WO2021140281A1 - Procédé de traitement de récipients en verre comprenant un contrôle optique d'une quantité de substance de traitement distribuée et installation de traitement afférente - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to the general technical field of methods and installations for treating glass containers.
- the invention relates more precisely to a method of treating the inner face of the wall of a glass container, which wall defines a receiving cavity for a product and an opening giving access to said receiving cavity, said method comprising an operation of dispensing a treatment substance inside said cavity using a dispensing means of which a dispensing orifice for said treatment substance is arranged at a distance from the opening of the container and outside of the latter, said container being in movement relative to said dispensing means.
- the invention also relates to an installation for treating the inside face of the wall of a glass container, which wall delimits a reception cavity for a product and an opening giving access to said reception cavity, said installation comprising a dispensing means for dispensing a treatment substance within said cavity, said dispensing means being provided with a dispensing orifice for said treatment substance and being designed so that said dispensing orifice is disposed at a distance from it. opening of and out of the container and for dispensing said treatment substance while said container is in motion relative to said dispensing means.
- Such a treatment is generally carried out by introducing inside a glass container to be treated of a reactive substance which is capable, under the action of heat, of generating an acid gas capable of chemically reacting with the alkali ions. present in the glass of the container. This improves the level of chemical (or hydrolytic) resistance of the container.
- the known treatment methods and installations are generally satisfactory, they nevertheless remain perfectible.
- the amount of treatment substance actually dispensed inside the glass containers which it is desired to treat is insufficient to ensure proper treatment and to achieve the required level of chemical (or hydrolytic) resistance.
- Such a phenomenon can be linked, for example, to a bad positioning of the treatment substance dispenser with respect to the containers to be treated, to a bad setting of the dispenser, or even to a deviation in time of the setting of the latter.
- the objects assigned to the present invention are therefore aimed at providing a new method and a new treatment installation which make it possible to ensure in a simple and efficient manner that a glass container whose inner face of the wall is to be treated receives a sufficient and necessary amount of treatment substance to ensure sufficient treatment of said glass container.
- Another object of the invention aims to provide a new method and a new treatment installation which allow obtaining a glass container for pharmaceutical use which is particularly safe from a health point of view.
- Another object of the invention is to provide a new method and a new treatment plant, which make it possible to ensure that the glass container has been suitably treated without prejudice to its mechanical strength.
- Another object of the invention aims to propose a new process and a new treatment installation which make it possible to ensure, in a simple and efficient manner, the quality of the treatment carried out at very high treatment rates, and this for containers of all shapes and sizes, including containers with very small ring opening.
- Another object of the invention aims to provide a new process and a new treatment installation which make it possible to ensure excellent repeatability of the treatment carried out.
- Another object of the invention aims to provide a new method and a new treatment installation, the implementation of which is particularly simple and economical, in particular in a context of industrial manufacture of glass containers.
- the objects assigned to the invention are achieved by means of a method of treating the inside face of the wall of a glass container, which wall defines a receiving cavity for a product and an opening giving access to it. said receiving cavity, said method comprising
- a control operation comprising the capture by an image-taking device, during said dispensing operation, of at least one image of a spatial zone including the opening of the container and the determination, by analysis of the 'image thus captured, of whether or not at least a predetermined quantity of said treatment substance has been introduced inside the cavity of the container through the opening of the latter.
- the objects assigned to the invention are also achieved using an installation for treating the inside face of the wall of a glass container, which wall defines a receiving cavity for a product and an opening giving access. to said receiving cavity, said installation comprising:
- a distribution means for distributing a treatment substance inside said cavity said distribution means being provided with a distribution orifice of said treatment substance and being designed so that said distribution orifice is disposed at a distance from the opening of the container and out of the latter and for dispensing said treatment substance while said container is in motion relative to said dispensing means, and
- control means comprising an image-taking device for capturing, when the distribution means distributes said treatment substance, at least one image of a spatial zone including the opening of the container, and an analysis system for 'images to determine, by analyzing the captured image, whether or not at least a predetermined quantity of said treatment substance has been introduced into the cavity of the container through the opening of the latter.
- FIG. 1 illustrates, schematically, an example of a flask-type glass container subjected to an operation of introducing a treatment substance into its cavity, in accordance with the treatment method according to the invention
- FIG. 2 illustrates, schematically and in a side view, a preferred embodiment of a treatment installation according to the invention
- Figure 3 illustrates, schematically and in a top view, the treatment plant of Figure 2.
- the invention relates to a method for treating a glass container 1, such as a flask.
- the invention further relates, according to a second independent aspect, to an installation 2 for processing such a glass container 1.
- the container 1 concerned by the method and treatment installation 2 in accordance with the invention comprises a wall 3 delimiting a receiving cavity 4 for a product (or substance) and an opening 5 giving access to said receiving cavity 4.
- the glass wall 3 has an inner face 6, located opposite said receiving cavity 4 and preferably intended to come into direct contact with said product, and an outer face 7 opposite.
- the method and the treatment plant 2 according to the invention are, in this case, a method and plant 2 for treating the inside face 6 of the wall 3 of such a glass container 1.
- the treatment method and installation 2 in accordance with the invention preferably constitute industrial method and installation, advantageously automated, intended to be integrated into industrial manufacturing process and line for glass containers.
- said method and said installation 2 are preferably provided to allow the treatment of a large number of glass containers 1 in a substantially uninterrupted manner.
- the treatment method according to the invention is preferably intended to be implemented using a treatment installation 2 in accordance with the invention.
- the treatment installation 2 is preferably intended to implement the process. treatment according to the invention.
- Said treatment method and installation will be described in parallel in what follows, it being understood that the characteristics, definitions, effects and advantages described in connection with the treatment method advantageously apply mutatis mutandis to the treatment installation according to invention, and vice versa.
- the treatment method according to the invention is not necessarily limited to an implementation using the treatment installation which will be described below, and vice versa, the treatment installation. according to the invention is not necessarily limited to the sole implementation of the treatment method which will be described below.
- the term "glass” denotes a mineral glass.
- the container 1 concerned by the invention may have any shape suited to its function, such as for example a flask or bottle shape.
- the wall 3 of the container 1 is advantageously formed by a bottom 8 of glass, a side wall 9 of glass which rises from the periphery of the bottom 8, and a neck 10 provided with a ring 11 which delimits the opening 5 of the container 1, to allow the reception cavity 4 to be placed in communication with the outside.
- said opening 5 is designed to be able to be closed by a stopper or a cap, removable or perforable.
- the product intended to be received inside the cavity 4 of the container 1 is advantageously fluid, that is to say capable of flowing, for example a liquid, pasty substance (such as a liquid. with a high degree of viscosity) or powdery.
- it is a product or substance of a pharmaceutical nature, such as for example a medicament, possibly intended to be administered parenterally (general or locoregional) or alternatively to be ingested or absorbed by a patient, or alternatively.
- a substance of a diagnostic nature such as for example a chemical or biological reagent.
- the container 1 can be designed to contain a substance of a biological nature (or body fluid), such as for example blood, a blood product or a by-product, urine, etc.
- the invention is however not limited to the treatment of containers 1 for pharmaceutical or diagnostic use and may in particular relate to a container designed to contain a liquid, pasty or pulverulent substance for industrial use (storage of chemicals, etc.), scientific (laboratory glassware), veterinary, food, or even cosmetics.
- the treatment method comprises an operation of dispensing a treatment substance inside the cavity 4 for receiving the container 1, that is to say an advantageously reactive substance, intended to achieve the desired treatment effect.
- a treatment substance which is solid, and more preferably powdery or granular, or liquid (with a higher or lower viscosity).
- the dispensing operation is carried out by means of a dispensing means 12 which comprises a dispensing orifice 13 through which said treatment substance is dispensed.
- the dispensing orifice 13 of the dispensing means 12 is disposed at a distance from the opening 5 of the container 1 and outside the latter, and the container 1 to be treated is in motion relative to the distribution means 12.
- the distribution means 12 for its part preferably remains stationary in the terrestrial frame of reference.
- the movement of the container 1 relative to the dispensing means 12 takes place along a substantially rectilinear path (indicated by an arrow T in Figures 1 to 3), which is advantageously substantially orthogonal to an average direction of distribution of the substance of treatment by means of distribution 12.
- the treatment installation 2 comprises a distribution means 12 which is advantageously intended to allow the implementation of the aforementioned distribution operation.
- Said distribution means 12 is provided for distributing a treatment substance, as described above, inside the cavity 4 of the container 1.
- the distribution means 12 is designed so that said distribution orifice 13 is disposed at a distance from the opening 5 of the container 1 and outside the latter, at least when the distribution means 12 is on and distributes said treatment substance.
- Said distribution means 12 is moreover designed to distribute said treatment substance while the container 1 to be treated is in motion relative to said distribution means 12.
- the distribution means 12 of the method and installation 2 is preferably designed in such a way that, when the opening 5 of the container 1 to be treated is positioned opposite the distribution orifice 13 of the distribution means 12, the treatment substance can be distributed by means of said dispensing orifice 13 according to a dispensing cone C (illustrated in dotted lines in FIG. 1), a transverse section of which, included in a plane comprising the opening 5 of the container 1, is of smaller dimensions (and preferably much smaller) than the respective dimensions of said opening 5 of container 1 in said plane ( Figure 1).
- a dispensing cone C illustrated in dotted lines in FIG. 1
- Such a configuration is in fact particularly favorable to precise distribution of the treatment substance to the cavity 4 of the container 1 to be treated.
- distributed cone is not to be considered here according to a strict mathematical definition of the term “cone”, but that one preferably understands by “distribution cone”, a fictitious envelope (whether it is conical, frustoconical, or even ideally substantially cylindrical) within which is contained substantially all of the quantity of treatment substance dispensed by the dispensing means 12.
- the dispensing means 12 may be designed to dispense said treatment substance in the form of a spray or a stream of small grains or crystals, in the form of a single drop or droplet, or in the form of a plurality of drops or droplets in a spray or in a net.
- the setting in motion of the glass container 1 relative to said distribution means 12 is provided by a conveyor 14, on which the glass container 1 is placed, with its bottom 8 resting on the conveyor 14 and its opening 5 facing upwards.
- the distribution means 12 is for its part preferably positioned above and opposite the conveyor 14 so that the distribution orifice 13 of the distribution means 12 can be positioned above and opposite the opening 5 of the container. 1 to be treated when the latter is set in motion by the conveyor 14.
- the treatment substance is typically distributed either under the sole effect of gravity, the treatment substance then falling freely under its own weight under the effect gravity from the dispensing orifice 13 of the dispensing device 12 into the cavity 4 of the container 1, or under pressure.
- other spatial configurations could be considered.
- the container 1 could be lying on the conveyor 14, and the means of dispensing 12 could then be disposed laterally with respect to the conveyor 14.
- the dispensing orifice 13 of the dispensing means 12 and the opening 5 of the container 1 are preferably spaced apart by a distance d included. between 1 and 20 cm.
- the treatment method and installation 2 in accordance with the invention can advantageously be implemented to carry out different types of treatment (doping, chemical hardening, etc.) of the inner face 6 of the wall 3 of a glass container 1, depending in particular on the nature of the treatment substance used.
- said method and installation 2 are however more specifically respectively method and installation 2 for treating the dealkalization of glass in the vicinity of the surface of the inner face 6 of the wall 3 of the glass container 1. It is understood, in this case, that the glass of said container 1 concerned is then a glass containing at least one alkaline species, such as sodium in particular.
- soda-lime-silica glass receptacle so-called “Type III” glass
- a borosilicate glass receptacle (“Type I” glass)
- such a dealkalinization treatment aims to extract, typically to a depth of several tens of nanometers, the alkali ions (and in particular the sodium ions) present in the glass in the vicinity of the surface of the face. interior 6 of the wall 3 of the container 1.
- the treatment substance (or dealkalinization substance) is preferably designed to react hot, that is to say under the effect of heat, to cause dealkalization of the glass. in the vicinity of the surface of the inner face 6 of the glass wall 3.
- said inner face 6 is then brought, before or after the distribution of the treatment substance inside the cavity 4 of the container 1, to a treatment temperature sufficient to cause the reaction of the substance. treatment, the latter therefore being provided to react under the effect of the heat of the inner face 6 of the wall 3 of the container 1 to cause dealkalization of the glass.
- It may be a treatment substance which, as such, is capable of itself coming into direct contact with the hot inner face 6 of the wall 3 of the container 1 in order to react, under the effect of heat, with one or more alkaline species present in the glass forming the wall 3 of the container 1 or else of a treatment substance capable of decomposing under the effect of the heat prevailing inside the cavity 4 of the container 1, due to the temperature of the inner face 6 of the wall 3, to produce one or more new species or chemical substances, which (s) are able to come into contact with the surface of the inner face 6 of the wall 3 of the container 1 and react with one or more alkaline species present in the glass forming said wall 3 in order to obtain the desired dealkalinization effect.
- said treatment substance comprises a sulfur compound, and more preferably a compound containing sulfur combined with oxygen.
- said sulfur compound is an ammonium sulfate.
- such a treatment substance based on ammonium sulfate is relatively easy and inexpensive to implement, and allows a particularly effective dealkalization treatment of the glass container 1.
- other heat-reacting dealkalization treatment substances such as, for example, ammonium chloride or aluminum-ammonium sulphate
- the operation of distributing the dealkalization treatment substance inside the receiving cavity 4 of the glass container 1 is carried out while the inner face 6 of the wall 3 of said glass container 1 is at a temperature (or treatment temperature) advantageously of at least 350 ° C, preferably between 350 ° C and 850 ° C, preferably between 350 ° C and 800 ° C, more preferably between 350 ° C and 700 ° C.
- a temperature or treatment temperature
- most of the known dealkalinization substances, including ammonium sulphate in particular can be efficiently implemented at such a treatment temperature.
- the treatment method can advantageously comprise, upstream of said dispensing operation, an operation of supplying a glass container 1 as described above, of which (at least) the inner face 6 of the wall 3 is at a temperature advantageously of at least 350 ° C, preferably between 350 ° C and 850 ° C, preferably between 350 ° C and 800 ° C, more preferably between 350 ° C and 700 ° C.
- Such an operation of supplying the container 1 may comprise a step of heating, using any known suitable heating means, of a pre-existing glass container 1.
- the operation of supplying the container 1 may comprise a step of collecting a glass container 1 conforming to the description above, at the outlet of a hot-forming machine 15.
- a glass container from a glass blank while said container 1 is still hot enough so that (at least) the inner face 6 of the wall 3 of said container 1 is at a temperature advantageously of at least 350 ° C, preferably between 350 ° C and 850 ° C, preferably between 350 ° C and 800 ° C, more preferably between 350 ° C and 700 ° C.
- the method according to the invention therefore does not require the implementation of a particular heating step, the inner face 6 of the wall 3 of the container 1 being brought to a temperature advantageously of at least 350 ° C, preferably between 350 ° C and 850 ° C, preferably between 350 ° C and 800 ° C, more preferably between 350 ° C and 700 ° C as a direct consequence of a prior forming step of said container 1.
- a forming step can be carried out using any known forming machine 15 for glass containers 1, such as for example an IS machine in the case of a container 1 made of molded glass.
- the implementation of the method according to the invention is thereby simplified, in particular when the latter is implemented in an industrial context of manufacturing glass containers 1.
- the operation of distributing the treatment substance inside the receiving cavity 4 of the glass container 1 can be carried out while the inside face 6 of the wall 3 of said glass container 1 is at room temperature.
- the treatment method may comprise, after said dispensing operation, a step of reheating the container 1 in which the treatment substance has been dispensed, to bring the inner face 6 of the wall 3 of said container 1 to a temperature advantageously of at least 350 ° C, preferably between 350 ° C and 850 ° C, preferably between 350 ° C and 800 ° C, more preferably between 350 ° C and 700 ° C.
- a reheating step can, for example, be carried out in an annealing arch in which the container 1 is placed at the end of said operation of dispensing the treatment substance.
- the treatment installation 2 is then for its part preferably designed to distribute, in order to introduce, the treatment substance inside the receiving cavity 4 of the glass container 1, while the inner face 6 of the wall 3 of said glass container 1 is at a temperature (or treatment temperature) advantageously of at least 350 ° C, preferably between 350 ° C and 850 ° C, preferably between 350 ° C and 800 ° C, of more preferably between 350 ° C and 700 ° C, so as to allow the reaction of the treatment substance under the effect of the heat of the inner face 6 of the wall 3 of the container 1 to thereby cause dealkalization of the glass.
- a temperature or treatment temperature
- the installation 2 can advantageously comprise a means for supplying a glass container 1 as described above, of which at least the inner face 6 of the wall 3 is at a temperature advantageously of at least 350 ° C, preferably between 350 ° C and 850 ° C, preferably between 350 ° C and 800 ° C, more preferably between 350 ° C and 700 ° C.
- this supply means may comprise a heating means, of any known suitable type (and for example, of the arch or oven type), designed to heat a pre-existing glass container 1 conforming to the above description, and whose interior face 6 of wall 3 is initially at a temperature close (if not equal) to ambient temperature, so that the temperature of at least interior face 6 of wall 3 of container 1 reaches a value advantageously at least 350 ° C, preferably between 350 ° C and 850 ° C, preferably between 350 ° C and 800 ° C, more preferably between 350 ° C and 700 ° C.
- the means for supplying the container 1 comprises a system for collecting a glass container 1 in accordance with the above description, at the outlet of a forming machine 15. hot of a glass container 1 from a glass blank, while said container 1 is still hot enough for (at least) the inner face 6 of the wall 3 of said container 1 to be at a temperature advantageously d at least 350 ° C, preferably between 350 ° C and 850 ° C, preferably between 350 ° C and 800 ° C, more preferably between 350 ° C and 700 ° C.
- the installation 2 therefore advantageously does not include any specific heating means for heating the container 1, the inner face 6 of the wall 3 of the container 1 being brought to a treatment temperature.
- this machine 15 for forming glass containers 1 can be of any known type, such as as for example an IS machine in the case of a container 1 made of molded glass.
- the collection system can, for example, comprise an advantageously robotic arm and / or a conveyor (for example belt or roller), designed (s), arranged (s) and sized (s) to collect a glass container 1 at the outlet of the forming machine 15, sufficiently close to the latter so that (at least) the inner face 6 of the wall 3 of the container 1 is still at a temperature advantageously of at least 350 ° C, preferably between 350 ° C ° C and 850 ° C, preferably between 350 ° C and 800 ° C, more preferably between 350 ° C and 700 ° C.
- the conveyor of the collection system can be combined with the conveyor 14, mentioned above, on which the container 1 is brought to the level of the distribution means 12 for the purpose of distributing the treatment substance.
- the installation 2 as such may not include such means for supplying a container 1 of which (at least) the inner face 6 of the wall 3 is at a temperature advantageously of at least 350 ° C, preferably between 350 ° C and 850 ° C, preferably between 350 ° C and 800 ° C, more preferably between 350 ° C and 700 ° C, if not the conveyor 14 mentioned above, but it However, it is nonetheless designed (in particular in terms of choice of materials, etc.) to be able to operate satisfactorily in the presence of a container 1, the inner face 6 of which is brought to such a temperature.
- the installation 2 as such could not be specifically designed to introduce the treatment substance inside the receiving cavity 4 of the glass container 1 while the inner face 6 of the wall 3 of the latter is at a temperature advantageously of at least 350 ° C, preferably between 350 ° C and 850 ° C, preferably between 350 ° C and 800 ° C, more preferably between 350 ° C and 800 ° C ° C and 700 ° C, but on the contrary while said inner face 6 is at room temperature.
- the installation 2 could then comprise (or at least be provided to be arranged upstream of) a means for heating the container 1, such as an annealing arch, positioned downstream of the distribution means 12.
- a temperature advantageously of at least 350 ° C, preferably between 350 ° C and 850 ° C, preferably between 350 ° C and 800 ° C, more preferably between 350 ° C and 700 ° C, once the treatment substance has been dispensed into the container 1.
- the treatment method according to the invention also includes an operation for monitoring the correct progress of the operation of dispensing the treatment substance.
- This is advantageously a real-time control operation, which takes place at least in part simultaneously with said distribution operation, and not a control operation carried out a posteriori, once the container 1 has been processed.
- said control operation comprises the capture by an image-taking device 16, during said distribution operation, of at least one image of a spatial zone including the opening 5 of the container 1 and determining, by analysis of the image thus captured, whether or not at least a predetermined quantity of said treatment substance has been introduced into the interior of the cavity 4 of the container 1 via the opening 5 of the latter during the distribution operation.
- the dispensing orifice 13 of the dispensing means 12 and the opening 5 of the container 1 are then included in said spatial zone, and therefore in the image (s) thus captured.
- the dispensing means 12 can optionally be provided to dispense a quantity of treatment substance which is greater than the quantity strictly necessary to carry out the desired treatment of the container 1
- the capture and analysis of image (s) by the image-taking device 16 during the dispensing operation aims to ensure that at least a predetermined quantity - which will have been defined beforehand as being the minimum quantity necessary to obtain a desired level of treatment - has well and has been introduced inside the cavity 4 of the container 1 during the dispensing operation.
- the definition of the predetermined quantity of treatment substance may depend on the nature of the treatment to be carried out, the dimensions of the container 1, the expected level of treatment, etc.
- control operation comprises determining, by analysis of said at least one image thus captured, of whether or not substantially all of the quantity of treatment substance dispensed by the dispensing means 12 during said dispensing operation has been introduced or not to inside the cavity 4 of the container 1 through the opening 5 of the latter.
- the control operation thus aims not only to ensure that the predetermined quantity of treatment substance has indeed been introduced into the container 1 to be treated, but also to ensure that during the dispensing operation, there was no distribution of treatment substance outside the cavity 4 of the container 1, either next to the container 1, on the ring 11 and / or on the outer face 7 of the wall 3 of said container 1 Indeed, if it is not necessarily inconvenient for the container 1 to receive more treatment substance than would be necessary to obtain a satisfactory level of treatment, the dispersion of the treatment substance outside the container 1 can however have economic consequences (cost of the treatment substance itself, fouling of installations requiring costly maintenance, etc.) and / or health consequences.
- the deposition of treatment substance on the ring 11 or on the surface of the outer face 7 of the wall 3 of the container 1 can lead to unwanted and potentially problematic treatment of the glass at the level of said rings 11 and / or outer face 7, in the sense that this may in particular result in the generation of aesthetic defects and / or a hindrance to the proper conduct of a possible subsequent optical inspection operation aimed at looking for glass defects that the container 1 could present.
- deposition can also lead to a mechanical weakening of the container 1, and in particular of the ring 11 of the latter, by reaction with the treatment substance. Such a risk of embrittlement is observed in particular in the case, considered above, where the treatment substance is advantageously provided to allow a hot dealkalinization treatment of the glass.
- the treatment installation 2 in accordance with the invention comprises a control means 17, which is advantageously designed and configured to allow the implementation of the control operation described above.
- Said control means 17 comprises an image-taking device 16 for capturing, when the distribution means 12 is on and distributes said treatment substance, at least one image of a spatial zone including the opening 5 of the container 1.
- said image-taking device 16 is configured so that at least the dispensing orifice 13 of the dispensing means 12 and the opening 5 of the container 1 are then in said spatial zone, and therefore in the or the images thus captured.
- the control means 17 also comprises an image analysis system 18 which is specifically designed, configured, parameterized, to determine, by analysis of said at least one captured image, whether at least a predetermined quantity (as defined above) of said treatment substance has or has not been introduced into the interior of the cavity 4 of the container 1 by the intermediary of the opening 5 of the latter.
- an image analysis system 18 which is specifically designed, configured, parameterized, to determine, by analysis of said at least one captured image, whether at least a predetermined quantity (as defined above) of said treatment substance has or has not been introduced into the interior of the cavity 4 of the container 1 by the intermediary of the opening 5 of the latter.
- said system of image analysis 18 is designed, configured, parameterized, to determine, by analyzing said at least one captured image, whether substantially all of the quantity of treatment substance dispensed by the dispensing means 12 has been introduced or not to the 'inside the cavity 4 of the container 1 through the opening 5 of the latter.
- the treatment method and installation 2 make it possible to ensure in a simple and efficient manner. that said container 1, the inner face 6 of its wall 3 of which is to be treated, receives at least a predetermined quantity sufficient and necessary for treatment substance to ensure sufficient treatment of said container 1.
- dealkalinization treatment the latter consequently make it possible to obtain a glass container 1 for pharmaceutical use which is particularly safe from a health standpoint.
- the treatment method and installation 2 advantageously make it possible to ensure that the glass container 1 has been suitably treated without prejudice in particular to its mechanical resistance.
- the operation of distributing the treatment substance is designed to distribute the latter continuously, that is to say uninterruptedly, in a plurality of glass containers 1 which pass successively opposite the distribution orifice 13 of the distribution means 12.
- the control operation will advantageously itself be carried out continuously, simultaneous with said distribution operation.
- the dispensing operation is carried out only when a container 1 is positioned at the level of the dispensing means 12, and preferably opposite the dispensing orifice 13 of said dispensing means 12.
- the operation of dispensing the treatment substance is carried out discontinuously, that is to say in the form of discrete doses (and not of an uninterrupted flow) of treatment substance, only in the presence of a container 1 to be treated at the level of the distribution means 12, and preferably facing the dispensing orifice 13 of the latter.
- the triggering of the dispensing means 12 is set to be synchronized with a known rate of movement of the containers 1 opposite the dispensing orifice 13 of the dispensing means 12.
- the treatment process can advantageously comprise a detection step for detecting the actual presence of a container 1 on the conveyor 14 at the level of the distribution means 12, and preferably opposite the distribution orifice 13 of the latter, and then to trigger the dispensing operation of the treatment substance.
- the treatment method comprises a detection step for detecting the arrival upstream of the dispensing orifice 13 of the dispensing means 12 (in consideration of the direction of movement of the container 1 relative to the dispensing means 12) and then to synchronize the triggering of the dispensing operation with the arrival of the container 1 at the level of the dispensing means 12, and preferably opposite the dispensing orifice 13 of the latter, knowing the distance separating the container 1 of the distribution orifice 13 at the time of detection and the speed of movement of the container 1 relative to the distribution means 12 or to its distribution orifice 13. It is thus advantageously possible to anticipate the arrival of a container 1 to be processed in order to further refine the precision of distribution of the treatment substance.
- the treatment installation 2 can be designed and configured to ensure uninterrupted operation of the distribution means 12, so that the latter can distribute the treatment substance continuously, that is to say in an uninterrupted manner, in a plurality of glass containers 1 which pass successively at the level of the dispensing means 12, and preferably opposite the dispensing orifice 13 of the latter.
- the treatment installation 2 will also be advantageously configured to ensure uninterrupted operation of the means of control 17.
- the treatment installation 2 is designed and configured to ensure that the dispensing means 12 is started up only when the container 1 is positioned at the level of the dispensing means 12, and preferably opposite the distribution orifice 13 of the latter.
- the treatment installation 2 can be configured, parameterized, to ensure that the distribution means 12 are started up discontinuously and synchronized with a known rate of movement of the containers 1 at the level of the distribution means 12, and preferably facing the dispensing orifice 13 of the latter.
- the treatment installation 2 can advantageously comprise, on the one hand, a detection means configured to detect the actual presence of a container 1 on the conveyor 14 at the level of the distribution means 12, and preferably opposite the distribution orifice 13 of the latter and, on the other hand, a control unit which is connected to said detection means and to control means of the distribution means 12 to start said dispensing means 12 when the container 1 is thus detected at the level of the dispensing means 12, and preferably opposite the dispensing orifice 13 of the latter.
- the treatment installation 2 comprises a detection means 19 configured to detect the arrival of the container 1 on the conveyor 14 upstream of the distribution means 12, and preferably upstream of the distribution orifice. 13 of the latter.
- the treatment installation 2 also comprises a control unit 20 which is connected to said detection means 19 and to said control means of the distribution means 12 and configured to synchronize the start-up of said distribution means 12 with the arrival of the container. 1 at the level of the dispensing means 12, and preferably opposite the dispensing orifice 13 of the latter.
- synchronization can typically be obtained using a timer (not illustrated), which the installation 2 could advantageously include, and in particular from knowledge of the distance separating the detection zone from the container 1 by the means detection 19 of the position of the dispensing means 12, and preferably of the dispensing orifice 13 of the latter, the speed of movement of the container 1 on the conveyor 14, as well as the dimensions of the container 1.
- the detection means 19 is an optical barrier (or light barrier) and comprises either a light beam emitter (for example a laser, visible or infrared beam) positioned opposite a photoelectric cell, or a cell.
- detection device 21 comprising both a light beam emitter (for example a laser beam, visible or infrared) and a photoelectric cell and a light reflector 22 positioned opposite a photoelectric cell, as illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3.
- the detection cell 21 and the reflector 22 are advantageously positioned on either side of the path of movement of the container 1, at a known distance from the dispensing means 12, and preferably from the dispensing orifice 13 of the latter.
- the detection cell 41 emits a light beam (shown in dotted lines in FIG.
- control unit 20 triggers the switching on of the distribution means 12 by means of the control means of the latter, either immediately (in the case of detection of the actual presence of a glass container 1 at the level of the dispensing means 12, and preferably opposite the dispensing orifice 13 of the latter), or according to a predefined time delay (in the event of detection of the presence of a glass container 1 upstream of the means of distribution 12, and preferably upstream of the dispensing orifice 13 of the latter).
- a detection means 19 of the optical barrier type will be designed and arranged so that the emitted light beam is interrupted by the neck 10 or the ring 11 of a glass container 1, and not by the body of the glass.
- the image-taking device 16 of the processing method and installation is typically a technical device capable of capturing at least one image, the analysis of which can be carried out using hardware computer means and / or software for processing. images.
- the image-taking device 16 therefore comprises at least one photographic sensor, preferably of the CMOS type, designed to capture at least an image which can then be analyzed by the computer image processing means.
- Said photographic sensor may be that of a camera or a camera, or of any other suitable means of taking images comprising such a photographic sensor.
- said image-taking device 16, and in particular the photographic sensor (s) that the latter comprises is provided to capture said at least one image in the visible range, and preferably in black. and white (gray levels), in particular to simplify analysis.
- the analysis of said image and the subsequent determination of the correct progress of the distribution of the treatment substance by the distribution means 12 are moreover advantageously simplified and made more reliable when said image-taking device 16 is provided to capture said at least an image with the highest possible definition (or resolution), for example an image resolution of 640 x 480 pixels with a pixel size of 4.8 x 4.8 ⁇ m.
- the determination of the correct distribution of the treatment substance by the distribution means 12 of the treatment method and installation 2 that is to say the determination of whether or not at least said predetermined quantity of treatment substance and / or substantially all of the treatment substance dispensed has indeed been dispensed inside the cavity 4 of the container 1, can advantageously be carried out using software or computer image analysis algorithm, which executed by a computer or any other suitable device.
- the recognition in particular of the opening 5 of the container 1 and of the treatment substance on a captured image could be based on a software detection of differences in color levels (and preferably in gray levels) between the pixels. of said image.
- Such software or computer image analysis algorithm, and computer or other suitable device allowing the execution of said software or algorithm, are advantageously included in the image analysis system 18 of the control means 17 of the installation. 2 treatment.
- the treatment method comprises an operation of setting aside the container 1 in the case where it is determined, during the operation of controlling the dispensing operation, that the predetermined quantity at least of treatment substance has not been introduced into the cavity 4 of the container, through the opening 5 of the latter.
- This physically removes any container 1 which has not received, during the dispensing operation, sufficient substance of treatment to ensure the desired level of performance of treatment of the inner face 6 of the wall 3 of said glass container 1.
- This receptacle 1 will thus advantageously not be grouped together with other receptacles 1 which, for their part, have effectively received the determined quantity of treatment substance required.
- the discarded receptacle 1 could possibly subsequently be subjected again to said distribution operation or be discarded with a view to subsequent recycling in the form of cullet.
- said operation of setting aside the container 1 may advantageously also relate to a container 1 which, although having received in its cavity 4 said predetermined quantity, has not however received all of the quantity of treatment substance dispensed by the dispensing means 12. In this way, receptacles 1 likely to have received the substance will be advantageously discarded. treatment on their ring 11 or on the external face 7 of their wall 3, and therefore in particular liable to present mechanical and / or aesthetic defects in this respect in accordance with what has been explained previously.
- said discarding operation is then immediately following the control operation.
- the setting aside operation can be carried out in a simple manner using a means of setting aside 23 of the container 1 comprising, for example, a movable stopper or a pusher. , which intercepts the container 1 downstream of the distribution means 12 and separates it from the flow of containers 1 which pass on the conveyor 14 after distribution of the treatment substance.
- a means of setting aside 23 of the container 1 comprising, for example, a movable stopper or a pusher.
- a means of setting aside 23 of the container 1 comprising, for example, a movable stopper or a pusher.
- a means of setting aside 23 of the container 1 comprising, for example, a movable stopper or a pusher.
- a means of setting aside 23 of the container 1 comprising, for example, a movable stopper or a pusher.
- a means of setting aside 23 of the container 1 comprising, for example, a movable stopper or a pusher
- the treatment method does not include such an operation of setting aside the container 1, but that it includes, for example, the generation of a computer alert, sound or even light, to attract the attention of a production operator on the presence of a container 1 determined to be non-compliant.
- the operation of setting aside the container 1 envisaged above is preferable, insofar as it limits or eliminates the need for human intervention.
- the treatment installation 2 preferably comprises a discarding device 23 of the container 1, which is connected to the image analysis system. 18 by means of control 17 and which is configured to discard said container 1 when the image analysis system 18 determines that said at least predetermined quantity of treatment substance has not been introduced into the interior of the cavity 4 receiving the container 1 via the opening 5 of the latter.
- said discarding device 23, the operation of which is preferably automated comprises for example a movable stopper or a pusher, which is arranged so as to be able to intercept the container 1. downstream of the distribution means 12 and away from the flow of containers 1 which pass on the conveyor 14 after distribution of the treatment substance.
- the installation 2 can moreover comprise a conveyor or an evacuation hopper (not illustrated) for receiving and evacuating the container 1 thus separated.
- using said image capture device 16 is captured a single image of said spatial area including the opening 5 of the container 1 during the dispensing operation.
- said image is then captured at the moment when the treatment substance distributed by the distribution means 12 arrives at a plane of said spatial zone, which is predefined as corresponding to a plane in which the opening 5 of the container 1 to be treated when the latter arrives at the level of the dispensing means 12, and preferably opposite the dispensing opening 13 of the latter.
- the triggering of the image capture device can be synchronized, for example, using an optical barrier whose light beam is arranged in said predefined plane.
- the treatment substance arrives at the level of the predefined plane, it interrupts the light beam of the optical barrier, which triggers the capture of the image.
- the determination of the proper conduct of the distribution operation can then advantageously be carried out according to the following principle.
- a point of intersection between the treatment substance and the predefined plane in which is then inscribed the opening 5 of the container 1 to be treated
- the container 1 is behind or ahead of the treatment substance, and that the latter will therefore be distributed at least in part on the outer face 7 and the wall 3 and / or on the ring 11 of the container 1, and that the treatment substance will therefore not be fully distributed inside the receiving cavity 4 of the container 1.
- the time required for at least said predetermined quantity and, preferably, the totality of the quantity of treatment substance dispensed travels the distance d which separates the dispensing orifice 13 of the dispensing means 12 from the opening 5 of the container 1, the characteristics (direction, direction , speed, etc.) of the path of movement of the container 1 relative to the dispensing means 12, as well as the dimensions of the opening 5 of the container 1, it is then possible to determine whether said predetermined quantity born and / or the totality of the quantity of treatment substance distributed will have time or not to pass through the opening 5 of the container 1 to reach the receiving cavity 4 of the latter.
- the image-taking device 16 of the control means 17 of the processing installation 2 can therefore be designed, configured, parameterized, to capture a single and unique image of such a spatial zone including the opening 5 of the. container 1 when the dispensing means 12 is on and dispenses said treatment substance.
- the image analysis system 18 of said control means 17 is then advantageously designed, configured, parameterized to determine, by analysis of the captured image and advantageously according to the principle described above, whether said predetermined quantity at least and / or the entire amount of treatment substance dispensed has been introduced or not inside the cavity 4 of the container 1 through the opening 5 of the latter.
- determining a compliant distribution of the treatment substance from the capture and analysis of a single image can prove to be relatively complex to implement, particularly in terms of controlling the precision of the triggering. taking the image and analyzing it on the basis of a large number of parameters. There is also a risk that the single image, although captured at the right time, will not be of sufficient quality (blur, insufficient exposure, etc.) to allow, by analysis, a reliable and repeatable determination of the good progress. the operation of dispensing the treatment substance.
- a plurality of images (typically between 2 and 10 images, for example 6 images) of said image taking device 16 are preferably captured using said image-taking device.
- the image-taking device 16 of the installation 2 is then preferably configured to capture such a plurality of images of said spatial zone including the opening 5. of the container 1, advantageously for at least the entire duration of the distribution of the treatment substance by the distribution means 12 of said installation 2.
- the image-taking device 16 of the treatment method and installation 2 comprises advantageously a technical means capable of capturing images in a substantially continuous manner, such as in particular at least one camera provided with the photographic sensor mentioned above.
- the determination of the conformity / non-conformity of the distribution of the treatment substance inside the cavity 4 of the container 1 to be treated will thus be advantageously based on the analysis of several images, taken successively while the treatment substance is being treated. distributed by the distribution means 12 towards the container 1.
- said plurality of captured images will comprise at least one image which will have been captured when the treatment substance distributed by the distribution means 12 arrives at a plane of said spatial zone, which is predefined as corresponding to a plane in which is inscribed the opening 5 of the container 1 to be treated when the latter arrives opposite the dispensing means 12, in accordance with the above explanations.
- a plane of said spatial zone which is predefined as corresponding to a plane in which is inscribed the opening 5 of the container 1 to be treated when the latter arrives opposite the dispensing means 12, in accordance with the above explanations.
- the determination of the correct introduction of the treatment substance into the cavity 4 of the container 1, based on a plurality of captured images, can be advantageously be produced on the basis in particular of knowledge of the dimensions (diameter) of the opening 5 of the container 1 (the diameter of the opening 5 of the ring 11 of the containers 1 to be treated being in practice systematically measured, controlled, online) , and characteristics (direction, direction, speed, etc.) of the path of movement of the container 1 relative to the dispensing means 12.
- the image-taking device 16 advantageously does not capture any image in the absence of a container 1 to be processed at the level of the distribution means 12, and preferably opposite the distribution orifice 13 of this. latest.
- the implementation of said control operation is thereby simplified, insofar as the quantity of images to be analyzed is thus limited.
- the operation of dispensing the treatment substance is carried out only when the container 1 is positioned at the level of the dispensing means 12, and preferably opposite the dispensing orifice 13 of the latter, as considered previously, and the triggering of the control operation is then synchronized with the triggering of said distribution operation.
- the operation of dispensing the substance could on the contrary be carried out in a substantially uninterrupted manner, that is to say in the presence or absence of a container 1 at the level of the dispensing means 12.
- the control operation is carried out, triggered, only when the container 1 is positioned at the level of the dispensing means 12, and preferably opposite the dispensing orifice 13 of the latter.
- this is then preferably designed and configured to ensure that the control means 17, and in particular the image-taking device 16 of the latter, are started up, only when the container 1 to be treated is positioned at the level of the dispensing means 12, and preferably opposite the dispensing orifice 13 of the latter. More preferably still, the treatment installation 2 is designed and configured to ensure that the dispensing means 12 is started up only when the container 1 is positioned at the level of the dispensing means 12, and preferably opposite the. distribution orifice 13 of the latter, as previously envisaged, and to further ensure that the control means 17 are started up synchronized with the start-up of the distribution means 12.
- the treatment installation 2 could, on the contrary, be designed and configured so that the dispensing means 12 dispenses said treatment substance in a substantially uninterrupted manner, that is to say in the presence or absence of a container 1 at the level of the distribution means 12.
- said treatment installation 2 it would remain advantageous for said treatment installation 2 to be designed and configured to ensure the switching on of the control means 17, and in particular of the device 16 for taking images of the latter, only when the container 1 to be treated is positioned at the level of the distribution means 12, and preferably facing the distribution orifice 13 of the latter.
- the analysis of the captured image (s) is carried out in real time, or at least immediately following their capture, in order to allow the fastest possible determination of whether or not they are compliant. of the distribution of the treatment substance and the triggering, if necessary, of an operation of setting aside, as described above, a container 1 which would not have received in its cavity 4 the expected amount of treatment substance.
- the image-taking device 16 of the processing method and installation is preferably chosen capable of capturing one or more images with a temporal resolution of at least 50 images per second (or fps), preferably of at least 100 images per second. second, preferably at least 500 images per second, more preferably at least 800 images per second.
- the photographic sensor of the image-taking device 16 can then be that of a so-called “high speed” or “slow motion” camera. It is thus advantageously possible to precisely and efficiently control the correct distribution of the treatment substance at very high speeds of movement of the container 1 relative to the distribution means 12, and this for containers 1 of all shapes and sizes, including containers with very small ring opening, and / or for very high treatment substance dispensing speeds.
- the treatment method and installation 2 are particularly well suited to the context of industrial manufacture and treatment of glass containers.
- a temporal resolution of approximately 900 images per second it is advantageously possible to effectively and reliably control the distribution of the treatment substance in a glass container 1 of the vial type, the opening of which 5 of the ring 11 has a diameter of 12 mm, which container 1 is in motion relative to the dispensing means 12 along a rectilinear trajectory T at a speed of approximately 40 meters per minute (which defines a a time window of just around 18 ms for the effective distribution of the treatment substance inside the cavity 4 of the container 1).
- the image-taking device 16 further preferably comprises an intense light source 24 (preferably white), advantageously placed so that the container 1 is positioned between the sensor (s) ) photographic (s) and the light source 24, in order to optimize the operation of the photographic sensor (s) and the quality of the images captured, in particular at high processing rates and for a high temporal resolution of the or photographic sensor (s).
- an intense light source 24 preferably white
- the glass constituting the wall 3 of the container 1 is transparent in a field of vision of the image-taking device 16.
- said field of vision corresponds to the visible field, it may thus for example be a question of a colorless (white glass) or colored glass (yellow or amber glass, for example).
- said control operation can advantageously comprise the capture by said image-taking device 16, during said distribution operation, of at least one image (and preferably of a plurality of images) of 'a spatial zone including, by transparency, at least a portion of the receiving cavity 4 of the container 1, and preferably the whole of the receiving cavity 4 of the container 1.
- the control operation may include the determination, by analysis of the image (s) thus captured, of a consequence of the introduction of the treatment substance inside the receiving cavity 4 of the receptacle 1.
- the gripping device of images 12 of the processing installation 2 can be advantageously configured to capture at least one image of such a spatial zone including at least a portion of the cavity 4 for receiving the container 1, and preferably all of the cavity 4 for receiving the receptacle 1, when the means of dis tribution 12 of installation 2 is on and distributes said treatment substance.
- the image analysis system 18 of the control means 17 can then be advantageously configured to determine, by analysis of the image thus captured, a consequence of the introduction of the treatment substance inside the cavity 4. receptacle reception 1.
- the analysis of the image thus captured can thus advantageously determine the existence or not of a visible phenomenon associated with said processing, and possibly quantify its intensity.
- the control operation may then advantageously include determining whether or not there is presence inside the cavity 4 of the container 1 of fumes characteristic of the hot reaction of the treatment substance.
- said checking operation therefore advantageously makes it possible to check not only the correct progress of the operation of dispensing the treatment substance, but also in certain cases, and at least partially, the correct progress of the treatment of the inner face 6 of the wall 3 of the container 1 by said treatment substance.
- the checking operation can advantageously make it possible to identify that the temperature of the inside face 6 of the wall 3 of the container 1 was not sufficient to allow a good reaction of the treatment substance and therefore sufficient treatment of the container 1. The latter may then be considered non-compliant and discarded.
- control operation can advantageously comprise the capture by said image-taking device 16, during said distribution operation, of at least one image (and preferably the successive capture of a plurality of images) of a spatial zone in which is includes the treatment substance when the latter is dispensed by the dispensing means 12, and
- the image-taking device 16 of the processing installation 2 is advantageously configured to capture at least one image (and preferably to successively capture a plurality of images) d 'a spatial zone in which the treatment substance is included when the latter is distributed by the distribution means 12.
- the image analysis system 18 of the treatment installation 2 is then advantageously configured to determine, by analysis of said at least one image thus captured, the value of an operating parameter of the distribution means 12 chosen in particular from a volume of the treatment substance distributed, a mass of the treatment substance distributed, an angle value Q d apex of a cone C of distribution of the treatment substance, and a combination of all or part of these parameters.
- At least the dispensing orifice 13 of the dispensing means 12 and the opening 5 of the container 1 are then included in said spatial zone, and therefore in the image (s) thus captured.
- the analysis of the image (s) thus captured and the subsequent determination of said parameters may typically be carried out using an image analysis software or algorithm designed and configured to detect, measure, and extrapolate as needed, the shape and dimensions of a dose formed of all or part of the quantity of treatment substance distributed by the distribution means 12 and visible in the image or images captured by the image-taking means 16.
- parameters other than those mentioned above may additionally be advantageously determined.
- the optical control of the distribution of the treatment substance can advantageously make it possible to warn in real time of a possible variation over time in the value of at least one of the aforementioned distribution parameters of the treatment substance.
- Such an optical check can therefore allow real-time feedback of the operation of the distribution means 12, so as to ensure perfect stability and repeatability of the operation of the latter over time. For example, if it is thus determined a certain deviation over time of the quantity of treatment substance actually dispensed by the dispensing means 12 relative to a quantity of treatment substance fixed as an instruction, it will be advantageously possible to control immediately in return a modification of the operation of the distribution means 12 in order to correct said deviation.
- the process and the treatment installation 2 will thus be made more reliable, and the assurance of obtaining a sufficiently treated glass container will be further reinforced.
- the image-taking device 16 may optionally comprise a plurality of photographic sensors, in particular in the case where, during the control operation, it is desired to capture at least one image of a spatial zone. including the opening 5 of the container 1 and at least one image of a spatial zone including at least a portion of the receiving cavity 4 of the container 1, and preferably all of the receiving cavity 4 of the container 1.
- the photographic sensors can be positioned in a different manner relative to the distribution means 12 and to the container 1 to be treated, so as to optimize the taking of images.
- the photographic sensors may each belong to a separate camera (or to any other suitable technical means).
- the corresponding spatial zone (s) can then be either two-dimensional or three-dimensional.
- said device 16 for taking images of the processing method and installation comprises a single and unique photographic sensor. This is then positioned so as to be able to capture at least one image of a spatial zone including the opening 5 of the container 1, and advantageously so as to also capture, preferably simultaneously, an image of a spatial zone including at least a portion, and more preferably all, of the receiving cavity 4 of the receptacle 1.
- the or the corresponding spatial zones are therefore essentially two-dimensional.
- the design, parameterization and implementation of the control operation / control means 17 are thus advantageously simplified and made more reliable, and their cost better controlled.
- the control means 17 of the treatment installation 2 is thus more compact, and can be easily integrated in the immediate vicinity of the distribution means 12.
- the treatment method and installation 2 in accordance with the invention which therefore implement an optical control operation, are thus particularly well suited to cases where it is not possible to control by mechanical means a quantity of treatment substance introduced inside the cavity 4 of a container 1, such as for example using a force sensor which would be placed under the bottom 8 of the container to measure a variation in the mass of the latter during the dispensing operation, and this in particular due to too low a mass of treatment substance dispensed, due to a too high speed of movement of the containers 1 during the dispensing operation , due to an excessively high temperature of the container 1 to be treated and / or also due to an instantaneous reaction of the treatment substance as soon as and as the latter enters said cavity 4 (as may be the case s 'acting' a dealkalinization substance).
- the invention is obviously not limited to a treatment of the dealkalinization type.
- the treatment installation and method could alternatively constitute an installation and treatment method for doping, chemical hardening, etc., of the inner face 6 of the wall 3 of the glass container 1, depending in particular on the nature of the treatment substance used, and this when one seeks in particular to ensure in a simple and effective that the container 1, the inner face 6 of its wall 3 of which is to be treated, receives at least a sufficient and necessary predetermined quantity of treatment substance to ensure sufficient treatment of said container 1.
- the invention finds its industrial application in the design, production and implementation of installations and methods for treating the inner face of the wall of glass containers, and in particular of containers for pharmaceutical use. or diagnostic.
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