EP3589576B1 - Dispositif et procédé de remplissage d'un contenant d'un produit de remplissage - Google Patents

Dispositif et procédé de remplissage d'un contenant d'un produit de remplissage Download PDF

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EP3589576B1
EP3589576B1 EP18710388.2A EP18710388A EP3589576B1 EP 3589576 B1 EP3589576 B1 EP 3589576B1 EP 18710388 A EP18710388 A EP 18710388A EP 3589576 B1 EP3589576 B1 EP 3589576B1
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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
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    • B67C3/282—Flow-control devices, e.g. using valves related to filling level control
    • 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
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  • the present invention relates to a device for filling a container with a filling product, in particular for filling a glass container with a carbonated beverage in a beverage filling plant.
  • the present invention also relates to a method for filling a container with a filling product.
  • the containers filled with the carbonized filling product are transferred to a subsequent processing station, for example to a closer, via an outlet device, for example an outlet star, there is a controlled release of the preload pressure from the interior of the then filled container to ambient pressure, so that the container can be transferred unencumbered to the downstream discharge device.
  • an outlet device for example an outlet star
  • the container bursts or breaks completely, this can be detected mechanically.
  • This mechanical detection can take place, for example, in that the pressing device, by means of which the container is pressed in a sealing manner against the actual filling valve, reacts accordingly to the breaking of the container.
  • the breaking of the container can also be detected by a centering bell falling or sinking.
  • the bursting can also be detected by the sudden drop in the pressure of the container on the filling valve.
  • the mechanical detection of a complete container break is, for example, from the DE 21 07 226 C3 known, in which the integrity of the container is checked via mechanical scanning.
  • a defective container does not result in a complete collapse or bursting of the container, but the container remains essentially intact in its external dimensions - even if the prestressing gas is filled under pressure.
  • the defective container is leaky because it has, for example, a smaller or larger hole or a smaller or larger crack or several cracks in such a way that media can escape from the interior of the container to the outside. If such a defective container does not break during the pre-tensioning process, it will be filled regularly inside the filler. If it does not break during the filling process, the container is subsequently transferred to the discharge device in conventional filling devices.
  • the container can then break at any later point in time during further processing - for example in the subsequent closer, which in turn exerts high forces on the container to apply the closure.
  • the container can also break at an even later stage of the process, for example during labeling, palletizing or even during transport. This can lead to high additional costs because, for example, an entire container has to be disposed of.
  • a filling device in which the occurrence of a container breakage is detected by a measuring probe that responds to liquid, which can detect the filling product escaping inadmissibly from the container due to the destruction of the container but also due to a hole or a crack in the container. For this, however, it is necessary that appropriate detectors responding to liquid are present in the area of the container.
  • a device for filling a container with a filling product preferably for filling a glass container with a carbonated beverage in a beverage filling plant.
  • the device comprises a filling valve for introducing the filling product into the container to be filled, a control device for activating the filling valve and a filling level sensor communicating with the control device for detecting the presence of a target filling level of the filling product in the container, the control device being configured to do the Closing the filling valve when the target filling level is recognized.
  • the control device is set up to determine the presence of the target fill level again by means of the fill level sensor after the fill valve is closed and to initiate a discharge process for the container when the target fill level is detected.
  • control device is set up to once again detect the filling level of the filling product in the container by means of the filling level sensor after the filling valve has been closed and to initiate a discharge process when the filling level falls below the target value can be used to detect Container errors can be achieved.
  • Mechanical scanning of the presence or absence of the container to be filled is also not absolutely necessary. Rather, the fact that the filling level sensor detects again after closing the filling valve whether the target filling level is (still) present can be used to check whether the filled container fulfills the requirements placed on it.
  • the filling process ends in that the filling valve is closed on the basis of the sensor signal from the filling level sensor, which signals that the target filling level has been reached.
  • the filling level is measured again by means of the same filling level sensor, but this is then due to the faulty container and the resulting leakage Filling product, has dropped.
  • the filling product level within the container therefore no longer corresponds to the specified target filling level due to the leaked filling product, which can be determined by the filling level sensor. This means that from the drop in the filling level it can be concluded that the container is defective.
  • the control device can also be set up to close the filling valve after a normal filling time has elapsed, even if the target filling level has not yet been reached. Then, too, at a later point in time after the filling valve has been closed, the filling level sensor determines that the target filling level has not (at all) been reached. A defective container can also be concluded from this. In this way, even the complete absence of a container can be detected, since the filling product then flows out through the filling valve until the normal filling time has expired and the filling valve is then automatically closed. The filling level sensor can then accordingly not detect a filling level after the filling valve has been closed, since there is no container.
  • the filling level sensor can be a filling level probe to be inserted into the interior of the container to be filled with a sensor area defining the target filling level, the sensor area preferably being a short-circuit sensor, a capacitive sensor and / or a resistance sensor.
  • the filling level sensors already provided in a probe filler are also used to detect whether the container possibly does not meet the tightness requirements, a particularly efficient construction of the device can be achieved. Accordingly, it is not necessary to provide further sensors or other control devices than the devices already provided for the actual filling process.
  • the filling level then present is measured again via the control device and the filling level sensor. In this way it can be checked whether the specified target filling level is being maintained in the container or whether the filling product level is falling. If, when determining the filling product level after the filling valve has been closed, the target filling level is not (no longer) reached, it can be concluded that the container is leaking and that the filling product has leaked accordingly.
  • the filling level sensor can preferably also be formed by an optical filling level determination and in particular it can be formed by an optical filling level determination arranged outside the container to be filled, particularly preferably in the form of a camera and / or optical scanning.
  • the filling level of the filling product in the container to be filled can thus be determined, for example, by providing optical sensors or, for example, a camera by means of which the filling product level in the container to be filled is determined during the filling process.
  • the signal from such a filling level sensor is first used to end the filling process when a predetermined target filling level is reached, in order to then close the filling valve accordingly.
  • the filling level then present in the filled container is determined again at a later point in time by means of this filling level sensor. If this is below the target filling level, it is concluded that the container is leaking and that the filling product has leaked accordingly.
  • the measurement after the filling valve has been closed preferably takes place at a point in time after the filled filling product has settled down and any overrun from the filling valve, which may still drip after the filling valve has been closed, has settled.
  • the filling level can be determined again, for example, 100 ms to 200 ms after the filling valve has been closed.
  • the control device preferably initiates a discharge process upon detection of an improperly filled container, so that the improperly filled container, which is assumed to be defective, is not fed to the subsequent processing stations. In particular, it can be prevented in this way that the filled but defective container breaks at a subsequent processing station due to the mechanical loads applied there and contaminates these subsequent areas with cullet and with filling product.
  • the control device is preferably set up to initiate the discharge process by identifying the container as defective in a shift register. Accordingly, the initiation of the discharge process can be achieved, for example, in that in the corresponding shift register, in which the respective containers are noted during their passage through the filling device, a note is entered to the effect that the container is faulty and accordingly has to be subsequently ejected.
  • a corresponding discharge switch is then preferably provided after the filling device, by means of which the container can then be discharged on the basis of its marking in the shift register.
  • a container transport device is preferably provided for transporting the container to be filled while the filling product is being introduced into the container to be filled, and the control device is designed to initiate the discharge process by stopping the container transport device, the control device preferably being designed to control the container transport device via a to control dynamic stop ramp for stopping and particularly preferably to stop the container to be discharged in a safe service position.
  • the control device thus initiates a discharge process by stopping the transport of the containers through the filling device, for example by running a dynamic stop ramp for a rotary filler and stopping the transport device in a correspondingly defined manner.
  • the control device can initiate the discharge process by stopping the filler carousel so that it is defective detected container comes to a safe service position.
  • the faulty container can be removed by operator intervention.
  • the defective container can also be removed by a corresponding automated device, for example by a service robot. The corresponding filling valve can then be cleaned or cleaned.
  • the safe service position is particularly preferably provided in an area in which the defective container has not yet been transferred to a subsequent transport device or even to a subsequent processing or processing device.
  • the control device therefore preferably stops the transport device in a defined manner in such a way that the container is in the safe service position before being transferred to an outlet transport device and in particular, an outlet star comes to stand in front of the handover in order to be removed there. This reduces the risk that the non-intact container will break as a result of the mechanical loads when it is transferred to the discharge transport device.
  • An optical display is preferably provided, via which the container detected as defective can be marked in order to make it easy for an operator to remove the container in a targeted manner.
  • the control device is preferably set up to close the filling valve after a normal filling time has elapsed, even if the target filling level has not (yet) been reached. This normally results in the filling valve being closed when the target filling level is reached. However, if the normal maximum filling time is not sufficient to reach the target filling level, the filling valve closes after the normal filling time has elapsed. The container is then already underfilled at this point in time. The subsequent renewed determination of whether the target fill level is (still) present results in the determination that the container is not in compliance with regulations and must therefore be discharged.
  • the control device is preferably set up to determine the presence of the target fill level again only after a calming phase has elapsed, preferably after a calming phase of 50 ms to 500 ms, preferably 100 ms to 200 ms after the filling valve has been closed.
  • the calming phase is usually switched between the completion of the filling process and the start of a relief process in order to reduce the undesired discharge of filling product together with the relief gas. In the calming phase, any foam that may have occurred can at least partially collapse.
  • a method for filling a container with a filling product preferably for filling a glass container with a beverage in a beverage filling system, wherein a filling valve for introducing the filling product into the container to be filled, a control device for controlling the filling valve and a control device with communicating filling level sensor is provided for detecting the presence of a target filling level of the filling product in the container and wherein the control device closes the filling valve when the target filling level is recognized.
  • the control device uses the filling level sensor to determine the presence of the target filling level again and initiates a discharge process for the container when it detects that the target filling level is not reached.
  • Figure 1 shows a schematic sectional view through a section of a device 1 for filling a container 100, shown schematically in the form of a glass bottle, with a filling product.
  • the filling product is present in a filling product reservoir 10 of the device 1 and can be filled into the container 100 via a filling valve 12 through the mouth 110 of the container 100.
  • a container 100 to be filled is about to be fed to the filling valve 12 via a container transport device in the form of a transport plate 14. Centering of the mouth 110 of the container 100 with respect to the filling valve 12 is achieved via a centering bell 16 into which the mouth 110 of the container 100 to be filled is inserted. As a result of the upward movement of the container 100 in the direction of the filling valve 12 due to the lifting of the transport plate 14, the centering bell 16 is also carried along through the mouth 110 of the container 100.
  • a seal 160 is provided in the centering bell 16, which seal is brought into sealing contact with the mouth 110 of the container 100 by the upward movement of the container 100.
  • the centering bell 16 is further raised together with the container 100 by means of the transport plate 14 to such an extent that the seal 160 is also brought into sealing contact with the filling valve 12 and a fluid-tight and, in particular, gas-tight connection is accordingly established between the mouth 110 and the filling valve 12, as they are in, for example Figure 2 can be seen.
  • a beverage filling plant there is usually a plurality of filling valves 12 which are arranged around the circumference of a filler carousel and circulate together with the filler carousel in order to fill the containers 100 to be filled in a continuous process.
  • a container 100 to be filled is held and transported below a respective filling valve 12 by the container transport device in the form of the transport plate 14.
  • the filler carousel accordingly enables the production of a stream of containers filled with the filling product.
  • the filling product reservoir 10 is designed in the form of a ring bowl, which is also connected to the filler carousel and circulates jointly with it.
  • the construction of the device 1 and in particular of the filler carousel can, however, also follow other known structures, for example through the use of a rotating or stationary central boiler and the connection of the filling valves 12 by means of a ring line.
  • a filling level sensor 2 is inserted through the mouth 110 into the interior of the container 100.
  • the filling level sensor 2 comprises, in a manner known per se, a sensor area 20 which can determine the filling product level within the container 100.
  • the sensor area 20 of the filling level sensor 2 can be designed in such a way that it detects when the filling product level within the container 100 reaches the sensor area 20. Then the filling level sensor 2 outputs a corresponding switch-off signal to a control device (not shown).
  • the sensor area 20 of the filling level sensor 2 can be designed, for example, as a capacitive sensor, as a short-circuit sensor and / or as a resistance sensor.
  • the filling valve 12 is closed when the filling level sensor 2 signals to the control device via the switch-off signal that the filling product has reached the sensor area 20. Due to the fixed geometric relationship of the filling level sensor 2 and especially the sensor area 20 to the mouth 110 of the container 100, it can be achieved that the containers 100 filled by means of the device 1 have essentially the same filling height and accordingly a particularly uniform filling image can be achieved .
  • the filling level of the filling product in the container 100 usually does not exactly correspond to the immersion depth of the sensor area 20 in the container 100, since when the shutdown signal is generated by the filling product level reaching the sensor area 20, the closing of the filling valve 12 is delayed due to its inertia. Furthermore, the filling product already located below the filling valve 12 can no longer be influenced by the filling valve 12, so that a corresponding overrun occurs here. Assuming that both inertia and after-run are essentially the same for all filling valves 12 of a filling device, a uniform filling pattern of the filled containers 100 is then nevertheless achieved.
  • Figure 2 the container 100 is shown in a position pressed against the filling valve 12 and the filling process has already been completed.
  • the filling level sensor 2 is still inserted into the interior of the container 100 and, by means of the corresponding signaling, has moved the control device to close the filling valve 12, since the filling product level has reached the sensor area 20. Due to the inertia of the filling valve 12 and due to the overrun, the filling level is accordingly above the sensor area 20 after the filling process has been completed.
  • Figure 2 shows the state in which the container 100 is after the closing of the filling valve 12 when the filling valve 12 has been closed by a corresponding signaling of the filling level sensor 2 and the container 100 is intact. This in Figure 2 The fill level shown is retained accordingly.
  • the filling takes place over the course of time until the target fill level H S predetermined by the sensor area 20 is reached in the first sensor measurement S 1.
  • the filling valve 12 is closed on the basis of the switch-off signal specified by the filling level sensor 2.
  • the filling level continues to rise slightly, since there is still an after-run of filling product, and the closing of the filling valve 12, due to its inertia, takes a finite time after the filling level H S has been reached. There is accordingly a slight after-run between the switching of the filling valve 12 and the actual reaching of the maximum filling level, which results in the actual filling level H I.
  • the resulting filling level H I is accordingly above the target filling height H S , so that the filling level sensor 2 is still in a later, second sensor measurement S 2 outputs a signal which indicates that the sensor area 20 has been reached.
  • the target filling level H S is not undershot even after a later measurement.
  • the second sensor measurement S 2 is preferably carried out after a calming phase ⁇ T B has been completed.
  • the calming phase ⁇ T B is usually between 100 ms and 200 ms.
  • the calming phase is followed by the relief process in order to relieve the pressure present in the container in a controlled manner to normal ambient pressure in order to prevent the carbonized filling product from shooting out of the filled container 100 when the filling valve 12 is released.
  • the sensor signal behaves correspondingly in the case of a filling level sensor 2 which has only a single sensor area 20, as is shown schematically in FIG Figure 5 shown.
  • the sensor signal of the sensor area 20 is accordingly always present after the target fill level specified by the sensor area 20 has been reached.
  • a non-intact container which has only a relatively small leak, so that the filling time essentially corresponds to the filling time of an intact container.
  • the small leak causes the filling product to escape, so that after the filling valve 12 is closed, which is triggered by the sensor measurement S 1 at time T N , the target filling level H S is no longer available at a later time. In other words, during the second sensor measurement S 2, the filling level sensor 2 can no longer output a positive sensor signal.
  • a further exemplary filling curve C is shown, in which particularly rapid filling of the container 100 takes place, since a counterpressure in the container 100 is due a larger leak cannot be built up and the filling product can flow in correspondingly quickly.
  • the filling valve 12 is accordingly moved to close at an earlier point in time during the sensor measurement S 1. In the later sensor measurement S 2 , on the other hand, no more positive signal from the filling level sensor 2 is determined.
  • control device If the control device detects such a behavior of the filling product sensor 2 after the filling valve 12 has been closed, it is concluded that the container 100 is faulty. The control device accordingly initiates a discharge action for this container 100 recognized as defective in order to remove the defective container 100 from the production process.
  • the container 100 can be marked as faulty by the control device, for example in a shift register, so that it can then be ejected in a subsequent device.
  • the control device for example in a shift register
  • it can be achieved by means of the shift register that the container is removed from the production process by means of a subsequent discharge gate of a downstream transport device.
  • a stopping process of a transport device - for example a filler carousel - of the device for filling the container can also be initiated when a certain shift register position is reached or already when the defective container is detected by the control device.
  • the stopping process of the transport device is preferably controlled in such a way that the faulty container is brought to a standstill in a safe service position, so that an operator of the device can safely remove the faulty container and, if necessary, clean the filling valve and treat it hygienically.
  • control device can initiate a corresponding stop ramp as a discharge action, which brings the rotary carousel or another container transport device to a halt in such a way that the defective container comes to a halt in the secure service area.
  • a corresponding stop ramp As a discharge action, which brings the rotary carousel or another container transport device to a halt in such a way that the defective container comes to a halt in the secure service area.
  • the transport device comes to a gentle stop, which results in a safe stop that is gentle on the product for the other containers.
  • the defective container can also be removed by a corresponding automated device, for example by a robot arm or another discharge device.
  • a device 1 for filling a container is shown schematically, which comprises the actual filler 4 or the filler carousel 40, an inlet star 42 for feeding the containers to be filled to the filler carousel 40 and an outlet star 44 for discharging the containers filled with the filling product in the filler carousel 40 .
  • On the circumference of the filler carousel is a large number of, for example, in Figures 1 and 2 Filling valves 12 shown are provided.
  • a container to be filled is transferred to a corresponding container transport device of the filler carousel - for example to a transport plate 14 as in FIG Figures 1 and 2 shown.
  • the container is then suitably prestressed with a prestressing gas in order to prepare it for the subsequent filling process.
  • a prestressing gas in order to prepare it for the subsequent filling process.
  • carbonized products can be filled into the pre-tensioned container.
  • the container breaks when the pressure is applied by means of the pretensioning gas, this break can possibly be detected by a lowering of the centering bell 16 when the container bursts completely and the mouth area of the container falls down accordingly. In such a case, appropriate measures to remove the cullet can then be initiated.
  • the control device of the device 1 for filling the container assumes in such a case that the container is present in the respective position and can be filled so that the filling process can be carried out in the filling area and the filling valve 12 according to the respective filling program is opened and closed.
  • the filling valve 12 is closed again when the filling level sensor 2 detects that the filling product in the container has reached a predetermined target filling level.
  • the filling valve 12 is closed.
  • a calming phase which is, for example, in the range from 100 ms to 200 ms
  • the pressure present in the container 100 is then released in a controlled manner in the relief area and the container is then transferred to the subsequent treatment devices via the outlet star 44.
  • the filling valve 12 In order to check whether the filled container is actually intact, or whether it has a leak, after the filling valve 12 has been closed, particularly preferably after the end of the calming phase, it is already used to determine the end of filling Level sensor 2 measured the level inside the container one more time. In other words, the filling level is measured again after the filling process has been completed.
  • the filling process can also be ended by the expiry of a specified maximum filling time, which is specified, for example, by the maximum possible filling angle of a rotary filler, without the filling level sensor 2 reporting that the target filling level has been reached once.
  • the filling level can be measured again by means of the filling level sensor 2 after the end of the period provided for the filling product calming.
  • the incorrectly filled container preferably comes to a halt in a safe service area before it would have been transferred to the discharge star 44. In this way, it can be achieved that the mechanical loads on the non-intact and thus breakable container 100 are kept low and, accordingly, in this way a potential introduction of cullet into further system areas can be reduced or even avoided.

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  1. Dispositif (1) de remplissage d'un récipient (100) avec un produit de remplissage, de préférence pour le remplissage d'un récipient en verre (100) avec une boisson dans une installation d'embouteillage, comprenant une soupape de remplissage (12) pour l'introduction du produit de remplissage dans le récipient à remplir (100), un dispositif de commande pour la commande de la soupape de remplissage (12) et un capteur de hauteur de remplissage (2) communiquant avec le dispositif de commande pour la reconnaissance de la présence d'une hauteur de remplissage théorique (Hs) du produit de remplissage dans le récipient (100), dans lequel le dispositif de commande est conçu pour fermer la soupape de remplissage (12) lors de la reconnaissance de la hauteur de remplissage théorique (Hs),
    caractérisé en ce que
    le dispositif de commande est conçu pour, après la fermeture de la soupape de remplissage (12), renouveler la détermination de la présence de la hauteur de remplissage théorique (Hs) au moyen du capteur de hauteur de remplissage (2) et initier un processus d'évacuation pour le récipient (100) lors de la reconnaissance d'une non-atteinte de la hauteur de remplissage théorique (Hs).
  2. Dispositif (1) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le capteur de hauteur de remplissage (2) est une sonde de hauteur de remplissage à introduire dans l'espace interne du récipient à remplir (100) avec une zone de capteur (20) définissant la hauteur de remplissage théorique (Hs), dans lequel la zone de capteur (20) est de préférence un capteur de court-circuit, un capteur capacitif et/ou un capteur de résistance.
  3. Dispositif (1) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le capteur de hauteur de remplissage (2) est réalisé par une détermination de hauteur de remplissage optique et est réalisé en particulier par le biais d'une détermination de hauteur de remplissage optique disposée à l'extérieur du récipient à remplir (100), plus préférablement en forme de caméra et/ou de balayage optique.
  4. Dispositif (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de commande est conçu pour initier le processus d'évacuation par le biais de la signalisation du récipient (100) comme étant défectueux dans un registre à décalage.
  5. Dispositif (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'un dispositif de transport de récipient pour le transport du récipient à remplir (100) est prévu pendant l'introduction du produit de remplissage dans le récipient à remplir (100) et le dispositif de commande est conçu pour initier le processus d'évacuation par le biais de l'arrêt du dispositif de transport de récipient, dans lequel le dispositif de commande est de préférence conçu pour commander l'arrêt du dispositif de transport de récipient via une rampe d'arrêt dynamique et plus préférablement arrêter le récipient à évacuer (100) dans une position de service sécurisée.
  6. Dispositif (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de commande est conçu pour fermer la soupape de remplissage (12) après l'écoulement d'une durée de remplissage normale (TN), même lorsque la hauteur de remplissage théorique (HS) n'a pas été atteinte.
  7. Dispositif (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de commande est conçu pour renouveler la détermination de la présence de la hauteur de remplissage théorique (HS) uniquement après l'écoulement d'une phase de repos (ΔTB), de préférence après l'écoulement d'une phase de repos (ΔTB) de 50 ms à 500 ms, de préférence de 100 ms à 200 ms à compter de la fermeture de la soupape de remplissage (12).
  8. Procédé de remplissage d'un récipient (100) avec un produit de remplissage, de préférence de remplissage d'un récipient en verre (100) avec une boisson dans une installation d'embouteillage, dans lequel une soupape de remplissage (12) pour l'introduction du produit de remplissage dans le récipient à remplir (100), un dispositif de commande pour la commande de la soupape de remplissage (12) et un capteur de hauteur de remplissage (2) communiquant avec le dispositif de commande pour la reconnaissance de la présence d'une hauteur de remplissage théorique (HS) du produit de remplissage sont prévus dans le récipient (100) et dans lequel le dispositif de commande ferme la soupape de remplissage (12) lors de la reconnaissance de la hauteur de remplissage théorique (HS),
    caractérisé en ce que
    le dispositif de commande après la fermeture de la soupape de remplissage (12) renouvelle la détermination de la présence de la hauteur de remplissage théorique (HS) au moyen du capteur de hauteur de remplissage (2) et lors de la reconnaissance que la hauteur de remplissage théorique (HS) n'est pas atteinte initie un processus d'évacuation pour le récipient (100).
  9. Procédé selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de commande initie le processus d'évacuation par le biais d'une reconnaissance du récipient (100) comme étant défectueux dans un registre à décalage.
  10. Procédé selon la revendication 8 ou 9, caractérisé en ce qu'un dispositif de transport de récipients pour le transport du récipient à remplir (100) est prévu pendant l'introduction du produit de remplissage dans le récipient à remplir (100) et le dispositif de commande initie le processus d'évacuation par le biais de l'arrêt du dispositif de transport de récipients, dans lequel le dispositif de commande commande l'arrêt du dispositif de transport de récipients de préférence via une rampe d'arrêt dynamique et plus préférablement arrête le récipient à évacuer (100) dans une position de service sécurisée.
  11. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 8 à 10, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de commande ferme la soupape de remplissage (12) après l'écoulement d'une de remplissage normale (TN), même lorsque la hauteur de remplissage théorique (HS) n'a pas été atteinte.
  12. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 8 à 11, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de commande renouvelle la détermination de la présence de la hauteur de remplissage théorique (HS) après l'écoulement d'une phase de repos (ΔTB), de préférence après l'écoulement d'une phase de repos (ΔTB) de 50 ms à 500 ms, de préférence de 100 ms à 200 ms à compter de la fermeture de la soupape de remplissage (12).
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