US20120318405A1 - Container-filling and weight-related dosing device - Google Patents

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US20120318405A1
US20120318405A1 US13/581,330 US201013581330A US2012318405A1 US 20120318405 A1 US20120318405 A1 US 20120318405A1 US 201013581330 A US201013581330 A US 201013581330A US 2012318405 A1 US2012318405 A1 US 2012318405A1
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Petar Georgiev Spasov
Evgeni Ivanov Minchev
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
    • B65G47/74—Feeding, transfer, or discharging devices of particular kinds or types
    • B65G47/84—Star-shaped wheels or devices having endless travelling belts or chains, the wheels or devices being equipped with article-engaging elements
    • B65G47/846—Star-shaped wheels or wheels equipped with article-engaging elements
    • B65G47/847—Star-shaped wheels or wheels equipped with article-engaging elements the article-engaging elements being grippers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
    • B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
    • B67C3/20—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus with provision for metering the liquids to be introduced, e.g. when adding syrups
    • B67C3/202—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus with provision for metering the liquids to be introduced, e.g. when adding syrups by weighing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
    • B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
    • B67C3/22—Details
    • B67C3/24—Devices for supporting or handling bottles
    • B67C3/242—Devices for supporting or handling bottles engaging with bottle necks

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  • This invention constitutes a container-filling and weight-related dosing device which can find application in machines and equipment, mainly in the food industry, intended for automated filling of fluids into containers with cylindrical ringed necks.
  • the gripping device consists of two jaws that move in a horizontal plane, connected with a spring and mounted on a supporting console plate.
  • the console plate is connected with a tensometric sensor for receiving weight measurements from the weight measuring mechanism, which is a box consisting of hollow parts, fitted with a pipe and a protective sleeve.
  • the jaws In their front end, the jaws form a circle for gripping the neck of the container. There is a protrusion on the upper surface of the front end of each jaw on which rests the ring of the container during operation.
  • the filling and weighing device itself is part of a filling installation of the carousel type and it includes a rotating platform with a typical filling system equipped with filling nozzles and filling and weighing devices.
  • the existing device has certain shortcomings, some of which are listed below:
  • the purpose of the invention is to create a filling and dosing device for containers with a cylindrical ringed neck with a simplified structure, which would ensure stability of containers during their filling and the rotation of the carousel, which would not affect the accuracy of the tensometric sensor and would allow the free permeation of washing liquids or part of the product being filled in into the device.
  • a container-filling and weight-related dosing device for containers with a cylindrical ringed neck which consists of connected gripping device and weight measuring mechanism of a closed, air-tight type for weighing the containers during the process of filling.
  • the gripping device consists of two jaws that move in a horizontal plane, mounted on a supporting console plate and connected with a spring so that in their front end the jaws form a circle for gripping the neck of the container.
  • the spring is attached to the back ends of the two movable jaws of the gripping device, which are mounted onto the supporting plate so that they grip the cylindrical neck of the container above the ring during the filling operation.
  • the rear end of the supporting plate is connected to the weighing mechanism, which is a closed type.
  • a changeable fixing element connected onto the supporting plate.
  • a protrusion is formed at the front end of the changeable fixing element, allowing for part of the upper surface of the ring on the cylindrical neck of the container to be pressed.
  • a rounded area is formed at the front end of the supporting plate, supporting and pressing part of the lower surface of the ring on the cylindrical neck of the container.
  • the two movable jaws are mounted onto the supporting plate so that they grip the cylindrical neck of the container below the ring.
  • the changeable fixing element is placed in a horizontal plane, parallel to and above the horizontal plane of the movable jaws so that the protrusion of the changeable fixing element presses part of the upper surface of the ring on the cylindrical neck of the container against the movable jaws.
  • the changeable fixing element located between the two moveable jaws, is shaped so that the diameter of the circle thus formed by the two front parts of the movable jaws is smaller than the diameter of the neck of the container.
  • the changeable fixing element constitutes a body, at the front end of which is shaped the protrusion allowing for part of the upper surface of the ring on the cylindrical neck of the container to be pressed.
  • the changeable fixing element comprises a bearing body mounted to the supporting plate, with the fixing element being attached to the bearing body by means of a swivel joint under spring pressure.
  • the fixing element is attached to the bearing body by means of a swivel joint under spring pressure.
  • the protrusion allowing for part of the upper surface of the ring on the cylindrical neck of the container to be pressed.
  • the proposed device has a simplified structure, allowing the tensometric sensor to function with the required accuracy.
  • This structure provides stability of containers on the three perpendicular axes—X, Y and Z during the process of filling and carousel rotation.
  • the structure of the device provides a high level of cleanness, allowing it to be washed without affecting the operation of the tensometric sensor.
  • FIG. 1 shows a carousel type filling installation, including a rotating platform with a filling system. A number of filling and weight-related dosing devices for containers with a cylindrical neck are mounted onto the platform;
  • FIG. 2 presents a side view with a partial cross section of the first variation of the gripping device of the filling and weight-related dosing device for containers with a cylindrical neck;
  • FIG. 3 presents a view from above of the variation in FIG. 2 ;
  • FIG. 4 presents a cross section of the gripping device in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 ;
  • FIG. 5 presents a side view with a partial cross section of the second variation of the filling and weight-related dosing device for containers with a cylindrical neck;
  • FIG. 6 presents a variation of the realization of the fixing element.
  • the installation described above is of the carousel type and it includes a rotating platform 1 of the type which is well known in practice, with a typical filling system with filling nozzles 2 and a weighing mechanism 3 — FIG. 1 .
  • Containers 4 with a cylindrical neck 5 are supported in a vertical position under filling nozzles 2 — FIG. 2 .
  • the filling and weight-related dosing device for containers 4 with a cylindrical neck 5 and a ring 6 around the cylindrical neck 5 consists of connected gripping device 7 and drawing mechanism 3 for containers 4 during the process of filling— FIG. 2 , FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 .
  • the gripping device 7 consists of two jaws 8 , movable in a horizontal plane. Jaws 8 are mounted onto the supporting plate 10 by means of bolts 9 . Bolts 9 also act as axes of rotation of the movable jaws 8 in a horizontal plane.
  • the rear parts of the movable jaws 8 are connected by means of an elastic element—in this case spring 11 . At their front end the movable jaws 8 form a circle for gripping the neck 5 of the container 4 .
  • the rear end of the supporting plate 10 is mechanically connected to the drawing mechanism 3 for the containers 4 by means of fixing elements 12 .
  • a changeable fixing element 13 is formed at the front end of the fixing element 13 , allowing for part of the upper surface of the ring 6 on the cylindrical neck 5 of the container 4 to be pressed.
  • a rounded area 15 is also formed at the front end of the supporting plate 10 , supporting and pressing part of the lower surface of the ring 6 on the cylindrical neck 5 of the container 4 .
  • the movable jaws 8 form a circle at the front end for gripping the neck 5 of the container 4 .
  • the diameter of the circle thus formed by the two front parts of the movable jaws 8 is smaller than the diameter of the cylindrical neck 5 of the container 4 .
  • the drawing mechanism 3 is a solid body with integrated air-tight weight measuring element (tensometric sensor) and processor, monitoring container filling and weighing.
  • the drawing mechanism 3 is connected to the control panel of the machine by means of cables 16 — FIG. 2 .
  • FIG. 5 shows a variation realization of the gripping device 7 , where the movable jaws 8 grip the cylindrical neck 5 under the ring 6 .
  • the protrusion 14 of the fixing element 13 presses part of the upper surface of the ring 6 .
  • FIG. 6 shows a variation realization of the fixing element 13 , which can be used in any of the two cases described above, but it is preferable for containers 4 whose cylindrical rings are hollow, elastic and have thin walls of uneven thickness.
  • This fixing element 13 comprises bearing body 17 mounted to the supporting plate 10 .
  • a fixing tip 18 is mounted to the bearing body 17 by means of universal joint 19 .
  • the fixing tip 18 is kept pressed to the supporting plate 10 by a cylindrical spring 20 .
  • the cylindrical spring 20 is mounted around axle 21 going through opening 22 , made in the fixing tip 18 .
  • the opening 22 allows the vertical movement of fixing tip 18 .
  • the principle of operation of the device is the following:
  • the side surface of the cylindrical neck 5 of the container 4 touches the inner ends of the movable jaws 8 and pushes them apart, overcoming the force of the spring 11 .
  • the latter center the container 4 so that the ring 6 is located between the protrusion 14 of the fixing element 13 and the rounded area 15 of the supporting plate 10 .
  • the movable jaws 8 of the gripping device 7 grip the cylindrical neck 5 of the container 4 under the ring 6 .
  • the protrusion 14 of the changeable fixing element 13 presses part of the upper surface of the ring 6 to the movable jaws 8 .
  • the ring 6 overcomes the force of the cylindrical spring 20 by lifting the fixing tip 18 .
  • the ring 6 on the cylindrical neck 5 is positioned between the fixing element 18 and the supporting plate 10 , which is effected by the force of the cylindrical spring 20 .

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