WO2021083662A1 - Dispositif de remplissage et procédé de remplissage de contenants - Google Patents

Dispositif de remplissage et procédé de remplissage de contenants Download PDF

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WO2021083662A1
WO2021083662A1 PCT/EP2020/078822 EP2020078822W WO2021083662A1 WO 2021083662 A1 WO2021083662 A1 WO 2021083662A1 EP 2020078822 W EP2020078822 W EP 2020078822W WO 2021083662 A1 WO2021083662 A1 WO 2021083662A1
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Koushik SREEDHAR
Caroline ZIA
Bernhard Felten
Marta SUSLOW
Danny KIKOLOFF
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Beiersdorf Ag
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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
    • B65B3/00—Packaging plastic material, semiliquids, liquids or mixed solids and liquids, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars
    • 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
    • B65B29/00—Packaging of materials presenting special problems
    • 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
    • B65B57/00—Automatic control, checking, warning, or safety devices
    • B65B57/02—Automatic control, checking, warning, or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of binding or wrapping material, containers, or packages
    • B65B57/06—Automatic control, checking, warning, or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of binding or wrapping material, containers, or packages and operating to control, or to stop, the feed of articles or material to be packaged
    • 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
    • B65B59/00—Arrangements to enable machines to handle articles of different sizes, to produce packages of different sizes, to vary the contents of packages, to handle different types of packaging material, or to give access for cleaning or maintenance purposes
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q20/00—Payment architectures, schemes or protocols
    • G06Q20/08—Payment architectures
    • G06Q20/14—Payment architectures specially adapted for billing systems
    • G06Q20/145—Payments according to the detected use or quantity
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F13/00—Coin-freed apparatus for controlling dispensing or fluids, semiliquids or granular material from reservoirs
    • G07F13/02—Coin-freed apparatus for controlling dispensing or fluids, semiliquids or granular material from reservoirs by volume
    • G07F13/025—Coin-freed apparatus for controlling dispensing or fluids, semiliquids or granular material from reservoirs by volume wherein the volume is determined during delivery
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F9/00—Details other than those peculiar to special kinds or types of apparatus
    • G07F9/002—Vending machines being part of a centrally controlled network of vending machines
    • 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
    • B65B2210/00—Specific aspects of the packaging machine
    • B65B2210/04—Customised on demand packaging by determining a specific characteristic, e.g. shape or height, of articles or material to be packaged and selecting, creating or adapting a packaging accordingly, e.g. making a carton starting from web material

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  • the invention relates to a device for filling containers according to the preamble of protection claim 1 and a method for filling containers according to protection claim 12.
  • Waste avoidance, recycling and reuse are the big issues of today and are subsumed under the term sustainability.
  • the sustainability requirements are different. For example, there are requirements for products that require certain unsustainable production processes or materials.
  • the focus is on toxins that must not get into / on the body.
  • the natural toxins that are produced by microorganisms when the goods spoil are a major challenge. It is necessary to sterilize processed foods before they are placed on the market in order not to harm the consumer.
  • the focus is on chemical disinfection using preservatives or thermal disinfection by heating.
  • the natural contamination with microorganisms therefore partially runs counter to the efforts to achieve sustainability, because in the interests of consumer protection it is not always possible to use containers and packaging several times without thorough cleaning.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to provide a device for filling containers which enables multiple but safe use of containers without the containers having to be fed to special collection and / or circulation systems for multiple filling.
  • the device according to the invention can be set up directly at the point of sale (POS) so that the consumer can refill containers that have already been used for the corresponding filling material.
  • POS point of sale
  • the device according to the invention is therefore a device for filling containers, having an individual, container-specific identification feature comprising at least one storage reservoir for filling material of the container to be filled, at least one transport device for transporting the filling material from the reservoir into the
  • Container at least one measuring device for determining the transported quantity, at least one control device for controlling the transported quantity of filling material on the basis of the quantity determined by the measuring device and a target value, at least one device for registering the container to be filled, at least one safety device that enables the container to be filled , in particular positioning of the container, monitored.
  • containers that have already been used by the consumer can be safely refilled because it is possible to refill them to prevent a container, since the containers are recognized and evaluated via the registration device.
  • the device can be used to fill all containers. It is even possible to fill cans and bags in addition to bottles, as long as the container fits under the dispensing opening of the product.
  • the material of the container is irrelevant as long as it is resistant to the contents.
  • bottle-like containers made of plastic materials such as PE, PP, PET or the like are preferred.
  • the consumer must register the container himself, for example enter an individual, container-specific code attached to the container in an input field.
  • the registration device comprises a means for recognizing a container feature and a data processing device and data storage unit. By recognizing which container it is, it can be determined, for example, which filling material was contained and with which filling material must be refilled.
  • the device for registering the container to be filled stores the individual, container-specific identification feature.
  • This central database should then be integrated into a network, via which the device according to the invention can access the central database.
  • the identifier By storing the identifier in a database, it is possible to store further features in addition to the individual, container-specific identifier, so that the individual, container-specific identifier and further features form a data record.
  • the other features in the data record can be, for example, the filling material, the container volume and / or data at the time of filling. The previous period of use, the number of previous fillings and / or the amount to be filled can then be found out from the additional data in the course of a refilling.
  • the registration device also includes means for outputting information.
  • a means can be a warning / signal light.
  • the means for outputting information can convey information to the consumer in text or symbol / image form. Messages on small colored displays can now be implemented very easily using microcontroller control.
  • the first step is to identify and register the container.
  • an individual, container-specific feature is read out / read out from the container by means of the device for registration.
  • the feature can be, for example, a text, barcode, QR code, which is attached to the outer surface of the container and is recorded by means of a camera belonging to the device for registration and is evaluated in the device for registration.
  • the feature is read out from a means that can be read out by near field communication (NFC).
  • NFC near field communication
  • This can be, for example, an RFID chip or a Bluetooth module.
  • the individual, container-specific feature recognized by the registration device can be used to create a new data record in the database.
  • the device according to the invention in comparison to the filling devices already available on the market, is primarily intended to enable multiple filling of containers with filling goods that are sensitive to contamination. In order to ensure this, it is either necessary to preserve the filling goods strongly or, and this is the inventive approach, to prevent the too frequent filling of IBMrs. In most cases, it is easily possible to fill a shampoo or body milk four to five times into the same container without the germs introduced by the air (mainly during emptying) causing spoilage.
  • the device for registration uses data records available in the database to determine the number of previous fillings for a container and if a maximum number of fillings is exceeded, it no longer allows refilling.
  • the maximum number of fillings depends on the product and the type of container. According to the invention, the maximum number of times the container and / or the filling material can be filled is stored in the data memory or the database.
  • This information can, for example, also contain information on recycling or exchanging / replacing the container that can no longer be safely filled.
  • the container can be refilled and the filling process is entered in the database.
  • the filling takes place in such a way that the filling material is removed from the reservoir using a transport device and passed into the container.
  • the transport device can be designed, for example, as a pump for fluid filling materials or as a screw conveyor or shovel chain for bulk materials.
  • control device The filling is controlled by a control device.
  • control devices are mapped via programmable logic controllers (PLC). They are able to record measured values, process them and control actuators (in particular the transport device).
  • PLC programmable logic controllers
  • the control device detects the amount of the transported filling material. If the maximum amount of filling material intended for the container has been filled into the container, the transport device is switched off.
  • the amount of filling material already conveyed into the container can be determined, for example, via mass flow sensors or flow sensors in the transport path or by determining the container mass during the filling process.
  • the device for filling includes a scale on which the container stands during filling or on which the container hangs during filling.
  • the balance can be a force limit switch that generates a signal (change of state, response) when a limit value is reached.
  • the fill level in the container is also to be monitored using fill level sensors and / or fill level limit switches. This would also exclude overfilling of containers that are not completely emptied.
  • Devices according to the invention have means with which the positioning of the container can be monitored.
  • Means based on a camera, photosensors, are advantageous and / or based on light barriers.
  • Such means can also be represented in a combination of pressure sensors and / or special holders that are congruent to the shape of the bottle.
  • the device according to the invention for filling containers also comprises a means which enables the creation of an individual, container-specific feature, so that previously unused containers can also be filled for the first time.
  • a means can include, for example, a possibility for product selection and a label printer, with a label which is individually designed for the selected product and which has the individual, container-specific feature. The container marked in this way can then be filled in the device according to the invention.
  • Figure 1 shows a particular embodiment of a device according to the invention for filling.
  • FIG. 2 shows schematically the steps of the method according to the invention.
  • Figure 1 shows schematically the structure of a device 1 according to the invention for filling containers.
  • the device 1 has a storage reservoir 1.1 for the filling material.
  • the filling material can be transported into the container 2 via corresponding connecting paths by means of the transport device for transporting the filling material 1.2.
  • the transport device 1.2 is controlled via a control device for controlling the transported quantity 1.5 in connection with a measuring device for determining the transported quantity 1.3, so that a previously determined quantity is filled into the container.
  • a safety device 1.6 ensures that the filling process does not start until the container has been correctly placed in the device.
  • the safety device was designed as a simple light barrier.
  • the device 1 has a device for registering the container 1.4 to be filled, which device comprises a means for recognizing a feature 1.4.1 and a data processing device with a data storage device 1.4.2.
  • the means for recognizing a feature 1.4.1 is a camera which can recognize / read out the individual, container-specific recognition feature 2.1 on the container 2.
  • the device for registering the container 1.4 to be filled has a means for outputting information 1.4.3 on which information can be provided to customers. This information can, for example, be the reason for not filling.
  • FIG. 2 schematically shows the sequence of a method according to the invention for filling using a device according to the invention for filling.
  • a first step A recognition and registration of the container to be filled takes place on the basis of its individual, container-specific feature.
  • step B the number of filling processes of the container x that has taken place to date is determined using the data records in the database. Then, in step C, the number of filling processes of the container that has taken place so far is compared with a maximum number of filling processes x max stored in the data memory.
  • step D the filling is released (step D) or the container is rejected (rejection) in step E.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un dispositif de remplissage de contenants selon le préambule de la revendication 1 et un procédé de remplissage de contenants selon la revendication 12.
PCT/EP2020/078822 2019-11-01 2020-10-14 Dispositif de remplissage et procédé de remplissage de contenants WO2021083662A1 (fr)

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