de traitement (4, 4a), laquelle présente au niveau d'un boîtier de tête de traitement (5) un élément d'application et de compression (23), contre lequel le raccord de fût (2) du fût (3) à traiter peut être compressé en position étanche par une course de rapprochement et de compression, avec au moins un poussoir (12) servant à ouvrir le raccord de fût (2) du fût (3) à traiter disposé en position étanche au niveau de l'élément d'application et de compression (23) par un déplacement relatif entre le raccord de fût (2) et le poussoir (12) dans une direction axiale (BA), ainsi qu'avec au moins une voie d'écoulement (10, 21) réalisée dans la tête de traitement (4, 4a), qui est reliée, lorsque le raccord de fût (2) est ouvert, à l'espace intérieur du fût (3) à traiter,
    dans lequel l'élément d'application et de compression (23) peut être déplacé pendant la course de rapprochement et de compression par le raccord de fût (2) appliqué par rapport au boîtier de tête de traitement (5) dans la direction axiale (BA) à l'encontre de l'action d'une force de rappel, dans lequel le poussoir (12) est prévu de manière à ne pas pouvoir être déplacé au niveau du boîtier de tête de traitement (5) et la course de rapprochement et de compression entraîne le déplacement relatif entre le raccord de fût (2) et le poussoir (12) pour l'ouverture du raccord de fût (2) lors d'un déplacement relatif simultané entre l'élément d'application et de compression (23) et le boîtier de tête de traitement (5), dans lequel au moins une longueur partielle de la voie d'écoulement (10, 21) est réalisée à l'intérieur d'un joint d'étanchéité (20) déformable de type douille qui renferme à distance le boîtier de tête de traitement (5) sur au moins une longueur partielle s'étendant dans la direction axiale (BA) et qui est relié par une première extrémité de manière étanche au boîtier de tête de traitement (5) et par une autre seconde extrémité de manière étanche à l'élément d'application et de compression (23) et le joint d'étanchéité (20) forme au niveau de sa seconde extrémité au moins une surface de glissement (20.2.1), avec laquelle l'élément d'application et de compression (23) est guidé de manière mobile au niveau d'une surface (13) du boîtier de tête de traitement (5) dans la direction axiale.
  8. Poste de traitement selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que le joint d'étanchéité (20) est réalisé au niveau de ses extrémités respectivement avec un élément de support (20.1, 20.2) de renforcement de type bague, ainsi qu'avec une section de paroi (20.3) déformable s'étendant entre lesdits éléments de renforcement (20.1, 20.2).
  9. Poste de traitement selon la revendication 7 ou 8, caractérisé en ce que la surface de glissement du joint d'étanchéité (20) est formée par plusieurs zones (20.2.1) surélevées espacées les unes des autres au niveau d'une surface intérieure de l'élément de support (20.2) de type bague.
  10. Poste de traitement selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'élément d'application et de compression (23) peut être déplacé à l'encontre de l'action d'au moins un ressort de pression (18) par rapport au boîtier de tête de traitement (5).
  11. Poste de traitement selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'est réalisé(e) dans le boîtier de tête de traitement (5) au moins un(e) autre voie d'écoulement ou canal d'écoulement (6), qui est relié(e), lorsque le raccord de fût est ouvert, à l'espace intérieur du fût à traiter ou à un tuyau ascendant (2.2) du raccord de fût (2) débouchant dans l'espace intérieur du fût (3) à traiter.
  12. Poste de traitement selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que des soupapes de milieu (9.1 - 9.3 ; 7.1 - 7.4) servant à amener et/ou à évacuer de manière commandée des milieux de traitement dans l'espace intérieur du fût à traiter et/ou hors de l'espace intérieur du fût (3) à traiter sont prévues dans l'au moins une voie d'écoulement (10, 21) et/ou dans l'au moins un(e) autre voie d'écoulement ou canal d'écoulement (6).
  13. Poste de traitement selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que des capteurs (25, 26) sont prévus au niveau de la tête de traitement (4, 4a), de préférence pour la surveillance de la pression dans les voies ou canaux d'écoulement (10, 21 ; 6) et/ou des milieux traversant lesdits canaux.
  14. Poste de traitement selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé par des moyens ou un dispositif de course (27) servant à générer une course de rapprochement et de compression en au moins deux courses partielles (H1, H2) ou servant à générer une course de rapprochement et de compression continue.
  15. Poste de traitement selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé par des moyens ou un dispositif de course (27) servant à générer la course de rapprochement et de compression pour un porte-fûts (24) ou pour la tête de traitement.
  16. Poste de traitement selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le joint d'étanchéité (20) réalisé à la manière d'une douille ou d'un manchon est réalisé au niveau de ses extrémités ouvertes avec respectivement un élément de support (20.1, 20.2) de type bague et, de manière intercalée, avec un élément de paroi (20.3) de type cylindre, lequel peut être déformé au sens d'une modification de la distance entre les éléments de support (20.1, 20.2).
  17. Poste de traitement selon la revendication 16, caractérisé en ce que les éléments de support (20.1, 20.2) de type bague présentent une section transversale de matériau, dont les dimensions de section transversale sont sensiblement plus grandes que l'épaisseur de matériau de la section (20.3) en forme de paroi, et/ou que le joint d'étanchéité (20) est fabriqué d'un seul tenant à partir d'une matière synthétique, par exemple du Teflon et/ou avec une résistance à la pression pour une pression intérieure jusqu'à 6 bar au maximum, de préférence pour une pression intérieure dans la plage entre 4 et 5 bar.
  18. Poste de traitement selon l'une quelconque des revendications 16 ou 17, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins un élément de support (20.2) présente au niveau de sa surface intérieure plusieurs zones (20.2.1) surélevées, qui sont séparées les unes des autres respectivement par une zone (20.2.2) creusée de type rainure.
  19. Poste de traitement selon l'une quelconque des revendications 16 à 18, caractérisé en ce que le joint d'étanchéité (20) déformable est fabriqué sous la forme d'un joint d'étanchéité à soufflets ou sous la forme d'un joint d'étanchéité à membrane déroulante.
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