WO1982003832A1 - Appareil et procede de remplissage aseptique de conteneurs flexibles - Google Patents

Appareil et procede de remplissage aseptique de conteneurs flexibles Download PDF

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WO1982003832A1
WO1982003832A1 PCT/US1981/000614 US8100614W WO8203832A1 WO 1982003832 A1 WO1982003832 A1 WO 1982003832A1 US 8100614 W US8100614 W US 8100614W WO 8203832 A1 WO8203832 A1 WO 8203832A1
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Scholle William J
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    • 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
    • B65B55/00—Preserving, protecting or purifying packages or package contents in association with packaging
    • B65B55/02—Sterilising, e.g. of complete packages
    • B65B55/022—Sterilising, e.g. of complete packages of flexible containers having a filling and dispensing spout, e.g. containers of the "bag-in-box"-type

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  • the present invention relates to an apparatus and method for filling flexible containers in an aseptic environment.
  • Flexible bags- comprised of a plastic material, such as polyethylene- are well suited as containers for fluid substances, such as milk, water, fruit juices, wine, and chemicals.
  • a spout is provided, through which the container may be filled and the content - may. be dispensed.
  • the containers may be connected In continuous web form and filled by advancing the web of containers seriatim into a filling station, as described in TJ.S. Patent No. 4,120,134, issued on October 17, 1978 to William R. Scholle, and assigned to Scholle Corporation.
  • TJ.S. Patent No. 4,120,134 issued on October 17, 1978 to William R. Scholle, and assigned to Scholle Corporation.
  • the specification of that patent provides useful information helpful in understanding the context in which the present invention operates, and therefore, that patent is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
  • the apparatus described in U.S. Patent No. 4,120,134 includes (a) feed means comprising conveyors for directing the continuous web, formed by the interconnecte containers, from a supply carton onto a platform adjacent the filling station; (b) guide members for aligning the . filling spout of each container as it moves along the platform; (c) a mechanism for uncapping, filling, and recapping each container at the filling station; and (d) means for releasing the filling spouts after each container is filled.
  • the containers may be advanced either by a mechanically driven conveyor or an inclined passive conveyor.
  • the passive conveyor utilizes the gravitational force of the filled containers on an inclined unloading conveyor to pull the web of empty interconnected containers behind it.
  • the containers are consumable, measures must be taken to insure that such contents are free from contamination. If, for example, the containers are filled with high acid foods, It is necessary that the filling be performed under at least sanitary conditions. However, where low acid or neutral pH foods, such as milk, are involved, it is desirable that the filling be performed under aseptic conditions, since this permits such foods to have a longer shelf life than would otherwise be possible.
  • the present invention provides an apparatus and method for filling flexible containers in an aseptic environment.
  • This apparatus comprises a tunnel-like, elongated chamber having an entry port, through which the empty containers are fed, and a dispensing port, through which the filled containers are dispensed.
  • the chamber is partitioned into three compartments, ⁇ including a sterilizing compartment, adjacent to the entry port, a filling compartment, adjacent to the dispensing port, and a drying compartment, interposed between the filling and sterilizing compartments.
  • the entry and dispensing ports each have a seal, formed of elastomeric material with a slit therein, to reduce the risk of contaminant migration into the elongated chamber while permitting the containers to pass therethrough.
  • a supply of sterilized air is continuously Input to the filling compartment to pressurize the entire elongated chamber and provide a flow of sterile air therethrough to prevent entry of contaminants.
  • the present invention utilizes premanufactured containers, connected in a continuous web, which have been prepackaged in a sealed overwrap container and presterilized. therein.
  • the sealed overwrap container which comprises, for example, a plastic bag, is
  • O ⁇ .PI positioned adjacent to the entry port.
  • a positive pressure within the overwrap container by introducing sterile air therein. This may be accomplished by providing a probe, connected to a source of sterilized air, which is used to puncture the wall of the overwrap and inflate the overwrap container.
  • An opening is then formed in the overwrap container, as by slitting with a knife, to provide access to one end of the continuous web of containers packaged therein.
  • An operator manually grasps the end of the continuous web, pulls it through the opening, and operably connects it to the feed means of the apparatus, for example, by clipping the leading edge of this continuous web to the trailing edge of the preceding continuous web of containers.
  • the continuous flow of sterile air from the probe through the overwrap container tends to- reduce such contamination.
  • the peripheral edges formed by the opening in the overwrap are sealed to the mouth of the entry port, as by a resilient band.
  • the air supply to the overwrap container may then be discontinued, and the probe, if desired, may be withdrawn, thereby leaving a small aperture in the wall of the overwrap container.
  • the positive pressure in the elongated chamber should be sufficient to provide a sterile air flow to the overwrap container, thereby maintaining it at a positive pressure and preventing contaminants from entering through such aperture.
  • the filling compartment is maintained at a positive pressure, by inputting, as discussed above, sterile a-ir therein.
  • This sterile air flows from the filling compartment to the drying compartment, and th s, also serves to maintain the drying compartment at a positive pressure.
  • the hydrogen peroxide mist in the sterilizing compartment provides an aseptic barrier between the drying compartment and the entry port.
  • the filling compartment is constantly maintained in an aseptic condition as the containers are serially
  • the present invention therefore, provides an asepti environment for filling premanufactured, prepackaged, and presterilized, flexible containers, connected in continuous web form.
  • Figure 1 Is an elevation view of the aseptic filling apparatus of the present invention showing the elongated chamber receiving a continuous web of flexible bags through an inlet mouth, and dispensing the containers through an outlet mouth and onto the inclined conveyor, after the containers have been filled by the filling nozzle;
  • Figure 2 is a partial perspective view of the sterile chamber of Figure 1;
  • Figure 3 is a schematic drawing of the elongated chamber of Figure 1 showing the spraying compartment, drying compartment, and filling compartment;
  • Figure 4 is a fragmentary, perspective view of the elongated chamber of Figure 1, showing the configuration of the partition between the spraying compartment and drying compartment, and the configuration of the partition between the drying compartment and filling compartment; and further showing the tube which provides a drain for sterilant condensate and a vent for the sterile air flow through the elongated chamber;
  • Figure 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of the containers being received into the chamber through the inlet mouth, showing the elastomeric seal sealing to the exterior of the containers;
  • Figure 6 is a fragmentary, perspective view of f the filled containers being dispensed through the outlet mouth, showing the elastomeric seals sealing to the exterior of the filled containers;
  • Figure 7 is a series of perspective views illustrating a method of packaging the continuous web of containers for sterilization;
  • Figure 8 is a series of perspective views illustrating a method of opening the container overwrap bag to reduce contaminant entry through the opening, and showing a method of sealing this bag opening to the inlet mouth of the chamber to form a relatively sterile tunnel for the containers.
  • the aseptic filling apparatus 10 of the present invention includes a skeletal support frame 12 formed by plural upstanding posts 14 interconnected by plural cross members 16.
  • the support frame 12 mounts an elongated chamber
  • FIG. 18 having an inlet mouth -19, which forms an entry port 20 at one end of the chamber 18, and an outlet mouth 21, which forms a dispensing port 22 at the opposite ' end of the chamber 18, as shown in Figures 1 and 2.
  • a continuous web of containers 24, having respective spouts 25, are fed seriatim into the entry port 20.
  • Container support rollers 23 ( Figure 2) , horizontally mounted between the sides of the chamber 18, provide support for the- containers 24 as they are advanced through the elongated chamber 18 by a passive, Inclined conveyor 26, as described in U.S. Patent No. 4,120,134 issued on October 17, 1978, to William R. Scholle, and assigned to Scholle Corporation, which patent is hereby incorporated by reference.
  • the containers 24 may be advanced through the elongated chamber 18 by the mechanically driven mechanisms described in U.S. Patent 4,120,134 or in copending patent application Serial No. Unknown, attorney Docket No. 5009- entitled "Container Conveyor For A flexible Container Filling Machine", filed March 19, 1981, by Roger H. Ellert, Inventor, which is also hereby incorporated
  • a filling nozzle 30, for filling the containers 24, extends through, and is sealed to, the top of the elongated chamber 18, near its dispensing end.
  • a container spout 25 When a container spout 25 reaches a position beneath this nozzle 30, it is uncapped, filled by the nozzle 30, and recapped.
  • the nozzle 30 is connected to a flow controller 34, mounted on the frame 12, which dispenses measured amounts of product, such as a food substance, through the spout 25 and into the container 24.
  • a vertical post 36 is advanced upward to cause the lower wall of the container 24- to seal off the container spout 25 prior to capping to prevent entry of air into the filled container 24. Further details of this filling mechanism, as well as a capping mechanism for uncapping and recapping the spouts 25- are provided in the above- referenced :u.S. Patent No. 4,120,134
  • This inclined conveyor 26 comprises plural idle rollers 40 connected between opposing side frames 42,44.
  • the side frames 42,44 are rotatably connected at one end to respective brackets 46 connected to a cross member 16 of the support frame 12.
  • the brackets 46 are positioned to permit the conveyor 26 to receive filled containers 24 from the dispensing port 22.
  • the end of the inclined conveyor opposite the dispensing port 22 is supported by a post 50, which may be telescopingly adjusted to vary the angle of inclination of the inclined conveyor 26.
  • a container separator 52 having a severing bar 54 is connected to the side frames of the conveyor 26. This separator
  • the Chamber 18 serves to disconnect adjacent filled containers 24 at perforations, preformed in the container web between adjacent containers 24, so that the containers 24 may be deposited into protective enclosures, such as cardboard boxes.
  • the Chamber 18
  • the elongated chamber 18 is divided into a filling compartment 68, a spraying compartment 70, and a drying compartment 72.
  • These compartments 68,70,72 are formed by partitions 60,62, oriented perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the chamber 18.
  • the filling compartment 68 is bounded by- the outlet mouth 21 on one end and the partition 60 on the other end.
  • the filling nozzle 30 projects into this compartment 68.
  • the spraying compartment is bounded by the inlet mouth 19 and the partition 62, while the drying compartment is bounded by the partitions 60,62.
  • An elastomeric seal 64 is provided across the inlet mouth 19 to seal the entry port 20.
  • the outlet mouth 21 is provided with two elastomeric seals 66,67, in spaced, parallel relationship, to form a double seal across the dispensing port 22.
  • the partitions 60,62, and seals 64,66,67,- all have opening, described in detail below, to permit passage of the continuous web of containers 24 through the chamber 18.
  • a source of sterile, heated air 76 is connected by tubing (not shown) to an inlet tube 78 In the filling compartment 68 ( Figure 3) of the elongated chamber 18.
  • the chamber 18 also has plural spray heads 80,82,84,86 connected thereto, which are positioned to spray the compartments 70,72,68, and mouth 21, respectively.
  • Each of these spray heads 80,82,84,86 is connected by tubing (not shown) to the sterile air supply 76 and/ to a sterilant supply 88 containing, for example, a
  • the spray heads 80,82,84,86 atomize the hydrogen peroxide solution into a fine mist or fog, and spray such mist into the spraying compartment 70, drying compartment 72, filling compartment 68, and dispensing mouth 21, respectively. Sterilizing the Chamber 18
  • the elongated chamber 18, as well as the product contact surfaces should be sterilized to ensure that filling is performed in an aseptic environment. This is accomplished by spraying the above-described hydrogen peroxide solution through each of the spray heads 80,82,84,86 simultaneously, to sterilize the entire chamber 18. Sterile air is then supplied from the air source 76 to the inlet tube 78 to maintain the filling compartment 68 at a positive pressure, and thus, in an aseptic condition. As will be described in more detail below, this sterile air flow also maintains the drying chamber 72 and dispensing mouth 21 at a positive pressure, and, therefore, also In an aseptic condition.
  • the spray heads 82,84,86 may be shut off.
  • the spray head 80 continuously operates to supply a mist of hydrogen peroxide to the spraying chamber 70, during the operation of the apparatus 10, to provide an aseptic barrier between the inlet mouth 19 and the drying compartment 72.
  • the hydrogen peroxide mist in the spraying chamber 70, together with the sterile air flow into the filling compartment 68, serves to prevent contaminants from entering the elongated chamber 18.
  • the product contact surfaces such as the interior surface of the filling nozzle 30, are also sterilized prior to use of the ⁇ apparatus 10. This is accomplished in a manner well known to those skilled in the art, for example, by steam sterilization techniques.
  • Controllers 92 monitor, record, and control the above-described processes and continually regulate flow rate, pressure, and temperature variables, such as the source temperature of the sterilized air, the air pressure in the filling compartment 68, the temperature of the air flow through the drying compartment 72, and the temperature of the steam for sterilizing the product contact surfaces.
  • Windows 94 are provided in the side of the chamber 18 for viewing the operation of the apparatus 10. The Partitions 60,62 and Seals 64,66,67 of the Chamber 18
  • the partition 62 includes an opening 98, sized to permit the continuous web of containers 24 to pass therethrough.
  • the contour ' - of the opening 98 is generally rectangular with a notch 100 formed along its upper edge to accommodate the filling spouts 25 of the containers 24.
  • the tolerance between the edge of the opening 98 and the containers 24 should be relatively close to reduce the amount of hydrogen peroxide mist passing through the opening 98. However, such tolerance should not be so close that the edges of the opening 98 wipe the web of containers 24 as they pass therethrough.
  • the partition 62 be formed of a flexible, resilient material so that a slight misalignment between the notch 100 and the spout 25 will not prevent advancement of the containers 24 through the opening 98.
  • the partition 60 has an opening 106 of generally the same contour as the opening 98 to permit passage of the web of containers 24 therethrough, as shown in Figure 4. However, the opening 106 is substantially larger than the opening 98 to permit the previously described flow of sterile air through the inlet tube 78 ( Figure 2) to pass from the filling compartment 68, through the opening 106, and into the drying compartment 72.
  • a vent tube 108 is included in the bottom of the drying compartment 72, adjacent to the partition 62, to provide an outlet for the sterile air after it has travelled the length of the compartment 72. It will be understood that this flow of sterile air also maintains a positive pressure in the drying compartment 72 and thus reduces any tendency of the hydrogen peroxide mist in the spray compartment 70 to migrate through the opening 98. Such positive pressure also prevents contaminants from entering the compartment 72 through the vent tube 108.
  • a small opening 110 centered at the bottom of the partition 62, adjacent to the vent 108, permits hydrogen peroxide condensate formed in the spray compartment 70 to drain through this opening 110 and into the vent 108.
  • This vent 108 also serves to drain any hydrogen peroxide condensate in the drying compartment 72. Accordingly, the bottom walls of the spray compartment and drying compartment are sloped towards this drain 108 to provide troughs for carrying condensate thereto.
  • the vent 108 is connected by tubing (not shown) to a location suitable for disposal of the hydrogen peroxide.
  • the entry port seal 64 is formed from an elastomeric material, such as dental dam, and includes a horizontal slit 114, slightly greater in length than the width of the continuous web of containers 24 to permit such containers 24 to pass therethrough.
  • the dispensing port seals 66,67 shown in Figure 6, are identical to the entry port seal 64, except that they have respective slits 116 sized to permit filled containers 24 to pass therethrough.
  • the slits 116 are elastomeric so that they (a) expand to permit passage of the containers 24, and (b) seal to the outer surface of the containers 24.
  • the seals 66,67, together with the positive pressure in the filling compartment 68 provide a barrier against contaminant entry through the mouth 21 and into the compartment 68.
  • the aseptic filling apparatus 10 of the present invention utilizes containers 24 which are prepackaged In a sterile container. Although such prepackaging of the containers 24 is known in the art, a description of the packaging process may be useful in fully understanding the operation of the present invention.
  • the flexible containers 24 are ' premanufactured in continuous web form, precapped, arid folded at perforations between adjacent containers, in an accordian fashion.
  • the folded containers 24 are then placed In a sealed overwrap container 120, comprising, for example, a plastic bag.
  • this overwrap bag 120 is substantially greater In height than the height of the folded containers 24.
  • Air is evacuated from the overwrap bag 120, and the Overwrap bag 120, with the containers 24 therein, is placed In a shipping carton 122.
  • the shipping carton 122 is then sealed and placed In a sterilizer (not shown) to sterilize the containers 24.
  • a sterilizer not shown
  • Such sterilization may be accomplishe in a conventional manner, such as by radiation. Operation of the Aseptic Filling Apparatus 10
  • the precapped, premanufactured, prepackaged, and presterilized containers 24 are fed into the elongated chamber 18 in the manner described below.
  • OMPI 122 is opened, and a probe 126, connected by tubing
  • the sterile air source 76 (not shown) to the sterile air source 76 ( Figure 1) , is inserted through the wall of the sealed overwrap bag 120, as shown in Figure 8, thereby causing the flow of sterile air through the probe 126 to inflate the sealed overwrap bag 120.
  • An opening 128 is then formed in the overwrap bag 120, as by slitting with a knife (not shown) .
  • the length of this opening 128 is slightly larger than the width of the web of containers 24 to permit an operator to manually grasp the end of the web of containers 24 and pull it through the opening 128. The operator then connects the leading edge of the web of containers from the overwrap bag 120 to the trailing edge 132 of the web of containers 24 which have been previously fed through the chamber 18.
  • connection may be made by a pair of clips 134. It will be recognized that, although the opening 128 exposes the contents of the overwrap container 120 to the atmosphere, and thus, to contaminants, the supply of sterile air through the probe 126 will provide an air flow through the opening
  • the overwrap bag 120 provides a relatively sterile tunnel for passage of containers 24 from the carton 122 to the inlet mouth 19.
  • the supply of sterile air through the probe 126 may then be discontinued.
  • the probe 126 may be left in the overwrap bag 120, or alternatively, it may be removed. However, if the probe 126 is removed, it is preferable that the positive pressure in the chamber 18 be sufficiently great to create a positive t pressure in the overwrap bag 120 to prevent contaminants from entering through the hole formed by the probe 126.
  • the containers 24 are then serially advanced through the chamber 18 by the feed means, previously discussed in reference to Patent No. 4,120,134.
  • the containers 24 pass through the entry port seal 64, they enter the sterilizing chamber 70 where the continuous hydrogen peroxide mist, dispensed through the spray head 80 ( Figure 2) , coats the exterior of the containers 24 to kill any microorganisms that may have contaminated the containers 24 as a result of opening the overwrap bag 120 and exposing of the containers 24 to the atmosphere.
  • the rate of advancement of the containers 24 through the chamber 18 is dependent upon the degree of contamination or "bio-load" on the exterior surfaces of the containers 24, and thus, this rate is regulated accordingly.
  • the above-described process of using the overwrap bag to form a tunnel-like enclosure reduces the amount of time that the containers 24 are exposed to the atmosphere, and therefore, advantageously reduces the bio-load on such containers 24. Consequently because of this reduced bio-load, the required exposure time of the containers 24 to the hydrogen peroxide mist in the compartment 70 is reduced,, thereby permitting more rapid advancement of the containers 24. It will also be understood that the interior surfaces of the containers 24 need not be resterilized, since their spouts 25 are capped to prevent contaminants from entering the containers 24.
  • the containers 24 are then advanced from the sterilizing compartment 70 through the partition 62 and into the drying compartment 72 where the hydrogen peroxide coating thereon is dryed by a flow of heated sterile air.
  • this flow of sterile air travels from the opening 106 in the partition 60 through the entire length of the drying compartment 72 and out of the vent pipe 108.
  • the temperature of this air should be sufficient to heat the hydrogen peroxide coating without damaging the containers 24.
  • Such temperature may, for example, be in the range of 150°F to 190°F.
  • contact heaters may be attached to the bottom of the drying chamber to boost temperatures and reduce temperature differentials in the drying chamber 72.
  • Heating of the hydrogen peroxide coating enhances its antiseptic properties, and thus, ensures that the exterior surfaces of the containers 24 are completely sterile when they enter the filling compartment 68. Since the supply of sterile air through the inlet tube 78 ( Figure 2) maintains the filling compartment 68 in an aseptic condition, the sterilized containers 24 will remain sterile during filling. After the containers 24 have been filled, they are carried by the support rollers 23, through the dispensing port seal 66, and onto the inclined conveyor 26 where the container separator 52 ( Figure 1) separates the containers 24 for packaging.
  • the present invention therefore, provides an aseptic environment for filling premanufactured, prepackaged, and presterilized flexible containers, connected in continuous web form.

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Un appareil (10) de remplissage aseptique de conteneurs flexibles prefabriques, presterilises (24), relies dans une bande continue, comprend une chambre (18) avec une embouchure d'entree (19) pour recevoir successivement des conteneurs vides (24), et une embouchure de sortie (21) pour distribuer successivement des conteneurs remplis (24). Les embouchures d'entree et de sortie (19, 21) ont des joints respectifs (64, 66, 67) assurant l'etancheite a la surface des conteneurs (24) pour empecher des substances contaminentes d'entrer dans la chambre (18). Cette chambre (18) est divisee pour former un compartiment d'atomisation (70), adjacent a l'embouchure d'entree (19), et un compartiment de remplissage (68), adjacent a l'embouchure de sortie (21), avec un compartiment de sechage (72) entre les deux. Un agent de sterilisation (88) est atomise en continu, sous la forme d'un voile, dans le compartiment d'atomisation (70) pour revetir l'exterieur des conteneurs (24) avec l'agent de sterilisation (88) au fur et a mesure qu'ils avancent en serie au travers de la chambre (18). Ce voile forme egalement une barriere aseptique entre l'embouchure d'entree (19) et le compartiment de sechage (72). Une source (76) d'air sterile est amenee dans le compartiment de remplissage (68) pour y maintenir une pression positive et donc empecher l'entree de substances contaminantes. Cet air sterile chauffe s'ecoule depuis le compartiment de remplissage (68) vers le compartiment de sechage (72) pour secher les conteneurs (24) apres avoir ete gicles. Les conteneurs (24) avancent ensuite vers le compartiment de remplissage (68) ou ils sont remplis et distribues au travers de l'embouchure de sortie (21). Le temps pendant lequel les conteneurs vides (24) sont exposes a l'atmosphere, et donc, le degre de contamination sur l'exterieur des conteneurs (24) peut etre reduit en utilisant le sac scelle d'enveloppement (120), dans lequel les conteneurs (24) sont presterilises, pour former un tunnel relativement sterile d'amenee des conteneurs (24) a
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JP50229781A JPS58500661A (ja) 1981-05-07 1981-05-07 フレキシブルな容器の無菌充填装置と方法
EP19810901835 EP0078260A4 (fr) 1981-05-07 1981-05-07 Appareil et procede de remplissage aseptique de conteneurs flexibles.
AU74120/81A AU7412081A (en) 1981-05-07 1981-05-07 Apparatus and method for aseptically filling flexible containers
PCT/US1981/000614 WO1982003832A1 (fr) 1981-05-07 1981-05-07 Appareil et procede de remplissage aseptique de conteneurs flexibles
IT8221139A IT1210883B (it) 1981-05-07 1982-05-07 Apparecchio e metodo per riempire in modo asettico contenitori flessibili.

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