WO2022234472A1 - Agencement de remplissage à piston rotatif - Google Patents

Agencement de remplissage à piston rotatif Download PDF

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WO2022234472A1
WO2022234472A1 PCT/IB2022/054109 IB2022054109W WO2022234472A1 WO 2022234472 A1 WO2022234472 A1 WO 2022234472A1 IB 2022054109 W IB2022054109 W IB 2022054109W WO 2022234472 A1 WO2022234472 A1 WO 2022234472A1
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arrangement
pistons
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rotary piston
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Jacobus Cornelius Lock
Elias Lourens Kamfer
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Filkraft Pty Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
    • B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
    • B67C3/20—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus with provision for metering the liquids to be introduced, e.g. when adding syrups
    • B67C3/206—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus with provision for metering the liquids to be introduced, e.g. when adding syrups using arrangements of cylinders and pistons
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B1/00—Packaging fluent solid material, e.g. powders, granular or loose fibrous material, loose masses of small articles, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars
    • B65B1/30—Devices or methods for controlling or determining the quantity or quality or the material fed or filled
    • B65B1/36—Devices or methods for controlling or determining the quantity or quality or the material fed or filled by volumetric devices or methods
    • B65B1/38—Devices or methods for controlling or determining the quantity or quality or the material fed or filled by volumetric devices or methods by pistons co-operating with measuring chambers
    • B65B1/385—Devices or methods for controlling or determining the quantity or quality or the material fed or filled by volumetric devices or methods by pistons co-operating with measuring chambers moving in an endless path
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B3/00—Packaging plastic material, semiliquids, liquids or mixed solids and liquids, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars
    • B65B3/04—Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles
    • B65B3/10—Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles by application of pressure to material
    • B65B3/12—Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles by application of pressure to material mechanically, e.g. by pistons or pumps
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B3/00—Packaging plastic material, semiliquids, liquids or mixed solids and liquids, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars
    • B65B3/26—Methods or devices for controlling the quantity of the material fed or filled
    • B65B3/30—Methods or devices for controlling the quantity of the material fed or filled by volumetric measurement
    • B65B3/32—Methods or devices for controlling the quantity of the material fed or filled by volumetric measurement by pistons co-operating with measuring chambers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B3/00—Packaging plastic material, semiliquids, liquids or mixed solids and liquids, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars
    • B65B3/26—Methods or devices for controlling the quantity of the material fed or filled
    • B65B3/30—Methods or devices for controlling the quantity of the material fed or filled by volumetric measurement
    • B65B3/32—Methods or devices for controlling the quantity of the material fed or filled by volumetric measurement by pistons co-operating with measuring chambers
    • B65B3/323—Methods or devices for controlling the quantity of the material fed or filled by volumetric measurement by pistons co-operating with measuring chambers with measuring chambers travelling in an endless path
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B37/00—Supplying or feeding fluent-solid, plastic, or liquid material, or loose masses of small articles, to be packaged
    • B65B37/06—Supplying or feeding fluent-solid, plastic, or liquid material, or loose masses of small articles, to be packaged by pistons or pumps
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B43/00—Forming, feeding, opening or setting-up containers or receptacles in association with packaging
    • B65B43/42—Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up state; Feeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging position; Locating containers or receptacles at the filling position; Supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation
    • B65B43/54—Means for supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation
    • B65B43/60—Means for supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation rotatable
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
    • B67C3/001—Cleaning of filling devices
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
    • B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C7/00—Concurrent cleaning, filling, and closing of bottles; Processes or devices for at least two of these operations
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B2210/00—Specific aspects of the packaging machine
    • B65B2210/06—Sterilising or cleaning machinery or conduits

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  • the present invention relates to a rotary piston filler arrangement.
  • the present invention relates to a rotary piston filler arrangement adapted for filling high viscosity products, such as yoghurts, oils, and sauces.
  • Fillers are used for packaging, mainly for food and beverages but for other products as well. These are used to fill either a bottle or a pouch, depending on the product.
  • the type of food or beverage filling machines to be used is usually determined by the type of product to be filled, speed requirements, quality and shelf life expectations, resources availability, technology feasibility and many other variables.
  • Type of food products may range from solid to semi- solids, from liquids to frozen, from hot to cold, from free flowing to highly viscous products etc. This wide range of product characteristics also suggests that filling machines with great flexibility and versatility are the most valuable.
  • various filling technologies for liquid and dry products and product filling machines can be rotary or inline, intermittent or continuous motion, semi-automatic or fully automatic with various filling technologies to cater for the huge range of product variables and user requirements, each offering unique advantages. It is an object of the invention to suggest a novel rotary piston filler arrangement.
  • a rotary piston filler arrangement includes at least one electronically actuated piston adapted to fill products into containers.
  • the piston(s) may be individually actuated.
  • the piston(s) may be tailored to a specific product.
  • Air may be purged from the pistons and without discharging any product, drastically reducing product and container waste.
  • charging the pistons with product may be done at higher than filling speed, increasing the output speed of the machine.
  • Samples may be drawn from each piston without the machine rotating.
  • the arrangement may be fitted with 6 to 16 pistons.
  • the arrangement may be fitted as standard with 2 litre pistons.
  • Pistons may be double-stroked for larger filling volumes.
  • the arrangement may include a unique piston seal designed for cleanability.
  • All drive electronics may be housed in a sealed and humidity controlled cabinet. Motorised capping may allow optimal capping speed for each cap thread.
  • Magnetic capping head torque may be adjusted by sleek manual action with clear torque calibration, .i.e. no tools required.
  • Machine may stop automatically when cap chute is empty.
  • Drive mechanism may be maintenance free and no chains may be used.
  • Line control on discharge conveyor may stop machine when conveyor is full.
  • the arrangement may include acrylic safety guarding all round.
  • Figure 1 A first perspective view of a rotary piston filler arrangement according to the invention
  • Figure 2 A second perspective view of the rotary piston filler arrangement shown in
  • Figure 3 A first schematic sectional front view of the rotary piston filler arrangement shown in Figure 1 ;
  • Figure 4 A second detailed schematic sectional front view of the rotary piston filler arrangement shown in Figure 3;
  • Figure 5 A third detailed schematic sectional front view of the rotary piston filler arrangement shown in Figure 3;
  • Figure 6 A fourth detailed schematic sectional front view of the rotary piston filler arrangement shown in Figure 3.
  • Figure 7 A third detailed perspective view of the rotary piston filler arrangement shown in Figure 1 .
  • a rotary piston filler arrangement 10 includes at least one electronically actuated piston adapted to fill products into containers.
  • the pistons are individually actuated.
  • the pistons are tailored to a specific product.
  • Air is purged from the pistons and without discharging any product, drastically reducing product and container waste.
  • the arrangement can be fitted with 6 to 16 pistons.
  • the arrangement is fitted as standard with 2 litre pistons.
  • Pistons can be double-stroked for larger filling volumes.
  • the arrangement includes a unique piston seal designed for cleanability.
  • All drive electronics are housed in a sealed and humidity controlled cabinet.
  • Magnetic capping head torque is adjusted by sleek manual action with clear torque calibration, .i.e. no tools required.
  • Machine can stop automatically when cap chute is empty.
  • Drive mechanism is maintenance free and no chains may be used.
  • Line control on discharge conveyor can stop machine when conveyor is full.
  • the arrangement includes acrylic safety guarding all round.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un agencement de remplissage à piston rotatif, qui comprend au moins un piston actionné de manière électronique conçu pour remplir des produits dans des contenants. Les pistons sont actionnés individuellement et sont conçus pour un produit spécifique. L'agencement est adapté pour permettre à de l'air d'être purgé des pistons et sans refouler un quelconque produit, ce qui réduit considérablement les déchets de produit et de contenant. Comme les pistons ne sont pas liés par came, le chargement des pistons avec du produit est effectué à une vitesse supérieure à la vitesse de remplissage, ce qui augmente la vitesse de sortie de la machine.
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US3978900A (en) * 1973-12-17 1976-09-07 Fmc Corporation Carbonated beverage filler
US4300603A (en) * 1980-04-11 1981-11-17 Laub Iii Herman Antidrip volumetric rapid filling machine usable with very viscous substances
EP0229304A1 (fr) * 1985-12-18 1987-07-22 Tetra Dev-Co Pompe de remplissage de récipients pour des machines d'emballage
US7011117B1 (en) * 2004-11-15 2006-03-14 Gerald Albert Carpino Filling valve
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FR2986224A1 (fr) * 2012-01-30 2013-08-02 Tremark Technologies Inc Machine doseuse rotative a pistons
US20150071802A1 (en) * 2013-09-11 2015-03-12 Krones Ag Device for dosing a fill product into a container to be filled
EP3587341A1 (fr) * 2018-06-28 2020-01-01 Krones Ag Organe de remplissage et procédé de remplissage d'un produit dans un récipient

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US3978900A (en) * 1973-12-17 1976-09-07 Fmc Corporation Carbonated beverage filler
US4300603A (en) * 1980-04-11 1981-11-17 Laub Iii Herman Antidrip volumetric rapid filling machine usable with very viscous substances
EP0229304A1 (fr) * 1985-12-18 1987-07-22 Tetra Dev-Co Pompe de remplissage de récipients pour des machines d'emballage
US7011117B1 (en) * 2004-11-15 2006-03-14 Gerald Albert Carpino Filling valve
US20100300580A1 (en) * 2007-12-17 2010-12-02 Sidel Participations Machine for filling vessels with two products
FR2986224A1 (fr) * 2012-01-30 2013-08-02 Tremark Technologies Inc Machine doseuse rotative a pistons
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EP3587341A1 (fr) * 2018-06-28 2020-01-01 Krones Ag Organe de remplissage et procédé de remplissage d'un produit dans un récipient

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