EP3440007A1 - Dispositif de traitement de récipients et installation de remplissage de boissons - Google Patents

Dispositif de traitement de récipients et installation de remplissage de boissons

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EP3440007A1
EP3440007A1 EP17716845.7A EP17716845A EP3440007A1 EP 3440007 A1 EP3440007 A1 EP 3440007A1 EP 17716845 A EP17716845 A EP 17716845A EP 3440007 A1 EP3440007 A1 EP 3440007A1
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container
carousel
treatment
holder
transfer
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Markus Schoenfelder
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Krones AG
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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
    • B67C7/00—Concurrent cleaning, filling, and closing of bottles; Processes or devices for at least two of these operations
    • B67C7/0006—Conveying; Synchronising
    • B67C7/004—Conveying; Synchronising the containers travelling along a circular path
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67B—APPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS
    • B67B3/00—Closing bottles, jars or similar containers by applying caps
    • B67B3/20—Closing bottles, jars or similar containers by applying caps by applying and rotating preformed threaded caps
    • B67B3/2013—Closing bottles, jars or similar containers by applying caps by applying and rotating preformed threaded caps by carousel-type capping machines

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  • the invention relates to a device for treating containers, preferably for filling or closing of containers in a beverage filling plant, as well as a beverage filling plant with such a device.
  • the containers to be treated are usually transported by means of transporting stars between the carousels in which the containers are subjected to a treatment.
  • transporting stars for example, to be filled containers in one
  • Closing carousel takes place by means of one or more transport stars, whereby the material and resource use and the required footprint are increased and the
  • it may be when transferring the container from a filler carousel to a filler outlet star and / or when transferring from a transport star to a
  • an apparatus for treating at least one container preferably a beverage filling installation for filling and / or closing a container, comprising a treatment carousel rotating about a rotation axis with at least one treatment unit arranged in the peripheral area of the carousel for treating the container to be treated and a treatment carousel, assigned to the treatment center
  • Container holder for holding the container during the treatment with the treatment unit proposed.
  • one of the container holder associated, with respect to the axis of rotation radially movable container transfer recording for taking over to
  • Container holder of an upstream treatment carousel held container are removed by the container transfer recording from the container holder and transferred directly to the own container holder.
  • the container transfer receptacle can also move the respective container out of its own container holder and then to one handed over downstream treatment carousel.
  • On a switched between the treatment carousel further transfer device in the form of, for example, a transfer star can therefore be dispensed with.
  • the number of necessary deflections of the filled, but not yet closed container can be reduced, so that the Schwappne Trent can be reduced.
  • the number of transfers of the container between the different transport devices can be reduced, which can be reflected in a reduced material stress on the container and thus in an improved container quality. In particular, so the occurrence of dull areas and scratches on the container walls of the finished produced container can be reduced.
  • the container transfer receptacle can be moved out of the position below the treatment unit, so that an orbit or a radius on which the container received by the container transfer receptacle moves by moving the container transfer receptacle can be changed. This can be done in the course of
  • Container transport occurring jerky and / or jerky changes in the movement of the container can be prevented or mitigated.
  • the risk of over-swirling with an associated contamination of the container opening and / or the container outside and the device and / or parts of the apparatus having the device can be prevented or reduced.
  • Due to the radial mobility of the container transfer recording can be further achieved that by a corresponding driving the radial position in a takeover or transfer of the container to be treated collisions between the treatment units of
  • Treatment carousel be avoided.
  • the two treatment carousels can be spaced correspondingly constructed from each other and the transfer or takeover takes place by the container transfer recording.
  • the system can be made compact, since on a
  • Transport star for transferring the container from the treatment carousel, from which the container to be treated taken or to which the treated container is handed over, can be dispensed with. Furthermore, it is thereby achieved that the container is easily movable into a correct position for treatment by the treatment unit below it. In particular, a gentler transfer of the treated and / or treated containers can be achieved.
  • Treatment carousel be reduced and thus a correspondingly gentle transfer of the container can be achieved.
  • the container to be treated can thus be taken up by the container transfer recording at a position radially outside the regular pitch circle of the treatment carousel and the container transfer recording are then retracted radially on the pitch circle of the treatment carousel.
  • the container now treated can be transferred to a subsequent transport device, preferably supported by a renewed radial displacement of the container transfer recording in a position radially outside the
  • Treatment carousel having different pitch circle diameter can thus be dispensed with an intermediate transport star, whereby the overall system can be made more compact overall.
  • a gentle transfer of the container takes place, since using the sliding container transfer recording at the transfer point of the container, a larger radius can be produced.
  • the radii of the two involved subcircles are matched during the transfer to each other.
  • the treatment carousel may have a relatively small pitch diameter, while at the same time having a large pitch circle diameter Radius is provided at the transfer and radial accelerations are reduced to the container.
  • the device is one that receives open containers, such as when the treatment unit is designed as a capping head, the risk of spilling over can be reduced while providing a compact facility.
  • Treatment carousel large radius are provided, which acts quasi linear.
  • the container can be subjected to an intermediate treatment,
  • the transfer of the respective container from an upstream treatment carousel via the device on the treatment carousel to a downstream treatment carousel can be achieved in accordance with a transfer between three successive specialistsskarussells. It can in the respective specialistskarussels the most diverse
  • At least one of the treatment options pivoting, rotating, labeling, shrinking, blowing, stretch blowing, opening, dome cutting, cleaning, sterilizing, activating, rinsing (gaseous and / or liquid), overshooting, heating, heating, Cooling, blowing out, flaming, removing electrostatic charge, priming, prefilling, pre-sealing with pre-closure, closing, placing a first closure part and / or putting on a second
  • the container transfer receptacle for transferring the container to be treated from the upstream treatment carousel is preferably movable into a radially extended position and movable into a radially retracted position for transferring the container to be treated to the container holder.
  • the container transfer receptacle is typically located on a rotary server.
  • the container transfer receptacle is movable from a radially retracted position so that the treated container from the container holder to the
  • Container transfer recording can be transferred and for the transfer of the treated container to the downstream treatment carousel, the container transfer receptacle is movable in a radially extended position.
  • the container transfer receptacle is typically located on a rotary filler.
  • the container transfer takes place
  • the container transfer unit can accordingly be of simple construction, as it only has to hold the container during the transfer, but does not have to support any treatment forces.
  • the container transfer receptacle is arranged in the direction of the axis of rotation above the container holder or below the container holder.
  • the container holder and the container holder can respectively receive or hold the container in the same place.
  • the container holder of the treatment carousel and the container holder of the upstream or downstream treatment carousel are preferably arranged at the same height level, so that no further forces act by a lifting movement on the container and so the Schwappne Trent can be further reduced.
  • the container transfer receptacle is designed in such a way that the container is supported on the container holder and / or the container holder by means of a preferably annular shape, preferably in the form of a container carrier ring or a securing ring. In this way, it can be ensured that, with regard to its height level, in other words its position with respect to the direction of the axis of rotation, the container is always located on an intended or predetermined position.
  • the container holder such on the
  • the height level of the container to be treated is the same as the height level at which the container to be treated is located prior to transfer to the container transfer recording.
  • Under height level here is the distance of the container from a flat bottom on which a device having the device is arranged understood. It can thereby be achieved that the container to be treated is always in a correct treatment position.
  • the container transfer receptacle has securing means, preferably spikes, an undercut and / or a friction-increasing material, for providing an anti-slip device when holding the container. So can a container despite the securing means, preferably spikes, an undercut and / or a friction-increasing material, for providing an anti-slip device when holding the container. So can a container despite the securing means, preferably spikes, an undercut and / or a friction-increasing material, for providing an anti-slip device when holding the container. So can a container despite the
  • the spikes can also be one
  • Securing means come into contact or engage, for example, with a support ring of the container.
  • the container transfer receptacle has at least one elevation at least for partial support of the container, wherein preferably at least one recess for receiving the elevation is provided. Because of that
  • Container transfer recording which has at least one survey on which the container to be treated or the treated container is partially supported, it can be prevented that the container to be treated or treated slips down during takeover or transfer. In other words, the container without lifting movements and
  • Container which is provided for holding the container through the container holder, remains free.
  • a further advantageous preferred embodiment results when the container holder has a recess for receiving the at least one survey. This can ensure that the container unhindered from the survey to the transfer to the
  • the guide has a rotationally fixed cam curve
  • the container transfer receptacle has a control element engaging the guide. In this way, an automatic retraction and extension of the container transfer recording along the guide can be provided without separate electrical and / or pneumatic actuation.
  • the guide has a cam curve, a corresponding to the cam curve adjusting, gradual and continuous radial position change of
  • Container transfer recording can be provided without jerks or bumps. Due to the rotation of the carrier, the container transfer receptacle assumes a radial position corresponding to the shape of the cam curve, whereby the position of the container transfer receptacle is variable relative to the rotation angle of the treatment carousel.
  • the cam curve here is to be understood as a curve with a round basic shape which has an altered radius in at least one region, the resulting curve having no kinks and / or edges in its course.
  • the displacement of the container transfer receptacle can also be achieved by other means, for example hydraulically, pneumatically, by means of electrical actuators and / or by an additional joint and / or a mechanism comprising a piston and a cylinder.
  • the control can preferably as a recess into which the guide engages, as standing in contact with the guide roller and / or by means of a lever arm, with the
  • Container transfer recording is connected to be provided.
  • the control is at a relative to the axis of rotation of the
  • Treatment carousel disposed radially inner region of the container transfer receptacle, thus relative to the radially outer region in which the container is held.
  • the container transfer recording is also in the direction of
  • Sliding axis of the treatment carousel - ie in the up and / or dressing can be adjusted according to the requirements of the system. If there is a height difference between the container holder and a transfer station, from which the container transfer receptacle takes over the container to be treated, this height difference can be achieved by moving the container Container transfer recording are compensated in the direction of the axis of rotation and the container to be filled are transferred from the transfer station to the container holder.
  • the container if necessary also directly, held by the container transfer recording can be brought to the treatment unit, such as if the treatment unit is not displaced in the direction of the axis of rotation of the treatment carousel.
  • the container to allow a particularly secure holding the container, the
  • Container transfer receptacle and / or the container receptacle between an open position and a closed position to hold the container to be switchable.
  • the position of the container transfer receptacle and / or the container receptacle is preferably controllable by a control element, preferably a switching cam.
  • the treatment unit is provided as a closure head for closing the container, preferably for closing the container with a screw cap, or the treatment unit is provided as a filling member for filling the container.
  • a star transport which would provide for the transfer of the container to be closed because the pitch diameter of a filling device is to run a lot larger than that
  • Partial diameter of the closing carousel having the treatment carousel can be omitted, which on the one hand reduces the installation space of the system and on the other hand reduces the residence time of a container in the system.
  • a beverage filling plant for filling containers with a filling product comprising a filler carousel for filling containers to be filled and a
  • Filler carousel and the capper carousel are arranged spaced from each other, wherein the filler carousel has at its peripheral region treatment units in the form of filling members with these respectively associated container holders for holding the container to be filled during filling, and wherein the capper carousel at its peripheral region
  • Container holders for holding the filled container during the closing has.
  • each container holder in each case one each container holder is associated, radially movable relative to the axis of rotation Container transfer receptacle for taking over the filled container from the filler carousel and / or arranged for transferring the filled container to the capper carousel.
  • the filler carousel and the capper carousel have different pitch circle diameters, a gentle transfer or takeover of the containers between the treatment carousel can be provided, since a large radius can be produced by means of the radially displaceable container transfer pickup at the transfer point of the containers.
  • the radii of the two involved subcircles of the treatment carousel are aligned with each other during the transfer or acquisition.
  • the container holder is in the radially retracted position.
  • Dosage amount evaporates or escapes at a shorter distance traveled correspondingly less nitrogen from the top of the container, so that builds up a correspondingly higher internal pressure in the container after closing.
  • the container does not have to undergo any height offset during a transfer from the container holder to the container holder, so that the risk of spillover of the filling product located in the filled, unclosed container is further reduced.
  • the container is supported according to a further preferred embodiment via an arranged on the container neck, preferably annular shape, preferably a container support ring or a retaining ring on the container holder and / or the container holder, it can be ensured that the container with respect to its height level, with In other words, its position with respect to the direction of the axis of rotation, always located on a designated or predetermined position.
  • FIG. 1 schematically shows a plan view of a beverage filling installation for filling schematically illustrated containers to be filled with a filling product, wherein a rotary filler and a downstream rotary server are provided for subsequently closing the filled containers and a container transfer receptacle is shown in a radially extended position;
  • FIG. 2 schematically shows the rotary server locker from FIG. 1, wherein the
  • Container transfer receptacle is located in a radially retracted position
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic sectional view of a partial region of the beverage filling installation along the section line A-A from FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 4 shows a schematic sectional view of a partial region of the capping carousel along the section line B-B from FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 5 schematically shows a plan view of a partial region of the beverage filling installation according to FIG. 1, wherein the container transfer receptacle is in a radially extended position;
  • FIG. 6 schematically shows a plan view of a partial region of the beverage filling installation according to FIG. 1, wherein the container transfer receptacle is in the radially retracted position; and
  • Figure 7 schematically shows a perspective detail sectional view of a beverage bottling plant in a further embodiment.
  • Figure 1 shows schematically a plan view of a beverage filling 9 for filling of schematically illustrated containers 6, wherein a rotary filler 2 are provided for filling the container to be filled 6 with a filling product and a downstream Rundurgirversch deviser 3 for subsequent closure of the then filled container 6 with a container closure ,
  • the rotary filler 2 has a treatment carousel in the form of a filler carousel 7 rotating around a rotation axis 20, at the periphery thereof at least one container holder 74 for receiving the containers 6 to be filled during filling, and at least one filling member 74 associated with the container holder 74 (not shown in this figure) ) are arranged to fill the container to be filled 6.
  • the Rundurgirversch inventor 3 has a ceremoniesskarussel in the form of a
  • At least one container holder 1 1 for receiving the filled container 6 during the closing, and at least one of the container holder 1 1 associated closure member (not shown in this figure) for closing the filled container 6 with a container closure are arranged.
  • the filler carousel 7 is arranged at a distance from the capper carousel 8, so that the filler subcircuit 70 of the filler carousel 7 and the capper subcircuit 80 of the
  • the filler carousel 7 is preceded by a container inlet 72, from which the container to be filled 6 from an upstream station to the container holder of Greerkarussells 7 are passed.
  • the container inlet 72 may be provided, for example, in the form of a transfer star or a conveyor belt.
  • a container transfer receptacle 10 is provided in order to transfer the filled containers 6 from the filler carousel 7 to the capper carousel 8.
  • the container transfer receptacle 10 is arranged on the capper carousel 8 in order to take over the filled containers 6 from the filler carousel 7.
  • the container transfer receptacle 10 can also be arranged on the filler carousel 7 and the filled containers 6 are transferred to the capper carousel 8.
  • container transfer receptacles 10 can also be arranged both on the filler carousel 7 and on the capping carousel 8 and takeover of the filled containers takes place by transfer from the container transfer receptacle 10 arranged on the filler carousel 7 to the container transfer receptacle 10 arranged on the capper carousel 8 ,
  • the respective treatment carousel can for example provide at least one of the following treatment options: pivoting, rotating, labeling, shrinking, blowing, stretch blowing, opening, dome cutting, cleaning, sterilizing, activating, rinsing (gaseous and / or liquid ), Overshoot, heating, heating, cooling, blowing out, flaming, removing electrostatic charge, priming, prefilling, prefastening with pre-closure, placing a first closure member and / or attaching a second closure member.
  • Container transfer receptacle 10 is radially displaceable with respect to the axis of rotation 30 in order to remove in each case a filled container 6 from its container receptacle 74 on the filler carousel 7 and then transfer it to the container holder 11 in the capper carousel 8 in order subsequently to enable a closing operation.
  • FIG. 1 The radial position of the container transfer receptacle 10 is shown in FIG.
  • Control 16 controlled, which communicates with a rotatably mounted on the Rundauerrverschwhoer 3 control cam 15.
  • the control cam 15 is in the form of a
  • Cam curve designed so that the change in the radial position of the Container transfer recording 10 can take place continuously and without jerky movements, whereby a spilling of the filling product located in the unclosed filled container 6 can be prevented.
  • the container transfer receptacle 10 is located in the position shown in FIG. 1 in a radially extended position, in which it tangents or intersects the filler subcircuit 70 and can take over the filled container 6 from the filler carousel 7. Since the Gearerkarussell 7 and the Verschwinerkarussell 8 rotate in opposite directions, the container to be transferred 6 dissolves in the transfer of the container holder 74 of the filler carousel 7 gently and is of the
  • Container transfer recording 10 taken over.
  • a container transfer receptacle guide in the form of a
  • Closing carousel 8 arranged that the container to be closed 6 of the
  • Be dimensions 10 can be taken if this is in a radially retracted position (see Figure 4).
  • a container outlet 82 adjoins the treatment area of the closure carousel 8 having the outer guide 84.
  • the container outlet 82 is made linear in the embodiment shown.
  • the container outlet 82 can also be provided in another form, for example as a further treatment carousel for further processing of the containers 6, preferably for labeling the containers 6, or in the form of a transport star.
  • FIG. 2 schematically shows the rotary server 3 from FIG. 1, wherein the container transfer receptacle 10 is in a radially retracted position.
  • Container transfer receptacle 10 has been moved in advance after the transfer of the container 6 from the filler carousel 7 via the control cam 15 in the radially retracted position, so that the container transfer receptacle 10 is now under the container holder 1 1 and the container 6 through the container holder 1 is held.
  • the outer guide 84 presses the container 6 in this case in the container holder 1 1 to prevent slipping or twisting of the container 6 and ensure that the centric position of the container 6 is maintained with respect to the arranged above, not shown here, closing head.
  • FIG. 3 schematically shows a sectional view of the beverage filling installation 9 from FIG. 1 along the section line A-A of FIG. 1 at the moment of transfer of the filled container 6 from the container
  • Filler carousel 7 filled container 6 is still held in the container holder 74 of the filler carousel 7, wherein the container 6 is supported on a container neck 62 on the container support ring 60 on the container holder 74.
  • the container transfer receptacle 10 of the capper carousel 8 is located in the radially extended position in FIG. 3, so that it is displaced radially outward with respect to the capping head 5 and the container holder 11 arranged concentrically thereunder. Since the container transfer receptacle 10 is in the radially extended position, this also engages the container 6 and holds it below the container holder 74. To prevent slipping of the container 6 after the transfer to the bottom and to allow a takeover at the same height level For example, the container transfer receptacle 10 has an elevation 13 on which the receptacle receiving ring 60 is supported during and after the transfer.
  • Closing carousels 8 are arranged at a common height level, so that the container 6 at a transfer of the container 6 from the container holder 74 to the
  • Container holder 1 1 experiences no height offset.
  • the container 6 Since the container transfer receptacle 10 is disposed below the container holder 1 1, the container 6 is held by the container holders 74, 1 1 at the same height position of the container neck 62 of the container 6 below the container support ring 60, wherein the container 6 with the container support ring 60 respectively on the container holders 74, 1 1 rests - especially during the respective treatments, ie in particular during filling in the filler carousel 7 and during closing in Verschutzerkarussell 8.
  • the container 6 is transferred by means of the container transfer recording 10 directly from the rotary filler 2 to the Rundauerrversch deviser 3 and the each treated container 6 is held by the container holders 1 1 and 74 at the same height position of the container neck 62.
  • the container holder 74 and the Container holder 1 1 can thereby be particularly simple and, for example, identical.
  • the container transfer receptacle 10 is positively guided via a control element 16 in the form of a roller, which is guided in a groove of the control cam 15, and held in the radially extended position for the transfer of the container. Because the control cam 15 below the
  • Closer carousel 8 is arranged, easy accessibility to the capping head 5 and a simple construction of the Verschwinerkarussells 8 can be provided.
  • the control cam 15 may also be arranged radially inside and / or above the container transfer receptacle 10 or the closure carousel 8.
  • FIG. 4 schematically shows a sectional view of the closure carousel 8 from FIG. 2 along the section line BB of FIG. 4.
  • the control curve 15 has moved the container holder 10 into the radially retracted position, so that the container 6 is now positioned concentrically below the closure head 5 and is held by the container holder 1 1.
  • the container supporting ring 60 is in contact with spikes 12 arranged on the container holder 11, which prevent the container 6 from twisting and slipping during the closing operation and which support the torque applied to the container 6 when a container closure is screwed on or rolled up.
  • FIG. 5 schematically shows a plan view of a partial region of the beverage filling installation 9 according to FIG. 1, the container transfer receptacle 10 being in a transfer position, consequently in the radially extended position. This position essentially corresponds to the position of the container transfer receptacle 10 shown in FIGS. 1 and 3.
  • the receiving areas are arranged on the closing carousel 8
  • Container transfer receptacle 10 and the container holder 74 which is arranged on the filler carousel 7 and in which the container, not shown here, is received, lie in alignment with this. Since the container transfer receptacle 10 is in the radially extended position, it is spaced apart from the arranged on the capper carousel 8 container holder 1 1 radially outwardly.
  • the container transfer receptacle 10 has to hold the container Clamping arms 100, which each have a survey 13.
  • an elevation 13 may also be arranged only on one of the clamp arms 100.
  • the elevation 13 may also in other forms, such as a midway between the brackets on the
  • Container transfer receptacle 10 arranged boom can be provided.
  • FIG. 6 schematically shows a plan view of a partial region of the beverage filling installation 9 according to FIG. 2, the container transfer receptacle 10 being in the treatment position, consequently in the radially retracted position.
  • recess 14 By a provided on the container holder 1 1 recess 14 is achieved that the
  • Container transfer receptacle 10 is displaced radially inwardly into the radially retracted position, without the elevations 13 collide with the container holder 1 1.
  • FIG. 7 schematically shows a perspective detail sectional view of a beverage filling installation 9 in a further embodiment, the construction being essentially that of FIG
  • Beverage bottling plant 9 of Figure 1 corresponds.
  • the containers 6 to be treated do not have a container support ring 60.
  • a trained on the container 6 locking ring 64 is used in this case, behind which engages later in the closed container 6, a guarantee band of the container closure.
  • the container holder 74 and the container holder 1 1 thus hold the container 6 respectively directly below the securing ring 64 and thus in each case at the same point of the container. 6
  • the container transfer receptacle 10 shown here in the radially retracted position is arranged above the container holder 11.
  • the container transfer receptacle 10 further comprises two adjustable between an open position and a closed position bracket arms 100, the position of which is controlled by the switching of a switching cam 18.
  • the clamp arms 100 are in the closed position shown in FIG.
  • the switch cam By pressing the switch cam by means of an actuating element of the rotary compressor 3, not shown, the clamp arms 100 are pivoted to the open position and the container 6 released in this way, so that the container 6 then only by the
  • the rotary filler 2 also has a switchable container holder 74.
  • two retaining arms 740 of the container holder 74 are pivotally mounted on the filler carousel 7.
  • the holding arms 740 are switched to a closed position by an actuating unit (not shown in the figure) provided on the rotary filler 2 from the open position shown in FIG.
  • the support arms 740 then grip the container 6 on the container neck 62 below the securing ring 64, so that the container 6 is supported on the holding arms 740 by means of the securing ring 64.
  • the container transfer receptacle 10 located in the open position is moved radially outward by the control cam 15
  • Position moves so that the container holder 74 and the container transfer receptacle 10, as described above, are aligned.
  • One of the clamp arms 100 is then respectively located on one side of the neck of the container 6, so that the container 6 can be gripped by the holding arms from opposite sides.
  • the container transfer receptacle 10 is switched by switching the switching cam 18 in the closed position, so that the
  • Clamping arms 100 of the container transfer receptacle 10 grab the container 6 above the securing ring 64. Thereafter, the support arms 740 of the container holder 74 are pivoted away from the container 6, so that the container holder 74 is in the open position. The container 6 is then held solely by the container transfer receptacle 10.
  • Container transfer receptacle 10 is then moved into the radially retracted position, so that it is aligned with the container holder 1 1, wherein the container 6 is then pressed into the container holder 1 1. Subsequently, the container transfer receptacle 10 is switched to the open position, so that the staple arms 100 are disengaged from the container 6 and the container 6 is held only by the container holder 1 1 during the closing process. The transfer of the container 6 from the rotary filler 2 to the capper rotor 3 is thus carried out directly and without interposition of another separate transfer star.
  • the clamp arms 100 of the container transfer receptacle 10 may also remain closed during the closing operation, for example to provide additional storage To provide torque arm. In this embodiment, the clamping arms 100 of the container transfer receptacle 10 are then opened only during or after the closing operation.
  • the container transfer receptacle 10 can also be used for the subsequent transfer of the then closed container 6 to a subsequent transport device, for example for transferring the sealed container 6 to a transport star or a conveyor belt.

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La présente invention concerne un dispositif de traitement d'au moins un récipient (6), de préférence une installation de remplissage de boissons (9) destinée à remplir et/ou fermer un récipient (6). Le dispositif comprenant un carrousel de traitement tournant sur un axe de rotation (30) et comportant au moins une unité de traitement disposée dans la région périphérique du carrousel de traitement et destinée à traiter le récipient (6) à traiter et un support de récipient (11) disposé au niveau du carrousel de traitement, associé à l'unité de traitement et destiné à supporter le récipient (6) pendant le traitement avec l'unité de traitement. Un logement de transfert de récipient (10), associé au support de récipient (11) et mobile radialement par rapport à l'axe de rotation (30), est prévu pour transférer le récipient (6) à traiter depuis un carrousel de traitement placé en amont et/ou pour transférer le récipient (6) traité vers un carrousel de traitement placé en aval.
EP17716845.7A 2016-04-07 2017-04-07 Dispositif de traitement de récipients et installation de remplissage de boissons Pending EP3440007A1 (fr)

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