JPWO2019029858A5 - - Google Patents

Description

The robot arm 103 is preferably connected to the support 105 via a joint. The support 105 can be fixed to the clean room 120 or movably attached along the guide 104. The guide 104 can be a stator . In this case, the guide 104 and the support 105 both form a linear drive. This has the advantage that lubricating oil can be avoided as much as possible and then contamination of the clean room 120 can be prevented. By attaching the robot arm to the guide 104 via the support 105, it is possible to expand the range of motion of the robot 102. The robotic arm of the illustrated embodiment is illustrated to be movable along a guide located on the "ceiling" of the clean room 120, but this is not required. The guide 104 can be arranged, for example, on one of the side walls of the clean room 120 or on the floor surface. The latter variant has the advantage of reducing the risk of contamination of containers processed by the container processor, as leaking lubricants or similar substances can be extracted directly into, for example, designated openings or floor containers. There is.

Claims (12)

For processing bottles and other containers in the beverage processing industry, comprising a clean room (120) and a container processor (101) in which at least one replaceable component (140) is located in the clean room. In the container processing system (100)
A robot (102) located in the clean room (120) comprising a robot (102) designed to replace the replaceable component (140).
The robot (102) includes a guide fixed to the clean room (120) or a robot arm (103) movably arranged along a guide (104) arranged in the clean room (120).
The guide (104) is a stator and
The container processing system (100), characterized in that a part of the guide (104) and the robot (102) forms a linear drive device . A magazine (130) for storing the replaceable component (131) is placed in the clean room (120), and the robot (102) removes one of the replaceable components (131) from the magazine. Designed to be removed and attached to the container processor (101) and the replaceable component (140) attached to the container processor to be removed from the container processor and supplied to the magazine (130). The container processing system (100) according to claim 1 . A locker (240) capable of inserting a replaceable component (131) from the outside of the clean room is provided on the wall of the clean room (120), and the robot (102) is provided with the replaceable component. Is designed to be removed from the locker (240) and attached to the container processor (101), and the replaceable component attached to the container processor is removed from the container processor and supplied to the locker. The container processing system (100) according to claim 1 or 2 . The container processing system (100) according to claim 3, wherein a sterilizer (241) is arranged in the locker and can sterilize the replaceable component inserted into the locker from outside the clean room. .. The container processing system (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the replaceable component comprises at least one of a sealing element, a bracket segment, a slider and a spike element. The robot (102) is associated with a medium passage (351) for a liquid medium and / or a gas medium, and the robot tool (354) is the medium for exchanging the replaceable components. Can be operated pneumatically or hydraulically by
And / or claim 1, an electrical energy source is associated with the robot and the electric motor is associated with the robot's tool so that the tool of the robot can be operated using the electric motor. The container processing system (100) according to any one of 5 to 5 . 1. The robot (102) comprises a nozzle (352) and is designed such that the robot acts on the container processor (101), for example, a medium for lubricating or cleaning components. The container processing system (100) according to any one of 6 to 6 . A method of replacing the replaceable component (140) of a container processor (101) located in a clean room (120) for processing bottles and other containers in the beverage processing industry.
A robot (102) is placed in the clean room, where the robot removes the replaceable component (140) of the container processor (101) from the container processor and replaces it with another replaceable component .
The robot (102) is moved between a first position and a second position along the guide (104), at least during the exchange of the replaceable components.
The guide (104) is a stator and
A method in which a part of the guide (104) and the robot (102) forms a linear drive device . The robot (102) first removes the replaceable component (140) from the container processor (101) and is accessible from outside the magazine (130) for the replaceable component or the clean room (120). The clean room is guided to a wall locker (240), then another replaceable component is recovered, and then the other replaceable component is attached to the container processor (101). 8. The method according to 8. 8 . The method described. Any of claims 8-10 , wherein the exchange of the replaceable components by the robot (102) is performed in a fully automated manner or is controlled by an operator from outside the clean room (120). The method described in paragraph 1. The exchange of the replaceable components is performed during the shutdown of the container processing machine (101) or during the processing step of the container in the container processing machine without using the replaceable components, claims 8 to 11. The method according to any one of the above.