NL8900886A - APPARATUS FOR SIZING BOTTLES IN CLEANERS. - Google Patents

Description

♦ $ VO 2097

Device for arranging bottles in cleaning machines.

The invention relates to a device for arranging bottles and / or bottle closures in cleaning machines, in which the bottles are transported through the separate treatment stations in the form of bottle cells arranged next to each other in rows.

Such cleaning machines consist of a housing with associated supply and discharge locations for the bottles to be cleaned, which are transported on endless chains in bottle cells by the separate treatment stations. For this purpose, various diversion stations are provided, which, for example, allow the emptying of the bottles, subsequently enable the internal cleaning and, after having passed through various soap baths, are equipped with end cleaning stations. Accordingly, in such treatment, the bottles are often transported and diverted along a circular path of movement, moving back and forth accordingly in the bottle cells. This shift in the bottle cells is advantageous in normal bottles, in particular for soaking the labels, since the bottle mouths are always precisely centered in the bottle cells. This accurate centering is of great importance, especially when spraying the bottles internally. To that end, the bottle cells have a tapered front region in which the respective bottle mouth is precisely centered and can thus be sufficiently hit by the spray jet of the internal spraying station. However, it is different with bottles, which for instance are provided with a clip-on closure or the like. It is increasingly the case here that 25 bottles, as soon as they have reached their horizontal position, and with a further course by rotating the bottle cells further in one. tilted, do not slide in their centering position in time, so that the bracket closure located on the bottle neck can tip over and thereby close, at least in part, the mouth opening. In spite of this, in the case of a bracket closure that has fallen forward, an accurate centering of the bottle mouth with respect to the nozzle opening of the bottle cell cannot take place.

In order to prevent the unwanted premature forward movement of the clip closure, it has already been proposed to install mechanical correction tappets within such diverting stations, which slide the 8900886 -2-4 approximately bottles horizontally in the bottle cells, so that at a further movement and the resulting inclination no more tipping over of the clip closure is possible, so the bottles can accordingly be centered exactly in the bottle cells.

The use of such a mechanically operating correction ram, however, presupposes that, at the time of pushing the bottles forward, they remain at rest, so that they are transported periodically by the cleaning machine. However, this periodic transport can no longer be realized on capital grounds.

The problem is therefore based on the invention, a mechanical sorting device, resp. to have mechanical correction tappets replaced and, with the simplest means, to ensure an efficient arrangement of the bottles and / or closing parts, even with continuous circulating bottle cells and at a correspondingly higher speed.

According to the invention, this problem is solved with a device of the above-mentioned type, in that in the region of the path of movement determined by the bottle cells, one and / or several arranging nozzles which are orientable relative to the bottles and / or their closing parts are arranged.

It has been found expedient that the arranging mouthpieces are directed towards the bottles in the range from the horizontal to the plane of movement inclined slightly towards the center of a diverting track.

Further features of the invention are still discussed. With this embodiment according to the invention, without the use of mechanical correction tappets, an effective arrangement of the bottle mouths in the bottle cells is possible, whereby automatic damage which can be caused by mechanical means is eliminated. In addition, when applying the construction according to the invention, a continuous operation of cleaning machines can take place, since the arranging nozzles operate practically within a certain lead time and thus with certainty the respective bottles, resp. hit their closing parts. In order not to be able to influence the clip closure by the spray liquid itself when arranging the bottles, and possibly even tip over forwards, the nozzles can be inclined in at least one plane to the 8900886.

....... ^ i -3- bottle bodera are directed, so that the spray jet is used exclusively for exact arrangement of the bottles and finally runs away without danger with the residual jet not used in the actual bottle cell, without further attack of the shackle closure.

The invention will be explained in more detail below with reference to an illustrative embodiment shown in the drawing.

In the drawing: Fig. 1 shows a simplified side view of the cleaning machine and Fig. 2 shows a top view of the arrangement of the arranging nozzles, Fig. 3 shows the arrangement of the arranging nozzles in the inner region of the diverter chain.

The bottle cleaning machine is a well-known machine, which has cell carriers 2 mounted on circumferential chains 1 'within its housing 1, in which bottle cells 3 arranged in row-like manner are arranged next to each other. The cell carriers 2 are held on the endless chains 1 'and pass through practically several treatment stations of such a cleaning machine. Diversions take place in order to pass through the individual treatment stations. Such a diverting location of a treatment station 4 is shown in simplified form in the exemplary embodiment according to Fig. 1. In the region of the path of movement 5 determined by the bottle cells 3, one or more arranging nozzles 8 are directed towards the wall part 6 and the top part of the bottles 7. These arranging nozzles are expediently directed directly on the bottle bottom 12 in the range from the horizontal 9 to the slightly inclined moving surface 11 of the movement path 5 towards the center 10 of the movement path 5. As can be seen in particular from Fig. 2, these rank-arranging nozzles 8 can face at least one plane obliquely toward the bottle bottom 12 or the like, to engage only where the target is greatest and in this way the greatest blow is caused. On the other hand, with this oblique arrangement, spray liquid jets flowing along the bottles must be broken such that no further influence on the bottles, respectively. of the bottle parts, for example closures 13, can take place. The arranging nozzle- 8900686.

-4- Μ ken 8 themselves are to a bottle, preferably for all cells 3 common liquid supply line 14 is provided. As illustrated by arrows 15, 16, 17, it is held horizontally and vertically in the housing 1 of the cleaning machine in an adjustable manner. However, it is also conceivable to provide the tube in a stationary manner and to arrange the arranging nozzles 8 directed at the bottle cells 3 in an adjustable manner on this liquid supply line tube 14.

The device serves not only for arranging the bottles 7 incorporated in the bottle cells 3, but also for arranging the closing parts 13 arranged thereon, if possible.

It is conceivable, for example, for the arranging nozzles 8 within the diverting path 18, respectively. arrange the movement path in such a way that, as soon as there is a danger of pivoting closing parts 13, for example clip closures, they are directed against them and thus restrain them in a simple manner.

On the other hand, it is also possible, in the case of a preliminary course of treatment, on the basis of which bracket closures can also tip over, to direct the arranging nozzles 8 firstly onto these forward-facing closures and to bring them into the correct starting position, i.e. in the opening 20 position, after which then the bottle is brought into the respective centering position by the outer arranging nozzles.

The spray jets emerging from the arranging nozzles 8 can be aimed continuously or discontinuously at the respective wall parts or parts of the bottle. Placement of the Arrangement Nozzles 8. 25 is not tied to a particular treatment station. Practically, such arranging nozzles 8 can be provided in all diverting stations in which there is a danger of pivoting a shackle closure.

This also applies to the respective alignment nozzles for bow locks, if possible, tilted forward.

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Claims (5)

Device for arranging bottles and / or bottle parts in cleaning machines, in which the bottles are transported in the form of bottle cells arranged next to each other in rows, through the individual treatment stations, characterized in that in the range 5 of the bottle cells (3) have defined movement path (5) one and / or more disposable disposable nozzles (8) to be directed towards the bottles and / or bottle parts, such as bracket closures, etc. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the arranging nozzles (8) range from the horizontal (9) to 10 on the plane of movement (11) inclined slightly towards the center (10) of a movement path (5). the bottles are pointed. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the arranging nozzles (8) are oriented obliquely on the bottle bottom (12) in at least one plane. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the arranging nozzles (8) are arranged within the bypass circuit (18) described by the path of movement (5) and directly through the openings of the bottle cells (3) the closing parts (13) of bottles are aligned, Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the arranging nozzles (8) are arranged on a liquid supply pipe (14) common to all bottle cells (3) and separately and / or in common with the liquid supply pipe (14) both horizontally and vertically adjustable in the housing (1) of the cleaning machine. 25 8900888. "