EP3606866A1 - Installation for treating containers and method for changing format - Google Patents
Installation for treating containers and method for changing formatInfo
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Definitions
- the invention relates to the field of the production of containers (especially bottles, flasks) by forming from plastic preforms, such as for example polyethylene terephthalate (PET), the containers being filled with a filler.
- plastic preforms such as for example polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
- PET polyethylene terephthalate
- Such a production plant therefore generally comprises a forming machine forming the containers from preforms and a filling machine filling the containers formed, a transfer device being arranged to collect the containers at the output of the forming machine and to transmit them. at the entrance to the filling machine.
- Such an installation also only makes it possible to produce containers filled with a single filling product, the installation having to be stopped so that the filling product is changed.
- such an installation is also not satisfactory in the case where a container must be filled with two different products, in particular products requiring different filling technologies, for example when the final product contained in the container results from the mixture. products selected from: a highly viscous product, a fluid product, or a product having pieces incorporated in a liquid.
- a container treatment plant does not function optimally when a processing machine operates at a limited rate while another processing machine can operate at a higher rate. Indeed, the processing rate is then limited by the processing rate of the processing machine having the lowest processing rate.
- One of the aims of the invention is to propose a treatment installation capable of operating continuously even during cleaning. Another object of the invention is to increase the rate of treatment and / or to reduce the overall size of the installation, especially when the succession of treatment to be performed has different treatment rates. Another object of the invention is to increase the flexibility of the installation without increasing the size and / or the financial investment required for this flexibility.
- the invention relates to a treatment plant of a succession of containers comprising:
- At least one initial processing machine of the succession of containers in which the succession of containers undergoes an initial treatment between an entry point and an exit point (26) of said initial processing machine,
- At least a first additional processing machine and a second supplementary processing machine of the succession of containers each arranged so that at least a portion of the succession of containers which have undergone the initial treatment undergo an additional treatment in the first machine of additional processing and / or in the second additional processing machine, said additional processing being applied between an entry point and an exit point of each of said first and second additional processing machines,
- At least one first transfer device arranged to take the succession of containers at the exit point of the initial processing machine and to distribute it selectively at the point of entry of the first and / or second additional processing machines;
- the treatment plant is equipped
- Providing two additional processing machines allows further processing while one of the additional processing machines undergoes cleaning.
- the fact of having separate plant outlets for each of the additional treatment machines makes it possible to clean up to this outlet, including in particular in the event of an incident at the outlet of treated containers.
- the overall processing rate can be increased by running the two additional processing machines.
- the flexibility of the installation is increased.
- Each additional processing machine can be used to apply a different treatment to a portion of the containers.
- the second transfer device further allows, in active configuration, to apply two successive additional treatments to the succession of containers.
- the latter is equipped with an insulation assembly, comprising a plurality of movable walls, the insulation assembly being operable at least between:
- a first insulation configuration in which at least part of the walls define a first enclosure isolating the first additional processing machine from an assembly comprising the initial processing machine, the first transfer device and the second additional processing machine, and
- a second insulation configuration in which at least a portion of the walls define a second enclosure isolating the second additional processing machine from an assembly comprising the initial processing machine, the first transfer device and the first processing machine; additional.
- the isolation assembly isolates an additional processing machine from the rest of the treatment plant and thus safely cleans the additional processing machine without the risk of introducing harmful products, such as cleaning products. , in the rest of the treatment facility.
- the first additional processing machine comprises a first mobile transfer station between a transfer position, in which the first transfer station makes it possible to move at least part of the succession of containers from the first transfer device to the first treatment stations additional one of the first additional processing machine, and a retracted position, wherein the first transfer station is placed in the first enclosure in the first insulation configuration, and / or
- the second additional processing machine comprises a second mobile transfer station between a transfer position, in which the second transfer station makes it possible to move at least part of the succession of containers from the first transfer device to second processing stations addition of the second additional processing machine, and a retracted position, in which the second transfer station is placed in the second enclosure in second isolation configuration.
- the first and second transfer stations physically separate the additional processing machine to isolate to allow the establishment of the enclosure.
- the installation further comprises a second transfer device operable between an inactive configuration and an active configuration, the second transfer device in active configuration being arranged to take the succession of containers at the exit point of the first additional processing machine and to transfer it to the second additional processing machine.
- the installation has a configuration of successive processes in which the isolation assembly furthermore has a retracted configuration in which the second transfer device is in an active configuration.
- the initial processing machine is a machine for forming a succession of preforms in a succession of containers, said succession of preforms being introduced into said forming machine at the point of entry and the succession of containers being taken from said machine of forming by the first transfer device at the exit point,
- the forming machine comprises a forming wheel, rotatable, carrying a plurality of container forming stations arranged to each receive a preform and to form said preform in a container between the entry point and the exit point,
- two successive forming stations are arranged to form different containers in a treatment configuration differentiated from the installation or identical, in a configuration of parallel treatment of the installation,
- the first and second additional processing machines are container filling machines, arranged to introduce a product into the part of the series of containers introduced into each of said filling machines,
- the first and second additional processing machines are arranged to introduce a different product into the containers transported in said first and second supplementary processing machines, the first and the second additional processing machine are fillers using different filling techniques chosen from volumetric, decimetric or weight filling,
- the first additional processing machine is arranged to introduce a first product into the succession of containers transported in said first machine and the second additional processing machine is arranged to introduce a second product into said succession of containers containing said first product in a configuration additional filling of the installation.
- the invention is particularly advantageous when the initial processing machine is a container forming machine and the additional processing machines are filling machines. Indeed, in this case, different modes of operation can be envisaged, namely:
- the first transfer device comprises gripping elements of containers distributed on the periphery of a transfer wheel, mobile in rotation, each gripping element being arranged to collect a container at the exit point of the initial processing machine, two successive gripping elements being respectively arranged to deliver the transported container, one to the first additional processing machine and the other to the second additional processing machine.
- the invention also relates to a process of change of treatment applied to containers by a treatment plant, the treatment applied comprising at least one initial treatment followed by at least one additional treatment,
- At least one initial treatment machine of the succession of containers at least one additional processing machine designed to apply a first supplementary treatment and a second additional processing machine designed to apply a second additional treatment, each arranged so that at least a part of the succession of containers having undergone the initial treatment undergoes the first additional treatment and / or the second additional treatment,
- a first transfer device forming a switch capable of distributing the receptacles of the series of receptacles in at least a first exit point and / or a second exit point distinct from each other, in a predetermined distribution sequence ,
- an insulation assembly comprising a plurality of movable walls, the insulation assembly being operable at least between:
- a first insulation configuration in which at least a portion of the walls define a first enclosure isolating the first additional processing machine from an assembly comprising at least the initial processing machine and the second additional processing machine, and a second insulation configuration, wherein at least a portion of the walls define a second enclosure isolating the second additional processing machine from an assembly comprising at least the initial processing machine and the first additional processing machine, the method comprising a passage
- FIG. 1 is a schematic top view of a processing installation according to the invention, the processing installation being in a differentiated filling configuration or in a parallel processing configuration, the first and the second transfer stations being each in their transfer position.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic representation of the treatment plant of FIG. 1, the processing facility being in a complementary filling configuration.
- the first transfer station is in its transfer position and the second transfer station is in its retracted position.
- the insulation assembly is in retracted configuration.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic representation of the treatment plant of FIG. 1, during the cleaning of the second additional processing machine, the insulation assembly being in the second insulation configuration.
- the first transfer station is in its transfer position and the second transfer station is in its retracted position.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic representation of the treatment plant of FIG. 1, during the cleaning of the first additional processing machine the insulation assembly being in the first insulation configuration.
- the first transfer station is in its retracted position and the second transfer station is in its transfer position.
- a treatment plant 1 of a succession of containers 2 is described.
- the description will be made for the case where the treatment plant is a plant for producing a succession of containers from a succession of containers.
- the invention relates to any type of treatment of containers, including: forming, labeling, marking, filling, rinsing containers, or treatment of the wall of the containers, or treatment of a portion of each or some containers, such as cooling the injection point of the preform from which the container is derived, or the specific deformation of a portion of the container.
- the processing plant 1 comprises at least one initial processing machine 6, a first additional processing machine 8 and a second machine 10 additional treatment.
- the invention applies to any type of container processing machine, as will be described later, the following description will be made in the case where the initial processing machine 6 is a container forming machine 2 to from preforms 4 and where the first and second additional processing machines are filling machines for containers 2.
- Each preform 4 comprises a body 12, a neck 14 and a ring 16.
- the body 12 has for example the shape of a test tube with a closed bottom and defines an internal volume extending along a main axis A.
- the neck 14 extends in the continuity of the body 12 opposite the bottom and forms an upper opening through which a fluid can be introduced into the internal volume of the preform, as will be described later.
- the neck 14 of the preform has for example the final shape that it will have in the container 2 formed from the preform 4 and comprises, for example, a thread on its outer wall to allow the attachment of a cap on the container. .
- the ring 16 extends between the body 12 and the neck 14 radially outwards and forms for example a transport ring through which the preform can be grasped and transported, as will be described later.
- the form of preform given above is only exemplary and other forms could be envisaged, as long as these are suitable for forming a container by introducing a fluid into the preform.
- the preform could have a smooth collar, be without a ring, and / or have other variant shapes according to various preform models that could be used in the treatment plant 1.
- the plastic material of the preform is for example polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
- PET polyethylene terephthalate
- the plastic material could be different from PET, as long as this material is likely to be made malleable and deformable to allow the realization of a container by introducing a fluid into the preform.
- the preforms 4, before being formed in containers 2, are heated in a heating station (not shown), for example a furnace.
- the heating station is arranged to heat each preform 4 to a reference temperature at which the preform 4 is in a malleable state and can be formed into a container.
- the reference temperature is between the glass transition temperature and the crystallization temperature of the material of the preform 4.
- the heated preforms 4 are moved to an entry point 18 of the initial processing machine 6.
- the initial processing machine 6 comprises a plurality of forming stations 20 each arranged to receive and form a preform 4 of the succession of preforms 4 into a container.
- each forming station 20 comprises a mold 22 and a device for injecting a forming fluid.
- the mold 22 comprises a mold cavity having the shape of the container to be produced and arranged to receive the body 12 of the preform.
- the injection device is arranged to inject a press forming fluid into the internal volume of the preform 4 through the upper opening thereof so that the body 12 of the preform acquires the shape of the mold cavity.
- the forming fluid is for example a gas, for example pressurized air.
- Each forming station 20 may further comprise a drawing rod arranged to exert a bearing on the bottom of the preform 4 in order to extend it along its axis A.
- the forming stations 20 are for example carried by a forming wheel 24, or carousel, movable in rotation about an axis of rotation, for example parallel to the axes A of the preforms 4 when they are in the initial processing machine 6 .
- the forming stations are carried on the periphery of the forming wheel 24 so that they move along a circular path defined by the forming wheel 24 between the entry point 18 and an exit point 26 .
- the mold is open and is arranged to receive a preform 4, then the mold 22 is closed, the injection device is placed in fluid communication with the internal volume of the preform and the forming fluid is injected into the preform during the movement of the forming station between the entry point 18 and the exit point 26.
- the mold 22 is opened and the formed container is removed from the forming station.
- all of the forming stations, and especially the molding cavities are identical so that all the forming stations are arranged to form identical containers.
- some forming stations are different and make it possible to create containers 2 of different shape and / or capacity, for example by modifying the shape of the molding cavities of the forming stations in question.
- forming stations 20A arranged to form a first type of containers 2A and forming stations 20B arranged to form a second type of containers 2B are arranged alternately on the forming wheel 24 so that two forming stations 20A, 20B successive forms two different containers.
- the transition from one embodiment to another is for example simply by changing one mold on two on the forming wheel 24.
- the forming stations 20A and 20B could be arranged to receive two types different preforms, for example preforms made of different materials.
- the forming stations 20A and 20B could also be arranged to form containers under different conditions, for example different pressure curves and / or different forming pressures. It is also understood that more than two different types of forming stations could be provided to form several different types of containers.
- the first transfer device 28 is for example formed by a transfer wheel 30, mobile in rotation about an axis parallel to the axis of rotation of the forming wheel 24, comprising a plurality of gripping elements 32 arranged to each enter a container 2 at the point 26 of output of the machine 6 initial treatment.
- the gripping elements 32 are for example formed by clamps arranged to grip the containers by the ring 16 thereof.
- the first transfer device 28 can, if necessary, be adapted accordingly, for example by adapting, if necessary, an element 32 of gripping on two to type of container to grab.
- the transfer wheel 30 is synchronized with the forming wheel 24 so that the gripping elements 32 corresponding to the type of container produced are at the outlet point 26 when this type of container is delivered at point 26 of FIG. output by the initial processing machine 6.
- the first transfer device 28 forms a switch capable of dispensing the containers 2 of the succession of containers 2 into at least a first outlet point 34 and / or a second exit point 36 distinct from each other.
- a type of switching is known per se and the way in which a transfer wheel can selectively deliver containers at two separate exit points is for example described in EP-1 235 729.
- the first transfer device 28 is able to transmit a portion of the containers 2 to the first additional processing machine 8 and to the second outlet point 36, the first transfer device 28 is able to transmit another part of the containers 2 to the second additional processing machine 10.
- the first types of containers 2A are transmitted to the first additional processing machine 8 and the second types of containers 2B are transmitted to the second processing machine 10 additional.
- the processing facility 1 is then in a differentiated processing configuration.
- every other container is transmitted to the first additional processing machine 8 and the other containers are transmitted to the second processing machine 10 additional.
- the processing facility 1 is then in a parallel processing configuration.
- the first transfer device 28 transmits containers to only one of the two additional processing machines.
- the first additional processing machine 8 comprises a first transfer station 38 and a first filling wheel 40.
- the first transfer station 38 is arranged, in a transfer position, to withdraw the containers 2 at the first exit point 34 of the first transfer device 28 which also forms the entry point 34 of the first additional processing machine.
- the first transfer station 38 is for example formed by a transfer wheel provided with gripping elements, of the same type as the transfer wheel 30 of the first transfer device 28.
- the first transfer station 38 transmits the sampled containers to the first filling wheel 40.
- the first filling wheel 40 is rotatable about an axis of rotation parallel to the axis of rotation of the forming wheel 24.
- the first filling wheel 40 carries a plurality of filling stations 42, or first filling stations. additional treatment.
- Each filling station 42 is arranged to receive and fill a container 2.
- each filling station 42 comprises a container support and a device for filling the container.
- the filling device is arranged to introduce a filling product into the internal volume of the container 2 through the upper opening thereof.
- the filler is for example a liquid, which may be more or less viscous, carbonated or not, include solid pieces.
- the filler may be cooled at room temperature or warm during filling.
- the filling stations 42 are carried by the periphery of the first filling wheel 40 so that the filling stations 42 follow a circular path between an entry point 44 and an exit point 46 of the filling wheel 42. Between the point of entry and the point of exit, the filling device is placed opposite the internal volume of the container 2 and the filling product is introduced into the container during the displacement of the filling station.
- a second transfer device 48 removes the filled containers and takes them out of the first additional processing machine 8 to transfer them to an output of the forming plant 1 or to the second additional processing machine 10 as will be described later.
- the second Transfer device 48 is for example of the same type as the first transfer device 28, that is to say that it is formed of a wheel carrying gripping elements.
- the structure of the second additional processing machine 10 is substantially identical to that of the first additional processing machine 8. That is, the second additional processing machine 10 comprises a second transfer station 50 and a second filling wheel 52.
- said second transfer station 50 is arranged to withdraw the containers 2 at the second exit point 36 of the first transfer device 28 which forms also the entry point 36 of the second additional processing machine 10.
- the second transfer station 38 is for example formed by a transfer wheel provided with gripping elements, of the same type as the transfer wheel 30 of the first transfer device 28.
- the second transfer station 50 transmits the sampled containers to the second filling wheel 52.
- the second filling wheel 52 is rotatable about an axis of rotation parallel to the axis of rotation of the forming wheel 24.
- the second filling wheel 40 carries a plurality of filling stations 54, or second filling stations 54. Additional treatment, each arranged to receive and fill a container 2 between an inlet point 56 and an outlet point 58 of the second impeller 52.
- the structure of the filling stations 54 is for example the same as that of the filling stations 42 of the first additional processing machine 8 and will not be described in more detail.
- a third transfer device 60 picks up the filled containers and takes them out of the first additional processing machine 8 to transfer them to an outlet of the treatment plant 1.
- the containers 2 are advantageously plugged before leaving the installation (the corker or cappers are not shown).
- the treatment plant 1 therefore makes it possible, from an initial processing machine 6, to carry out an additional treatment with a part of the containers in the first additional processing machine 8 and another additional treatment with the other part of the containers in the second additional processing machine 10 when the treatment plant 1 is in the configuration of differentiated processing or in the parallel processing configuration.
- a portion of the containers follows the path shown in solid lines in FIG. 1 in the first additional processing machine 8 while the other part follows the path shown in phantom in FIG. 1 in the second additional processing machine 10.
- the two additional treatments namely a filling according to the example described here, may be different or identical to each other.
- the filling product introduced into the containers during the first and second additional treatments is the same and that it is injected under the same conditions into filling stations 42 and 54.
- any kind of difference between the two additional treatments in the nature of the filling product and / or in the filling conditions.
- the filling product introduced into the containers in the first additional processing machine 8 is different from the filling product introduced into the containers of the second processing machine.
- the filling conditions such as the temperature of the product, the volume of product introduced into each container or other, are different.
- the filling techniques are different and chosen from the volumetric filling, flow meter or weight.
- the filling of these containers can be adapted to these types of containers, for example in terms of the volume of filler introduced into the containers.
- the containers are identical they can also be filled with different products.
- the treatment plant 1 therefore offers many possibilities and a wide choice in the treatment of the containers. Note that when the processing facility 1 is in parallel processing configuration and the additional processing is identical, the processing plant 1 operates at a particularly high rate since the two additional processing machines produce the same containers.
- the treatment plant 1 may also be placed in a successive treatment configuration of the containers shown in FIG. 2.
- all the containers 2 produced by the initial processing machine 6 are transferred to the first additional processing machine 8.
- This can be achieved by using only one of two forming stations, ie that is, by not supplying to preforms 4 forming stations producing containers intended to be transferred to the second additional processing machine 10.
- the first Transfer device 28, synchronized with the initial processing machine feeds in containers only the first exit point 34 and the gripping elements 32 are empty when they arrive at the second exit point 36.
- the transition to the successive processing configuration does not require a new synchronization of the initial processing machine 6 and the first transfer device 28.
- the second transfer device 48 is moved from an inactive position, in which the second transfer device 48, transfers the containers from the output point 46 of the first additional processing machine 8 to the output of FIG. the installation, at an active position, in which the second transfer device 48 transfers the containers from the outlet point 46 of the first additional processing machine to a second inlet point 62 of the filling wheel 52 of the second additional processing machine 10.
- the displacement of the inactive position to the active position is for example by translation of the wheel of the second transfer device 48 so as to bring it closer to the filling wheel 52 of the second additional processing machine 10, as shown in FIG. FIG. 2.
- the containers 2 after having undergone the first additional treatment, undergo the second additional treatment.
- the successive treatment configuration thus makes it possible to partially fill the containers with a first filling product in the first additional processing machine 8 and then to complete this filling with a second filling product in the second machine 10 additional treatment.
- the path followed by the containers 2 in the successive treatment configuration is shown in solid lines in FIG. 2.
- the containers are evacuated to the outlet of the treatment plant by means of the third transfer device 60 at the outlet of the filling wheel 52 of the second additional processing machine 10.
- the processing installation 1 further comprises an enclosure 64, partially shown in the figures, in which the processing machines and transfer devices of the installation are installed in order to isolate them from the external environment and thus keep them in a controlled atmosphere and prevent access to the installation when it is in normal operation.
- the enclosure 64 is further provided with an isolation assembly comprising removable walls 66 which, when installed, isolate the first additional processing machine 8 (FIG 4) or the second treatment machine 10 additional (Fig. 3) from the rest of the treatment plant 1, when it is placed in a cleaning configuration.
- the insulation assembly In normal operation, the insulation assembly is in a retracted configuration, in which the containers 2 can circulate throughout the production facility.
- walls 66 of the insulation assembly are put in place in a first insulation configuration so as to define a first enclosure isolating the first additional processing machine 8 from the remainder of the processing plant, i.e. from the initial processing machine 6, the first transfer device 18, from the second additional processing machine 10.
- the second transfer device 48 in the inactive position, is also placed in the insulated space defined by the walls 66 and the enclosure 64.
- the first transfer station 38 is for example retractable in a retracted position to lodge in space defined by the walls 66 and the enclosure and to separate the first transfer station 38 from the first outlet point 34.
- detergent products can be used in the isolated space housing the first additional treatment machine 8 without the risk that these products do not reach the rest of the treatment facility.
- the treatment plant can continue to operate by producing containers and transferring them to the second additional processing machine.
- containers are produced in only one of two forming stations so that the first transfer device 18 provides containers only to the second additional processing machine.
- the path followed by the containers in this cleaning configuration is shown in solid lines in FIG. 4.
- the second transfer station 50 is for example retractable in a retracted position to accommodate the space defined by the walls 66 and the enclosure and to separate the second transfer station 50 from the second point 36 output.
- the treatment plant can continue to operate by producing containers and transferring them to the first additional processing machine 8.
- containers are produced only in one of two forming stations so that the first transfer device 18 only supplies containers to the first additional processing machine 8.
- the path followed by the containers in this cleaning configuration is shown in continuous lines in FIG. . 3.
- the treatment facility described above has been used only as an example and could be different. Thus, other devices or machines could be added to the installation, such as a labeling machine, a capping machine, etc.
- the initial processing machine 6 could be another type of machine, for example a filling machine, the additional processing machines being in this case capping machines for example. More generally, the invention can be applied to any type of machine, provided that these machines apply
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