EP3010808A1 - Procédé et dispositif permettant de former des unités d'emballage - Google Patents

Procédé et dispositif permettant de former des unités d'emballage

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EP3010808A1
EP3010808A1 EP14722113.9A EP14722113A EP3010808A1 EP 3010808 A1 EP3010808 A1 EP 3010808A1 EP 14722113 A EP14722113 A EP 14722113A EP 3010808 A1 EP3010808 A1 EP 3010808A1
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Prior art keywords
container
support structure
additional element
keg
filled
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Thomas Stienen
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KHS GmbH
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KHS GmbH
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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
    • B67C3/24—Devices for supporting or handling bottles
    • 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
    • B67C3/30—Filling of barrels or casks
    • 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

Definitions

  • the invention relates to a method and a device for the formation of packaging units from a respective container sealed with a KEG-filling and filled with a preferably liquid filling material and in particular large containers, for example KEG, according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • KEGs are generally used to fill beer and lemonade. Such KEGs have a volume of more than 5 liters, typically 20 liters, 50 liters, etc.
  • KEGs are regularly made of metal.
  • so-called disposable KEGs made of plastic are used, which are also referred to as PET-KEGs.
  • the suspended support of the container at its flange in a predetermined orientation requires that along a correspondingly designed device sufficient space for example guide elements for the container carrier are available. This is not guaranteed at all installation locations.
  • guide elements for the container carrier are available.
  • Such guides and the overall hanging support may be associated with significant mechanical engineering effort is, for example, when the container transport is over corner.
  • the invention aims to provide a total remedy.
  • the invention is based on the technical problem of further developing a method and a device for forming packaging units from a respective container sealed with a KEG fitting and filled with a preferably liquid product in such a way that the handling of the container and in particular of the filled container is simplified.
  • a generic method for forming packaging units from a respective container sealed with a KEG fitting and filled with a preferably liquid contents, in particular large containers, for example KEG is characterized in the context of the invention in that the container is at least during the Process steps of filling with the contents and the insertion and connection of the KEG fitting with the container mouth of the container is received and held in a support structure.
  • a support structure is used at least during the process step 1.3) or the process steps 1.2) and 1.3) according to claim 1.
  • This support construction ensures that the container is picked up and held with your help.
  • the container is consequently not suspended from its flange, but is received and supported practically from the ground with the aid of the support structure.
  • the support structure advantageously ensures that not only the container filled with the contents is taken up. But the support structure derives at the same time in step 1.3) possibly occurring forces. That is, as far as in the supply and in particular the connection of the KEG fitting with the container mouth of the container forces arise, the support structure ensures that these forces absorbed can be.
  • the support structure is regularly at least selectively on the circumference and bottom of the container. That is, the support structure provides support and support to the container at its periphery and at the bottom. In contrast, the container mouth is regularly free of the support structure, so that the container made of plastic can be easily filled with the contents.
  • Each made of plastic container is generally produced and provided by blow molding.
  • the mostly liquid filling material can be filled into the container by blow molding immediately after production.
  • an opening in the region of the container mouth is available, which can be used with its entire opening cross-section for the filling process. Because the required KEG fitting is only used at the end and with already filled container in the container mouth and connected to this tight.
  • the support structure In order that the support structure can effectively absorb all the forces involved in the treatment of the container and, for example, derive it into an associated base, the support structure is designed so that it can be connected to at least one additional element or in the support structure when connecting the KEG fitting with the Container mouth can absorb any resulting axial and / or radial forces. That is, at least one additional element on or in the support structure ensures that forces typically associated with connecting the KEG fitting to the container mouth are absorbed and, as a rule, via the attachment element into the support structure and then a base receiving the support structure be derived. In general, this base can be any conceivable conveying element with the aid of which the individual containers are conveyed from one to the other station.
  • a first station can be designed as a blow molding machine to provide the respective container made of plastic.
  • the subsequent second station may be a filler or a filling machine.
  • the connection station typically the KEG fitting is supplied, inserted into the container mouth and tightly connected to the container mouth. This can - as already explained - done by pressing.
  • These forces can then be derived from the additional element in the support structure and from there into the base or the one or more conveying elements.
  • the forces arising in the area of the container mouth can be axial and / or radial forces. That is, the joining operation of the KEG fitting with the container mouth results in forces acting on the container in question in the axial direction, that is, in the longitudinal direction. Alternatively or additionally, but also in the radial direction, that is radially acting in comparison to the container axis, acting forces.
  • the additional element in or on the support structure advantageously ensures that these questionable axial and / or radial forces can be absorbed and discharged via the support structure.
  • the additional element can be extended and retracted in or on the support structure.
  • the additional element allows the support structure to be equipped by the container.
  • the container is inserted from above into the supporting structure. set.
  • the support structure is approximated to the container from the ground.
  • the additional element is in the retracted state.
  • the extended state of the additional element corresponds to the fact that the container and in particular its container mouth are supported by means of the additional element.
  • the additional element can advantageously be designed as an inflatable collar, movable support finger construction, etc.
  • the design is such that the additional element is generally only then transferred from its regularly occupied retracted state in the extended state when the container is filled with filling material. That is, the change of the additional element from the retracted to the extended state generally takes place in the connection station, that is in the context of step 1.3), when the KEG fitting is supplied, inserted into the container mouth and finally sealed to the container.
  • the containers used in accordance with the invention are KEGs for receiving, in particular, beer or lemonade.
  • the invention also relates to a device for forming packaging units which is suitable and designed, in particular, for carrying out the described method.
  • a device for forming packaging units which is suitable and designed, in particular, for carrying out the described method.
  • the invention will be explained in more detail with reference to a drawing showing only one embodiment; show it: Fig. 1 shows the device according to the invention in a general overview and Fig. 2 is a detail view of the support structure used for the respective container.
  • the packaging unit is composed in the context of the embodiment of a container 1 and a KEG fitting 3 inserted into the container 1.
  • the container 1 is equipped in the region of its container mouth 2 with the KEG fitting 3 in question.
  • the KEG fitting 3 is supplied to the container 1, inserted into the container mouth 2 and tightly connected to the container 1.
  • the KEG fitting 3 is pressed regularly with the container mouth 2, which of course only applies by way of example.
  • the device is composed of a total of three stations 4, 5, 6.
  • the first station 4 is a blow molding machine with the aid of which the containers 1 are blown out of a preform and generally made available.
  • a filling element or a filling machine 5 Located adjacent to the blow molding machine 4 is a filling element or a filling machine 5.
  • each made of plastic and provided container 1 is filled with filling material.
  • the filling material is in the exemplary embodiment liquid filling material, for example beer or lemonade.
  • the containers 1 After the containers 1 have been filled, in the filling machine 5, they are transferred to the connecting station 6, in which at the conclusion of the According to the invention method supplied to the KEG fitting 3, inserted into the container mouth 2 and is sealed to the container mouth 2 and consequently the container 1. For this purpose, the KEG fitting 3 is pressed with the container mouth 2 in question.
  • the support structure 8 is according to the illustration of FIG. 2 is a hollow cylinder, if cylindrical container 1 are used.
  • the support structure 8 or the corresponding hollow cylinder is adapted to the diameter or the outer contour of the container 1.
  • the support structure 8 can also be composed only of sections of such a hollow cylinder. For it essentially depends on the support structure 8 abutting at least selectively on the circumference 1a and on the bottom 1b of the container 1. As a result, the support structure 8 is capable of being able to absorb weight forces associated with the container 1 and the contents accommodated therein, in the present case a liquid 9. These weight forces provide in the container 1 made of plastic that this is curved convexly on its circumference 1a to a certain extent to the outside. With the help of the support structure 8 such forces can be absorbed. Likewise, deformations of the bottom 1b due to the filled liquid 9.
  • the additional element 10 is a collar or circular ring 10 which can be inflated, for example, with air or nitrogen, which in the inflated state shown in FIG. 2 or in its extended position Container mouth 2 of the container 1 annular surrounds and also supported.
  • the additional element 10 can also be converted into a retracted state.
  • the inflatable collar 10 is evacuated as it were and is retracted to the support structure 8 at.
  • 8 corresponding feed lines for pressurizing and also for negative pressure - if necessary - the inflatable collar 10 are provided in the support structure.
  • the support structure 8 is able to receive the container 1.
  • the container 1 is inserted from above into the upwardly open support structure 8 and / or slipped over the support structure 8 from the bottom 1 b of the container 1 via this.
  • the additional element 10 is in its retracted position, so does not hinder the process described.
  • the additional element 10 is activated, namely in the context of process step 1.3) or in the connection station 6. Because then the additional element 10 is required, in order to accommodate the insertion and in particular connecting the KEG fitting 3 with the container mouth 2 resulting forces.
  • These forces are typically axial and / or radial forces.
  • Such axial forces are directed in the longitudinal direction of the container 1, that is, in the direction of a riser 11, which is arranged in the exemplary embodiment on the axis of the container 1 and anchored in the KEG fitting 3 or part thereof.
  • radial forces means forces that act radially in comparison to the longitudinal extent of the container 1.
  • the additional element 10 in the extended state is able to absorb forces connected to a connection of the KEG fitting 3 at the container mouth 2 of the container 1 can. These forces are typically passed from the additional element 10 in the support structure 8 and finally in the conveying device 7.
  • This conveying device 7 may be individual conveying elements 7, for example conveyor belts, which transport the containers 1 in the described conveying direction between the individual stations 4, 5, 6 in the described conveying direction F.
  • the additional element 10 is used regularly in the connection station 6 or in the context of method step 1.3). In most cases, the additional element 10 actually works only within the connection station 6 and also only during the method step 1.3) in question.
  • the support structure 8 usually provides following the provision of the container 1 for the desired recording and support of the container 1. That is, the container 1 is usually transferred immediately after its production in the blow molding machine 4 in the support structure 8. Only then is the contents filled or the filling machine 5 is used. That is, the combination of container 1 and support structure 8 takes place either in the transition from the blow molding machine 4 to the filling machine 5 or the input side of the filling machine 5.
  • the container 1 filled with the contents can be equipped with the support structure 8 only at the end of the filling machine 5 or at the transition from the filling machine 5 to the connection station 6. Then, however, the then heavy and equipped with the contents container 1 would have to be combined with the support structure 8, which is usually not provided for reasons of ease of use. Nevertheless, such a variant is covered by the invention.

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  • Filling Of Jars Or Cans And Processes For Cleaning And Sealing Jars (AREA)
  • Basic Packing Technique (AREA)
  • Blow-Moulding Or Thermoforming Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne un procédé et un dispositif permettant de former des unités d'emballage à partir de respectivement un contenant (1), en particulier un grand contenant, et par exemple un tonnelet, pouvant être fermé par un robinet pour tonnelet (3), et renfermant un produit de remplissage de préférence liquide. Tout d'abord, le contenant (1) respectif en matière plastique est fourni. Ensuite, le contenant (1) est rempli du produit de remplissage. Enfin, le robinet pour tonnelet (3) est amené, inséré dans une embouchure (2) du contenant et relié de manière étanche à l'embouchure (2) du contenant ou au contenant (1).
EP14722113.9A 2013-06-19 2014-05-07 Procédé et dispositif permettant de former des unités d'emballage Withdrawn EP3010808A1 (fr)

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DE102013106421.3A DE102013106421A1 (de) 2013-06-19 2013-06-19 Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Bildung von Verpackungseinheiten
PCT/EP2014/001211 WO2014202165A1 (fr) 2013-06-19 2014-05-07 Procédé et dispositif permettant de former des unités d'emballage

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