EP3647040B1 - Procédé de fonctionnement pour un dispositif de pressage continu - Google Patents

Procédé de fonctionnement pour un dispositif de pressage continu Download PDF

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EP3647040B1
EP3647040B1 EP19204608.4A EP19204608A EP3647040B1 EP 3647040 B1 EP3647040 B1 EP 3647040B1 EP 19204608 A EP19204608 A EP 19204608A EP 3647040 B1 EP3647040 B1 EP 3647040B1
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Filippo Melandri
Marco Camelli
Luca MUGNAINI
Lorenzo PIERANTONI
Enrico Medri
Primo Melandri
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B30—PRESSES
    • B30B—PRESSES IN GENERAL
    • B30B9/00—Presses specially adapted for particular purposes
    • B30B9/02—Presses specially adapted for particular purposes for squeezing-out liquid from liquid-containing material, e.g. juice from fruits, oil from oil-containing material
    • B30B9/04—Presses specially adapted for particular purposes for squeezing-out liquid from liquid-containing material, e.g. juice from fruits, oil from oil-containing material using press rams
    • B30B9/06—Presses specially adapted for particular purposes for squeezing-out liquid from liquid-containing material, e.g. juice from fruits, oil from oil-containing material using press rams co-operating with permeable casings or strainers
    • B30B9/067—Presses specially adapted for particular purposes for squeezing-out liquid from liquid-containing material, e.g. juice from fruits, oil from oil-containing material using press rams co-operating with permeable casings or strainers with a retractable abutment member closing one end of the press chamber
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B30—PRESSES
    • B30B—PRESSES IN GENERAL
    • B30B15/00—Details of, or accessories for, presses; Auxiliary measures in connection with pressing
    • B30B15/0082—Dust eliminating means; Mould or press ram cleaning means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B30—PRESSES
    • B30B—PRESSES IN GENERAL
    • B30B15/00—Details of, or accessories for, presses; Auxiliary measures in connection with pressing
    • B30B15/30—Feeding material to presses
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B30—PRESSES
    • B30B—PRESSES IN GENERAL
    • B30B9/00—Presses specially adapted for particular purposes
    • B30B9/02—Presses specially adapted for particular purposes for squeezing-out liquid from liquid-containing material, e.g. juice from fruits, oil from oil-containing material
    • B30B9/04—Presses specially adapted for particular purposes for squeezing-out liquid from liquid-containing material, e.g. juice from fruits, oil from oil-containing material using press rams
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  • the present invention relates to a functioning method for a continuous pressing device for products containing a solid part and a liquid part,
  • the method of the present invention is aimed at pressing vegetable products, typically for pressing grapes in the enological field, without however excluding the possibility of the advantageous use thereof for pressing other products, among which organic refuse from animal farming or other pulps of various natures in which it is required to separate the liquid part from the solid part.
  • enological processes comprise bunches of grapes in arrival from harvesting being subjected to a first crushing step, which has the function of breaking and crushing the grapes, such as to obtain a product containing juice (must), skins, seeds, residues of pulp and also stems, should the last not have been completely eliminated in a preliminary step of de-stemming.
  • a first crushing step which has the function of breaking and crushing the grapes, such as to obtain a product containing juice (must), skins, seeds, residues of pulp and also stems, should the last not have been completely eliminated in a preliminary step of de-stemming.
  • the product obtained by the crushing is then subjected to a pressing step which has the aim of separating the liquid part, i.e. the must, from the solid parts such as the skins, seeds and stems.
  • the pressing step can be performed using discontinuous enological presses which comprise a pressing element, for example a sliding piston or an inflatable membrane, which is able to press the product internally of a chamber having a perforated wall, in such a way that the must obtained from the pressing exits from the holes of the walls while the solid parts are contained internally.
  • a pressing element for example a sliding piston or an inflatable membrane
  • the product to be processed is pressed a plurality of times, with a step of mixing following each step of pressing, in which mixing step the solid parts are mixed internally of the chamber of the press in order to obtain a more complete juicing of the grapes.
  • the must obtained with the first pressing steps is of better quality and is therefore used for higher-quality products, with respect to the must obtained from subsequent pressing steps.
  • the product to be processed is loaded from an inlet mouth located at a first end of the perforated cylinder, and is advanced by the screw towards an outlet mouth located at the opposite end.
  • the screw normally exhibits a variable step which reduces from the inlet mouth towards the outlet mouth, in such a way as to subject the product to a progressive compression as it gradually advances along the perforated cylinder.
  • screw presses exhibit the important advantage of having a greater production capacity with respect to discontinuous presses.
  • a disadvantage of these continuous presses is that they present a certain difficulty in adapting the pressing parameters thereof, especially the crushing pressure, to the changing conditions of the product to be processed.
  • An aim of the present invention is therefore to provide a functioning method for a continuous pressing device which is not afflicted by the drawbacks in the prior art, thanks to which it is possible to carry out an effective continuous-cycle pressing which enables adequate regulation of the pressing parameters on the basis of the characteristics of the products to be processed, and which does not subject the product to excessive mechanical stresses.
  • a further aim of the present invention is to attain the mentioned objective with a solution that is simple, rational and has a relatively modest cost.
  • a device for continuous pressing of products comprising at least a liquid part and a solid part, in particular for vegetable products such as grapes, which comprises:
  • the obturator means can comprise a leaf hatch door hinged at the second axial end of the tubular body.
  • the hatch door in the completely closed position thereof couples with the end of the tubular body, completely closing the pressing chamber and the product to be processed internally thereof.
  • the hatch door By rotating the hatch door in an external direction, the hatch door inclines and distances from the end of the tubular body, defining a discharge outlet hole through which the product contained in the pressing chamber can exit to the outside.
  • the dimensions of this discharge outlet hole increase together with the increase of inclination of the hatch door with respect to the axis of the tubular body.
  • the hatch door reaches the fully open position when it reaches a parallel position with the axis of the tubular body, i.e. when it leaves the transversal section of passage of the tubular body completely unobstructed. In each intermediate position between the completely closed position and the completely open position, the hatch door continues to exert a certain opposing action to the exit of the product, which however decreases as the dimensions of the discharge outlet hole increase.
  • the face of the hatch door facing internally of the pressing chamber can be perfectly flat, i.e. it can be conformed such as to improve the shape of the discharge outlet hole.
  • the face of the hatch door can be convex, or can be conical, wedge-shaped or more generally can be defined by one or more inclined surfaces which project towards the inside of the pressing chamber.
  • the obturator means can comprise a further piston which is slidably insertable in the second axial end of the tubular body.
  • the pressing chamber is completely closed.
  • the piston distances from the second end of the tubular body, creating a discharge outlet hole for the exiting of the product.
  • the piston however continues to exert a certain opposing action to the exiting of the product. This opposing action decreases as the distance between the piston and the tubular body, i.e. gradually as the dimensions of the discharge outlet hole increase, up to reaching a position of complete opening in which the piston is so distant from the tubular body that the product exiting from the second end thereof is no longer able to reach it.
  • the face of the piston facing towards the inside of the pressing chamber can be perfectly flat, or can be conformed in such a way as to improve the shape of the discharge outlet hole, for example it can have a convex conformation, a conical formation, a wedge-shape or in general can be defined by one or more inclined surfaces which project towards the inside.
  • the pump can be a peristaltic pump.
  • a peristaltic pump is generally a volumetric variable-flow rate pump which applies the principle of peristalsis, on the basis of which the product to be pumped is thrust towards the delivery by a choke which runs along an elastic tube.
  • a peristaltic pump is particularly advantageous for this type of application, inasmuch as it does not lead to a direct contact between the product to be processed and the rotating parts of the pump. It is however possible that the peristaltic pump can be replaced by other types of volumetric adjustable-flow rate pumps.
  • the device can comprise a scraper ring, which is coaxially inserted in the tubular body and is able to move alternatingly with respect both to the tubular body and the piston.
  • this scraper ring is important in order periodically to be able to clean at least a part of the perforated wall of the tubular body, the holes of which tend to be obstructed by the product which is pressed, obstructing and sometimes rendering the outflow of the must entirely impossible.
  • the scraper ring can be conformed as a hollow cylinder, which is coaxially interposed between the piston and the tubular body and is mobile with respect to both thereof in an alternating movement, typically between the piston and the tubular body and is mobile with respect to both in alternating motion, typically between a retracted position in which it is substantially flush with the piston and an advanced position in which it projects axially with respect to the piston towards the inside of the pressing chamber.
  • the scraper ring can be flanked to the piston internally of the pressing chamber, in such a way as to be able to move from a proximal position to a distanced position from the piston.
  • the device can comprise a device for scraping the external surface of the tubular body.
  • This aspect has the advantage of preventing the holes of the perforated wall of the tubular body from being blocked by residues of product which sometimes remain attached to the external surface.
  • this device can comprise one or more rotary brushes and movement means able to translate the rotary brushes with an alternating motion along the direction of the axis of the tubular body.
  • the present invention makes available a functioning method for the device delineated herein above, which comprises a start-up step which comprises:
  • the product to be pressed which is continuously dispensed into the pressing chamber by the volumetric pump, pushes the product already present therein to slide in an axial direction towards the second end of the tubular body.
  • the terminal part of the cake exits and is discharge externally of the pressing chamber, while the product already present in the chamber progressively compacts towards the discharge, reforming the discharged portion of the cake, and while the product just inserted begins to be crushed in the initial section immediately downstream of the piston.
  • the overall effect obtained is thus a continuous pressing of the product, with the liquid part (for example the must) which exits continuously from the perforated walls of the tubular body, and with the completely crushed solid parts (for example the marc) which are continuously discharged through the second end of the tubular body.
  • the liquid part for example the must
  • the completely crushed solid parts for example the marc
  • the pressing is carried out in a total absence of mechanical actions, only by effect of the supply at pressure of the product to be processed internally of the pressing chamber.
  • the degree of pressing the product is subjected to is further generally progressively increasing in the axial direction towards the cake, so the quality of the liquid part (e.g. must) obtained with this system is normally better in proximity of the piston and progressively diminishes towards the second end of the tubular body, enabling a separate collection thereof.
  • the loading step of the pressing chamber comprises:
  • the start-up step enables immediately realising a rather dense cake of completely-pressed solid parts (for example the marc) at the second axial end of the tubular body.
  • the piston can be maintained in the initial position up to when the pressure in the pressing chamber reaches a rather high pressure, for example comprised between 2 and 8 bar, such as to guarantee that the solid parts of the cake have a degree of compaction that is high enough for the subsequent steps.
  • a rather high pressure for example comprised between 2 and 8 bar
  • the length of the pressing chamber is increased up to reaching the predetermined working position for the following continuous-cycle pressing cycle.
  • the working position of the piston in general depends on the characteristics on the product to be pressed and the type of working. As a general rule, this position is established in such a way that the final length of the pressing chamber is sufficiently high to obtain, during the continuous-cycle pressing step, the complete exhaustion of the product to be pressed (i.e. a substantially complete crushing of the solid parts), but not so high as to cause an excessive consolidation of the cake.
  • the step of loading the pressing chamber comprises moving the piston towards the working position by a predetermined step, i.e. preset, prefixed or priorly programmed, for example comprised between 30 and 300mm, each time the pressure internally of the pressing chamber reaches a predetermined value, i.e. preset, prefixed or priorly programmed, for example comprised between 2 and 8 bar.
  • a predetermined step i.e. preset, prefixed or priorly programmed, for example comprised between 30 and 300mm
  • a predetermined value i.e. preset, prefixed or priorly programmed
  • the continuous-cycle pressing step comprises:
  • this aspect of the invention can in general comprise:
  • the functioning parameter that is regulated in order to maintain the desired pressure is selected from among: the position of the obturator means, the supply flow-rate to the pump and the position of the piston. This choice is advantageous inasmuch as these parameters are those which usually most greatly influence the equilibrium of the cake and thus the pressure in the pressing chamber.
  • all these functioning parameters can be regulated, even possibly sequentially one after another.
  • the method can comprise:
  • the obturator means can be brought into the position of complete closure and the device start-up step can be repeated.
  • the method can comprise:
  • an unblocking procedure can be carried out which consists in pushing the hardened cake towards the discharge.
  • This operation can be carried out by advancing the piston towards the second end of the tubular body in successive steps, singly comprised for example between 30 and 300 mm. On completion of each step the conditions can be verified and if the ideal conditions have not be achieved a further thrusting step can be carried out.
  • the method might include also controlling other process parameters, such as for example the thrust exerted by the cake on the obturator means and/or the flow rate of the liquid part (must) collected (including separated collection of the different-quality musts).
  • the continuous-cycle pressing step can also include:
  • This operation can be repeated continuously one or more times with a predetermined periodical frequency.
  • the pressing chamber expands and an aspiration effect is obtained which is added to the pump delivery, facilitating the dispensing of the product to be pressed.
  • a compression effect is obtained during the advancing travel towards the second end of the tubular body.
  • the advancing travel of the piston contributes to the advancement of the whole cake and, thanks to the scraping of the seal rings of the piston against the lateral wall of the tubular body, also contributes to removing the product which might obstruct the drainage holes afforded in the first section of the pressing chamber and which are fundamental for collecting the must.
  • the piston travel during these operations can have a predetermined length, i.e preset, predetermined or priorly programmed, for example comprised between 30 and 300 mm starting from the working position for the continuous-cycle pressing step.
  • the step of cleaning the drainage holes can also be carried out by activating the scraper cylinder to move with respect to the tubular body and the piston, which stay stationary.
  • the continuous-cycle pressing step can comprise modifying the position of the piston on the basis of a change in the characteristics of the product to be pressed.
  • This aspect of the invention has the advantage of adapting the functioning of the device to a variation in the characteristics of the product to be processed, without interrupting the continuous-cycle pressing step.
  • the functioning method further comprises a final working step comprising:
  • the thrust applied on the piston will preferably have to be such that the piston exerts on the product a constant pressure equal to the ideal pressure calculated for the continuous-cycle pressing.
  • the final working step further comprises:
  • the piston is advanced up to being completely external of the pressing chamber, leaving the second end of the tubular body open.
  • a pressing apparatus which comprises the device delineated above, and an electronic control system, which is programmed in such a way as to carry out at least any one, more than one or even all of the above-described steps of the relative functioning method.
  • Figure 5 illustrates a device 100 for continuous-cycling pressing of food products, in the example for pressing grapes in the enological field.
  • the device 100 schematically comprises a pump 200 destined to collect the product to be pressed from a crusher 300 and to supply the product in pressure internally of a press 400.
  • the crusher 300 is a device able to process whole bunches of grapes, de-stemmed or partially de-stemmed, with the aim of opening and crushing the grapes, such as to obtain a product containing a liquid part (must) and a solid part (skins, seeds, pulp residues and also stems, should the stems not have been completely eliminated with a preliminary de-stemming step).
  • the crusher 300 can generally comprise a loading hopper 305, by means of which the product to be crushed is conveyed between two counter-rotating grooved rollers 310, which have the function of breaking and crushing the grapes.
  • the product crossing the grooved rollers 310 collects in a lower pan 315, internally of which a screw 320 is located.
  • the screw 320 is activated by an electric motor 325 positioned externally of the pan 315, such as to advance the crushed product towards the pump 200.
  • a juice separator device (not illustrated) can be interposed between the crusher 300 and the pump 200, for example a vibrating grid separator, for separating the liquid from the solid parts of the fermented grapes and skins.
  • the pump 200 is in general a variable-flow volumetric pump.
  • the pump 200 is a peristaltic pump.
  • the pump 200 comprises a flexible and elastic tube 205, for example made of silicone, PVC or other polymers, the ends of which respectively define the inlet 210 and the outlet 215 of the pump.
  • the pump 200 further comprises a rotor 220, which is activated in rotation by a respective motor (not illustrated).
  • the rotor 220 bears two diametric rollers 225, which are able to rotate in contact with the flexible tube 205, such as to define a choke which moves in the direction of the length of the tube itself. In this way, discrete quantities of product are continuously pushed by the choke from the inlet 210 towards the outlet 215.
  • the flow rate of the pump 200 can be regulated by varying the rotation velocity of the rotor 220, by means of the motor.
  • peristaltic pump 200 is advantageous as the pumping is done without any direct contact between the product and the mobile parts of the pump. It is however possible that in other embodiments the peristaltic pump 200 can be replaced by a volumetric pump of any other type as long as it is variable-flow.
  • the press 400 comprises a tubular body 405, in the example an internally hollow cylinder.
  • the tubular body 405 is supported by a support frame 410, in the example a carriage, on which the tubular body 405 is preferably arranged with the axis X thereof orientated horizontally.
  • the lateral wall of the tubular body 405 is perforated, i.e. it exhibits a multiplicity of through-holes for drainage.
  • the drainage holes are uniformly distributed on the whole lateral wall of the tubular body 405, but it is possible that in other embodiments they can be distributed over a limited part of the lateral wall, for example only on the lower part.
  • the tubular body 405 exhibits two axial ends, of which a first loading end and a second discharge end.
  • a loading mouth 415 and a discharge mouth 420 are coaxially fixed respectively to the ends, which mouths substantially have the same diameter as the tubular body 405.
  • the loading mouth 415 is perfectly cylindrical, while the discharge mouth 420 is dovetailed.
  • Obturator means are associated to the discharge mouth 420, which are able to completely close the second axial end of the tubular body 405 and open it progressively, continuing to exert an opposing action against the outlet of the product, up to reaching a position of complete aperture, in which the product can freely exit from the tubular body 405.
  • the obturator means 425 are mobile, i.e. able to move or configured such as to move between the position of complete closure and the position of completer opening of the second end of the tubular body 405.
  • activating means can be present able to move the obturator means 425 between the completely closed position and the completely open position.
  • the obturator means 425 comprise a hatch door 430, which is hinged to the discharge mouth 420 according to a rotation axis Y perpendicular to the axis X of the tubular body 405.
  • the rotation axis Y is positioned in proximity of the second axial end of the tubular body 405, but outside the transversal section thereof.
  • the hatch door 430 in the completely closed position obstructs the discharge mouth 420 (see figure 6 ), completely closing the second axis end of the tubular body 405.
  • the hatch door inclines and distances from the edge of the tubular body 405, and is raised with respect to the lower wall of the discharge mouth 420.
  • the hatch door 430 progressively defines a discharge mouth through which the product contained in the tubular body 405 can exit to outside, encountering more or less resistance according to the dimension of the discharge opening itself.
  • the dimensions of the discharge opening progressively increase up to when the hatch door 430 reaches to raised position shown in figure 5 .
  • the hatch door 430 is substantially parallel to the axis X of the tubular body 405, leaving the transversal section thereof completely unobstructed and thus enabling the product to exit without encountering any obstacle.
  • the face of the hatch door 430 facing towards the product in outlet exhibits a bulging profile a convexity of which projects towards the inside of the tubular body 405 (when the hatch is in the completely closed position). It is however possible in other embodiments for the face of the hatch door 430 to be perfectly flat or conical, wedge-shaped or in general have inclined walls.
  • the displacements of the hatch door 430 between the above-cited completely-closed and completely-open positions are carried out by means of a cylinder/piston group 435, hydraulically activated and double-acting, the ends of which are hinged respectively to a horizontal support 440 fixed above the tubular body 405, and to a pair of brackets 445 fixed to the hatch door 430 and rotating solidly there-with about the axis Y as a rocker.
  • the lengthening and shortening of the cylinder/piston group 435 enables moving into and stopping the hatch door 430 in the positions of complete closure, complete aperture and into any other intermediate position.
  • the loading mouth 415 and the discharge mouth 420 are fixed to two longitudinal members 450, which are parallel and positioned on diametrically opposite sides of the tubular body 405.
  • the longitudinal members 450 project axially with respect to the loading mouth 415, on the opposite side with respect to the tubular body 405, such as to function as guides for a slide 455.
  • the slide 455 comprises a central body 460 interposed between the longitudinal members 450, and two roller skates 465 fixed to the central body 460 and singly coupled slidingly to a respective longitudinal member 450.
  • the slide 455 is able to slide on longitudinal members 450 in the direction of the axis X of the tubular body 405, nearingly and distancingly with respect to the loading mouth 415.
  • the displacements of the slide 455 are powered by two long-travel piston/cylinder groups 470, hydraulically-acting and double-acting, each of which is fixed to a respective longitudinal member 450 while the end of the piston 475 thereof is fixed to a respective roller skate 465.
  • a loading group is solidly fixed to the central group 460 of the slide 455, denoted in its entirety by 480 and visible in detail in figures 3 and 4 .
  • the loading group 480 comprises a piston 485, generally cylindrical in shape, which is located at the end of a coaxial shaft 490 (partially visible in figure 1 ), the opposite end of which is fixed to the central body 460 of the slide 455, in such a way that the piston 485 is able to slide solidly with the slide 455 along the axis X of the tubular body 405.
  • the piston 485 is coaxially inserted in a scraper cylinder 495 having an axial length that is greater than the length of the piston 485.
  • the scraper cylinder has a substantially tubular body conformation which is coaxially inserted externally of the piston 485 and internally of the tubular body 405.
  • the scraper cylinder 495 is borne at the end of a cylindrical jacket 500 (partially visible in figure 1 ) which is slidably inserted on the shaft 490.
  • the scraper cylinder 495 is able to displace solidly with the slide 455, but it is also able to move independently on-board the slide 455 in the direction of the axis X of the tubular body 405, between a retracted position shown in figure 3 , in which the end is substantially flush with the end face of the piston 485, and an advanced position shown in figure 4 , in which the end thereof passes beyond the end face of the piston 485.
  • This movement of the scraper cylinder 495 is carried out by two piston/cylinder groups 505, hydraulically-acting and double-acting, the ends of each of which are respectively fixed to the central body 460 of the slide 455 and to a respective ribbing projecting from the cylindrical jacket 500.
  • the piston 485 and the scraper cylinder 495 cross the discharge mouth 415 and are coaxially and slidably inserted snugly in the tubular body 405, in such a way as to close the first end.
  • This closure is made hermetic by one or more seal rings which are applied to the piston skirt 485, such as to be coaxially interposed between the skirt and the scraper cylinder 495, and by one or more seal rings that are applied on the scraper cylinder 495, such as to be coaxially interposed between the cylinder 495 and the tubular body 405.
  • the scraper cylinder 495 is mobile, i.e. able to move or configured so as to move with an alternating motion both with respect to the piston 485 and with respect to the tubular body 405.
  • the scraper cylinder 495 might not be present, in which case the piston 485 will be dimensioned such as alone to occupy the whole transversal section of the tubular body 405 with the interposing of one or more seal rings.
  • a pressing chamber 510 with perforated walls is defined between the end face of the piston 485 and the second end of the tubular body 405.
  • the pressing chamber 510 can be completely closed, partially open or completely open on the basis of the position of the hatch door 430, while the internal volume is variable on the basis of the axial position occupied by the piston 485.
  • the loading group 480 comprises a supply tube 515 for the product to be pressed, which is positioned eccentrically above the shaft 490 and is solidly constrained to the slide 455.
  • a first end of this supply tube 515 is connected to the outlet 215 of the pump 200 through a flexible conduit 520, or in any case an extensible conduit such as to be able to follow the displacements of the slide 455.
  • the second end of the supply tube 515 is coupled to a dispensing mouth 525, which is afforded in the piston body 485 and opens internally of the pressing chamber 510 through the end face of the piston.
  • the device 100 below the tubular body 405 the device 100 is provided with a collecting pan 530 for the must which is obtained by the pressing.
  • the pan 530 develops over the whole length of the tubular body 405 and can be internally subdivided into sectors by a plurality of dividing walls 535 arranged in succession in the direction of the length thereof.
  • a relative discharge conduit 540 for collecting the must can be associated to each of the sectors.
  • an electronic control system (not illustrated), which generally comprises at least an electronic processing unit connected to the various hydraulic actuators and with the electric motors of the pump 200 and the crusher 300, which is programmed such as to carry out the steps of the functioning method which are described in the following.
  • the functioning method of the device 100 includes a start-up step, a continuous-cycle pressing step and a successive end-working step.
  • the start-up step firstly comprises predisposing the hatch door 430 in a position of complete closure of the pressing chamber 510, and then nearing the piston 485 to the hatch door 430 up to reaching an initial position in which it is as close as possible to the second end of the tubular body 405, i.e. a position in which the volume of the pressing chamber 510 is at its smallest.
  • the start-up step comprises setting the crusher 300 and the pump 200 in motion, such that the crushed product begins to be supplied to the inside of the pressing chamber 510.
  • the method comprises the pump 200 being made to function at a constant flow, while monitoring the pressure in the pressing chamber 510, i.e. the pressure with which the pump 200 pushes the product internally of the pressing chamber 510.
  • This pressure can be measured directly, for example by means of appropriate pressure sensors located in the pressing chamber 510 or in the connecting conduits 515 and 520, or it can be measured indirectly, for example by measuring the value of the torque developed by the electric motor to rotate the rotor 220 of the pump 200, or by measuring the thrust exerted by the product against the hatch door 430.
  • a preset value for example a value comprised between 2 and 8 bar, this means that the cake is sufficiently compact.
  • the start-up step comprises retracting the piston 485 by a step towards the first end of the tubular body 405, while maintaining the pump 200 in constant-flow function.
  • This retracting step can be of a predetermined amount, for example comprised between 30 and 300 mm. In this way, the volume of the pressing chamber 510 increases while the pressure diminishes.
  • the start-up step comprises retracting the piston 485 by a further retracting step each time the pressure in the pressing chamber 510 newly reaches the preset value.
  • the retracting of the piston 485 terminates when it reaches a predetermined working position for the successive step of continuous-cycle pressing.
  • the working position of the piston 485 depends in general on the characteristics of the product to be pressed and on the type of working. As a rule, this position is established in such a way that the final length of the pressing chamber 510 is sufficiently long for obtaining, during the continuous-cycle pressing step, the complete exhaustion of the product to be pressed (i.e. a substantially complete pressing of the solid parts), but not so high as to cause an excessive consolidation of the cake.
  • the pump 200 is maintained in function at a constant flow, with the hatch door 430 still in the completely closed position, up to when the pressure in the pressing chamber 510 newly reaches the preset value, after which the start-up step concludes with the complete opening or at least partial opening of the hatch door 430, thus also leading to the start of the continuous-cycle pressing step (see figure 8 ).
  • the hatch door 430 is thus maintained in a position of complete or partial opening and the pump 200 is maintained constantly in function, such as to continuously supply the product to be pressed internally of the pressing chamber 510.
  • the product to be pressed that is continuously dispensed into the pressing chamber 510 via the dispensing mouth 525 pushes the product already present to slide in an axial direction towards the second end of the tubular body 405.
  • This thrust means also that the terminal part of the cake exits and is discharged externally of the pressing chamber 510, while the solid part of the product already present in the chamber compacts progressively towards the discharge, reforming the discharged portion of the cake, and while the product just inserted is crushed in the initial section immediately downstream of the piston 485.
  • the overall effect obtained is continuous pressing of the product, performed in the total absence of mechanical actions and only by effect of the pressured supply of the product to be processed internally of the pressing chamber 510, with the must continuously exiting from the perforated walls of the tubular body 405 and with the exhausted skins progressively discharged through the discharge mouth 420.
  • the degree of pressing to which the solid part of the product is subjected generally decreases in the axial direction towards the discharge mouth 420, so that the quality of the must obtained with the system is normally better in proximity of the piston 485 and progressively diminishes towards the second end of the tubular body 405, thus enabling a separate collection along the various sectors of the underlying collecting pan 530.
  • the pressure in the pressing chamber 510 is preferably kept constantly at a predetermined value, i.e. a preset or priorly programmed value, for the whole duration of the continuous-cycle pressing step, for example at a value comprised between 2 and 8 bar.
  • the method comprises continuing to monitor the pressure in the pressing chamber 510 and therefore regulating in a closed cycle at least a functioning parameter of the device 100, such as to minimise the error between the measured pressure value and the predetermined value.
  • the method includes regulating either contemporaneously or sequentially the position of the hatch door 430, the supply flow-rate of the pump 200 (for example via the regulating of the velocity of the rotor 220) and the working position of the piston 485.
  • the method can comprise:
  • the hatch door 430 can be brought into the position of complete closure and the start-up step of the device 100 can be repeated.
  • the method comprises:
  • an unblocking process can be performed, which consists in strongly pushing the hardened cake towards the discharge.
  • This operation can be carried out by advancing the piston 485 towards the second end of the tubular body 405 in successive steps, singly comprised for example between 30 and 300 mm. On completion of each step the conditions can be verified and if the ideal conditions have not been re-established a further pushing step is made.
  • the pressing chamber 510 expands and an aspirating effect is obtained which can be added to the delivery of the pump 200, facilitating the dispensing of the product to be pressed.
  • a compression effect is achieved.
  • the forward travel of the piston 485 contributes to entirely advancing the cake and, thanks to the scraping of the seal rings of the scraper cylinder 495 against the lateral wall of the tubular body 405, to removing the product which might obstruct the drainage holes in the first section of the pressing chamber 510 and which are fundamental for the collection of the must.
  • the travel of the piston 485 during these operations can cover a predetermined distance comprised between 30 and 300 mm, starting from the working position for the continuous-cycle pressing step.
  • every so often the scraper cylinder 495 is activated to move with an alternating motion between the retracted and advanced positions thereof, such as to de-obstruct the drainage holes without moving the piston 485 and therefore without modifying the dimensions of the pressing chamber 510.
  • the continuous-cycle pressing step also included is the possibility of modifying the working position of the piston 485 on the basis of a variation of the characteristics of the product to be pressed. This regulating of the working position can be carried out manually, or automatically with the aid of appropriate sensors which should be able to detect the characteristics of the product being worked.
  • the continuous pressing step terminates and the final working step is commenced.
  • the final working step first comprises halting the functioning of the pump 200 and bringing the hatch door 430 into the position of complete closure.
  • the final working step includes moving the piston 485 nearingly to the second end of the tubular body 405, regulating the activating of the piston/cylinder groups 470 so that they generate 485 a constant thrust of a predetermined value on the piston, preferably a value equal to the ideal value calculated for the continuous-cycle pressing operations. In this way, a static pressing is performed which has the effect of completely exhausting the residual product still contained in the pressing chamber 510.
  • the final working step also comprises monitoring the displacement of the piston 485.
  • the final working step lastly comprises displacing the hatch door 430 into the completely open position of the pressing chamber 510, and thus further advancing the piston 485 towards the second end of the tubular body 405, such as to discharge the final residue of the cake externally of the pressing chamber 510, as illustrated in figure 10 .
  • the piston 485 is advanced up to reaching a position in which it is so advanced as to be completely external of the pressing chamber 510, also leaving open the second end of the tubular body 405.
  • the press 400 can be easily washed and sanitized.
  • the loading group 480 comprises a piston 600, generally cylindrical, which is directly inserted snugly into the tubular body 405.
  • One or more seal rings can be applied to the skirt of the piston 600, which rings are coaxially interposed between the piston 600 and the tubular body 405, so as to realize a hermetic closure.
  • the piston 600 is located at the end of a coaxial shaft 605, the opposite end of which is fixed to the central body 460 of the slide 455 (not entirely shown in figures 11 and 12 ), so that the piston 600 is able to slide solidly with the piston 600 along the axis X of the tubular body 405.
  • the supply tube 515 of the product to be pressed is fixed to the piston 600, which is positioned offset above the shaft 605 and is in communication with a dispensing mouth 610, which is fashioned at the centre of the end face of the piston 600, so as to open internally of the pressing chamber 510 (see figure 14 ).
  • the loading group 470 further comprises a scraper ring 615, which is inserted coaxially internally of the tubular body 405, so as to be arranged by the flank of the piston 600 internally of the pressing chamber 510.
  • This scraper ring 615 is supported by a central support hub 620, to which it is joined by a plurality of spokes 625.
  • the central hub 620 is realized by a hollow tubular body, so as to enable the passage of the products coming from the dispensing mouth 610 of the piston 600.
  • Two guide rods 630 are fixed at two diametrically opposite points of the central hub 620, each of which is slidably inserted in a through-hole fashioned in the piston 600.
  • the free end of each guide rod 630 projects externally of the pressing chamber 510 and is fixed to a respective double-acting hydraulic cylinder 635, which is rigidly connected to the slide 455 by means of a bracket 640.
  • the scraper ring 615 is able to move with an independent motion in the direction of the axis X of the tubular body 405, between a retracted position shown in figure 13 , in which it is at the position of the piston 600, and an advanced position shown in figure 14 , in which it is separated from the piston 600 by a certain distance.
  • the functioning of the press 400 is identical to what was described in the foregoing for the first embodiment. During this functioning, every so often the scraper ring 615 is activated to move alternatingly between the retracted and advanced positions thereof, so as to de-obstruct the drainage holes of the tubular body 405, without having to displace the piston 600 and thus without modifying the dimensions of the pressing chamber 510.
  • the scraper ring 615 can have a slightly concave shape, so that the opposite axial ends thereof have slightly barbed edges able to drag substantially in contact with the internal surface of the tubular body 405. In this way, the two end edges are able to act as two scrapers which rub against the internal surface of the tubular body 405, during both advancement and retreating thereof.
  • the scraper ring 615 can have a slightly smaller diameter than that of the tubular body 405, and the lateral surface thereof can be clad with an external annular strip 645 provided with bristles, for example made of a plastic material. In this way, the scraper ring 615 is able to act substantially as a brush which brushes in contact with the internal surface of the tubular body 405.
  • the device 100 can be further equipped with an auxiliary device 650 able to scrape against the external surface of the tubular body 405.
  • this device 650 can comprise an assembly of brushes 655 able to go into contact with the external surface of the tubular body 405, and movement means (not illustrated) able to move the brushes 655 with alternating motion in a parallel direction to the axis X.
  • the brushes 655 can be located in a circumferential distribution so as overall to form a ring structure which can be coaxially inserted externally of the tubular body 405 and can be moved to and fro as a single element.
  • the brushes 655 of this device 655 are preferably roller brushes, which are associated to activating means able to rotate them about the axes thereof during the translation, so as to increase the scraping effect.
  • the brushes 655 can be connected to one another by universal joints, so as to be activatable in rotation all together by a single motor.

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  1. Procédé de fonctionnement d'un dispositif de pressage continu (100) de produits contenant une partie solide et une partie liquide, dans lequel le dispositif (100) comprend :
    - un corps tubulaire (405) disposant d'une paroi latérale dont au moins une partie est perforée,
    - un piston (485, 600) inséré de manière coulissante dans une première extrémité du corps tubulaire,
    - une chambre de compression (510) définie à l'intérieur du corps tubulaire (405) entre une face d'extrémité du piston (485, 600) et une deuxième extrémité axiale du corps tubulaire (405),
    - au moins une bouche d'entrée (525) prévue dans le corps du piston (485, 600) et débouchant dans la chambre de compression (510) à travers la face d'extrémité du piston (485, 600);
    - une pompe (200) reliée à la bouche d'entrée (525) pour fournir le produit à presser à l'intérieur de la chambre de compression (510) et
    - un moyen d'obturation (430) pour s'opposer à la sortie du produit de la deuxième extrémité axiale du corps tubulaire (405), le moyen d'obturation (430) pouvant se déplacer entre une position de fermeture complète de la chambre de compression (510), dans laquelle le moyen d'obturation (430) empêche la sortie du produit, et une position d'ouverture complète de la chambre de compression (510), dans laquelle le moyen d'obturation (430) permet au produit de sortir librement,
    dans lequel le procédé de fonctionnement comprend une étape de démarrage qui consiste à :
    - prédisposer le moyen d'obturation (430) dans une position de fermeture complète,
    - démarrer la pompe (200) de façon à charger le produit à presser dans la chambre de compression (510) jusqu'à former une agglomération compacte de produit pressé à la deuxième extrémité axiale du corps tubulaire (405),
    - déplacer le moyen d'obturation (430) dans une position d'ouverture au moins partielle de la chambre de compression (510),
    et puis une étape successive de pressage à cycle continu qui comprend :
    - maintenir la pompe (200) en fonctionnement constant, de manière à fournir de façon continue le produit à presser à l'intérieur de la chambre de compression (510) et de manière à provoquer une sortie conséquente du produit pressé depuis la deuxième extrémité du corps tubulaire (405),
    dans lequel l'étape de chargement de la chambre de compression (510) comprend :
    - prédisposer le piston (485, 600) dans une position initiale à l'intérieur du corps tubulaire (405),
    - surveiller la pression dans la chambre de compression (510) jusqu'à atteindre une valeur prédéterminée,
    - déplacer progressivement le piston (485, 600) vers la première extrémité du corps tubulaire (405) jusqu'à atteindre une position de travail prédéterminée, et dans laquelle le mouvement du piston vers la position de travail est exécuté en déplaçant le piston d'un pas prédéterminé chaque fois que la pression dans la chambre de compression (510) atteint la valeur prédéterminée.
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, dans lequel l'étape de pressage à cycle continu comprend :
    - surveiller la pression dans la chambre de compression (510), et
    - calculer une différence entre la valeur surveillée et une valeur prédéterminée de la pression dans la chambre de compression, et
    - réguler au moins un paramètre de fonctionnement du dispositif (100) de manière à réduire la différence.
  3. Procédé selon la revendication 2, dans lequel le paramètre de fonctionnement est sélectionné parmi : la position du moyen d'obturation (430), le débit d'alimentation de la pompe (200) et la position du piston (485).
  4. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel l'étape de pressage à cycle continu comprend les étapes consistant à :
    - déplacer alternativement le piston (485, 600) à partir de la position de travail.
  5. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant une étape de fin de travail consistant à :
    - arrêter la pompe (200),
    - déplacer le moyen d'obturation (430) dans une position de fermeture complète,
    - déplacer le piston (485, 600) dans une direction proche de la deuxième extrémité du corps tubulaire (405), en lui appliquant une poussée constante d'une quantité prédéterminée.
  6. Procédé selon la revendication 5, dans lequel l'étape de fin de travail comprend en outre :
    - surveiller le déplacement du piston (485, 600) pendant qu'il est soumis à la poussée et, lorsque le déplacement surveillé du piston (485) est nul,
    - déplacer le moyen d'obturation (430) dans une position d'ouverture complète de la chambre de compression (510), et
    - avancer encore le piston (485, 600) vers la deuxième extrémité du corps tubulaire (405).
  7. Procédé selon la revendication 6, dans lequel le piston est avancé jusqu'à se retrouver complètement à l'extérieur de la chambre de compression (510), laissant la deuxième extrémité du corps tubulaire (405) ouverte.
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