WO2004096970A1 - Procede et dispositif permettant d'oter une capsule-couronne et d'expulser les sediments d'une bouteille de vin - Google Patents

Procede et dispositif permettant d'oter une capsule-couronne et d'expulser les sediments d'une bouteille de vin Download PDF

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WO2004096970A1
WO2004096970A1 PCT/IB2004/001291 IB2004001291W WO2004096970A1 WO 2004096970 A1 WO2004096970 A1 WO 2004096970A1 IB 2004001291 W IB2004001291 W IB 2004001291W WO 2004096970 A1 WO2004096970 A1 WO 2004096970A1
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Roberto Balugani
Alberto Boni
Giampiero Simonini
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Giampiero Simonini
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C12—BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • C12G—WINE; PREPARATION THEREOF; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; PREPARATION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES NOT PROVIDED FOR IN SUBCLASSES C12C OR C12H
    • C12G1/00—Preparation of wine or sparkling wine
    • C12G1/08—Removal of yeast ["degorgeage"]
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C12—BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • C12L—PITCHING OR DEPITCHING MACHINES; CELLAR TOOLS
    • C12L11/00—Cellar tools

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  • the invention relates to an equipment for wine cellars .
  • each bottle is uncapped, while it is simultaneously turned top-up, so that the sediments, in technical jargon called “dregs”, are expelled spontaneously due to the pressure inside the bottle, which can be reach a value over 3 bar.
  • the ideal moment for the uncapping is when an air bubble, which is present in the bottle and moves during the bottle rotation, is positioned between the clear wine and the dregs, thus creating a separation between the "good” part, which must remain in the bottle, and the rejects to be expelled.
  • the bottle before the bottle it is closed again with the final cork, it is replenished with some clear wine or with a suitable sugary substance, if the wine taste is to be corrected; sometimes, in order to introduce the sugary substance, it is necessary to suck a small quantity of clear wine to make available the necessary space .
  • the best results for the wine quality are obtained if the contact with atmosphere, after the expulsion of the dregs, is reduced to the minimum, in order to avoid the dispersion of the wine aromas and excessive loss of pressure in the bottle.
  • the dregs expulsion can be facilitated for the operators, who are not very experienced in the above described quick maneuver, by a known technique, according to which the bottle neck is cooled until the sediments are solidified, so that they cannot make the clear wine turbid again; however, this technique appears unsatisfactory, because it is extremely slow.
  • each bottle must be transferred from one station to another, after having been uncapped, thus it must remain open for some time, and consequently the time during which the wine is in contact with outside, increases .
  • a provisional closing device situated in the uncapping station, is operated after the cap removing device, but it causes frequent jams, with subsequent possible damages to the bottles.
  • the object of the present invention is to propose a method and device aimed at removing a crown cap from a bottle in suitable phase relation with respect to the rotation of the bottle, ensuring at the same time the bottle integrity.
  • Another object of the present invention is to propose a device equipped with means for provisionally closing, the bottle, which are set in operation after the crown cap has been removed and the dregs expelled, and do not cause risks of jams or damages to the bottle.
  • a further object of the present invention is to propose a device built in such a way, as to allow possible topping up and/or correction of the wine in the same uncapping station and without idle times, during which the bottle remains open.
  • a device for removing the crown cap and expelling the dregs from a bottle of wine having a mouth closed with a crown cap including: a head swinging about a horizontal axis; at least one site defined in said head for receiving therein a neck of said bottle of wine, closed with a crown cap; means situated at said site for locking the neck of said bottle; means for making said head swing between two end positions, namely a start-of-cycle position, in which the bottle has said neck turned downward, and an end-of-cycle position, in which said bottle has said neck turned upward; a working member situated at said site and including an uncapping tool and a closing element; driving means, connected to the working member for operating said working member, in phase relation with the swing motion of the head and of the bottle housed therein, to perform:
  • the above mentioned device carries out a method for removing a crown cap and for expelling dregs from a bottle of wine, including: placing a bottle with a bottle neck, a mouth and a crown cap in a site of a head swinging about a horizontal axis; swinging said head from a start-of-cycle position, in which the bottle has said bottle neck turned downward, to a end-of-cycle position, in which the same bottle has said bottle neck turned upward; operating driving means for moving a working member situated at said site and including an uncapping tool and a closing element, so that the working member is positively moved, in phase relation with swinging of said head, in accordance with a series of displacements:
  • FIG. 1 is a lateral view of the device as a whole
  • Figure 2 is a front view, enlarged with respect to Figure 1, of the device, from the side of the bottle cap;
  • Figure 3A is a schematic view, of the device, in the same view as Figure 1, at the beginning of the cycle indicated with continuous line, and at an intermediate position, indicated with broken line;
  • Figure 3B shows the device in the end-of-cycle configuration
  • - Figure 4 shows two positions, the start-of-cycle position and the end-of-cycle position, with continuous and broken line, respectively, with a first- adjustment of the components, which is different with respect to the one of Figures 3A, 3B
  • - Figure 5 shows two positions, the start-of-cycle position and the end-of-cycle position, with continuous and broken line, respectively, with a second adjustment of the components, which is different with respect to the one of Figures 3A, 3B
  • - Figures from 6 to 11 show many moments of the device operation cycle, in the same view as Figure 1 and enlarged with respect thereto.
  • the reference numeral 1 indicates the proposed device as a whole .
  • the device 1 removes a crown cap 5 from a bottle 4 containing sparkling and/or champagne-type wine, which undergoes the in-b ⁇ ttle-fermentation method, mentioned in the introductory note, so that the sediments, localized in the area of the neck 4a, are expelled spontaneously.
  • the device 1 includes a head 2, which defines a site P for a bottle of wine 4; naturally, the same head 2 can have two or more sites P, to hold contemporarily more bottles .
  • the site P includes means 3, known in themselves, for receiving and locking the neck 4a of the bottle 4.
  • the means 3 include a pair of jaws, one of which, indicated with 30, is stationary and the other, indicated with 31, is moving and operated by a respective actuator 310, after the bottle 4 has been introduced manually in a way described better later on.
  • the head 2 is operated by motor means M, of known type and not shown, to swing about a horizontal axis X, between two extreme positions, i.e. a start-of-cycle position IC and an end-of-cycle position FC, respectively.
  • a start-of-cycle position IC the bottle 4 has the neck 4a turned downwards
  • FC end-of-cycle position
  • the head 2 performs a swinging movement of about 90°, centered symmetrically with respect to the horizontal; that is to say that, the bottle 4 is inclined downwards by about 45° at the start- of-cycle position IC, and it is inclined upwards, again by about 45° at the end-of-cycle position FC.
  • the horizontal axis X is perpendicular to the axis of the bottle 4, placed in the site P; according to a preferred configuration, the two axes intersects each other.
  • the position of the axis X can be adjusted, along the extension of the bottle axis, by means 10, for example a slot, situated between the head 2 and the attachment to said motor means M ( Figure 1) , so that the axis X is in a nearly median position, or in the neck 4a area, or in the bottom 4c area.
  • Figures 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 the axis X is shown in median position, and the schematic Figures 3A, 3B show the end positions IC, FC of the bottle 4 and of the head 2 (continuous line) and an intermediate position (broken line) , with this configuration.
  • Figure 4 shows the swing motion of the head 2 and the bottle 4 with the axis X situated in the neck 4a area.
  • Figure 5 shows the swing motion of the head 2 and the bottle 4 with the axis X situated in the bottom 4c area.
  • the working ⁇ member 6 is connected to driving means 60, capable of imparting the working member 6 a positive movement, described more in detail later on, for uncapping the bottle 4 by the blade 7, and for subsequent closing of the bottle by the disk 8.
  • the driving means 60 include two shoulders 61, arranged beside each other and having respective opposite guides 62, with which the working member 6 is slidingly engaged, so that it moves in a direction transversal, with respect to the bottle 4 axis .
  • the working member 6 is connected to a stem of a single action jack 600, supported by the shoulders 61, with interposition of first elastic means 16 defining a constraint sliding between the working member 6 and the stem; in particular, the working member 6 is allowed to go back elastically toward the jack 600.
  • the backward motion of the working member 6 is operated by additional means 70 situated in the head 2 and including a plate 71, arranged laying on the same plane in which the working member 6 slides and on the opposite side with reference to the symmetry plane of the site P.
  • the plate 71 is operated, by an actuator 700 carried by the structure 20 of the head 2, so as to move between two positions, namely a working position H and a rest position K, respectively.
  • the plate 71 When in the working position H, the plate 71 defines an end stop abutment for the crown cap 5 fastened to the bottle 4, when the latter is introduced in the site P, and intercepts the working member 6 pushing it to a position, in which it does not interfere with the cap 5, against the reaction of the first elastic means 16.
  • Sensor means 17 are connected to the plate 71 and, in the working position H, are aligned with the crown cap 5, so as to detect its presence.
  • Each of the shoulders 61 forms two arms 63, 64, first and second respectively, extending nearly parallel to the bottle 4 axis; the two first arms 63 of the respective shoulders 61 are hinged to a common first quadrant 65, pivoted in FI to the structure 20 of the head 2.
  • the two second arms 64 are hinged to a common second quadrant 66, similarly pivoted in F2 to the structure 20 of the head 2.
  • the first quadrant 65 and the second quadrant 66 are mutually connected by a stay 67, which maintains them with the same orientation; the second quadrant 66 is connected to the stem of a double action jack 660, supported by the structure 20 of the head 2.
  • the action of the jack 660 on the second quadrant 66 sets it in rotation, which is imposed synchronously also to the first quadrant 65; consequently, the oscillation of the quadrants 65, 66 determines a movement of the shoulders 61 of the working member 6 connected thereto, in a direction almost parallel to the bottle 4 axis .
  • connection between the second quadrant 66 and the stem of the jack 660 is obtained with interposition of second elastic means 68, which define a sliding constraint and act as a push limiter; more precisely, when the stem goes out, a rigid connection with the quadrants 65, 66 is established, while, when the stem returns inside, the quadrants 65, 66 are allowed to disengage elastically from the stem, stopping their movement, as it will be explained in the following.
  • Replenishment means 80 are connected to the closing element 8 and include at least one nozzle, leasing to the inside of the bottle 4 and aimed at introducing into the bottle 4 a selected quantity of liquid, which can be wine, or a sugary solution, suitably dosed for correcting the taste of the wine in the bottle.
  • a selected quantity of liquid which can be wine, or a sugary solution, suitably dosed for correcting the taste of the wine in the bottle.
  • control and command means which operate the above described means in suitable phase relation, to actuate the working cycle.
  • control and command means can be obtained by different known techniques, using, for example mechanical and/or electromechanical or electronic elements .
  • the signal indicating the presence of the cap supplied by the sensor means 17, enables first the closing of the locking' means 3 and then the movement of the plate 71 to its rest position K.
  • the proposed method is carried on by the working member 6.
  • the reaction of the first elastic means 16 causes the working member 6 make the first movement SI, crosswise to the neck 4c of the bottle 4, which brings it to strike laterally the crown cap 5, so that the uncapping tool 7 engages some teeth of the latter. It is to be pointed out that the uncapping tool 7 protrudes from the working member ,6 by a selected amount, so as not to touch the glass of the bottle 4.
  • control and command means By acting suitably on the control and command means, it is possible to adjust the phasing between the uncapping and the head rotation, so that the crown cap 5 is removed when the bottle 4 has the best inclination.
  • the ideal moment is considered the one, when the air bubble, which during the bottle 4 rotation moves from the bottom 4c toward the mouth 4b, is situated between the clear wine and the dregs, thus creating a separation, aimed at holding the clear wing and facilitation the expulsion of the dregs .
  • the single action jack 600 is operated, in order to make the working member 6 perform its third displacement S3 , parallel to the first one and in the same direction, moving the uncapping tool 7 away from the mouth 4b of the bottle 4 and placing the closing element 8 in axis with the mouth 4b ( Figure 10) .
  • the double action jack 660 is operated in the opposite direction, so that its stem retracts; consequently, the working member 6 is made perform its fourth displacement S4, which is parallel to the second one and in the opposite direction, and which brings the element 8 to close the mouth 4b.
  • the second elastic means 68 intervene, so as to free the stem movement, limiting the force, with which the closing element 8 pushes on the mouth 4b, so as not to damage the glass of the bottle ( Figure 11) .
  • the head 2 completes its rotation and reaches its end-of-cycle position FC, in which the bottle 4 is arranged with the neck 4a turned upwards .
  • a short period of time occurs between the uncapping moment and the moment in which the bottle 4 is closed by the element 8; during this period of time the bottle 4 remains open, which allows not only to expel the dregs, but also to stabilize the inner pressure in the. bottle 4, without lowering it too much, unlike the prior art machine described in the introductory note.
  • the replenishment means 80 After the bottle 4 has been closed by the element 8, it is possible, if necessary, to operate the replenishment means 80, for introducing a measured quantities of wine and/or sugary solution into the bottle.
  • the elastic means 68 which act on the closing element 8, allow the latter to rise slightly from the mouth 4b, to vent possible overpressures, which could occur inside the bottle 4.
  • the quantity of wine and/or sugary solution is dosed in such a way, that, after the introduction thereof, the bottle filling level is the one considered the best.
  • the quantity of added liquid corresponds more or less to the quantity of expelled dregs, without sucking clear wine from the bottle, unlike the methods mentioned in the introductory note.
  • the device 1 has finished its working cycle; the blocking means 3 are opened by the control and command means, the additional means 70 are activated again, to bring the plate 71 back to its working position H and the head 2 is rotated, in order to make it return to its start-of-cycle position IC.
  • the bottle is removed and closed again with the final cork.
  • the above described device 1 allows to male the manual method of quick uncapping automatic, with the maximum assurance of the bottle integrity, working speed and the results constancy.
  • the provided adjustments allow to personalize the working cycle in accordance to the specific needs .
  • Another advantage lies in the fact that all the operations, including the possible replenishment, are performed in the same station, thus avoiding, from one side, the problems connected with the means for transferring the bottle, and from the other side, limiting the time, in which the wine is in contact with the outside.

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Dispositif (1) comprenant une tête oscillante (2) destinée à recevoir et à bloquer une bouteille (4) fermée par une capsule et contenant du vin. Au départ, le goulot (4a) de la bouteille (4) est orienté vers le bas selon un angle d'environ 45°, et un organe de travail (6) déplace un outil décapsuleur (7) lorsque de la tête (2) est animée d'un mouvement de rotation pour amener la bouteille (4) à sa position verticale, et ce de manière à détacher la capsule-couronne (5) de fermeture de la bouteille lorsque la bouteille passe au-dessus de l'horizontale. La lie est expulsée spontanément sous l'action de la pression interne de la bouteille. L'organe de travail (6) possède un élément obturateur (8) servant à refermer la bouteille alors qu'elle est orientée de telle façon que son goulot est orienté selon un angle d'environ 45°. Une buse de remplissage (80) équipant le dispositif (1) peut être prévue pour rajouter à la bouteille (4) du vin et/ou une solution sucrée appropriée afin de faire l'appoint.
PCT/IB2004/001291 2003-04-30 2004-04-29 Procede et dispositif permettant d'oter une capsule-couronne et d'expulser les sediments d'une bouteille de vin WO2004096970A1 (fr)

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