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- JPH0541495B2 JPH0541495B2 JP58221164A JP22116483A JPH0541495B2 JP H0541495 B2 JPH0541495 B2 JP H0541495B2 JP 58221164 A JP58221164 A JP 58221164A JP 22116483 A JP22116483 A JP 22116483A JP H0541495 B2 JPH0541495 B2 JP H0541495B2
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- 230000032258 transport Effects 0.000 claims description 13
- 239000007921 spray Substances 0.000 claims description 11
- 238000009924 canning Methods 0.000 claims description 9
- 238000007789 sealing Methods 0.000 claims description 7
- 239000003795 chemical substances by application Substances 0.000 claims description 6
- 230000001954 sterilising effect Effects 0.000 claims description 6
- 238000003466 welding Methods 0.000 claims description 6
- 238000001816 cooling Methods 0.000 claims description 5
- 238000001035 drying Methods 0.000 claims description 3
- 239000007788 liquid Substances 0.000 claims description 3
- 239000011295 pitch Substances 0.000 claims 1
- MHAJPDPJQMAIIY-UHFFFAOYSA-N Hydrogen peroxide Chemical compound OO MHAJPDPJQMAIIY-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 14
- 238000002347 injection Methods 0.000 description 5
- 239000007924 injection Substances 0.000 description 5
- 238000004659 sterilization and disinfection Methods 0.000 description 4
- 235000013361 beverage Nutrition 0.000 description 3
- 238000004826 seaming Methods 0.000 description 2
- 239000004698 Polyethylene Substances 0.000 description 1
- 229910000831 Steel Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 239000000853 adhesive Substances 0.000 description 1
- 230000001070 adhesive effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- XAGFODPZIPBFFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N aluminium Chemical compound [Al] XAGFODPZIPBFFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 229910052782 aluminium Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 238000007599 discharging Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000002844 melting Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000008018 melting Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 description 1
- -1 polyethylene Polymers 0.000 description 1
- 229920000573 polyethylene Polymers 0.000 description 1
- 238000005507 spraying Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000010959 steel Substances 0.000 description 1
Description
【発明の詳細な説明】 本発明は、無菌缶詰機に関するものである。[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to an aseptic canning machine.
例えば、コーヒー等の飲料を缶詰する場合は、
通常、充填機で、缶に飲料を充填し、これに缶蓋
を被せ、シーマにより巻締めすることにより密封
し、しかる後、レトルト殺菌処理を施している。
しかし、このようなレトルト殺菌を施すには、レ
トルト殺菌機が必要であるばかりでなく、レトル
ト殺菌により飲料の味が劣化する問題を有してい
る。 For example, when canning drinks such as coffee,
Normally, a can is filled with a beverage using a filling machine, a can lid is placed on the can, the can is sealed by seaming, and then retort sterilization is performed.
However, such retort sterilization not only requires a retort sterilizer, but also has the problem that retort sterilization deteriorates the taste of the beverage.
このため無菌雰囲気内で、減菌された飲料を減
菌された缶に充填し、これをシーマーに搬送して
缶蓋を被せ、巻締めすることによつて、後工程の
レトルト殺菌処理を不要にするようにした無菌缶
詰が行なわれている。 Therefore, by filling sterilized beverages into sterilized cans in a sterile atmosphere, transporting them to a seamer, covering them with can lids, and sealing them, there is no need for post-process retort sterilization. Aseptic canning is being carried out.
しかし、上記のような無菌缶詰を行なう無菌缶
詰機においては、缶蓋を被せた缶をシーマーまで
送る間に缶内の充填液がこぼれることがある等の
問題を有している。 However, the aseptic canning machine for aseptic canning as described above has problems such as the filling liquid inside the can sometimes spilling out while the can with the can lid is being sent to the seamer.
本発明は上記した点に鑑み提案されたもので、
その目的とするところは、無菌雰囲気下で、缶に
内容物を充填した後缶蓋を被せた缶をシーマーへ
送る間における内容物のこぼれを防止することが
できる無菌缶詰機を提供することにある。 The present invention was proposed in view of the above points, and
The purpose is to provide an aseptic canning machine that can prevent the contents from spilling in an aseptic atmosphere while the cans are filled with contents and then covered with can lids and sent to a seamer. be.
本発明は、無菌室内に供給された缶を定ピツチ
で間欠的に搬送する缶搬送キヤリヤと、同キヤリ
ヤの缶搬送方向に沿つて順次に設けらる缶に減菌
液を噴霧する噴霧装置と、熱風により缶を乾燥さ
せる乾燥装置と、缶内へ内容物を定量充填する充
填装置と、内容物の充填された缶に缶蓋を被蓋す
る被蓋装置と、缶と缶蓋との仮シール装置と、仮
シールされた缶を上記搬送キヤリヤからシーマー
へ送る缶搬送装置と、同缶搬送装置で搬送された
缶に仮シールされた缶蓋を巻締めするシーマーと
を備え、上記仮シール装置は、無菌室内に供給さ
れる前に予め缶又は缶蓋の少なくともいずれか一
方に付着された熱溶着剤を加熱して両者を溶着さ
せるヒータと、同溶着部を冷却する冷却装置とか
らなることを特徴とする無菌缶詰機。を要旨とす
るもので、上記の如く被蓋装置の後流に仮シール
装置を設け、缶又は缶蓋の少なくともいずれか一
方の付着した熱溶着剤により缶蓋を仮シールして
シーマーに送ることができるため、この間におけ
る内容物のこぼれを防止することができる。 The present invention relates to a can transport carrier that intermittently transports cans supplied into a sterile room at a fixed pitch, and a spray device that sprays a sterilizing liquid onto cans sequentially provided along the can transport direction of the carrier. , a drying device that dries cans with hot air, a filling device that quantitatively fills the contents into the can, a covering device that covers the filled can with a can lid, and a temporary connection between the can and the can lid. A sealing device, a can conveying device for conveying the temporarily sealed can from the conveying carrier to the seamer, and a seamer for seaming the temporarily sealed can lid onto the can conveyed by the can conveying device; The device consists of a heater that heats a hot welding agent that has been attached to at least one of the can or the can lid in advance to weld the two together before being supplied into the sterile room, and a cooling device that cools the welded part. An aseptic canning machine characterized by: The gist is to install a temporary sealing device downstream of the covering device as described above, temporarily seal the can lid with a hot welding agent attached to at least one of the can or the can lid, and send the can lid to the seamer. This prevents the contents from spilling during this time.
以下、本発明を実施例に基いて説明する。 The present invention will be explained below based on examples.
第1図は無菌缶詰機の正面図、第2図は第1図
の平面図である。図において1は缶、2は公知の
如く無菌エアーで陽圧された無菌室、3は無菌室
2内に装架された缶搬送キヤリヤで、間欠駆動さ
れ、複数個の缶1を定ピツチで間欠的に搬送する
ようになつている。4はキヤリヤ3へ缶1を供給
する供給装置、5はキヤリア3内へ供給された缶
1を滅菌するために缶1に過酸化水素を噴霧する
過酸化水素噴霧装置、6は過酸化水素噴霧装置5
の後流に設けられ、熱風により缶1を乾燥させる
熱風噴射装置、7は熱風噴射装置6の後流に設け
られ、缶1内へ内容物を定量充填する充填装置、
8は充填装置7の後流に設けられ、内容物の充填
された缶1に缶蓋1aを被蓋する被蓋装置で、缶
蓋1aを収容するマガジン9、マガジン9から缶
蓋1aを1個づつ取出して缶1に対する被蓋位置
へ供給する缶蓋供給帯10、缶蓋供給帯10によ
り送られる缶蓋1aに過酸化水素を噴霧して缶蓋
1aを滅菌する過酸化水素噴霧装置11、滅菌さ
れた缶蓋1aに熱風を噴射して缶蓋1aを乾燥さ
せる熱風噴射装置12等より構成されている。1
3は被蓋された缶蓋1a又は缶1の少なくともい
ずれか一方に付着されている熱溶着剤を溶融して
缶蓋を仮シールさせるための上下動可能なヒー
タ、14はシール部分を冷却するための上下動可
能な冷却装置、15は、缶蓋1aが仮シールされ
た缶1をキヤリヤ3から取出してシーマーへ送る
缶搬送装置、16は缶1に被蓋された缶蓋1aを
巻締めするためのシーマー、17は缶排出装置で
ある。 FIG. 1 is a front view of the aseptic canning machine, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG. 1. In the figure, 1 is a can, 2 is a sterile room positively pressurized with sterile air as is well known, and 3 is a can transport carrier installed in the sterile room 2, which is intermittently driven and transports a plurality of cans 1 at a fixed pitch. It is designed to be transported intermittently. 4 is a supply device that supplies cans 1 to carrier 3; 5 is a hydrogen peroxide spray device that sprays hydrogen peroxide onto can 1 in order to sterilize can 1 supplied into carrier 3; and 6 is a hydrogen peroxide sprayer. Device 5
A hot air injection device 7 is provided at the wake of the hot air injection device 6 and dries the can 1 with hot air; 7 is a filling device that is provided at the wake of the hot air injection device 6 and fills the contents into the can 1 in a fixed amount;
Reference numeral 8 denotes a covering device that is provided downstream of the filling device 7 and covers the can lid 1a on the can 1 filled with contents. A can lid supply band 10 that takes out individual can lids and supplies them to the covering position for the can 1, and a hydrogen peroxide spraying device 11 that sprays hydrogen peroxide onto the can lids 1a sent by the can lid supply band 10 to sterilize the can lids 1a. , a hot air injection device 12, etc., which injects hot air onto the sterilized can lid 1a to dry the can lid 1a. 1
3 is a vertically movable heater for temporarily sealing the can lid by melting the hot welding agent attached to at least one of the covered can lid 1a or the can 1; 14 is for cooling the sealing portion; 15 is a can transport device that takes out the can 1 with the temporarily sealed can lid 1a from the carrier 3 and sends it to the seamer; 16 is a can tightening device that can tighten the can lid 1a covered with the can 1; 17 is a can discharging device.
また、上記の無菌缶詰に使用される缶1及び缶
蓋1aは、第3図に示す如く、アルミニウムある
いはスチール製のもので、缶1又は缶蓋1aの少
なくともいずれか一方のシール面のP又はQの範
囲にはポリエチレン等の熱溶着剤1cが付着され
ている。 Furthermore, the can 1 and can lid 1a used for the above-mentioned aseptic canned goods are made of aluminum or steel, as shown in FIG. A heat welding agent 1c such as polyethylene is attached to the area Q.
以上の構成において、缶供給装置4によりキヤ
リヤ3内に供給される缶1は、噴霧装置5からの
噴霧される過酸化水素により滅菌された後、熱風
噴射装置6から噴射される熱風により乾燥され
る。次いで、充填装置7の下方へ送られ、飲料等
の内容物が定量充填される。内容物の充填された
缶1が被蓋装置8の下方へ送られてくると滅菌さ
れた缶蓋1aが順次被蓋され、その後流でヒータ
13が下降した缶又は缶蓋の少なくともいずれか
一方に付着されている熱溶着剤を加熱して両者を
溶着する。つぎに冷却装置14が下降して、溶着
部を冷却し、缶蓋1aを仮シールする。缶蓋1a
が仮シールされた缶1はキヤリヤ3から取出さ
れ、搬送装置15によりシーマー16まで送られ
て巻締された後、搬出装置17上に排出される。 In the above configuration, the cans 1 supplied into the carrier 3 by the can supply device 4 are sterilized by hydrogen peroxide sprayed from the spray device 5, and then dried by hot air sprayed from the hot air spray device 6. Ru. Next, it is sent to the lower part of the filling device 7, and a fixed amount of contents such as a drink is filled therein. When the can 1 filled with contents is sent below the covering device 8, the sterilized can lids 1a are sequentially covered, and at least one of the can or the can lid where the heater 13 has been lowered is placed downstream. The heat welding agent attached to the is heated to weld the two together. Next, the cooling device 14 descends to cool the welded portion and temporarily seal the can lid 1a. Can lid 1a
The temporarily sealed can 1 is taken out from the carrier 3, sent to a seamer 16 by a conveyance device 15, sealed, and then discharged onto a delivery device 17.
以上のように、缶1に内容物を充填した後、缶
蓋1aを仮シールした状態で、シーマーへ送るよ
うにしているため、この間における内容物のこぼ
れを確実に防止することができる。 As described above, after the can 1 is filled with contents, it is sent to the seamer with the can lid 1a temporarily sealed, so that spillage of the contents during this time can be reliably prevented.
第1図は本発明の一実施例を示す正面図、第2
図は第1図の平面図、第3図a,b,c,dは缶
及び缶蓋の構成を示す図で、aは全体の側面図、、
bはaのA−A矢視図、cはaのB−B矢視図、
dはaのC部拡大図、eはaのD部拡大図であ
る。
1……缶、1a……缶蓋、1c……熱溶着剤、
2……無菌室、3……キヤリヤ、4……缶供給装
置、5……過酸化水素噴霧装置、6……熱風噴射
装置、7……充填装置、8……被蓋装置、13…
…ヒータ、14……冷却装置、15……搬送装
置、16……シーマー。
Figure 1 is a front view showing one embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a front view showing one embodiment of the present invention;
The figure is a plan view of Figure 1, Figures 3a, b, c, and d are views showing the structure of the can and can lid, and a is a side view of the whole.
b is a view from A-A in a, c is a view from B-B in a,
d is an enlarged view of part C of a, and e is an enlarged view of part D of a. 1...can, 1a...can lid, 1c...thermal adhesive,
2... Sterile room, 3... Carrier, 4... Can supply device, 5... Hydrogen peroxide spray device, 6... Hot air injection device, 7... Filling device, 8... Covering device, 13...
... Heater, 14 ... Cooling device, 15 ... Conveyance device, 16 ... Seamer.
Claims (1)
に搬送する缶搬送キヤリヤと、同キヤリヤの缶搬
送方向に沿つて順次に設けられる缶に減菌液を噴
霧する噴霧装置と、熱風により缶を乾燥させる乾
燥装置と、缶内へ内容物を定量充填する充填装置
と、内容物の充填された缶に缶蓋を被蓋する被蓋
装置と、缶と缶蓋との仮シール装置と、仮シール
された缶を上記缶搬送キヤリヤからシーマーへ送
る缶搬送装置と、同缶搬送装置で搬送された缶に
仮シールされた缶蓋を巻締めするシーマーとを備
え、上記仮シール装置は、無菌室内に供給される
前に予め缶又は缶蓋の少なくともいずれか一方に
付着された熱溶着剤を加熱して両者を溶着させる
ヒータと、同溶着部を冷却する冷却装置とからな
ることを特徴とする無菌缶詰機。1. A can transport carrier that intermittently transports cans supplied into a sterile room at fixed pitches, a spray device that sprays sterilizing liquid onto cans that are sequentially installed along the can transport direction of the carrier, and a can transporter that sprays cans with hot air. a drying device for drying a can, a filling device for filling a fixed amount of contents into a can, a covering device for covering a can lid with a can filled with contents, a temporary sealing device for a can and a can lid; The temporary sealing device includes a can transport device that transports temporarily sealed cans from the can transport carrier to a seamer, and a seamer that seams a temporarily sealed can lid to the can transported by the can transport device, and the temporary seal device includes: It is characterized by consisting of a heater that heats a hot welding agent previously attached to at least one of the can or the can lid to weld them together before being supplied into the sterile chamber, and a cooling device that cools the welded part. Aseptic canning machine.
Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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JP22116483A JPS60123326A (en) | 1983-11-24 | 1983-11-24 | Sterile canning machine |
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JP22116483A JPS60123326A (en) | 1983-11-24 | 1983-11-24 | Sterile canning machine |
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JPS60123326A JPS60123326A (en) | 1985-07-02 |
JPH0541495B2 true JPH0541495B2 (en) | 1993-06-23 |
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JP22116483A Granted JPS60123326A (en) | 1983-11-24 | 1983-11-24 | Sterile canning machine |
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JP2977221B2 (en) * | 1990-02-23 | 1999-11-15 | 三菱マテリアル株式会社 | Aseptic filling of beverages |
JPH04100824U (en) * | 1991-02-06 | 1992-09-01 | 積水化学工業株式会社 | injection mold |
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