US2880762A - Filling head for container filling machines - Google Patents

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US2880762A
US2880762A US635054A US63505457A US2880762A US 2880762 A US2880762 A US 2880762A US 635054 A US635054 A US 635054A US 63505457 A US63505457 A US 63505457A US 2880762 A US2880762 A US 2880762A
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    • 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
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  • the present invention relates to filling heads, and, more particularly, to filling heads used with carbonated beverage filling machines.
  • the present invention relates to a filling head for use on a beverage filling machine of the rotary type, such as disclosed in United States Patent No. 2,202,033 issued May 28, 1940 to Robert J. Stewart and Wiltie I. Gladfelter.
  • the filling machine disclosed is of the rotary type and includes a rotating filling table having a plurality of vertically reciprocal container supporting plat forms on its periphery and a rotating superstructure con- 2 disk valve tends to separate the valve from the valve seat, thereby permitting leakage of the liquid.
  • the leakage of liquid around the filling head is small, it results in an unsightly appearance of the filling machine, as well as an unsanitary condition, if the leakage is permitted to exist. Consequently, maintenance is constantly required on the valves of the filling machine to make sure that there is no leakage of liquid from the filling head.
  • an object of the present invention is the provision of a filling head adapted for use with rotary type of filling machines, the filling head being so designed as to eliminate leakage of liquid about the filling valve.
  • Still another object of the present invention is the provision of afilling head for carbonated beverage filling machines, the filling head having separate passageways for gas and liquid throughout so that the gas pressure is never acting on the valve containing the liquid passageways.
  • a still further object of the present invention is to provide a filling head for carbonated beverage filling malowered and the containers are removed from the rotating I filling table by an outfeed star wheel and transferred therefrom to suitable container closing mechanism.
  • Filling machines of the type disclosed in the aforementioned Stewart and Gladfelter patent have filling heads which include a rotary disk valve mounted for A rotation on a radius of the filling machine.
  • the rotary disk valve includes upwardly and downwardly extending operating arms which are arranged to contact fixed trips spaced about the rotary path of the filling table.
  • disk valve usually has a plurality of passageways therethrough for liquid and gas. 7 during the filling of a container is to move from the closed position to a counterpressure position wherein gas passageways in the disk valve are aligned with passageways The cycle of the filling valve in the filling head, placing the container in communication with the body of gas superposed on the liquid in the liquid reservoir. After the container has been placed under a predetermined counterpressure, the disk valve engages another trip and moves to a position wherein the liquid passageway therein is aligned with passageways in the filling head to permit liquid flow into the container from the reservoir.
  • a gas passageway in the disk valve also aligns with gas passageways in the filling head, whereby the container is vented. After filling of the container, the disk valve is again rotated to a closed position so that the container may be removed from the filling head.
  • a further object of the present invention is the provision of a filling head for carbonated beverage filling machines utilizing separate rotary disk valves for gas and liquid passageways, the separate rotary disk valves being controlled by a common valve operator.
  • a still further object of the present invention is to provide a filling head for carbonated beverage filling machines utilizing separate valves for gas and liquid passageways, the valves being urged on their valve seats by an equal evenly distributed pressure.
  • Another object of the present invention is the provision of a filling head for carbonated beverages, the filling head being provided with a liquid check valve operable to prevent the flow of liquid if acontainer is improperly sealed against the fillinghead or if the container leaks.
  • avcheck valve in the liquid flow passage of the filling head, the check valve being provided with means to prevent a vacuum lock once it has been operated and the condition causing its operation having been eliminated.
  • An additional object of the present invention is to provide a filling head for filling containers with a carbonated beverage, the filling head being so arranged as to be capable of flowing a maximum quantity of liquid to the containers without increasing the velocity of flow of liquid.
  • Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 33 of Figure 2 but showing the liquid filling disk valve and the gas disk valve in, the neutral or closed stage position, the view being on a larger scale than both Figures 1 and 2.
  • Figure 4 is a sectional view similar to that of Figure 3 but showing the liquid filling disk valve and the gas disk valve in the position they occupy for the counterpressure stage, as well as for the blow out stage.
  • Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 3 but showing the liquid filling disk valve and the gas disk filling valve in the'position they occupy for the filling stage.
  • Figure 6 is an elevational view of the body of the filling 'head showing the seat face for the liquid filling disk valve.
  • Figure 7 is a bottom plan view of the body of the filling head shown in Figure 6.
  • Figure 8 is an elevational view of the body of the filling head similar to Figure 6 but showing the seat face forthe gas disk valve.
  • Figure 9 is a sectional view taken on the angled line 99 of Figure 6.
  • Figure '10 is a sectional view taken on the angled line 10-10 of Figure "8.
  • Figure 11 is a frontelev-ational -view of the liquid filling disk valve.
  • Figure 12 is a fragmentary sectional view of the'liquid filling disk valve taken on the'line 1212 of Figure 11.
  • Figure 13 is a sectional view of the liquid filling disk valve taken on the line 13-13 of Figure 11.
  • Figure 14 is a rear-elevational view of the gas disk valve of the fillinghead of the present invention.
  • Figure l6 is'a vertical sectional view of the gas disk valve of Figure 14 and taken on the line 1616 of Figure 15.
  • Figure 17 is a side elevational view of the valve shaft of the fillinghead of the present invention.
  • Figure '18 is an endelevational view of the valve shaft shownin Figure 17 and looking from the left.
  • Figure l9 is'a sectional view of the valve shaft taken on "the line -19-19'of Figure 17.
  • the arrangement of the filling head of'the present invention disclosed herein is intended for use in filling containers'with'beer or other carbonated beverages but it will be understood that containers may be filled with other beverages with the arrangements of the invention so long as the beverages are filled-under a gas pressure.
  • the particular embodiment of the filling head disclosed herein is for filling containers, such as cans, 'but it is intended that-the invention herein could be practiced in the art 'of filling bottles or the like by merely changing the nozzle portion of the filling 'head as is known in the art or as shown in the aforementioned Stewart and Gladfelter patent.
  • the filling head of the present invention is generally designated by the numeral '10 and is attached to a rotary type filling machine generally designated by'the numeral 12.
  • the rotary filling machine 12 is of the type disclosed in the aforementioned Stewart and Gladfelter patent and includes a stationary work table 14, a rotary filling table 16 carried by a center post or column (not shown) and a superstructure 18 also carried by the center post.
  • the rotary table 16 is provided on itsperiphery with aplurality of vertically movable container supporting platforms 20 which are adapted to receive containers C from the level of the work table and elevate them vertically into sealing engagement with filling head 10.
  • the superstructure 18 of thefillingmachine 12 includes a centrally disposed reservoir 22 for a carbonated liquid and a superposed body of gas.
  • superstructure 18 also includes a horizontally extending skirt 24 having a peripheral upwardly extending vertical flange 26, as best shown in Figure 2.
  • the filling heads 10 are secured to the flange 26 of the superstructure 18 by means of a bolt assembly 28, one filling head being positioned in vertical alignment with each platform 20.
  • a container C is positioned on each platform 20 as the platform passes an infeed station (not shown) and then the container is raised vertically into sealing engagement with filling head 1%.
  • the gas and liquid valves of the filling head pass through various stages to fill the container with the carbonated liquid from reservoir 22.
  • a valve-operating arm 30 on the filling head moves from the full line position of "Figure 1 to the dotted line position A when it engages 'a fixed trip schematically shown at 32 in Figure 1.
  • the valve-operating arm 30 is in position -A, the container C is in communication with the gas containing portion of reservoir 22 and the container is placedunder counterpressure.
  • the pressure of the gas above the liquid 'in the reservoir is utilized to place the container'under a counterpressure greater than atmospheric pressure.
  • the liquid fiows intothe-container'and simultaneous with the flow of liquid into the container, the gas in the container is vented therefrom through the filling head and "back to the gas containing portion of the 'reservoir as is the-usual practice.
  • valveoperating arm 30 strikes a third fixed trip 36 disclosed schematically in Figure 1 and is moved back to-its full line or closed position, cutting off the flow of liquid to and gas from the container.
  • the container is-then lowered by the platform away from sealing engagement with the filling head and to the level of work table 14 where it is then transferred from the rotating filling table 1'6 to suitable closing mechanism (not shown).
  • valve-operating arm 30 may be momentarily move'd, by 'a'fixed trip (notshown), to t-he'position B and then 'back'to the closed 'full line position of Figure '1 so as to blow out the gas passages and remove therefrom any liquid orfoam which mayhave'entered during thefilling stage'of the cycle as is the usual pr-actice.
  • 'fillin-g head 1%) includes a body 38 having'a nozzle portion d-tldepending downwardly therefrom, the nozzle portion 40 having a horizontally disposed container engagingface 42 forreceiving, in'sealing engagement therewith, the lip of container C.
  • the particular embodiment of -the invention disclosed an annular gasket member 44-, carried by the nozzle portion '40 and made of'a resilient material, such as rubber or a rubber-like product, engages the lip-of the container to form a seal therewith.
  • the upper portion of body 38 is provided with a flange member 46-Which is adapted to seat against the outer planar face 48 of a mounting 'plate'5'i1.
  • Suitable apertured gaskets -52 are-positioned between the mounting plate 54) and-the flanges '26 and 46 respectively.
  • -Body'38 of filling headlt is provided with a circular recess 54 facing outwardly "from the filling machine and extending transversely of a-radius of the fillingmachine
  • a second circular recess 56 is -the filling stage of the cycle of operation.
  • a disk valve 60 having a planar face 62 is adapted to rotate with respect to body 38 in the recess 54.
  • a suitable apertured gasket 64 positioned in the recess 54 provides a valve seat face for disk valve 60.
  • a second disk valve 66, having a planar face 68, is adapted to rotate with respect to body 38 in the recess 56.
  • a suitable gasket 70 carried in the recess 56 provides a valve seat face for disk valve 66.
  • body 38 of filling head is provided with an enlarged liquid passageway 72 which opens in a port 74, the port 74 communicating with an aperture 76 in mounting plate 50.
  • the aperture 76 is aligned with an outlet pipe 78 connected to the flange 26 of the skirt 24.
  • the other end of pipe or conduit 78 is connected to the lower or liquid containing portion of the gas and liquid reservoir 22, as shown at 80 in Figure 2.
  • Passageway 72 extends through body 38 and then vertically downwardly to a point where it is divided or bifurcated into two passageways, one passageway 82 opening directly to the recess 54, as indicated at 83, while another passageway 84 extends transversely across body 38 and then opens to the recess 54, as indicated at 86 in Figure 6.
  • the diameter of the passageways 82 and 84 are each less than the diameter of the single passageway 72 leading into body 38 but the accumulative total area of the two passageways 82 and 84 respectively is as great or greater than the cross-sectional area of the large passageway 72, thereby permitting a maximum flow 'of liquid through the body 38.
  • Body 38 has a single passageway 88 opening to the recess 54 at 90, this passageway extending downwardly tothe nozzle portion 40 where it is divided into a plurality of passages 92, as indicated in the dotted lines of Figure 2.
  • the nozzle portion 40 as disclosed herein, may be of the type described and illustrated in my copending application, Serial No. 576,891, filed April 9, 1956, and entitled Filling Machine. In my aforementioned application a filling head having a liquid flow nozzle which divides the liquid passage into a plurality of passages is described in detail.
  • the liquid disk valve 60 of the present invention provides for a maximum outlet volume of liquid at a minimum rate of flow by utilizing as much available space as possible for the liquid passages therethrough so that the velocity of liquid flowing through the filling head does not have to be extremely fast. Carbonated liquids cannot be flowed into containers at a high rate of flow as the liquids will foam because of the release of the dissolved gases.
  • the filling head 10 utilizing the disk valve 60 permits increased speed in filling a container without the danger of foaming as the liquid is still flowed relatively slow into the container.
  • liquid disk valve 60 is provided with a pair of spaced inlet ports 94 and 96 respectively.
  • the ports 94 and 96 are spaced apart a distance equal to the spacing between the ports 83 and 86 in the body 38 and are adapted to be aligned with these ports during Ports 94 and 96 are connected to individual liquid passages 98 and 100 respectively, the passages 98 and 100 extending through the disk valve 60 on opposite sides of its axis of rotation and then converging into a single passageway 102 which opens in an outlet port as indicated at 104.
  • the port 104 and passageway 102 have a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the passageway 72 just prior to its diverging into two passageways. Also, it might be added that the diameter of passageway 102 and the port 104 are substantially equal to the diameter of the port 90 and passageway 98 with which "they align during the filling stage. 7
  • body 38 of filling head 10 is provided with an angled gas passage 106 which opens in a port 108 on the flanged portion 46 of the body 38 and in a port 110 in the recess 56.
  • the port 108 of passage 106 is in alignment with a passage 112 in mounting plate 50.
  • Passage 112 in mounting plate 50 is connected to the gas containing portion of reservoir 22 by a tube (not shown) in a similar manner to that disclosed in the aforementioned Stewart and Gladfelter patent.
  • Body 38 has a second gas passage 114 which opens to the recess 56 in the port 116.
  • the other end of gas passage 114 communicates with a gas passage 118 in the nozzle portion 40 of the filling head, as shown in Figure 1.
  • Disk valve 66 is provided with a pair of gas passages 120 and 122 respectively, as shown in Figure 16.
  • the gas passage 120 is provided with ports 124 and 126, whereas the gas passage 122 is provided with ports 128 and 130.
  • the ports of gas passages 120 and 122 will be aligned with gas passages in the body 38 during various stages of the filling cycle for either supplying counterpressure to the container or venting gas from the container during the liquid fill stage.
  • Body element 38 of filling head 10 is provided with a bore 132 therethrough, the bore being on the aligned axes of the recesses 54 and 56.
  • a tubular sleeve or hearing 134 is carried in the bore 132.
  • disk valve 66 is also provided with a bore 138 therethrough.
  • Each of the disk valves 60 and 66 are adapted to rotate on the hearing or tubular sleeve 34, as shown in Figure 2.
  • a shaft 140 having a shank portion 142 and a key or lug 144 on one end thereof is adapted to fit through the tubular bearing 132 from the gas disk valve end and extend out from the liquid disk valve, as shown in Figure 2.
  • Gas disk valve 66 is provided with a slotted collar 146 which receives the key or lug 144.
  • a portion of shaft 140 which extends out of the liquid disk valve 60 is squared, as indicated at 148 in Figures 17, 18 and 19 and is adapted to receive the valve-operating arm 30.
  • Valve-operating arm 30 is provided with a complementary square slot therethrough so that when it is slipped onto the squared portion 148 of shaft 142 it will be in effect keyed to shaft 142.
  • liquid disk valve 60 The outer side of liquid disk valve 60 is provided with a slotted collar 150 which is adapted to receive lugs or keys 152 formed on the valve-operating arm 30 to thereby key the valve-operating arm to liquid disk valve 60 so that when the arm is rotated, it will rotate disk valve 60 and through the shaft 140 on whic it is also keyed will rotate the gas disk valve 66.
  • Disk valve 60 is.
  • valve 60 will fit tighter on its seat with no chance of leaking, as any outward pressure against the key or lug 144 will tendto cause the shaft 140 and thedisk valve 60 to be moved toward the right as viewed in Figure 2.
  • liquid passage 72 in the filling head body 38 is enlarged where it enters the filling head.
  • a ball check valve 160 which normally rests in the full line position as shown in Figures 2 and 9.
  • a valve seat 166 provided in the passage 72 is adapted to receive the ball check valve 160 when an abnormal liquid flow condition occurs. Such an abnormal liquid flow vcondition could occur when a container is improperly sealed against the nozzle portion 40 of filling head 10 or when a container breaks.
  • valve seat 166 is provided with a notch 168 so that when the ball 160 is in its seated position, as shown in the dotted lines of Figure 9, there will be a restricted passage 170 past the ball.
  • Gas disk valve 66 will have the ports of its gas passages 120 and 122 in such a position that they also are not in communication with the gas passages in the valve body 38. Under these conditions there will be no flow of gas to or from the container or will there be any flow of liquid to the container.
  • valve-operating arm 30 aligns the ports 124 and 126 of pas? sage 120 in gas disk valve 66 with the ports 110 and 116 respectively of body element 38.
  • the gas in the gas containing portion of reservoir 22 can now flow through the passages 112, 106, 120, 114 and 118 into the container.
  • valve-operating arm 30 will be moved to close off communication between the container and the gas containing portion of reservoir 22.
  • the rotating filling table 16 and the superstructure 18 are moving about the vertical axis of the filling machine to a position where the valveoperating arm 30 strikes the filling and venting strip 34.
  • the path of travel of the filling head 10 and the container between the position where the valve-operating arm has engaged the counterpressure trip 32 to the position where it engages the filling and venting trip 34 is of such a length that counterpressure can be established in the container to a desired amount which may be substantially the same pressure as the gas within the reservoir or a pressure slightly less than the pressure of the gas within the reservoir.
  • the liquid passages in disk valve 66 are not aligned with the liquid passages in the body 38 nor is the gas passage 122 of gas disk valve 66 aligned with gas passages in the body 38.
  • the gas disk valve 66 Simultaneously with the alignment of the liquid ports to cause liquid flow into the container, the gas disk valve 66 has moved to a position where its passage 122 has its ports 128 and 130 aligned respectively with the ports and 116 in body 38.
  • the counterpressure gas established within container C can now be vented from the container through the passages 118, 114, 122, 106 and 112 back to the gas containing portion of reservoir 22.
  • the gas may be vented to atmosphere or to a reservoir other than the liquid gas revervoir 22, as disclosed in my aforementioned application, Serial No. 576,891.
  • a float valve 200 provided in the lower end of the gas passage 118 of nozzle portion 40 of filling head 10, is adapted to be closed by a rise in liquid within container C.
  • the float valve 200 closes the vent passage in the filling head after liquid in the container has risen to a predetermined height, and thereby stops further flow of liquid into the container.
  • valve-operating arm 30 After the container has been filled to a predetermined level, as determined by the float valve 280, the upper arm of valve-operating arm 30'strikes the fixed trip 36 which moves disk valves 60 and 66simultaneously back to the shut-off position, as disclosed in Figure 3.
  • the container may now be lowered awayfrom the filling head and removed from the rotating filling table 18 for transfer to suitable closing mechanism (not shown).
  • valve-operating arm 30 is momentarily operated in a clockwise direction by a fixed trip (not shown) to align the gas passage 120 of gas disk valve 66 with the ports 110 and 116 inbody 38.
  • the gas pressure from the body of gas above the liquid in reservoir 22 will then cause the passages 114 and 118 to be blown out thereby eliminating any foam or liquid which may get into the passages during the filling stage.
  • the blow-out stage is very brief and is terminated as soon as the'filling head moves past a second closing trip (not shown) which causes the flow passages in the disk valves 60 and 66 to close, as previously described under the section Closed or Neutral Stage.
  • the filling head 10 of the present invention utilizing separate valve disks 60 and 66, for liquid and gas flow respectively, provides a filling head that is substantially free of liquid leaks as there is no gas pressure acting on the liquid disk valve at any time during its operation. Further, the gas pressure acting on the gas disk valve has a tendency to make the liquid disk valve seat tighter on its valve seat in the body 38 of filling head 10. Utilizing a separate disk valve for liquid flow also enables a container to be filled faster without the increased velocity of liquid flow through the filling head. Bigger liquid passages may be used in the filling head body and, the disk valve may utilize its entire space for just liquid flow passages.
  • a body element adapted to be secured to a reservoir for a body of the liquid and a superposed body of gas, said body element being provided with a first valve seat face and a second valve seat face, a shaft extending through said body element, a disk valve carried by said shaft and rotatable on said first seat face, a second disk valve carried by said shaft and rotatable on said second seat face, said body element including a first liquid flow passage open to the reservoir and to said first seat face and a second liquid flow passage open to said first seat face and a container in sealing engagement with the filling head, said body element including a gas flow passage open to the reservoir and said second seat face and a second gas flow passage open to said second seat face and a container in sealing engagement with the filling head, said first disk valve having a bifurcated passage extending therethrough on each side of said shaft and adapted to be aligned with the liquid flow passages in said body element, said second disk valve having at least one passage therein adapted
  • a body element adapted to be secured to a reservoir for a body of the liquid and superposed body of gas, said body element including a first planar seat face and a second planar seat face and a nozzle portion for sealing engage ment with a container, said first and second seat faces of said body element being oppositely disposed from each other, a shaft extending through and rotatable in said body element on the axis of said first and second seat faces, a first disk valve cooperating with saidfirst seat face and carried on said shaft for rotation therewith, a second disk valve cooperating with said second seat face and carried on said shaft for rotation therewith, said body element including a first liquid flow passage open to said seat face and to the liquid of said reservoir and a second liquid passage open to said seat face and to a container in engagement with the nozzle portion of said body element, said first disk valve including a liquid passageway adapted to place said first liquid passage in said body element in communication with said second liquid passage in said body element, said liquid passageway in
  • a filling head for carbonated liquids a body element adapted to be secured to a reservoir for a body of the liquid and a superposed body of gas, said body element being provided with a gas passage adapted to open to the body of gas in the reservoir and a container in sealing engagement with the filling head, a valve mechanism carried by said body element intermediate the length of said gas passage for opening and closing the same, said body element having a planar seat face, a disk valve rotatable on said seat face, said body element including a first liquid flow passageway open to the reservoir and branch ing into at least two liquid flow passages opening to said seat face and a second liquid flow passageway opening to said seat face and to a container in sealing engagement with the filling head, said disk valve having a liquid flow passageway therein including a plurality of liquid passages each being adapted to communicate with one of the branching liquid fiow passages of said first liquid flow passage, said plurality of liquid passages of said liquid passageway extending through said first
  • valve mechanism includes a disk valve cooperating with a valve seat on said body element, said disk valve having at least one passage therein for placing the gas containing portion of the reservoir in communication with the container in sealing engagement with the filling head.
  • a filling head for carbonated liquids a body element adapted to be secured to a reservoir for a body of the aeeaaea liquid and a superposed body of gas, said body element being provided with a gas passage therethrough adapted to open to the body of gas in the reservoir and a container in sealing engagement with the filling head, a valve mechanism carried by said body element intermediate the length of said gas passage for opening and closing the same, said body element having a planar seat face, a disk valve rotatable on said seat face, said body element including a first liquid flow passageway opened to the reservoir and diverging into at least two liquid flow passages opening in ports on said seat face and a second liquid fiow passageway opening in a port on said seat face and into a container in sealing engagement with the filling head, said disk valve having a liquid flow passageway therein, the liquid flow passageway in said disk valve including at least two liquid flow passages opening in ports and adapted to be aligned .with the ports

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