US20130126039A1 - Filling method and device - Google Patents

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US20130126039A1
US20130126039A1 US13/121,741 US200913121741A US2013126039A1 US 20130126039 A1 US20130126039 A1 US 20130126039A1 US 200913121741 A US200913121741 A US 200913121741A US 2013126039 A1 US2013126039 A1 US 2013126039A1
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Jörg Berger
Werner Seiche
Toralf Grützner
Dirk Auer
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65BMACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B3/00Packaging plastic material, semiliquids, liquids or mixed solids and liquids, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars
    • B65B3/22Defoaming liquids in connection with filling
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65BMACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B3/00Packaging plastic material, semiliquids, liquids or mixed solids and liquids, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars
    • B65B3/04Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles
    • B65B3/06Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles by gravity flow
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65BMACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B3/00Packaging plastic material, semiliquids, liquids or mixed solids and liquids, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars
    • B65B3/26Methods or devices for controlling the quantity of the material fed or filled
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65BMACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B39/00Nozzles, funnels or guides for introducing articles or materials into containers or wrappers
    • B65B39/001Nozzles, funnels or guides for introducing articles or materials into containers or wrappers with flow cut-off means, e.g. valves
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67CCLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C3/00Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
    • B67C3/02Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
    • B67C3/22Details
    • B67C3/26Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks
    • B67C2003/2671Means for preventing foaming of the liquid
    • B67C2003/2674Means for preventing foaming of the liquid by creating a conical shaped flow directed to the container wall at the container neck height
    • B67C2003/268Means for preventing foaming of the liquid by creating a conical shaped flow directed to the container wall at the container neck height by means of a flow channel integral with the filling nozzle

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  • the invention pertains to a method for filling containers with liquid, which is supplied to the container through a filling valve and a filling nozzle.
  • the invention also pertains to a device for filling containers with a liquid, the device comprising at least one filling valve and at least one filling nozzle.
  • An essential goal of implementing a filling method is to fill the container both rapidly and reliably. So that a container an be filled rapidly, it is helpful to avoid or to reduce as much as possible the formation of foam during the filling operation.
  • a problem with the filling of containers with a non-circular cross-sectional shape results from the fact that the distance between the filling nozzle, which is centrally located in most cases, and the inside walls differs, depending on the solid angle in question, and this promotes the formation of foam.
  • the goal of the present invention is to improve a method of the type indicated above in such a way that containers with non-circular cross sections can be filled more effectively.
  • This goal is achieved according to the invention in that the liquid emerging from the filling nozzle is sent to a guide element, which is provided with a geometric shape such that the edge of the guide element positioned inside the container is arranged so that it extends along and a short distance away from the container wall.
  • An additional goal of the present invention is to design a device of the type indicated above in such a way that containers with a non-circular cross section can be filled more effectively.
  • a guide element is arranged, which comprises a design such that the edge of the guide element positioned inside the container is arranged so that it extends along and a short distance away from an inside wall of the container to be filled.
  • the inventive method and the inventive device are especially suitable for filling beverage cartons.
  • these types of beverage cartons are opened at their vertically upward-facing end and are sealed only after the completion of the filling operation. It is therefore easy to introduce the inventive guide element into the upper end of the interior of the container.
  • the liquid flowing along the guide element is directed against the inside walls of the container and can then flow uniformly down these walls.
  • the design of the guide element furthermore, ensures the uniform distribution of the liquid, so that that equal volume flow rates are supplied to essentially all areas of the inside periphery of the container. As a result, the container can be filled more rapidly and more uniformly without the formation of significant amounts of foam.
  • the uniform distribution of the liquid over the entire area of the inside surface of the container leads to a significant reduction in the flow rate of the liquid. Because the liquid slides down uniformly along the inside walls of the container, the speed at which the liquid hits the bottom of the container and, as the filling operation proceeds, the speed at which it hits the surface of the liquid already in the container, is reduced, as a result of which the formation of foam is again decreased.
  • the inventive guide element can be used in stationary filling machines operating in cycles and also in filling machines with rotating filling wheels.
  • the use of the guide element as a diffuser promotes the uniform feed of the liquid to the interior of the container.
  • a distance of no more than 15 mm is selected as an effective value.
  • the container is filled with liquid under aseptic conditions.
  • a typical filling operation of non-circular containers involves the filling of a container made of paperboard material.
  • An additional way to ensure a uniform filling operation is to use deflector surfaces on the guides to keep the liquid away from the edges of the container, as a result of which the air displaced from the interior of the container can escape upwards along the container edges.
  • valve shaft it is also possible to ensure rapid venting during the filling operation by the use of a hollow-bore valve shaft.
  • inert gas for example, nitrogen
  • FIG. 1 shows a partially cut-away schematic diagram of a filling device with the associated part of the container to be filled
  • FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the guide element with additional air deflector elements
  • FIG. 3 shows a perspective view illustrating the flow of liquid over the guide element to the inside surface of the container
  • FIG. 4 shows a side view of the arrangement according to FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 1 shows a partial cross-sectional schematic diagram of a filling device 1 .
  • the filling device 1 comprises a connecting line 2 for connecting the device to a supply tank (not shown) holding the liquid with which the container is to be filled.
  • the connecting line 2 is connected by way of an elbow 3 to a valve seat 4 , which is provided to receive a filling valve (not shown).
  • the valve seat 4 is connected to a nozzle 6 by a valve elbow 5 .
  • a shaft 7 which is usually hollow and thus allows gas exchange to occur in the interior of the package before and during the filling operation, extends longitudinally through the nozzle 6 .
  • a guide element 9 is arranged underneath the filling nozzle 6 with respect to the flow direction 8 .
  • This guide element comprises an edge 10 .
  • the geometric shape of the guide element 9 and in particular the course of the edge 10 are adapted to the cross section of the container 11 to be filled, only part of which is shown in FIG. 1 .
  • the guide element 9 extends toward the edge 10 with a gradient to the vertical and, in the area of the edge 10 , it remains a certain distance 13 away from the inside surface 14 of the side walls of the container 11 .
  • the filling nozzle 6 and the guide element 9 are covered by a hood 15 , so that the container can be filled with the liquid under aseptic conditions.
  • the guide element 9 comprises one or more air discharge elements 18 .
  • the air discharge elements 18 are preferably arranged at the corners 19 of the guide element 9 . In the area where they face the central area 12 , the air discharge elements 18 are provided with deflector surfaces 20 .
  • the air discharge elements 18 can be designed as profiles open toward the inside surface 14 of the container 12 . It is also possible to use hollow profiles open in the vertical direction.
  • FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the guide element 9 and of the filling nozzle 6 arranged above the guide element 9 .
  • the guide element 9 is designed for the filling of containers 11 with an essentially square cross section.
  • the guide element 9 comprises a surface profile 21 , which promotes the uniform feed of liquid to the inside surfaces 14 of the container 11 .
  • an air discharge element 18 is arranged in such a way that it rises like a post above the edge 10 .
  • FIG. 3 shows how a filling operation is carried out.
  • the liquid 22 emerges from the filling nozzle 6 and strikes the guide element 9 .
  • the guide element 9 As a result of the guide element 9 , the liquid 22 is guided uniformly toward the inside surfaces 14 of the container 11 and can then run uniformly down these inside surfaces 14 .
  • FIG. 4 shows a side view of the filling operation according to FIG. 3 . Here, too, the extremely uniform flow of the liquid 22 down the inside surfaces 14 can be seen.
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