EP2927140B1 - Anlage zur Herstellung von gefüllten Behältern mit Trocknungseinheit - Google Patents

Anlage zur Herstellung von gefüllten Behältern mit Trocknungseinheit Download PDF

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EP2927140B1
EP2927140B1 EP14163277.8A EP14163277A EP2927140B1 EP 2927140 B1 EP2927140 B1 EP 2927140B1 EP 14163277 A EP14163277 A EP 14163277A EP 2927140 B1 EP2927140 B1 EP 2927140B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F26—DRYING
    • F26B—DRYING SOLID MATERIALS OR OBJECTS BY REMOVING LIQUID THEREFROM
    • F26B15/00—Machines or apparatus for drying objects with progressive movement; Machines or apparatus with progressive movement for drying batches of material in compact form
    • F26B15/02—Machines or apparatus for drying objects with progressive movement; Machines or apparatus with progressive movement for drying batches of material in compact form with movement in the whole or part of a circle
    • F26B15/04—Machines or apparatus for drying objects with progressive movement; Machines or apparatus with progressive movement for drying batches of material in compact form with movement in the whole or part of a circle in a horizontal plane
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
    • B65C9/00—Details of labelling machines or apparatus
    • B65C9/0015—Preparing the labels or articles, e.g. smoothing, removing air bubbles
    • 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
    • B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
    • B65C9/00—Details of labelling machines or apparatus
    • B65C9/0015—Preparing the labels or articles, e.g. smoothing, removing air bubbles
    • B65C2009/0059—Preparing the articles

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  • the present invention relates to a conveying line in a plant for producing filled containers, in particular bottles.
  • a line for conveying containers according to the preamble of claim 1 is disclosed in GB 1 414 661 .
  • a line for conveying containers, in particular bottles is provided according to the claims.
  • number 1 indicates, as a whole, a plant for producing filled containers defined, in this particular case, by bottles 2, each of which is made of a PET plastic material and comprises a main body 3 and a neck, respectively end neck 4, which is threaded on the outside.
  • the plant 1 comprises, in sequence and in this order, a blowing unit 5 of the known type to blow the bottles 2 starting from relative preforms (not shown); a filling unit 6 to feed a product into the bottles 2; a capping unit 7 to close each bottle 2 with a relative cap 8, which is threaded so as to be screwed onto the relative neck 4; and a labelling unit 9 to label the bottles 2.
  • a blowing unit 5 of the known type to blow the bottles 2 starting from relative preforms (not shown)
  • a filling unit 6 to feed a product into the bottles 2
  • a capping unit 7 to close each bottle 2 with a relative cap 8, which is threaded so as to be screwed onto the relative neck 4
  • a labelling unit 9 to label the bottles 2.
  • the plant 1 comprises, furthermore, a conveying line 10 to transfer the bottles 2 from the capping unit 7 to the labelling unit 9 along a given path P and in a given feeding direction 11.
  • the line 10 comprises a plurality of feeding drums 12 (only two of them are shown in the figures from 2 to 5), which are mounted so as to continuously rotate around respective substantially vertical rotation axes 13 and are connected to one another in correspondence to relative transfer stations (not shown).
  • Each drum 12 comprises a vertical upright 14, which is mounted so as to rotate around the relative axis 13 and supports an upper disc 15, which is coupled to the upright 14 in an angularly fixed manner and is provided with a plurality of pockets 16, which are uniformly distributed around the axis 13 so as to each receive and hold a relative bottle 2.
  • Each pocket 16 comprises two jaws 17, which are mobile between a clamping position and a release position, in which they clamp and release, respectively, a relative bottle 2, and are configured to hold the bottle 2 itself in correspondence to the neck 4 under the cap 8.
  • Each pocket 16 is fed by the relative drum 12 along a portion of the path P and through an inlet station 18 to let the bottles 2 into the drum 12 and an outlet station 19 to let the bottles 2 out of the drum 12 itself.
  • the plant 1 comprises, furthermore, a drying unit 20, which is arranged along the path P between the capping unit 7 and the labelling unit 9 so as to dry the bottles 2.
  • the unit 20 comprises, in sequence and in this order, a first drying assembly 21 to dry the bottles 2 in correspondence to the relative necks 4 and caps 8 ( figures 2 and 3 ) and a second drying assembly 22 to dry the bottles 2 in correspondence to the relative bodies 3 ( figures 4 and 5 ).
  • the assembly 21 is associated, in particular, with one single drum 12 and comprises, for each pocket 16 of the drum 12 taken into account, a respective drying device 23, which is fixed to the relative disc 15 and is fed around the relative axis 13 and along the path P with the same law of motion as the drum 12 and, therefore, as the pocket 16 itself.
  • Each device 23 comprises a pneumatic nozzle 24, which is fixed to the disc 15 above the jaws 17 of the relative pocket 16, substantially has the shape of a duck foot, and is provided with an outlet section that is substantially rectangular and faces the neck 4 and the cap 8 of the relative bottle 2.
  • the nozzles 24 are connected to a pneumatic feeding device 25 comprising a pneumatic distributor 26 with a cylindrical shape, which is fixed to a support frame of the drum 12 taken into account, is mounted inside the relative upright 14 coaxial to the relative axis 13, and is engaged in a rotatory manner by the upright 14 itself.
  • a pneumatic feeding device 25 comprising a pneumatic distributor 26 with a cylindrical shape, which is fixed to a support frame of the drum 12 taken into account, is mounted inside the relative upright 14 coaxial to the relative axis 13, and is engaged in a rotatory manner by the upright 14 itself.
  • the distributor 26 has a manifold 27, which is obtained on an outer surface of the distributor 26, radially faces the upright 14, and extends around the axis 13 from the station 18 to the station 19 in the direction 11.
  • the manifold 27 is connected to a source of gas under pressure, in particular air under pressure, by means of a feeding duct 28 coaxial to the axis 13, and is engaged in sequence by a plurality of feeding ducts 29, which are radially obtained through the upright 14 and are each connected to a relative nozzle 24.
  • the feeding of air under pressure to the nozzles 24 can be selectively controlled by means of a valve device (not shown), which is mounted in the distributor 26, or by means of a plurality of solenoid valves (not shown), which are each mounted in a respective duct 29.
  • the assembly 21 comprises, furthermore, a suction manifold 30, which extends around the axis 13 from the station 18 to the station 19 in the direction 11, is mounted on the opposite side of the nozzles 24 relative to the path P of the bottles 2, and is connected to a known pneumatic sucking device, which is not shown.
  • the neck 4 and the cap 8 of each bottle 2 are dried by a substantially laminar flow of air under pressure, which is fed through the relative nozzle 24 and sucked by the manifold 30.
  • the manifold 30 is removed and the air under pressure fed through the nozzles 24 is dispersed in the outer environment.
  • the assembly 22 is associated, in particular, with at least two drums 12 (only one of them is shown in figures 4 and 5 ) and comprises, for each drum 12, two respective pneumatic manifolds 31, 32, which are mounted on opposite sides of the path P of the bottles 2 and extend around the relative axis 13 from the station 18 to the station 19 in the direction 11.
  • the manifolds 31, 32 of each drum 12 extend in respective containing planes that are parallel to one another and perpendicular to the relative axis 13, and are connected to a source of gas under pressure, in particular air under pressure.
  • Each manifold 31 is external to the path P, is mounted above the relative manifold 32, and cooperates with a plurality of substantially vertical columns 33, which project downwards from the manifold 31 and have a length that is measured parallel to the axis 13 and increases in the direction 11.
  • the columns 33 have respective outlet mouths 34, which are oriented towards the body 3 of the bottles 2 and are arranged at a height from the ground that decreases in the direction 11.
  • Each manifold 32 is internal to the path P and cooperates with a plurality of substantially vertical columns 35, which project upwards from the manifold 32 and have a length that is measured parallel to the axis 13 and decreases in the direction 11.
  • the columns 35 have respective outlet mouths 36, which are oriented towards the body 3 of the bottles 2 and are arranged at a height from the ground that decreases in the direction 11.
  • the mouths 34 can be radially aligned with corresponding mouths 36 or tangentially staggered relative to the mouths 36 themselves.
  • the body 3 of each bottle 2 is dried from the top to the bottom, thus causing product remains lying on the outer surface of the body 3 itself to progressively slide downwards.
  • the plant 1 leads to advantages that are mainly due to the fact that the introduction of the drying unit 20 between the capping unit 7 and the labelling unit 9 allows the bottles 2 to be dried before they get into the labelling unit 9, thus ensuring a correct labelling of the bottles 2 themselves.
  • the configuration of the drying assemblies 21, 22 allows the bottles 2 to be dried while they are being fed on the drums 12 and to be transferred from the capping unit 7 to the labelling unit 9 in a relatively quick fashion and along a relatively short path. Moreover, in this way, possible intermediate storage tanks to store the bottles 2 can be eliminated.

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  1. Anlage zum Befördern von Behältern (2), insbesondere Flaschen, wobei jeder Behälter (2) einen Hauptkörper (3) und einen Endhals (4), der von einer zugehörigen Kappe (8) verschlossen wird, umfasst, wobei die Förderanlage eine Vielzahl von Taschenfördervorrichtungen (12), die in Reihe zueinander angeordnet sind, um die Behälter (2) entlang eines Wegs (P) zu befördern, und jede eine entsprechende Vielzahl von Taschen (16) aufweist, die jeweils dafür ausgelegt sind, einen zugehörigen Behälter (2) aufzunehmen und festzuhalten; und eine Trocknungseinheit (20) umfasst, die entlang des Wegs (P) angeordnet ist, um die Behälter (2) zu trocknen, und für jede Tasche (16) wenigstens einer ersten Taschenfördervorrichtung (12) eine entsprechende Trocknungsvorrichtung (23) umfasst; wobei jede Trocknungsvorrichtung (23) und die zugehörige Tasche (16) in Gleichlauf miteinander entlang des Wegs (P) beweglich sind; und dadurch gekennzeichnet sind, dass jede Tasche (16) ein Greif- und Platzierelement (17) umfasst, das dafür gestaltet ist, den zugehörigen Behälter (2) dem Endhals (4) unter der Kappe (8) entsprechend festzuhalten; wobei jede Trocknungsvorrichtung (23) über dem entsprechenden Greif- und Platzierelement (17) angeordnet ist, um den zugehörigen Behälter (2) der Kappe (8) und dem Endhals (4) entsprechend zu trocknen.
  2. Förderanlage gemäß Anspruch 1, wobei jede Trocknungsvorrichtung (23) eine pneumatische Düse (24) zum Trocknen wenigstens eines Teils des zugehörigen Behälters (2) mit einem Strom von druckbeaufschlagtem Gas umfasst.
  3. Förderanlage gemäß einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, ferner umfassend einen Ansaugverteiler (30), der entlang des Wegs (P) zwischen einem Einlass (18) zum Einlassen der Behälter (2) in die erste Taschenfördervorrichtung (12) und einem Auslass (19) zum Auslassen der Behälter (2) aus der ersten Taschenfördervorrichtung (12) angebracht ist, angeordnet an der gegenüberliegenden Seite der Trocknungsvorrichtungen (23) bezogen auf die Taschen (16) und verbunden mit einer pneumatischen Ansaugvorrichtung.
  4. Förderanlage gemäß einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei jede Taschenfördervorrichtung (12) eine Zuführtrommel umfasst, die zum Drehen um eine im Wesentlichen senkrechte Drehachse (13) angebracht ist und ihrerseits eine Vielzahl von Greif- und Platzierelementen (17) für die Behälter (2) umfasst, die entlang eines Umfangsrands der Zuführtrommel selbst angeordnet sind.
  5. Förderanlage gemäß Anspruch 4, wobei die Trocknungseinheit (20) für jedes Greif- und Platzierelement (17) der ersten Taschenfördervorrichtung (12) eine entsprechende pneumatische Düse (24) umfasst, die an der zugehörigen Zuführtrommel befestigt ist, um den zugehörigen Behälter (2) der Kappe (8) und dem Endhals (4) entsprechend zu trocknen.
  6. Förderanlage gemäß Anspruch 5, wobei die Trocknungseinheit (20) ferner einen feststehenden pneumatischen Verteiler (26) umfasst, der um die Drehachse (13) zwischen einem Einlass (18) zum Einlassen der Behälter (2) in die erste Taschenfördervorrichtung (12) und einem Auslass (19) zum Auslassen der Behälter (2) aus der ersten Taschenfördervorrichtung (12) verläuft und mit einer Vorrichtung zum Zuführen von druckbeaufschlagtem Gas verbunden ist; wobei jede pneumatische Düse (24) nach der Bewegung der Zuführtrommel der ersten Taschenfördervorrichtung (12) um die Drehachse (13) mit dem feststehenden pneumatischen Verteiler (26) verbunden ist.
  7. Förderanlage gemäß Anspruch 6, wobei die Trocknungseinheit (20) ferner eine Ventilvorrichtung zum selektiven Steuern des Zuführens von druckbeaufschlagtem Gas unter Druck durch den feststehenden pneumatischen Verteiler (26) umfasst.
  8. Förderanlage gemäß Anspruch 5 oder 6, wobei die Trocknungseinheit (20) für jede pneumatische Düse (24) ein entsprechendes Magnetventil zum selektiven Steuern des Zuführens von druckbeaufschlagtem Gas durch die pneumatische Düse (24) selbst umfasst.
  9. Förderanlage gemäß einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Trocknungseinheit (20) ferner für wenigstens eine zweite Taschenfördervorrichtung (12) eine Trocknungsbaugruppe (22) umfasst, die zum Trocknen des Hauptkörpers (3) der Behälter (2) gestaltet ist.
  10. Förderanlage gemäß Anspruch 9, wobei die Trocknungsbaugruppe (22) wenigstens einen pneumatischen Verteiler (31, 32) umfasst, der entlang des Wegs (P) entsprechend der zweiten Taschenfördervorrichtung (12) verläuft, mit einer Vorrichtung zum Zuführen von druckbeaufschlagtem Gas verbunden ist und eine Vielzahl von Auslässen (34, 36) aufweist, die in Höhen über dem Boden angeordnet sind, die voneinander verschieden sind.
  11. Förderanlage gemäß Anspruch 10, wobei die Höhe über dem Boden der Auslässe (34, 36) in einer Zufuhrrichtung (11) abnimmt, in der die Behälter (2) entlang des Wegs (P) befördert werden.
  12. Förderanlage gemäß Anspruch 10 oder 11, wobei die Trocknungsbaugruppe (22) zwei pneumatische Verteiler (31, 32) umfasst, die mit entsprechenden Auslässen (34, 36) versehen sind, die an gegenüberliegenden Seiten des Wegs (P) angebracht sind.
  13. Förderanlage gemäß Anspruch 12, wobei jeder Auslass (34, 36) eines der pneumatischen Verteiler (31, 32) im Wesentlichen einem entsprechenden Auslass (34, 36) des anderen pneumatischen Verteilers (31, 32) zugewandt ist.
  14. Förderanlage gemäß Anspruch 12, wobei die Auslässe (34) eines der pneumatischen Verteiler (31, 32) bezogen auf die Auslässe (36) des anderen pneumatischen Verteilers (31, 32) tangential versetzt sind.
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