EP3863957A1 - VORRICHTUNG ZUM BEFÜLLEN UND VERSCHLIEßEN VON BEHÄLTERN - Google Patents
VORRICHTUNG ZUM BEFÜLLEN UND VERSCHLIEßEN VON BEHÄLTERNInfo
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Definitions
- the invention relates to a device for filling containers with a liquid filling material and for closing the containers with a closure lid, in particular a crown cap.
- the invention relates to container treatment machines in the beverage industry, in particular container treatment machines with an output of more than 10,000 containers per hour, in particular container treatment machines with an output of more than 50,000 containers per hour.
- the invention relates to container treatment machines which are designed and set up as so-called filling machines or fillers for filling the containers with liquid contents, in particular with beverages.
- the invention also relates to container treatment machines which are designed as closers for closing filled containers, in particular as closers in cork construction for closing filled containers with crown caps.
- Filling machines of the type mentioned have a multiplicity of treatment stations or positions which can also be understood as filling stations or filling positions.
- a filling element or filling element with a filling valve or liquid valve is provided at each filling station of the filling machine, and the liquid filling material is discharged into the container through its discharge opening.
- the filling material is dispensed into the container by means of a so-called “free jet filling”.
- free jet filling or free jet filling is understood to mean a filling method in which the liquid filling material flows into the container to be filled from the liquid valve in a free filling jet or filling material jet, the flow of the filling material not through guide elements such as discharge screens, swirl bodies , short or long filling pipes is influenced or changed.
- Open jet filling can take place both without pressure, i.e. also under pressure.
- the container has ambient pressure, the container usually not being at its container mouth or opening Filling element rests, but is spaced from the filling element or from an intended delivery opening.
- a gas path creates a connection between the interior of the container and the surroundings, which enables an unpressurized filling.
- the gas contained in the container and displaced by the beverage flowing into the container preferably also escapes into the environment via this gas path.
- the mouth of the container is pressed and sealed against the filling element, the pressure in the interior of the container is adjusted to this pressure, which differs from the ambient pressure, by applying a tension gas or by applying a vacuum , which can be both above and below the ambient pressure.
- Cappers of the type mentioned above generally also have a large number of treatment stations or positions which can also be understood as capping stations or capping positions.
- a capping device or capping tool with a capping stamp is provided, by means of which a crown cap is pressed onto the container mouth and finally fastened in a sealing manner by deformation.
- filling machines and sealing machines are generally designed as completely separate units or separate machines which have different movement sequences.
- So-called lifting elements are often provided on filling machines, which lift the containers starting from the container transport level in the direction of the filling valve.
- the container is pressed with a great force against the seals on the filling valve in such a way that there is a pressure-tight connection between the filling valve and the container, so that filling under excess pressure is made possible. Since considerable forces occur, the components involved must be designed to be stable.
- capping machines designed as crown corks the crown cork is first placed centrally on the container to be closed by the so-called stamp. The crown cap is then pressed against the container by the stamp with such a great force that the seals in the crown cap deform elastically and thus form a pressure-tight connection with the container.
- the protruding edge of the crown cap is then plastically deformed by a pull ring that moves from top to bottom.
- the plastic deformation takes place in such a way that the edge of the crown cork is placed closely against the container neck from the outside, so that the crown cork is securely fixed, and the seals maintain their pre-tension, whereby the container is securely closed even after the stamp has been removed. It is essential that the prestressing of the seals is maintained even during the plastic deformation of the crown cap. Overall, considerable forces also act within a capper, so that a capper must also be solid and resistant.
- a disadvantage of the systems known from the prior art is that two separate machines are required for filling and closing the containers, so that there is a large amount of space required as well as increased costs.
- space requirements and increased costs are incurred in that the necessary mechanisms for generating movements and force in the vertical direction are required in each of the separately working machines, which are expensive and can only be implemented with great effort.
- the object of the invention is therefore to provide a device for filling and closing containers, which enables filling and closing of the containers in a structurally simplified and cost-saving manner compared to the prior art.
- a device for filling and closing containers is designed according to the features of claim 1 and a method with the features of claim 13.
- Advantageous developments of the invention are specified in the dependent claims. All of the features described, in themselves or in any combination, are fundamentally the subject of the invention, regardless of their summary in the claims or their relationship. Furthermore, the claims are made part of the description.
- the present invention provides a device for filling and closing containers, which has at least one carrier element for supporting the containers and at least one filling and closing element arranged at at least one treatment station of the device.
- the filling and closing element is connected to a filling material feed and a closing cover feed and has at least one filling valve and at least one counter-holder arranged in the vertical direction above the containers to be filled and closed.
- the essential aspect of the invention is to be seen in the fact that the carrier element and the counter-holder are designed to perform a controlled relative movement relative to one another in the direction of a vertical axis of the treatment station, in such a way that the carrier element and the counter-holder start from an initial position due to the controlled relative movement assume at least one filling position and at least one closed position relative to one another.
- the device is set up to both fill and seal the containers at the at least one treatment station.
- the present device is thus to be understood as a container treatment machine in which the container is both filled and closed at a treatment position or station, so that the device according to the understanding of the present invention represents a container treatment machine designed as a filling and closing machine.
- the device according to the invention thus performs the movements required for filling as well as for closing.
- the functions of a filling machine and the functions of a closing machine are combined in a particularly advantageous manner in only one machine, the necessary relative movements between the carrier element and the counter-holder being carried out in a controlled manner, in particular being able to be controlled in a controlled manner, and precisely and in different relative positions to one another can be moved or set precisely.
- the accuracy of the corresponding relative positioning to one another namely the accuracy of the controlled controlled relative movement, is in particular in the millimeter range.
- the elements “support element and counter-holder” which are movable relative to one another can be seen in principle as controlled, in particular as controlled, controlled organs which can be moved via a predetermined movement path or stroke, the movable, controlled controlled organs also being present here are to be understood as a lifting element which exerts a predetermined stroke, in particular a stroke in the vertical direction, namely vertically upwards and / or downwards.
- the lifting element can be controlled mechanically or electronically. Compressed air, cam tracks, linear motors or the like, for example, are known for such a control and / or regulation.
- the carrier element is designed in the form of a lifting element in the direction of the vertical axis so that it can be moved and lifted, the lifting element being mechanically controlled or pneumatically controlled or electrically controlled to carry out the lowering and lifting movements, and the lifting element being at least for lifting the containers from a feed level running in a first height level into at least one filling level running in a higher, second height level and in at least one closing level running in a higher, third height level.
- a linear drive is very particularly preferably provided for driving the lifting element.
- the container to be filled usually a bottle, is transferred to the carrier element, in particular the lifting element, in the feed plane and stands on this with a container base.
- the container for filling, the container, in particular the bottle, is raised to a filling level, namely to the filling level, by means of the flub element, in which, for example, the sealing position of the container mouth with the discharge opening of the filling valve is produced.
- the filled but still unsealed container remains on the carrier element, which can also be called a bottle carrier.
- a crown cap is provided, which is positioned, for example, resting on the container mouth, or held above the container, for example by magnetic force on a slide which can be moved laterally, or on the counter-holder arranged above the container.
- the container is raised to the closing height or into the closing plane by means of a further upward movement of the lifting element.
- the container and the counter-holder can ultimately be pressed against one another.
- the contact pressure can preferably be changed and set to a desired value.
- Containers and bottle caps are thus clamped between the carrier element and the counter-holder.
- plastic deformation of the crown cap for example via a drawing ring provided in the filling and closing member, the container with the crown cap is finally sealed.
- the carrier element is thus moved in the direction of the counterholder, the carrier element pressing through the container against the counterholder.
- the counter-holder is preferably prestressed by springs and is pressed upward by the container, as a result of which the crown cap is pressed by a preferably stationary pull ring.
- a mechanism for vertical movement and force generation, for example of a moving closing element, can advantageously be saved.
- the counter-holder arranged above the container is designed such that it can be moved vertically and in the direction of the vertical axis, the counter-holder being mechanically controlled or pneumatically controlled or electrically for exercising the vertical movement is controlled driven.
- a counter-holder that can be moved and lowered in this way can be understood as a controlled, controlled stamp.
- the counter holder is driven by a linear motor.
- the relative movement is brought about by the movement of the counter-holder.
- the movement of the counter-holder can also be precisely controlled, so that the height of the counter-holder is precise, particularly in the millimeter range.
- the present invention also includes design variants in which both the carrier element and the counter-holder are designed such that they can be lifted and lowered, in particular can be moved in a controlled manner. The relative movement can then be brought about by the controlled lifting and / or lowering movement of both elements.
- the counter-holder arranged above the container and / or the carrier element are preferably force-controlled, the counter-holder being designed to generate a vertically downward closing force in a force-controlled manner and / or the carrier element being designed to generate a vertically upward holding force. This enables a vertical force and movement to be generated.
- the movement sequences can be different, the force of one actuation is compensated for by a counterforce of the other actuation. In the present combined filling and closing element, both actuations are used for the mechanical process.
- one of the controlled elements - support element or counter-holder - executes all the main vertical movements that are necessary for the filling and closing process, with the required forces.
- the opposing forces are absorbed by the other element, preferably as a fixed stop. It is advantageously avoided that two expensive and complex mechanisms act against one another in terms of force.
- Spring assemblies for absorbing an overload or for leveling the containers are possible on both sides.
- a process or pressure chamber for receiving at least one container mouth of a container to be filled and closed and at least one sealing cover in contact with a contact surface of the counter-holder is formed in the filling and closing member.
- a sealing arrangement with corresponding sealing elements is preferably provided for sealing the process or pressure chamber, the sealing elements being arranged in a sealing position with a container neck arranged below the container mouth of the container during the filling and closing process.
- the carrier element and the counter-holder are also designed to assume at least one sealing position due to their controlled relative movement to one another, the sealing position of the sealing elements with the container neck being produced in the sealing position.
- a drawing ring arrangement for the plastic deformation of closure caps designed as crown caps is also preferably provided in the filling and closing member, which is particularly preferably designed such that it can be moved and moved in the direction of the vertical axis.
- the drawing ring arrangement comprises a drawing ring which serves to plastically deform the crown cap pressed against the container in such a way that it is firmly connected to the container and closes it tightly from the surroundings.
- the pull ring is arranged above the unlocked container.
- the device is particularly preferably designed as a rotating machine type, with a plurality of treatment stations being formed on the circumference of a machine carousel that can be driven to rotate around a vertical central axis of the device, and with a plurality of carrier elements being provided on a rotating carrier ring on a lower carousel part arranged below a carousel upper part.
- a height adjustment device is provided in the peripheral device, the height adjustment device being designed to set a vertical distance between the upper part of the carousel and the lower part of the carousel.
- the present invention also includes a method for filling and closing containers, in which the containers of a device having at least one carrier element for carrying the containers and at least one filling and closing element arranged at at least one treatment station of the device are fed and transferred to the carrier element.
- the containers are then filled at one treatment station in at least one filling position and subsequently closed in at least one closing position with a closure lid, the filling position and the closing position being carried out by exercising a controlled relative movement of the carrier element, which is oriented in the direction of a vertical axis of the treatment station, and one in the filling and closing member provided counterholders.
- the containers are preferably raised by means of the carrier element, starting from a feed level into a higher filling level and into an even higher closing level.
- the counter-holder is moved in a controlled manner in the direction of the vertical axis of the treatment station in order to generate the filling position and the closed position.
- Fig. 1 is a roughly schematic view of a preferred embodiment
- Fig. 2 shows a treatment station of the simplified and isolated
- Fig. 4 shows a treatment station of the simplified and isolated
- Fig. 6 shows a simplified and isolated treatment station of the
- Fig. 8 shows an example of a filling and closing member.
- the device, generally designated 1 in the figures, for filling and closing containers 2 is, in the examples shown according to FIGS. 1, 3 and 5, designed as a rotating machine, the machine also being used here as a container treatment machine and in particular as a filling and closing machine 1 is understood.
- the device 1, which is designed as a rotating filling and closing machine has a plurality of treatment stations S, S 'arranged around a vertical central axis MA, each of which extends along a respective vertical axis VA and is provided on the circumference of a machine carousel 9 driven by a motor.
- FIGS. 1, 3 and 5 Only two of the plurality of treatment stations S, S 'are shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 5.
- the present invention is not limited to such embodiments.
- the rotating filling and closing machine 1 further comprises a carousel lower part 9.2 which is arranged in the vertical direction below the carousel upper part 9.1 and has a carrier ring 8, on the circumference of which a plurality of carrier elements 3 are provided for the load-bearing reception of the containers 2.
- a carrier element 3 is assigned to each treatment station S, S ', so that each container 2 to be treated is stored during the treatment in a treatment station S on a carrier element 3 assigned to this corresponding treatment station S, S', in particular stands on the carrier element 3.
- the device 1 which is designed as a filling and closing machine, is designed and designed in particular for filling the containers 2 with a liquid filling material and for subsequently closing the containers 2 with a closure lid 6 in the form of a crown cap.
- the present filling and closing machine 1 therefore functions at least for the functional area of closing the containers 2, namely for the closing function like a crown cap.
- a container feed device which is not shown in detail in the figures and is connected upstream in a transport direction, is usually provided.
- a further treatment machine - likewise not shown in the figures - can be connected upstream, which is set up for further, previous treatment steps of the container 2, such as for cleaning, sterilization, drying or inspection of the container or the like.
- the containers 2 are generally conveyed to the filling and closing machine 1 by means of transport devices, for example conveyor belts, and are indicated here on the input side only in sections and indicated in FIGS. 1, 3 and 5 Transfer elements 13, for example an inlet star, to the actual filling and closing machine 1.
- the containers 2 closed with a crown cork are not shown on the output side of the filling and closing machine 1 and in the transport direction onto the filling and closing machine 1, the transfer element subsequently provided, for example an outlet star, is taken over and transported away in a manner well known to the person skilled in the art.
- the filling and closing machine 1 in particular with the filling and closing members 4 provided at each treatment station S, S ', there is also a supply of filling material for supplying the liquid filling material as well as a cover feed 15 for supplying the cover 6 designed as crown caps.
- a cover feed 15 for supplying the cover 6 designed as crown caps.
- the provision and supply of the liquid filling material to the filling and closing machine 1, which can be carried out in a manner known per se is not shown in the figures.
- the closure lid feed 15 for feeding the individual crown caps 6, which feed can also be carried out in a manner known per se is only indicated schematically and in sections in FIGS. 1, 3 and 5.
- the machine carousel 9 is rotatably mounted on a machine base 12 via a central column 14 which extends along the vertical central axis MA, the machine base 12 in the present case, for example, a base 12.1 and has a machine foundation 12.2 connected to the base 12.1 and stored on the ground.
- a flute adjustment device 7 is arranged, via which the carousel upper part 9.1 and the carousel lower part 9.2 can be moved in the vertical direction along the central axis MA relative to one another in order to fill and To be able to adapt sealing machine 1 to different container formats, in particular to different fleas of containers 2.
- the Height adjustment by means of the height adjustment device 7 or the adaptation of the machine carousel 9 to different container heights in a manner well known to the person skilled in the art.
- Each filling and closing member 4 arranged at a respective treatment station S, S ' has at least one filling valve 4.1 (see also FIG. 8) and at least one counter holder 5 arranged in the vertical direction above the containers 2 to be filled and closed, the counter holder 5 in particular during the closing process of the container 2 takes over the function of a closing stamp.
- the filling and closing element 4 can thus also be understood as a combined filling and closing tool, in particular as a combination tool, which has both the tool components required for filling and the tool components required for closing the container 2.
- the filling valve 4.1 and the counter-holder 5, which each form a tool component for filling or a tool component for closing, are in particular designed as components integrated in the filling and closing member 4.
- a possible embodiment of a filling and closing element 4 designed as a combination tool of this type is roughly sketched as an example in FIG.
- the carrier element 3 and the counter-holder 5 are designed to perform a controlled relative movement relative to one another in the direction of the vertical axis VA of the treatment station S, S ', in such a way that the carrier element 3 and the counter-holder 5 start from an initial position due to the controlled relative movement PO assume further positions relative to each other, namely at least one filling position PF and one closed position PV.
- the starting position PO is shown for the treatment station S and the closed position PV is sketched at the respective treatment station S '.
- the device 1 is set up to both fill and close the containers 2 at a respective treatment station S, S '.
- FIGS. 2, 4 and 6 different positions are shown for the respective preferred embodiments of the device 1 on the basis of a treatment station S shown in isolation
- Carrier element 3 and the counter-holder 5 take up relative to each other due to the controlled relative movement during the filling and closing process.
- the carrier element 3 is designed such that it can be moved and lifted in the direction of the vertical axis VA and can be moved upwards in a controlled manner in the vertical direction, as a result of which the carrier element 3 approaches the counter-holder 5 in order to start from the starting position PO at least one sealing position PD, then the filling position PF and finally the closing position PV. It goes without saying that the lifting and lowering movable support element 3 can be moved downwards in the vertical direction by a preferably likewise controlled lowering movement in order to return to the starting position PO relative to the counter-holder 5.
- the carrier element 3 is accordingly realized as a floating element 3, which is set up for lifting the containers 2.
- the flub element 3 mediates a lifting of the containers 2 from a feed level E1 running in a first flea level into further levels which run in higher flea levels.
- the feed plane E1 running in the first flute level represents the plane in which the containers are transferred from the transfer element 13 to the carrier element 3.
- the container 2 is in the initial position PO marked with the Roman numeral I, on the feed plane E1. Proceeding from this, the container 2 is raised by the vertical flub movement of the flub element 3 to a sealing layer plane E1.1 which is higher than the feed plane E1 and which runs above the first flea level, namely at an elevated flea level.
- the sealing position PD in which the container 2 is located in the sealing layer plane E1.1, is shown in FIG. 2 under the position identified by the Roman numeral II.
- the filling and closing element 4 has a container centering and sealing arrangement 16. In the example of FIGS. 1 and 2, this is included as a displaceable bottle centering Sealing designed with sliding seat.
- a process or pressure chamber 17 is formed in the filling and closing member 4, in which at least the container mouth 2.1, at least the crown cap 6 and at least one underside of the counter-holder 5 are located during the filling and closing process .
- the container 2 is therefore inserted into the filling and closing element 4, in particular into the container centering and sealing arrangement 16, when it is lifted into the sealing layer plane E1.1 until the container mouth 2.1 is received within the process or pressure chamber 17.
- Corresponding sealing elements 18 come into a sealing position with a container neck 2.2 arranged below the container mouth 2.1, which in particular also seals the process or pressure chamber 17. Since the container mouth 2.1 is arranged within the process or pressure chamber 17, this can also be understood as a sealing of the container 2.
- the flub element 3 is moved further upwards in the vertical direction, the container 2 being raised to the filling level E2 running in a higher, second flea level.
- a sealing layer is created between the container mouth 2.1 and a discharge opening of the filling valve 4.1 in order to discharge the filling material into the container 2.
- the sealing position between the container mouth 2.1 and the discharge opening of the filling valve 4.1 is removed, so that the actual filling process or the actual filling function of the filling and closing member 4 can be regarded as ended.
- a crown cap 6 is positioned above the container mouth 2.1 for the filled container 2, with an outside or top of the crown cap 6 in contact with the counter-holder 5, in particular with the underside of the counter-holder 5 is arranged.
- the closing position PV shown in position IV of FIG. 2 is assumed, the container 2 being lifted by the lifting movement into at least one closing plane E3 extending at an even higher third level.
- the lifting element 3 thus causes an upward pressing force, which presses against the crown cap 6 and the counterholder 5 via the container 2, which counteracts with a counterforce downward.
- the counter-holder 5 is preferably biased by springs, so that it is also pressed upwards under the action of the upward pressure acting against the counter-holder 5 and is moved upwards over a predetermined movement path against the spring preloading force.
- the crown cap 6 pressed onto the container mouth 2.1 is pressed by a preferably fixed drawing ring 11.1 of a drawing ring arrangement 11 provided in the filling and closing element 4 (not visible in FIGS. 1 and 2, see FIG. 7), as a result of which the crown cap 6 undergoes a plastic deformation to close the container 2 tightly.
- the closing process is thus also considered to be essentially complete.
- the closed container 2 is lowered again by a controlled lowering movement of the lifting element 3 in the vertical direction, with the result that the container mouth 2.1 is released from the process or pressure chamber.
- the lowering takes place again, for example, on the feed plane E1, which can preferably also be a discharge plane in which the container 2 is taken over and transported away by a transfer element provided subsequently, for example an outlet star.
- a controlled and / or regulated drive is provided, preferably a respective controlled and / or regulated drive for each lifting element 3.
- each lifting element 3 is above each a linear drive 10 driven.
- the embodiment variant of the device 1 shown with FIGS. 3 and 4 differs from the above-described device 1 according to FIGS. 1 and 2 essentially in that the container centering and sealing arrangement 16 provided in the filling and closing member 4 is displaceable Container centering with a seal with an elastic protective element, in particular a bellows, is formed. Otherwise, the embodiment variant shown corresponds essentially to the device 1 described above according to FIGS. 1 and 2, so that the description carried out there is also applicable to the variant of FIGS. 3 and 4.
- the counter-holder 5 is designed to be movable in a lifting and lowering manner, and can be moved downwards in a controlled manner in a vertical direction, as a result of which the counter-holder moves 5 approaches the carrier element 3 in order to assume at least the filling position PF and finally the closing position PV, starting from the starting position PO.
- the relative movement of the carrier element 3 and the counter-holder 5 relative to one another, controlled and oriented in the direction of the vertical axis VA of the treatment station S, S ', is thus accomplished by a lowering movement of the counter-holder 5.
- the counter-holder 5 which can be lifted and lowered, can be moved upwards in the vertical direction by a preferably likewise controlled flub movement, in order to return to the starting position PO relative to the carrier element 3.
- the counter-holder 5 can accordingly be understood as a vertically movable closing punch or closing tool.
- each filling and closing member 4 has a container centering and sealing arrangement 16, which in the example shown is formed as a lowerable container centering with a seal with an elastic protective element, in particular a bellows. Since the counter-holder 5 forms an integrated component of the filling and closing member 4, different relative positions of the counter-holder 5 along the vertical axis VA cannot be seen from the figures, but the different relative positions of a free end lower end of the filling and closing member 4 are indicated.
- the lower end of the filling and closing member 4 is at a feed height H1 with a predetermined first distance from the support member 3 positioned.
- the counter-holder 5 is at the greatest distance relative to the carrier element 3.
- the sealing position can be produced by appropriate lowering movements, a first intermediate position PD1 being shown in FIG. 6 under position 1.1, in which the lower end of the filling and closing member 4 is arranged at a first intermediate height H1.1 with a smaller distance from the carrier element 3 is, but the sealing position PD is not yet fully occupied.
- the lower end of the filling and closing member 4 is arranged at a filling height H2 with a further reduced distance from the carrier element 3.
- the lower end of the filling and closing member 4 is arranged at a closing height H3 with an even further reduced distance from the carrier element 3.
- the counter-holder 5 has the smallest distance relative to the carrier element 3.
- each counter-holder 5 is driven by a linear drive 10 '.
- the controlled relative movement according to the invention of the carrier element 3 and counter-holder 5 relative to one another is realized in that either the carrier element 3 is designed such that it can be moved and lowered and can be moved along the vertical axis VA relative to the counter-holder 5, or that the counter-holder 5 can lower - And is designed to be movable and can be moved along the vertical axis VA relative to the carrier element 3.
- both the carrier element 3 and the counter-holder 5 can also be designed such that they can be moved and lowered so that their adjustment or positioning relative to one another can be accomplished by respective movements along the vertical axis VA.
- FIG. 7 shows the interaction or the mechanism of action between the carrier element 3 and the counter-holder 5 again schematically.
- the controlled relative movement (indicated in FIG. 7 by the double arrow drawn in broken lines) of the carrier element 3 and the counter-holder 5 relative to one another changes the distance between the carrier element 3 and the counter-holder 5 in a controlled manner.
- the container 2 to be filled and closed is arranged between the carrier element 3 and the counter holder 5, with at least the position of the counter holder 5 during the execution of the various successive functional steps “sealing”, “filling” and “closing” also in relation to the container 2 changes.
- the controlled relative movement particularly advantageously produces both the sealing position of the container mouth 2.1 with the filling valve 4.1 during the filling process and the contact pressure for the crown cap 6 during the closing process, the container 2 in the closed position with the crown cap 6 positioned on the container mouth 2.1 between the carrier element 3 and counter-holder 5 is clamped and the counter-holder 5 imparts or exerts a closing force Fy acting from above on the crown cap 6 and thus also on the container 2.
- the container 2 is held by the carrier element 3 with an upward holding force Fy 'which counteracts the closing force Fy, the closing force Fy and the holding force Fy' in interaction the pressing of the crown cap 6 onto the container mouth 2.1 and the subsequent tight closing of the container 2 effect.
- carrier element 3 and / or counter-holder 5 can be moved and lowered and can therefore cover a movement path along the vertical axis VA. Furthermore, carrier element 3 and / or counter-holder 5 generate a force oriented along the vertical axis VA, namely the holding force Fy ′ acting vertically upwards or the closing force Fy acting vertically downwards.
- the plastic deformation of the crown cap rim necessary for the final tight closure of the container with the crown cap 6 is carried out by at least partially pulling the crown cap 6 through the drawing ring 11.1 of the drawing ring arrangement 11.
- the drawing ring 11.1 can be fixed and the container relative to the drawing ring 11.1 moved up be or the pull ring 11.1 is movable in the vertical direction and moves along the vertical axis VA relative to the crown cap 6 or to the container.
- the possible movement of the drawing ring 11.1 is indicated in FIG. 7 by the double arrow with a solid line.
- FIG. 8 shows an example of a possible embodiment of a filling and closing element 4 used in the present device 1, in which a container 2 to be treated can be inserted into the filling and closing element 4 from the free-end underside of the filling and closing element 4 such that the container mouth 2.1 is arranged within the process or pressure chamber 17 in order to remain there during the entire filling and closing process.
- the corresponding sealing position of the container mouth 2.1 with the discharge opening of the filling valve 4.1 for the filling process can be established via a regulated and / or controlled slide 19.
- the counter holder is in contact with the crown cap 6 positioned on the container mouth 2.1.
- the crown caps can be positioned using sliders in other variants.
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