WO2010000435A1 - Système de remplissage pour remplir des bouteilles ou récipients similaires et machine de remplissage correspondante - Google Patents

Système de remplissage pour remplir des bouteilles ou récipients similaires et machine de remplissage correspondante Download PDF

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WO2010000435A1
WO2010000435A1 PCT/EP2009/004689 EP2009004689W WO2010000435A1 WO 2010000435 A1 WO2010000435 A1 WO 2010000435A1 EP 2009004689 W EP2009004689 W EP 2009004689W WO 2010000435 A1 WO2010000435 A1 WO 2010000435A1
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Ludwig Clüsserath
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • 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
    • B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
    • B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
    • B67C3/22—Details
    • B67C3/26—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks
    • B67C3/2614—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks specially adapted for counter-pressure filling
    • B67C3/2617—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks specially adapted for counter-pressure filling the liquid valve being opened by mechanical or electrical actuation
    • B67C3/262—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks specially adapted for counter-pressure filling the liquid valve being opened by mechanical or electrical actuation and the filling operation stopping when the liquid rises to a level at which it closes a vent opening

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  • the invention relates to a filling system for filling bottles or similar containers with a liquid product according to the preamble of claim 1 and to a filling machine with a plurality of filling elements on a rotatably driven about a vertical machine axis rotor according to the preamble of claim 10.
  • Filling systems for filling bottles or other containers, especially for filling with beverages and especially with carbonated drinks are known in various designs and for a variety of procedures.
  • filling systems are also known in which the filling level is controlled during filling by a probe extending into the respective container and designed as a tube with a probe channel, in that at least at the end of the filling or the filling phase from the in sealing position with The container arranged in the filling element displaces gas displaced by the inflowing filling material, for example inert gas or CO2 gas, from the container via the probe channel and thereby automatically stops the filling or the filling phase when the probe end projecting into the container is immersed in the filling material level in the container is.
  • the inflowing filling material for example inert gas or CO2 gas
  • Such an extension means, however, for a given size of a filling machine, a reduction in the rotational speed of the rotor and thus the performance of the filling machine or at a given power of the filling machine, an enlargement of the machine or the diameter of the rotor.
  • a dry pressure equalization and in particular a dry bias of the container is desired, ie a pressure equalization or a biasing without entrained, derived from the Gunchnkorrektur Medgutreste.
  • the object of the invention is to show a filling system which, while maintaining a simplified construction of the at least one filling element and a reduced control effort, enables a dry pressure equalization and in particular also a dry tempering of the containers to be filled.
  • a filling system according to the patent claim 1 is formed.
  • a filling machine is the subject of patent claim 10.
  • the filling system according to the invention not only has the advantage that with it a dry pressure compensation and especially during pressure filling a dry biasing of the container with the sterile gas or inert gas is possible, but by the least extensive separation of the connection or flow paths for pressure equalization or the bias and for the return of excess contents in the filling height correction, it is possible, the effective flow cross sections of these communication paths to the respective process step or optimally adapted to their function, ie to make the effective flow cross-section of the connection path for pressure equalization or for biasing as large as possible, in any case greater than the effective flow cross-section of the communication path for returning the excess contents in the Bestnkorrektur.
  • the probe channel is preferably connected via a control valve 2 to separate communication paths, to a first communication path for returning the excess contents in the filling height correction and to a second connection path for the pressure equalization or biasing.
  • At least one control valve in the form of a check valve is provided in both flow paths, in the form that the check valve arranged in the first connection path for a flow out of the probe channel and the check valve arranged in the second connection path for a flow into the probe channel, but block both check valves for a flow in the opposite direction.
  • Fig. 1 in a simplified representation and in section a filling element of a filling machine of rotating design for filling bottles or similar containers with a liquid product;
  • FIG. 2 in an enlarged partial view of the filling element of Figure 1;
  • Fig. 3 is a view similar to Figure 1 in another possible embodiment.
  • 1 is a filling element of a filling system for filling bottles 2 or other containers with a liquid filling material, for pressureless filling but also for pressure filling.
  • the filling element 1 is part of a filling machine of rotating design and in this case provided with a plurality of similar filling elements on the circumference of a rotatable about a vertical axis of the machine rotor. From this, only a reservoir or ring tank 3 is shown, which is partially filled during filling with the liquid contents and in which therefore a not occupied by the contents gas space 3.1 and underlying lying occupied by the contents liquid space 3.2 are formed.
  • the gas space 3.1 is e.g.
  • an inert gas for example, with a CO2 gas and pressurized when unpressurized filling, for example, with a pressure P1 corresponding to the atmospheric pressure and pressure-filled with the filling pressure P1 corresponding pressure applied during pressure filling.
  • two ring channels 4 and 5 which are also common to all filling elements 1 of the filling machine, are formed in the rotor or ring bowl 3, of which the ring channel 4 is the so-called Trinox channel, the inert gas, for example CO2 gas during the filling operation with a pressure P2 slightly larger than the pressure P1 leads and of which the annular channel 5 is connected as a vacuum channel with a vacuum or vacuum source, not shown, for example, vacuum pump.
  • the inert gas for example CO2 gas during the filling operation with a pressure P2 slightly larger than the pressure P1 leads
  • the annular channel 5 is connected as a vacuum channel with a vacuum or vacuum source, not shown, for example, vacuum pump.
  • FIG. 2 shows very clearly, in the housing 6 each filling element u.a.
  • a liquid channel 7 is formed, which communicates in the region of its upper end with the liquid space 3.2 and on the underside of the filling element 1 forms a discharge opening 8, via which during filling the liquid product is introduced into the bottle 2 to be filled, which during the filling is in sealing position with the filling element 1, ie with its bottle mouth 2.1 presses against a pressure applied by a centering tulip 9 against the filling element 1.
  • a liquid valve 10 is provided in the liquid channel 7, which is essentially formed by a cooperating with valve surfaces of the liquid channel 7 valve body 11 on a tubular, coaxial with the Greelementachse FA arranged return gas pipe or valve tappet 12, the opening and closing of the liquid valve 10 in Direction of Sports Medelementachse FA controlled by a control device 13 is movable.
  • a filling height determining and, for example, height adjustable probe 14 enclosing annular gas channel 15 is formed, which is open at an over the valve body 11 downwardly continued extension 12.1 of the valve stem 12 and at an upper end of the valve stem 12 and there in a gas space 16 formed within the housing 6 opens.
  • This is controlled by in the housing 6 and control valves 17, 18 and 19 having gas paths for different, required when filling the bottles 2 process steps connected to the ring channels 4 and 5 connectable.
  • the probe consists of a tube forming a probe channel 20 and is passed through the tubular valve stem 12 to form the gas channel 15 in such a way that the probe protrudes with its lower probe end 14.1 over the extension 12.1.
  • the probe channel 20 is open at this probe end 14.1.
  • the probe 14 is further sealed passed through the gas space 16 and connected at its upper, protruding from the housing 6 end with its there open probe channel 20 to a terminal 21.1 of a control block 21, with two further terminals 21.2 and 21.3 via two separate lines or flow connections 22 and 23 connected to the gas space 3.1 of the ring boiler 1.
  • two flow paths 24 and 25 are provided, each with a check valve 24.1 and 25.1, which are connected via a common control valve 26 to the terminal 21.1 and of which the flow path 24 the port 21.2 and the flow path 25 forms the port 21.3 ,
  • the non-return valve 24.1 provided in the flow path 24 is designed such that it opens for flow from the control valve 26 to the connection 21.2 and blocks it for a flow in the opposite direction.
  • the check valve 25.1 in the flow path 25 is designed so that it opens for a flow from the port 21.3 to the control valve 26 and blocks for a flow in the reverse direction.
  • the flow paths 24 and 25 and the connections 22 and 23 connected to these flow paths or the corresponding connections 21.1 and 21.3 have a different flow cross-section, in such a way that the flow cross-section of the flow path 24 and the associated connection 22 is significantly smaller than that Flow cross section of the flow path 25 and the connection 23rd
  • a pressureless filling or a pressure filling are possible, with the method steps given below, each of the closed state, all valves, in particular the liquid valve 10 and the control valves 17 - 19 and 26 is to go out, unless the open position of one of these valves is explicitly mentioned.
  • the respective bottle 2 is with its mouth of the bottle 2.1 in sealing position on the filling element 1.
  • both the gas channel 15 and the probe channel 20 are constantly during filling with the interior of the bottle 2 in combination.
  • the peculiarity of Füiieiementes 1 is that the pressureless filling a dry pressure compensation, but especially when pressure filling a dry biasing of the respective bottle 2 via a connection path from the gas space 3.1 of the ring boiler, the (connection) at least a considerable part length, namely one of the compound 23, the flow path 25 and the check valve 25.1 formed part length is separated from the flow path via the in the filling height correction, the return of excess contents from the respective bottle 2 in the ring bowl 3.
  • this dry pressure equalization or pretensioning therefore, no, or only very small, residues of filling material from the filling height correction of a preceding filling ment or filling phase introduced into the bottle 2 and thus avoided the associated disadvantages.
  • the filling element 1 also has the advantage that the effective cross-section of the flow paths for the prestressing and for the filling height correction are optimally adapted to the requirements of these method steps, i. both formed within the control block 21 flow path 24 and the connection 22 each have a reduced flow cross-section, as is necessary for a quick return of the excess contents in the filling level correction, while the flow path 25 in the control block 21 and the connection 23 an enlarged flow cross-section have, as is necessary for a rapid biasing of the respective bottle with the inert gas from the gas space 3.1.
  • the times required for the biasing and the filling height correction are significantly shortened and thus significantly increased the performance of the filling elements 1 having a filling machine for a given machine diameter.
  • Another advantage of the filling element is that the pressure equalization as well as the biasing done via the probe channel 20, resulting in a particularly simple design of the filling element 1 also in terms of the cost of control valves and a simplified control of the filling elements 1 having filling machine.
  • FIG. 3 shows a filling element 1a, which differs from the filling element 1 essentially in that the control block 21 is dispensed with and at the upper end of the probe 14 the probe channel 20 is connected via a connection 27 to a control valve 28 corresponding to the control valve 26 Gas room 3.1 is in communication.
  • a further control valve 29 is provided on the filling element 1a, in addition to the valves 17-19, which constantly controls the gas space 16 via the gas channel 15 with the bottle 2 provided in the sealing position on the filling element 1a, controlled by a connection 30 Gas space 3.1 of the ring boiler 3 connects.
  • the filling element 1a is also suitable, for example, for pressureless filling and for pressure filling of the bottles 2 with the liquid contents from the ring bowl 3.
  • the process steps are similar to the process steps described above for the filling element 1, ie the filling height correction takes place both in the unpressurized filling and in the pressure filling respectively by opening the control valve 19 and by pressurizing the space above the Medgutapts N2 formed in the respective bottle space with the pressure P2 of the inert gas from the annular channel 4 and by displacing the excess contents via the probe channel 20th , the open control valve 28 and the connection 27 in the ring vessel 3 until the emergence of the probe end 14.1 from the level of the contents, ie until reaching the level N2.
  • the filling element 1 a has the advantage over the filling element 1 that an absolutely dry tempering of the respective bottle 2 is possible solely by the use of a single further control valve 29.
  • each filling element 1a in this embodiment is not connected to the gas space 3.1 of the ring vessel 3, but to the additional annular channel 31, so that there is an even further separation between the compounds used for biasing and Gurektur connections and spaces.
  • the communication paths used for pressure equalization and biasing of the bottles 2 with the inert gas and for level correction are separated at least over much of their length and therefore provide dry pressure equalization and dry tempering as well an optimal adaptation of the flow cross sections of these communication paths to their respective function is possible.
  • the probe 14 designed as a tube with the probe channel 20 is used to control the filling level and for the filling height correction, and the filling height correction by applying the slightly increased pressure from the trinox or annular channel 4 to the bottles 2 he follows.

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L'invention concerne un système de remplissage pour remplir des bouteilles ou des récipients similaires (2) avec un produit de remplissage liquide, qui comprend un réservoir (3), rempli en partie de produit liquide, au moins un élément de remplissage (1, 1a) servant à assurer une distribution régulée dudit produit dans le récipient correspondant disposé dans chaque cas en position d'étanchéité sur l'élément de remplissage, une sonde (14) déterminant le niveau de remplissage pendant le processus de remplissage et parvenant jusque dans le récipient concerné par une de ses extrémités (14.1), pendant le processus de remplissage. Ladite sonde présente également un canal (20) ouvert au niveau de l'extrémité de la sonde et communiquant de manière régulée avec au moins un compartiment de gaz du réservoir partiellement rempli de produit liquide, par l'intermédiaire d'une voie d'écoulement 822, 24, 24.1, 26, 27) régulée.
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