EP3473590B1 - Verbesserte füllvorrichtung für eine füllmaschine - Google Patents

Verbesserte füllvorrichtung für eine füllmaschine Download PDF

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EP3473590B1
EP3473590B1 EP17306419.7A EP17306419A EP3473590B1 EP 3473590 B1 EP3473590 B1 EP 3473590B1 EP 17306419 A EP17306419 A EP 17306419A EP 3473590 B1 EP3473590 B1 EP 3473590B1
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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
    • B67C3/281—Profiled valve bodies for smoothing the flow at the outlet of the filling nozzle
    • 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
    • B67C3/26—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks
    • B67C3/2614—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks specially adapted for counter-pressure filling
    • 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
    • B67C3/26—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks
    • B67C2003/2602—Details of vent-tubes
    • 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
    • B67C3/26—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks
    • B67C2003/2671—Means for preventing foaming of the liquid
    • B67C2003/2674—Means for preventing foaming of the liquid by creating a conical shaped flow directed to the container wall at the container neck height
    • B67C2003/268—Means for preventing foaming of the liquid by creating a conical shaped flow directed to the container wall at the container neck height by means of a flow channel integral with the filling nozzle

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  • the present invention relates to an improved filling device for a filling machine configured to fill receptacles with a pourable product, in particular a still or carbonated pourable product, such as water, soft drinks, beverages, or the like, and operating in aseptic or ultra-clean conditions.
  • a pourable product in particular a still or carbonated pourable product, such as water, soft drinks, beverages, or the like, and operating in aseptic or ultra-clean conditions.
  • a typical filling machine of the above-mentioned type substantially comprises a carousel conveyor configured to rotate about a vertical axis, a product tank carried centrally by the carousel and containing the pourable product, and a plurality of filling devices peripherally carried by the carousel, in positions radially external with respect to the product tank.
  • the filling devices are conveyed by the carousel along a circular transfer path.
  • the carousel conveyor receives a succession of empty receptacles from an input star wheel and releases the filled receptacles to an output star wheel.
  • the filling devices are connected to the product tank through respective fluidic circuits or lines.
  • Each filling device basically comprises a support device adapted to receive and retain a respective receptacle in a vertical position, and a filling valve configured to feed a given volume of pourable product into the receptacles, as the filling device travels along the circular transfer path by following the rotary movement imparted thereto by the carousel.
  • a typical filling valve basically comprises:
  • the tubular body presents a longitudinal axis parallel to the carousel axis and terminates at a lower end with the above-mentioned outlet opening; the tubular body is adapted to sealingly contact, in use, a top end mouth of the receptacle to be filled.
  • the flowing channel usually comprises a tapered-section portion located at a given axial distance from, and above, the outlet opening, and extending up to a minimum-diameter section.
  • the shutter is movable in a sliding manner within the channel of the tubular body between:
  • the actuator means controlling the movements of the shutter within the flowing channel are of electro-magnetic type.
  • the shutter is magnetically coupled to a driving actuator arranged completely external to the tubular body and is provided with one or more permanent magnets.
  • the driving actuator is mounted onto the outer surface of the tubular body in a sliding manner.
  • the shutter is internally provided with one or more permanent magnets facing the respective permanent magnets of the driving actuator and magnetically attracted by the latter through the lateral wall of the tubular body.
  • any axial displacement of the driving actuator produces a corresponding axial movement of the shutter.
  • a filling valve of the above-mentioned type usually also comprises a gas return conduit configured to discharge the gas present in the receptacle during the filling thereof with the pourable product.
  • return conduits of filling devices operating in aseptic conditions typically comprise an axial portion communicating with the receptacle to be filled and a radial portion extending radially with respect to the axis of the tubular body, arranged partly inside the flowing channel and communicating with a further portion external with respect to the flowing channel itself.
  • the shutter carries, at its lower portion, a swirler axially engaging the shutter itself on the outer lateral surface of the latter.
  • the swirler has a substantially cylindrical configuration and is provided with a plurality of blades configured to impart a swirling movement to the pourable product flowing therebetween.
  • the blades of the swirler define a fluidic connection between the flowing channel and the top end mouth of the respective receptacle to be filled through the outlet opening.
  • number 1 indicates as a whole a filling device 1 adapted to be incorporated in a filling machine (known per se and not shown) for filling receptacles 3 with a pourable product under pressure, up to a desired level.
  • receptacles 3 may be formed in plastic material, and the pourable product may be a still or carbonated beverage.
  • filling device 1 is adapted to carry out a so-called “contact filling operation", in which the receptacle 3 is kept in fluid-tight contact against the filling device 1 itself during the filling operation.
  • the filling machine is fed with sterilized empty receptacles 3 and is configured to fill the latter with the pourable product in aseptic or ultra-clean conditions.
  • the filling machine comprises a conveyor, preferably a carousel 4 (only partially shown in Figure 1 ) configured to rotate about a vertical axis (not shown), and a product tank (also not shown) containing the pourable product and carried centrally by the carousel 4 itself.
  • a conveyor preferably a carousel 4 (only partially shown in Figure 1 ) configured to rotate about a vertical axis (not shown), and a product tank (also not shown) containing the pourable product and carried centrally by the carousel 4 itself.
  • Carousel 4 protrudingly bears at its peripheral portion a plurality of filling devices 1 (only one shown in the enclosed Figures) configured to fill respective receptacles 3 during the rotation of the carousel 4 itself around its axis.
  • Each filling device 1 is therefore conveyed by carousel 4 along a circular transfer path in respective positions radially external with respect to the carousel axis and is fluidly connected to the product tank through a circuit 5.
  • carousel 4 receives a succession of empty receptacles 3 from an input star wheel (not shown) and releases the filled receptacles 3 to an output star wheel (also not shown).
  • each receptacle 3 is defined by a bottle presenting a longitudinal axis A and which is advanced in a vertical position by the carousel 4.
  • each receptacle 3 is advanced, its axis A stays parallel to the carousel axis.
  • each receptacle 3 has a top neck 6 coaxial with axis A and defining a threaded surface 7 designed to allow the closing thereof by a screw cap (known per se and not shown).
  • Each filling device 1 comprises a filling valve 8 configured to control the flow of the pourable product towards the respective receptacle 3 to be filled and support means 10 adapted to support such receptacle 3 in a vertical position below the valve 8.
  • the receptacle 3 has its neck 6 in contact with the valve 8 itself, so as to receive from the latter the pourable product in a fluid-tight condition.
  • Filling valve 8 basically comprises:
  • tubular body 11 presents a longitudinal axis B, parallel to the rotation axis of carousel 4, and terminates at its upper end 15 with an axial inlet opening 16 configured to receive the pourable product from the product tank through circuit 5. Furthermore, tubular body 11 terminates at its lower end 17 with an axial outlet opening 18 configured to feed the pourable product to the respective receptacle 3.
  • inlet opening 16 is directly connected to a product conduit 19 of circuit 5 extending from tubular body 11 to the product tank.
  • Lower end 17 of tubular body 11 is adapted to contact in use the top neck 6 of the receptacle 3 to be filled, so as to put the inlet/outlet mouth of the receptacle 3 itself in fluidic connection with outlet opening 18.
  • lower end 17 comprises an annular gasket 20 defining in use an abutment for neck 6 of the respective receptacle 3 and configured to sealingly close the latter during the filling process. In this way, the interior of such receptacle 3 is maintained in a sealed condition during the filling thereof with the pourable product.
  • a filling valve 8 of the above-described type is known as a "contact filling valve", suitable for performing a contact filling operation.
  • support means 10 are configured to receive and retain one relative receptacle 3 in a suspended position with its axis A coaxial to axis B of the tubular body 11.
  • support means 10 comprise a gripping member 21, arranged below filling valve 8 and configured to retain a relative receptacle 3 by its neck 6, and actuator means 22 for moving gripping member 21, and therefore receptacle 3, towards and away from annular gasket 20 of lower end 17 of tubular body 11.
  • channel 12 comprises, in correspondence with lower end 17 of tubular body 11, a tapered-section portion 23 located at a given axial distance from, and above, outlet opening 18 and tapering towards the latter. More specifically, tapered-section portion 23 is defined by a frustum-conical inner surface of channel 12, which tapers from an upper, substantially cylindrical, inner surface 24 of the channel 12 itself.
  • shutter 13 is housed coaxially within channel 12 of tubular body 11 and comprises a substantially cylindrical main portion 26 and an axial end portion 28 connected to main portion 26 by a frustum-conical portion 29.
  • end portion 28 has a larger diameter than the diameter of such main portion 26.
  • shutter 13 comprises a closing head 27, axially protruding from end portion 28 and configured to cooperate in a fluid-tight manner with tapered-section portion 23 of channel 12.
  • closing head 27 is provided with a sealing member, preferably an o-ring 30, configured to directly contact tapered-section portion 23, so as to sealingly close the fluidic connection of channel 12 with outlet opening 18 and, therefore, with the respective receptacle 3.
  • a sealing member preferably an o-ring 30, configured to directly contact tapered-section portion 23, so as to sealingly close the fluidic connection of channel 12 with outlet opening 18 and, therefore, with the respective receptacle 3.
  • Shutter 13 is movable within channel 12 of tubular body 11 between:
  • closing head 27 cooperates in a fluid-tight manner with tapered-section portion 23, i.e. o-ring 30 directly contacts in sealing manner the tapered-section portion 23 itself.
  • actuator means 14 comprise a permanent-magnet unit 32, which is magnetically coupled with a corresponding permanent-magnet unit 31 housed in main portion 26 of shutter 13.
  • unit 31 comprises at least two permanent magnets 31a (only one shown in Figure 1 ) conveniently incorporated within main portion 26 of shutter 13 so as to face unit 32.
  • unit 32 comprises at least two permanent magnets 32a arranged adjacent to one another with identical magnetic poles facing axially, and oriented, with respect to permanent magnets 31a of unit 31, with different magnetic poles respectively facing radially. Furthermore, unit 32 also comprises a cylindrical casing 32b housing permanent magnets 32a.
  • unit 32 is coaxially coupled in a sliding manner onto an outer surface 33 of tubular body 11 and is controlled by a driving linear actuator 34 (only partially shown) configured to command an axial displacement of unit 32 along axis B.
  • any axial displacement of unit 32 controlled by the driving linear actuator 34 produces a corresponding axial movement of unit 31, and consequently of shutter 13, due to the magnetic coupling of permanent magnets 32a with permanent magnets 31a.
  • This configuration allows an automatized control of the movement of shutter 13 and permits to avoid any risk of contamination of the pourable product with any lubrication fluid or external particles.
  • filling device 1 further comprises:
  • pressurization conduit 36 is configured to pressurize the respective receptacle 3 at a pressure higher than the atmospheric pressure prior to starting the filling of the receptacle 3 itself.
  • Return conduit 35 is configured to exhaust the gas present within the respective receptacle 3 as the latter is filled in the above-mentioned sealed conditions.
  • Decompression conduit 37 is configured to depressurize the respective receptacle 3 at the end of filling.
  • pressurization conduit 36 and decompression conduit 37 are at least partly formed within tubular body 11 and are all distinct from one another.
  • Each one of these conduits 35, 36, 37 is partly arranged on one side of channel 12 and on an outer circumference C than channel 12 with respect to axis B ( Figure 4 ).
  • return conduit 35 comprises an inlet mouth 38, which opens in use into the inner volume of the respective receptacle, when the latter is in the above-mentioned sealed condition, with neck 6 axially abutted onto gasket 20. Furthermore, return conduit 35 comprises an outlet mouth 39 communicating with the relative chamber.
  • return conduit 35 comprises, proceeding from inlet mouth 38 towards outlet mouth 39:
  • shutter 13 is further provided with a swirler 44.
  • swirler 44 is located in correspondence with end portion 28 of shutter 13, between tapered section 29 and closing head 27.
  • swirler 44 is located upstream f gas conveying portion 41 with reference to the motion of the pourable product towards the respective receptacle 3 to be filled.
  • swirler 44 has a substantially cylindrical configuration and is provided with a plurality of slanted (with respect to axis B) blades 45 configured to impart a swirling movement to the pourable product flowing therebetween.
  • Blades 45 define, between each other, respective guiding channels 46 through which the pourable product is guided, acquiring the swirling movement, prior to flow towards the respective receptacle 3 through outlet opening 18.
  • swirler 44 is formed integral with shutter 13.
  • gas conveying portion 41 of return conduit 35 is surrounded by an outer surface 47 having, in the area contacted in use by the pourable product, a beveled configuration for guiding the swirling movement of the pourable product itself.
  • outer surface 47 comprises, in the area contacted in use by the pourable product, an upper beveled edge 48 and a lower beveled edge 49, for guiding the flow of the swirling pourable product.
  • gas conveying portion 41 of return conduit 35 is supported by a shaped body 50, defining the outer surface 47 and, therefore, comprising upper beveled edge 48 and lower beveled edge 49.
  • outer surface 47 may be directly defined by gas conveying portion 41.
  • gas conveying portion 41 may be supported by a shaped body, defining only partially outer surface 47; the remaining part of outer surface 47 may be directly defined by gas conveying portion 41.
  • filling device 1 The operation of filling device 1 is described hereinafter with reference to a single receptacle 3 and starting from a condition in which such receptacle 3 is fed to carousel 4 of filling machine 2 in order to be filled with a pourable product.
  • receptacle 3 is retained at its neck 6 by gripping member 21, in vertical position with its axis A coaxial to axis B of the filling valve 8, and may be also supported at its bottom wall by a respective lower support plate (not shown) of carousel 4.
  • Receptacle 3 is coupled with tubular body 11 in a fluid-tight manner by activating actuator means 22 so as to raise gripping member 21 towards filling valve 8 up to bring neck 6 into contact with annular gasket 20 of lower end 17.
  • actuator means 22 so as to raise gripping member 21 towards filling valve 8 up to bring neck 6 into contact with annular gasket 20 of lower end 17.
  • shutter 13 of filling valve 8 is set to the lower closed position within channel 12 of tubular body 11.
  • receptacle 3 is subjected to a pressurization step, by means of pressurization conduit 36, up to the moment in which the pressure in receptacle 3 reaches a desired level.
  • This desired pressure level corresponds to the pressure level of the carbonated pourable product in the product tank and defines the requested condition for starting the filling operation.
  • shutter 13 is moved to its upper open position ( Figure 3 ); in this way, a gap between tapered-section portion 23 of channel 12 and closing head 27 of shutter 13 is established, allowing the pourable product to flow towards receptacle 3, through outlet opening 18.
  • the movement of shutter 13 is achieved by activating driving linear actuator 34 which controls unit 32; by effect of the magnetic coupling between permanent magnets 31a of unit 31 and permanent magnets 32a of unit 32, the translating motion of this latter unit determines a corresponding axial motion of the shutter 13 itself within channel 12 of tubular body 11.
  • shutter 13 is moved to its initial lower closed position.
  • the next step is the decompression phase of receptacle 3, achieved connecting the receptacle 3 itself with decompression conduit 37 and with the decompression chamber.
  • the beveled configuration of outer surface 47 ensures a non-hampered, swirling flow of the pourable product over gas conveying portion 41, in all the cases in which such gas conveying portion 41 crosses transversally channel 12; in this way, it is possible to limit the formation of undesired foam into the respective receptacle 3 during filling.
  • swirler 44 is formed integral with shutter 13, the total number of components present the in filling device 1 itself is reduced and the overall reliability is increased.

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  1. Füllvorrichtung (1) für eine Füllmaschine, dazu ausgelegt, Aufnahmen (3) mit einem schüttbaren Produkt zu füllen;
    wobei die Füllvorrichtung (1) Folgendes umfasst:
    - einen röhrenförmigen Körper (11) mit einer Längsachse (B), der einen zentralen Strömungskanal (12) definiert, der dazu ausgelegt ist, das schüttbare Produkt einer entsprechenden Aufnahme (3) zuzuführen, die zu füllen ist;
    - einen Verschluss (13), der in dem Kanal (12) zwischen einer unteren Position, in welcher der Verschluss (13) den Kanal (12) dichtend verschließt, und einer oberen Position, in welcher der Verschluss (13) mit dem Kanal (12) einen ringförmigen Durchgang für das schüttbare Produkt begrenzt, bewegbar ist; und
    - mindestens einen Gasrücklaufkreis (35), der dazu ausgelegt ist, das in der entsprechenden Aufnahme (3) vorhandene Gas während des Füllens derselben abzugeben, und der mindestens einen quer verlaufenden Gastransportabschnitt (41) umfasst, der sich in Bezug auf die Achse (B) quer erstreckt und den Kanal (12), der dazu ausgelegt ist, dass schüttbare Produkt zuzuführen, quert;
    und eine Vorrichtung (44), die von dem Verschluss (13) getragen wird, sich dem Gastransportabschnitt (41) des Rücklaufkreises (35) in Bezug auf die Bewegung des schüttbaren Produkts in Richtung der entsprechenden Aufnahme (3) vorgelagert befindet, und dazu ausgelegt ist, eine Bewegung an das schüttbare Produkt selbst weiterzugeben;
    wobei der Gastransportabschnitt (41) des Rücklaufkreises (35) mindestens teilweise von einer Außenfläche (47) umgeben ist, die in dem Bereich, der sich in Bezug auf die Achse (B) quer erstreckt und den Kanal (12), der das schüttbare Produkt zuführt, kreuzt, eine abgeschrägte Konfiguration aufweist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    die Vorrichtung (44) eine Verwirbelungsvorrichtung ist, die dazu ausgelegt ist, an das schüttbare Produkt eine Verwirbelungsbewegung weiterzugeben, und dadurch, dass die Außenfläche (47) eine obere abgeschrägte Kante (48) und eine untere abgeschrägte Kante (49) umfasst, einander diametral entgegengesetzt, um die Verwirbelungsbewegung des schüttbaren Produkts zu führen.
  2. Füllvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Gastransportabschnitt (41) von einem geformten Körper gestützt ist, der mindestens teilweise die Außenfläche (47) definiert.
  3. Füllvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Verwirbelungsvorrichtung (44) einstückig mit dem Verschluss (13) ausgebildet ist, angeordnet an einer axialen Endposition (28) des Verschlusses (13), und versehen mit einer Vielzahl von Flügeln (45), die in Bezug auf die Achse (B) abgeschrägt sind.
  4. Füllvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Rücklaufkreis (35) ferner einen Gasaufnahmeabschnitt (40) umfasst, der sich in dem Kanal (12) koaxial erstreckt und an einem Ende mit der entsprechenden Aufnahme (3), die zu füllen ist, und an einer anderen Sektion mit dem Gastransportabschnitt (41) in Verbindung steht.
  5. Füllvorrichtung nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, ferner umfassend ein erstes magnetisches Mittel (31), getragen von dem Verschluss (13), und ein zweites magnetisches Mittel (32), angeordnet vollständig außerhalb des röhrenförmigen Körpers (11), magnetisch gekoppelt mit dem ersten magnetischen Mittel (31), und wahlweise aktiviert, um die Bewegung des Verschlusses (13) entlang der Achse (B) zwischen der unteren Position und der oberen Position zu steuern.
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