Classifications

• • 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
  • B67C3/34—Devices for engaging filling-heads with filling-apertures
• • 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
  • B08B9/0804—Cleaning containers having tubular shape, e.g. casks, barrels, drums
  • B08B9/0813—Cleaning containers having tubular shape, e.g. casks, barrels, drums by the force of jets or sprays

Definitions

• the invention relates to a method according to the preamble of claim 1, to a treatment station according to the preamble of claim 7, to a treatment head according to the preamble of claim 17 and to a seal according to the preamble of claim 19.
• a method for the treatment of the interiors of each equipped with a KEG fitting KEGs with the features of the preamble of claim 1 and a corresponding treatment station are known (EP 1 741 665 B1).
• In the known case is to open the KEG fitting of the respective on
• Treatment head arranged kegs used a pestle, which in one
• Treatment head axis is moved relative to a treatment head housing, against which the KEG to be treated with its KEG fitting in sealing position.
• the disadvantage here is, inter alia, that for the movement of the plunger relative to the treatment head housing sliding seals are required, which seal the plunger to the treatment head housing and the due to the geometric conditions within the treatment head housing at least a lot of effort in the cleaning and / or disinfection of the respective treatment head require.
• the object of the invention is to provide a method for treating the interiors of each equipped with at least one KEG fitting KEGs, which (method) while avoiding the disadvantages of known methods, the treatment with high reliability and using
• Treatment stations and treatment heads allowed with simplified design training.
• a method according to claim 1 is formed. Advantages of the method according to the invention and of the treatment stations used for this method include that hard-to-reach and only cumbersome to be cleaned and / or disinfected sliding seals between the respective opening of the KEG valve serving plunger and the housing of the treatment head are avoided and the necessary to open the respective KEG fitting drive is shifted from the respective treatment head in a hygienic insensitive area. This alone results in significant improvements in the hygiene of the used
• Treatment head The opening of the respective KEG fitting is carried out in the invention only when the KEG to be treated sufficiently dense, i. in a sufficient sealing position with its KEG fitting on the treatment head, i. abuts a fitting system, the movable from the relative to the treatment head housing investment and
• Pressing element is formed.
• the opening of the respective KEG fitting is not effected by an axial movement of the at least one plunger relative to
• Treatment head or its housing but by a delivery and
• Anpresshub with which the KEG to be treated with its KEG fitting to the treatment head or on its investment and pressing element and / or the entire treatment head is pressed with its housing to the KEG fitting.
• the delivery and Anpresshub takes place, for example, in at least two partial strokes, wherein in a first partial stroke, the sealing layer of the KEG to be treated with the treatment head is generated. After reaching this sealing layer is then carried out, for example, a leak test of the treatment head, ie the im
• the invention also relates to a treatment head for the treatment and / or filling of the interiors of each equipped with at least one KEG fitting KEGs or for use in treatment stations for
• this treatment head Treatment of the interiors of each equipped with at least one KEG fitting KEGs, this treatment head is designed according to claim 17.
• a special feature of this treatment head is that required for the control of the treatment media media valves are provided directly on the housing of the treatment head, in a particularly advantageous
• At least media valves preferably all media valves which control the supply of different treatment media, are provided with their valve seats directly on a common flow channel. This is then in the use case of the treatment head preferably with its axis vertically or substantially vertically oriented and opens at an open KEG fitting at one end, for example at a lower end into the interior of the KEG to be treated or in a preferably also with its axis vertically or substantially vertically oriented
• Presence and / or the flow rate and / or pressure of these media to monitor, corresponding sensors are also on the housing of the treatment head or in the local flow channels or paths
• Treating in the sense of the invention means inter alia a treatment of the interior of the KEGs with different treatment and / or cleaning and / or disinfecting media, for example with water, with hot water, with at least one gas and / or vapor treatment medium, with at least one H202 containing treatment medium, with inert gas, such as CO 2 gas, in particular with a pressurized inert gas or CO 2 gas.
• inert gas such as CO 2 gas
• Treating means in the context of the invention, inter alia, the flushing of the KEG interior with an inert gas preferably supplied under pressure, for example with sterile air and / or with a C02 gas, the evacuation of the KEG interior and in particular also the biasing the KEG interior with a pressurized sterile vapor or gaseous medium, in particular with a pressurized inert gas, for example C02 gas and the filling of the KEG interior with the contents.
• an inert gas preferably supplied under pressure, for example with sterile air and / or with a C02 gas
• the invention relates to a sleeve or sleeve-type seal, ie a seal with a hohzylinderartigen axial wall, for use in the treatment head for the treatment of the interiors of each equipped with at least one KEG fitting KEGs, namely for the formation of a gas path, for example a mulchweg, the environment towards final flexible wall between the housing of the treatment head and against the Return force movable contact and pressing element.
• a gas path for example a scrubgasweg
• FIG. 1-3 in a simplified sectional view of a treatment head of a
• FIG. 4 is an enlarged detail view of Figure 1;
• FIG. 5 - 7 representations similar to Figures 1 - 3 in a further embodiment of the invention.
• Fig. 8 is an enlarged detail view of Figure 5;
• FIG. 9 in perspective detail a sleeve or sleeve-like
• the KEG treatment station generally designated 1 in FIGS. 1-4, is used to treat large-volume equipment equipped with a KEG fitting 2
• Each KEG fitting 2 has the construction known to the person skilled in the art, essentially consisting of the fitting housing 2.1, from the riser 2.2 arranged centrally in the fitting housing 2.1 and from the annular valve body 2.3, which is biased by a compression spring in its closed position and this rests against valve surfaces on the fitting housing 2.1 and the riser 2.2. Between the fitting housing 2.1 and the riser a ring channel 2.4 is formed. When the KEG fitting 2 is closed, the dip tube 2.2 and the annular channel 2.4 are closed by the valve body 2.3.
• An essential component of the KEG treatment station 1 is a treatment head 4, the treatment head housing 5 or its treatment at a not shown
• Machine frame of the KEG treatment machine is held and in which u.a. a co-ordinate with a vertical or substantially vertical
• Treatment head axis BA arranged flow channel 6 is formed.
• the valve seats are provided in the treatment head housing 5 in the immediate vicinity of the flow channel 6 and which are each arranged between the flow channel 6 and outer terminals 8.1 - 8.4. Furthermore, 5 additional media valves 9.1 - 9.3 are provided on the treatment head housing, which serve to control inner, formed in the treatment head housing 5 gas paths and in particular for the controlled connection of a formed in the treatment head housing 5 return gas path 10 with an outer terminal 1 1.
• a special feature of the treatment head 4 shown as an embodiment, which is considered for the treatment of flat fittings, is that at the lower end of the treatment head housing 5, a plunger 12 is provided, which is designed as a bucket tappet or as a rotationally symmetrical, open at both ends hollow body and coaxially with the Axis BA is arranged.
• this structure of the plunger 12 is not mandatory. So plunger 12, which are provided for example for the treatment of basket fittings have a different, different structure.
• the plunger 12 shown in the figures which serves to open the fitting 2 or the fitting valve 2.3 during the treatment of the respective KEGs 3, has a sleeve-like section 12.1, which projects into the lower, open end of the flow channel 6 and is held in this flow channel tight and relative to the treatment head housing 5 is not movable.
• the plunger 12 has a funnel-like widening portion 12.2 and to this then a circular cylindrical portion 12.3 with an enlarged compared to the section 12.1 inner and outer diameter, which corresponds to the ring diameter of the valve body 2.3.
• the plunger 12 projects beyond the lower end of the treatment head housing 5 down.
• a special feature of the treatment head 4 is that at the lower end of the treatment head housing 5, namely at a local, the axis BA concentrically enclosing circular cylindrical surface 13 an area enclosing annular housing part 14 is slidably guided with a sliding guide 15 in the direction of the axis BA.
• the housing part 14 is held in the illustrated embodiment in an outer retaining ring 16 which is arranged with its axis coaxial with the axis BA and on outer, with their axes oriented parallel to the axis BA guide pin 17 relative to the axis BA axially displaceable, and against the action of the guide pin 17 surrounding compression springs 18, the retaining ring 16 and thus also the
• Pretend housing part 14 in a lower end position.
• the bolts 17 are held at their upper end on a further retaining ring 19, whose axis is also arranged coaxially with the axis BA and which surround the treatment head housing 5 on an outer surface, is connected to the treatment head housing.
• a sleeve-like seal which surrounds the treatment head housing 5 in a ring-shaped manner at a lower area and is also arranged coaxially or substantially coaxially with the axis BA.
• the seal 20 With its upper reinforced annular rim or support member 20.1, the seal 20 is sealed to an outer surface of the treatment head housing 5, in the direction of the axis BA clearly above the housing part 14.
• With its lower, also reinforced annular rim or support member 20.2 is the seal 20.
• Treatment head housing 5 enclosing and between the support elements 201. And 20.2 extending wall portion 20.3 of the seal 20 is deformable in the direction of the axis BA.
• Treatment head housing 5 is movable in the direction of the axis BA and an annular space 21 encloses, in which the return gas channel 10 opens.
• the annular space 21 is open at a plurality of openings formed in the region of the sliding guide 15, but otherwise closed to the environment and also to the flow channel 6.
• a centering tulip-like centering element 22 is held sealed, which u.a. also has a ring seal for the production of the sealing layer between the treatment head 4 and the relevant KEG fitting 2.
• the centering element 22 forms, together with the housing part 14, a sprung bearing and pressing element 23, against which the KEG fitting 2 of the KEG 3 to be treated rests in a sealed position during the treatment.
• the relevant KEG 3 is held with a KEG holder 24 engaging behind the KEG fitting 2 above, with which the KEG 3 is prevented from being pushed in by a lifting element, not shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, in a feed and pressing stroke 1 illustrated in the starting position in sealing position on the
• Treatment head 4 can be raised, in which then the KEG fitting 2, received in the centering element 22, tight against the contact and pressing element 23 rests.
• the respective held on the KEG holder 24 KEG is raised with the lifting element initially in a first partial stroke H1 in the direction of the axis BA such that on the spring-loaded and in this partial stroke H1 from the KEG fitting 2 against the effect the pressure springs 18 entrained contact and pressing element 23, the sealing position between the KEG 3 and the treatment head 4 is achieved, and still without opening the KEG fitting 2 by the plunger 12, with its lower edge still above the closed fitting Valve body 2.3 is located.
• This state is shown in FIG. 2. In this state, for example, a leak test.
• Termination of the first partial stroke H1 takes place, for example, in the sealing layer on the treatment head 4 arranged KEG in addition to leak testing or instead of the leak test flushing of the interior of the treatment head 4 and the fitting room and / or an external treatment or cleaning of the KEG.
• the relevant KEG 3 is raised in a further partial stroke or in a further stroke H2 with the KEG holder 24 so far that in this further stroke H2 the Investment and contact element 23 of the in sealing position
• Treatment head housing 5 projecting plunger 12 or with the lower edge of the fitting valve body 2.3 and the KEG fitting 2 are opened.
• the treatment of the KEG interior then takes place by corresponding control of the media valves 7.1-7.4 or 9.1-9.3, for example, first cleaning and / or sterilizing the KEG interior with corresponding media valves opened and opened dissipated
• Treatment media These are supplied, for example via the flow channel 6, the plunger 12 and the riser 2.2 the KEG interior and discharged via the annular channel 2.4, the annular space 21 and the return gas channel 10.
• the feeding of the respective treatment medium into the KEG interior can also take place via the annular channel 2.4 and the removal via the riser 2.2.
• the filling of the respective KEG 3 then also takes place, for example, in the state shown in FIG. 3, ie when the KEG fitting is opened by the plunger 12.
• a pressurized prestressing gas for example inert gas (eg CO 2 gas)
• inert gas eg CO 2 gas
• the liquid product is then introduced via the flow channel 6, the plunger 12 and the dip tube 2.2 in the KEG interior, for which example, serving as a filling valve media valve 7.1 - 7.4 opened and closed again after reaching the required contents.
• the displaced by the inflowing inert gas inert gas is, for example via the annulus 21 and the return gas channel 10 controlled by at least one of the media valves 9.1 - 9.3 derived.
• Treatment media for cleaning and / or disinfecting the KEG interior such as water, hot water, gas and / or vapor
• Treatment media, H202-containing treatment media, and / or media used in actual filling of KEG 3 with the contents or product such as vacuum, inert gas, e.g. C02 gas, in particular also under pressure inert gas or C02 gas for rinsing and / or biasing the KEG interior as well as the introduced during filling in the KEGs 3 contents.
• FIGS. 5-8 show, in operating states which correspond to FIGS. 1-4, as a further embodiment, a KEG treatment station 1a with a treatment head 4a, which differs from the treatment head 4 essentially only in that only a total of three media valves 7.1 - 7.3 are provided on the treatment head housing 5. Not shown in FIGS. 5-8, the additional
• Treatment head 4 so that such functional elements of the treatment head 4a, which at least correspond in function to the elements of the treatment head 4, with the same reference numerals as in Figs. 1-3 are designated.
• the guide pins 17 and the compression springs 18 are not shown in FIGS. 5-8. It is understood, however, that also in this embodiment, the contact and pressing element 23 is also sprung. Accordingly, Figures 5 and 8 show the still of investment and
• FIG. 6 shows the KEG 3 in the immediate vicinity of the flow channel 6 after the second partial stroke H2 in sealing position against the treatment head 4a or against the contact and pressing element 23 and raised to open the KEG fitting 2 in the upper end position the three media valves 7.1 - 7.3 or their trained in treatment head housing 5 valve seats.
• the lifting device 27 Shown in FIGS. 5-7 is a lifting device 27, with which the partial strokes H1 and H2 are generated.
• the lifting device 27 comprises a preferably as
• Pneumatic cylinder trained lifting cylinder 28 which provided with the piston 29 piston rod 30 acts on a carriage 31 which is guided in an axial direction parallel to the axis BA displaceable and on which the KEG holder 24 is provided.
• a stop formed by an auxiliary plunger or a piston rod 32 for the piston 29 is provided above the piston 29, a stop formed by an auxiliary plunger or a piston rod 32 for the piston 29 is provided.
• Stop is part of an auxiliary cylinder 33rd
• auxiliary cylinder 33 of the cylinder 29 formed cylinder chamber of the lift cylinder 28 pressurized so that in this case upwardly moving piston 29 of the carriage 31 and the KEG - Holder 24 are raised.
• the auxiliary cylinder 33 is then relieved, while the stroke cylinder 22 continues to be pressurized, so that the KEG holder 24 then moves via the piston rod 30 and the slide 31 into the upper stroke position together with the KEG 3 with opening of the KEG valve become.
• Figs. 7-7 show only one possible embodiment of the lifting device for raising and lowering the KEG holder 24. Also, other embodiments of this
• the peculiarity of the treatment head 4 or 4a is thus that for opening the respective KEG fitting 2 an axial movement of the plunger 12 relative to the plunger 12 having treatment head housing 5 does not take place, this opening rather by the further stroke H2 when lifting the KEGs 3 is reached against the container head 4.
• the opening of the KEG fitting 2 thus takes place in the invention by a movement which takes place outside the respective treatment head 4 or 4a, namely by additional lifting of the respective KEG 3 with the further stroke H2.
• the sealing of this movement takes place by means of the deformable, the lower portion of the treatment head housing 5 and the annular space 21 enclosing seal 20th
• KEG treatment stations 1 and 1a or their treatment heads 4 and 4a Another special feature of the KEG treatment stations 1 and 1a or their treatment heads 4 and 4a is also that the supply and / or discharge of treatment media and the supply of the liquid filling material in or out of the flow channel 6 controlling media valves 7.1 - 7.4 and their valve seats, but also the other media valves 9.1 - 9.3 and their valve seats in the treatment head housing 5 and in the immediate vicinity of the zuorgnden
• Flow paths or channels 6 and 10 are provided, under
• FIG. 9 again shows, in an enlarged perspective detail view, the sleeve or sleeve-like seal 20 used in the treatment heads 4 and 4a.
• the seal 20 as a bellows seal is integral with the two annular support elements 20.1 and 20.2 and with which there are between these support elements extending accordion or
• the seal 20 has a compressive strength for an internal pressure to a maximum of 6 bar, for example, from about four to five bar.
• Teflon polytetrafluoroethylene
• the sleeve or sleeve-like seal 20 is integrally formed with the two annular support members 20.1 and 20.2.
• the annular support elements 20.1 and 20.2 can also be made separately, for example, also from a different material, and then connected in a suitable manner with the seal 20 or even be used in this.
• housing part 14 Furthermore, the illustrated annular support member 20.2 is formed on the inside with a plurality of raised areas 20.2.1 and groove-like recessed areas 20.2.2, wherein between each two raised areas 20.2.1 and groove-like recessed areas 20.2.2, wherein between each two raised areas 20.2.1 and groove-like recessed areas 20.2.2, wherein between each two raised areas 20.2.1 and groove-like recessed areas 20.2.2, wherein between each two raised areas 20.2.1 and groove-like recessed areas 20.2.2, wherein between each two raised
• Areas 20.2.1 a recessed, groove-like area 20.2.2 is provided.
• the raised areas 20.2.1 form the actual sliding surface with which the
• Support member 20.2 slides on the surface 13, and which is also easy to clean and / or sterilize.
• the recessed areas 20.2.2 form the openings, via which the annular space 21 communicates with the interior of the KEG 3 when the KEG 3 is arranged in a sealing position on the treatment head 4 or 4a and when the KEG fitting 2 is open. It has been assumed above that the delivery of the respective KEG 3 to the treatment head 4 or 4a takes place in a stepped manner in two partial strokes H1 and H2.
• the delivery of the respective KEGs 3 to the treatment head 4 or 4a and the opening of the KEG valve can also be carried out in a continuous delivery and Anpresshub.
• the opening of the KEG fitting 2 takes place in any case only when the relevant KEG with its KEG fitting 2 already applied in sealing position on the contact and pressing member 23 is applied.
• the delivery and Anpresshub is chosen so that even before opening the KEG fitting 2, the contact and pressing element 23 of this applied KEG fitting against the action of the compression springs 18 carried so far that on the compression springs 18 for the Density of the KEGs 3 on the treatment head 4 required contact pressure is generated.
• seal 20 is designed as a bellows seal.
• Other at least axially deformable or axially elastically deformable seals for example in the form of rolling membranes, can be used.
• the KEG 3 is moved for delivery to the treatment head 4 or 4a in the delivery and pressing stroke, for example suspended on the KEG holder 24 or on another
• Container carrier held. Since, however, in principle only the relative movement between the treatment head 4 or 4a with the solid, i. For the opening of the KEG fitting 2 not movable in the treatment head housing 5 arranged ram 12 arrives, it is in principle also possible that the treatment head 4 and 4a performs the delivery and Anpresshub.
• the treatment head 4 or 4a then preferably has the above-described embodiment.
• the device according to the invention is arranged in such a way that the KEG 3 is located below the treatment head 4, 4a, as it is particularly advantageous for those KEGs which are provided with a neck ring and handled by neck handling , This is not mandatory.
• arrangements are also provided in which the KEG 3 is located above the treatment head 4, 4a, as it is particularly suitable for KEGs that are handled in the usual way, ie with downwardly oriented fitting and contact pressure on the treatment head 4, 4a by a, on the upwardly oriented bottom of the KEGs acting pressing device.

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