EP3647257B1 - System und verfahren zum befüllen von behältern mit einem kohlensäurehaltigen produkt, mit verbesserter effizienz - Google Patents

System und verfahren zum befüllen von behältern mit einem kohlensäurehaltigen produkt, mit verbesserter effizienz Download PDF

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EP3647257B1
EP3647257B1 EP18306406.2A EP18306406A EP3647257B1 EP 3647257 B1 EP3647257 B1 EP 3647257B1 EP 18306406 A EP18306406 A EP 18306406A EP 3647257 B1 EP3647257 B1 EP 3647257B1
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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
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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
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    • B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
    • B67C3/06—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus using counterpressure, i.e. filling while the container is under pressure
    • B67C3/10—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus using counterpressure, i.e. filling while the container is under pressure preliminary filling with inert gases, e.g. carbon dioxide

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  • the present invention relates to a system and to a corresponding method for filling containers with a carbonate product, having an improved efficiency.
  • the present solution may be implemented in filling machines for any type of containers or receptacles, such as containers made of glass, plastics (PET), aluminum, steel and composites, and with any type of carbonated product, such as sparkling water, soft drinks, etc.; the present solution is, however, particularly designed for filling cans with beer or a similar carbonated product.
  • containers or receptacles such as containers made of glass, plastics (PET), aluminum, steel and composites, and with any type of carbonated product, such as sparkling water, soft drinks, etc.
  • the present solution is, however, particularly designed for filling cans with beer or a similar carbonated product.
  • Rotary-type filling machines comprising a rotary conveyor (so called “carousel”) rotatable around a vertical axis, a reservoir containing a pourable product and a plurality of filling units (or “filling valves").
  • the filling units are peripherally carried by the carousel, are connected to the reservoir by means of respective ducts and are carried by the carousel along a circumferential transfer path.
  • a typical filling machine also comprises input and output container conveying means, in particular an inlet conveyor for feeding a succession of empty containers to the carousel and an outlet conveyor receiving the filled containers from the carousel and configured to feed the filled containers to further processing devices, such as a capping device or a labeler device.
  • input and output container conveying means in particular an inlet conveyor for feeding a succession of empty containers to the carousel and an outlet conveyor receiving the filled containers from the carousel and configured to feed the filled containers to further processing devices, such as a capping device or a labeler device.
  • Each filling unit is configured to feed a predetermined
  • volume of pourable product into a respective container at a time while being advanced along the transfer path due to the rotary motion imparted by the carousel; filling occurs according to a desired plan or "recipe", including a number of recipe phases, envisaging respective operations to be performed on the container.
  • the filling recipe may for example envisage one or more of the following operations, performed in a preset sequence: air-extraction, removing air from the container, e.g. by fluidically coupling the container to an air-suction device; pressurizing, raising the pressure within the container; fast or slow filling, feeding a "fast” or “slow” stream of filling liquid into the container; “snifting”, slowly depressurizing the filled container via an orifice.
  • the filling recipe defines the sequence of operations to be performed, the respective time length and the relevant operating parameters of the filling units.
  • filling machines for filling cans or similar containers with beer envisage, in the filling recipe, one or more "flushing" phases, feeding a stream of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) into the container and at the same time removing the mixture of air and carbon dioxide from the same container via a discharge path, in order to remove air (mainly O 2 ) from the container, before the actual filling operations occur.
  • CO 2 carbon dioxide
  • EP0697369A1 describes a system in accordance with the preamble of claim 1, for filling containers with a carbonated product by a container filling machine comprising a number of filling units configured to perform filling operations according to a filling recipe comprising a flushing phase for flushing the container with a stream of carbon dioxide.
  • the filling recipe in particular the above discussed flushing operations, is thus properly designed in order to meet the TPO requirements for the filled containers.
  • a common problem of known filling machines is the difficulty to guarantee the oxygen concentration requirements in the filled containers, in all possible operating conditions.
  • a common cause of oxygen concentration increase is the modification of the rotating speed of the filling machine carousel, in particular a decrease of this rotating speed.
  • the speed of the carousel is related to the speed of the input and/or output container conveying means; it is therefore a common occurrence that the speed of the carousel is increased/decreased in order to match the speed of the input or output conveyors.
  • a decrease of the rotating speed entails a longer stay of the filled containers (which are open to the external atmosphere) on the output conveyor, before the same filled containers are transferred to a capping machine, with a consequent increase of the amount of oxygen entering the containers.
  • the present Applicant has verified that both the TPO and the dissolved oxygen increase in the filled containers, although with a different rate.
  • a speed reduction from a nominal speed of 96000 cph (container per hour) to a reduced speed of 50000 cph may entail an increase of the TPO count by 200 PPB (parts per billion) and of the dissolved amount by 40/50 PPB.
  • Such increase of the oxygen amount may entail the impossibility to meet the desired quality requirements for the filled containers and the filled product.
  • the aim of the present solution is to solve, at least in part, the problem previously highlighted, and in general to provide a container filling machine having an improved efficiency.
  • Figure 1 schematically shows a filling machine (or “filler") 1, configured for filling containers 2, in particular cans, with a filling fluid, in particular a carbonated pourable food product, more particularly beer (it is however again underlined that other types of containers and carbonated liquids may as well be envisaged).
  • a filling machine or "filler” 1, configured for filling containers 2, in particular cans, with a filling fluid, in particular a carbonated pourable food product, more particularly beer (it is however again underlined that other types of containers and carbonated liquids may as well be envisaged).
  • Filling machine 1 comprises a conveying device, including a rotating conveyor (or carousel) 4, which is mounted to rotate continuously (e.g. anticlockwise in Figure 1 ) about a substantially vertical longitudinal axis A.
  • a conveying device including a rotating conveyor (or carousel) 4, which is mounted to rotate continuously (e.g. anticlockwise in Figure 1 ) about a substantially vertical longitudinal axis A.
  • the carousel 4 receives a succession of empty containers 2 from an input wheel 7 (or other suitable input conveyor), which is coupled thereto at a first transfer station and is mounted to rotate continuously about a respective vertical longitudinal axis A', parallel to axis A.
  • the carousel 4 releases a succession of filled containers 2 to an output conveyor 8 (a linear belt conveyor, as shown in Figure 1 , or another suitable output conveyor), which is coupled thereto at a second transfer station and is configured to transfer the filled containers 2 towards a capping machine configured to cap the same filled containers 2 (or towards another processing machine).
  • an output conveyor 8 a linear belt conveyor, as shown in Figure 1 , or another suitable output conveyor
  • Filling machine 1 comprises a number of filling units 5, which are equally spaced about axis A, are mounted along a peripheral edge of the carousel 4, and are moved by the same carousel 4 along a path P extending about axis A and through the above transfer stations.
  • Each filling unit 5 is designed to receive at least one container 2 to be filled, and to perform, during its rotation along path P, filling operations according to a desired plan, the so called filling "recipe", in order to fill the container 2 with the carbonated product.
  • each filling unit 5 includes a main body, for example with a tubular configuration, having a vertical extension along a longitudinal axis that is substantially parallel to axis A of carousel 4, and mechanically coupled to the same carousel 4.
  • the main body includes, at a bottom portion thereof, a container receiving part, designed to engage a top portion of a respective container 2 that is to be filled during the filling operations, and generally includes one or more fluidic conduits and flow regulators (here not shown), including valves that are designed to selectively couple the container 2 to one or more feed devices or product tanks (also not shown), of the filling machine 1, via respective filling ducts 6.
  • a machine control unit 12 shown schematically, generally including an industrial PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) or any other suitable digital processing unit, for example a computer running a PLC software application, designed to control general operation of the filling machine 1 according to the desired filling recipe.
  • a machine control unit 12 shown schematically, generally including an industrial PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) or any other suitable digital processing unit, for example a computer running a PLC software application, designed to control general operation of the filling machine 1 according to the desired filling recipe.
  • each filling unit 5 is provided with its own intelligence, i.e. with a respective local control unit 12' (shown schematically), e.g. a processor or similar computing unit, programmed to manage the filling operations of the same filling unit 5 according to the recipe and operatively coupled to the machine control unit 12.
  • a respective local control unit 12' shown schematically, e.g. a processor or similar computing unit, programmed to manage the filling operations of the same filling unit 5 according to the recipe and operatively coupled to the machine control unit 12.
  • Local control units 12' are communicatively coupled to the machine control unit 12 of the filling machine 1, e.g. via a data communication bus 14, so as to receive control signals from the machine control unit 12 and provide feedback signals to the same machine control unit 12, while filling operations are performed.
  • Data communication bus 14 may be a real-time bus, in particular an Ethernet-based real-time communication bus, such as the Powerlink bus, Ethercat, Ethernet Realtime, or Profinet, or any other bus capable to offer data communication capability, even not in real time (e.g. a RS-485 bus).
  • Local control units 12' may be coupled to the machine control unit 12 according to a master/slave operating relation (the machine control unit 12 acting as "master” and the local control units 12' acting as "slaves").
  • the machine control unit 12 may moreover be coupled to a central supervising unit (here not shown), including a respective PLC or any other suitable computing and processing unit, e.g. located remotely with respect to the filling machine 1, via a cabled or remote wireless link; central supervising unit may supervise and manage operation of various processing machines in a same processing plant, in addition to filling machine 1 (e.g. a capping machine, a labelling machine and so on, all cooperating in processing of the containers 2), and may receive feedback information from the various machines of the processing plant.
  • a central supervising unit here not shown
  • central supervising unit may supervise and manage operation of various processing machines in a same processing plant, in addition to filling machine 1 (e.g. a capping machine, a labelling machine and so on, all cooperating in processing of the containers 2), and may receive feedback information from the various machines of the processing plant.
  • the filling recipe envisages a number n of recipe phases or steps 20, with corresponding operations performed by the flow regulators, valves and actuators of the filling units 5, that are executed in a temporal sequence.
  • the recipe phases 20 may include:
  • the number and type of the actual recipe phases 20 of the filling recipe may vary, according to the specific needs and requirements; in any case, the filling recipe includes at least one recipe phase of flushing of the container 2, which precedes a recipe phase of actual filling of the same container 2.
  • two or more distinct recipe phases of flushing are envisaged (which are subsequent in time and may or may not be consecutive), for example a first flushing recipe phase, followed by a pressurization recipe phase, in turn followed by a second flushing recipe phase.
  • a particular aspect of the present solution envisages an increase of duration of at least one flushing phase of the filling recipe, without any further modification of the same filling recipe (which remains therefore optimized for the particular product and operating conditions).
  • the increase of the flushing duration is implemented dynamically, i.e. in real-time during the filling operations, while the filling recipe is being executed.
  • the increase of the flushing duration allows to further saturate the inside of the container 2 with carbonated dioxide, before the filling operations are performed, thereby opposing and limiting subsequent introduction of oxygen within the same container 2 and allowing to satisfy the oxygen concentration requirements for the filled containers 2 (e.g. in terms of the TPO and/or the quantity of dissolved oxygen).
  • the determination of the cause of disturbance envisages assessing that the speed of the carousel 4 is lower than a design (or nominal) rotating speed S N , in particular that an actual speed S ACT of the carousel 4 is lower than a threshold speed S TH , that is lower than (or equal to) the nominal rotating speed S N of the same carousel 4.
  • a design (or nominal) rotating speed S N in particular that an actual speed S ACT of the carousel 4 is lower than a threshold speed S TH , that is lower than (or equal to) the nominal rotating speed S N of the same carousel 4.
  • the above threshold speed TH may be set equal to 50000 cph.
  • the additional duration ⁇ T (that is added to the duration originally envisaged by the filling recipe) is a linear function of this speed difference ⁇ S.
  • a time offset Off may be set, e.g. equal to 100 ms, corresponding to a given interval of the speed difference ⁇ S, e.g. equal to 10000 cph: in other words, the value of the additional duration ⁇ T is increased of the time offset Off for every interval of the speed difference ⁇ S.
  • the local control unit 12' of each filling unit 5 is configured (having suitable program instructions stored in a non-volatile memory coupled to the corresponding computing unit) to determine the additional duration ⁇ T for the above discussed increase of the flushing duration, upon the occurrence of a disturbance cause leading to a possible increase of the oxygen amount in the filled containers 2.
  • local control unit 12' of the filling unit 5 is configured to receive the filling recipe (including all the recipe phases 20) and a start command of the filling operations from the machine control unit 12.
  • the same local control unit 12' is configured to determine which is the last flushing phase in the filling recipe and to dynamically increase the duration thereof, e.g. adding an additional duration ⁇ T being a function of the speed difference ⁇ S between the threshold speed S TH and the actual rotating speed S ACT of the carousel 4.
  • the machine control unit 12 is configured to determine which is the last flushing phase of the filling recipe and to dynamically increase the duration thereof; the machine control unit 12 is further configured to communicate the filling recipe, with the flushing phase having the suitably increased duration, to the local control unit 12' of the filling units 5, so that they may execute the same filling recipe.
  • the proposed solution allows to improve the efficiency of the filling machine 1, without requiring a change of the tilling recipe, except for an increase of duration of the flushing operation (in particular, of a last flushing phase in the filling recipe).
  • the present solution allows to avoid undesired increase of the oxygen amount (the dissolved oxygen amount and/or the total package amount) in the filled containers 2, that could cause a degradation of the quality of the filled product, in particular beer.
  • the discussed solution allows to modify the filling recipe dynamically during the filling operations, and cope with possible variations of the external conditions (that are not controlled by the filling machine 1), in an automated manner, without requiring intervention by human personnel.
  • the discussed solution is configured to dynamically react to the mentioned causes of disturbance that could cause an increase of the oxygen amount in the filled containers 2.
  • the dynamic determination of the increased duration of the flushing operation could even be performed by a further processing module, that could be implemented externally to the machine control unit 12 of the filling machine 1 and to the local control units 12', for example by the central supervising unit of the processing plant or by a further, dedicated, processing unit properly arranged at the filling machine 1 or externally thereto.

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  1. System zum Befüllen von Behältern (2) mit einem kohlensäurehaltigen Produkt durch eine Behälterbefüllungsmaschine (1), umfassend eine Anzahl von Befüllungseinheiten (5), die an einen Rotationsförderer (4) gekoppelt sind, der vorgesehen ist, um sich um eine Rotationsachse (A) zu drehen, und ausgestaltet ist, um Befüllungsoperationen an einem jeweiligen Behälter (2) gemäß einem Befüllungsrezept durchzuführen; wobei das Befüllungsrezept mindestens eine Spülphase zum Spülen des Behälters (2) mit einem Strom aus Kohlendioxid (CO2) umfasst, die einer Befüllungsphase zum Befüllen des Behälters mit dem kohlensäurehaltigen Produkt vorausgeht,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    das System ein Verarbeitungsmodul (12; 12') umfasst, das ausgestaltet ist zum:
    Ermitteln einer Störungsursache, welche die Befüllungsmaschine (1) beeinflusst, die zu einer Erhöhung der Sauerstoffmenge in den befüllten Behältern (2) führen würde; und
    in Reaktion auf das Ermitteln der Störungsursache Bewirken eines dynamischen Anstiegs der Dauer der mindestens einen Spülphase des Befüllungsrezepts als Funktion der ermittelten Störung;
    wobei die Störungsursache eine Reduktion der Rotationsgeschwindigkeit des Rotationsförderers (4) oder ein Anstieg der Sauerstoffkonzentration in einem Produkttank ist.
  2. System nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Verarbeitungsmodul (12, 12') ausgestaltet ist, um die Störungsursache zu ermitteln und den dynamischen Anstieg der Dauer der mindestens einen Spülphase in Echtzeit zu bewirken, während die Befüllungsoperationen durch die Befüllungsmaschine (1) durchgeführt werden.
  3. System nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei das Befüllungsrezept eine Anzahl von Spülphasen zum Spülen des Behälters (2) mit einem Strom aus Kohlendioxid (CO2) umfasst, die zeitlich aufeinander folgen und der Befüllungsphase zum Befüllen des Behälters (2) mit dem kohlensäurehaltigen Produkt vorausgehen; wobei die mindestens eine Spülphase eine letzte Phase innerhalb der Spülphasen ist.
  4. System nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei das System ausgestaltet ist, um den Anstieg der Dauer zu bewirken, bis ermittelt wird, dass die Störungsursache entfernt worden ist oder den Betrieb der Befüllungsmaschine (1) nicht länger beeinflusst.
  5. System nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Störungsursache eine Reduktion der Rotationsgeschwindigkeit des Rotationsförderers (4) unter eine Schwellengeschwindigkeit (STH) ist, die niedriger als oder gleich einer Nenngeschwindigkeit (SN) des Rotationsförderers (4) ist; und wobei der Anstieg der Dauer eine Funktion der Reduktion der Rotationsgeschwindigkeit ist.
  6. System nach Anspruch 5, wobei die Dauer der mindestens einen Spülphase um eine Zusatzdauer (ΔT) erhöht wird, die eine lineare Funktion (f) der Geschwindigkeitsdifferenz (ΔS) zwischen der Schwellengeschwindigkeit (STH) und einer tatsächlichen Rotationsgeschwindigkeit (SACT) des Rotationsförderers (4) ist: Δ T = f ΔS = f S TH − S ACT .
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  7. System nach Anspruch 5 oder 6, wobei ein Zeitversatz (Off) festgelegt wird, der einem gegebenen Intervall der Geschwindigkeitsdifferenz (ΔS) entspricht, und eine Zusatzdauer (ΔT) zu der Dauer der mindestens einen Spülphase addiert wird, wobei die Zusatzdauer (ΔT) für jedes Intervall der Geschwindigkeitsdifferenz (ΔS) um den Zeitversatz (Off) erhöht wird.
  8. System nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Befüllungsmaschine (1) eine Maschinensteuereinheit (12) einschließt und jede der Befüllungseinheiten (5) mit einer jeweiligen lokalen Steuereinheit (12') ausgestattet ist, die an die Maschinensteuereinheit (12) gekoppelt ist, um das Befüllungsrezept zu empfangen; wobei das Verarbeitungsmodul in der lokalen Steuereinheit (12') implementiert wird.
  9. System nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, wobei die Befüllungsmaschine (1) eine Maschinensteuereinheit (12) einschließt und jede der Befüllungseinheiten (5) mit einer jeweiligen lokalen Steuereinheit (12') ausgestattet ist, die an die Maschinensteuereinheit (12) gekoppelt ist, um das Befüllungsrezept zu empfangen; wobei das Verarbeitungsmodul in der Maschinensteuereinheit (12) implementiert wird.
  10. Befüllungsmaschine (1), die mit dem System gemäß einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche ausgestattet ist.
  11. Befüllungsmaschine nach Anspruch 10, wobei die Behälter (2) Dosen sind und das kohlensäurehaltige Produkt Bier ist.
  12. Verfahren zum Befüllen von Behältern (2) mit einem kohlensäurehaltigen Produkt durch eine Behälterbefüllungsmaschine (1), umfassend eine Anzahl von Befüllungseinheiten (5), die an einen Rotationsförderer (4) gekoppelt sind, der vorgesehen ist, um sich um eine Rotationsachse (A) zu drehen, und ausgestaltet ist, um Befüllungsoperationen an einem jeweiligen Behälter (2) gemäß einem Befüllungsrezept durchzuführen; wobei das Befüllungsrezept mindestens eine Spülphase zum Spülen des Behälters (2) mit einem Strom aus Kohlendioxid (CO2) umfasst, der einer Befüllungsphase zum Befüllen des Behälters (2) mit dem kohlensäurehaltigen Produkt vorausgeht, wobei das Verfahren umfasst:
    Ermitteln einer Störungsursache, welche die Befüllungsmaschine (1) beeinflusst, die zu einer Erhöhung einer Sauerstoffmenge in den gefüllten Behältern (2) führen würde; und
    in Reaktion auf das Ermitteln der Störungsursache Bewirken eines dynamischen Anstiegs der Dauer der mindestens einen Spülphase des Befüllungsrezepts als Funktion der ermittelten Störung;
    wobei die Störungsursache eine Reduktion der Rotationsgeschwindigkeit des Rotationsförderers (4) oder ein Anstieg der Sauerstoffkonzentration in einem Produkttank ist.
  13. Verfahren nach Anspruch 12, wobei das Befüllungsrezept eine Anzahl von Spülphasen zum Spülen des Behälters (2) mit einem Strom aus Kohlendioxid (CO2) umfasst, die zeitlich aufeinander folgen und der Befüllungsphase zum Befüllen des Behälters (2) mit dem kohlensäurehaltigen Produkt vorausgehen; wobei die mindestens eine Spülphase eine letzte Phase innerhalb der Spülphasen ist.
  14. Verfahren nach Anspruch 12 oder 13, wobei die Störungsursache eine Reduktion der Rotationsgeschwindigkeit des Rotationsförderers (4) unter eine Schwellengeschwindigkeit (STH) ist, die niedriger als oder gleich einer Nenngeschwindigkeit (SN) des Rotationsförderers (4) ist; und wobei der Anstieg der Dauer eine Funktion der Reduktion der Rotationsgeschwindigkeit ist.
  15. Computerprogrammprodukt, umfassend Anweisungen zum Bewirken, dass das System gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 11 das Verfahren gemäß einem der Ansprüche 12 bis 14 durchführt.
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