WO2022017828A1 - Dispositif et procede de controle de recipients au sein d'une installation de nettoyage - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to the control of containers within a cleaning installation.
- the invention relates to the inspection of the interior of containers, such as bottles, made of plastic material, preferably "refillable PET" and intended to receive an agrifood liquid, with a view to verifying their conformity before washing with a view to their reuse.
- the term "container” encompasses an individual object. Such a container is in the form of a bottle or a flask.
- a container is intended to contain, in a non-exhaustive manner, a fluid or a liquid, in particular of the food-processing or cosmetic type, preferably food-processing, such as drinks, such as juices, sodas or mineral waters.
- a receptacle can be made of any type of material, in particular plastic material, glass or even metal.
- the container is made of plastic material, in particular PET (for “polyethylene terephthalate”).
- PET for “polyethylene terephthalate”.
- the recycling of containers can comprise a recovery circuit with a view to reusing the containers.
- the consumer brings the empty containers to a place dedicated to their collection, where said containers are placed in boxes.
- the filled crates are then transported to a site dedicated to their rehabilitation, in particular through at least one cleaning operation. Once cleaned, the clean containers can be sent to a new bottling cycle.
- the present invention relates most particularly to the field of cleaning containers.
- the cleaning operation involves several successive steps, carried out within a dedicated installation.
- the crates containing containers are placed one after the other on a receiving surface.
- the containers are taken from each crate to be deposited on a conveyor, in particular one or more successive conveyors of the endless belt type.
- a box for collecting containers has a generally rectangular parallelepipedic shape, open at the top. Internally, a box comprises compartments, separated by internal walls and distributed in such a way matrix in columns and rows, each compartment being sized to receive a container. In general, the height of a box is greater than the height of the containers, making it possible to stack several boxes during their storage and transport.
- the side walls of a crate can also include openings allowing them to be gripped during handling.
- the picking up of the seized containers can be carried out by successive extraction of the columns or of the rows, or else of all the containers simultaneously. In either case, the containers are deposited one after the other on the conveyor, forming a single-line flow.
- Containers made of plastic material therefore undergo a specific step to check their conformity. Such a check is carried out in two distinct stages.
- a reactive product is injected inside each container, via a nozzle located above the conveyor and spraying the containers moving below.
- the reaction of the injected product requires a period of time conferred by a suitable length of the conveyor before the products reach the next station.
- each container is analyzed in order to verify its conformity for reuse.
- This analysis is carried out on the single-line flow, by checking the containers one after the other.
- Such an analysis makes it possible to detect the presence of undesirable molecules, in particular not present in the container or the drink that it contained and as initially marketed.
- This analysis can be carried out in particular by means of a mass spectrometer, in order to detect the presence of residual gases or of certain molecules inside each container.
- the container concerned is extracted with a view to its destruction.
- the other containers checked as compliant are sent to a washing step.
- washing is carried out by a washing unit, with a view to rinsing the interior and the exterior, as well as possibly removing their exterior labeling.
- a washing unit comprises a washing tunnel traversed by said conveyor or else by a washing conveyor, allowing in particular the transport of several containers in a wide flow, namely in bulk or in several rows. In the latter case, it is then necessary to ungroup the single-line flow of containers into a wide flow and to transfer the containers from said conveyor to the washing conveyor.
- the characteristics of this material such as its impermeability and its resistance, limit the impregnation of residues, which makes it possible to carry out easier washing, in particular at high temperatures, above above 85°C, allowing the container to be sterilized if necessary.
- refillable PET for “refillable” PET
- plastic material has a certain porosity. It is therefore likely to imprison certain molecules, in particular odorous molecules such as aromas.
- plastic deteriorates at temperatures exceeding 60 degrees Celsius (°C), as well as in contact with certain products, such as hydrocarbons, for example.
- containers made of plastic material are lighter and, therefore, unstable, being able to be easily unbalanced during their movement on the surface of a conveyor or else during their transfer between conveyors.
- the used containers may still contain liquid and be dirty, in particular sticky, making their conveyance even more complex.
- the injection and analysis stages are carried out through workstations working on one product at a time, which adds steps impacting the production rate, further increasing the encroachment and the costs of the installation.
- Other carousels can be added to perform other operations, such as emptying containers or checking their integrity. If such a rotating installation makes it possible to optimize the footprint, it generates complexity and increased maintenance, with a much higher manufacturing cost.
- such an installation operates individually on the containers one after the other. Finally, it does not dispense with the step of extracting the containers from the boxes with a view to transferring them to the entrance of the installation in order to be picked up by the first carousel.
- the aim of the invention is to overcome the drawbacks of the state of the art by proposing a device for checking containers within a cleaning installation.
- the invention is preferably but not limited to the inspection of containers made of plastic material, in particular “refillable” PET.
- the invention makes it possible to dispense with a major part of the conveying of the containers, by intervening directly within the boxes containing the containers, before their extraction.
- the invention provides for checking the containers distributed in a matrix in each case, by injecting the reagent then analyzing the containers one after the other inside the case, or even several containers per column or per row simultaneously.
- control device comprises
- said analysis station comprising at least one analysis head provided with at least one probe
- a conveyor transporting boxes containing said containers in a direction of movement along said control device, successively through said injection station and said analysis station.
- Said at least one analysis head is movable relative to said conveyor.
- said at least one analysis head can be movable horizontally, according to a longitudinal and/or transverse displacement with respect to said direction of displacement of said conveyor. Said at least one analysis head can be movable vertically, from a high position to a low position plunging inside said boxes, and vice versa. In embodiments, said at least one analysis head is mobile in the three directions, that is to say it is vertically mobile and it operates a longitudinal and transverse movement with respect to the direction of movement of the conveyor.
- the analysis station may comprise a robotic arm supporting said at least one analysis head at a distal end.
- Said at least one analysis head can comprise a single probe.
- Said injection station may comprise a ramp provided with several nozzles distributed transversely with respect to said conveyor. According to an additional feature, said nozzles are movable transversely relative to said conveyor.
- a robotic arm allows any type of movement in space (3D), that is to say in the three directions.
- the invention also relates to a receptacle cleaning installation comprising:
- said reception surface comprises at least one conveyor shaped to receive and transport said boxes through said control device to the station for transferring conforming containers from each crate.
- Such a cleaning installation comprises a control device according to the invention.
- the invention also relates to a method for checking containers for cleaning installations, in which successively at least
- the crates are transported from said receiving surface in a direction of movement through at least one conveyor to a receptacle conformity control station, - the conformity of the containers is checked directly inside each crate,
- the reactive product can be injected simultaneously into several of the containers transversely to said direction of movement.
- each container can be analyzed by moving at least one probe relative to said boxes.
- said at least one probe can be moved horizontally, transversely and/or longitudinally with respect to said direction of movement. According to an additional characteristic, said at least one probe can be moved vertically.
- said at least one probe can be moved vertically and horizontally, transversely and/or longitudinally with respect to the direction of movement.
- the fact of being able to move said at least one probe in the three directions makes it possible to avoid mechanical adjustments when changing the format of containers and/or boxes of containers. This therefore makes it possible to reduce the downtime at each change of format and to make the analysis station more versatile.
- FIG. 1 schematically represents a perspective view of an example of a crate intended to receive containers, showing in particular an empty crate provided with twenty-four compartments distributed in four columns and six rows;
- FIG. 2 schematically represents an elevational view of an embodiment of a cleaning installation, showing in particular an injection station provided with a ramp extending transversely over the entire width of the conveyor, as well as a head analysis unit mounted at the end of a robotic arm;
- FIG. 3 schematically represents a view similar to FIG. 2 of another embodiment of the cleaning installation, showing in particular an injection station provided with a nozzle mounted at the end of a robotic arm, as well as an analysis head provided with several probes; and
- FIG. 4 schematically represents a view according to a vertical section of part of the cleaning installation at the level of the checkpoint, showing in particular an example of vertical displacement of a probe inside the body.
- the invention relates to the control of containers 1 within a cleaning installation 2.
- the term "container” encompasses an individual object.
- a container 1 is in the form of a bottle or a flask.
- a container 1 is intended to contain, in a non-exhaustive manner, a fluid or a liquid, in particular of the food-processing or cosmetic type, preferably food-processing, such as drinks, such as juices, sodas or mineral waters.
- a container 1 can be made of any type of material, in particular plastic, glass or even metal.
- each container 1 is made of plastic material, in particular PET (for “polyethylene terephthalate”).
- a container 1 is made of so-called “refillable” PET.
- the recycling of containers 1 can comprise a recovery circuit with a view to their reuse.
- the consumer brings the empty containers 1 to a place dedicated to their collection, where said containers 1 are placed in boxes 3.
- the filled boxes 3 are then transported to a site dedicated to their rehabilitation.
- Said cleaning installation 2 is located within such a rehabilitation site.
- the clean containers 1 can be sent to a new bottling cycle. This bottling can be carried out on the same site, provided with a dedicated installation where the clean containers 1 are transported to another production site.
- a box 3 for collecting receptacles 1 has a generally rectangular parallelepipedic shape, open at the top. Internally, a box 3 comprises compartments 30, separated by internal walls 31 and distributed in a matrix fashion in columns and rows, each compartment 30 being sized to receive a container 1. In general, the height of a box 3 is greater than the height of the containers 1, making it possible to stack several boxes 3 during their storage and transport. The side walls of a box 3 can also include openings 32 allowing the gripping of the box 3 during its handling. An example of an empty crate 3 is shown in perspective in FIG. Such a box 3 is sized to receive twenty-four containers, in compartments 31 divided into four columns and six rows. Other formats of boxes 3 are possible, depending on the number of containers 1 that it is intended to contain, as well as depending on the dimensions of said containers 1 .
- the invention relates to the installation 2 for cleaning containers 1 .
- Such a cleaning installation 2 comprises a surface 4 for receiving the boxes 3.
- This receiving surface 4 makes it possible to deposit the boxes 3 with a view to processing them.
- the reception surface 4 is located at the entrance to the cleaning installation 2, therefore serving to supply the containers 1 contained in the boxes 3.
- the boxes 3 containing the containers can follow several steps, before or after the deposit on the surface 4 of reception, in particular a step consisting in checking the presence of a plugging element and in removing the latter if it is present. This verification can take place before or after removal, directly in the boxes 3. This operation can be carried out manually or automatically.
- the containers 1, preferably those made of plastic material, such as “refillable” PET, must be checked.
- the cleaning installation 2 comprises a device 5 for checking the conformity of the containers 1 .
- a reactive product is injected inside each container 1 .
- the injection is carried out by spraying the containers 1 at their necks.
- the reactive product makes it possible to highlight certain components, in particular by improving the volatile nature of certain undesirable molecules.
- the reactive product can be of any type, chosen according to the molecules to be detected.
- the presence of molecules inside the containers 1 is detected, in particular molecules not present in the container 1 or the drink that it contained and as marketed. initially.
- This analysis can be carried out in particular by detecting the presence of residual gases or of certain molecules inside or escaping from the neck of each container 1 .
- the invention provides for carrying out the inspection of the containers 1 directly inside each box 3.
- the cleaning installation 2 provides a receiving surface 4 ensuring the movement of the boxes 3. Therefore, said receiving surface 4 comprises at least one conveyor 8 shaped to receive and transport said boxes 3. In addition, this conveyor 8 conveys the cases 3 through said control device 5 .
- Such a conveyor 8 can be of any type, preferably in the form of one or more belts of the endless belt type.
- the conveyor 8 can extend from the entrance of the cleaning installation 2, to the exit of the control device 5 .
- the conveyor 8 moves along a direction of movement. Such a direction of movement extends horizontally or substantially horizontally.
- the term “longitudinal” corresponds to a direction along said direction of displacement, upstream or downstream, while the term “transverse” is understood to mean in a lateral direction, in particular orthogonally or substantially orthogonally.
- a longitudinal direction is in particular parallel to the direction of movement of the conveyor 8 while a transverse direction is perpendicular to the direction of movement of said conveyor 8.
- reaction of the product injected at the level of the injection station 6 requires a period of time, before carrying out the analysis by the station 7 of analysis. This period of time is conferred by a suitable length of the conveyor 8, as well as in particular according to its driving speed.
- the containers 1 checked can then be sent to a washing step.
- the cleaning installation 2 comprises a station 9 for washing the containers checked as compliant.
- a washing station 9 can be of any type, in particular in the form of a washing tunnel traversed by suitable conveying means 90, such as an endless belt type conveyor.
- the installation 2 for cleaning comprises a station 10 for transferring the containers 1 from the conveyor 8 to the station 9 for washing.
- the transfer station 10 is therefore located downstream of the control device 5, in particular of its analysis station 7 .
- the conveyor 8 or another conveying means transports the boxes 3 from the control device 5 to the station 10 for transferring the containers 1 .
- This transfer station 10 therefore ensures the unpacking of the containers 1.
- This transfer station 10 can be of any type. In particular, it may comprise means for gripping one but preferably several containers 1 simultaneously. This gripping is carried out by gripping at the level of the neck of each container 1 . Such a seizure can be carried out in particular by means of a gripper matrix, also called “tulips”. Once the container(s) 1 have been seized, the gripping means performs an extraction by lifting, or by relative descent of the box 3. The seized containers 1 are then moved to be deposited on the surface of the means 90 conveying station 9 washing.
- the conveying means 90 may comprise cells, dimensioned in a complementary manner to receive and maintain the containers at their bottom.
- the transfer means then makes it possible to enter each of the containers 1 present in one or more cases 3, to remove them from their compartment 31, then to deposit each of the containers 1 in a corresponding cell.
- the extraction by the transfer station 10 only targets the containers 1 that have been checked for conformity.
- the containers 1 checked as non-compliant are then left in their box 3, where they will then be extracted, in particular with a view to their destruction.
- Such a possibility is represented in particular in FIG. 2, showing two containers 1 checked as non-compliant and highlighted by crosses, which have not been extracted from their box 3 after the transfer step.
- all the containers 1 checked can be extracted from their box 3 and only the compliant containers 1 can be placed on the conveying means 90. The non-compliant containers 1 then remain seized and are deposited elsewhere.
- all the containers 1 checked can be extracted from their box 3 and placed on the conveying means 90, where a dedicated means ensures the selective ejection of non-compliant containers.
- the boxes 3 can undergo a dedicated cleaning step.
- cleaning may involve the extraction of non-compliant containers 1 which have not been transferred to the washing station 9.
- the invention also relates to the control device 5 within a cleaning installation 2. This control device 5 is therefore configured to allow the control of the containers 1 directly in a box 3.
- the device 5 for checking receptacles 1 comprises a station 6 for injecting a reagent into each receptacle 1, followed by a station 7 for analyzing the interior of each receptacle 1 .
- the control device 5 also comprises a conveyor transporting the boxes 3 containing the said containers 1 in a direction of movement along the said control device 5, successively through the said injection station 6 and the said analysis station 7.
- This conveyor can being the aforementioned conveyor 8.
- the injection station 6 it is generally located above the conveyor 8 and is arranged so as to ensure the injection of the reactive product inside each container which passes below.
- the injection station 6 may comprise a ramp 60 and at least one nozzle 61, said at least one nozzle 61 being supported by said ramp 60.
- the ramp 60 comprises several nozzles 61.
- the nozzles 61 may be distributed in a single direction or in a matrix.
- the spacing between the nozzles 6 can be provided to be adjustable, depending on the lateral and/or longitudinal spacings of the containers 1 in their compartment 31 .
- said injection station 6 comprises a fixed ramp 60 provided with several nozzles 61, distributed transversely with respect to said conveyor 8. Such a configuration is particularly visible in FIG. 2, showing a fixed ramp 60 with respect to the conveyor 8 and extending transversely from one edge to the other and above said conveyor 8. The containers 1 then scroll below the nozzles 61 integral with the ramp 60, under the action of the conveyor transporting their box 3.
- said ramp 60 can be provided to move relative to the conveyor 8. This mobility is provided at least horizontally, transversely and/or longitudinally.
- the trajectory of the ramp 60 makes it possible to move the nozzle or nozzles 61 above all the necks of the containers 1 contained in a crate 3.
- the ramp 60 can extend longitudinally and move transversely, and/or vice versa .
- the ramp 60 provided as mobile can also move to follow the body 3, allowing an injection of the reactive product, without stopping the body 3.
- Such mobility makes it possible to perform an injection on the fly and is particularly necessary in the case , on the one hand, a ramp 60 extending longitudinally and moving transversely, but also longitudinally to follow the columns of containers 1 inside which the reactive product must be injected or, on the other hand, for a ramp 60 with a matrix distribution of the nozzles 61, which must be positioned in elevation vis-à-vis each container 1 and follow them at the forward speed of the box 3, in order to inject the reactive product into the containers 1 thus followed.
- the ramp 60 can also be provided to move vertically, to allow the reactive product to be injected as close as possible to the neck of the containers 1, or even directly inside each container 1.
- the ramp 60 is therefore movable from a retracted position, in which a body 3 can move freely underneath, towards a lower position approaching, and vice versa, in particular through intermediate positions.
- the injection station 6 comprises a robotic arm 62 supporting at a distal end said at least one ramp. It is this robotic arm 62 which ensures the mobility of the ramp 60, horizontally, longitudinally and/or transversely, and vertically.
- a robotic arm 62 can be of any type, in particular of the multi-axis or articulated robot type.
- Such a robotic arm 62 can in particular be mounted inverted on a fixed gantry or a mobile frame. This embodiment is particularly advantageous because it makes it possible to adapt to different formats of containers and boxes.
- the ramp(s) 60 can be mounted on one or more mobile frames in a two-dimensional space, preferably three-dimensional. The frame(s) then form part of the injection station 6 and of the control device 5 .
- the analysis station 7 it is located in principle above the conveyor 8 and is arranged in such a way as to ensure detection of the presence of molecules inside each container 1 which passes below, with a view to detect any undesirable molecules. If presence is detected, container 1 is considered non-compliant and should not be evacuated, otherwise container 1 is considered compliant and can be sent for washing.
- the analysis station 7 may include dedicated means, making it possible in particular to identify and monitor at least one container 1 checked, whether it is compliant or non-compliant. These dedicated means make it possible in particular to control the transfer station 10 so that its transfer means only seize, for example, the compliant containers 1, or else to a station dedicated to the extraction of non-compliant containers at the level of the means 90 for conveying the washing station 9. Post 7 analysis can therefore transmit commands to the transfer station 10 and / or such an extraction station.
- the analysis station 7 comprises at least one analysis head 70 provided with at least one probe 71 .
- the analysis station 7 may comprise a single analysis head 70 with a single probe 71, or several heads 70 with a single probe 71 each, or even a head 70 with several probes 71, or several heads 70 with several probes 71 .
- a single analysis head 70 with a single probe 71 or several heads 70 with a single probe 71 each, or even a head 70 with several probes 71, or several heads 70 with several probes 71 .
- the nozzles 61 in the case of several probes 71, they can be distributed longitudinally and/or transversely, in particular in a matrix.
- the probes 71 can be fixed or mobile relative to the head 70.
- said at least one analysis head 70 comprises a single probe 71.
- Such a probe 71 makes it possible to sniff the molecules evacuating through the neck of each container 1, or even the molecules present inside each container 1 if the probe 71 is immersed therein.
- Such a probe 71 can be of any type, in particular in the form of a mass spectrometer.
- a mass spectrometer makes it possible to identify components and molecules. Coupled with a comparison system, configured according to the molecules to be detected, the spectrometer can make it possible to issue an alert if a threshold of a detected molecule is exceeded, in particular a threshold only at zero for harmful molecules, unfit for consumption or unwanted. If one or more thresholds are exceeded, then the container 1 analyzed is then considered to be non-compliant and must be evacuated.
- the analysis station 7 is provided to intervene on containers 1 directly contained in a box 3.
- said at least one analysis head 70 is movable relative to said conveyor 8.
- the head 70 moves to allow the probe or probes 71 to analyze all the containers 1 contained in a box 3, respectively one by one or several at a time.
- the probe or probes 71 instead of having a fixed probe 71, below which moves a single-wire flow of containers 1 to be analyzed, the probe or probes 71 move through the mobility of the head 70 to allow analysis several containers 1, in particular over the width of the conveyor 8.
- the probe(s) 71 can then scan several columns of containers 1 contained in a crate 3.
- said at least one analysis head 70 is horizontally movable, according to a longitudinal and/or transverse movement with respect to said direction of movement of the conveyor 8.
- FIG. 2 shows a head 70 provided with a single probe 71 which moves along a trajectory, first longitudinally in an upstream to downstream direction, to analyze a first column of containers 1, then moves transversely to analyze a second column in a downstream to upstream direction, then finally moves transversely to analyze a third column in an upstream to downstream direction, relative to said direction of movement of said conveyor 8.
- Other trajectories can be envisaged, depending on the mobility of the head or heads 70 supporting one or more probes 71, as well as depending on the number of compartments 30 of the box 3.
- a head 70 provided with several probes 71 extends transversely and moves longitudinally, to analyze several containers 1 contained in different columns at the same time, row by row.
- the displacement of the head is carried out in translation by the action of a gantry positioned on either side of the conveyor 8.
- a head 70 provided with an analysis head 70 of several probes 71 extends longitudinally and moves transversely to analyze several containers 1 contained in different rows, column by column.
- the longitudinal mobility of the head 70 can make it possible in particular to follow the movement of the containers 1, avoiding the stoppage of the box 3.
- the mobility of the analysis head 70 also makes it possible to bring the probe or probes 71 closer to the neck of the containers 1 to be analyzed, in order to fly over them as closely as possible.
- said at least one analysis head 70 is vertically movable, from a high position to a low position plunging inside said boxes 3, and vice versa.
- the distal end of each probe 71 can end up as close as possible to the neck of each container 1, or even descend until it enters the interior of the container 1 .
- the analysis station 7 comprises a robotic arm 72 supporting at a distal end said at least one analysis head 70 . It is this robotic arm 72 which ensures the mobility of the head 70.
- a robotic arm 72 can be of any type, in particular of the multi-axis or articulated robot type.
- Such a robotic arm 72 can in particular be mounted inverted on a fixed gantry or a mobile frame.
- the head(s) 70 can be mounted on one or more mobile frames in a two-dimensional space, preferably three-dimensional.
- the frame(s) then form part of the analysis station 7 and of the control device 5 .
- the cleaning installation 2 comprises a control device 5 as previously described.
- the invention also relates to a method for cleaning receptacles 1 for installation 2 for cleaning.
- Such a method is preferably provided for the implementation of the cleaning installation 2 as previously described.
- This cleaning method successively comprises at least the following steps. First of all, boxes 3 containing containers 1 are placed on a surface 4 for reception.
- the boxes 3 are transported from said receiving surface 4 in a direction of movement through at least one conveyor 8 to a device 5 for checking the conformity of the containers 1 .
- the invention makes it possible to convey the containers 1 without taking them out of the boxes 3.
- the non-compliant containers 1 are extracted from said boxes 3.
- the non-compliant containers 1 are left inside their box 3, avoiding an evacuation at the level of the transfer station 10 or the washing station 9.
- only the compliant containers 1 are extracted to be sent for washing.
- the non-compliant containers 1 remain in the boxes 3 to be extracted later for destruction, according to a separate circuit dedicated to the cleaning of the boxes 3.
- This specific extraction makes it possible to optimize the performance of the cleaning installation 2, possibly by aiming only the sampling of the compliant containers 1 with a view to washing them.
- at the level of the control station 5 first of all a reactive product is injected inside each container 1 contained in each box 3. Then, the interior of each container is analyzed 1 contained in each box 3.
- the reactive product is injected simultaneously into several of the containers 1 transversely with respect to said direction of movement.
- the reactive product is injected into the containers 1 of each row of a box 3, then the next row is moved on, by moving the box 3 and/or moving the ramp 60.
- the interior of each container 1 is analyzed by moving at least one probe 71 relative to said boxes 3.
- the probe or probes 71 are movable relative to said conveyor 8 which transports said boxes 3 filled with containers 1.
- the displacement of the probe(s) 71 takes place through the mobility of the head 70 which supports them.
- said at least one probe 70 is moved horizontally, transversely and/or longitudinally with respect to said direction of movement.
- said at least one probe 70 is moved vertically.
- the probe 70 can be moved from the top downwards to dive into the box 3 and get closer to the containers to be analyzed, or even enter them. It is also possible to move the probe 70 upwards, in the opposite direction.
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