EP3678984A1 - Verfahren sowie füllorgan zum befüllen eines behälters - Google Patents
Verfahren sowie füllorgan zum befüllen eines behältersInfo
- Publication number
- EP3678984A1 EP3678984A1 EP18768852.8A EP18768852A EP3678984A1 EP 3678984 A1 EP3678984 A1 EP 3678984A1 EP 18768852 A EP18768852 A EP 18768852A EP 3678984 A1 EP3678984 A1 EP 3678984A1
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- EP
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- Prior art keywords
- container
- purge gas
- pulse
- filling
- container interior
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- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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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
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
- B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
- B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
- B67C3/22—Details
- B67C3/26—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 invention relates to a method and a filling member for filling a container with a filling product, for example for filling a beverage container or a bottle with a beverage in a beverage filling plant.
- the filling member communicate with the container interior of the container, the environment does not.
- a purge gas for example C0 2
- a vacuum channel for sucking the gas from the container and a purge gas channel for introducing the purge gas is provided in the container in the filling usually.
- Purge gas channel and the vacuum channel communicate with the container interior, while the filling member is pressed onto the mouth of the container to be filled. Accordingly, no gas exchange of the container interior with the environment takes place, but only a defined gas exchange via the purge gas channel and the vacuum channel.
- the purge gas is introduced in pulses into the container interior, while the container interior is continuously subjected to a negative pressure.
- the purge gas is introduced in pulses into the container interior, while the container interior is subjected to a negative pressure, it is achieved that due to the pulses of the purge gas, which is introduced into the container interior, an efficient reduction of the atmospheric oxygen present in the container is achieved.
- pulses of the Purge gas is penetrated a large portion of the container to be filled and at the same time the purge gas consumption can be reduced.
- pulses of purge gas at the same applied negative pressure of the container is also subjected to a caused by the pulses pulsating pressure fluctuation, which can also assist in the efficient discharge of the residual gas from the container interior.
- the purge gas is supplied in two to eight, more preferably two to five, pulses in the container interior. Accordingly, each time by introducing a further pulse, the purge gas is introduced deep into the container and entrained in the suction on the negative pressure corresponding to the remaining residual oxygen or remaining within the container residual gas.
- the container interior is preferably present at an absolute pressure of 0.05 bar to 0.5 bar, preferably at an absolute pressure of 0.1 bar to 0.3 bar, and particularly preferably the absolute pressure in the container interior pulsates in one Area the absolute pressure of 0.05 bar to 0.5 bar, preferably in a range of the absolute pressure of 0.1 bar to 0.3 bar.
- each pulse lasts a predetermined time and / or in each pulse, a predetermined purge gas volume is introduced into the container interior and / or a predetermined
- Purge gas volume is divided into the predetermined number of pulses. In this way the purge gas consumption can be controlled while at the same time efficiently reducing the
- each pulse has a duration of 50 ms to 1000 ms, each pulse preferably having an individual duration or the first pulse having a different duration than the subsequent pulses or each pulse may have the same duration and / or with each pulse a purge gas volume is introduced from 50ml to 500ml in the container interior and / or a predetermined purge gas volume of 60ml to 4000ml is divided to the predetermined number of pulses and / or pauses between the pulses of 20ms to 1000ms present and all pauses have the same duration or the pause after the first pulse is longer than the subsequent pauses or each pause has a different duration.
- the container interior is acted upon simultaneously with the negative pressure and the first pulse of the purge gas.
- the first pulse of purge gas can be introduced simultaneously with the opening of the vacuum channel and in this way already a first pulse for displacing the residual gas received in the container is applied.
- the container interior is preferably still subjected to negative pressure after introduction of the last pulse of the purge gas into the container interior.
- the pressurization of the container interior is terminated with negative pressure.
- the then standing under negative pressure container interior is then filled with a pressurized filling product.
- the pressurization of the container interior is terminated with the negative pressure and then the container interior biased by a clamping gas to a predetermined pressure.
- the filling product is then introduced into the container interior prestressed with the clamping gas.
- a controller is provided which is adapted to open the flushing gas channel in a pulsating manner while the vacuum duct is open continuously.
- a control device is adapted to open the purge gas channel pulsating while the vacuum channel is opened continuously, the above-described advantages of achieving a comprehensive and deep reduction of the oxygen content in the container to be filled are achieved.
- an efficient and rapid reduction of the oxygen content within the container to be filled is achieved by introducing the flushing gas pulses into the container to be filled, so that in the subsequent filling steps corresponding product gentle can be filled.
- the controller is adapted to introduce the purge gas in two to eight pulses in the container.
- the controller is adapted to open the vacuum channel simultaneously with the purge gas channel for introducing the first pulse of the purge gas.
- the controller is set up such that each pulse lasts for a predetermined time and / or a predetermined purge gas volume is introduced into the container in each pulse and / or a predetermined purge gas volume is distributed to the predetermined number of pulses becomes.
- the purge gas channel is arranged so that it opens into the container in the edge region of an orifice of a container to be filled.
- the suction of the gas mixture from the container then takes place in the diametrically opposite with respect to the symmetry axis of the container edge region of the mouth of the container. In this way it is achieved that a flow through the container with the purge gas pulses is ensured and a short circuit between the vacuum channel and introduced into the container
- Purge gas pulses is counteracted, so that an efficient flow through the container is achieved.
- the vacuum valve is closed and biased the container with a clamping gas to a predetermined clamping gas pressure.
- Tension gas pressure can also be used to introduce the pulses of purge gas in the container to be filled while the vacuum channel is still open.
- the purge gas under a high pressure as possible, namely the available in the system
- the filling product is introduced into the container to be filled.
- the filling product is introduced into the container to be filled.
- Figure 1 shows schematically a representation of a filling member which is placed on a container to be filled.
- a filling member 1 is shown schematically, which is provided for filling a schematically indicated to be filled container 100.
- the container to be filled 100 has an orifice 1 10, on which the filling member 1 is placed on to perform the filling process accordingly.
- the filling member 1 has an orifice seal 2, which is pressed sealingly onto the mouth 1 10 of the container 100 to be filled. Accordingly, the filling member 1 communicates with the container interior 120 of the container 100 to be filled, without the environment could come into contact with the container interior 120 of the container to be filled.
- the filling member 1 is sealingly placed on the container mouth 1 10 of the container 100 to be filled, so that an uncontrolled gas exchange between the container interior 120 and the environment can not take place.
- the filling member 1 has a filling product outlet 3, through which the filling product can be introduced into the container interior 120 of the container 100 to be filled.
- a filling product inlet 30 is provided with a corresponding filling valve 32, by means of which the flow of the filling product flowing through the filling product outlet 3 into the container interior 120 filling product can be controlled or regulated in the container interior 120 in a conventional manner, a predetermined Bear etc. or a predetermined Playthings, or to introduce a predetermined filling level of filling product.
- the container interior 120 is flushed according to the proposed method with a purge gas, in order to control the atmosphere in the container interior 120 in this way.
- a purge gas in order to control the atmosphere in the container interior 120 in this way.
- an attempt is here made to reduce the concentration of oxygen in the container interior 120 in order to reduce the load on a
- oxygen-sensitive filling product with oxygen to reduce.
- the container to be filled 100 is usually before the actual filling of the
- Ambient atmosphere such as ambient air
- the container interior 120 is flushed with a purge gas, for example with C0 2, before the introduction of the filling product.
- a purge gas channel 4 is provided for this purpose, via which purge gas can be introduced into the container interior 120.
- the purge gas channel 4 is arranged in the filling member 1 so that it enters the container 100 to be filled in an edge region of the mouth 1 10 of the container 100.
- a vacuum channel 5 is provided, which is controlled or regulated by a vacuum valve 50.
- the vacuum channel 5 acts in the embodiment shown on the
- Container interior 120 located gas withdrawn via the filling product outlet 3 and the vacuum channel 5 from the container 100.
- the vacuum valve 50 is opened, after the production of a sealing connection between the filling member 1 and the container mouth 110 of the container 100 to be filled the vacuum channel 5 is in communication with the container interior 120. Accordingly, the gas located in the container interior 120, for example ambient air, is withdrawn via the vacuum channel 5.
- This suction of the present in the container interior 120 of the container 100 to be filled gas into the vacuum channel 5 takes place either until the container interior 120 has adapted to the pending on the vacuum channel 5 negative pressure, or until a corresponding switching operation, the structure of the negative pressure in the container 100th terminated - for example, after a predetermined period of time or after sucking a predetermined volume.
- the purge gas channel 4 is opened so that corresponding purge gas can flow through the purge gas channel 4 into the container interior 120.
- the purge gas channel 4 is simultaneously with the
- the vacuum channel 5 is first opened and opened either after reaching a predetermined negative pressure in the container interior 120 or after a predetermined period of time or after removing a predetermined volume from the container interior 120 of the container to be filled 100 of the purge gas 4.
- the purge gas channel 4 is opened pulsating, so that the purge gas in pulses in the
- Container interior 120 is introduced, which is acted upon simultaneously with the negative pressure through the vacuum channel 5.
- the purge gas is introduced with a pulse, so that in this way a particularly efficient entrainment of the residual gas from the container interior 120 can be achieved and in particular a particularly deep penetration of purge gas pulses into the container interior 120 can be achieved.
- a displacement or suction of a large part of the oxygen-containing residual gas from the container 100 is made possible in an efficient manner.
- On the continuous opening of the purge gas channel 4 can be dispensed with accordingly and thus the consumption of purge gas can be reduced.
- the container interior 120 is at an absolute pressure of 0.05 bar to 0.5 bar, preferably at an absolute pressure of 0, 1 bar to 0.3 bar before and particularly preferably pulsates the absolute pressure in the container interior 120 in a range of the absolute pressure of 0.05 bar to 0.5 bar, preferably in a range of the absolute pressure of 0.1 bar to 0.3 bar. Accordingly, a pulsation of the pressure in the container interior 120 is achieved by the pulsating introduction of the purge gas pulses.
- the control of the purge gas channel 4 and the vacuum channel 5 is done via a correspondingly established controller 6.
- the controller 6 may, for example, the general
- Plant control of a Boat exercising a Bivia be, or be designed as a separate controller 6, which is provided for a single filling valve 1 or a group of filling valves 1.
- the purge gas channel 4 is preferably controlled by the controller 6 so that the
- Vacuum channel 5 is opened simultaneously with the purge gas channel 4 for introducing the first pulse of the purge gas.
- the residual gas is displaced from the beginning of the container 100.
- the controller 6 is further preferably arranged so that each pulse lasts for a predetermined time and / or in each pulse, a predetermined purge gas volume is introduced into the container 100 and / or a predetermined purge gas volume is divided to the predetermined number of pulses. This can be achieved on the one hand, an efficient introduction of the purge gas and on the other side of the purge gas consumption can be reduced.
- each pulse has a duration of 50ms to 1000ms, each pulse may preferably have an individual duration or the first pulse has a different duration than the subsequent pulses or each pulse may have the same duration and / or with each pulse a purge gas volume of 50ml to 500ml in the
- Container interior 120 is introduced and / or a predetermined purge gas volume of 60ml to 4000ml is divided to the predetermined number of pulses and / or pauses between the pulses of 20ms to 1000ms present and all pauses have the same duration or the pause after the first pulse is longer as the subsequent breaks or each break has a different duration.
- the purge gas channel 4 is controlled by the controller 6 so that pulses of the purge gas of about 50 milliseconds are interrupted by purge gas-free periods of about 100 milliseconds. In this way, two to eight pulses of purge gas in the
- Container interior 120 are introduced while the vacuum channel 5 remains open throughout.
- the vacuum channel 5 preferably provides a negative pressure in the range of 0.05 bar to 0.5 bar
- the purge gas channel 4 brings the purge gas preferably under an absolute pressure of 1 bar to 10 bar, preferably between 2.5 and 7 bar, in the container interior 120 of the container to be filled 100 a.
- the purge gas channel 4 is arranged in the embodiment shown in an edge region of the mouth 1 10 of the container 100 to be filled. This allows a flow along the Provide the inner wall of the container to be filled 100.
- the vacuum channel 5 opens in a diametrical with respect to the axis of symmetry of the mouth 1 10 of the container 100th
- the purge gas pulses are introduced at one edge, and the vacuum channel sucks the gas from the container interior 120 of the container to be filled 100 at the diametrically opposite edge.
- the purge gas channel 4 is preferably also oriented exactly opposite to the vacuum channel 5, which in the embodiment shown on the Med.auslauf 3 in the container interior 120 of the container to be filled 100 shows.
- the controller 6 is preferably set up so that, after the introduction of the last pulse of the purge gas into the container interior 120, in a preferred embodiment, the container interior 120 is further subjected to negative pressure and upon reaching a predetermined
- the gas used is preferably the same gas that was also used as purge gas - for example C0 2 .
- the span gas can, for example, from the headspace of a
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- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
- Filling Of Jars Or Cans And Processes For Cleaning And Sealing Jars (AREA)
- Vacuum Packaging (AREA)
- Filling Or Discharging Of Gas Storage Vessels (AREA)
Abstract
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Priority Applications (1)
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| SI201830872T SI3678984T1 (sl) | 2017-09-08 | 2018-09-10 | Postopek in polnilni sistem za polnjenje posode |
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| DE102017120745.7A DE102017120745A1 (de) | 2017-09-08 | 2017-09-08 | Verfahren zum Befüllen eines Behälters mit einem Füllprodukt sowie Füllorgan zum Befüllen eines Behälters mit einem Füllprodukt |
| PCT/EP2018/074254 WO2019048658A1 (de) | 2017-09-08 | 2018-09-10 | Verfahren sowie füllorgan zum befüllen eines behälters |
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| EP3678984A1 true EP3678984A1 (de) | 2020-07-15 |
| EP3678984B1 EP3678984B1 (de) | 2023-03-01 |
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| EP (1) | EP3678984B1 (de) |
| CN (1) | CN111247087B (de) |
| DE (1) | DE102017120745A1 (de) |
| SI (1) | SI3678984T1 (de) |
| WO (1) | WO2019048658A1 (de) |
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| SI3678984T1 (sl) | 2023-04-28 |
| CN111247087B (zh) | 2021-10-15 |
| WO2019048658A1 (de) | 2019-03-14 |
| CN111247087A (zh) | 2020-06-05 |
| DE102017120745A1 (de) | 2019-03-14 |
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