EP2889261A1 - Dispositif pour le remplissage des recipients et machine de remplissage - Google Patents
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- EP2889261A1 EP2889261A1 EP14195538.5A EP14195538A EP2889261A1 EP 2889261 A1 EP2889261 A1 EP 2889261A1 EP 14195538 A EP14195538 A EP 14195538A EP 2889261 A1 EP2889261 A1 EP 2889261A1
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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
- B67C3/22—Details
- B67C3/28—Flow-control devices, e.g. using valves
- B67C3/281—Profiled valve bodies for smoothing the flow at the outlet of the filling nozzle
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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
- B67C3/22—Details
- B67C3/26—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks
- B67C2003/2671—Means for preventing foaming of the liquid
- B67C2003/2674—Means for preventing foaming of the liquid by creating a conical shaped flow directed to the container wall at the container neck height
- B67C2003/268—Means for preventing foaming of the liquid by creating a conical shaped flow directed to the container wall at the container neck height by means of a flow channel integral with the filling nozzle
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- the present invention relates to device for filling a receptacle and a filling machine.
- the reference sector is the bottling of so-called "sensitive" food products, i.e. products that are particularly sensitive to bacteriological contamination and oxidation, such as, for example, isotonic drinks, juices, nectars, soft drinks, tea, milk-based drinks, coffee-based drinks, etc., for which it is fundamental to prevent all microbiological contamination throughout the packaging stages.
- sensitive food products i.e. products that are particularly sensitive to bacteriological contamination and oxidation, such as, for example, isotonic drinks, juices, nectars, soft drinks, tea, milk-based drinks, coffee-based drinks, etc., for which it is fundamental to prevent all microbiological contamination throughout the packaging stages.
- Packaging lines using aseptic technology are already known, wherein the different operations take place in a controlled contamination environment, for which the bottled products are stored for a prolonged period of time and have chemical/physical and organoleptic stability even at room temperature.
- an aseptic packaging line envisages:
- the Applicant has recently developed a system for producing and filling containers wherein all the processing units (parisons sterilisation units, forming, filling and capping units, etc.) are protected by corresponding isolators adapted to define as many controlled contamination environments, while the means for moving the handling members of the parisons and containers are located outside the isolators themselves (European patent EP2279850 ).
- the invention proposed herein focuses on the aseptic filling and dosing apparatus for the fluid product.
- the filling apparatuses have a rotary architecture, with a plurality of filling taps or valves arranged on the primitive circumference.
- the filling of flat products takes place keeping the filling valve at a distance from the mouth of the receptacle so as to avoid any contamination of the receptacle due to contact with the valve itself, and making the product flow into the centre of the receptacle ("central" filling).
- the filling of carbonated products almost always takes place by placing the filling valve in contact with the receptacle.
- the filling method for carbonated products envisages a pressurisation step of the receptacle performed by hermetically sealing the mouth by the filling valve.
- a restriction in the filling of carbonated products is reducing or preventing the formation of foam.
- some known solutions use so-called flow "deflection" techniques.
- deflection may be obtained by deflectors - i.e. protuberances - which force the flow to open in an umbrella-like fashion, therefore the product is conveyed onto the inner walls of the receptacle, while the air is evacuated from the centre of the receptacle itself.
- deflectors reduces the turbulence of the fluid during filling, hence limiting the production of foam.
- the main disadvantage of the deflectors is connected with the format change. To obtain good deflection, the protuberances or teeth must be positioned at the connection zone between the body of the bottle and the neck. The location of the deflectors therefore varies according to the format of the receptacle/bottle.
- deflection may be obtained through helixes obtained within the filling valve.
- the helixes licked by the product, cause its rotation thus creating a rotational flow that is conveyed onto the inner walls of the receptacle.
- the air is also evacuated in this case from the centre of the receptacle.
- the components used for converting the tap are located in a storage area situated within the sterile environment of the filling machine: in fact, such components are sterilised before the start of production, along with the machine itself. Often, the storage area is difficult to access using the handling gloves, therefore the intervention operations take rather a long time.
- the technical task at the basis of the present invention is proposing a device for filling a receptacle and a filling machine which overcome the problems of the prior art cited above.
- the object of the present invention is to provide a device for filling a receptacle which is "universal", i.e. that can be used to dispense flat and carbonated products without having to perform any manual adaptation interventions.
- Another object of the present invention is to propose a device for filling a receptacle and a filling machine that are able to treat flat products and carbonated products without reducing the productivity of the line.
- Another object of the present invention is to propose a device for filling a receptacle that is compact and structurally simple.
- number 1 indicates a device for filling a receptacle 2, in particular for sensitive drinks.
- the receptacle 2 is a bottle having a tubular body 2a and an externally threaded neck 2b.
- the receptacle 2 is made of thermoplastic material, for example PET.
- the receptacle 2 is made of glass.
- the filling device 1 comprises:
- the valve 4 is operatively active on the first passage 3 in order to establish its selective communication with the dispensing nozzle 5.
- valve 4 is configurable at least in:
- the valve 4 comprises a main body 6 and a central portion 7 located at least partially within the main body 6.
- the central portion 7 is coaxial with the main body 6.
- valve 4 has a prevalently longitudinal extension, therefore both the main body 6 and the central portion 7 have a prevalently longitudinal extension.
- the valve 4 has an annular seal 11 solidly constrained to the main body 6.
- the central portion 7 has a tip 7a shaped so as to convey the liquid towards the centre of the receptacle 2.
- a tip 7a is identified here with the expression “conveyor tip”.
- the conveyor tip 7a is located in the proximity of the dispensing nozzle 5.
- the conveyor tip 7a is thinner than the body of the central portion 7.
- the conveyor tip 7a is substantially cone shaped.
- the lateral surface of the cone defined by the conveyor tip 7a has a concave profile, i.e. it curves inwards with respect to the conveyor tip 7a.
- the conveyor tip 7a has a rounded end.
- the valve 4 further comprises a deflector member 8 solidly constrained to the central portion 7.
- the deflector member 8 extends along the central portion 7 and widens in the direction of the conveyor tip 7a.
- the deflector member 8 consists of an annular protuberance of the central portion 7.
- the annular protuberance 8 and the central portion 7 are obtained in a single shaped part.
- the deflector member 8 consists of a helix formed by one or more spirals.
- the helix 8 and the central portion 7 are obtained by a single shaped part.
- the deflector member 8 (for example the annular protuberance or the helix or any other equivalent conformations) is assembled solidly on the central portion 7.
- a second passage 9 is obtained for evacuating gas from the receptacle 2 or for pressurising the receptacle 2 itself.
- Means (not illustrated) are also provided for moving the central portion 7 with respect to the main body 6.
- the movement means for moving the central portion 7 are pneumatically or electrically controlled.
- the central portion 7 when passing from the first to the second configuration, performs a linear range of travel comprised between 5 mm and 60 mm.
- the filling machine (not illustrated) proposed herein comprises a plurality of filling stations where the filling devices 1 just described are active.
- the filling machine is of the rotating carousel type.
- the filling machine is of the linear type.
- the filling machine has a centralised activation system for activating the movement means of the central portions 7 and the valves 8.
- a system is provided intended to activate the movement means of the central portion 7 of the corresponding valve 8.
- the receptacle 2 is located below the filling device 1, without coming into contact therewith.
- the mouth 2c of the receptacle 2 is kept at a pre-fixed distance from the dispensing nozzle 5 above it.
- the pre-fixed distance is comprised between 5 mm and 40 mm.
- the central portion 7 of the valve 4 is in the first configuration, therefore:
- valve 4 Upon reaching the desired weight or volume, the valve 4 returns to the closed configuration therefore it stops the flow towards the dispensing nozzle 5. In particular, the annular seal 11 engages the first passage 3. The filled receptacle 2 is then ready to be closed through a cap.
- the receptacle 2 is below the filling device 1. The receptacle 2 is then raised so that the further seal 10 seals the mouth 2c of the receptacle 2.
- the receptacle 2 is then pressurised with carbon dioxide through the second passage 9. At the end of the pressurisation, the gas inside the receptacle 2 is at the same pressure as the gas present in the tank containing the carbonated liquid.
- the central portion 7 of the valve 4 is in the second configuration, therefore the deflector member 8 protrudes from the main body 6 to intercept the filling fluid to be dispensed.
- the movement means for moving the central portion 7 are activated through the gas present in the filling fluid tank.
- the valve 4 is raised so that the annular seal 11 disengages the first passage 3 (see figure 2 ).
- the fluid is intercepted by the deflector member 8.
- the deflector member 8 consists of an annular protuberance
- the flow is opened in an umbrella-like fashion, therefore the fluid is conveyed onto the inner walls of the receptacle 2.
- the latter must be located in the proximity of the connection between the body of the receptacle 2a and the neck 2b. Therefore, the central portion 7 must perform a linear range of travel comprised between 5 mm and 60 mm in the passage from the first to the second configuration.
- the deflector member 8 consists of a helix (see figures 1 and 2 )
- the fluid is placed in rotation by the helix itself, therefore a rotational flow is created which is conveyed onto the inner walls of the receptacle 2.
- the helix geometry imposes a whirling motion on the fluid therefore the velocity of the fluid has a tangential component which allows its adhesion to the inner walls of the receptacle 2.
- the central portion 7 it is sufficient for the central portion 7 to perform a linear range of travel comprised between 5 mm and 20 mm in the step from the first to the second configuration.
- the deflector member 8 Since, with respect to the path of the fluid, the deflector member 8 is upstream of the conveyor tip 7a, the fluid is intercepted by the deflector member 8 - which directs it towards the inner walls of the receptacle 2 - before being able to reach the conveyor tip 7a.
- the gas is evacuated through the second passage 9.
- the dosing of the fluid can be performed by weighing means (for example a load cell), or volumetric means (for example a magnetic flow meter) of the known type.
- valve 4 Upon reaching the desired weight or volume, the valve 4 returns to the closed configuration therefore it stops the flow towards the dispensing nozzle 5. In particular, the annular seal 11 engages the first passage 3.
- the receptacle 2 is depressurised, i.e. returned to atmospheric pressure.
- the receptacle 2 is then lowered with respect to the filling device 1 and is ready to be closed via a cap.
- the filling device proposed is universal, i.e. able to dispense both flat products and carbonated products without having to perform any manual adaptation/conversion intervention.
- the deflector member is upstream of the conveyor tip, however:
- the embodiment with a deflector member consisting of a helix is even more advantageous since is it sufficient to make the central portion only perform a linear range of travel (maximum 20 mm), regardless of the format of the receptacle.
- the version with a centralised activation system for activating the movement means allows the components of the filling machine to be further reduced.
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| IT000105A ITPR20130105A1 (it) | 2013-12-27 | 2013-12-27 | Dispositivo di riempimento di un recipiente e macchina di riempimento |
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| EP2889261A1 true EP2889261A1 (fr) | 2015-07-01 |
| EP2889261B1 EP2889261B1 (fr) | 2015-12-23 |
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| EP14195538.5A Active EP2889261B1 (fr) | 2013-12-27 | 2014-11-28 | Dispositif pour le remplissage des recipients et machine de remplissage |
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| EP (1) | EP2889261B1 (fr) |
| CN (1) | CN104743487B (fr) |
| IT (1) | ITPR20130105A1 (fr) |
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| CN115448239A (zh) * | 2021-06-09 | 2022-12-09 | Gea普罗科马克股份公司 | 流动偏转器和包括这样的流动偏转器的用于填充容器的填充装置 |
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| EP0458093A2 (fr) * | 1990-05-05 | 1991-11-27 | KHS Maschinen- und Anlagenbau Aktiengesellschaft | Tête de remplissage |
| EP1310454A1 (fr) * | 2001-11-09 | 2003-05-14 | Sig Simonazzi S.P.A. | Bec de remplissage pour machine d'embouteillage |
| EP1336588A1 (fr) * | 2002-02-13 | 2003-08-20 | Sig Simonazzi S.P.A. | Soupape pour des machines de remplissage |
| EP1411023A1 (fr) | 2002-10-17 | 2004-04-21 | Shibuya Kogyo Co., Ltd | Tête de remplissage |
| DE202007014205U1 (de) * | 2007-10-11 | 2008-09-25 | Krones Ag | Vorrichtung zum Abfüllen von Getränken in Behältnisse |
| EP2279850A1 (fr) | 2009-07-31 | 2011-02-02 | Gea Procomac S.p.A. | Procédé et installation pour la production, le remplissage et la fermeture de récipients |
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| FR2813071B1 (fr) * | 2000-08-16 | 2002-10-25 | Sidel Sa | Bec de remplissage a jet en parapluie et machine de remplissage munie d'un tel bec |
| DE102011054546A1 (de) * | 2011-10-17 | 2013-04-18 | Krones Ag | Füllorgan für eine Befüllvorrichtung zum Befüllen von Behältern, Rückgasrohr für ein Füllorgan, sowie Flüssigkeitsabweisschirm für ein Rückgasrohr |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| EP0458093A2 (fr) * | 1990-05-05 | 1991-11-27 | KHS Maschinen- und Anlagenbau Aktiengesellschaft | Tête de remplissage |
| EP1310454A1 (fr) * | 2001-11-09 | 2003-05-14 | Sig Simonazzi S.P.A. | Bec de remplissage pour machine d'embouteillage |
| EP1336588A1 (fr) * | 2002-02-13 | 2003-08-20 | Sig Simonazzi S.P.A. | Soupape pour des machines de remplissage |
| EP1411023A1 (fr) | 2002-10-17 | 2004-04-21 | Shibuya Kogyo Co., Ltd | Tête de remplissage |
| DE202007014205U1 (de) * | 2007-10-11 | 2008-09-25 | Krones Ag | Vorrichtung zum Abfüllen von Getränken in Behältnisse |
| EP2279850A1 (fr) | 2009-07-31 | 2011-02-02 | Gea Procomac S.p.A. | Procédé et installation pour la production, le remplissage et la fermeture de récipients |
Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN115448239A (zh) * | 2021-06-09 | 2022-12-09 | Gea普罗科马克股份公司 | 流动偏转器和包括这样的流动偏转器的用于填充容器的填充装置 |
| CN115448239B (zh) * | 2021-06-09 | 2024-06-07 | Gea普罗科马克股份公司 | 流动偏转器和包括这样的流动偏转器的用于填充容器的填充装置 |
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| CN104743487B (zh) | 2018-02-16 |
| CN104743487A (zh) | 2015-07-01 |
| EP2889261B1 (fr) | 2015-12-23 |
| ITPR20130105A1 (it) | 2015-06-28 |
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