EP4598728A1 - Verfahren und vorrichtung zum herstellen eines mit flüssigem füllgut befüllten behälters aus einem thermisch konditionierten vorformling - Google Patents
Verfahren und vorrichtung zum herstellen eines mit flüssigem füllgut befüllten behälters aus einem thermisch konditionierten vorformlingInfo
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- EP4598728A1 EP4598728A1 EP23783375.1A EP23783375A EP4598728A1 EP 4598728 A1 EP4598728 A1 EP 4598728A1 EP 23783375 A EP23783375 A EP 23783375A EP 4598728 A1 EP4598728 A1 EP 4598728A1
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- Prior art keywords
- filling
- preform
- stretch rod
- outlet
- container
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C49/00—Blow-moulding, i.e. blowing a preform or parison to a desired shape within a mould; Apparatus therefor
- B29C49/08—Biaxial stretching during blow-moulding
- B29C49/10—Biaxial stretching during blow-moulding using mechanical means for prestretching
- B29C49/12—Stretching rods
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C49/00—Blow-moulding, i.e. blowing a preform or parison to a desired shape within a mould; Apparatus therefor
- B29C49/42—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
- B29C49/4273—Auxiliary operations after the blow-moulding operation not otherwise provided for
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C49/00—Blow-moulding, i.e. blowing a preform or parison to a desired shape within a mould; Apparatus therefor
- B29C49/42—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
- B29C49/58—Blowing means
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C49/00—Blow-moulding, i.e. blowing a preform or parison to a desired shape within a mould; Apparatus therefor
- B29C49/42—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
- B29C49/46—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations characterised by using particular environment or blow fluids other than air
- B29C2049/4602—Blowing fluids
- B29C2049/465—Blowing fluids being incompressible
- B29C2049/4664—Blowing fluids being incompressible staying in the final article
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C49/00—Blow-moulding, i.e. blowing a preform or parison to a desired shape within a mould; Apparatus therefor
- B29C49/42—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
- B29C49/58—Blowing means
- B29C2049/5827—Blowing means not touching the preform
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C2949/00—Indexing scheme relating to blow-moulding
- B29C2949/07—Preforms or parisons characterised by their configuration
- B29C2949/0715—Preforms or parisons characterised by their configuration the preform having one end closed
Definitions
- the invention relates to a method for producing a container filled with liquid filling material from a thermally conditioned preform by introducing a filling material under pressure into the preform according to the preamble of claim 1.
- the invention further relates to a device for producing a container filled with liquid filling material according to the preamble of claim 14.
- the invention further relates to a system for producing containers filled with liquid filling material and to a use of a device and/or a system for producing containers filled with liquid filling material.
- a blow molding machine has a heating device for tempering or thermally conditioning the preforms and a blow molding device with at least one blow molding station, in the area of which the previously temperature-conditioned preform is expanded to form a container.
- the expansion takes place with the help of a compressed gas (compressed air) as a pressure medium, which is introduced into the preform to be expanded with a molding pressure.
- a compressed gas compressed air
- thermoforming station The basic structure of a blow molding station is described in DE 42 12 583 A1. Options for tempering the preforms are explained, for example, in DE 23 52 926 A1. Tempering or thermal conditioning means that the preform is heated to a temperature suitable for blow molding and, if necessary, a temperature profile is impressed on the preform in the longitudinal and/or circumferential direction.
- the blow molding of containers from preforms with the additional use of a stretching rod is also known.
- the containers produced by blow molding are fed to a subsequent filling device and filled with the intended product or filling material.
- a separate blow molding machine and a separate filling machine are therefore used. It is also known to combine the separate blow molding machine and the separate filling machine into a machine block, i.e. a blocked blow-filling device, with the blow molding and filling still taking place on separate machine components and one after the other.
- the containers are formed from the preforms by the filling material itself, ie using the filling material as a hydraulic pressure medium, only one machine is required for forming and filling the containers, although this machine is more complex.
- An example of such a machine is shown in US 7,914,726 B2.
- Another example is shown in DE 10 2010 007 541 A1.
- the present invention relates to the forming of the containers from the preforms by the filling material itself and machines as disclosed in the examples, to which explicit reference is therefore made.
- the preform in question is typically stretched by a stretch rod inserted into a preform opening.
- the opening of the preform is also the opening of the formed and filled container. During or after filling, the stretch rod is withdrawn from the container.
- Negative or overpressure in the area of the container opening can also be a problem because it can cause the contents to escape from the container. This can lead to an undesirable loss of contents.
- parts of the device can become contaminated with contents when contents escape from the container. which is usually also undesirable, especially with regard to filling the containers as germ-free as possible.
- the invention is therefore based on the object of providing an improved solution that addresses at least one of the problems mentioned.
- the object of the invention is to provide a solution that makes it possible to achieve pressure equalization in the region of the opening of the container within a short time and in a reliable manner.
- the method comprises the step of moving the filling nozzle from the filling position to a relief position which is arranged at a distance from the filling position, whereby the interior of the container is pressure-connected to a gas present outside the interior of the container, and then moving the filling nozzle from the relief position back to the filling position, and removing the container produced from the preform.
- pressure equalization is achieved by moving the filling nozzle from the filling position to the relief position. This movement preferably takes place at a time when the container made from the preform has been formed and filled with the filling material.
- a thermally conditioned preform and a device for producing a container filled with liquid filling material from the thermally conditioned preform are provided.
- a device for producing a container filled with liquid filling material from the thermally conditioned preform is provided.
- Such a device is preferably designed to produce a container filled with liquid filling material from the thermally conditioned preform by introducing a filling material under pressure into the preform.
- the filling nozzle is moved from the neutral position, in which the filling valve with its outlet does not seal against the preform, to the filling position, in which the filling valve with its outlet seals against the preform.
- the filling nozzle is moved from the neutral position to the filling position.
- the filling nozzle is spaced apart from the preform in the filling position.
- the filling valve with its outlet lies sealingly against the preform or against the container made from the preform, depending on whether a container has already been made from the preform.
- the valve body is arranged in the release position in particular for introducing the filling material into the preform.
- the release position there is a fluid connection between the flow volume and the preform, so that filling material can be introduced along the fluid connection.
- the valve body can be moved from the blocking position to the release position.
- the connection between the Flow volume within the filling valve and the preform is closed.
- the release position the connection between the flow volume and the preform is open, so that a fluid connection exists between the flow volume and the preform.
- the filling material can be guided into the preform via the flow volume.
- a flow volume is understood to mean in particular a cavity, whereby the filling valve can be opened and closed by moving the valve body, thus establishing a fluid connection between this cavity and the preform.
- the movement of the filling nozzle from the filling position to the relief position and back to the filling position preferably takes place within a maximum of 1 second, particularly preferably within a maximum of 0.4 seconds, in particular within a maximum of 0.2 seconds.
- the movement of the filling nozzle from the filling position to the relief position and back to the filling position preferably takes place within at least 0.05 seconds.
- the movement of the filling nozzle from the filling position to the relief position and back to the filling position is to be understood in particular to mean that these steps are carried out immediately one after the other and within one cycle, i.e. the production of exactly one filled container from exactly one preform.
- a lid is placed on the formed and filled container before removal from the forming and filling station.
- the filled and formed container, which was made from the preform, can then be removed from the device.
- a first advantage of such a method is that by moving the filling nozzle into the relief position, a pressure equalization in the head space of the container and in the outlet area, i.e. in the area of the filling nozzle, is made possible in a particularly advantageous manner, without additional ventilation accesses or the like being necessary for the pressure equalization.
- a further advantage of such a process is that undesirable plastic deformations of the container made from the preform, particularly in the area of the head space, can be reliably avoided.
- the pressure equalization that takes place in the relief position of the filling nozzle reduces the mechanical stress caused by the pressure difference, so that no undesirable elastic and/or plastic, irreversible deformations occur. This makes it possible in particular to produce relatively thin-walled (and thus relatively light) containers with a relatively large head space volume, which could collapse without such pressure equalization.
- a further advantage of such a method is that it can be used to achieve pressure equalization in a reliable manner and within a relatively short time. Pressure equalization preferably takes place exclusively via a movement of the filling nozzle, so that the ventilation point is defined via the precisely positionable filling nozzle. Venting can also take place very quickly, since pressure equalization can take place across the entire gap between the raised filling nozzle and the container mouth. The corresponding ventilation stroke can be very small.
- a further advantage of such a method is that the leakage of the filling material can be avoided due to pressure equalization.
- the device remains free of contamination, particularly in the outlet area, since the filling material does not spray out of the container due to pressure.
- the movement of the filling nozzle from the neutral position to the filling position takes place along a longitudinal axis.
- the filling nozzle is preferably moved from the filling position to the relief position axially along the longitudinal axis.
- the longitudinal axis is preferably an axis along which the filling nozzle is movable between the filling position and the relief position.
- the longitudinal axis is in particular a straight line that extends along the direction of movement of the filling nozzle.
- the filling nozzle can be moved from the filling position to the relief position, for example, by lifting the filling nozzle, whereby the container made from the preform and filled does not change its position, so that the filling nozzle moves away from the container relative to the container.
- the filling nozzle is preferably moved axially in the direction of and along the longitudinal axis. However, it is also conceivable that no axial movement or at least not an exclusively axial movement is carried out.
- the filling nozzle is moved from the relief position back to the filling position axially along the longitudinal axis.
- the filling nozzle is moved from the relief position back to the filling position, for example, by lowering the filling nozzle, whereby the position of the container remains unchanged, so that the filling nozzle moves relative to the container in the direction of the container.
- the movement of the filling nozzle is axial in the direction and along the longitudinal axis.
- no axial movement is carried out or at least a movement that is not exclusively axial.
- the movement of the filling nozzle from the filling position to the relief position and/or the movement of the filling nozzle from the relief position to the filling position can take place on a partial section of the movement path that the filling nozzle covers when moving from the neutral position to the filling position and/or when moving from the filling position to the neutral position.
- valve body is moved axially along the longitudinal axis.
- the valve body can then release or block the fluid connection between the flow volume and the preform or between the flow volume and the container made from the preform, in particular by means of an axial movement along the longitudinal axis.
- the relief position is arranged between the filling position and the neutral position.
- the relief position is preferably several times further away from the neutral position than from the filling position.
- the relief position is preferably arranged close to the filling position.
- the relief position is at most 10 mm, preferably at most 5 mm, particularly preferably at most 3 mm, away from the filling position.
- the relief position is at least 0.1 mm, preferably at least 0.5 mm, particularly preferably at least 1 mm, away from the filling position.
- the relief position is particularly preferably spaced from the filling position within a range of 1 mm and 3 mm, in particular approximately 2 mm.
- the filling nozzle is preferably moved approximately 2 mm from the filling position to the relief position and/or approximately 2 mm from the relief position to the filling position.
- Such a distance between the position of the filling nozzle in the filling position and the position of the filling nozzle in the relief position is particularly advantageous because the size of the resulting gap enables efficient and rapid pressure equalization in the head space of the container.
- the movement from the filling position to the relief position and back can be carried out within a relatively short time due to the relatively short path. time, so that the cycle time from the provision of the preform to the removal of the container made from this preform and filled is not significantly or not at all extended.
- valve body is arranged in the blocking position during the movement of the filling nozzle from the filling position to the relief position.
- the movement of the filling nozzle to the relief position and/or the movement of the filling nozzle from the relief position to the filling position takes place while the valve body is in the blocking position, so that while there is a short-term gap between the outlet of the filling valve and the container made from the preform, no filling material can flow through the flow volume. This can prevent filling material from escaping from the filling nozzle during this pressure equalization.
- the filling nozzle has a stretching rod for stretching the preform, which carries out a stretching movement, wherein the movement of the filling nozzle from the filling position to the relief position takes place before the stretching rod has completely completed the stretching movement and preferably after the stretching rod has completely stretched the preform.
- a stretching movement includes in particular a movement of the horizontal bar from a rest position to a final stretching position and from the final stretching position back to the rest position.
- the stretch rod preferably extends along the longitudinal axis. It is preferred if the stretch rod is arranged inside the valve body.
- the stretch rod is preferably axially movable relative to the valve body.
- the stretching rod is preferably moved along the longitudinal axis along a stretching path.
- a stretching path is understood to mean in particular the path of the stretching rod on which the stretching rod exerts a stretching force and/or a guiding force on the preform. This is equivalent to the path of the stretching rod that begins when the stretching rod tip rests on the base of the preform and ends when a final stretching position is reached, whereby in this final stretching position the base of the fully stretched preform is usually clamped between the stretching rod tip and the surrounding mold.
- the stretching path therefore describes the path that the stretching rod covers when stretching and/or guiding the preform, starting with the first contact between the stretching rod tip and the preform.
- the filling nozzle is moved from the filling position to the relief position before or during a movement of the stretch rod from an end position of the stretch rod to a starting position of the stretch rod.
- the end position of the stretch rod can also be referred to as the end stretch position.
- the filling nozzle is preferably moved to the relief position when the stretch rod has completed the stretching path, for example while the stretch rod is arranged in the end position.
- the filling nozzle can, for example, be moved to the relief position while the stretch rod is being moved away from the end position, in particular in the direction of the starting position.
- the method comprises the step of: moving the stretch rod into a position which cancels the sealing effect of a stretch rod seal which is arranged between the valve body and the stretch rod and which separates a space on the outlet side from a space facing away from the outlet, and which cancels the separation of the two spaces, wherein the stretch rod extends along the longitudinal axis within the valve body and has a stretch rod tip on the outlet side.
- a first pressure equalization in particular a venting
- a second pressure equalization in particular a venting, can be made possible by moving the stretch rod into the position which cancels the sealing effect.
- a fluid-tight seal is provided at all times by means of the stretch rod seal between the space facing away from the outlet and the space on the outlet side.
- a venting stroke movement can then be carried out by moving the stretch rod even further in the direction of the space facing away from the outlet, whereby the sealing effect of the stretch rod seal can then be temporarily canceled in order to enable pressure equalization in the area of the outlet opening.
- pressure equalization is achieved by a targeted movement of the stretch rod from a sealing position to a position that cancels the sealing effect.
- This targeted movement usually takes place at a time when the filling and forming process is complete, but the filling valve - after the filling nozzle has been moved back from the venting position to the filling position - is resting sealingly on the container mouth and thus there is a volume in the mouth area of the container that is sealed off from the environment.
- the movement of the stretch rod into the canceling position takes place after the filling nozzle has been moved from the filling position into the relief position and from the relief position back into the filling position.
- the canceling position is to be understood in particular as the position that cancels the sealing effect of the stretch rod seal and the separation of the two spaces, i.e. the space on the outlet side and the space facing away from the outlet.
- the stretch rod seal is firmly connected to the stretch rod, so that the stretch rod seal can be moved along with the stretch rod along the longitudinal axis by moving the stretch rod along the longitudinal axis.
- the valve body can have a diameter expansion on its inner circumference, which is designed to cancel the sealing effect of the stretch rod seal and cancel the separation of the two spaces when the stretch rod seal moves along the longitudinal axis into the area of the diameter expansion.
- the valve body can have the same inner circumference in the direction of the longitudinal axis on both sides of the diameter expansion, which is smaller than the inner circumference in the area of the diameter expansion.
- a device for producing a container filled with liquid filling material from a thermally conditioned preform by introducing a filling material under pressure into the preform, wherein the device is preferably designed to carry out a method as described here, comprising a filling nozzle which comprises a filling valve for introducing the filling material into the preform under pressure, wherein the filling nozzle can be moved from a neutral position in which the filling valve with its outlet does not rest sealingly against the preform, into a filling position in which the filling valve with its outlet rests sealingly against the preform, a valve body which controls a flow volume of the filling valve, wherein the valve body can be moved from a release position in which there is a fluid connection between the flow volume and the preform, into a blocking position, i.e. a position closing the connection between the flow volume and the preform.
- the device comprises a control device for controlling the movement of the filling nozzle, which is designed to move the filling nozzle from the filling position into a relief position which is arranged at a distance from the filling position, and then from the relief position back into the filling position before the stretching rod has completely completed the stretching movement and preferably after the stretching rod has completely stretched the preform.
- a system for producing containers filled with liquid filling material from thermally conditioned preforms by introducing a filling material under pressure into the preforms with a device as described here, preferably comprising several forming and filling stations, each of the forming and filling stations having a device as described here.
- the object mentioned at the outset is achieved by using a device and/or a system with the features of claim 16.
- a device as described here and/or a system as described here for producing containers filled with liquid filling material from thermally conditioned preforms by introducing a filling material under pressure into the preforms is provided, in particular for producing Bottles filled with liquids, for example drinking water, made of a thermoplastic material, in particular comprising or consisting of PET.
- Fig. 1 a schematic partially sectioned view of a device for producing a container filled with liquid filling material
- Fig. 2 a schematic sectional view of a section of a device for producing a container filled with liquid filling material with a supplied preform
- Fig. 4 a schematic sectional view of a section of a device for producing a container filled with liquid filling material with the filling valve open,
- Fig. 6 a schematic sectional view of a section of a device for producing a container filled with liquid filling material with the filling valve closed again after filling and forming the container,
- Fig. 7 a schematic sectional view of a section of a device for producing a container filled with liquid filling material, wherein the filling nozzle is arranged in the relief position
- Fig. 8 a schematic sectional view of a section of a device for producing a container filled with liquid filling material, wherein the filling nozzle has been moved from the relief position back to the filling position
- Fig. 9 a schematic sectional view of a section of a device for producing a container filled with liquid filling material with the stretch rod in a position that cancels the sealing effect of the stretch rod seal
- Fig. 11 a schematic partially sectioned view of another embodiment of a device for producing a container filled with liquid filling material with a supplied preform
- Fig. 12 a schematic partially sectioned view of the embodiment of the device shown in Fig. 11 with the stretch rod in a position canceling the sealing effect of the stretch rod seal,
- Fig. 13 a perspective view of a stretch rod seal with several recesses
- Fig. 14 a schematic representation of a method for producing a container filled with liquid filling material from a thermally conditioned preform
- Fig. 15 a schematic representation of a method for producing a container filled with liquid filling material from a thermally conditioned preform.
- Fig. 1 shows a device 1 for producing a container filled with liquid filling material.
- a stretch rod 11 is arranged in the valve body 13.
- the stretch rod 11 and the valve body 13 extend along a longitudinal axis A.
- the stretch rod extends coaxially in the valve body 13 along the longitudinal axis A.
- the section of the device 1 shown here below is referred to as the filling nozzle 10, which is described in more detail with reference to the following figures, in particular Figs. 2 to 10.
- the device is designed to produce a container filled with liquid filling material F from a thermally conditioned preform 90 (here and in the other figures only partially shown by means of the mouth area provided with a thread) by introducing a filling material F under pressure into the preform.
- the preform 90 is arranged in the position shown in Fig. 2 at a distance from the filling nozzle 10 of the device.
- the preform 90 which can consist of PET, for example, has a mouth area 91 with a thread onto which a lid can be placed.
- the preform is held by a surrounding mold, against the inner contour of which the area of the preform not shown in Fig. 2 is expanded in the axial and circumferential direction.
- a filling valve 18 is arranged in the filling nozzle 10, which is formed here by a sleeve 14, a valve body 13 arranged in the sleeve 14 and axially movable along the longitudinal axis A, and a cone seal 15 which is connected to the sleeve 14 and functions as a valve seat.
- a valve seat is to be understood in particular as the area of the cone seal 15 at which the valve body 13 comes into contact with the cone seal 15 in the closed position shown here.
- the filling valve 18 In the blocking position of the The filling valve 18 is closed when the valve body 13 is closed.
- the cone seal 15 of the filling valve lies sealingly against the valve body 13 so that no filling material can be guided between the valve body 13 and the sleeve 14 in the direction of the preform 90.
- the filling valve 18 is movable along the longitudinal axis A.
- the filling nozzle 10 is in the neutral position shown in Fig. 2, in which the filling valve 18 is arranged at a distance from
- the valve body 13 controls a flow volume 20 of the filling valve 18.
- the valve body 13 can be brought from a blocking position, in which a connection between the flow volume 20 and the preform 90 is closed, into a release position relative to the filling valve 18. In the position shown in Fig. 2, the valve body 13 is arranged in the blocking position.
- a stretch rod 11 extending along the longitudinal axis A is arranged within the valve body 13 and is axially movable along the longitudinal axis A relative to the valve body 14, e.g. for stretching the preform 90.
- the stretch rod 11 has a stretch rod tip 11a on the outlet side.
- a stretch rod seal 16 is arranged between the stretch rod 11 and the valve body 13.
- Fig. 3 shows the filling nozzle 10 of the device, wherein the filling valve 18 has now been lowered, i.e. moved in the direction of the preform 90, and is arranged in the filling position in which the filling valve 18 with its outlet 19 lies sealingly against the preform 90.
- the filling nozzle 10 has thus been moved from the neutral position shown in Fig. 2 to the filling position shown in Fig. 3.
- a sealing fit of the filling valve against the preform 90 in the filling position is made possible by means of an outlet seal 17 which is connected to the sleeve 14.
- the mouth region 91 of the preform 90 lies sealingly against the outlet seal 17 so that when filling material is introduced, it can be completely introduced into the preform and does not escape outside the mouth region 91.
- the valve body 13 is arranged in the release position.
- the valve body 13 was raised relative to the sleeve 14 along the longitudinal axis A.
- filling material F for example water
- the flow direction of the filling material F can be seen from the arrow direction shown.
- the stretching rod 11 has been moved into the preform 90 and is stretching the preform in the direction of the longitudinal axis A or can immediately begin stretching.
- Fig. 5 shows in a next step that now parallel to the introduction of the filling material F into the preform 90, the stretching rod 11 is moved along the longitudinal axis A in the direction of the preform 90 in order to stretch the preform 90, i.e. to stretch it in the direction of the longitudinal axis A.
- the flow of the filling material F into the preform takes place simultaneously with the stretching of the preform and thus slightly deviates from the state shown.
- Fig. 6 shows the stretch rod 11 in a position moved into the preform 90.
- the valve body 13 has now been moved back in the direction of the outlet and thus from the release position to the blocking position, so that the connection between the flow volume 20 and the container is closed again.
- the preform has usually been completely formed into the container and the stretch rod 11 has completely covered the stretching path.
- Fig. 7 shows a state in which the filling nozzle 10 has been moved from the filling position shown in Fig. 6 to the relief position shown in Fig. 7.
- the relief position is arranged at a distance from the filling position.
- the filling nozzle is therefore raised in the direction of the longitudinal axis A during the movement from the filling position to the relief position, so that a gap is created between the filling nozzle, in particular the outlet seal 17, and the container made from the preform, in particular the mouth region 91.
- the gap thus formed can be used to exchange air between the head space of the container and the environment. If there is a negative pressure in the area of the head space relative to the ambient pressure, a relief flow E occurs, which is shown schematically here using dashed arrows.
- Fig. 9 shows how the stretch rod 11 performs a venting stroke.
- the stretch rod 11 is raised or moved in the direction away from the outlet along the longitudinal axis A, while the filling nozzle 10 is positioned in the filling position and the valve body 13 is positioned in the blocking position.
- the stretch rod 11 is moved so far that the stretch rod is arranged in a position that cancels the sealing effect of the stretch rod seal 16 and cancels the separation of the two spaces (space 30 on the outlet side and space 12 facing away from the outlet).
- the stretch rod seal 16 has recesses 16a, which are arranged on the inner circumference of the stretch rod seal 16 in the area of the stretch rod seal 16 facing away from the outlet. Due to the recesses 16a, the stretch rod 11 does not have to be moved completely out of the stretch rod seal 16, because already in the position of the stretch rod 11 shown here in Fig. 9, in which the stretch rod tip is arranged parallel to an area of the stretch rod seal facing away from the outlet with respect to the longitudinal axis, a gas connection can be established from the outlet-side space 30 via the recesses 16a between the stretch rod 11 and the stretch rod seal 16 to the space 12 facing away from the outlet, which enables gas exchange and thus pressure equalization.
- the stretch rod 11 is moved back into a position in which the sealing effect of the stretch rod seal is restored.
- the filling nozzle 10 is then moved into the neutral position in which the filling valve is arranged at a distance from the then filled and formed container.
- a closure cap can be placed or pressed onto the formed and filled container.
- Fig. 11 and Fig. 12 show an alternative embodiment of a device, wherein only the stretching rod is designed differently from the embodiment shown in Fig. 2 to Fig. 10.
- the device shown in Fig. 11 thus corresponds to the device shown in Fig. 2 and described with reference to Fig. 2, with the only difference that the stretch rod 11 in the embodiment shown in Fig. 11 has a cross-sectional taper 11b in its tip region.
- This cross-sectional taper 11b here has the form of a section-wise waisting of the stretch rod 11.
- the cross-sectional taper is arranged in the outlet-side region of the stretch rod and close to the stretch rod tip 11a.
- the stretch rod 11 has been moved out of the filled and formed container according to a method as described in Fig. 2 to Fig. 10. Due to the cross-sectional tapering 11b, the stretch rod 11 does not have to be moved as far upwards (venting stroke) as in the embodiment shown in Fig. 9 in order to provide a gas connection between the outlet-side space 30 and the space 12 facing away from the outlet for pressure equalization.
- the pressure equalization can be made possible here along a connection from the outlet-side space 30 between the stretch rod 11 and the stretch rod seal 16 via a connection provided by the cross-sectional tapering 11b and the recesses 16a to the space 12 facing away from the outlet.
- Fig. 13 shows an example of a stretch rod seal 16, namely a stretch rod seal 16 with three equidistantly arranged recesses 16a, which are arranged on the inner circumference of the stretch rod seal 16 and in the upper area, i.e. a section of the stretch rod seal adjacent to the space facing away from the outlet.
- the recesses shown here as examples are groove-shaped.
- a step 110 providing a device for producing a container filled with liquid filling material F from a thermally conditioned preform 90.
- a device for producing a container filled with liquid filling material F from a thermally conditioned preform 90 can be constructed in particular as shown in Fig. 1 and have a filling nozzle as described with reference to Fig. 2 to Fig. 10.
- a step 120 providing a thermally conditioned preform 90.
- a filling nozzle 10 which comprises a filling valve 18 for introducing the filling material F into the preform 90 under pressure, is moved from a neutral position in which the filling valve 18 with its outlet does not seal against the preform, into a filling position in which the filling valve 18 with its outlet 19 seals against the preform 90.
- the filling nozzle 10 is arranged in the neutral position in Fig. 2 (and in an alternative embodiment in Fig. 11) and is then moved into the filling position shown in Fig. 3 (or in Fig. 12).
- a step 140 arranging a valve body 13, which controls a flow volume 20 of the filling valve 18, in a release position in which a fluid connection exists between the flow volume 20 and the preform 90.
- the valve body is arranged in the blocking position in Fig. 3 and is then moved into the release position shown in Fig. 4.
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