EP3901066A1 - Procédé d'introduction d'une quantité de liquide dans un emballage, ainsi qu'un dispositif de remplissage - Google Patents

Procédé d'introduction d'une quantité de liquide dans un emballage, ainsi qu'un dispositif de remplissage Download PDF

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EP3901066A1
EP3901066A1 EP21170349.1A EP21170349A EP3901066A1 EP 3901066 A1 EP3901066 A1 EP 3901066A1 EP 21170349 A EP21170349 A EP 21170349A EP 3901066 A1 EP3901066 A1 EP 3901066A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B39/00—Nozzles, funnels or guides for introducing articles or materials into containers or wrappers
    • B65B39/001—Nozzles, funnels or guides for introducing articles or materials into containers or wrappers with flow cut-off means, e.g. valves
    • B65B39/004—Nozzles, funnels or guides for introducing articles or materials into containers or wrappers with flow cut-off means, e.g. valves moving linearly
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B3/00—Packaging plastic material, semiliquids, liquids or mixed solids and liquids, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars
    • B65B3/26—Methods or devices for controlling the quantity of the material fed or filled
    • B65B3/30—Methods or devices for controlling the quantity of the material fed or filled by volumetric measurement
    • B65B3/32—Methods or devices for controlling the quantity of the material fed or filled by volumetric measurement by pistons co-operating with measuring chambers
    • 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
    • B67C3/2608—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks comprising anti-dripping means

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  • the present invention relates to a method of introducing an amount of liquid into a package by means of a filling device, which filling device
  • Introducing a liquid into a package is generally known in the art.
  • the most well known application is of course packaging a liquid, wherein the package is filled with liquid.
  • Another application is adding liquid to a package for another product.
  • sauce may for example be added to a foodstuff.
  • Water may also be added to a fresh product, such as carrots.
  • the package may also be a container having an edge on top of which a film is applied for closing the package.
  • liquid may lead to liquid ending up at the outside of the package, which may be undesired from the perspective of hygiene or rejection by the consumer. It is also problematic when the presence of the liquid results in unsuccesful closing of the package or in a weakened sealing such as a seal, causing its leakage and/or causing the contents of the package to have a shorter shelf life.
  • a method according to the preamble is known from DE102015204951 .
  • the present invention aims to provide a method by means of which a measured amount of liquid may be dispensed with a smaller chance of leakage of the liquid.
  • the liquid is for example sucked back over a distane of at least 0.5 cm, preferably over at least 2 cm.
  • a relatively runny liquid such as water
  • a relatively viscous liquid such as a sauce
  • a branch pipe may be placed between the chamber and the mouth piece, which is provided with a device for discharging liquid, such as a powered vacuum pump.
  • US2019/077648 describes a valve assembly for filling containers and the dripping occuring therein.
  • the step of sucking back comprises sucking liquid at least partially back in the filling lance to the chamber.
  • the chamber may effectively be used for storing sucked back liquid.
  • the step of introducing a measured amount of the liquid into the package using the filling device comprises introducing the mouth piece of the filling lance into the package by a relative movement of the package and the mouth piece, and between the step of introducing a measured amount of the liquid into the package using the filling device and the step of closing the package after removing the mouth piece of the filling lance from the package, the distal end of the filling lance is removed from the package by a relative movement of the package and the mouth piece.
  • liquid may effectively be introduced into the package such as a bottle or a bag while the chance of a problem due to dripping is reduced.
  • the filling device comprises a cylinder, which cylinder comprises a piston and the chamber, wherein the cylinder is fitted with
  • sucking back liquid from the filling lance and more specifically from the mouth piece of the filling lance in the direction of the chamber, may be achieved very effectively.
  • the inlet valve of the chamber is closed during the first stage, whereby sucking back liquid into the mouth piece may be assured more effectively.
  • the filling lance is provided with a further valve at a distance of less than 20 cm from the mouth piece, which further valve
  • the distance of the third valve to the mouth piece is preferably less than 30 cm, more preferably less than 15 cm and most preferably less than 7 cm.
  • the further valve is closed during the entire second stage.
  • the filling lance provides a third valve and the liquid flow may be blocked or enabled by the chamber wall by moving the chamber wall and the section with respect to each other.
  • the first section is kept stationary independent of the position.
  • controled valves are diaphragm valves.
  • Diaphragm valves may be opened and closed quickly, which contributes to a precise dispension and preventing leakage.
  • the cylinder is a first cylinder and the filling device comprises a second cylinder, which second cylinder comprises a second piston and a second chamber, wherein the second chamber is equipped with
  • the present invention relates to filling device for introducing an amount of liquid into a package, wherein the filling device
  • a branch pipe may be present between the chamber and the mouth piece, which is provided with or connectable to a device for discharging liquid, such as a vacuum pump.
  • the filling device comprises a cylinder, which cylinder comprises a piston and the chamber, wherein the cylinder is equipped with
  • sucking back of liquid from the filling lance, and more in particular from the mouth piece of the filling lance towards the chamber may be achieved very effectively.
  • the inlet valve of the chamber is closed during the first stage, whereby sucking back liquid into the mouth piece may be assured more effectively.
  • the filling lance is provided with a further controlled valve at a distance of less than 20 cm from the mouth piece.
  • the distance from the third valve to the mouth piece is preferably less than 30 cm, more preferably less than 15 cm and most preferably less than 7 cm.
  • the filling lance provides a third valve and the liquid flux through the dispense chamber may be blocked or enabled by moving the chamber wall and the section with respect to each other.
  • the controlled valves are diaphragm valves.
  • Diaphragm valves may be opened and closed quickly, which contributes to a precise dispension and preventing leakage.
  • the cylinder is a first cylinder and the filling device comprises a second cylinder, which second cylinder comprises a second piston and a second chamber, wherein the second chamber is equipped with
  • Such a filling device allows to provide twice as many packages with liquid using a single filling lance.
  • the filling device 100 discussed in this exemplary embodiment is provided with two cylinders 110 for faster dispensing of liquid, which are alternateley being filled and dispense liquid to a part of dispense channel 190 having an outlet opening 191 to which the filling lance 200 is connected.
  • the cylinder 110 is filled through a shared supply channel 112 having a supply opening 113 for connection to a storage tank for liquid.
  • the cylinders 110 comprise a piston, wherein a piston rod 111 is driven by a servomotor 181 in motor housing 180 having a drive axis 182, which is connected to a crankshaft 183 which may move the piston rod 111 through a drive rod 184.
  • the servomotor drives the cankshaft 183 to perform a back and forth going motion, wherein an extreme is determined by a stop 84.
  • Fig. 1B one motor housing 180 is omitted.
  • the filling device 100 comprises for each cylinder 110 a controlled inlet valve 130 and a controlled outlet valve 140, in the form of pneumatically drivable diaphragm valves. These diaphragm valves are provided with air inlets which may be connected to a pneumatic control unit 150 housed in lid 101. Air hoses are omitted for clarity.
  • the pneumatically drivable diaphragm valves are in themselves known.
  • the filling lance 200 comprises a first section 210 and a second section 220 which are movable with respect to each other in axial direction.
  • the first section 210 comprises a mouth piece 201 at a distal end.
  • the second section 220 comprises a proximal end 202 for connection to the dispense opening 191. Liquid dispensed by the cylinders 110 liquid flows through the dispense channel 190, through the second section 220, through the first section 210 to the mouth piece 201 where the liquid is dispensed by the filling lance 200.
  • the filling lance 200 comprises a further valve 230. This is formed by a proximal part of the first section 210 and a distal part of the second section 220, as will be explained by means of Fig. 3 .
  • the first section 210 is not moved while filling and the second section 220 may move with respect to the first section 210 in axial direction by an actuator 250, and a lever arm 255 which is hingedly attached to the second section 220.
  • Fig. 3A and Fig. 3B show longitudinal cross sections through an end of the filling lance 200 of Fig. 2 .
  • Fig. 3A shows the further valve 230 in an opened state and
  • Fig. 3B shows the further valve 230 in a closed state.
  • the first section 210 has near a proximal end thereof in the side wall 310 a through hole 311.
  • the proximal end of the first section 210 is closed and provided with a cover plate 312 and a sealing ring 313.
  • the second section 220 comprises at a distal end thereof a dispense chamber 320 delimited by a chamber wall 321, wherein the proximal end of the first section 210 extends into the dispense chamber 320.
  • the chamber wall 321 is fixedly connected to the second section 220.
  • the first section 210 and the second section 220 are in axial direction relatively moveable with respect to each other between i) a first position in which the through hole 311 of the first section 210 is closed by the chamber wall of the distal end of the second section 220 ( Fig. 3B ) and the sealing ring 313 seals against the second section 220 and ii) a second position in which the through hole 311 of the first section is located at least partially in the dispense chamber 320 and is in liquid connection with the proximal end of the second section 220.
  • Fig. 4A to Fig. 4G show diagrams illustrating the method according to the invention for the filling device 100 of Fig. 1 .
  • Storage tank 490 is filled with a liquid, for example a sauce, which is to be dispensed by the filling lance 200.
  • the first cylinder 110' comprises a first chamber 410', a first piston 411' and is driven by the first piston rod 111'.
  • the filling device 100 comprises a first controlled inlet valve 130' between the supply channel 112 and the first chamber 410'.
  • the filling device 100 comprises furthermore first controlled outlet valve 140' between the first chamber 410' and the dispense channel 190.
  • the second cylinder 110" comprises a second chamber 410", a second piston 411" and is driven by the second piston rod 111".
  • the filling device 100 comprises a second controlled inlet valve 130" between the supply channel 112 and the second chamber 410".
  • the filling device 100 comprises furthermore second controlled outlet valve 140" between the second chamber 410" and the dispense channel 190.
  • Fig. 4A shows the filling device 100 in a state in which all valves are closed.
  • the first controlled outlet valve 140' and the further valve 230 are brought into an opened state.
  • the filling device 100 allows to dispense liquid very frequently. Therefore the second chamber 410" is filled simultaneously with dispensing liquid from the first chamber 410' by moving the second piston 411" to the right into a state where the second controlled inlet valve 130" is open and the second controlled outlet valve 140" is closed.
  • the second controlled outlet valve 140" and the further valve 230 are brought into an opened state.
  • Liquid is dispensed from the second chamber 410" and the first chamber 410' is filled by moving the first piston 411' and the second piston 411" to the left into a state where the second controlled inlet valve 130" is closed and the first controlled inlet valve 130' is open ( Fig. 4E ).
  • first controlled inlet valve 130' and the firs controlled outlet valve 140' are closed and the second piston 411" is moved to the right to suck liquid back. After this the cycle may be performed another time.

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DE29707536U1 (de) * 1997-04-25 1998-08-27 Hees Hans Werner Einrichtung zum Abfüllen eines Füllguts in einen Füllbehälter mit verengtem Zapfloch
DE102015204951A1 (de) 2015-03-19 2016-09-22 Robert Bosch Gmbh Füllvorrichtung
US20190077648A1 (en) 2017-09-08 2019-03-14 The Procter & Gamble Company Side shutoff piston valve assembly

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DE29707536U1 (de) * 1997-04-25 1998-08-27 Hees Hans Werner Einrichtung zum Abfüllen eines Füllguts in einen Füllbehälter mit verengtem Zapfloch
DE102015204951A1 (de) 2015-03-19 2016-09-22 Robert Bosch Gmbh Füllvorrichtung
US20190077648A1 (en) 2017-09-08 2019-03-14 The Procter & Gamble Company Side shutoff piston valve assembly

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