EP4493464A1 - Verfahren und vorrichtung zum befüllen genesteter behälter - Google Patents
Verfahren und vorrichtung zum befüllen genesteter behälterInfo
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- EP4493464A1 EP4493464A1 EP23706591.7A EP23706591A EP4493464A1 EP 4493464 A1 EP4493464 A1 EP 4493464A1 EP 23706591 A EP23706591 A EP 23706591A EP 4493464 A1 EP4493464 A1 EP 4493464A1
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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
- 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
- B65B3/003—Filling medical containers such as ampoules, vials, syringes or the like
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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
- 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
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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
- 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
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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
- B65B43/00—Forming, feeding, opening or setting-up containers or receptacles in association with packaging
- B65B43/42—Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up state; Feeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging position; Locating containers or receptacles at the filling position; Supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation
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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
- B65B57/00—Automatic control, checking, warning, or safety devices
- B65B57/10—Automatic control, checking, warning, or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of articles or materials to be packaged
- B65B57/14—Automatic control, checking, warning, or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of articles or materials to be packaged and operating to control, or stop, the feed of articles or material to be packaged
- B65B57/145—Automatic control, checking, warning, or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of articles or materials to be packaged and operating to control, or stop, the feed of articles or material to be packaged for fluent material
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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
- B65B43/00—Forming, feeding, opening or setting-up containers or receptacles in association with packaging
- B65B43/42—Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up state; Feeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging position; Locating containers or receptacles at the filling position; Supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation
- B65B43/54—Means for supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation
- B65B43/59—Means for supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation vertically movable
Definitions
- the invention relates to a method and a device for filling several containers in a nest comprising columns and rows, in particular for filling nested ampoules or cartridges, whereby a container is filled by means of a filling needle.
- a nest is a packaging unit in which several containers are arranged in a matrix comprising columns and rows.
- the terms columns and rows only serve to differentiate and do not define the orientation of the matrix or the nest.
- the columns and/or the rows can be arranged offset.
- containers are objects that can be filled with a liquid, in particular a cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical liquid, such as syringes, vials, ampoules, cartridges or the like.
- filling with an exact filling volume is particularly relevant for pharmaceutical products.
- a method for the controlled filling of nested containers is known from DE 103 45 338 B4, whereby the containers in a row of a nest are filled at the same time, the filled containers are then closed, a row of containers is removed from the nest at time intervals and placed in is weighed when empty. The weighed containers are filled at the same time and the row of weighed and filled containers is weighed a second time. The row of containers weighed for the second time is then returned to the nest.
- a method for filling several containers in a nest comprising columns and rows, in particular for filling nested ampoules or cartridges, is created, wherein a container arranged in a column is filled by means of a filling needle, reaching during the filling process of the container a defined filling level is detected by means of a sensor device, and the detected reaching of the defined filling level triggers a stop signal for the filling process of the container.
- a device for filling several containers in a nest comprising columns and rows, in particular for filling nested ampoules or cartridges, comprising a filling system with a filling needle, by means of which a container arranged in a column can be filled, and a sensor device , by means of which reaching a defined filling level can be detected during the filling process of the container, the sensor device being connected to a control device of the filling system, so that the detected reaching of the defined filling level triggers a stop signal for the filling process of the container.
- the filling system has a plurality of filling needles, by means of which several containers arranged in different rows, in particular all containers arranged in the column, can be filled simultaneously, with several sensor devices being provided, the sensor devices being set up to during of the filling processes of the containers to detect when a defined filling level has been reached, the sensor devices being connected to a control device of the filling system, and the control device being set up so that the detected reaching of the defined filling level triggers a stop signal for the filling process of the respective container. Because the container reaches a uniformly defined filling level by means of a sensor device, it can be ensured that the container has a predetermined filling level after the filling process.
- the defined filling height can be set individually for each container.
- the defined filling level is set uniformly for containers in a column or for all containers in a nest.
- the containers of the nest can be filled one after the other or individual or all containers in different rows and/or columns can be filled at the same time.
- a “defined filling height” is a filling height that can be defined depending on the application by a user and/or when setting up a device or system for filling the containers. Since stopping a filling process immediately when the defined filling level is detected is not possible in most applications or can only be achieved with a high level of technical effort and/or with very long filling times, the defined filling level is selected in embodiments of the method below the filling level specified for filling. By means of the stop signal, it is then possible to end the filling process with a refill time that can be suitably determined by the person skilled in the art and/or a refill volume that can be suitably defined.
- the sensor device or the sensor devices is/are mounted stationary in height.
- the sensor device(s) is/are mounted to be adjustable in height, whereby by adjusting the height, a defined filling level for the associated container(s) can be individually determined and/two or more filling levels of the associated container(s) can be detected .
- the filling system can be selected by a person skilled in the art, for example from the group comprising a peristaltic pump, a rotary piston pump and/or a time-pressure system.
- other filling systems comprising filling needles for filling liquids are also conceivable.
- the filling system has a control device by means of which filling processes can be controlled or regulated via the filling needles.
- a control device of the filling system any device by means of which a filling process can be influenced via the filling needles is referred to as a control device of the filling system.
- the control device can be distributed electronic units, with signals from the sensor device being evaluated and the filling system being controlled by means of different electronic units, which are implemented in a common component or in separate components.
- reaching the defined filling height of the container is recorded in a plane transverse, in particular perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the container.
- the sensor device When detecting the filling level in a plane transverse, in particular perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the container, the sensor device is at least partially arranged next to the nest.
- the containers monitored by the sensor device are positioned at different distances from the sensor device depending on their position in the nest.
- an evaluation of a measurement signal from the sensor device and/or a determination of a follow-up time and/or a follow-up volume after triggering the stop signal takes place depending on the position of the container in the nest.
- exactly one sensor device is provided, wherein the sensor device is mounted so that it can be adjusted in the direction of the columns, so that containers arranged in different rows can be filled one after the other, with the achievement of the defined filling level being monitored by means of exactly one sensor device.
- the sensor devices are each assigned to a row of the nest, with an evaluation of a measurement signal for the filling process of each container Sensor device and / or a follow-up time and / or a follow-up volume after triggering the stop signal depending on the position of the container relative to the sensor device, in particular depending on the gap of the container in the nest.
- a transport system is provided by means of which the nests can be transported to the filling system or away from the filling system in the direction of the columns.
- the containers are arranged at different distances from the respective sensor devices arranged next to the nest.
- an evaluation of a measurement signal from the sensor device and/or a determination of a follow-up time and/or a follow-up volume after triggering the stop signal takes place depending on the position of the container in the nest.
- the evaluation takes place in particular depending on a column of the associated container. If the containers are arranged in a gap in a column, the evaluation in one embodiment also takes place depending on the row of the associated container.
- reaching the defined filling level of the container is recorded in a plane transverse, in particular perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the container or containers.
- the sensor device can be arranged in such a way that no parts of the sensor device are located above the nest, so that contamination of the nest or the containers contained therein is avoided.
- the defined filling height is achieved by means of an optical sensor device comprising a transmitter arranged adjacent to the nest and a receiver arranged adjacent to the nest or by means of several optical sensor devices each comprising a transmitter arranged adjacent to the nest and one adjacent to the nest arranged receiver detected.
- the optical sensor device is, for example, a sensor device which detects light absorption of the liquid, with the transmitter and receiver being arranged at the level of the defined filling level.
- a camera system with one or more camera(s) is provided for detecting the filling level.
- the transmitters and receivers of the sensor devices are all positioned exactly at the same height in one embodiment.
- an opaque barrier is provided between the transmitter and the nest and/or between the receiver and the nest, by means of which radiation emitted by the transmitter is limited at least downwards.
- the barrier is particularly advantageous in embodiments with multiple sensor devices in order to compensate for tolerances when positioning the sensor devices, with a measuring plane being specified by means of the barrier.
- the opaque barrier is designed as a slit diaphragm.
- a slit diaphragm is an opaque barrier with a slot in embodiments with exactly one sensor device or - in embodiments with several sensor devices - with several slots, each assigned to a sensor device.
- the measuring level can be limited both upwards and downwards.
- scattered light from sensor devices arranged next to one another is reduced so that the sensor devices arranged next to one another influence each other less.
- the opaque barrier in particular by means of the slit diaphragm, the influence of the distance of the container from the sensor device on the measurement signal can also be reduced.
- the opaque barrier in particular the slit diaphragm, is advantageous in methods for filling several containers in a nest, wherein during the filling process of a container or several containers a defined filling height is achieved by means of a sensor device, in particular an optical sensor device comprising a transmitter arranged adjacent to the nest and a receiver arranged adjacent to the nest, or several transmitter devices, can also be used independently of any other design of the device.
- a filling process i.e. dispensing liquid at the filling needles
- a volume flow is reduced continuously and/or discontinuously as the defined filling level approaches.
- a filling process is divided into two or more stages, with a volume flow being able to be determined individually for each stage.
- a continuous change in the volume flow is provided over the entire filling process or in one stage or in several stages in accordance with a suitably definable linear or non-linear function.
- the filling needle or the filling needles is/are mounted movably, with the filling needle being moved relative to the container in the direction out of the container during the filling process. If several filling needles are provided, they are: Depending on the design, filling needles can be moved individually or as a group during the filling process. In one embodiment, the filling needles are attached to a holder, the holder being mounted in an adjustable manner for moving the filling needles. In one embodiment it is provided that a movement of the filling needles is stopped in a defined position at or before the end of the filling process.
- the container or containers to be filled in the gap are lifted out of the nest before the filling process.
- lifting takes place by means of a suitable lifting device.
- the lifting device comprises a bolt arranged below the nest, a plurality of bolts arranged below the nest and/or a bar or similar elements arranged below the nest, which is/are delivered from below to lift the containers. If an opaque barrier, in particular a slit diaphragm, is arranged between the nest and the transmitter and/or between the nest and the receiver, it must be aligned parallel to the bar.
- the lifting device is set up to lift the containers of different columns and/or different rows with a different stroke in order to change the defined filling height, to compensate for tolerances and/or to compensate for a distance-dependent measurement signal from the sensor devices.
- all containers are raised with a uniform stroke, with a stop being provided.
- the stop interacts with the delivered element, for example the bar or the bolt(s).
- the containers are raised against the stop.
- the delivered element for example the bar or the bolt, or the container is/are forced against the stop, for example by means of a spring device.
- the filling needle is moved into the container when the container is lifted. This enables time-optimized process management.
- pre-filling, in particular volume-based pre-filling, of the containers takes place before the filling process using the filling needles.
- the prefilling device allows the performance of the device to be increased.
- the device comprises a prefilling device, by means of which prefilling, in particular volume-based prefilling, of the containers can be carried out using the filling system before the filling process.
- the prefilling device is in one embodiment is arranged to fill containers in a nest in rows. In one embodiment, filling takes place during continuous or clocked transport of the containers in the nest. In one embodiment, two or more pre-filling devices are provided, which have filling needles of different sizes.
- the containers are closed after the filling process, in particular the containers are vacuum closed.
- the device comprises a closing device, by means of which closing of the containers, in particular vacuum closing of the containers, can be carried out after the filling process using the filling system.
- the closing device is arranged in one embodiment and set up to close containers in rows in a nest.
- FIG. 1 is a sectional side view of a cylinder ampoule or cartridge closed with a piston stopper
- FIG. 2 shows a top view of a first exemplary embodiment of a device for filling several containers, in particular several cartridges, in a nest
- FIG. 3 is a sectional side view of the device according to FIG. 2,
- FIG. 4 shows a sectional side view of the device according to FIG. 2 during an alternative filling process
- Fig. 5 is a top view of a second embodiment of a device for
- FIG. 6 shows a top view of a third exemplary embodiment of a device for filling several containers, in particular several cartridges, in a nest
- Fig. 7 is a side view of an opaque barrier designed as a slit diaphragm.
- Fig. 1 shows schematically a sectioned side view of a container 1 designed as a cylinder ampoule or carpule.
- the container 1 is attached to a first end 11, which has a head and is used for subsequent dispensing of a liquid filled into the container 1, by means of a crimp cap, not shown locked.
- the container is closed by means of a piston stopper 14.
- Such cartridges are usually used in special syringes, also known as initiators.
- the position of the piston plug 14 in the carpule is important. Depending on the application, the position can be specified by a distance x of a rear end of the piston plug 14 from the first end 11 of the cartridge or by a distance y of the rear end of the piston plug 14 from the second end 12 of the cartridge.
- the positions x, y can differ from one another when the container 1 is volumetrically filled and closed with the piston stopper 14 without air inclusion for different containers 1 of the same design and the same manufacturer.
- Fig. 2 shows a top view of a device 2, which allows the container 1 in a nest 10 to be filled with a predetermined filling level.
- the nest shown in Fig. 2 has a 10x12 matrix, with the containers arranged in ten columns 101 and twelve rows 102.
- the terms “rows” and “columns” only serve to differentiate and do not determine the orientation of the nest 10 for processing.
- Fig. 3 shows the device 2 according to Fig. 2 in a sectional view along a row 102.
- the device 2 includes a filling system 20 with several, in the shown
- Embodiment twelve filling needles 200, by means of the several, shown in the
- Embodiment all containers 1 arranged in a column 101 can be filled at the same time.
- the device 2 further comprises a control device 23, by means of which liquid delivery to the filling needles 200 can be individually controlled or regulated.
- the filling system 20 for filling using the filling needles 200 can be suitably selected by a specialist depending on the application.
- the filling system 20 includes a peristaltic pump, rotary piston pump, and/or is designed as a time-pressure system.
- the device 2 further comprises a plurality of sensor devices 21, twelve in the exemplary embodiment shown, by means of which reaching a defined filling level can be detected during the filling processes of the container 1 by means of the filling system 20.
- the sensor devices 21 are connected to the control device 23 for the filling system 20, as indicated schematically by arrows.
- a connection between the sensor devices 21 and the control device 23 takes place either wired or wirelessly, depending on the application.
- the control device 23 is set up in such a way that the detected reaching of the defined filling level triggers a stop signal for the filling process of the respective container 1. After the stop signal is triggered, depending on the design, the filling process ends immediately or the filling process ends after a defined refill time and/or with a defined refill volume. This makes it possible to fill the container 1 in the nest 10 with a predetermined filling level.
- Measuring directions of the sensor devices 21 lie in a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the container 1.
- the sensor devices 21 shown are optical sensor devices comprising transmitters 210 and receivers 212 arranged adjacent to the nest 10.
- the transmitters 210 and receivers 212 are in one arranged at a suitable height in order to detect when the defined filling level has been reached.
- an opaque barrier designed as a slit diaphragm 5 is provided between the transmitter 210 and the nest 10 and between the receiver 212 and the nest 10.
- Fig. 7 shows the slit diaphragm 5 in a side view.
- the slit diaphragm 5 has a plurality of slots 50, the number of slots 50 being equal to the number of sensor devices 21.
- the radiation emitted by the transmitter 210 and received by the receiver is limited downwards, upwards and laterally.
- the Slit diaphragm 5 allows tolerances to be compensated for when positioning the sensor devices 21, so that there is the same measuring level for all containers 1.
- the containers are filled in columns.
- the fourth column 101 in the drawing plane is filled from the left, with the filling needles 20 being arranged above this column 101 for this purpose.
- the filling needles 20 are mounted movably in the direction of the rows 102 and can thus be positioned above the containers 1 of a column to be filled.
- the device 2 shown further has a lifting device 24 shown in FIG.
- the lifting device 24 is a bar which is fed from below.
- a bar is provided for each column 101.
- the bar is adjustable in the direction of the rows 102 and can thus be placed under the containers in the column 101 to be filled.
- the bar is aligned parallel to the slit diaphragm 5, i.e. parallel to the slots 50 (see FIG. 7) of the slit diaphragm 5.
- the sensor devices 21 are each assigned to a row 102 of the nest 10.
- the containers 1 of a column 101 can be lifted out of the nest 10 by means of the lifting device 24 and filled by means of the filling needles 200.
- the filling process of the containers 1 of each row 102 can be monitored by means of a sensor device 21 and can therefore be carried out with a fixed filling level.
- a stroke of the lifting device 24 is variable in order to change the defined filling height.
- the containers 1 of a column 101 are raised for different rows 102 with a different stroke.
- the transmitter 210 and the receiver 212 of the sensor devices 21 are arranged outside the nest 10 in a fixed position relative to the nest 10 in the direction of the rows 102 in order to prevent contamination of the nest 10 and / or the containers 1 arranged therein by the sensor devices 21 avoid.
- the containers 1 of different columns 101 are therefore arranged at different distances from the respective transmitters 210 and receivers 212.
- the control device 23 is set up to evaluate a measurement signal from the sensor device 21 and / or a determination of a follow-up time and / or a for the filling process of each container 1
- a sensor signal can be distance-dependent in such a way that reaching the defined filling level is detected earlier for containers 1 arranged centrally between the transmitter 210 and the receiver 212 than for containers 1 which are positioned closer to the transmitter 210 or the receiver 212 is.
- a longer follow-up time and/or a larger follow-up volume is specified for containers 1 which are arranged in columns 101 arranged in the middle of the nest 10 than for containers in columns 101 arranged at the edge of the nest 10.
- a position of the container 1 in the nest 10 is taken into account when evaluating the measurement signal from the sensor device 21.
- the containers 1 of different columns 101 are raised with a different stroke by means of the lifting device 24.
- a filling process i.e. dispensing liquid at the filling needles
- a filling process takes place in two or more stages, with a volume flow decreasing with each stage.
- a continuous reduction of the volume flow is provided over the entire filling process or in one stage or in several stages in accordance with a suitably definable linear or non-linear function.
- the filling processes can be specified differently for different containers 1. In other embodiments, essentially the same filling processes are specified, with the filling processes only differing in a phase after the stop signal has been triggered.
- control device 23 is set up in configurations to stop movement of the filling needles 200 in a defined position at or before the end of the filling process.
- Fast process implementation is provided in one embodiment so that the filling needles 200 are inserted into the containers 1 when the containers 1 are lifted from the nest 10.
- the nests 10 can be moved before, during and/or after the filling process in a transport direction perpendicular to the measuring direction of the sensor devices 21.
- the filling system 20 the sensor devices 21 and the lifting device 24 are movably mounted and can be moved with the nest in the transport direction.
- the nest 10 remains in a defined position for the filling process.
- the entire filling process takes place by means of the filling needles 200 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the filling needles 200 being inserted into empty containers.
- a prefilling device 3 shown in FIG. 5 is provided, by means of which prefilling takes place before the filling process using the filling system 20.
- the containers 1 are filled using the prefilling device on a volume-based basis, with each container 1 being supplied with a defined volume.
- the pre-filled containers - as shown schematically in FIG. 4 - are filled exactly to a specified filling level using the filling needles 200, the filling needles 200 being inserted into the pre-filled containers 1.
- the lifting device 24 includes a stop 241, the container 1 being lifted for filling by means of a bar 240 or a bolt and forced against the stop 241, for example by means of a spring 242 shown schematically
- the stop allows the container 1 to be lifted very precisely to a defined filling height relative to the second end 12 (see FIG. 1) of the container 1.
- FIG. 5 shows schematically a device 2 similar to FIG . 5, the prefilling device 3 fills the containers 1 in the nest 10 in rows and the closing device 4 closes the filled containers 1 in the nest 10 in rows.
- the containers 1, on the other hand are processed in columns, with the sensor devices 21 for monitoring the filling process using the filling needles 200 being arranged adjacent to the nest 10 in such a way that one row can be monitored at a time.
- the complete filling and closing process can be carried out without moving the nest 10 along a linear transport direction.
- the containers 1 of a column 101 are not aligned along a straight line, but are offset in a gap for a dense arrangement of the containers in the nest 10.
- the filling needles 200 are also arranged alternately offset along two parallel lines.
- the filling and closing process using the device 2 according to FIG. 5 can be carried out in one embodiment as follows.
- the containers 1 are fed to the device 2 in nested form.
- the nests 10 are in a configuration as is generally known for transport in tubs, not shown, also referred to as tubs.
- the nests 10 are removed from the tubs and inserted into a centering plate (not shown) for transport through the device 2.
- a centering plate (not shown) for transport through the device 2.
- the centering plate can only position the nest 10 and not, as in containers with a flange, for example syringes, center the container itself.
- the centering plate transports the nest 10 to the prefilling device 3. In the exemplary embodiment shown, this works with 10 digits. After all containers 1 of a nest have been prefilled with a prefilling volume, the nest 10 is transported in one embodiment to a position change station, not shown, by means of which the nest 10 is placed from a first transport system into a second transport system.
- the second transport system transports the nest 10 with the prefilled containers 1 under the filling needles 200.
- the containers 1 are filled to a specified filling level as described above.
- the filling processes monitored by means of the sensor devices 21 take place in 12 digits, with a holder holding the filling needles 200 being arranged rotated by 90 ° to the pre-filling device 3.
- the nest 10 is transported again to a position change station, not shown, at which the nest 10 is inserted into a third transport system.
- the third transport system transports the nests 10 to the closing device 4, by means of which the containers 1 are closed with the piston stopper 14.
- a plug is placed in 10 digits.
- the nest 10 can be put back into the associated tub.
- FIG. 6 shows a top view of a further exemplary embodiment of a device 2 similar to the device 2 according to FIG. 2.
- Uniform reference symbols are used for the same or similar components; for a detailed description of known components, reference is made to above.
- the nest 10 can be moved along the columns 101 in order to move the containers 1 of different rows 102 one after the other to the filling needle 200, the sensor device 21 being arranged at the level of the filling needle 200 in order to monitor a filling process in the individual rows 102.
- the sensor device 21 and the filling needle 200 can be moved synchronously along columns 101 in order to fill containers 1 in a stationary nest 10 one after the other.
- the sensor device 21 and the filling needle 200 are arranged in a stationary manner, with a distance between the transmitter 210 and the receiver 212 of the sensor device 21 being chosen to be sufficiently large to allow the nest 10 for sensor-monitored filling along the columns 101 and along rows 102.
- the exemplary embodiments shown are only schematic and numerous modifications are conceivable. In particular, it is conceivable to combine components shown and described as part of an exemplary embodiment with those of other exemplary embodiments in order to obtain further configurations.
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