KR102511378B1 - Carbonic acid filling machine, carbonic acid filling method using same, and carbonic acid filling system including same - Google Patents

Abstract

A carbonation filling machine, a carbonation filling method using the same, and a carbonation filling system including the same are disclosed. Disclosed carbonic acid filling machine is a carbonic acid filling machine for filling carbonated beverages in a container by receiving carbon dioxide and carbonated beverages from an external source, the filling machine main body having an inlet sealing portion for sealing the container by being in close contact with the container inlet at the top; a container base configured at a lower portion of the filling machine body to be positioned at a lower portion of the inlet closure and supporting a container; A filling nozzle configured at the lower end of the inlet closure and positioned inside the container inlet while the container inlet is in close contact with the inlet closure, injecting carbon dioxide or carbonated beverage into the container; a purge nozzle configured at a lower end of the inlet closure to be disposed parallel to the filling nozzle and located inside the container inlet while the container inlet is in close contact with the inlet closure to discharge gas inside the container to the outside; a carbon dioxide supply passage unit configured to be connected to the filling nozzle, supplying carbon dioxide to the filling nozzle, and having a first valve; a carbonated beverage supply passage unit configured to be connected to the filling nozzle, supplying carbonated beverage to the filling nozzle, and having a second valve; It is configured to be connected to the purge nozzle, discharges the gas inside the container to the outside through the purge nozzle, and has a purge passage portion having a third valve; characterized in that it comprises a.

Description

Carbonic acid filling machine, carbonic acid filling method using the same, and carbonic acid filling system including the same

The present invention relates to a carbonated filling machine for filling a carbonated beverage into a container, a carbonated filling method using the same, and a carbonated filling system including the same, and more particularly, to a carbonated beverage which is easily filled by preventing foaming during injection of the carbonated beverage. It relates to a carbonation filling machine to achieve this, a carbonation filling method using the same, and a carbonation filling system including the same.

Beverages can be divided into carbonated drinks containing carbon dioxide and non-carbonated drinks that do not contain carbon dioxide.

A beverage filling device for injecting such a beverage into a container in a predetermined amount has been developed and used, and the beverage filling device is disclosed in Patent Registration No. 10-1547547, Patent Registration No. 10-1067651, Patent Registration No. 10-2031516, etc. .

This conventional beverage filling device is a method in which beverage injection is performed in a state in which the beverage injection nozzle is simply inserted into the container, and since the beverage injection is performed in an atmospheric environment, there is a possibility of deterioration of the beverage during the injection process.

In particular, the conventional beverage filling device reacts with the air in the container when the carbonated beverage is injected, resulting in foam generation. Due to the foam generation, the injection of the carbonated beverage is not properly performed, and the carbonated beverage is not injected in a fixed amount. Problems such as insufficient injection occurred.

In addition, most of the existing beverage filling devices had a problem in that the structure was not only complicated, but also the operation was very inconvenient and the working time required for filling was very long because the user had to manually perform most of the processes.

Registered Patent No. 10-1547547 Registered Patent No. 10-1067651 Registered Patent No. 10-2031516

The present invention has been devised to solve the conventional problems as described above, and when the carbonated beverage is injected into the container, foaming is prevented so that the carbonated beverage is easily injected and the carbonated beverage is injected in a fixed amount. An object of the present invention is to provide a carbonation filling machine capable of preventing carbonation of a carbonated beverage from decreasing, a carbonation filling method using the carbonation filling machine, and a carbonation filling system including a carbonation filling machine.

In addition, in the present invention, simply by placing a container for filling a carbonated beverage on the container base, the container automatically rises and the container is sealed, and the sealed container is filled with primary carbon dioxide, air purge, and secondary carbon dioxide. , A carbonation filling machine that allows the filling of carbonated beverages to be performed sequentially so that the filling of carbonated beverages is very easy and the set amount can be filled, a carbonation filling method using the carbonic acid filling machine, and a carbonation filling system including the carbonic acid filling machine It has a different purpose to provide.

However, the object of the present invention is not limited thereto, and even if not explicitly mentioned, the purpose or effect that can be grasped from the solution or embodiment of the problem is also included therein, of course.

The carbonated filling machine of the present invention for achieving the above object is a carbonated filling machine for filling carbonated beverages into a container by receiving carbon dioxide and carbonated beverages from an external source, and is in close contact with the container inlet at the top to close the inlet to seal the container. A filling machine body provided with a part; a container base configured at a lower portion of the filling machine body to be positioned at a lower portion of the inlet closure and supporting a container; A filling nozzle configured at the lower end of the inlet closure and positioned inside the container inlet while the container inlet is in close contact with the inlet closure, injecting carbon dioxide or carbonated beverage into the container; a purge nozzle configured at a lower end of the inlet closure to be disposed parallel to the filling nozzle and located inside the container inlet while the container inlet is in close contact with the inlet closure to discharge gas inside the container to the outside; a carbon dioxide supply passage unit configured to be connected to the filling nozzle, supplying carbon dioxide to the filling nozzle, and having a first valve; a carbonated beverage supply passage unit configured to be connected to the filling nozzle, supplying carbonated beverage to the filling nozzle, and having a second valve; It is configured to be connected to the purge nozzle, discharges the gas inside the container to the outside through the purge nozzle, and has a purge passage portion having a third valve; characterized in that it comprises a.

A control unit for performing a control operation of filling a carbonated beverage into a container while controlling opening and closing of the first valve, the second valve, and the third valve, wherein the control unit blocks the second valve and the third valve. , the first valve is opened, and the first carbon dioxide filling control is performed so that the inside of the container rises to a predetermined pressure while the carbon dioxide is filled in the container, and the first valve and the second valve are blocked, and the third valve air purge control for discharging the air inside the container to the outside by opening the second valve, controlling the second valve and the third valve to be blocked, and opening the first valve to additionally fill the container with carbon dioxide. Carbonated beverage filling control sequentially includes carbon dioxide filling control and carbonated beverage filling control in which the first valve is shut off and the second valve and the third valve are opened so that carbonated beverage is filled into the container while discharging carbon dioxide inside the container to the outside. It can be configured to proceed to.

It is provided on a display installed on one side of the filling machine body, and the control time at which the first carbon dioxide filling control, air purge control, second carbon dioxide filling control, and carbonated beverage filling control are performed is displayed, and the setting for the control time is made. It may be configured to further include a; time setting unit to do.

The lower part of the filling machine body is configured to provide a work space for filling carbonated beverages, is fixed to the filling machine body, and is configured such that the container base is detachably coupled to the upper end, and the container base It may be configured to further include; a lifting unit which vertically moves and presses the container inlet of the container supported by the container base to the inlet sealing part to bring it into close contact.

The lift unit may include a cylinder unit fixed to the lower portion of the work table and having a cylinder rod that moves up and down to the top of the work table; A height adjustment bar configured to extend upward from an upper end of the cylinder rod and adjusting an installation height of the container base; It is configured at an upper end of the height adjustment bar, and a base coupling portion for detachably coupling the container base; may be configured to include.

The inlet closure part, the container base, the filling nozzle, and the purge nozzle may each have a plurality of pairs, so that the carbonation filling of the plurality of containers is performed simultaneously.

In addition, the carbonation filling method of the present invention includes the steps of a) sealing the container; b) a step of firstly filling the container with carbon dioxide so that the internal pressure of the container rises to a predetermined pressure in a closed state; c) a purge step in which the air in the container is purged by discharging the air in the container to the outside; d) a secondary carbon dioxide filling step of secondarily filling the container with carbon dioxide in a state in which the air in the container is discharged through step c) so that there is no air in the container and only carbon dioxide is filled in the container; e) a carbonated beverage filling step in which the carbonated beverage is filled by injecting the carbonated beverage into the container while discharging the carbon dioxide inside the container; characterized in that it comprises a.

In the carbonic acid filling machine, the container inlet is closely attached to the upper part of the filling machine body, so that the container is sealed and the inlet closure is configured, and the container base on which the container is seated and supported is moved up and down in the lower part. In the step a), the container base In a state in which the container is raised, the container base may be raised together with the container so that the container inlet is in close contact with the sealing part to seal the container.

The carbonated filling machine displays the control time at which the primary carbon dioxide filling, air purge, secondary carbon dioxide filling, and carbonated beverage filling are performed, and is provided with a time setting unit for setting the control time, through the time setting unit, the primary carbon dioxide filling Step, purge step, secondary carbon dioxide filling step, time setting step of setting the operating time for the carbonated beverage filling step; may be configured to further include.

In addition, the carbonation filling system including the carbonation filling machine of the present invention includes a carbonation tank for storing a carbonated beverage in which the beverage stock solution and the supplied carbon dioxide are mixed; a carbon dioxide supply unit having a carbon dioxide tank and supplying carbon dioxide to the carbonic acid tank; A carbonation filling machine for receiving carbon dioxide and carbonated beverage from the carbonation tank and the carbon dioxide supply unit and filling the carbonated beverage into a container, wherein the carbonic acid filling machine is in close contact with the container inlet at the top to close the inlet to seal the container. A filling machine body provided with a part; a container base configured at a lower portion of the filling machine body to be positioned at a lower portion of the inlet closure and supporting a container; A filling nozzle configured at the lower end of the inlet closure and positioned inside the container inlet while the container inlet is in close contact with the inlet closure, injecting carbon dioxide or carbonated beverage into the container; a purge nozzle configured at a lower end of the inlet closure to be disposed parallel to the filling nozzle and located inside the container inlet while the container inlet is in close contact with the inlet closure to discharge gas inside the container to the outside; a carbon dioxide supply passage unit configured to be connected to the filling nozzle, supplying carbon dioxide to the filling nozzle, and having a first valve; a carbonated beverage supply passage unit configured to be connected to the filling nozzle, supplying carbonated beverage to the filling nozzle, and having a second valve; It is configured to be connected to the purge nozzle, discharges the gas inside the container to the outside through the purge nozzle, and has a purge passage portion having a third valve; characterized in that it comprises a.

The carbonated filling machine further includes a control unit for performing a control operation of filling a carbonated beverage into a container while controlling the opening and closing of the first valve, the second valve, and the third valve, wherein the control unit includes the second valve and The third valve is controlled to be blocked, the first valve is opened, and the first carbon dioxide filling control is performed so that the inside of the container rises to a predetermined pressure while the carbon dioxide is filled in the container, and the first valve and the second valve are blocked. , Air purge control for discharging the air inside the container to the outside by opening the third valve, controlling the second and third valves to be blocked, and opening the first valve to add carbon dioxide to the container Secondary carbon dioxide filling control to be filled, and carbonic acid that blocks the first valve and opens the second valve and the third valve to discharge carbon dioxide inside the container to the outside while filling the inside of the container with carbonated beverage It may be configured to sequentially proceed with beverage filling control.

The carbonated tank is composed of a tank body in which the carbonated beverage is stored, and a cooling jacket portion installed to surround the tank body and cooling the tank body by supplied cold air, and supplying cold air to the cooling jacket portion. It may be configured to further include; a refrigerator to do.

According to the above, the carbonic acid filling machine of the present invention seals the container, and proceeds with the primary carbon dioxide filling, air purge, and secondary carbon dioxide filling in the sealed container to completely remove the air in the container and fill the carbon dioxide at a predetermined high pressure. It is a method of filling carbonated beverages while purging carbon dioxide after carbon dioxide is purged. Air and carbonated beverages do not react and bubbles do not occur, which makes it easy to fill a fixed amount of carbonated beverages, reducing filling time and improving the filling operation. It is possible to greatly improve the efficiency for, and there is an effect of maintaining a good feeling of refreshment without reducing the carbonic acidity of the filled carbonated beverage.

In addition, in the present invention, the operator simply places the container on the container base and operates the device, and the rest of the container closure, primary carbon dioxide filling, air purge, secondary carbon dioxide filling, and carbonated beverage filling proceed automatically. It enables automation to be implemented with less labor, and thus, it is possible to proceed with the filling operation of carbonated beverages for a larger volume of containers, which has the effect of greatly improving productivity.

1 is a view showing a carbonated filling system including a carbonated filling machine and the carbonated filling machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a view showing a side view of the carbonation filling machine of the present invention;
3 is a view showing an operating state of the container base of the carbonic acid filling machine of FIG. 2;
4 is a diagram showing a conceptual diagram of a 4-hole carbonating machine of the present invention;
5 is a view showing the time setting unit of the carbonic acid filling machine of the present invention,
6 is a flow chart showing a carbonation filling method using a carbonation filling machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;
7 is a view showing a carbonation filling system including a carbonation filling machine according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The above objects, other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be easily understood through the following preferred embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein and may be embodied in other forms. Rather, the embodiments introduced herein are provided so that the disclosed content will be thorough and complete and the spirit of the present invention will be sufficiently conveyed to those skilled in the art.

In this specification, when an element is referred to as being on another element, it means that it may be directly formed on the other element or a third element may be interposed therebetween. Also, in the drawings, the thickness of components is exaggerated for effective description of technical content.

Embodiments described in this specification will be described with reference to cross-sectional views and/or plan views, which are ideal exemplary views of the present invention. In the drawings, the thicknesses of films and regions are exaggerated for effective explanation of technical content. Accordingly, the shape of the illustrated drawings may be modified due to manufacturing techniques and/or tolerances. Therefore, embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the specific shapes shown, but also include changes in shapes generated according to manufacturing processes. For example, an etched region shown at right angles may be round or have a predetermined curvature. Accordingly, the regions illustrated in the drawings have attributes, and the shapes of the regions illustrated in the drawings are for exemplifying a specific form of a region of an element and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. Although terms such as first and second are used to describe various components in various embodiments of the present specification, these components should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one component from another. Embodiments described and illustrated herein also include complementary embodiments thereof.

Terms used in this specification are for describing embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. In this specification, singular forms also include plural forms unless specifically stated otherwise in a phrase. The terms 'comprises' and/or 'comprising' used in the specification do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other elements.

In describing the specific embodiments below, various specific contents are prepared to more specifically describe the invention and aid understanding. However, a reader having knowledge in this field to the extent of being able to understand the present invention can recognize that it can be used without these various specific details. In some cases, it is mentioned in advance that parts that are commonly known in describing the invention and are not greatly related to the invention are not described in order to prevent confusion for no particular reason in explaining the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6, a carbonated filling machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, a carbonated filling method using the same, and a carbonated filling system including the same will be described in detail.

The carbonated filling machine of the present invention is a device for injecting and filling a carbonated beverage into a container, and is configured to include a filling main body 110, a nozzle unit 120, a container base 130, and an elevating unit 140.

The filling main body 110 is made of a square frame, and an inlet closure 112 is configured to seal the container (k) so that the container inlet of the container (k) to be filled with carbonated beverage is in close contact with the front upper part. The carbonated filling machine of the present invention is configured such that four inlet closures 112 are disposed left and right at predetermined intervals so that carbonated beverages are filled in four containers at the same time. The inlet sealing portion 112 may be configured with a tapered portion 112a of an inclined shape on the lower inner circumferential surface so that the inlet of the container is easily adhered to.

On the other hand, in the present invention, the number of inlet closures is not limited to four, and if a plurality of containers can be simultaneously filled with carbonated beverages, the number of inlet closures 112 can be variously configured.

In addition, the lower part of the filling main body 110 is configured with a work table 114 providing a work space for performing the filling operation upward, and on the work table 114, the container base 130 to be described later is moved up and down. It consists of

The nozzle unit 120 is configured to include a filling nozzle 121 for injecting carbon dioxide or carbonated beverage into the container k, and a purge nozzle 122 for discharging gas inside the container k to the outside.

At this time, the filling nozzle 121 is configured to be connected to the carbon dioxide supply passage part 124 through which carbon dioxide is supplied, and is also configured to be connected to the carbonated beverage supply passage part 125 through which carbonated beverage is supplied. At this time, the first valve 124a is provided on the carbon dioxide supply passage part 124, and the second valve 125 is provided on the carbonated beverage supply passage part 125a, so that the first valve 124a and the second valve ( According to the individual opening and closing control of 125a), carbon dioxide and/or carbonated beverage may be injected into the container (k).

In addition, the purge nozzle 122 is configured to be connected to the purge passage 126 for discharging gas (air or carbon dioxide) inside the container k to the outside so that the gas purge of the container k is performed. A third valve 126a may be provided on the purge passage 126 so that the gas inside the container k is discharged to the outside according to the open/close control of the third valve 126a.

The container base 130 is configured to be disposed under the inlet closure 112, and is installed on the lifting unit 140 installed under the filling main body 110 and moves up and down according to the operation of the lifting unit 140. configured to be able to

A container seating groove 131 for seating the container k is formed on the upper surface of the container base 130 to support the container k inserted and seated in the container seating groove 131 .

The present invention is configured such that the container base 130 is detachably coupled to the end of the lifting unit 140, and is configured to have several container bases 130 having different sizes of container seating grooves 131, the container ( Depending on k), the container base 130 may be selected and coupled to the end of the lifting unit 140 to be used.

Preferably, the container seating groove 131 is configured to have the same diameter as the lower end of the container k, so that when the container k is inserted into the container seating groove 131, the container base 130 is fitted and fixed. It is good to stably support (k).

The lifting unit 140 is configured to include a cylinder module 141, a height adjustment bar 144, and a base coupling part 146.

The cylinder module 141 is made of a pneumatic cylinder, and the cylinder body 142 is configured to be fixedly installed to the lower part of the work table 114, and the upper end of the cylinder body 142 is installed to be exposed to the upper surface of the work table 114. It is configured, and the cylinder rod 143 extending from the cylinder body 142 is configured to expand and contract to the upper part of the work table 114. The height adjustment bar 144 is made in the form of a rod and is configured to be coupled to an upper end of the cylinder rod 143 to adjust the installation height of the container base 130 . That is, the height adjustment bar 144 may be composed of a plurality of various lengths, and by adjusting the installation height of the container base 130, the height adjustment bar 144 is coupled to the upper end of the cylinder rod 143 can do.

The base coupling part 146 is coupled to the upper end of the noping adjustment bar 144, and the female threaded socket part is formed on the upper surface so that the container base 130 can be detachably coupled by a screw fastening method.

That is, among several container bases 130 having different sizes of container seating grooves 131, a container base 130 suitable for the lower size of the container k is selected, and the selected container base 130 is connected to the base coupling part 146. ) can be configured to be used in conjunction with.

In the above, the base coupling portion 146 and the container base 130 have been described as being coupled by a screw fastening method, but are not limited thereto, and the container base 130 can be detachably attached to the base coupling portion 146. Of course, if there is a configuration, various coupling means can be applied.

The present invention controls the operation of the cylinder module 141 to elevate the container k raised to be supported on the container base 130, and inject carbon dioxide or carbonated beverage into the container (k) or gas in the container (k). It may be configured to further include a control unit for controlling the operation of the first valve 124a, the second valve 125a, and the third valve 126a to discharge (carbon dioxide or air) to the outside.

The control unit may be configured to be installed on the filling machine body 110, and may be configured to display various operating states and time setting states through the display unit 150 installed on the filling machine body 110.

The control unit may perform a control operation of filling the carbonated beverage into the container while controlling the opening and closing of the first valve 124a, the second valve 125a, and the third valve 126a.

Specifically, the control unit controls the second valve 125a and the third valve 126a to be blocked, and controls the first valve 124a to be opened, so that carbon dioxide is filled in the container k while the inside of the container is predetermined. The first carbon dioxide filling control to increase the pressure may be performed.

In addition, the control unit may perform air purge control to discharge air inside the container k to the outside by blocking the first valve 124a and the second valve 125a and opening the third valve 126a.

In addition, the controller may perform secondary carbon dioxide filling control by blocking the second valve 125a and the third valve 126a and opening the first valve 124a to additionally fill the container k with carbon dioxide. .

In addition, the control unit shuts off the first valve 124a and opens the second valve 125a and the third valve 126a to discharge carbon dioxide inside the container k to the outside while carbonated beverage into the container k. It is possible to proceed with carbonated beverage filling control to inject.

The control unit may sequentially perform the first carbon dioxide filling control, the air purge control, the second carbon dioxide filling control, and the carbonated beverage filling control, and may control the control operation to be performed for a set time for each control.

That is, the control unit allows the primary carbon dioxide filling control to be controlled for a set time, the air purge control to be controlled for a set time, the secondary carbon dioxide filling control to be controlled for a set time, and carbonated beverage filling control. It may be configured so that control is performed for a set time.

Hereinafter, the carbonation filling method using the carbonation filling machine of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 3 and 6.

First, the operator inserts the lower end of the container (k) into the container seating groove 131 of the container base 130 and places it thereon.

In this state, the carbonation filling process may proceed in an automatic mode by the control unit.

As the lifting unit 140 is driven, the container base 130 rises, and the container inlet of the container k is pressed toward the container closure 112, so that the container k is sealed ( s10). At this time, the filling nozzle 121 and the purge nozzle 122 are inserted into the container k and disposed therein.

Thereafter, the second valve 125a and the third valve 126a are blocked, and the first valve 124a is opened, so that carbon dioxide is primarily injected into the container k through the filling nozzle 121. While the pressure inside the container (k) rises to a predetermined pressure (s20). At this time, the air filled in the existing container k is distributed in the upper part of the container k, and carbon dioxide heavier than air is distributed in the lower part of the container k.

Next, the first valve 124a and the second valve 125a are blocked, and the third valve 126a is opened, so that the air distributed on the upper side inside the container k passes through the purge passage 126. It is discharged to the outside (s30). At this time, the entire amount of air in the container (k) is discharged to the outside.

Next, the second valve 125a and the third valve 126a are closed, and the first valve 124a is opened, so that carbon dioxide is additionally filled in the container k to perform secondary carbon dioxide filling. At this time, there is no air completely inside the container (k) and carbon dioxide is filled at a predetermined pressure (s40).

Next, the first valve 124a is blocked, the second valve 125a and the third valve 126a are opened, carbonated beverage into the container (k) while discharging carbon dioxide inside the container (k) to the outside. is injected (s50).

The present invention raises the inside of the container (k) so that the container is sealed by bringing the container inlet into close contact with the inlet closure 112, and in this state, the air inside the container is completely discharged and only carbon dioxide is filled inside the container. After making it to the state, it is made in such a way that the carbonated beverage is injected while discharging carbon dioxide.

Accordingly, the carbonated beverage to be injected does not react with air, so that the generation of bubbles can be completely prevented, so that a fixed amount of carbonated beverage can be easily injected.

In particular, in the present invention, when the carbon dioxide is filled, the air is efficiently purged through the primary carbon dioxide filling, air purging, and secondary carbon dioxide filling processes, and the carbon dioxide is filled into the container (k) with a high pressure while completely discharging the air. In this state, since carbon dioxide is purged (discharged) and the carbonated beverage is injected at the same time, the carbonic acidity of the injected carbonated beverage is not reduced and the carbonic acidity of the injected carbonated beverage is maintained while filling the carbonated beverage. this can be done

Meanwhile, the carbonic acid filling machine of the present invention includes a display unit 150 on the upper front surface of the filling machine body 110, and the display unit 150 may be made of a touch screen capable of a user interface.

The display unit 150 may be provided with a time setting unit 152 consisting of a time setting screen. As shown in FIG. 5 , the time setting unit 152 may be configured to allow the user to set the time for the primary carbon dioxide filling, air purge, secondary carbon dioxide filling, and carbonated beverage filling.

At this time, it may be configured to enable time setting for purging of carbon dioxide that proceeds with filling of carbonated beverage.

In the present invention, when filling a carbonated beverage, the first valve 124a is blocked, the second valve 125a and the third valve 126a are opened, and the carbonated beverage is injected into the container k and at the same time the container (k) The carbon dioxide filled inside is discharged (purged) to the outside. At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, the carbon dioxide purge is configured to proceed for a longer time than the carbonated beverage injection, so that the carbonated beverage injection Even after completion, carbon dioxide purging may be further progressed for about 1 second to 2 seconds.

On the other hand, the carbonic acid filling machine of the present invention is composed of four container bases 130, nozzle parts 120, and lifting units 140, the same as the four inlet closures 112, each of which is on a straight line. It is configured to be disposed, and the filling process of the carbonated beverage for the four containers (k) may be configured to be made at the same time. That is, by arranging the inlet closure part 112, the container base 130, the nozzle part 120, and the lifting unit 140 of the plurality system of the present invention in a plurality of pairs on the left and right sides of the filling body 110, The filling of carbonated beverages in each container is carried out at the same time, allowing a large amount of filling work to be done at once.

At this time, the time setting unit 152 sets the time for the detailed process of filling the carbonated beverage through each inlet closure unit 112, container base 130, nozzle unit 120, and lifting unit 140 (primary carbon dioxide filling). , air purge, secondary carbon dioxide filling, and carbonated beverage filling) may be configured to individually set each.

In addition to the carbonation filling machine 100 described above, the present invention includes a carbonation tank 210 for supplying carbonated beverage to the carbonation filling machine 110, and a carbon dioxide supply unit 220 for supplying carbon dioxide to the carbonation filling machine 100 , The carbonated filling system may be configured by including a refrigerator 230 that cools and maintains the carbonated beverage stored in the carbonated tank 210 at a predetermined temperature.

The carbonation tank 210 is configured to surround the tank body 212 and the tank body 212 for generating and storing a carbonated beverage in which the stored beverage solution and the carbon dioxide supplied from the carbon dioxide supply unit 220 are mixed, and the tank body ( 212) is configured to include a cooling jacket portion 214 configured as a cold air filling space filled with cold air.

In the present invention, the tank body 212 is configured to be connected to the carbonated beverage supply passage part 125 of the carbonated beverage filling machine 100, and the filling nozzle 121 is filled by supplying carbonated beverage to the carbonated beverage supply passage part 125. It may be configured so that the injection of carbonated beverages is made through.

The cooling jacket unit 214 is configured to receive cold air from the refrigerator 230 composed of an air conditioner such as an air conditioner, and is configured to maintain the carbonated beverage stored in the cold main body 212 in a predetermined refrigerated state.

In addition, the carbonated beverage tank 210 of the present invention is configured to connect the bottom and top of the tank body 212, and the carbonated beverage in the tank body 212 is discharged to the bottom and supplied again through the top of the tank body 212. It may be configured to further include a circulation passage portion 216 for circulation, and a circulation pump 216a for circulation of carbonated beverage may be configured in the circulation passage portion 216.

In addition, the carbonated water tank 210 is configured horizontally on the inner upper side of the tank body 212 and is configured to be connected to the circulation passage portion 216, so that the carbonated beverage supplied through the circulation passage portion 216 is supplied to the tank body ( 212) may be configured to further include a beverage spraying unit 218 having a plurality of spraying nozzles 218a for spraying downwards on the top.

The carbon dioxide supply unit 220 connects a tank storage frame 212 in which a plurality of carbon dioxide tanks 214 are stored and mounted, and a plurality of carbon dioxide tanks 214 stored in the tank storage frame 212 to each other. It may be configured to include a tank connection pipe 216 connected to the carbonation tank 100 and the carbonation tank 210 to supply carbon dioxide to the carbonation filler 100 and the carbonation tank 210.

In addition, in the present invention, the carbon dioxide supply unit 220 is configured to be connected to the carbon dioxide supply passage 124 through the tank connection pipe 216, and supplies carbon dioxide to the carbon dioxide supply passage 124 to fill the filling nozzle 121. It may be configured so that injection of carbon dioxide is made through.

On the other hand, referring to FIG. 7, the carbonated filling system of the present invention is configured to further include a capper 250 for coupling the lid (cap) to the inlet of the container in a state in which the carbonated beverage is completely filled in the container. do.

The capping machine 250 is installed on the capping machine main body 251 composed of the holder 252 for supporting the container k filled with carbonated beverage and the capping machine main body 251, and has a telescopic operation. A driving means 253 made of a cylinder module having an extension rod formed and a lid connected to the driving means and coupled to the inlet of the container k are detachably fixed, and are lowered by the driving of the driving means to It may be configured to include a lid fixing part 255 for coupling the lid to the inlet of the container (k).

At this time, the lid fixing part 255 may be made of a magnetic material when the lid is made of a metal material capable of being attached to magnetic force. In this case, a carbonated beverage is filled in a bottle-shaped container such as bottled cola, and the lid coupled to the top of the bottle may be made of an opener open crown cap, and the lid fixing part 255 attaches the crown cap type lid with magnetic force. In one state, it is lowered by the drive of the driving means 253 and pressed to the container inlet of the container (k) placed on the mounting and fixing part 252, and may be configured to be coupled.

On the other hand, when the capping machine 250 is made of a screw fastening method, such as a PET bottle, the cap fixing part 255 may be configured to hold and fix the cap of the PET bottle, and the cap fixing part 255 and the extension rod 253a ) Between the lid fixing portion 255 may be rotated so that the lid rotates to the container so that the screw fastening is achieved.

In the above, the present invention has been shown and described in relation to preferred embodiments for illustrating the principles of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to the configuration and operation as shown and described. Rather, those skilled in the art will appreciate that many changes and modifications to the present invention can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims. Accordingly, all such appropriate changes and modifications and equivalents should be regarded as belonging to the scope of the present invention.

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100... carbonation filling machine
110... Filling machine body
112... inlet seal
112a... taper part
114... bench
120... Nozzle part
121... Filling nozzle
122... purge nozzle
124... Carbon dioxide supply passage part
124a... 1st valve
125... Carbonated beverage supply channel
125a... 2nd valve
126... fuzzy eurobu
126a... 3rd valve
130... container base
131... Container mounting groove
140... lift unit
141... cylinder module
142... cylinder body
143... cylinder rod
144... height adjustment bar
146... base joint
150... display part
152... time setting
210... carbonation tank
212... tank body
214... Cooling jacket part
216... circulation passage
216a... circulation pump
218... beverage dispenser
218a... spray nozzle
220... carbon dioxide supply
212... tank storage frame
214... carbon dioxide tank
216... Tank connection piping
230... freezer
250... capping device
252... go through government
253... means of drive
253a... telescopic rod
255... lid fixing part

Claims (12)

As a carbonation filling machine for filling carbonated beverages in a container by receiving carbon dioxide and carbonated beverages from an external source,
Filling machine body provided with an inlet sealing part for sealing the container in close contact with the container inlet on the top;
a container base configured at a lower portion of the filling machine body to be positioned at a lower portion of the inlet closure and supporting a container;
A filling nozzle configured at the lower end of the inlet closure and positioned inside the container inlet while the container inlet is in close contact with the inlet closure, injecting carbon dioxide or carbonated beverage into the container;
a purge nozzle configured at a lower end of the inlet closure to be disposed parallel to the filling nozzle and located inside the container inlet while the container inlet is in close contact with the inlet closure to discharge gas inside the container to the outside;
a carbon dioxide supply passage unit configured to be connected to the filling nozzle, supplying carbon dioxide to the filling nozzle, and having a first valve;
a carbonated beverage supply passage unit configured to be connected to the filling nozzle, supplying carbonated beverage to the filling nozzle, and having a second valve;
It is configured to be connected to the purge nozzle and discharges the gas inside the container to the outside through the purge nozzle and has a purge passage portion having a third valve; includes,
A work table is provided at the lower part of the filling machine body to provide a work space for filling carbonated beverages,
It is fixed to the filling machine body, is configured such that the container base is detachably coupled to the upper end, and moves the container base up and down to press the container inlet of the container supported on the container base with the inlet closure part to bring it into close contact. It further includes a unit;
The lifting unit,
a cylinder unit fixed to the bottom of the worktable and having a cylinder rod that moves up and down to the top of the worktable;
A height adjustment bar configured to extend upward from an upper end of the cylinder rod and adjusting an installation height of the container base;
The carbonic acid filler comprising a; base coupling part configured at an upper end of the height adjustment bar and detachably coupling the container base.
According to claim 1,
A control unit for performing a control operation of filling the carbonated beverage into the container while controlling the opening and closing of the first valve, the second valve, and the third valve; further comprising,
The control unit,
Primary carbon dioxide filling control for controlling the second valve and the third valve to be closed and opening the first valve so that the inside of the container rises to a predetermined pressure while carbon dioxide is filled in the container;
Air purge control for discharging the air inside the container to the outside by blocking the first valve and the second valve and opening the third valve;
Secondary carbon dioxide filling control for controlling the second valve and the third valve to be closed and opening the first valve to additionally fill the container with carbon dioxide;
The first valve is blocked, and the second valve and the third valve are opened to discharge carbon dioxide inside the container to the outside while sequentially proceeding with carbonated beverage filling control so that the carbonated beverage is filled into the container. Carbonate filling machine with.
According to claim 1,
It is provided on a display installed on one side of the main body of the filling machine, and the control time at which the first carbon dioxide filling control, air purge control, second carbon dioxide filling control, and carbonated beverage filling control are performed is displayed, and the control time is set. The carbonic acid filling machine further comprising a; time setting unit to do.
delete delete According to claim 1,
The inlet closure part, the container base, the filling nozzle, and the purge nozzle are configured to have a plurality of pairs, respectively, so that the carbonation filling of a plurality of containers is performed simultaneously.
delete delete delete A carbonation tank for storing a carbonated beverage in which the raw beverage solution and the supplied carbon dioxide are mixed;
a carbon dioxide supply unit having a carbon dioxide tank and supplying carbon dioxide to the carbonic acid tank;
A carbonation filling machine for receiving carbon dioxide and carbonated beverage from the carbonation tank and the carbon dioxide supply unit and filling the carbonated beverage in a container;
The carbonation filling machine,
Filling machine body provided with an inlet sealing part for sealing the container in close contact with the container inlet on the top;
a container base configured at a lower portion of the filling machine body to be positioned at a lower portion of the inlet closure and supporting a container;
A filling nozzle configured at the lower end of the inlet closure and positioned inside the container inlet while the container inlet is in close contact with the inlet closure, injecting carbon dioxide or carbonated beverage into the container;
a purge nozzle configured at a lower end of the inlet closure to be disposed parallel to the filling nozzle and located inside the container inlet while the container inlet is in close contact with the inlet closure to discharge gas inside the container to the outside;
a carbon dioxide supply passage unit configured to be connected to the filling nozzle, supplying carbon dioxide to the filling nozzle, and having a first valve;
a carbonated beverage supply passage unit configured to be connected to the filling nozzle, supplying carbonated beverage to the filling nozzle, and having a second valve;
It is configured to be connected to the purge nozzle and discharges the gas inside the container to the outside through the purge nozzle and has a purge passage portion having a third valve; includes,
A work table is provided at the lower part of the filling machine body to provide a work space for filling carbonated beverages,
It is fixed to the filling machine body, is configured such that the container base is detachably coupled to the upper end, and moves the container base up and down to press the container inlet of the container supported on the container base with the inlet closure part to bring it into close contact. It further includes a unit;
The lifting unit,
a cylinder unit fixed to the bottom of the worktable and having a cylinder rod that moves up and down to the top of the worktable;
A height adjustment bar configured to extend upward from an upper end of the cylinder rod and adjusting an installation height of the container base;
A carbonated filling system comprising a; base coupling part configured at an upper end of the height adjustment bar and detachably coupling the container base.
According to claim 10,
The carbonation filling machine,
A control unit for performing a control operation of filling the carbonated beverage into the container while controlling the opening and closing of the first valve, the second valve, and the third valve; further comprising,
The control unit,
Primary carbon dioxide filling control for controlling the second valve and the third valve to be closed and opening the first valve so that the inside of the container rises to a predetermined pressure while carbon dioxide is filled in the container;
Air purge control for discharging the air inside the container to the outside by blocking the first valve and the second valve and opening the third valve;
Secondary carbon dioxide filling control for controlling the second valve and the third valve to be closed and opening the first valve to additionally fill the container with carbon dioxide;
The first valve is blocked, and the second valve and the third valve are opened to discharge carbon dioxide inside the container to the outside while sequentially proceeding with carbonated beverage filling control so that the carbonated beverage is filled into the container. Carbonated filling system to.
According to claim 10,
The carbonation tank,
It consists of a tank body in which the carbonated beverage is stored, and a cooling jacket portion installed to surround the tank body and cooling the tank body by supplied cold air,
The carbonic acid filling system further comprising a refrigerator for supplying cold air to the cooling jacket.

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