WO2012172516A1 - Equipment for positioning bottles - Google Patents

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WO2012172516A1
WO2012172516A1 PCT/IB2012/053034 IB2012053034W WO2012172516A1 WO 2012172516 A1 WO2012172516 A1 WO 2012172516A1 IB 2012053034 W IB2012053034 W IB 2012053034W WO 2012172516 A1 WO2012172516 A1 WO 2012172516A1
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Didier Gouelibo
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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
    • B65B61/00—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages
    • B65B61/02—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for perforating, scoring, slitting, or applying code or date marks on material prior to packaging
    • B65B61/025—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for perforating, scoring, slitting, or applying code or date marks on material prior to packaging for applying, e.g. printing, code or date marks on material prior to packaging
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
    • B65C9/00—Details of labelling machines or apparatus
    • B65C9/06—Devices for presenting articles in predetermined attitude or position at labelling station
    • B65C9/065—Devices for presenting articles in predetermined attitude or position at labelling station for orienting articles having irregularities in their shape, the irregularities being detected by mechanical means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
    • B65G47/22—Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors
    • B65G47/24—Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors orientating the articles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K2101/00—Articles made by soldering, welding or cutting
    • B23K2101/007—Marks, e.g. trade marks
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K2101/00—Articles made by soldering, welding or cutting
    • B23K2101/04—Tubular or hollow articles
    • B23K2101/12—Vessels
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K26/00—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
    • B23K26/08—Devices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece
    • B23K26/0823—Devices involving rotation of the workpiece
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K26/00—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
    • B23K26/08—Devices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece
    • B23K26/083—Devices involving movement of the workpiece in at least one axial direction
    • B23K26/0838—Devices involving movement of the workpiece in at least one axial direction by using an endless conveyor belt

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  • the present invention relates to the marking and / or the identification of glass containers of round section, of the wine bottle type, in particular of 1.5 L, 75 cl or 37.5 cl capacity.
  • the packaging of the bottles is carried out in two distinct phases carried out on specific equipment and most often on different sites.
  • the first phase of filling and capping usually involves the manual removal of empty bottles on a conveyor, the passage in a washer to clean the outside and then drying. Each bottle is then blown or rinsed and filled into a printer. Finally, each bottle is plugged and fed by a conveyor system to a bottle accumulation table.
  • bottles are then stored manually in boxes for a certain time before being transported to another place where the second phase takes place, dressing, labeling and packaging.
  • each bottle is extracted from the box, then conveyed in a washer cleaning the outside and to an installation where the installation of the metal cap and its conformation to the neck of the bottle are carried out. Finally, each bottle is conveyed to a labeller 1, as illustrated in plan view in FIG.
  • the label maker aims to affix at least one label outside the joint plane, which is a center line formed on the bottle, corresponding to the joint between the two parts of the mold used to form the bottle. A label placed on the joint plane would indeed be deformed, which is to be avoided for the prestige cuvées.
  • the manufacturing mold is arranged to form a glass marking notch on the outer surface of the bottom of the bottle.
  • This glass notch forms a radial notch, perpendicular to the joint plane, which serves to position the bottle with the correct orientation for labeling.
  • the labeler has continuous operation.
  • the bottles are in permanent displacement.
  • each bottle is moved in translation in vertical position via a worm 2, which defines the spacing between the bottles.
  • the latter are conveyed by the screw to an upstream transfer turret 3, having at its periphery cells in which the bottles engage, which are driven by rotation around the axis of the turret to one of the saddles 7 of a carousel 4.
  • the orientation of the bottle around its longitudinal axis is arbitrary.
  • the carousel 4 routes the bottles to stations 6 for removing labels and counter-labels.
  • Each fifth wheel 7 is equipped with an electric motor.
  • the bottle is both rotating about its vertical axis thanks to this engine, while turning with the carousel.
  • the glass screen When rotating the bottle on itself, the glass screen is located either mechanically or optically, to stop the rotation of the bottle on itself, while the rotation of the carousel continues.
  • the bottles have a predefined orientation at the labeling stations 6, substantially perpendicular to their joint plane. Each bottle is then labeled outside the joint plane.
  • each bottle receives at a marking station 8 a mark, generally printed on the counter label.
  • This brand makes it possible to identify the bottle and ensure traceability, which is essential for bottles of classified growths with a high unit value.
  • a downstream transfer turret 9 finally directs the bottles to a conveying system which routes them to a packing station.
  • Application FR 2,424,207 describes a device for transporting and aligning bottles for placing them in a package, comprising a helical screw for transporting bottles. The bottles are inserted between the helical screw and a support plate. This document does not provide for the marking of the bottle at the earliest to allow traceability, nor a bottle conveying compatible with a laser marking.
  • DE 10 2006 026 618 discloses an installation for labeling bottles, comprising a bottle orientation recognition device to identify their orientation before labeling, and a conveying system comprising a bottle orientation mechanism to bring them with a predefined orientation at the labeling station.
  • a bottle orientation detection system which does not constitute an identification of the bottles, in that it would allow the bottle to be assigned an identifier.
  • US 3 169 629 discloses a device for mechanical orientation of bottles using the glass screen of the bottles.
  • No. 5,206,496 describes a marking installation in which an energy beam makes it possible to make a mark under the surface of an object.
  • WO 92/15963 discloses a laser marking facility.
  • the object of the invention is to further improve the traceability of bottles, in particular at the end of the drawing / capping phase and before the labeling operation, by ensuring the presence of a traceability code, for example on the rear face. the bottle, apart from the joint plane, thanks to means capable of easily inserting into existing installations, reliably, simply and inexpensively.
  • the subject of the invention is thus an installation for orienting bottles, in particular with a view to improving their traceability, comprising:
  • a bottle conveying system comprising an orientation mechanism for bringing the bottles with a predefined orientation in front of said marking and / or bottle identification device.
  • the orientation of the bottles can take place during their conveying.
  • the identification of the bottle, by the identification device can be done by reading an intrinsic characteristic of the bottle, for example a surface roughness or internal imperfections of its wall.
  • the identification provides an identifier that is a unique signature of the bottle.
  • the bottles treated by the installation according to the invention may be devoid of labels, which are affixed subsequently.
  • the marking device and / or identification can mark the material of the bottles and / or identify the bottles before labeling.
  • the installation according to the invention may be disposed at the output of a printer / capper, the conveying system being for example automatically fed out of the corker before storage in the boxes. It may be provided that the installation according to the invention is integrated into an existing installation and shares, for example ancillary equipment. It is preferable that the printer / capper is slaved to the installation according to the invention so that the printer / capper can be stopped before a jam of the installation. An anti-jam cell can be provided for this purpose.
  • the conveying system may, after marking and / or identification, lead to the storage of bottles in boxes.
  • the invention provides a simple way to ensure the marking and / or the identification of the bottle at the earliest and allow its traceability between the filling and capping phase and the labeling operation.
  • the invention makes it possible to remedy the lack of inventory control encountered because of the lack of marking in the prior art between the filling and capping phase and the labeling operation which made it very difficult in case of litigation to identify Bottles removed from the stock due to tasting, breakage or theft.
  • the invention makes it possible to identify or mark, in particular laser, bottles and can advantageously be implemented at the end of filling and capping, before bottling the bottles.
  • the marking device is other than a device for affixing labels, the latter not constituting marks.
  • the installation according to the invention is relatively simple and inexpensive and can easily operate downstream of a filling and capping installation, before the step of dressing and packaging bottles.
  • the installation according to the invention is compact and the marking or identification can take place on the same site as filling and capping and before labeling, contrary to what is conventionally done, allowing thus the identification of the bottle not yet labeled, which improves the traceability.
  • the orientation mechanism comprises at least one lug adapted to cooperate with a notch of glass marking of a bottle to be marked according to the invention.
  • the conveying system may comprise:
  • the orientation mechanism rotating the bottles on themselves in said cells until the bottles reach the predefined orientation.
  • the cells are advantageously defined by the thread of an endless screw rotated and whose pitch defines the spacing between the bottles within the conveyor system.
  • the axis of rotation of the screw is preferably horizontal, the bottles being preferably conveyed on edge in a horizontal plane.
  • the orientation mechanism comprises a positioning device ergot moving so synchronized with the rotation of the screw, the pin engages in the glass screen when the bottle reaches the desired orientation.
  • the lug is advantageously biased against the bottom of the bottle by a spring, so as to engage automatically in the glass when it is positioned facing the lug.
  • the glass screen can be substantially the same regardless of the capacity of the bottles.
  • a single pin can advantageously be used for different bottle sizes.
  • the conveying system comprises a counter-surface arranged to contact the lateral surface of the bottles during their movement and cause them to turn on themselves.
  • the engagement of a pin in a glass screen during the rotation of a bottle prohibits the continued rotation of the bottle on itself, the friction force of the bottle on the counter-surface being insufficient to overcome the resistance of the lug.
  • the counter-surface is preferably defined by a fixed wall, for example a strip made of an elastomeric material.
  • a different screw can be used for each bottle size.
  • the dimensions of the screw, and in particular its internal diameter, make it possible to compensate for the dimensions of the bottles so that the latter are pinched between the counter-surface and the screw without requiring a relative movement towards or away from one by report to the other.
  • the counter-surface comes into contact with the bottles over a distance at least equal to their perimeter, which ensures a sufficient rotation so that the lugs engage in the glass notches, regardless of the initial orientation of each bottle.
  • the operation of the screw is preferably discontinuous and the marking device arranged so as to mark each bottle at a standstill.
  • the marking device advantageously comprises a laser for laser engraving on bottles, for example of the "CO 2 laser” type on glass bottles.
  • the installation may comprise, downstream of the marking device, with regard to the direction of advance of the bottles, a device for reading a code produced by the marking device, arranged to read this code while the bottle is still present. on the conveyor system.
  • the installation further comprises a second reading device for checking the code, while the bottle is still present on the conveyor system. and guarantee a perfect reading of the code after cleaning the burnt glass particles in the cavities of the code. This ensures that the marking operation has been correctly performed.
  • Another subject of the invention is a method of marking and / or identifying bottles, in particular with a view to improving their traceability, in which bottles are moved on a conveying system, in downstream of a filling station and / or filling and upstream of a labeling station, in which during the conveying of the bottles, they are brought in front of a marking device which affixes a mark on the bottles, preferably a laser marking device, or in front of an identification device, in particular by reading surface roughnesses or internal imperfections of the wall.
  • a marking device which affixes a mark on the bottles, preferably a laser marking device, or in front of an identification device, in particular by reading surface roughnesses or internal imperfections of the wall.
  • the bottles can be rotated on themselves during their movement on the conveying system, by pressing their lateral surface against a counter-surface on one side and engaging the opposite side in a cell moving with the bottles. , this cell being advantageously formed by the thread of a screw, as mentioned above.
  • the marking of the bottles can take place outside the joint plane, vertically below the back label.
  • the code produced is for example a matrix bar code.
  • the marking may be replaced by any other individual identification method and in particular a method of reading the roughness of the surface or internal imperfections of the wall.
  • Laser engraving and identification via the internal imperfections of the wall each offer the advantage of being a durable means of identification and therefore particularly suitable for aging wines.
  • FIG. 1, previously described, relates to a label maker according to the state of the art
  • FIG. 2 schematically and partially shows an installation according to the invention
  • FIGS. 2 to 4 illustrate details of the installation of Figure 2.
  • the marking system 10 is designed to process glass bottles B, for example at the outlet of a filling and capping machine, not shown, and comprises a mechanism for orienting the bottles to bring them with a predefined orientation to a marking device 20, preferably by laser, or alternatively to an identification device by reading the roughness of the surface or internal imperfections of the wall.
  • the installation 10 includes a bottle conveying system B comprising, in the example illustrated, an endless screw 11 of horizontal axis of rotation X and a counter surface 13 disposed opposite the screw 11, this counter surface 13 being in the example considered defined by a wall 14, which is preferably immobile.
  • the counter surface 13 is part of the bottle orientation mechanism.
  • the wall 14 is for example formed by a band positioned horizontally above the screw, at a height between one-quarter and one-half the height of the bottle B, as illustrated in FIG. 3.
  • the strip may be formed by a belt portion possibly in the form of a loop when the counter-surface is moved in a reverse movement, as detailed below.
  • the strip can be provided on its rear side with elastic members pushing it towards the bottles, so as to optimize contact and pinching.
  • the screw 11 is sized to receive a bottle of 1.5L, 75cl or 37.5cl in each cell 17 that forms its net when observed from above.
  • the bottles B are moved on edge, that is to say lying down with their horizontal longitudinal axis, by the rotation of the screw 11 in the direction D, with pinching of the bottles between the wall 14 and the screw 11 on a part at less than their ride in the screw.
  • the wall 14 is positioned relative to the screw 11 as a function of the capacity of the bottles.
  • Each bottle B comes into contact with the counter-surface 13 on a displacement stroke L, and the friction of the bottle B on the counter-surface 13 combined with the relative speed of the cell 17 relative to the counter surface 13 causes a rotation on itself of the bottle in the cell 17 around its longitudinal axis.
  • a recess 16 is provided in the wall 14 to move the counter-surface 13 after a displacement of the bottles of the distance L and then eliminate the contact of the bottles with the wall 14.
  • the laser marking device 20 is arranged to mark the bottles downstream of the recess 16.
  • the recess 16 is disposed at the level of the counter-surface 13 at a distance at least equivalent to the perimeter of a 1.5L bottle, which means that a bottle of such capacity will take a turn on it. - even when moving in the screw while a bottle of 75cl will perform more than one turn.
  • This arrangement makes it possible not to have to adapt the installation according to the capacity of the bottles to be treated, except to change the screw to treat bottles of different capacities.
  • the bottle orientation mechanism comprises positioning devices 30 with pins 31 in synchronized displacement with the bottles B in the direction D, facing the bottom of each of them.
  • Each lug 31 is biased by a spring 33, as shown in Figures 3 and 4, against the bottom of the bottle B, which has a glass screen C.
  • the positioning devices 30 pins 31 are for example carried by a belt or the links of a chain, driven in synchronization with the screw 1 1, for example by the same motor.
  • the screw 11 and the wall 14 are arranged to cause before the rocking 16 a rotation of each bottle around its longitudinal axis, rotation which would be complete in the absence of glass notch because not stopped by the pins 31.
  • the distance in the direction displacement D between the entrance of the screw 11 and the recess 16 is to do this greater than or equal to the perimeter of the bottle to be marked.
  • the lug 31 which engages in the glass screen C of the bottle B blocks the continuation of its rotation. It is thus ensured that the bottle B is in the correct orientation in front of the marking device 20, namely for example with the joint plane perpendicular to the marking axis.
  • the operation of the conveying system is discontinuous, which allows the stopping of each bottle B to the marking device 20 the time of the laser etching an identifier that can be complex, for example a matrix bar code containing a sufficient amount of information to ensure the traceability of the bottles.
  • the laser marking is preferably carried out at the rear of the bottle, outside the joint plane, vertically below the position of the counter label which will be affixed subsequently.
  • Two reading devices 21 and 22 of the code made by laser marking can be provided, as illustrated, to verify the realization of the mark.
  • the marking in particular of a dataMatrix / 2D code, by laser engraving of the bottle, is carried out before reading the code that can be done within the installation.
  • the laser etching process consists of burning parts of the glass wall, which generates glass particles, in particular in the cavities of the 2D code. During movement of the bottle between the marking position and the reading position, these particles are removed, possibly via a not shown suction device.
  • the reading makes it possible to generate a unique identifier for the bottle, which is recorded in a database, and if necessary transmitted to a remote server to perform the traceability of the bottle.
  • the unique identifier generated may include the following information: lot / pallet number, centilization, vintage, vintage, cap manufacturer number, glass number, sequence number, to uniquely identify the bottle.
  • a second reading device is disposed downstream of the first and makes it possible to carry out a confirmation reading.
  • the bottle is directed to an accumulation zone for manual reading and processing or is rejected. If the two read codes are identical, the unique identifier is generated for the bottle and stored in a database.
  • the counter-surface is moved in a reverse movement to that of the screw to reduce the path of the bottles before reaching the predefined orientation and for example increase the rate.

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The present application relates to equipment (10) for positioning bottles (B), particularly with a view to improving the traceability thereof, comprising: a device (20) for marking and/or identifying bottles, in particular for marking and/or identifying the bottles prior to labelling; and a conveyor system comprising a mechanism for positioning the bottles so as to move the bottles in front of said marking and/or identification device (20) in a predefined position.

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Installation d'orientation de bouteilles  Bottle orientation installation
La présente invention concerne le marquage et/ou l'identification de récipients en verre de section ronde, du type bouteille de vin, notamment de contenance 1,5 L, 75 cl ou 37,5 cl.  The present invention relates to the marking and / or the identification of glass containers of round section, of the wine bottle type, in particular of 1.5 L, 75 cl or 37.5 cl capacity.
De manière générale, le conditionnement des bouteilles est effectué en deux phases distinctes réalisées sur des équipements spécifiques et le plus souvent sur des sites différents.  In general, the packaging of the bottles is carried out in two distinct phases carried out on specific equipment and most often on different sites.
La première phase de remplissage et de bouchage comprend habituellement la dépose manuelle des bouteilles vides sur un convoyeur, le passage dans une laveuse pour en nettoyer l'extérieur puis le séchage. Chaque bouteille est ensuite soufflée ou rincée puis remplie dans une tireuse. Enfin, chaque bouteille est bouchée et amenée par un système de convoyage vers une table d'accumulation des bouteilles.  The first phase of filling and capping usually involves the manual removal of empty bottles on a conveyor, the passage in a washer to clean the outside and then drying. Each bottle is then blown or rinsed and filled into a printer. Finally, each bottle is plugged and fed by a conveyor system to a bottle accumulation table.
Les bouteilles sont alors stockées manuellement en box pendant une certaine durée avant d'être transportées vers un autre lieu où se déroule la deuxième phase, d'habillage, d'étiquetage et encaissage.  The bottles are then stored manually in boxes for a certain time before being transported to another place where the second phase takes place, dressing, labeling and packaging.
Au cours de celle-ci, chaque bouteille est extraite du box, puis convoyée dans une laveuse en nettoyant l'extérieur et vers une installation où sont effectuées la pose de la capsule de métal et sa conformation au goulot de la bouteille. Enfin, chaque bouteille est convoyée vers une étiqueteuse 1, telle qu'illustrée en vue de dessus à la figure 1.  During this process, each bottle is extracted from the box, then conveyed in a washer cleaning the outside and to an installation where the installation of the metal cap and its conformation to the neck of the bottle are carried out. Finally, each bottle is conveyed to a labeller 1, as illustrated in plan view in FIG.
L'étiqueteuse a pour but d'apposer au moins une étiquette en dehors du plan de joint, lequel est une ligne médiane formée sur la bouteille, correspondant à la jointure entre les deux parties du moule utilisé pour former la bouteille. Une étiquette disposée sur le plan de joint serait en effet déformée, ce qui est à éviter pour les cuvées de prestige.  The label maker aims to affix at least one label outside the joint plane, which is a center line formed on the bottle, corresponding to the joint between the two parts of the mold used to form the bottle. A label placed on the joint plane would indeed be deformed, which is to be avoided for the prestige cuvées.
Le moule de fabrication est agencé pour former un cran de repérage verrier sur la surface extérieure du fond de la bouteille. Ce cran verrier forme une encoche radiale, perpendiculaire au plan de joint, qui sert à positionner la bouteille avec la bonne orientation pour l'étiquetage.  The manufacturing mold is arranged to form a glass marking notch on the outer surface of the bottom of the bottle. This glass notch forms a radial notch, perpendicular to the joint plane, which serves to position the bottle with the correct orientation for labeling.
L'étiqueteuse a un fonctionnement continu. Les bouteilles y sont en déplacement permanent.  The labeler has continuous operation. The bottles are in permanent displacement.
En entrée de l'étiqueteuse, chaque bouteille est déplacée en translation en position verticale via une vis sans fin 2, qui définit l'écartement entre les bouteilles. Ces dernières sont acheminées par la vis à une tourelle de transfert amont 3, présentant à sa périphérie des alvéoles dans lesquelles s'engagent les bouteilles, qui sont entraînées en rotation autour de l'axe de la tourelle jusqu'à l'une des sellettes 7 d'un carrousel 4. A ce stade l'orientation de la bouteille autour de son axe longitudinal est quelconque. At the input of the labeller, each bottle is moved in translation in vertical position via a worm 2, which defines the spacing between the bottles. The latter are conveyed by the screw to an upstream transfer turret 3, having at its periphery cells in which the bottles engage, which are driven by rotation around the axis of the turret to one of the saddles 7 of a carousel 4. At this stage the orientation of the bottle around its longitudinal axis is arbitrary.
Le carrousel 4 achemine les bouteilles vers des postes 6 de dépose des étiquettes et contre-étiquettes. Chaque sellette 7 est équipée d'un moteur électrique. La bouteille est à la fois en rotation autour de son axe vertical grâce à ce moteur, tout en tournant avec le carrousel.  The carousel 4 routes the bottles to stations 6 for removing labels and counter-labels. Each fifth wheel 7 is equipped with an electric motor. The bottle is both rotating about its vertical axis thanks to this engine, while turning with the carousel.
Lors de la rotation de la bouteille sur elle-même, le cran verrier est repéré soit mécaniquement soit optiquement, pour arrêter la rotation de la bouteille sur elle-même, tandis que la rotation du carrousel continue. Ainsi, les bouteilles se présentent avec une orientation prédéfinie aux postes 6 d'étiquetage, sensiblement perpendiculairement à leur plan de joint. Chaque bouteille est alors étiquetée en dehors du plan de joint.  When rotating the bottle on itself, the glass screen is located either mechanically or optically, to stop the rotation of the bottle on itself, while the rotation of the carousel continues. Thus, the bottles have a predefined orientation at the labeling stations 6, substantially perpendicular to their joint plane. Each bottle is then labeled outside the joint plane.
Ensuite, chaque bouteille reçoit à un poste de marquage 8 une marque, en générale imprimée sur la contre étiquette. Cette marque permet d'identifier la bouteille et d'assurer une traçabilité, ce qui est essentiel pour les bouteilles de grands crus classés dont la valeur unitaire est élevée.  Then, each bottle receives at a marking station 8 a mark, generally printed on the counter label. This brand makes it possible to identify the bottle and ensure traceability, which is essential for bottles of classified growths with a high unit value.
Une tourelle de transfert aval 9 dirige enfin les bouteilles vers un système de convoyage qui les achemine vers un poste d'emballage.  A downstream transfer turret 9 finally directs the bottles to a conveying system which routes them to a packing station.
La demande FR 2 424 207 décrit un dispositif de transport et d'alignement de bouteilles pour leur mise en place dans un emballage, comportant une vis hélicoïdale pour le transport de bouteilles. Les bouteilles sont insérées entre la vis hélicoïdale et une plaque d'appui. Ce document ne prévoit pas le marquage de la bouteille au plus tôt pour permettre sa traçabilité, ni un convoyage des bouteilles compatible avec un marquage laser.  Application FR 2,424,207 describes a device for transporting and aligning bottles for placing them in a package, comprising a helical screw for transporting bottles. The bottles are inserted between the helical screw and a support plate. This document does not provide for the marking of the bottle at the earliest to allow traceability, nor a bottle conveying compatible with a laser marking.
DE 10 2006 026 618 décrit une installation pour l'étiquetage de bouteilles, comportant un dispositif de reconnaissance d'orientation des bouteilles afin de repérer leur orientation avant étiquetage, et un système de convoyage comportant un mécanisme d'orientation des bouteilles pour les amener avec une orientation prédéfinie au poste d'étiquetage. Il n'y a pas dans ce document de marquage des bouteilles, l'apposition d'une étiquette ne constituant pas un marquage indélébile du matériau de la bouteille. Par ailleurs, ce document divulgue un système de détection de l'orientation des bouteilles qui ne constitue en rien une identification des bouteilles, en ce sens qu'elle permettrait d'attribuer à la bouteille un identifiant.  DE 10 2006 026 618 discloses an installation for labeling bottles, comprising a bottle orientation recognition device to identify their orientation before labeling, and a conveying system comprising a bottle orientation mechanism to bring them with a predefined orientation at the labeling station. In this document, there is no labeling of bottles, the affixing of a label not constituting an indelible marking of the material of the bottle. Furthermore, this document discloses a bottle orientation detection system which does not constitute an identification of the bottles, in that it would allow the bottle to be assigned an identifier.
US 3 169 629 divulgue un dispositif d'orientation mécanique des bouteilles utilisant le cran verrier des bouteilles. US 5 206 496 décrit une installation de marquage dans laquelle un faisceau énergétique permet de réaliser une marque sous la surface d'un objet. US 3 169 629 discloses a device for mechanical orientation of bottles using the glass screen of the bottles. No. 5,206,496 describes a marking installation in which an energy beam makes it possible to make a mark under the surface of an object.
WO 92/15963 divulgue une installation de marquage laser.  WO 92/15963 discloses a laser marking facility.
Le but de l'invention est d'améliorer encore la traçabilité des bouteilles, notamment au terme de la phase de tirage/bouchage et avant l'opération d'étiquetage, en assurant la présence d'un code de traçabilité par exemple en face arrière de la bouteille, en dehors du plan de joint, grâce à des moyens capables de s'insérer facilement dans les installations existantes, de manière fiable, simple et peu coûteuse.  The object of the invention is to further improve the traceability of bottles, in particular at the end of the drawing / capping phase and before the labeling operation, by ensuring the presence of a traceability code, for example on the rear face. the bottle, apart from the joint plane, thanks to means capable of easily inserting into existing installations, reliably, simply and inexpensively.
L'invention a ainsi pour objet une installation pour l'orientation de bouteilles, notamment en vue d'en améliorer la traçabilité, comportant :  The subject of the invention is thus an installation for orienting bottles, in particular with a view to improving their traceability, comprising:
un dispositif de marquage et/ou d'identification des bouteilles, notamment afin de les marquer et/ou identifier avant leur étiquetage, et  a device for marking and / or identifying the bottles, especially in order to mark them and / or identify before their labeling, and
un système de convoyage des bouteilles comportant un mécanisme d'orientation pour amener les bouteilles avec une orientation prédéfinie devant ledit dispositif de marquage et/ou d'identification des bouteilles.  a bottle conveying system comprising an orientation mechanism for bringing the bottles with a predefined orientation in front of said marking and / or bottle identification device.
L'orientation des bouteilles peut avoir lieu durant leur convoyage. L'identification de la bouteille, par le dispositif d'identification, peut se faire par lecture d'une caractéristique intrinsèque de la bouteille, par exemple une rugosité de surface ou des imperfections internes de sa paroi. L'identification procure un identifiant qui est une signature unique de la bouteille.  The orientation of the bottles can take place during their conveying. The identification of the bottle, by the identification device, can be done by reading an intrinsic characteristic of the bottle, for example a surface roughness or internal imperfections of its wall. The identification provides an identifier that is a unique signature of the bottle.
Les bouteilles traitées par l'installation selon l'invention peuvent être dépourvues d'étiquettes, lesquelles sont apposées ultérieurement. Ainsi, le dispositif de marquage et/ou d'identification peut marquer le matériau des bouteilles et/ou identifier les bouteilles avant leur étiquetage.  The bottles treated by the installation according to the invention may be devoid of labels, which are affixed subsequently. Thus, the marking device and / or identification can mark the material of the bottles and / or identify the bottles before labeling.
L'installation selon l'invention peut être disposée en sortie d'une tireuse/boucheuse, le système de convoyage étant par exemple alimenté automatiquement en sortie de la boucheuse avant mise en stockage dans les boxs. Il peut être prévu que l'installation selon l'invention soit intégrée à une installation existante et partage, par exemple des équipements annexes. Il est préférable que la tireuse/boucheuse soit asservie à l'installation selon l'invention de sorte que la tireuse/boucheuse puisse être arrêtée avant un bourrage de l'installation. Une cellule anti-bourrage peut être prévue à cet effet.  The installation according to the invention may be disposed at the output of a printer / capper, the conveying system being for example automatically fed out of the corker before storage in the boxes. It may be provided that the installation according to the invention is integrated into an existing installation and shares, for example ancillary equipment. It is preferable that the printer / capper is slaved to the installation according to the invention so that the printer / capper can be stopped before a jam of the installation. An anti-jam cell can be provided for this purpose.
Le système de convoyage peut, après marquage et/ou identification, déboucher sur la mise en stockage des bouteilles dans des boxs. L'invention offre un moyen simple pour assurer le marquage et/ou l'identification de la bouteille au plus tôt et permettre sa traçabilité entre la phase de remplissage et de bouchage et l'opération d'étiquetage. The conveying system may, after marking and / or identification, lead to the storage of bottles in boxes. The invention provides a simple way to ensure the marking and / or the identification of the bottle at the earliest and allow its traceability between the filling and capping phase and the labeling operation.
L'invention permet de remédier au manque de maîtrise des stocks rencontré en raison du défaut de marquage dans l'art antérieur entre la phase de remplissage et de bouchage et l'opération d'étiquetage qui rendait très difficile en cas de litige d'identifier les bouteilles sorties du stock pour cause de dégustation, casse ou vol.  The invention makes it possible to remedy the lack of inventory control encountered because of the lack of marking in the prior art between the filling and capping phase and the labeling operation which made it very difficult in case of litigation to identify Bottles removed from the stock due to tasting, breakage or theft.
L'invention permet l'identification ou le marquage, notamment laser, des bouteilles et peut avantageusement être mise en œuvre en fin de remplissage et de bouchage, avant la mise en box des bouteilles. Le dispositif de marquage est autre qu'un dispositif d'apposition d'étiquettes, ces dernières ne constituant pas des marques.  The invention makes it possible to identify or mark, in particular laser, bottles and can advantageously be implemented at the end of filling and capping, before bottling the bottles. The marking device is other than a device for affixing labels, the latter not constituting marks.
L'installation selon l'invention est relativement simple et peu coûteuse et peut facilement opérer en aval d'une installation de remplissage et de bouchage, avant l'étape d'habillage et de conditionnement des bouteilles.  The installation according to the invention is relatively simple and inexpensive and can easily operate downstream of a filling and capping installation, before the step of dressing and packaging bottles.
De plus, l'installation selon l'invention est d'encombrement réduit et le marquage ou l'identification peut avoir lieu sur le même site que le remplissage et le bouchage et avant l'étiquetage, contrairement à ce qui est classiquement réalisé, permettant ainsi l'identification de la bouteille non encore étiquetée, ce qui améliore la traçabilité.  In addition, the installation according to the invention is compact and the marking or identification can take place on the same site as filling and capping and before labeling, contrary to what is conventionally done, allowing thus the identification of the bottle not yet labeled, which improves the traceability.
De préférence, le mécanisme d'orientation comporte au moins un ergot adapté à coopérer avec un cran de repérage verrier d'une bouteille destinée à être marquée conformément à l'invention.  Preferably, the orientation mechanism comprises at least one lug adapted to cooperate with a notch of glass marking of a bottle to be marked according to the invention.
Le système de convoyage peut comporter :  The conveying system may comprise:
une succession d'alvéoles dans lesquelles sont engagées latéralement les bouteilles, le mécanisme d'orientation entraînant en rotation les bouteilles sur elles-mêmes dans lesdites alvéoles jusqu'à ce que les bouteilles atteignent l'orientation prédéfinie.  a succession of cells in which the bottles are laterally engaged, the orientation mechanism rotating the bottles on themselves in said cells until the bottles reach the predefined orientation.
Les alvéoles sont avantageusement définies par le filet d'une vis sans fin entraînée en rotation et dont le pas définit l'écartement entre les bouteilles au sein du système de convoyage.  The cells are advantageously defined by the thread of an endless screw rotated and whose pitch defines the spacing between the bottles within the conveyor system.
L'axe de rotation de la vis est de préférence horizontal, les bouteilles étant préférentiellement acheminées sur chant selon un plan horizontal.  The axis of rotation of the screw is preferably horizontal, the bottles being preferably conveyed on edge in a horizontal plane.
Selon un mode préféré de mise en œuvre de l'invention, le mécanisme d'orientation comporte un dispositif de positionnement à ergot se déplaçant de façon synchronisée avec la rotation de la vis, l'ergot s 'engageant dans le cran verrier quand la bouteille atteint l'orientation recherchée. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the orientation mechanism comprises a positioning device ergot moving so synchronized with the rotation of the screw, the pin engages in the glass screen when the bottle reaches the desired orientation.
L'ergot est avantageusement sollicité en appui contre le fond de la bouteille par un ressort, de façon à s'engager automatiquement dans le cran verrier quand celui-ci se positionne en regard de l'ergot. Le cran verrier peut être sensiblement le même quelle que soit la contenance des bouteilles. Ainsi, un seul ergot pourra avantageusement être utilisé pour différents formats de bouteille.  The lug is advantageously biased against the bottom of the bottle by a spring, so as to engage automatically in the glass when it is positioned facing the lug. The glass screen can be substantially the same regardless of the capacity of the bottles. Thus, a single pin can advantageously be used for different bottle sizes.
Dans un mode de mise en œuvre préféré de l'invention, le système de convoyage comporte une contre-surface agencée pour contacter la surface latérale des bouteilles durant leur déplacement et les amener à tourner sur elles-mêmes. L'engagement d'un ergot dans un cran verrier au cours de la rotation d'une bouteille interdit la poursuite de la rotation de la bouteille sur elle-même, la force de frottement de la bouteille sur la contre-surface étant insuffisante pour vaincre la résistance de l'ergot.  In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the conveying system comprises a counter-surface arranged to contact the lateral surface of the bottles during their movement and cause them to turn on themselves. The engagement of a pin in a glass screen during the rotation of a bottle prohibits the continued rotation of the bottle on itself, the friction force of the bottle on the counter-surface being insufficient to overcome the resistance of the lug.
La contre-surface est de préférence définie par une paroi fixe, par exemple une bande en un matériau élastomère.  The counter-surface is preferably defined by a fixed wall, for example a strip made of an elastomeric material.
On peut utiliser une vis différente pour chaque format de bouteille. Les dimensions de la vis, et en particulier son diamètre intérieur, permettent de compenser les dimensions des bouteilles de sorte que ces dernières soient pincées entre la contre-surface et la vis sans nécessiter un déplacement relatif en rapprochement ou en écartement de l'une par rapport à l'autre.  A different screw can be used for each bottle size. The dimensions of the screw, and in particular its internal diameter, make it possible to compensate for the dimensions of the bottles so that the latter are pinched between the counter-surface and the screw without requiring a relative movement towards or away from one by report to the other.
La contre-surface vient en contact avec les bouteilles sur une distance au moins égale à leur périmètre, ce qui assure une rotation suffisante pour que les ergots s'engagent dans les crans verriers, quelle que soit l'orientation initiale de chaque bouteille.  The counter-surface comes into contact with the bottles over a distance at least equal to their perimeter, which ensures a sufficient rotation so that the lugs engage in the glass notches, regardless of the initial orientation of each bottle.
Le fonctionnement de la vis est de préférence discontinu et le dispositif de marquage disposé de façon à marquer chaque bouteille à l'arrêt.  The operation of the screw is preferably discontinuous and the marking device arranged so as to mark each bottle at a standstill.
Le dispositif de marquage comporte avantageusement un laser pour réaliser une gravure laser sur les bouteilles, par exemple du type « laser CO2 » sur les bouteilles en verre. The marking device advantageously comprises a laser for laser engraving on bottles, for example of the "CO 2 laser" type on glass bottles.
L'installation peut comporter, en aval du dispositif de marquage, eu égard au sens d'avancement des bouteilles, un dispositif de lecture d'un code réalisé par le dispositif de marquage, agencé pour lire ce code alors que la bouteille est encore présente sur le système de convoyage. De préférence, l'installation comporte en outre un deuxième dispositif de lecture pour vérifier le code, alors que la bouteille est encore présente sur le système de convoyage. et garantir une parfaite lecture du code après nettoyage des particules de verre brûlées dans les cavités du code. On s'assure ainsi que l'opération de marquage s'est correctement effectuée. The installation may comprise, downstream of the marking device, with regard to the direction of advance of the bottles, a device for reading a code produced by the marking device, arranged to read this code while the bottle is still present. on the conveyor system. Preferably, the installation further comprises a second reading device for checking the code, while the bottle is still present on the conveyor system. and guarantee a perfect reading of the code after cleaning the burnt glass particles in the cavities of the code. This ensures that the marking operation has been correctly performed.
L'invention a encore pour objet, selon un autre de ses aspects, un procédé de marquage et/ou d'identification de bouteilles, notamment en vue d'améliorer leur traçabilité, dans lequel des bouteilles sont déplacées sur un système de convoyage, en aval d'un poste de bouchage et/ou de remplissage et en amont d'un poste d'étiquetage, dans lequel au cours du convoyage des bouteilles, celles-ci sont amenées devant un dispositif de marquage qui appose une marque sur les bouteilles, de préférence un dispositif de marquage laser, ou devant un dispositif d'identification, notamment par lecture de rugosités de surface ou d'imperfections internes de la paroi. Ce procédé peut être mis en œuvre à l'aide de l'installation définie ci-dessus.  Another subject of the invention, according to another of its aspects, is a method of marking and / or identifying bottles, in particular with a view to improving their traceability, in which bottles are moved on a conveying system, in downstream of a filling station and / or filling and upstream of a labeling station, in which during the conveying of the bottles, they are brought in front of a marking device which affixes a mark on the bottles, preferably a laser marking device, or in front of an identification device, in particular by reading surface roughnesses or internal imperfections of the wall. This method can be implemented using the facility defined above.
Les bouteilles peuvent être entraînées en rotation sur elles-mêmes au cours de leur déplacement sur le système de convoyage, par appui de leur surface latérale contre une contre-surface d'un côté et engagement du côté opposé dans une alvéole se déplaçant avec les bouteilles, cette alvéole étant avantageusement formée par le filet d'une vis, comme mentionné plus haut.  The bottles can be rotated on themselves during their movement on the conveying system, by pressing their lateral surface against a counter-surface on one side and engaging the opposite side in a cell moving with the bottles. , this cell being advantageously formed by the thread of a screw, as mentioned above.
Le marquage des bouteilles peut avoir lieu en-dehors du plan de joint, verticalement en dessous de la contre-étiquette. Le code réalisé est par exemple un code à barres matriciel.  The marking of the bottles can take place outside the joint plane, vertically below the back label. The code produced is for example a matrix bar code.
Le marquage peut être remplacé par tout autre procédé d'identification individuelle et en particulier un procédé de lecture de la rugosité de la surface ou d'imperfections internes de la paroi. La gravure laser et l'identification via les imperfections internes de la paroi offrent chacune l'avantage de constituer un moyen d'identification durable et donc particulièrement adapté aux vins de garde.  The marking may be replaced by any other individual identification method and in particular a method of reading the roughness of the surface or internal imperfections of the wall. Laser engraving and identification via the internal imperfections of the wall each offer the advantage of being a durable means of identification and therefore particularly suitable for aging wines.
L'invention pourra être mieux comprise à la lecture de la description qui va suivre, d'un exemple non limitatif de celle-ci, et à l'examen du dessin annexé, sur lequel :  The invention will be better understood on reading the following description of a nonlimiting example thereof, and on examining the appended drawing, in which:
la figure 1, précédemment décrite, concerne une étiqueteuse selon l'état de la technique,  FIG. 1, previously described, relates to a label maker according to the state of the art,
- la figure 2 représente de façon schématique et partielle une installation selon l'invention, et  FIG. 2 schematically and partially shows an installation according to the invention, and
les figures 3 et 4 illustrent des détails de l'installation de la figure 2. L'installation de marquage 10 selon l'invention, représentée aux figures 2 à 4, est prévue pour traiter des bouteilles en verre B, par exemple en sortie d'une machine de remplissage et de bouchage, non représentée, et comporte un mécanisme d'orientation des bouteilles pour les amener avec une orientation prédéfinie à un dispositif de marquage 20, de préférence par laser, ou en variante à un dispositif d'identification par lecture de la rugosité de la surface ou d'imperfections internes de la paroi. Figures 3 and 4 illustrate details of the installation of Figure 2. The marking system 10 according to the invention, represented in FIGS. 2 to 4, is designed to process glass bottles B, for example at the outlet of a filling and capping machine, not shown, and comprises a mechanism for orienting the bottles to bring them with a predefined orientation to a marking device 20, preferably by laser, or alternatively to an identification device by reading the roughness of the surface or internal imperfections of the wall.
L'installation 10 comporte un système de convoyage des bouteilles B comprenant, dans l'exemple illustré, une vis sans fin 11 d'axe de rotation X horizontal et une contre-surface 13 disposée en regard de la vis 1 1, cette contre-surface 13 étant dans l'exemple considéré définie par une paroi 14, laquelle est de préférence immobile.  The installation 10 includes a bottle conveying system B comprising, in the example illustrated, an endless screw 11 of horizontal axis of rotation X and a counter surface 13 disposed opposite the screw 11, this counter surface 13 being in the example considered defined by a wall 14, which is preferably immobile.
La contre-surface 13 fait partie du mécanisme d'orientation des bouteilles. The counter surface 13 is part of the bottle orientation mechanism.
La paroi 14 est par exemple formée par une bande positionnée horizontalement au-dessus de la vis, à une hauteur située entre le quart et la moitié de la hauteur de la bouteille B, comme illustré à la figure 3. La bande peut être formée par une portion de courroie éventuellement en forme de boucle lorsque la contre-surface est animée d'un mouvement inverse, comme détaillé plus loin. The wall 14 is for example formed by a band positioned horizontally above the screw, at a height between one-quarter and one-half the height of the bottle B, as illustrated in FIG. 3. The strip may be formed by a belt portion possibly in the form of a loop when the counter-surface is moved in a reverse movement, as detailed below.
La bande peut être munie sur sa face arrière d'organes élastiques la poussant en direction des bouteilles, de sorte à optimiser le contact et le pincement.  The strip can be provided on its rear side with elastic members pushing it towards the bottles, so as to optimize contact and pinching.
La vis 11 est dimensionnée de manière à recevoir une bouteille de 1,5L, 75cl ou 37,5cl dans chaque alvéole 17 que forme son filet lorsqu'observée de dessus.  The screw 11 is sized to receive a bottle of 1.5L, 75cl or 37.5cl in each cell 17 that forms its net when observed from above.
Les bouteilles B sont déplacées sur chant, c'est-à-dire couchées avec leur axe longitudinal horizontal, par la rotation de la vis 11 dans la direction D, avec pincement des bouteilles entre la paroi 14 et la vis 11 sur une partie au moins de leur trajet dans la vis.  The bottles B are moved on edge, that is to say lying down with their horizontal longitudinal axis, by the rotation of the screw 11 in the direction D, with pinching of the bottles between the wall 14 and the screw 11 on a part at less than their ride in the screw.
La paroi 14 est positionnée par rapport la vis 11 en fonction de la contenance des bouteilles.  The wall 14 is positioned relative to the screw 11 as a function of the capacity of the bottles.
Pour passer d'un format de bouteilles à un autre, on peut changer la vis et utiliser une vis différente pour chaque format de bouteille. Les dimensions de la vis, et en particulier son diamètre intérieur, permettent de compenser les variations des dimensions des bouteilles, de sorte que ces dernières soient pincées entre la contre-surface 13 et la vis 11 sans nécessiter un déplacement relatif de l'une par rapport à l'autre.  To change from one bottle format to another, you can change the screw and use a different screw for each bottle size. The dimensions of the screw, and in particular its internal diameter, make it possible to compensate for variations in the dimensions of the bottles, so that the latter are pinched between the counter surface 13 and the screw 11 without requiring a relative displacement of the one by report to the other.
Chaque bouteille B vient en contact avec la contre-surface 13 sur une course de déplacement L, et le frottement de la bouteille B sur la contre-surface 13 combiné à la vitesse relative de l'alvéole 17 par rapport à la contre surface 13 provoque une rotation sur elle-même de la bouteille dans l'alvéole 17 autour de son axe longitudinal. Each bottle B comes into contact with the counter-surface 13 on a displacement stroke L, and the friction of the bottle B on the counter-surface 13 combined with the relative speed of the cell 17 relative to the counter surface 13 causes a rotation on itself of the bottle in the cell 17 around its longitudinal axis.
Un décrochement 16 est prévu dans la paroi 14 pour éloigner la contre-surface 13 au terme d'un déplacement des bouteilles de la distance L et éliminer alors le contact des bouteilles avec la paroi 14.  A recess 16 is provided in the wall 14 to move the counter-surface 13 after a displacement of the bottles of the distance L and then eliminate the contact of the bottles with the wall 14.
Le dispositif de marquage laser 20 est disposé de façon à marquer les bouteilles en aval du décrochement 16.  The laser marking device 20 is arranged to mark the bottles downstream of the recess 16.
De préférence, le décrochement 16 est disposé au niveau de la contre-surface 13 à une distance au moins équivalente au périmètre d'une bouteille de 1,5L, ce qui signifie qu'une bouteille d'une telle contenance effectuera un tour sur elle-même lors de son déplacement dans la vis alors qu'une bouteille de 75cl effectuera plus d'un tour. Cet agencement permet de ne pas avoir à adapter l'installation en fonction de la contenance des bouteilles à traiter, si ce n'est de changer la vis pour traiter des bouteilles de contenances différentes.  Preferably, the recess 16 is disposed at the level of the counter-surface 13 at a distance at least equivalent to the perimeter of a 1.5L bottle, which means that a bottle of such capacity will take a turn on it. - even when moving in the screw while a bottle of 75cl will perform more than one turn. This arrangement makes it possible not to have to adapt the installation according to the capacity of the bottles to be treated, except to change the screw to treat bottles of different capacities.
Le mécanisme d'orientation des bouteilles comporte des dispositifs de positionnement 30 à ergots 31 en déplacement synchronisé avec les bouteilles B dans la direction D, face au fond de chacune de celles-ci. Chaque ergot 31 est sollicité par un ressort 33, comme illustré aux figures 3 et 4, contre le fond de la bouteille B, lequel comporte un cran verrier C.  The bottle orientation mechanism comprises positioning devices 30 with pins 31 in synchronized displacement with the bottles B in the direction D, facing the bottom of each of them. Each lug 31 is biased by a spring 33, as shown in Figures 3 and 4, against the bottom of the bottle B, which has a glass screen C.
Les dispositifs de positionnement 30 à ergots 31 sont par exemple portés par une courroie ou les maillons d'une chaîne, entraînée en synchronisation avec la vis 1 1, par exemple par le même moteur.  The positioning devices 30 pins 31 are for example carried by a belt or the links of a chain, driven in synchronization with the screw 1 1, for example by the same motor.
La vis 11 et la paroi 14 sont agencées pour provoquer avant le dérochement 16 une rotation de chaque bouteille autour de son axe longitudinal, rotation qui serait complète en l'absence de cran verrier car non arrêtée par les ergots 31. La distance selon la direction de déplacement D entre l'entrée de la vis 11 et le décrochement 16 est pour ce faire supérieure ou égale au périmètre de la bouteille à marquer.  The screw 11 and the wall 14 are arranged to cause before the rocking 16 a rotation of each bottle around its longitudinal axis, rotation which would be complete in the absence of glass notch because not stopped by the pins 31. The distance in the direction displacement D between the entrance of the screw 11 and the recess 16 is to do this greater than or equal to the perimeter of the bottle to be marked.
L'ergot 31 qui s'engage dans le cran verrier C de la bouteille B bloque la poursuite de sa rotation. Il est ainsi assuré que la bouteille B se trouve avec la bonne orientation devant le dispositif de marquage 20, à savoir par exemple avec le plan de joint perpendiculaire à l'axe de marquage.  The lug 31 which engages in the glass screen C of the bottle B blocks the continuation of its rotation. It is thus ensured that the bottle B is in the correct orientation in front of the marking device 20, namely for example with the joint plane perpendicular to the marking axis.
Le fonctionnement du système de convoyage est discontinu, ce qui permet l'arrêt de chaque bouteille B au dispositif de marquage 20 le temps de la gravure par laser d'un identifiant qui peut être complexe, par exemple un code à barres matriciel contenant une quantité d'informations suffisante pour assurer la traçabilité des bouteilles. The operation of the conveying system is discontinuous, which allows the stopping of each bottle B to the marking device 20 the time of the laser etching an identifier that can be complex, for example a matrix bar code containing a sufficient amount of information to ensure the traceability of the bottles.
Le marquage laser est de préférence réalisé à l'arrière de la bouteille, en dehors du plan de joint, verticalement en dessous de la position de la contre étiquette qui sera apposée ultérieurement.  The laser marking is preferably carried out at the rear of the bottle, outside the joint plane, vertically below the position of the counter label which will be affixed subsequently.
Deux dispositifs de lecture 21 et 22 du code réalisé par marquage laser peuvent être prévus, comme illustré, pour vérifier la réalisation de la marque.  Two reading devices 21 and 22 of the code made by laser marking can be provided, as illustrated, to verify the realization of the mark.
Le marquage, notamment d'un dataMatrix/code 2D, par gravure laser de la bouteille, est réalisé avant la lecture du code qui peut se faire au sein de l'installation.  The marking, in particular of a dataMatrix / 2D code, by laser engraving of the bottle, is carried out before reading the code that can be done within the installation.
Le procédé de gravure laser consiste à brûler des parties de la paroi de verre, ce qui génère des particules de verre, notamment dans les cavités du code 2D. Lors du déplacement de la bouteille entre la position de marquage et la position de lecture, ces particules sont évacuées, éventuellement via un dispositif d'aspiration non représenté. La lecture permet de générer un identifiant unique pour la bouteille, qui est enregistré dans une base de données, et le cas échéant transmis à un serveur distant pour effectuer la traçabilité de la bouteille.  The laser etching process consists of burning parts of the glass wall, which generates glass particles, in particular in the cavities of the 2D code. During movement of the bottle between the marking position and the reading position, these particles are removed, possibly via a not shown suction device. The reading makes it possible to generate a unique identifier for the bottle, which is recorded in a database, and if necessary transmitted to a remote server to perform the traceability of the bottle.
L'identifiant unique généré peut inclure notamment les informations suivantes : numéro de lot/palette, centilisation, millésime, cru, numéro fabricant de bouchon, numéro verrier, numéro de séquence horaire, pour identifier de manière unique la bouteille.  The unique identifier generated may include the following information: lot / pallet number, centilization, vintage, vintage, cap manufacturer number, glass number, sequence number, to uniquely identify the bottle.
De préférence, un deuxième dispositif de lecture est disposé en aval du premier et permet d'effectuer une lecture de confirmation.  Preferably, a second reading device is disposed downstream of the first and makes it possible to carry out a confirmation reading.
Si les deux codes lus sont différents, la bouteille est dirigée vers une zone d'accumulation pour une lecture et un traitement manuel ou est rejetée. Si les deux codes lus sont identiques, l'identifiant unique est généré pour la bouteille et enregistré dans une base de données.  If the two codes read are different, the bottle is directed to an accumulation zone for manual reading and processing or is rejected. If the two read codes are identical, the unique identifier is generated for the bottle and stored in a database.
L'invention n'est pas limitée aux exemples illustrés.  The invention is not limited to the illustrated examples.
Par exemple, la contre-surface est animée d'un mouvement inverse de celui de la vis pour réduire le trajet des bouteilles avant d'atteindre l'orientation prédéfinie et par exemple augmenter la cadence.  For example, the counter-surface is moved in a reverse movement to that of the screw to reduce the path of the bottles before reaching the predefined orientation and for example increase the rate.
L'expression « comportant un » doit se comprendre comme signifiant « comportant au moins un ».  The expression "comprising one" must be understood as meaning "comprising at least one".

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1. Installation (10) pour l'orientation de bouteilles (B), notamment en vue d'en améliorer la traçabilité, comportant : 1. Installation (10) for the orientation of bottles (B), in particular with a view to improving traceability, comprising:
- un dispositif (20) de marquage et/ou d'identification des bouteilles, notamment afin de les marquer et/ou identifier avant leur étiquetage, et  a device (20) for marking and / or identifying the bottles, in particular in order to mark them and / or identify before their labeling, and
un système de convoyage, comportant un mécanisme d'orientation des bouteilles pour les amener avec une orientation prédéfinie devant ledit dispositif de marquage (20) et/ou d'identification.  a conveying system, comprising a mechanism for orienting the bottles to bring them with a predefined orientation in front of said marking device (20) and / or identification.
2. Installation selon la revendication précédente, le mécanisme d'orientation comportant au moins un ergot (31) adapté à coopérer avec un cran (C) de repérage verrier d'une bouteille (B).  2. Installation according to the preceding claim, the orientation mechanism comprising at least one lug (31) adapted to cooperate with a notch (C) glass registration of a bottle (B).
3. Installation selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, le système de convoyage comportant :  3. Installation according to any one of the preceding claims, the conveying system comprising:
- une succession d'alvéoles (17) dans lesquelles sont engagées latéralement les bouteilles (B), le mécanisme d'orientation entraînant en rotation les bouteilles sur elles- mêmes dans lesdites alvéoles jusqu'à ce que les bouteilles (B) atteignent l'orientation prédéfinie.  a succession of cells (17) in which the bottles (B) are laterally engaged, the orientation mechanism rotating the bottles on themselves in said cells until the bottles (B) reach the predefined orientation.
4. Installation selon la revendication 3, les alvéoles (17) étant définies par le filet d'une vis sans fin (11) entraînée en rotation et dont le pas définit l'écartement entre les bouteilles (B) au sein du système de convoyage.  4. Installation according to claim 3, the cells (17) being defined by the thread of a worm (11) driven in rotation and whose pitch defines the spacing between the bottles (B) within the conveyor system .
5. Installation selon la revendication 4, l'axe de rotation (X) de la vis (1 1) étant horizontal.  5. Installation according to claim 4, the axis of rotation (X) of the screw (1 1) being horizontal.
6. Installation selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2 à 5, le mécanisme d'orientation comportant au moins un dispositif de positionnement à ergot (31) se déplaçant de façon synchronisée avec la rotation de la vis, l'ergot (31) s'engageant dans le cran verrier (C) quand la bouteille (B) atteint l'orientation prédéfinie.  6. Installation according to any one of claims 2 to 5, the orientation mechanism comprising at least one pin positioning device (31) moving synchronously with the rotation of the screw, the pin (31) s engaging in the glass screen (C) when the bottle (B) reaches the predefined orientation.
7. Installation selon la revendication 6, l'ergot (31) étant sollicité en appui contre le fond de la bouteille par un ressort (33).  7. Installation according to claim 6, the lug (31) being biased in abutment against the bottom of the bottle by a spring (33).
8. Installation selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, le système de convoyage comportant une contre-surface (13) agencée pour contacter la surface latérale des bouteilles (B) durant leur déplacement et les amener à tourner sur elles- mêmes. 8. Installation according to any one of the preceding claims, the conveying system comprising a counter surface (13) arranged to contact the lateral surface of the bottles (B) during their movement and cause them to turn on themselves.
9. Installation selon les revendications 6 et 8, l'engagement de l'ergot (31) dans le cran verrier au cours de la rotation de la bouteille interdisant la poursuite de la rotation de la bouteille sur elle-même. 9. Installation according to claims 6 and 8, the engagement of the lug (31) in the glass screen during the rotation of the bottle prohibiting further rotation of the bottle on itself.
10. Installation selon la revendication 8 ou 9, la contre-surface (13) étant définie par une paroi fixe (14).  10. Installation according to claim 8 or 9, the counter surface (13) being defined by a fixed wall (14).
11. Installation selon la revendication 9 ou 10, la contre-surface (13) venant en contact avec les bouteilles (B) sur une distance (L) au moins égale à leur périmètre.  11. Installation according to claim 9 or 10, the counter surface (13) coming into contact with the bottles (B) over a distance (L) at least equal to their perimeter.
12. Installation selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, le fonctionnement du système de convoyage étant discontinu et le dispositif de marquage (20) étant disposé de façon à marquer chaque bouteille (B) à l'arrêt.  12. Installation according to any one of the preceding claims, the operation of the conveying system being discontinuous and the marking device (20) being arranged to mark each bottle (B) at a standstill.
13. Installation selon la revendication 12, le dispositif de marquage comportant un laser pour réaliser une gravure laser sur les bouteilles.  13. Installation according to claim 12, the marking device comprising a laser for laser etching on the bottles.
14. Installation selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comportant, en aval du dispositif de marquage (20), eu égard au sens (D) d'avancement des bouteilles, un dispositif (21) de lecture d'un code réalisé par le dispositif de marquage (20), agencé pour lire le code alors que la bouteille est encore présente sur le système de convoyage, mieux également un deuxième dispositif (22) de lecture.  14. Installation according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising, downstream of the marking device (20), with respect to the direction (D) of advancement of the bottles, a device (21) for reading a code produced by the marking device (20), arranged to read the code while the bottle is still present on the conveying system, better also a second device (22) for reading.
15. Procédé de marquage et/ou d'identification de bouteilles (B), notamment en vue d'améliorer leur traçabilité, dans lequel des bouteilles sont déplacées sur un système de convoyage, en aval d'un poste de bouchage et de remplissage et en amont d'un poste d'étiquetage, dans lequel au cours du convoyage des bouteilles, celles-ci sont amenées devant un dispositif de marquage (20), qui appose une marque sur les bouteilles, de préférence un dispositif de marquage laser, ou devant un dispositif d'identification, notamment par lecture de rugosités de surface ou d'imperfections internes de la paroi de la bouteille.  15. A method for marking and / or identifying bottles (B), in particular with a view to improving their traceability, in which bottles are moved on a conveying system, downstream of a filling and filling station and upstream of a labeling station, in which during the conveying of the bottles, they are brought in front of a marking device (20), which affixes a mark on the bottles, preferably a laser marking device, or in front of an identification device, in particular by reading surface roughness or internal imperfections of the wall of the bottle.
16. Procédé selon la revendication précédente, dans lequel les bouteilles (B) sont entraînées en rotation sur elles-mêmes au cours de leur déplacement sur le système de convoyage, par appui de leur surface latérale contre une contre-surface (13) d'un côté et engagement du côté opposé dans une alvéole (17) se déplaçant avec les bouteilles.  16. A method according to the preceding claim, wherein the bottles (B) are rotated upon themselves during their movement on the conveyor system, by pressing their lateral surface against a counter surface (13). one side and engagement of the opposite side in a cell (17) moving with the bottles.
17. Procédé selon revendication précédente, le marquage des bouteilles ayant lieu en-dehors du plan de joint, verticalement en dessous de la contre-étiquette.  17. Method according to the preceding claim, the marking of the bottles taking place outside the parting plane, vertically below the back label.
18. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 15 à 17, étant mis en œuvre à l'aide d'une installation selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 14.  18. Method according to one of claims 15 to 17, being implemented using an installation according to any one of claims 1 to 14.
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