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EP3140243B1 - Tête de traitement et dispositif de traitement des recipients avec une tête de traitement - Google Patents

Tête de traitement et dispositif de traitement des recipients avec une tête de traitement Download PDF

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EP3140243B1
EP3140243B1 EP15718202.3A EP15718202A EP3140243B1 EP 3140243 B1 EP3140243 B1 EP 3140243B1 EP 15718202 A EP15718202 A EP 15718202A EP 3140243 B1 EP3140243 B1 EP 3140243B1
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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
    • B67C3/30—Filling of barrels or casks
    • B67C3/34—Devices for engaging filling-heads with filling-apertures
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/08—Details
    • B67D1/0801—Details of beverage containers, e.g. casks, kegs
    • B67D1/0805—Openings for filling

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  • the invention relates to a treatment head for containers according to the preamble of claim 1 and to a container treatment machine according to the preamble of claim 14.
  • liquid fillings such as beer, soft drinks, fruit juices, etc. in large-volume containers, such as barrels or so-called KEG barrels to fill and store.
  • KEG barrels it is known that these have a valve assembly, filled in the bottling the KEG-keg with the liquid product and the consumer, for example, in catering the liquid product by means of a dispensing device which is connected to this valve assembly , is taken from the container interior.
  • valve arrangements are introduced and secured in the KEG drum on a valve receiving portion of the container wall.
  • the valve outer part is fixed by means of a snap ring against the valve receiving portion of the container.
  • valve arrangements are screwed, for example, into the valve receiving section by means of an external thread provided on the outer part of the valve.
  • fitting it may happen that within the filigree component structures of the valve assemblies during the circulation of the container from the filling operation to the customer or back to the filling operation, i. If the container is used several times, mold will form.
  • a major cause of this problem is that in the area of the valve arrangement, in particular in the transition region between the valve outer part and the valve receiving portion of the container, a multiplicity of filigree structures, for example cracks, crevices or undercuts, which come into contact with contents during the filling process of the container , Due to the filigree design of these cracks and columns or undercuts the filling material located therein can also be followed by Do not completely remove or rinse off intensive rinses or similar cleaning methods. During the subsequent storage of the container, the remains of the contents can spoil and lead to mold formation depending on the storage conditions.
  • a treatment head according to the preamble of claim 1 is from GB 1,115,223 disclosed.
  • a container treatment machine is the subject of the independent patent claim 14.
  • the invention relates to a treatment head for the treatment, in particular for the filling of a valve assembly having containers.
  • the treatment head includes a plunger slidably held in a treatment head housing for opening the valve assembly of the container.
  • a first fluid channel for supplying a liquid fluid into the container and a second fluid channel for discharging a liquid or gaseous medium from the container is provided, wherein the treatment head has a seal which is designed to bear against a valve outer part.
  • the treatment head further has a shielding section, which is designed to shield at least one fastening section of the valve arrangement with respect to the fluid guided in the first fluid channel.
  • the shielding section By means of the shielding section, it is prevented that filling material or cleaning or rinsing liquid penetrates into the fastening section during the container treatment, in the region of which the valve arrangement is held in a valve receiving section of the container.
  • the filigree structures between the valve receiving portion of the container and the valve outer part are protected against a liquid end-ring, so that a hygienic dubious mold formation can be effectively avoided during subsequent storage of the container.
  • the shielding portion is at least partially sleeve-shaped.
  • the shielding portion is arranged concentrically to the plunger and surrounds this circumferentially spaced.
  • This sleeve-shaped shielding thus forms with its wall a barrier against ingress of the fluid in the mounting area.
  • the length of the sleeve-shaped shielding section is chosen such that it covers the area between the valve outer part and a treatment head housing section, i. spans in particular the region of the attachment portion.
  • the valve arrangement has a cup-like recessed area bounded by at least one circumferential valve wall section, wherein the shield section is designed to shield and / or seal the valve wall section with respect to the fluid guided in the first fluid channel.
  • the valve wall section for example, part of the valve outer part, by means of which the valve assembly is mounted in the valve receiving portion of the container.
  • the valve arrangement can be held by means of the valve wall section or in the region of the valve wall section on the valve receiving section of the container.
  • the shielding of the valve wall section ensures that scratches or gaps formed there, in particular the cracks and gaps resulting from the fastening of the valve arrangement in the valve receiving section of the container, are kept fluid-free, so that there the risk of mold formation due to spoiling of the fluid is substantially reduced.
  • the shielding portion is conformed to the cup-like recessed portion of the valve assembly. It is thereby achieved that the seal and the shielding portion when placing the container on the treatment head or during insertion of the plunger in the valve assembly for opening the same in the cup-like recessed area can be introduced in particular such that when attaching the seal of the treatment head to the Valve outer part at the same time a fluid-tight shielding of the attachment area is reached.
  • the shielding section shields the first fluid channel in sections radially outwardly between a treatment head housing section surrounded by the plunger and the outer valve part.
  • the shielding section extends with its longitudinal direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the plunger and lies in the region of its free end facing the valve assembly through the seal fluid-tight against the valve outer part. Further, either the outside of the shielding portion forms a sealing surface abutting against the treatment head housing portion, or a seal is provided which forms a fluid-tight connection between the outside of the shielding portion and the treatment head housing portion.
  • the fastening region is separated in a fluid-tight manner with respect to the first fluid channel and the shielding section forms a radially outer boundary of the first fluid channel in this fastening region.
  • the seal is provided on the shielding portion or in the region of the shielding portion, which is designed to bear against the valve outer part.
  • the seal is provided in particular on the front side of the shielding section, so that the first fluid channel is sealed to the outside by this seal and the leakage of the fluid is effectively prevented even in the attachment area.
  • the shielding section is formed by a sealing section projecting from the seal.
  • the sealing portion can be formed from an elastomer, such as a rubber.
  • the shielding section can also be formed by a dimensionally stable material, for example plastic or metal, wherein the fluid-tight connection to the treatment head housing section is produced by means of a seal or sealing lip.
  • the seal and the shielding portion are formed by a one-piece sealing element.
  • a sealing collar may be provided, which assumes the sealing function of the seal on a front-side first sealing collar section and has a sleeve-shaped, second sealing collar section projecting from the first sealing collar section, which assumes the previously described shielding function of the shielding section.
  • the shielding section and preferably also the seal which comes into contact with the valve outer part are held immovably on the treatment head, in particular on the treatment head housing.
  • the seal may be held on the treatment head by means of the shielding section.
  • the shielding portion may be arranged at the opposite end of the seal or the outer peripheral side in the region of this end opposite the seal in sealing position relative to a treatment housing portion or be firmly connected thereto.
  • the shielding section can also be part of a treatment housing section.
  • the shielding portion is slidably held on the treatment head housing.
  • the shielding element may be biased by the action of force of at least one spring.
  • the shielding and preferably also the seal are held on the plunger.
  • the shielding element together with the seal in the process of opening the valve assembly from the treatment head housing pushed out and attached in sealing position to this valve assembly such that the mounting area is protected against ingress of contents.
  • the first fluid channel when the valve arrangement is open, is formed in sections between the plunger and the shielding section.
  • the first fluid channel runs along the outer side of the plunger, for example, in a plurality of circumferentially distributed fluid channel branches.
  • the shielding portion is concentric with the plunger and spaced therefrom so that the first fluid channel is bounded radially inwardly by the plunger and externally by the shielding portion.
  • the shielding portion when the valve assembly is open, the shielding portion is fluid-tight with respect to the valve outer member by means of the seal, and the shielding portion is fluid-tight against a treatment head housing portion at a portion remote from the seal, or fluid-tightly connected thereto. It is thereby achieved that the first fluid channel is separated by the shielding portion radially outwardly fluid-tight with respect to the mounting region of the valve assembly or a Ventilwandungsabêt formed on Ventilauungsabterrorism to prevent penetration of the liquid filling material in this attachment area.
  • the shielding portion surrounds the plunger in sections sleeve-shaped.
  • the sleeve-shaped shielding section has an axial length such that it is sealed with an end face relative to the valve arrangement and in a region remote from this end face outside against a treatment head housing section, for example a contact surface extending annularly around the shielding section.
  • the invention relates to a container treatment machine for treating, in particular for filling one Valve assembly having containers with at least one treatment head, which is formed according to the embodiments described above.
  • Containers according to the invention are in particular barrels or kegs for receiving and storing liquid products, in particular drinks.
  • Container treatment machine according to the invention are any machines with which a container treatment can be performed, such as filling machines, cleaning machines, etc.
  • Tank treatment is understood as meaning all treatment processes of containers, in particular filling, cleaning, rinsing, etc.
  • Under treatment head in the context of the invention are all coupling means for connecting a container to be treated with the treatment machine understood, in particular filling heads, cleaning or rinsing heads.
  • a treatment head in a first embodiment is shown by the reference numeral 1.
  • the treatment head 1 has a treatment head housing 3, which is formed by means of a treatment head housing section 3, for example in the form of a seal made of EPDM, for bearing against a valve arrangement 2 of a container, not shown.
  • the container may in this case be a so-called KEG drum, for example, and the valve arrangement 2 may be formed by a so-called KEG fitting.
  • the valve arrangement 2 has two valve bodies, namely a first valve body 2.3 and a second valve body 2.4.
  • first valve body 2.3 sealingly against an opening of the second valve body 2.4 at.
  • the second valve body 2.4 bears sealingly against a valve arrangement section 2.1 forming a valve seat for the second valve body 2.4, so that the valve arrangement 2, 2 is closed in a fluid-tight manner by the valve bodies 2.3, 2.4.
  • the valve arrangement section 2.1 can in particular be a ring-like element of the valve arrangement 2, which in particular also forms a valve outer part 2.5, by means of which the valve arrangement 2 is fastened in a valve receiving section 12 of the container.
  • the valve arrangement section 2.1 can in particular be cone-shaped portion which is provided radially inwardly on the annular or sleeve-shaped valve outer part 2.5.
  • the treatment head 1 further comprises a plunger 4, which is held displaceably in the direction of a treatment head longitudinal axis LA in the treatment head housing 3 and consists of a in FIG. 1 shown retracted position in an in FIG. 2 shown advanced position by an actuator 10 is movable.
  • the plunger 4 is at its front, the valve assembly 2 facing free end shaped such that when inserting the plunger 4 into the valve assembly 2 through the free end of the plunger 4, both the first valve body 2.3 and the second valve body 2.4 of the respective valve seat be lifted so that two separate fluid paths are opened in the valve assembly 2.
  • At least two fluid channels are provided, namely a first fluid channel 5, by means of which a supply of a liquid filling material into the container and a second fluid channel 6, which serves as a return gas channel for discharging the gas in the container during the filling process or to Pumping off a cleaning or rinsing liquid after the cleaning or rinsing process is used.
  • the first fluid channel 5 is circumferentially formed in the embodiment shown around the plunger 4, the second fluid channel 6 extends at least partially inside the plunger 4.
  • a further fluid channel 11 for introducing a propellant gas or a gaseous medium in the interior be provided of the container, which generates an overpressure in the container interior, so that the prestressed in this way in the container beverage can be removed for example via a dispensing system.
  • the further fluid channel 11 may also be provided for discharging the so-called Abspritzbieres in order to avoid contamination caused by overflowing filling when releasing the keg of treatment head safely.
  • the treatment head 1 further comprises a seal 7, which is provided in the embodiment shown on the plunger 4.
  • the seal may also be provided on the treatment head housing 3.
  • the seal 7 arrives at placed on the treatment head 1 container or at advanced ram 4 with respect to a provided on the valve assembly 2 conditioning section, which is provided for example on the valve outer part 2.5 and is formed by a gradation of the plant, and thereby seals the first fluid channel 5 circumferentially outwardly ,
  • valve assembly 2 is inserted into a flange-like valve receiving portion 12 of the container.
  • the valve assembly 2 is held by means of a snap ring 13 with respect to the valve receiving portion 12.
  • valve arrangements 2 or so-called KEG fittings are known which have an external thread on the outer peripheral side, by means of which the KEG fitting can be screwed into an internal thread introduced into the valve receiving section 12.
  • a shielding section 8 is provided, by means of which a separation or shielding of at least the first fluid channel 5 is effected with respect to this fastening region.
  • the shielding portion 8 is sleeve-shaped and surrounds the plunger 4 circumferentially spaced.
  • the shielding section 8 may, for example, be arranged as a tubular sleeve on the plunger 4 and be displaceably guided in the treatment head housing 3 with this plunger 4.
  • the longitudinal axis of the shielding section 8 is preferably aligned parallel to the longitudinal axis LA of the plunger 4.
  • the shielding portion 8 may be formed of any dimensionally stable material, such as steel or plastic or even of a flexible material, such as an elastomer.
  • the shielding section 8 may in particular also be formed in one piece with the seal 7, ie the seal 7 and the Shield portion 8 are formed by a single gasket.
  • the shielding portion 8 may be part of the plunger 4 and the seal 7 may be arranged on this shielding section 8.
  • the shielding portion may be provided, for example, as a sleeve-shaped body around the plunger 4 or integrally formed with the plunger 4.
  • FIG. 2 shows the treatment head 1 and the valve assembly 2 in a representation in which the plunger 4 is positioned in an advanced position, so that the valve assembly 2 is opened.
  • the front free end of the plunger 4 is designed in such a stepped manner that the first valve body 2.3 and the second valve body 2.4 are lifted from their respective valve seat, so that between the connected container interior and the treatment head both an open channel for the supply of liquid filling material, the is connected to the first fluid channel 5 of the treatment head 1 and a further channel for the discharge of the return gas or the cleaning or rinsing liquid, which is connected to the second fluid channel 6 of the treatment head 1, is formed.
  • the shielding section 8 arranged thereon is displaced in such a way that the fastening region 14 in which the valve arrangement 2 is fastened to the valve receiving section 12 of the container, for example by means of the valve outer part 2.5, is shielded in a fluid-tight manner by the shielding section 8.
  • the shielding section 8 has an axial length I such that when coupling the treatment head 1 to the container and the opening of the valve assembly 2 by the advancement of the plunger 4 on the one hand a fluid-tight connection to the valve outer part 2.5 and on the other by the seal 7 facing away free end of the shielding 8 a fluid-tight connection to the treatment head housing 3, in particular the treatment head housing section 3.1 is formed.
  • the treatment head housing section 3.1 has, for example, a sealing surface running concentrically with the longitudinal axis LA of the plunger 4 and facing the plunger 4, which, together with the shielding section 8, in particular the outer peripheral surface of the shielding section, effectively shields the attachment region 14 from the ingress of fluid.
  • the fluid-tight connection between the outside of the Abprocessabitess 8 and the treatment housing section 3.1 can be effected either by conditioning the Abprocessabites 8 opposite this treatment head housing section 3.1 (in the case of training as an elastomer) or by a sealing ring or a sealing lip.
  • the shielding section 8 serves for the fluid-tight shielding of the fastening region 14 with respect to the first fluid channel 5 FIG. 2 1, the first fluid channel 5, by means of which the supply of the liquid filling material to the container is effected, runs in the region of the shielding section 8 between the outer wall of the plunger 4 and the inner wall of the shielding section 8, so that the first fluid channel 5 is bounded on the outside by the shielding section 8 and thus, penetration of the conveyed fluid into the attachment portion 14 is effectively prevented. Due to the sealing contact of the shielding section 8 with respect to the treatment head housing section 3.1 and with respect to the valve arrangement 2, leakage of the fluid guided in the first fluid passage 5 outwards in the direction of the fastening region 14 is effectively avoided.
  • FIG. 3 shows a further embodiment of the treatment head 1 according to the invention with a valve assembly 2 mounted thereon in the closed state.
  • the treatment head 1 in addition to the previously described embodiment are shown. Incidentally, the statements made above also apply to this embodiment.
  • the shielding portion 8 and the seal 7 are not held by the plunger 4, but by the treatment head housing 3.
  • the shielding section 8 which is likewise designed in the form of a sleeve, is held on the treatment head housing section 3.1.
  • the treatment head housing section 3.1 can in turn be an annular around the Tappet 4 around extending portion of the treatment head housing 3 be.
  • the seal 7 is provided, by means of which the sealing of the first fluid channel 5 relative to the valve outer part 2.5 is effected.
  • the arrangement of the shielding section 8 or the seal 7 on the treatment head housing section 3.1 is such that already when placing the container on the treatment head 1 or the placement of the treatment head 1 on the container (regardless of the position of the plunger 4), a fluid-tight connection between the valve outer part 2.5 and the treatment head 1 is made by the seal 7. Furthermore, the shielding section 8 is fixed relative to the treatment head housing section 3.1 such that a fluid-tight connection between the shielding section 8 and the treatment housing section 3.1 results on the side of the shielding section 8 facing away from the seal 7.
  • the fastening region 14 and the fastening structures provided there which are delicately formed and thus can only be cleaned inadequately, are protected against penetration of the liquid filling material during the filling process.
  • the shielding section 8 may be movably supported on the treatment head housing 3 together with the seal 7.
  • a mechanism can be provided which causes the shielding section 8 to be moved out of the treatment head housing 3 in the direction of the valve arrangement 2, for example by the advancing pushrod 4 in the direction of the valve outer part 2.5 and thereby a fluid-tight contact pressure of the seal 7 on the valve outer part 2.5 or a fluid-tight connection between the outside of the shielding 8 and the treatment head housing section 3.1 results.
  • the shielding section 8 is pressed together with the seal 7 by one or more springs in sealing position relative to the valve outer part 2.5, so that a spring-loaded fluid-tight connection between the valve outer part 2.5 and the shielding section 8 results.

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  1. Tête de traitement servant à traiter, en particulier servant à remplir, des contenants présentant un ensemble formant soupape (2), comprenant un coulisseau (4) maintenu de manière à pouvoir être coulissé dans un boîtier de tête de traitement (3), servant à ouvrir l'ensemble formant soupape (2) du contenant, dans laquelle un premier canal de fluide (5) servant à amener un fluide liquide dans le contenant et un deuxième canal de fluide (6) servant à évacuer un milieu liquide ou sous forme gazeuse hors du contenant sont prévus dans la tête de traitement, et dans laquelle la tête de traitement présente un joint d'étanchéité (7), qui est réalisé pour venir en appui en regard de la partie extérieure de soupape (2.5), dans laquelle la tête de traitement présente une section de protection (8), qui est réalisée pour protéger au moins une zone de fixation (14) de l'ensemble formant soupape (2) par rapport au fluide guidé dans le premier canal de fluide (5), dans laquelle l'ensemble formant soupape (2) présente une zone (9) évidée à la manière d'une cuvette, délimitée par au moins une section de paroi de soupape (2.2) côté périphérie, caractérisée en ce que la section de protection (8) est réalisée pour protéger et/ou étanchéifier la section de paroi de soupape (2.2) par rapport au fluide guidé dans le premier canal de fluide (5).
  2. Tête de traitement selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que la section de protection (8) est réalisée de manière à présenter au moins par endroits une forme de douille.
  3. Tête de traitement selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que la section de protection est adaptée en forme à la zone (9) évidée à la manière d'une cuvette de l'ensemble formant soupape (2).
  4. Tête de traitement selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que la section de protection (8) protège, lorsque l'ensemble formant soupape (2) est ouvert, le premier canal de fluide (5) par endroits de manière radiale vers l'extérieur entre une section de boîtier de tête de traitement (3.1) entourant à distance le coulisseau (4) et la partie extérieure de soupape (2.5).
  5. Tête de traitement selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'est prévu, au niveau de la section de protection (8), le joint d'étanchéité (7), qui est réalisé pour venir en appui en regard de la partie extérieure de soupape (2.5).
  6. Tête de traitement selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que la section de protection (8) est formée par une section de joint d'étanchéité dépassant du joint d'étanchéité (7).
  7. Tête de traitement selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le joint d'étanchéité (7) et la section de protection (8) sont formés par un élément étanche solidaire.
  8. Tête de traitement selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que la section de protection (8) est maintenue de manière à ne pas pouvoir coulisser au niveau de la tête de traitement.
  9. Tête de traitement selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 - 7, caractérisée en ce que la section de protection (8) est maintenue de manière à pouvoir coulisser au niveau du boîtier de tête de traitement (3).
  10. Tête de traitement selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 - 7, caractérisée en ce que la section de protection (8) est maintenue au niveau du coulisseau (4).
  11. Tête de traitement selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que lorsque l'ensemble formant soupape (2) est ouvert, le premier canal de fluide est formé par endroits entre le coulisseau (4) et la section de protection (8).
  12. Tête de traitement selon l'une quelconque des revendications 6 à 12, caractérisée en ce que lorsque l'ensemble formant soupape (2) est ouvert, la section de protection (8) repose de manière étanche aux fluides au moyen du joint d'étanchéité (7) en regard de la partie extérieure de soupape (2.5), et que la section de protection (8) repose au niveau d'une zone éloignée du joint d'étanchéité (7) de manière étanche aux fluides en regard d'une section de boîtier de tête de traitement (3.1) ou est reliée de manière étanche aux fluides à celle-ci.
  13. Tête de traitement selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que la section de protection (8) entoure par endroits de manière à présenter une forme de douille le coulisseau (4).
  14. Machine de traitement de contenants servant à traiter, en particulier servant à remplir, des contenants présentant un ensemble formant soupape (2) réalisée avec au moins une tête de traitement (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes.
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