WO2008119467A1 - Procédé et système de remplissage de sachets - Google Patents

Procédé et système de remplissage de sachets Download PDF

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WO2008119467A1
WO2008119467A1 PCT/EP2008/002175 EP2008002175W WO2008119467A1 WO 2008119467 A1 WO2008119467 A1 WO 2008119467A1 EP 2008002175 W EP2008002175 W EP 2008002175W WO 2008119467 A1 WO2008119467 A1 WO 2008119467A1
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Ludwig Clüsserath
Dieter-Rudolf Krulitsch
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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
    • B65B31/00—Packaging articles or materials under special atmospheric or gaseous conditions; Adding propellants to aerosol containers
    • B65B31/04—Evacuating, pressurising or gasifying filled containers or wrappers by means of nozzles through which air or other gas, e.g. an inert gas, is withdrawn or supplied
    • B65B31/044—Evacuating, pressurising or gasifying filled containers or wrappers by means of nozzles through which air or other gas, e.g. an inert gas, is withdrawn or supplied the nozzles being combined with a filling device
    • 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
    • B65B3/00—Packaging plastic material, semiliquids, liquids or mixed solids and liquids, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars
    • B65B3/04—Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles
    • B65B3/045—Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles for filling flexible containers having a filling and dispensing spout, e.g. containers of the "bag-in-box"-type
    • 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
    • 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
    • B65B55/04—Sterilising wrappers or receptacles prior to, or during, packaging
    • B65B55/10—Sterilising wrappers or receptacles prior to, or during, packaging by liquids or gases

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  • the invention relates to a method according to the preamble of claim 1 and to a filling system according to the preamble of claim 17.
  • Filling systems for filling liquid products for example of beverages or hygiene liquids, in bottles or similar containers known.
  • DE 44 02 980 C1 shows such a filling system, wherein the displaced air or gas quantity is throttled downstream in the return gas channel to slow down the flow of the filling material and to control.
  • the return gas pipe is arranged centrally and leads back into the feed tank.
  • the known filling systems are intended and suitable for use in bottles or similar containers which have a three-dimensional and substantially stable shape, with largely smooth surfaces without regions which are not or hardly accessible to a treatment medium or fluid .
  • Not known and suitable are the known filling systems for bag packaging, which due to the lack of a stable shaping, among other things for KIi- cken and / or for wrinkling and / or sticking, so that even here hard to reach areas for a treatment fluid result.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a method which is optimally focused on the filling of bag packaging with a flowable product or filling.
  • a method according to claim 1 is formed.
  • a filling system for carrying out the method is the subject matter of patent claim 17.
  • bag packaging means in particular, flexible packaging means in the form of bag-shaped or pillow-shaped packaging made from a single-layer or multi-layer flat material, ie packaging material generally completely or almost completely folded or flattened in the empty state, so that in this state they have no or virtually no internal volume.
  • the inventive method is suitable for filling of flowable products of various kinds, for example for filling beverages and other foods, but also for filling flowable hygiene products, such as soaps, shampoos, etc.
  • a pretreatment phase at least one time treating or rinsing the respective pouch packaging with a treatment medium or fluid, which is, for example, an inert rinsing and / or sterilizing fluid.
  • the treatment fluid is introduced into the respective bag packing in a sealing position with a filling element, preferably in such a way that this packaging is completely unfolded or inflated, so that reliably no folds or kinks remain and a substantially smooth, easily accessible for the treatment fluid Inner surface yields.
  • this fluid is removed from the package again.
  • This pretreatment or rinsing takes place at least once in the pretreatment phase, but also several times, for example.
  • the removal of the treatment fluid is preferably carried out by applying a vacuum to the interior of the bag packaging, for example in such a way that the bag packaging is completely folded or folded together by this application of the vacuum, at least prior to the introduction of the actual filling phase, ie the internal volume of the bag Pouch packaging is virtually nil.
  • FIG. 1 shows, in a simplified representation, a filling system for filling packaging bags or bag packages with a flowable filling material or primary fluid;
  • FIGS. 2-5 show the filling system of FIG. 1 in different operating states.
  • the filling system generally designated 1 in the figures, is used to fill bag packs 2 or the like with a flowable filling material and, inter alia, consists of: from a filling element 3, which is provided together with a plurality of similar filling elements 3 at the beginning of a rotating around a vertical machine axis rotor 4 of a filling machine.
  • Each filling element 3 is associated with a height-controlled, for example cam-controlled holder 5 with gripper 6, with which the respective bag packaging 2 to be filled is held on a filling nozzle 2.1 provided on this packaging during the filling process.
  • a filling material channel 8 is formed, which essentially consists of a channel section 8.1, a chamber 8.2 and a further channel section 8.3.
  • the valve body 9.1 of a Gregutventils 9 is provided, controlled by the controlled opening and closing the delivery of the contents in the respective bag packaging 2 becomes. Due to the arrangement of the Gregutventils 9 and the valve body 9.1 in a relatively large cross section having chamber 8.3 is ensured even with a product with higher viscosity by the contents at least largely unobstructed movement of the valve body 9.1 during opening and closing.
  • the provided in the flow direction of the contents when filling in front of the chamber 8.2 channel section 8.1 is connected via a line 10 with a provided on the rotor 4 and common to all filling elements 3 storage tank or boiler 11 in connection, during filling of the bag packages 2 with the Filling material is partially filled level-controlled up to the level N, so that in the boiler 11 above the level N, a gas space 11.1 and below the level of N from the filling material occupied Golfgutraum 11.2 are formed.
  • a flow meter 12 is provided which provides the necessary for a volume or volume controlled filling of the bag packages 2 measurement signal.
  • the following in the flow direction of the contents of the chamber 8.2, oriented with its axis in a vertical or substantially vertical direction channel section 8.2 is open at its lower end and forms a short filling tube with a Golfgutabgabeö réelle or Golfgutauslass Scheme 13, within a provided on the underside of the housing 7 and the underside of the filling element 3 open towards centering bell 14 for centering receiving the filler neck 2.1 of the respective bag package 2 during filling.
  • a secondary or auxiliary channel 15 which, in the illustrated embodiment, is designed as an annular channel enclosing the channel section 8.3 and is a common component of two valve-controlled secondary flow paths formed in the housing 7.
  • the one secondary flow path consists of a channel 17 having a control valve 16.
  • the other secondary flow path consists of a channel 19 having a control valve 18. Both channels 17 and 19 open into the channel 15.
  • the channel 17 opens into one for all filling elements 3 or for one group of several filling elements 3 jointly provided on the rotor 4 annular chamber 20.
  • the channel 19 opens into a for all filling elements 3 or for each group of several filling elements 3 together provided on the rotor 4 annular chamber 21
  • Ring chamber 20 is acted upon via a line 22 with pressure control valve 23 with a treatment fluid, which is, for example, an inert rinsing and / or sterilizing fluid.
  • the annular channel 21 is connected via a line 24 with a Vacuum generator or connected to a negative pressure generating pump 25.
  • the sachet 2 to be filled is filled at an inlet of the filling machine by the gripper 6 of a holder 5 at the filling nozzle 2.1, so that this filling nozzle 2.1 with its the Mouth 2.2 of the bag packaging 2 forming opening of the underside of the filling element 3 is opposite and the example formed by a film bag body 2.3 in the flat or in the compressed state of the filler neck 2.1 downwards hangs ( Figure 1).
  • the bag packaging 2 is then raised against the filling element 2, so that the filler neck 2.1 with the mouth surrounding the edge 2.2 rests tightly against a provided at the bottom of the centering ring 14 ring seal 14.1, in such a way that over the annular seal 14.1 extends downwardly projecting filling tube with the outlet 13 in the filler neck 2.1 and the lower, open end of the channel 15 also communicates with the interior of the filler neck 2.1 and thus with the interior of the bag packaging 2.
  • the bag packing 2 (FIG. 2) which bears against the filling element 3 in a sealing position (gas-tight)
  • the filling material valve 9 and the control valves 16 and 18 each being in their closed state, unless the opened state is expressly stated is specified.
  • Pre-treatment or rinsing of the pouch packaging 2 In particular, for cleaning and / or sterilizing the inner surfaces of the pouch packaging 2, the control valve 16 is first opened, so that from the annular chamber 20 a treatment fluid used for rinsing and sterilizing in the pouch packaging. 2 inflows and inflates the initially flat or substantially flat pouch packaging, as shown in Figure 3.
  • a treatment fluid or rinsing and / or sterilizing fluid for example, a gaseous fluid is used, for example an inert gas.
  • liquid media are also suitable as the treatment fluid, for example a liquid medium containing H2O2 or else a mixture of a gaseous and liquid medium, for example an aerosol, for example an aerosol containing H2O2.
  • the filling valve 9 is opened with closed control valves 16 and 18, so that the filling material can flow into the bag packaging 2 via the filling material channel 8 and the outlet region 13, namely with increasing inflation or unfolding of the bag packaging 2, as shown in FIG.
  • the filling material valve 9 is closed in dependence on the signal from the flow meter 12 and the filled bag packaging 2 is lowered by the holder 5 from the filling element 3, so that it can then be supplied to a device for closing.
  • the gas space 11.1 is at the pressure of a neutral with respect to the respective contents, i. E. filled this filling non-damaging gas or gas mixture, so that the contents after opening the Gregutventils 9 of the respective bag packaging flows at a sufficiently high flow rate.
  • the contents have a sufficiently high viscosity, so that after removing the bag packaging 2 from the filling element 3 despite the remaining in the channel section 8.3 Grillcicate a dripping of the filling material at the outlet 3 does not occur.
  • a gas barrier preventing dripping can be provided there.
  • the sealing of the bag packages is done in a suitable manner, for example by applying suitable closure elements, covers, corks or the like and / or by welding. It is understood that the method described above can be modified, for example in the form that, at least during a partial phase of
  • both control valves 16 and 18 are opened, so that in the of the treatment fluid inflated bag packaging 2 on the open channel 17 inflowing treatment fluid and at the same time treatment fluid is sucked out of the I ⁇ nenraum the bag package 2 via the open channel 19.
  • the simultaneous supply and removal of the treatment fluid takes place when the bag package 2 is inflated, so that no wrinkling on the bag body 2.3 occurs with areas that are difficult or impossible to access during treatment or when rinsing and / or sterilizing.
  • the introduction of the treatment fluid into the respective bag package 2 in such a way that the bag package is completely inflated by the fluid, preferably also with slight elastic deformation of the packaging material forming, so that the smoothest, wrinkle-free surfaces arise, to ensure optimal treatment with the treatment fluid.
  • a further preferred variant of the method according to the invention provides, after the completion of the actual filling phase, i. E. after closing the Greeventils 9, but even before lowering the filled bag packaging 2 from the filling element 3, a filling of the contents not occupied headspace of the respective bag packaging 2 with a neutral in relation to the medium medium (medium neutral), preferably the filling protective Medium (material to be protected), for example, with a nertgas.
  • a neutral in relation to the medium medium (medium neutral), preferably the filling protective Medium (material to be protected), for example, with a nertgas for this headspace filling is applied at a short time in sealing position against the filling element 3 adjacent bag packaging 2, the headspace with negative pressure, for example, by briefly opening the control valve 18 for lifting the Medgutspiegels in the bag 2.
  • the filling material neutral or filling medium-protective medium for example, an inert gas, introduced at again lowering the level of contents so that the entire, but at least substantially the entire headspace is filled with this medium.
  • the introduction of the glallgutneutralen or glallgut particular medium can be done with appropriate choice of rinsing and / or sterilizing fluid in the annular chamber 20 by opening the control valve 16 or via another, formed in the filling elements 3 and provided with a control valve channel, the For example, the auxiliary channel 15 connects with another annular chamber, which leads the filling material neutral or glallgut particularende medium.
  • the rinsing of the respective pouch package 2 is performed, for example, time and / or quantity and / or pressure controlled.
  • pressure sensors are provided, for example, on the annular channel 20 and / or on the filling elements 3, for example in a section of the channel 17 between the control valve 16 and the common auxiliary channel 15.
  • a maximum pressure for limiting the pressure during rinsing can also be interrogated or monitored via the pressure sensors.

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La présente invention concerne un procédé permettant de remplir des sachets avec un produit de remplissage coulant, à l'aide d'un système de remplissage (1) qui comprend au moins un élément de remplissage (3) conçu pour distribuer de façon commandée le produit de remplissage, par une zone de sortie ou de distribution (13), dans chaque sachet (2) dont l'ouverture de remplissage est placée au niveau de cette zone de sortie.
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