JPH06345192A - Apparatus and method for filling - Google Patents
Apparatus and method for fillingInfo
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Abstract
Description
【０００１】[0001]
【産業上の利用分野】本発明はびん詰め機械、等で容器
に液体を充填する速度を低下することなく容器内に残存
する空気量を低減するようにした液体充填装置及び方法
に関するものである。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a liquid filling apparatus and method for reducing the amount of air remaining in a container without reducing the speed of filling the container with a bottle filling machine or the like. .
【０００２】[0002]
【従来の技術】図５は従来の液体充填装置の構成を示す
平面図である。図において、１はスクリューであり、コ
ンベア２で搬送されてくる容器３を等ピッチに割り出す
役目をしている。４は入口スターホイルであり、充填機
５とスクリュー１の間に位置している。６は転送スター
ホイルであり、打栓機７に容器３を受け渡す構造となっ
ている。８は打栓機７に接しており、容器３を打栓機７
から出口コンベア９に送り出す出口スターホイルであ
る。又、充填機５には真空引き用カムプレート１０、圧
力開放用カムプレート１１が取付けられている。2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the structure of a conventional liquid filling device. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a screw, which serves to index the containers 3 conveyed by the conveyor 2 at equal pitches. 4 is an inlet star wheel, which is located between the filling machine 5 and the screw 1. Reference numeral 6 denotes a transfer star wheel, which has a structure for delivering the container 3 to the stoppering machine 7. 8 is in contact with the stoppering machine 7, and the container 3 is connected to the stoppering machine 7
It is an exit star wheel that is sent from the exit to the exit conveyor 9. Further, a vacuuming cam plate 10 and a pressure releasing cam plate 11 are attached to the filling machine 5.
【０００３】図６に充填部の工程を各工程の断面図で示
しているが、図において、充填部の構成を説明する。１
２は液体を貯蔵するタンク、１３は真空チャンバー、１
４はタンク１２の下面に図示せぬボルトにより取付けら
れたバルブ本体で、液弁１５、ガス弁１６、ベントチュ
ーブ１７、センタリングベル１８、スニフトボタン１
９、真空引きボタン２０が取付けられている。２１は容
器３の容器台である。FIG. 6 shows the steps of the filling section in cross-sectional views of each step, and the construction of the filling section will be described with reference to the drawing. 1
2 is a tank for storing liquid, 13 is a vacuum chamber, 1
Reference numeral 4 denotes a valve body attached to the lower surface of the tank 12 by a bolt (not shown), which includes a liquid valve 15, a gas valve 16, a vent tube 17, a centering bell 18, and a sniff button 1.
9. A vacuum button 20 is attached. Reference numeral 21 is a container base of the container 3.
【０００４】次に、これらの構成からなる従来の充填装
置の作用を説明する。なお、説明では、びんにビール等
の液を充填する場合について説明する。図５において、
容器３（びん詰されるべき空びん；以下「びん」とい
う）はコンベア２により上流側より供給され、スクリュ
ー１で充填機５の充填バルブ（図示省略）の取付ピッチ
に割り出して入口スターホイル４により（イ）の位置よ
り充填機５に供給される。充填機５は矢印Ｆの方向に連
続的に回転しており、真空引きカムプレート１０の区間
で、びん３内と真空チャンバー１３（図６に示す）とを
連絡させて、びん３内の空気を除去する。Next, the operation of the conventional filling device having these configurations will be described. In the description, the case of filling a bottle with a liquid such as beer will be described. In FIG.
A container 3 (empty bottle to be bottled; hereinafter referred to as “bottle”) is supplied from the upstream side by a conveyor 2 and is indexed by a screw 1 to a mounting pitch of a filling valve (not shown) of a filling machine 5 and an inlet star wheel 4 is provided. Is supplied to the filling machine 5 from the position (a). The filling machine 5 is continuously rotating in the direction of the arrow F, and in the section of the vacuum cam plate 10, the inside of the bottle 3 and the vacuum chamber 13 (shown in FIG. 6) are communicated with each other, and the air inside the bottle 3 is closed. To remove.
【０００５】その後、（ハ）から（ニ）の区間でびん３
に炭酸ガスを供給して炭酸飲料が泡立しない圧力に加圧
し（ニ）から（ホ）の区間で液を充填する。充てん完了
後泡立を防止するためスニフトカムプレート１１の区間
でびん３の内圧を大気圧まで下げて（ト）の位置で転送
スターホイル６に受け渡して打栓機７に送り、打栓機７
で栓をしてから出口スターホイル８によりコンベア９に
送り出す。After that, the bottle 3 is placed in the section from (c) to (d).
Carbon dioxide gas is supplied to the tank to pressurize the carbonated drink to a pressure at which it does not foam, and the liquid is filled in the sections (d) to (e). After the filling is completed, in order to prevent foaming, the internal pressure of the bottle 3 is lowered to the atmospheric pressure in the section of the sniff cam plate 11, and is transferred to the transfer star wheel 6 at the position (g) to be sent to the stoppering machine 7 and then the stoppering machine 7
Then, it is sent to the conveyor 9 by the exit star wheel 8.
【０００６】次に、充填部の作用について図６により説
明する。図５に示す充填機５に供給されたびん３は
（ａ）図に示す〈１〉のようにセンタリングベル１８で
案内され容器台２１により充填バルブ本体１４に押付け
られる。バルブ本体１４が真空引きカムプレート１０を
通過する区間で真空引きボタン２０が真空引きカムプレ
ート１０により押され、びん３と真空チャンバー１３が
連通して、びん３内の空気Ｑを図示せぬ真空ポンプによ
り機外へ排出する。Next, the operation of the filling section will be described with reference to FIG. The bottle 3 supplied to the filling machine 5 shown in FIG. 5 is guided by the centering bell 18 as shown in <1> shown in FIG. In the section where the valve body 14 passes the vacuum evacuation cam plate 10, the evacuation button 20 is pressed by the evacuation cam plate 10, the bottle 3 and the vacuum chamber 13 communicate with each other, and the air Q in the bottle 3 is a vacuum not shown. Discharge to the outside of the machine with a pump.
【０００７】次に、（ｂ）図の〈２〉のように、充填バ
ルブ本体１４が真空引きカムプレート１０を通過後、図
示せぬ手段によりガス弁１６を持上げタンク１２内の炭
酸ガスＣをベントチューブ１７よりびん３内に供給す
る。その後、（ｃ）図の〈３〉に示すように液弁１５を
開き、タンク１２内の液Ｌをびん３に充填する。Next, as shown in <2> of FIG. 2B, after the filling valve main body 14 has passed through the vacuum cam plate 10, the gas valve 16 is lifted by the means (not shown) to remove the carbon dioxide gas C in the tank 12. It is supplied from the vent tube 17 into the bottle 3. After that, the liquid valve 15 is opened as shown in <3> of FIG. 3C, and the liquid L in the tank 12 is filled in the bottle 3.
【０００８】びん３内の液面が（ｄ）図の〈４〉に示す
ようにベントチューブ１７の下端に到達した後、液弁１
５、ガス弁１６を閉にし、スニフトプレート１１（図５
に示す）によりスニフトボタン１９を押し、びん３内を
加圧した炭酸ガス２２を外部に放出する。After the liquid level in the bottle 3 reaches the lower end of the vent tube 17 as shown in <4> of FIG.
5, the gas valve 16 is closed, and the sniff plate 11 (see FIG.
2), the sniff button 19 is pressed to release the carbon dioxide gas 22 pressurized in the bottle 3 to the outside.
【０００９】以上で充填工程は完了し、びん３は栓をす
るため打栓機７（図５に示す）に送られる。びん３内を
真空引きする目的は充填工程で充填液への空気溶解量を
少なくするためである。The filling process is completed as described above, and the bottle 3 is sent to the stoppering machine 7 (shown in FIG. 5) for stoppering. The purpose of evacuating the inside of the bottle 3 is to reduce the amount of air dissolved in the filling liquid in the filling process.
【００１０】[0010]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】従来の方式では充填工
程で充填液への空気溶解量を少なくするため、真空引き
により予めびん内の空気を少なくしてから充填を行って
いる。ビールの充填では空気溶解量の目標値がビール業
界の要求により年々小さくなっており従来の充填工程で
は目標をクリアできなくなっている。そのためさらに空
気溶解量を少なくする手段として図６に示す真空引き工
程〈１〉を２回くり返して目的を達している。即ち、工
程〈１〉→〈２〉→〈１〉→〈２〉→〈３〉→〈４〉→
〈５〉の方式をとっており、空気溶解量の目標をクリア
するために〈１〉→〈２〉の工程を２回くり返すことが
必要なため、液体充填装置のスピードアップが限界にき
ている。In the conventional method, in order to reduce the amount of air dissolved in the filling liquid in the filling step, the air in the bottle is reduced in advance by evacuation before filling. In the filling of beer, the target value of the amount of dissolved air is becoming smaller year by year due to the requirements of the beer industry, and the target cannot be met by the conventional filling process. Therefore, as a means for further reducing the amount of dissolved air, the vacuuming step <1> shown in FIG. 6 is repeated twice to achieve the purpose. That is, the steps <1> → <2> → <1> → <2> → <3> → <4> →
Since the method <5> is adopted and the process <1> → <2> needs to be repeated twice in order to clear the target of the amount of air dissolved, the speedup of the liquid filling device is limited. ing.
【００１１】[0011]
【課題を解決するための手段】本発明は前述の課題を解
決するために、容器に液を充填する前に同容器内の空気
予め除去しておき、充填機内での真空引き、炭酸ガス加
圧の工程を従来の２回から１回に減らすことにより、空
気溶解量の目標値をクリアしながら工程のスピードアッ
プを可能にするような装置及び方法としたものである。
充填機前での空気除去手段としては容器内への蒸気吹込
み単独または蒸気吹込みと炭酸ガス吹込みあるいはその
他の不活性ガスを組合わせ行うものである。In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention eliminates air in the container in advance before filling the container with liquid, and then evacuates the inside of the filling machine and adds carbon dioxide gas. By reducing the pressure step from the conventional two times to once, the apparatus and method are provided to enable speeding up of the step while clearing the target value of the amount of dissolved air.
As means for removing air in front of the filling machine, steam is blown into the container alone, or steam is blown with carbon dioxide or other inert gas is combined.
【００１２】即ち、本発明の請求項１においては、容器
をコンベアで連続的に搬送し、入口スターホイルを経由
して充填機に供給し、同充填機で前記容器に液を充填す
る充填装置において、前記入口スターホイルの容器搬送
軌道上部に配置され、搬送されてくる前記容器に蒸気を
吹き込む装置を設けてなることを特徴とする充填装置を
提供し、請求項２においては、容器をコンベアで連続的
に搬送し、入口スターホイルを経由して充填機に供給
し、同充填機で前記容器に液を充填する充填装置におい
て、前記入口スターホイルの容器搬送軌道上部に配置さ
れ、搬送されてくる前記容器に蒸気を吹き込む装置及び
炭酸ガスを吹き込む装置を設けてなることを特徴とする
充填装置を提供し、請求項３においては、請求項１又は
２記載の充填装置において充填機に真空引きをする装置
を付加して容器内の残存空気を更に減少させたものであ
る。That is, in claim 1 of the present invention, a filling device for continuously feeding a container by a conveyor, supplying it to a filling machine via an inlet star wheel, and filling the container with the liquid by the filling machine. 3. The filling device according to claim 2, wherein the filling device is provided on an upper part of the container transport path of the inlet star wheel, and is provided with a device for injecting steam into the transported container. In the filling device that continuously conveys the liquid to the filling machine via the inlet star wheel and fills the container with the liquid by the filling machine, the container is placed on the upper part of the container conveying path of the inlet star wheel and conveyed. A filling device comprising a device for blowing steam into the container and a device for blowing carbon dioxide gas are provided. In Claim 3, the filling device according to Claim 1 or 2 is provided. There are is obtained by adding a device for evacuating further reduce the residual air in the container to a filling device.
【００１３】又、請求項４においては、液を充填する容
器を充填機へ供給する前において、容器内に気体を吹き
込んで同容器内に存在する空気を気体に置換し、その後
充填機で液を充填する充填方法を提供し、請求項５にお
いては、液を充填する容器を充填機へ供給する前におい
て、予め同容器内にあった空気を気体に置換した後、前
記充填機内で同容器内を真空引きしてさらに含有空気量
を減少させてから液を充填する充填方法を提供し、請求
項６，７，８においては請求項４又は５において、気体
をそれぞれ蒸気、蒸気を吹き込んだ後炭酸ガスを、又、
蒸気を吹き込んだ後不活性ガスを吹き込むようにそれぞ
れ特定した方法を提供するものである。In addition, in claim 4, before supplying the container for filling the liquid to the filling machine, gas is blown into the container to replace the air existing in the container with the gas, and then the liquid is filled by the filling machine. The method for filling a container according to claim 5, wherein before the container to be filled with the liquid is supplied to the filling machine, air existing in the container is replaced with gas in advance, and then the container is filled in the container. A filling method is provided in which the inside is evacuated to further reduce the amount of contained air and then the liquid is filled, and in claims 6, 7, and 8, the gas is blown with steam and vapor, respectively. After carbon dioxide,
It is intended to provide the respective specified methods of blowing the inert gas after blowing the steam.
【００１４】[0014]
【作用】本発明は前述のような手段であるため、請求項
１，２の発明においては、容器に液を充填する前に容器
に蒸気を、又、蒸気及び炭酸ガスを吹き込む装置をそれ
ぞれ設けて容器内の残存空気を減少させ、請求項３では
更に真空引きをして残存空気量の減少を図った装置であ
る。又、請求項４では容器に液を充填する前に気体で容
器内の空気を置換え、請求項５では更に、真空引きを付
加して容器内の残存空気量を減少させる方法であり、請
求項６，７，８でこの気体をそれぞれ蒸気、蒸気吹き込
み及び炭酸ガスの吹き込み、又、蒸気吹き込み及び不活
性ガスの吹き込みに特定したものであり、次のような残
存空気の置換作用となる。Since the present invention is the above-mentioned means, in the inventions of claims 1 and 2, a device for injecting steam, or steam and carbon dioxide gas into the container before filling the container with the liquid is provided. The amount of residual air in the container is reduced by reducing the amount of residual air in the container. Further, in claim 4, the air in the container is replaced with gas before the container is filled with the liquid, and in claim 5, a vacuum is further added to reduce the residual air amount in the container. In 6, 7 and 8, this gas is specified as steam, steam blowing and carbon dioxide gas blowing, or steam blowing and inert gas blowing, respectively, and has the following residual air replacement action.
【００１５】蒸気には空気がほとんど含まれていないの
で充填機入口で、容器内に蒸気を吹込むと容器内の空気
が押し出されて蒸気が容器内を占有する容器内蒸気が冷
えない間に同容器を充填機に供給することにより、空気
含有量が少ない状態からスタートするので充填工程をス
ピードアップすることができる。Since the steam hardly contains air, when the steam is blown into the container at the inlet of the filling machine, the air in the container is pushed out and the steam occupies the inside of the container while the inside steam of the container is not cooled. By supplying the container to the filling machine, the filling process can be speeded up because the air content starts low.
【００１６】又、蒸気吹込みと炭酸ガス吹込みの組合わ
せによる容器内空気除去については、容器内に蒸気を吹
込むと、容器内の空気が押し出されて蒸気が容器内を占
有する。蒸気吹込から容器口をシールするまでの時間が
長い条件では、容器内の蒸気ははまもなく体積が収縮し
始め、そのままでは大気中の空気を容器口より吸入し、
再度空気１００％に置換してしまう。Regarding the removal of air in the container by the combination of steam blowing and carbon dioxide gas blowing, when steam is blown into the container, the air in the container is pushed out and the steam occupies the inside of the container. Under the condition that it takes a long time from the steam injection to the sealing of the container mouth, the volume of the steam in the container will soon begin to shrink, and if it is left, the air in the atmosphere will be sucked in from the container mouth.
The air is replaced with 100% again.
【００１７】そこで容器内蒸気収縮による吸入作用を利
用して、蒸気吹込みの下流に炭酸ガスを容器内に効率よ
く流入させ、空気を炭酸ガスに置換させる。容器内に入
った炭酸ガスは大気中の空気に比べ約１．５倍の比重で
あり、びん口を開放のまま充填装置に供給しても空気と
の入れかわりは微少であるので液を充填する前の容器内
の残存空気量は減少し、充填工程のスピードアップが達
成できる。Therefore, by utilizing the suction action due to the contraction of vapor in the container, carbon dioxide gas is efficiently flown into the container downstream of the steam blowing, and air is replaced with carbon dioxide gas. The carbon dioxide gas in the container has a specific gravity about 1.5 times that of air in the atmosphere, and even if it is supplied to the filling device with the bottle mouth open, the replacement with air is very small, so the liquid is filled. The amount of residual air in the container before the operation is reduced, and the filling process can be speeded up.
【００１８】又、炭酸ガスの代りに不活性ガスを用いて
も同じ作用、効果となる。The same action and effect can be obtained by using an inert gas instead of carbon dioxide.
【００１９】[0019]
【実施例】以下、本発明を図面に示す実施例に基づいて
具体的に説明する。図１は本発明の第一実施例に係る充
填装置の構成を示す平面図、図２は図１における置換装
置のコンベア中心線上での断面図である。図１におい
て、充填機５の入口側にスターホイル４があり、スター
ホイル４は矢印ｐで示す方向に回転している。容器３は
図示省略のコンベアより搬送されてスクリュー１により
等ピッチに割り出されてスターホイル４で充填機５へ転
送される。DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be specifically described below based on the embodiments shown in the drawings. 1 is a plan view showing the configuration of a filling device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the replacement device in FIG. 1 on the conveyor center line. In FIG. 1, there is a star wheel 4 on the inlet side of the filling machine 5, and the star wheel 4 is rotating in the direction indicated by arrow p. The container 3 is conveyed from a conveyor (not shown), indexed at an equal pitch by the screw 1, and transferred to the filling machine 5 by the star wheel 4.
【００２０】ここまでは図５に示す従来例と同じであ
り、本発明の特徴部分は、充填機５の手前でスターホイ
ル４の上部に設けた蒸気ノズル装置３０で容器３（以降
「びん」とゆう）に蒸気を吹込む置換装置４０のところ
にある。Up to this point, it is the same as the conventional example shown in FIG. 5, and the characteristic part of the present invention is that the container 3 (hereinafter referred to as "bottle") is equipped with the steam nozzle device 30 provided on the upper part of the star wheel 4 in front of the filling machine 5. It is located at the replacement device 40 for injecting steam.
【００２１】以下、この点について図２により説明す
る。この置換装置４０では、矢印Ｎ方向より供給された
びん３は蒸気ノズル装置３０の下を通過する。この際蒸
気ノズル装置３０は外部の蒸気源より蒸気Ｈ1 を導入
し、下方から蒸気Ｈ2 を噴出してびん３内に流入してび
ん３内にあった空気３１をびん口３ａより外部に排出す
る。その後、びん３は充填機５に供給され、びん口３ａ
をシールしてから図６に示すように工程〈１〉から
〈５〉を実施する。Hereinafter, this point will be described with reference to FIG. In this replacement device 40, the bottle 3 supplied in the direction of the arrow N passes under the steam nozzle device 30. At this time, the steam nozzle device 30 introduces the steam H 1 from an external steam source, ejects the steam H 2 from below and flows into the bottle 3, and the air 31 in the bottle 3 is discharged from the bottle mouth 3a to the outside. Discharge. After that, the bottle 3 is supplied to the filling machine 5, and the bottle mouth 3a
After sealing, the steps <1> to <5> are performed as shown in FIG.
【００２２】なお、蒸気ノズル装置３０は外部より蒸気
Ｈ1 を導入しなくても内部で蒸気を発生させて蒸気の充
満したチャンバとし、下方へＨ2 として噴出してもよく
同様の効果が得られることは勿論である。Note that the steam nozzle device 30 may be a chamber filled with steam by generating steam internally without introducing steam H 1 from the outside, and may be jetted downward as H 2 to obtain the same effect. Of course, it will be done.
【００２３】次に、図３、図４により本発明の第二実施
例について説明する。図３は第二実施例の充填装置の平
面図、図４は図１における置換装置４１のコンベア中心
線上の断面図である。Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 is a plan view of the filling device of the second embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the replacement device 41 in FIG.
【００２４】図３において、１はびん３を上流側から供
給するスクリューであり、びん３はスクリュー１から入
口スターホイル４に受け渡される。入口スターホイル４
は矢印Ｍ方向に回転しており、入口スターホイル４に供
給されたびん３は蒸気ノズル装置３０、炭酸ガスノズル
装置３２からなる置換装置４１の下を通過して充填装置
５へ送られる。In FIG. 3, reference numeral 1 is a screw for supplying the bottle 3 from the upstream side, and the bottle 3 is transferred from the screw 1 to the inlet star wheel 4. Entrance star wheel 4
Is rotating in the direction of arrow M, and the bottle 3 supplied to the inlet star wheel 4 passes under the displacement device 41 including the steam nozzle device 30 and the carbon dioxide gas nozzle device 32 and is sent to the filling device 5.
【００２５】第二実施例の特徴部分は矢印Ｍ方向に回転
するスターホイル４に置換装置４１を設けたところにあ
る。次に、図４によりこの特徴部分について説明する。
置換装置４１は、充填機５に入る手前のスターホイル４
の上方に配設した第一実施例と同じ蒸気ノズル装置３０
と更にこれに加えて炭酸ガスノズル装置３２とを設け、
これらを搬送軌道に沿って配設したものである。矢印Ｇ
の方向より供給されたびん３は蒸気ノズル装置３０の下
を通過する際に下方に噴出する蒸気Ｈ2 がびん３内に流
入してびん３内にあった空気３１をびん口３ａより外部
に排出する。The feature of the second embodiment is that the star wheel 4 rotating in the direction of the arrow M is provided with a replacing device 41. Next, this characteristic part will be described with reference to FIG.
The replacement device 41 is the star wheel 4 in front of the filling machine 5.
The same steam nozzle device 30 as that of the first embodiment arranged above
In addition to this, a carbon dioxide gas nozzle device 32 is provided,
These are arranged along the transportation track. Arrow G
When the bottle 3 supplied from the direction of 3 passes under the steam nozzle device 30, the steam H 2 jetted downward flows into the bottle 3 and the air 31 in the bottle 3 is discharged from the bottle mouth 3a to the outside. Discharge.
【００２６】びん３は更に、走行して蒸気ノズル装置３
０の下流に設置された炭酸ガスノズル装置３２の下部に
達すると、下方に噴出する炭酸ガスＲ2 がびん３内に流
入を開始する。びん３内の蒸気は温度低下にともない容
積収縮が起こりびん口３ａ部より外気を吸引する動きを
開始する。The bottle 3 is further moved to move to the steam nozzle device 3.
When reaching the lower part of the carbon dioxide gas nozzle device 32 installed downstream of 0, the carbon dioxide gas R 2 ejected downward starts flowing into the bottle 3. The volume of the vapor in the bottle 3 contracts as the temperature decreases, and the movement of sucking outside air from the bottle mouth 3a starts.
【００２７】そこで上部から炭酸ガスＲ2 を吹込むこと
により炭酸ガスＲ2 は容易にびん３内に流入し、外気と
再置換しにくい炭酸ガスＲ2 としてびん３内に入れるこ
とができる。その後、びん３は矢印Ｓの方向に走行し充
填機５内で図６に示す〈１〉から〈５〉の工程を実施す
る。Then, by blowing carbon dioxide gas R 2 from the upper part, the carbon dioxide gas R 2 easily flows into the bottle 3 and can be put into the bottle 3 as carbon dioxide gas R 2 which is hard to be replaced with the outside air again. After that, the bottle 3 travels in the direction of the arrow S and the steps <1> to <5> shown in FIG.
【００２８】なお、上述の炭酸ガスノズル装置３２は外
部より炭酸ガスＲ1 を導入しなくても内部で炭酸ガスを
発生させて炭酸ガスを充満したチャンバとして下方へＲ
2 として噴出してもよく同様の効果が得られることは勿
論である。It should be noted that the carbon dioxide gas nozzle device 32 described above generates carbon dioxide gas internally without introducing carbon dioxide gas R 1 from the outside to form a chamber filled with carbon dioxide gas R downward.
Needless to say, the same effect can be obtained by ejecting as 2 .
【００２９】又、上記の第一実施例では蒸気のみの吹込
みの例、第二実施例では蒸気と炭酸ガスの吹込みの例で
説明したがびん内の空気量を少くする目的からして炭酸
ガスに限定されずその他不活性ガスを用いても良く、又
炭酸ガス吹込みのみ行う方法、他の不活性ガスのみで吹
込む方法でも同様の効果があるものである。Further, in the above-mentioned first embodiment, an example of blowing only steam is explained, and in the second embodiment, an example of blowing steam and carbon dioxide gas is explained. However, from the purpose of reducing the amount of air in the bottle, It is not limited to carbon dioxide gas, other inert gas may be used, and a method of only blowing carbon dioxide gas or a method of blowing only other inert gas has the same effect.
【００３０】[0030]
【発明の効果】以上具体的な説明で明らかなように本発
明の装置及び方法によれば、充填機へ供給される容器は
蒸気吹込か又は蒸気吹込みの後に炭酸ガス吹込を実施す
ることにより容器内に空気が少ない状態を作り出すこと
が可能であり、残存空気量の少ない容器を充填機に供給
できるので充填前の真空引き工程を従来の２回から１回
にしても空気溶解量が少ない充填ができ従来に比べて２
０％以上の充填工程のスピードアップが可能になり、又
ビール等での空気溶解量の少い目標値を精度良く達成で
きるようになったものである。As is apparent from the above detailed description, according to the apparatus and method of the present invention, the container to be supplied to the filling machine is either steam-blown, or carbon dioxide is blown after steam-blowing. It is possible to create a state where there is little air in the container, and it is possible to supply a container with a small amount of residual air to the filling machine, so even if the vacuuming process before filling is performed twice from the conventional two times, the amount of air dissolved is small Can be filled and is 2 compared to the conventional
It is possible to speed up the filling process of 0% or more, and it is possible to accurately achieve a target value with a small amount of dissolved air in beer or the like.
【図１】本発明の第一実施例に係る充填装置の平面図で
ある。FIG. 1 is a plan view of a filling device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
【図２】図１における置換装置のライン中心線上での断
面図である。FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the replacement device in FIG. 1 taken along the line center line.
【図３】本発明の第二実施例に係る充填装置の平面図で
ある。FIG. 3 is a plan view of a filling device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
【図４】図３における置換装置のライン中心線上での断
面図である。4 is a cross-sectional view of the replacement device in FIG. 3 taken along the line center line.
【図５】従来の充填装置の構成を示す平面図である。FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the configuration of a conventional filling device.
【図６】一般的な充填工程を示す断面図で、（ａ）は真
空引き、（ｂ）は炭酸ガスの封入、（ｃ）は液の充填開
始、（ｄ）は充填完了、（ｅ）は炭酸ガス放出、の状態
をそれぞれ示している。FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a general filling step, (a) is vacuuming, (b) is carbon dioxide gas encapsulation, (c) is liquid filling start, (d) is filling completion, (e). Indicates the state of carbon dioxide emission, respectively.
３ 容器（びん） ４ スターホイル ５ 充填機 ３０ 蒸気ノズル装置 ３１ 空気 ３２ 炭酸ガスノズル装置 ４０ 置換装置 ４１ 置換装置 3 Container (Bottle) 4 Star Wheel 5 Filling Machine 30 Steam Nozzle Device 31 Air 32 Carbon Dioxide Gas Nozzle Device 40 Displacement Device 41 Displacement Device
───────────────────────────────────────────────────── フロントページの続き (72)発明者 安部 貞宏 名古屋市中村区岩塚町字高道１番地 三菱 重工業株式会社名古屋研究所内 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Sadahiro Abe 1 Takamichi, Iwazuka-cho, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya City Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Nagoya Research Institute
Claims (8)
スターホイルを経由して充填機に供給し、同充填機で前
記容器に液を充填する充填装置において、前記入口スタ
ーホイルの容器搬送軌道上部に配置され、搬送されてく
る前記容器に蒸気を吹き込む装置を設けてなることを特
徴とする充填装置。1. A container transporter for an inlet star wheel in a filling device, wherein a container is continuously transported by a conveyor, is supplied to a filling machine via an inlet star wheel, and the container is filled with liquid by the filling machine. A filling device, characterized in that it is provided at the upper part of the track, and is provided with a device for injecting steam into the conveyed container.
スターホイルを経由して充填機に供給し、同充填機で前
記容器に液を充填する充填装置において、前記入口スタ
ーホイルの容器搬送軌道上部に配置され、搬送されてく
る前記容器に蒸気を吹き込む装置及び炭酸ガスを吹き込
む装置を設けてなることを特徴とする充填装置。2. A container transporter for an inlet star wheel in a filling device, wherein a container is continuously transported by a conveyer, is supplied to a filling machine via an inlet star wheel, and the container is filled with liquid by the filling machine. A filling device, characterized in that it is provided at the upper part of the track, and is provided with a device for blowing steam into the conveyed container and a device for blowing carbon dioxide gas.
空引きする装置を具備していることを特徴とする請求項
１又は２記載の充填装置。3. The filling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the filling machine is equipped with a device for evacuating the container before filling the liquid.
において、容器内に気体を吹き込んで同容器内に存在す
る空気を気体に置換し、その後充填機で液を充填する充
填方法。4. A filling method in which a gas is blown into the container to replace the air existing in the container with the gas before the container to be filled with the liquid is supplied to the filling machine, and then the liquid is filled in the filling machine.
において、予め同容器内にあった空気を気体に置換した
後、前記充填機内で同容器内を真空引きして、さらに含
有空気量を減少させてから液を充填する充填方法。5. Before supplying a container for filling a liquid to a filling machine, after replacing the air in the same container with a gas in advance, the inside of the same container is evacuated to further contain air. A filling method in which the amount is reduced and then the liquid is filled.
請求項４又は５記載の充填方法。6. The filling method according to claim 4, wherein the gas is steam.
の後炭酸ガスを吹き込んで空気と置換えることを特徴と
する請求項４又は５記載の充填方法。7. The filling method according to claim 4, wherein the gas is replaced by blowing steam, and then blowing carbon dioxide to replace the air.
の後不活性ガスを吹き込んで空気と置換えることを特徴
とする請求項４又は５記載の充填方法。8. The filling method according to claim 4, wherein the gas is replaced by injecting steam and then injecting an inert gas to replace air.
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