US3775229A - Treating of discrete containers - Google Patents

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US3775229A
US3775229A US00215553A US3775229DA US3775229A US 3775229 A US3775229 A US 3775229A US 00215553 A US00215553 A US 00215553A US 3775229D A US3775229D A US 3775229DA US 3775229 A US3775229 A US 3775229A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23B—PRESERVATION OF FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CHEMICAL RIPENING OF FRUIT OR VEGETABLES
    • A23B2/00—Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general
    • A23B2/30—Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general by heating materials in packages which are not progressively transported through the apparatus
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23B—PRESERVATION OF FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CHEMICAL RIPENING OF FRUIT OR VEGETABLES
    • A23B2/00—Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general
    • A23B2/30—Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general by heating materials in packages which are not progressively transported through the apparatus
    • A23B2/33—Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general by heating materials in packages which are not progressively transported through the apparatus with packages in intercommunicating chambers through which the heating medium is circulated
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B15/00—Attaching articles to cards, sheets, strings, webs, or other carriers
    • B65B15/04—Attaching a series of articles, e.g. small electrical components, to a continuous web

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  • ABSTRACT A method and an arrangement for treating of discrete containers are disclosed.
  • a flexible band is provided with a plurality of recesses each of which is so dimensioned that it can receive one of the containers to be treated and retain it against movement.
  • the band is then wound up together with the containers, to form a coil and in this condition subjected to the action of the treating medium whereupon the coil is unwound and the containers are removed from their respective recesses.
  • the present invention relates generally to the treating of containers, and more particularly to the thermal treatment of a plurality of individual containers simultaneously.
  • a concomitant object of the invention is to provide a method of treating such containers utilizing the novel arrangement.
  • one feature of the invention resides in an arrangement for treating of discrete con tainers particularly for thermal treatment thereof.
  • the arrangment comprises an elongated flexible band provided with a plurality of recesses each dimensioned to receive at least one container to be treated and to retain it against movement.
  • Winding means is provided for winding the band with the respective containers into the shape of a coil for exposure to a treating medium.
  • the containers can be readily inserted and removed from their respective recesses in the band without danger of impacting or with at least significantly reduced danger thereof.
  • the coil is of course cylindrical configurationand is thus well adapted to the configuration of the usually cylindrical interior chamber of an autoclave in which it can be readily accommodated.
  • the containers are held spaced from one another and without any chance of relative displacement so that no damage to them is to be anticipated.
  • the band is provided with spacing elements whose height in combination with the thickness of the band is greater than the height of the individual containers because in this manner a maximum exposure of the respective container to contact the treating medium for instance steam or hot water is assured so that the contents of the container can be rapidly heated to the necessary sterilization temperature.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates an arrangement according to one embodiment of the present invention in end-elevational view
  • FIG. 2 is a fragmentary section of FIG. 1, taken on line 2-2 of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a fragmentary perspective detail view of a portion of a band utilized in the embodiment of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 4 is similar to FIG. 3 but illustrating a further embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is similar to FIG. 4, illustrating yet another embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a simplified diagrammatic view of an installation for carrying out method according to the present invention.
  • a drum or takeup 10 is provided which in the illustrated embodiment is composed of a tubular shaft 11 and two flanges l2 spaced axially of the shaft 11 and secured thereto.
  • the flanges 12 are provided with a large-dimensioned cut-Outs for two reasons, namely in order to facilitate acess of the treating medium to a coil wound onto the tekeup 10 and to reduce the weight of the latter.
  • band 13 Wound onto the shaft 11 intermediate the flanges 12 is a flexible band 13 the width of which in this distance corresponds to the spacing between the two flanges 12.
  • Band 13 is provided with recesses, for instance cut-outs 15, in each of which there is inserted an already closed container 17 containing food or some other substance to be treated.
  • the containers 17 have a laterally projecting flange 18 which engages one major surface of the band 13.
  • the band 13 is provided in its marginal regions and in the regions intermediate the cut-outs with spacing means in the illustrated embodiment in the form of corrugated strips 19 which extend over the entire length of the band 13.
  • the crests of the corrugations of the strips 19 are connected to the band 13 in suitable manner for instance by welding or in any other desired manner obvious to those skilled in the art.
  • the height of the corrugations of strips 19, in conjunction with the thickness of the band 13 itself is greater than the height of the containers 17, with the result that the individual containers do not contact one another and are exposed to the maximum extent to contact with the treating medium.
  • the length of the individual corrugations is smaller than the on-center spacing between the successive cut-outs 15.
  • the configuration of the strips 19 is such or that the strips 19 are so arranged on the band 13 that they engage that side of the respective flange 18 which faces away from the band 13 so that the containers 17 are held in the cut-outs 15 without any freedom of displacement.
  • the band 13 is provided with three laterally adjacent rows of cut-outs 15 each of which can accommodate one of the containers 17.
  • the spacing between the cutouts 15 is so selected that in longitudinal direction of the band 13 there will be a sufficiently large flowthrough cross section for a treating medium between the containers 18 and also between the flanges 18 thereof.
  • the distance between the three rows of cutouts 15 is selected with similar considerations in mind.
  • the treating medium may for instance be steam or water if high temperature thermal treatment is required.
  • the outline of the cut-outs 15 corresponds essentially to the outline of containers 17 in the region of their flange 18.
  • the outline is shown as being a rectangle 20 with receding comer portions 21 but the configuration could be different for instance in FIG. 4 the cut-outs 15 are of slightly smaller outline than the cross-section of the containers 17 in the region of the flange l8 and here the band is provided with incisions 22 extending from the boundaries of the cut-outs 15 into the band so that insertion of the respective containers 17 into an associated recess or cut-out 15 results in bending of the band 13 in the region of the cut-out 15, so that the container is clampingly retained therein by the flexible resistance of the band.
  • FIG. 3 shows that the end of the band 13 is provided with springs 28 and hooks 29 which can be engaged in holes provided in the take-up 10 for this purpose.
  • the spacing means are shown to be different than in the preceeding Figures namely in form of projections or feet provided in rows on one major surface of the band 13 and having a spacing from one another which is smaller than the on-center spacing of successive cut-outs 15.
  • FIG. 5 shows still a further possibility for the spacing means namely here the spacing means is provided in form of thick sheet material strips 26 with openings 27, but here care must be taken that the material 26 is very readily bendable or flexible.
  • the band 13 is unwound from a reel 10 with a device 30 as shown in FIG. 6.
  • Containers 17 are inserted into the respective cut-outs 15 and the band 13 with the thus inserted containers 17 is wound onto a second reel or take-up 10 which is supported on frictional payoff roller-supports 31 and 32 and is turned by the same.
  • the resulting coil (see also FIG. 1) is then placed either individually or in conjunction with other similar coils, onto a carriage 33 which takes them to an auto-clave 34 as shown in FIG. 6.
  • the coil or coils undergoes the necessary sterilization, whereupon after cooling in the autoclave, the coil or coils are removed therefrom and deposited individually on another or the same pair or roller supports 35, 36.
  • the present invention is equally suitable not only for autoclaving but also for other treatments for instance deep freezing in which the containers 17 held on the band 13 which is formed into a coil are exposed to a gas at requisite temperature in a cooling chamber so that rapid freezing of the contents of the containers 17 will take place.
  • a combination comprising an elongated flexible band provided with a plurality of recesses each dimentioned to receive at least one container to be treated and to retain it against movement; and winding means for winding said band with be respective containers into the shape of a coil for exposure to a treating medium.
  • said containers having a certain height and said band having a certain thickeness smaller than said height and further comprising spacing means for interposition between respective convolutions of said coil and having a thickness at least equal to the difference between the height of said containers and the thickness of said band.
  • said spacing means comprises spacing projection.
  • said spacing means comprising corrugated strips of sheet material extended in parallelism with said band and having alternating depressions and crests of which the latter are connected with said band; successive ones of said recesses having on-center spacing of predetermined length and the height of the respective corrugated being smaller than said oncenter spacing.
  • said containers having outwardly extending flanges; and wherein said spacing means engages said flanges at a side thereof which faces away from said band.
  • said containers having outwardly extending flanges and wherein said recesses have outlines corresponding substantially to those of the containers so that the latter are receivable in said recesses with the respective flanges contacting said band.
  • said recesses have outlines which are slightly smaller than those of the containers to be received and further comprising incisions in said band extending outwardly away from the respective recesses.
  • said winding means comprising a rotable shaft with a pair of axially spaced flanges mounted on said shaft and between which said band is to be convaluted about said shaft.

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