EP3621915A1 - Dispositif et procédé de remplissage d'un contenant avec un produit de remplissage - Google Patents

Dispositif et procédé de remplissage d'un contenant avec un produit de remplissage

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EP3621915A1
EP3621915A1 EP18723526.2A EP18723526A EP3621915A1 EP 3621915 A1 EP3621915 A1 EP 3621915A1 EP 18723526 A EP18723526 A EP 18723526A EP 3621915 A1 EP3621915 A1 EP 3621915A1
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filling
container
valve
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filled
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EP3621915B1 (fr
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Christian KUERZINGER
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Krones AG
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • 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
    • B67C3/06—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus using counterpressure, i.e. filling while the container is under pressure
    • B67C3/10—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus using counterpressure, i.e. filling while the container is under pressure preliminary filling with inert gases, e.g. carbon dioxide
    • 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

Definitions

  • the present application relates to an apparatus and a method for filling a container with a filling product, in particular for filling a container with a carbonated filling product in a beverage filling plant.
  • the filling product is already in carbonated form. Accordingly, in a gas space above the filling product level in the filling product reservoir, there is a C0 2 atmosphere, which ensures that the CO 2 in the carbonated filling product in the filling product reservoir does not unbound, but in the intended dosage in the
  • Filling device can be carbonized so far that the desired
  • the uncarbonated filling product is first filled into the container to be filled and the
  • Carbonation is then carried out after the actual filling by means of a carbonation tube introduced into the container in the already filled container itself.
  • a device for carbonating the filling product in which in a first filling step the non-carbonated filling product is filled into the container to be filled, then by means of another device on a transfer path between the filling device and a closing device liquid C0 2 is introduced into the container and then a container lid is applied in the closing device.
  • Ultrasonic generator is degassed, only then make a carbonation of the filling product. In this way, an excessive foaming tendency is to be counteracted.
  • an object of the present invention to provide a device for filling a container with a filling product, which provides a further simplified construction of a beverage filling device.
  • This object is achieved by a device for filling a container with a filling product with the features of claim 1.
  • Advantageous developments emerge from the subclaims. Accordingly, an apparatus for filling a container with a filling product is proposed, which comprises a filling valve for opening and closing a Mountain Burns between a Mountain,reservoir and the container to be filled for controlling the filling of the container with the filling product.
  • a carbonator device is provided which communicates with the fill product flow of the fill valve to carbonize the fill product.
  • the filler carbonated by means of the carbonating device may either comprise no C0 2 at all before passing through the carbonating device, or may already contain less than the desired amount of C0 2 .
  • the first case the
  • Carbonating device the entire carbonation of the filling product.
  • only a subsequent dosage of C0 2 takes place in the filling product.
  • the carbonator device includes an injector for injecting C0 2 into the fill product flow of the fill valve.
  • an injector for injecting C0 2 into the fill product flow of the fill valve.
  • Flow meters for example, magnetic and / or inductive flow meter
  • Flow meters can be achieved, so that on the one hand a high product quality can be achieved, but this can be achieved on the other in an economical manner, since only the exact amount of C0 2 in the filling product stream must be delivered. A loss of C0 2 By a possible overdose can be avoided in this way, so that the proposed system design also leads to a more economical operation.
  • a particularly simple construction can be realized if the injector comprises a passage through a sleeve of the filling valve.
  • the carbonator device comprises an injector which is below a defined by a valve seat and a valve cone of the filling valve sealing in the
  • Container interior act.
  • the vacuum valve By means of the vacuum valve, the interior of the container can be brought to a predetermined ambient pressure.
  • the vacuum channel opens into the filling product throughflow below a sealing plane defined by a valve seat and a valve cone of the filling valve. Accordingly, the vacuum channel, regardless of the switching position of the filling valve with the container
  • the vacuum channel may be particularly preferably introduced into a sleeve of the filling valve in order to provide a structurally advantageous
  • the filling valve particularly preferably has a valve seat and a sealing therein
  • the carbonator device has a valve for accurately controlling the flow of C0 2 into the product flow rate, such that exact metering of C0 2 into the product
  • a carbonator device carbonates the fill product flowing through the fill product flow.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of a device for filling a container with a filling product with a carbonating device.
  • FIG. 1 shows a device 1 for filling a container with a filling product is shown schematically.
  • the filling product is present in a Dratreservoir 10, which in the embodiment shown in the form of a ring boiler in a filler carousel a
  • Beverage bottling plant is formed.
  • the filling product flows from the filling product reservoir 10 via a filling product opening 12 into a filling valve 2, which comprises a filling valve sleeve 20, which provides a filling product throughflow 22.
  • a filling valve 2 which comprises a filling valve sleeve 20, which provides a filling product throughflow 22.
  • a plurality of filling valves 2 are arranged uniformly on the circumference of the filler carousel at the said filler carousel, in order to provide a plurality of filling points in this manner, in order to provide the required filling capacity and output accordingly.
  • the filling valve sleeve 20 of the filling valve 2 further has a filling valve seat 24, which is formed in the filling product through the flow rate of 22 limiting inner wall of the Besttechnische 20.
  • the filling product flows out of the filling product reservoir 10 through the filling product reservoir 10 when the filling valve cone 26 is open, that is to say when the filling valve cone 26 is lifted out of the filling valve seat 24
  • the Mountain maybeauslauf 29 ends in the illustrated embodiment of a receiving bell 30, to which the container to be filled 100 with its mouth portion 1 10 can be sealingly received. Accordingly, the filling product flows through the filling product outlet 29 directly through the mouth 1 10 in the container to be filled 100th
  • a Karbonleitersvornchtung 4 is provided, which with a Karbonmaschineskanal, which simultaneously acts as C0 2 injector 40, opens into the Food
  • a Karbonmaschineskanal which simultaneously acts as C0 2 injector 40, opens into the Food
  • Karbonleitersvornchtung 4 is below the valve closure level 28, that is arranged below the valve seat 24.
  • a vacuum valve 5 is provided below the valve sealing level 28, that is also below the valve seat 24, wherein the vacuum valve 5 is a vacuum channel 50 and a
  • Vacuum connection 52 which, for example, can also be connected to a vacuum or vacuum device.
  • Vacuum connection 52 which, for example, can also be connected to a vacuum or vacuum device.
  • the container can be rinsed with a closed filling valve 2 with C0 2 100 in order to reduce the oxygen content within the container 100th
  • the vacuum valve 5 is opened and at the same time the Karbonticiansventil 44 is opened, such that C0 2 can flow through the interior of the container to be filled 100 and then can be withdrawn via the vacuum valve 5.
  • an evacuation of the container to be filled 100 by opening the vacuum valve 5 and applying a negative pressure or a vacuum at the vacuum port 52 can be achieved. Thereafter, the just described C0 2 purge can then be performed by opening the Karbonticiansventils 44.
  • the container 100 is biased by the fact that the vacuum valve 5 is closed and the C ⁇ 2 -lnjektor or the Karbonmaschinesvortechnisch 4 remains open with the Karbonticiansventil 44. Accordingly, it can reach 40 in the interior of the container to be filled 100 and bias the container interior of the container 100 according to the intended biasing pressure on the C0 2 supply 42 C0 2 by the Karbonticiansventil 44 and the injector.
  • the interior of the container 100 is evacuated by opening the vacuum valve 5 so as to provide a negative pressure or a vacuum in the interior of the container 100, respectively.
  • vacuum a negative pressure at an absolute pressure of 0.5 bar to 0.05 bar, preferably 0.3 bar to 0.1 bar, can also be used preferably from 0, 1 bar, to be understood.
  • Carbonating device 4 a metered controlled metered addition of C0 2 in the inflowing into the container 100 Brown Gillstrom can be achieved.
  • a controlled and controlled introduction of C0 2 can be achieved in the Art Gillstrom. Accordingly, the filling product flowing out of the reservoir 10 is enriched with CO 2 .
  • the filling product present in the filling product reservoir 10 may either itself be already carbonated with CO 2 and the metered addition via the carbonating apparatus 4 merely ensures an adjustment or subsequent metering of CO 2 , or the filling product in the filling product reservoir 10 is completely uncarbonated and the desired complete carbonation of CO 2 Fill product finds with the
  • Carbonating device 4 during filling of the filling product instead.
  • the carbonating valve 44 is also closed either simultaneously with the closing of the filling valve 2, or before this time or after this time.
  • the pressure bell 30 of the filling valve is followed by a pressure chamber 6, which is sealed to the container 100, for example via a chamber seal 60, which rests against the outside of the container 100.
  • a pressure chamber 6 and the interior 62 of the pressure chamber 6 is sealed gas-tight relative to the environment.
  • the pressure chamber 6 can be acted upon by opening a C0 2 valve 64, which is arranged in a C0 2 supply 66, with C0 2 .
  • an overpressure with C0 2 is provided in the pressure chamber 6.
  • the overpressure preferably corresponds to the saturation pressure of the C0 2 in the container 100 after its filling.
  • the mouth of the container 100 can be released after the completion of the filling operation of the pressing bell 30, so that the interior of the container 100 is in communication with the interior 62 of the pressure chamber 6.
  • the bound in the filling product C0 2 and the not yet bound in the filling, but located in the container 100 C0 2 does not release due to the C0 2 pressure in the pressure chamber 6.
  • a foaming or leakage of the filling product from the filled container 100 can be avoided.
  • the filled container 100 can then be closed
  • the pressure chamber 6 can then be relieved after closure of the container 100 or after a settling of the filling product defined via a relief valve 68 and a discharge line 69 and then the corresponding filled container 100 are discharged from the device 1.
  • the container 100 filled with the carbonated filling product may be further

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  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Filling Of Jars Or Cans And Processes For Cleaning And Sealing Jars (AREA)
  • Basic Packing Technique (AREA)

Abstract

La présente invention concerne un dispositif (1) destiné au remplissage d'un contenant (100) avec un produit de remplissage, comprenant une valve de remplissage (2) qui permet d'ouvrir et de fermer un passage (22) destiné au produit de remplissage et situé entre un réservoir (10) destiné au produit de remplissage et le contenant à remplir (100) afin de commander le remplissage du contenant avec le produit de remplissage, un dispositif de carbonisation (4) destiné à la carbonisation du produit de remplissage communique avec le passage (22) de la valve de remplissage (2).
EP18723526.2A 2017-05-09 2018-05-09 Dispositif et procédé de remplissage d'un contenant avec un produit de remplissage Active EP3621915B1 (fr)

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DE102017109961.1A DE102017109961A1 (de) 2017-05-09 2017-05-09 Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Befüllen eines Behälters mit einem Füllprodukt
PCT/EP2018/062103 WO2018206698A1 (fr) 2017-05-09 2018-05-09 Dispositif et procédé de remplissage d'un contenant avec un produit de remplissage

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SI3621915T1 (sl) 2023-04-28
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