EP1129794B1 - Procédé pour le traitement col en bas de bouteilles ou conteneurs similaires - Google Patents

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EP1129794B1
EP1129794B1 EP20000127316 EP00127316A EP1129794B1 EP 1129794 B1 EP1129794 B1 EP 1129794B1 EP 20000127316 EP20000127316 EP 20000127316 EP 00127316 A EP00127316 A EP 00127316A EP 1129794 B1 EP1129794 B1 EP 1129794B1
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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
    • B67C3/001—Cleaning of filling devices
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B9/00—Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto
    • B08B9/08—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks
    • B08B9/20—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans are brought
    • B08B9/28—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans are brought the apparatus cleaning by splash, spray, or jet application, with or without soaking
    • B08B9/34—Arrangements of conduits or nozzles

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  • the invention relates to a device according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Devices for the overhead treatment of bottles are known in various designs.
  • devices designed in the manner of a rinser are also known (US Pat. DE 196 13 267 A1 ), in which the bottle grippers and the spray nozzles for the treatment of the bottles with the liquid and / or gaseous and / or vaporous treatment medium are provided together on the rotor rotating around the vertical machine axis.
  • the transport chain is guided, inter alia, via two deflecting wheels rotating about a respective vertical axis, which are moved synchronously and in the same direction as the transport chain.
  • the spray nozzles are provided such that they rotate on one of the local trajectory of bottles corresponding path and at the area enclosed by the transport chain region of the guide wheels each have a spray nozzle with its vertical nozzle axis coaxially or approximately coaxially with the vertical axis of an overhead position arranged or turned bottle lies and extends into this bottle.
  • All known devices is in principle common that the bottles upright, ie fed with its axis in the vertical direction and with the bottom oriented downwards, then turned after detection by the moving or pivoting bottle gripper with this in the overhead position and this be positioned at a spray nozzle. After the overhead treatment, the bottles are turned back in their upright position, in which the bottles are drained become.
  • the problem with the known devices is the CIP cleaning of the nozzles, channels for the treatment medium, etc.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a device that allows trouble-free CIP cleaning, especially when rotating device.
  • a device according to the patent claim 1 is formed.
  • 1 is the circulating around a vertical machine axis VA in the direction of arrow A rotor of a trained as a rinser device for overhead treatment of bottles 2, the device of a conveyor 3 and an inlet star 4 upright, ie vertical with its bottle axis oriented and with fed to their bottom lying down and in turn, after treatment, standing upright via a Ausschubstern 5 and a feed dog 6 are discharged.
  • Each incoming bottle 2 is provided by a provided on the rotor bottle gripper, in the Figures 2 and 3 generally indicated at 7, grasped and turned so that the bottom of each bottle faces up and the mouth of the bottle faces downwards.
  • a subsequent larger angle section II of the rotational movement of the rotor the overhead treatment of the bottles held on the bottle grippers 7 and then in a further, subsequent angle section takes place in a first angle section I following the inlet star 4 III turning back the bottles 2 so that they return to their upright position.
  • curve 8 of FIG. 1 shows in a vertical projection on a horizontal plane, the movement of the center of the bottle bottom of the bottle 2 with rotating rotor. 1
  • each bottle gripper 7 is assigned to the rotor 1, a spray nozzle 9, in such a way that in the angle range II, the respective spray nozzle 9 extends with its nozzle opening 10 having the upper end through the bottle mouth in the turned bottle and thus with this spray nozzle the internal treatment of the bottle in question can be carried out.
  • Each spray nozzle 9 is part of a nozzle assembly 11 which has a nozzle carrier 12 which is formed as an elongated, a rectangular outer cross-section exhibiting rod and is located with its longitudinal extent radially to the machine axis VA.
  • the nozzle carrier is in the direction of its longitudinal axis and thus radially to the machine axis VA by a predetermined stroke (double arrow B) FIG. 2 between a working position and a cleaning position, ie, a position for the CIP cleaning slidably guided in a guide block 13 which is fixed to the upper side of the rotor 1.
  • the Nozzle assemblies 11 are provided at uniform angular intervals distributed about the vertical machine axis VA.
  • Each nozzle carrier 12 is provided with an inner channel connecting the spray nozzle 9 provided at the radially outer end of the nozzle carrier 12 to a port 14 attached to the radially inner end of the nozzle carrier 12, as well As the spray nozzle 9 at the top of the nozzle carrier 12.
  • the terminals 14 are each connected to a terminal 16 and 17 of a rotary distributor 18.
  • the rotary distributor 18 is arranged coaxially with the vertical machine axis VA and consists of a circular disk-shaped upper part 19, which is firmly connected to the rotor 1 and has the connections 16 and 17, as well as from a non-rotating with the rotor 1, on a frame of the rinser attached, also circular disk-shaped lower part 20 and a distributor disc 21.
  • the terminals 16 and 17 are provided on the upper portion 19 so that all terminals 16 forming a first group of terminals, each with the relative to the axis VA radially outward distribution slot 22 and all terminals 17, a second group of terminals form, with the radially inner distributor slot 23 cooperate.
  • the nozzle assemblies 11 are connected via the connecting tubes 15 to the terminals 16 and 17 so that is connected by two each of the rotor 1 adjacent nozzle assemblies 11, a nozzle assembly 11 to the terminal 16 and a nozzle assembly to the terminal 17, preferably so that for example, in the direction of rotation A of the rotor 1 following each other Nozzle assemblies 11 are alternately connected to a port 16 and to a port 17.
  • the distribution slots 22 and 23 form a distribution slot pair and each have the same angular length with respect to the axis VA. If the treatment of the bottles 2 in the angular region II is carried out successively in time with a plurality of different treatment media, a plurality of distributor slot pairs or groups 22/23 formed by the distributor slots 22 and 23 are successively provided in the direction of rotation A, again with the associated connections 24 and 25.
  • each manifold slot pair 22/23 are connected via a non-switchable or controllable valve device to a common source (eg, supply line, etc.) for the respective cleaning medium so that the nozzle assemblies 11 communicating with the manifold slots 22 and 23 of the respective manifold slot pair via the ports 16 and 17, respectively, are supplied with the same treatment medium.
  • a common source eg, supply line, etc.
  • FIG. 2 shows the nozzle assemblies 11 in their for normal operation (overhead treatment of the bottle 2) necessary working position in which the nozzle carrier 12 are moved radially outward.
  • pin-shaped stop 26 which is provided in the region of the radially inner and over the guide block 13 wegêt end of each nozzle carrier 12, this working position is well defined. The stop 26 abuts against the radially inner side of the guide block 13.
  • the spray nozzle 9 or its nozzle openings 10 then move in the rotating rotor 1 on the circular path 27, which is in the angular range II congruent with the local section 8 'of the curve 8.
  • FIG. 3 shows the nozzle carrier 12 in its radially inwardly shifted cleaning position for CIP cleaning.
  • the spray nozzles 9 and their Nozzle openings 10 move here with rotating rotor 1 on in the FIG. 1 Circular path 28 designated by broken lines, which is offset radially inwards relative to the circular path 27.
  • a connection cap 29 is placed, which uses a sealing ring (not shown) (O-ring) this nozzle 9 sealed to the outside with one end of a connecting hose 30 connects.
  • the spray nozzles 9 of two adjacent nozzle arrangements 11 are connected to one another via the connecting hose 30 and the caps 29 provided at the two ends of this connecting hose.
  • the nozzle holder 12 are radially moved inward for CIP cleaning to the extent that in particular the connecting hoses 30 are certainly outside the movement or pivoting range of the bottle gripper 7 and other functional elements or in a CIP cleaning performed with rotating machine is not, these hoses 30 with other, provided on the trajectory of the nozzle assemblies 11 functional elements, For example, collide brushes, nozzles, etc. for the treatment of the bottle outside. So it is a trouble-free CIP cleaning with rotating machine possible.
  • each guide block 31 On the radially outer side, each guide block 31 has a fixed to the top of this guide block stop 32, which protrudes radially relative to the axis VA on the guide piece 13 and forms a radially outer side open fork 33, which in in the Cleaning position located nozzle carriers 12 each forms a stop for the patch on the spray nozzles 9 caps 29 and also engages behind the respective cap 29 on a projecting beyond the cap outer surface annular flange 29 ', which at the front when placed on a spray nozzle 9, open end each cap 29 is provided.
  • the fork end 33 and the edge 29 ' the caps 29 are thus secured to the spray nozzles 9 against slipping.
  • each guide block 13 for example, resilient locking means are still provided which cause a resilient engagement of the associated nozzle carrier 12 in the two end positions (working position and cleaning position), so that in addition to the stops 26 and 32, these positions even by the catch are clearly defined.
  • the inventive design of the nozzle assemblies with the movable between the working position and the cleaning position spray nozzles 9 and nozzle holders 12 are also provided in other machines for a treatment of bottles, in which, for example, the bottle gripper on its own Transporter, for example, on a transport chain, are provided and the bottles to be treated are moved with this conveyor on a transport path, are provided on at least part of the length, for example, synchronously with the conveyor moving spray nozzles on a transport element.

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  1. Dispositif pour le traitement, col en bas, de bouteilles (2) ou conteneurs similaires, en particulier rinceuse, avec plusieurs grappins à bouteille (7) prévus sur un élément de transport circulant pour entraîner des bouteilles (2) sur une voie de transport s'étendant entre une arrivée de conteneurs (4) et une sortie de conteneurs (5), voie sur laquelle les bouteilles (2) sont déplacées au moins sur une sous-section (II) dans une position col en bas, ainsi qu'avec des systèmes de buses (11) prévus sur un support circulant (1) et se succédant dans la direction de circulation (A) du support, avec à chaque fois au moins une buse de pulvérisation (9) pour la sortie d'un milieu de traitement liquide et/ou gazeux et/ou sous forme vapeur, dans lequel, dans ladite sous-section (II) de la ligne de transport (8), les buses de pulvérisation situées dans une position de travail se déplacent sur une voie de déplacement (27) correspondant à la ligne de transport (8), de préférence dans le même sens et de manière synchronisée avec les grappins à bouteilles (7), caractérisé en ce que les buses (9) peuvent être déplacées et/ou poussées pour un nettoyage en circuit fermé (CIP) depuis la position de travail transversalement ou perpendiculairement au déplacement du support (1) jusqu'à une position de nettoyage et les buses de pulvérisation (9) de deux systèmes de buses (11) voisins peuvent être reliées entre elles à chaque fois par un élément de liaison CIP (31).
  2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les systèmes de buses (11) sont prévus répartis sur un support ou rotor (1) circulant autour d'un axe machine vertical (VA) selon des distances angulaires régulières autour de l'axe machine (VA), et en ce que les buses de pulvérisation (9) peuvent être déplacées et/ou poussées de la position de travail à la position de nettoyage vers l'extérieur ou l'intérieur par rapport à l'axe machine (VA), par exemple radialement ou approximativement radialement vers l'extérieur ou l'intérieur.
  3. Dispositif selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que chaque système de buse (11) présente un support de buses (12) avec la buse de pulvérisation (9) au nombre d'au moins un, et en ce que le support de buse est mobile sur un guidage (13) de la position de travail à la position de nettoyage, de préférence peut être déplacé axialement.
  4. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de liaison CIP (31) respectif est formé par au moins un organe de liaison (30) de type tuyau ou tube et par des éléments de couplage (29) prévus aux extrémités de l'élément de liaison et pouvant être reliés chacun à une buse de pulvérisation (9).
  5. Dispositif selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que les éléments de couplage sont des capuchons (29) pouvant être rapportés sur la buse de pulvérisation (9) respective.
  6. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que sur le système de buses (11) respectif est prévu un élément de sûreté (32, 33) qui, quand la buse de pulvérisation (9) se trouve dans la position de nettoyage, la tient sur l'élément de liaison CIP (31).
  7. Dispositif selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de sécurisation présente une section (33) en forme de fourche qui, dans la position de nettoyage et pour immobiliser l'élément de liaison CIP (31) sur la buse de pulvérisation (9) respective, saisit par l'arrière une butée, de préférence une saillie ou bride annulaire (29'), sur l'élément de couplage resp. sur le capuchon (29).
  8. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les buses de pulvérisation au nombre d'au moins un de systèmes de buses (11) voisins sont raccordées par des jonctions (16, 17) séparées à des raccords (24, 25) différents pour le milieu de traitement.
  9. Dispositif selon la revendication 8, caractérisé, en ce que les différents raccords (24, 25) sont les raccords extérieurs d'un distributeur rotatif (18), en ce que chaque raccord extérieur (24, 25) est en liaison avec au moins un canal de distribution (22, 23) spécifique du distributeur rotatif, en ce qu'à différents canaux de distribution (22, 23) sont associés différents groupes de raccords de distributeur rotatif (16, 17), et en ce que des buses de pulvérisation voisines (9) ou systèmes de buses voisins (9) sont reliés à des raccords de distributeur rotatif (16, 17) de groupes différents.
  10. Dispositif selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que, dans la direction de déplacement (A) du support (1), les buses de pulvérisation ou systèmes de buses sont reliées en alternance à un raccord de collecteur rotatif (16) d'un groupe ou à un raccord de collecteur rotatif (17) d'un autre groupe.
  11. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de transport pour les grappins à bouteilles (7) est entraîné en circulation autour de l'axe machine vertical (VA).
  12. Dispositif selon la revendication 11, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de transport pour les grappins à bouteilles (7) et le support pour les systèmes de buses (11) sont un rotor (1) commun entraîné en circulation autour de l'axe machine (VA).
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