JPH10271982A - Rotary-type vessel-treating apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rotary-type vessel-treating apparatus having low performance, installable in a small space, capable of feeding and discharging the vessels at the same position and operable by a single operator. SOLUTION: A vessel 5 to be treated is successively sprayed with hot water sprays having different temperature under transportation to heat or cool the content of the vessel 5 to a prescribed temperature. The above vessel-treating apparatus is provided with a rotary transfer means 2 to rotate and transfer the vessel 5, plural tanks 3 placed under the rotary transfer means 2 and adjusted to different temperatures and a water-spraying apparatus 6 placed above the rotary transfer means 3 to spray the hot water in the tank 3 against the vessel 5. The apparatus is further provided with a feeding and delivery ports to feed the vessel to the rotary transfer means 2 and deliver the vessel 5 from the means.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container processing apparatus for heating or cooling a container filled with contents such as a beverage, and more particularly to a rotary type container processing apparatus which saves space. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Hot water for heating, sterilization, and cooling is successively bathed in a container fed by a transfer device, and hot water is sprayed in a sterilization device for sterilizing contents in the container at a predetermined sterilization temperature. Along with providing a plurality of tanks along the transport direction,
A control device for controlling the temperature of the hot water sprayed to each tank is provided, and the control device detects the stop of the container, and when the container is normally transported to the stopped container in each tank. 2. Description of the Related Art A tunnel-type sterilizing apparatus for container contents in which the temperature of hot water sprayed on each tank is controlled so that substantially the same warming, sterilizing, and cooling hot water is sprayed is conventionally known. (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-19)
386).

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION However, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-
In the prior art disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 19386, the total length of the apparatus cannot be shortened due to the required watering time, so that even a low-capacity machine with a small number of treatments is difficult to save space. There was a problem that the outlet could not be integrated in one place.

[0004] In view of the above, it is an object of the present invention to provide a rotary type container processing apparatus provided with a rotary transfer means which is rotated by a rotary driving device and rotatably transfers a container.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention employs the following technical means. According to the first aspect of the present invention, in a container processing apparatus for heating or cooling the contents in a container to a predetermined temperature by sequentially immersing the transferred containers in hot water of different temperatures, the container is rotated by a rotation driving device, A plurality of tanks arranged below the rotary transfer means and set at different temperatures, and a sprinkler for spraying hot water in the tank to the container is provided above the rotary transfer means. And a supply / discharge port for supplying / discharging the container to / from the rotary transfer means.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the first aspect is provided.
In addition to the above-described invention, the temperature of the hot water in each tank provided below the rotary transfer means is set so as to sequentially increase the watering temperature and further decrease with the rotation of the rotary transfer means, After heat sterilization, a technical means of cooling was adopted.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS According to the present invention, an article to be processed is placed on a rotary table, and while the rotary table is rotating,
This is a rotary-type container processing apparatus that injects hot water of each temperature of a plurality of tanks to a container in a set order and processes the hot water.

In this embodiment, a rotary table is used as the rotary transfer means. However, it is possible to use a suitable means such as a conveyor connected in a circular shape or a means for holding and storing a container such as a holder on a rotary shaft and transferring the container. it can.

[0009]

Next, a specific embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of a rotary container processing apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a plan view thereof.

First, an overall image of the rotary type container processing apparatus of the present invention will be schematically described. A plurality of tanks 3 are provided below a rotating table 2 on which a container rotated by the driving device 1 is placed and rotated and moved. Above the rotating table 2, hot water is supplied from each of the tanks 3 via a pump 4. This is a rotary type container processing apparatus provided with an injection device 6 so as to be able to inject into the container 5.

Here, the rotary type container processing apparatus of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. Through the drive motor 8 and the transmission 9 at the center on the bed 7,
A rotating shaft 10 for rotating the rotating table 2 is erected, and the rotating table 2 is fixed to the rotating shaft 10. A plurality of tanks 3 are provided on the bed 7 so as to surround the driving device 1 including the driving motor 8, the transmission 9 and the rotating shaft 10.
Are connected to form a donut.

An injection nozzle 11 or a shower pan 12 so that hot water can be injected from each of the plurality of tanks 3 via a pump 4 to a container 5 on a rotary table 2.
The hot water from each of the tanks 3 is injected into a container 5 which is an object to be processed, which is rotatably moved on the rotary table 2, and is heated and cooled.

As can be understood from FIGS. 2 and 3, a transport bucket conveyor 14 is provided so as to face the supply / discharge port of the container 5 of the rotary type container processing apparatus. The workpiece and the container 5 conveyed by the above are gripped by a grip guide 16 provided so as to be able to reciprocate by a piston cylinder 15 or the like, and the bucket conveyor 14 rotates intermittently from the supply / discharge port of the rotary type container processing apparatus. Transfer to table 2.

After that, the container in the gripping guide 16 is introduced into the processing step by the intermittent rotation of the rotary table 2 for one operation, and the processed container 5 is stored in the gripping guide 16. When the container 5 is accommodated, the gripping guide 16 moves onto the bucket conveyor 14 during the intermittent operation stop, and in synchronization with this, the bucket conveyor 14 is fed by one bucket, and the container 5 is newly supplied into the gripping guide 16. Will be done. The gripping guide 16 to which the container 5 is supplied
Transfers the container from the supply / discharge port to the apparatus in which the intermittent operation is stopped again, and one cycle is completed. By repeating this, the containers 5 are sequentially inserted on the turntable 2 and synchronized with the rotation speed of the turntable 2, so that the containers 5 are sequentially processed, taken out from the discharge port, and a series of processes are performed. Complete.

Also, as shown in FIG.
Is provided with a guide 17 for preventing the container 5 gripped from the bucket conveyor 14 and transferred onto the rotary table 2 from falling down. It goes without saying that a crossover plate 18 is provided between the bucket conveyor 14 and the turntable 2.

FIG. 4 shows an example of sterilization of a single bottle using a rotary type sterilizer. The rotary table 2 is supplied by hand or by a gripping device from the supply / discharge port 13 of the rotary table 2 and rotated. A description will be given of processing performed in a clockwise rotation of the table 2 with a processing time of one rotation of 51 minutes.

First, it is heated for 8 minutes and 30 seconds with hot water of 45 ° C.
Furthermore, heat sterilization with 70 ° C. hot water for 25 minutes and 30 seconds, then lower the temperature sequentially and then with 45 ° C. warm water for 8 minutes and 30 seconds, and further 30 minutes
The system was cooled for 8 minutes and 30 seconds with hot water at a temperature of ℃, and one cycle of sterilization was performed in a total of 51 minutes.

Although the sterilization process has been described, only heating and cooling can be performed by changing the temperature setting of the hot water.

Next, the operation of the container processing will be described. When the contents-filled container 5 transported by the transport bucket conveyor 14 is sent to a position facing the supply / discharge port 13 of the rotary-type container processing device, the rotary table 2 is manually or automatically gripped. When the rotary table 2 is inserted and placed so as to be positioned by the guide 17, the turntable 2 rotates intermittently or rotates, and performs the processing described with reference to FIG. Guide 17 for rotary table 2
The containers 5 are sequentially inserted in accordance with the conditions, and while being placed on the turntable 2 and rotating, a plurality of tanks 3 installed below the turntable 2 are filled with hot water of each temperature. Each hot water is connected to an injection nozzle 11 or a shower pan 12 via a pump 4 via a pipe, and the hot water is injected from the injection nozzle 11 and the shower pan 12 toward the container 5.

After the container 5 is sterilized, the hot water is returned to the tanks 3 so that it can be circulated. When the bottle is manually supplied, the guide 17 may not be provided. The injection nozzle 11 and the shower pan 12 can be appropriately selected and adopted.

[0021]

According to the present invention, as a result of employing the above configuration,
The following effects can be obtained. (1) A low-capacity container processing apparatus can be provided in a small space. (2) Since the supply and discharge portions of the containers can be located at the same place, the driving operation can be performed by one person.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view showing one embodiment of a rotary type container processing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic front view showing a rotary container processing apparatus in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view showing a rotary container processing apparatus in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a schematic explanatory view showing an example of a temperature and a processing time of each tank below a rotary table of the rotary sterilization apparatus of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ‥‥ drive device 2 ‥‥ rotary table (rotary transfer means) 3 ‥‥ tank 4 ‥‥ pump 5 ‥‥ container 6 ‥‥ injection device 7 ‥‥ bed 8 ‥‥ drive motor 9 ‥‥ transmission 10 ‥‥ rotation Shaft 11 Injection nozzle 12 Shower pan 13 Supply / discharge port 14 Bucket conveyor 15 Piston cylinder 16 Gripping guide 17 Guide 18 Transition plate

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A container processing apparatus for heating or cooling the contents of a container to a predetermined temperature by sequentially immersing hot water of different temperatures in a container to be transferred, and rotating the container by a rotation driving device to rotate and transfer the container. Providing a rotary transfer means, providing a plurality of tanks arranged below the rotary transfer means and set at different temperatures, a sprinkler for spraying hot water in the tank to the container is provided above the rotary transfer means, A rotary type container processing apparatus, wherein a supply / discharge port for supplying / discharging a container to / from a rotary transfer means is provided. 2. The temperature of hot water in each of the tanks provided below the rotary transfer means is set so that the temperature of the sprinkling water rises sequentially with the rotation of the rotary transfer means, and further decreases to heat the contents in the container. 2. The rotary container processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus is cooled after being sterilized.