EP3368468A2 - Device for filling containers with a filling product - Google Patents
Device for filling containers with a filling productInfo
- Publication number
- EP3368468A2 EP3368468A2 EP16788136.6A EP16788136A EP3368468A2 EP 3368468 A2 EP3368468 A2 EP 3368468A2 EP 16788136 A EP16788136 A EP 16788136A EP 3368468 A2 EP3368468 A2 EP 3368468A2
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- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- distributor
- filling
- housing
- rotating
- filling product
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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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
- B67C3/225—Means for filling simultaneously, e.g. in a rotary filling apparatus or multiple rows of containers
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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
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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
- B67C3/06—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
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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
- B67C3/28—Flow-control devices, e.g. using valves
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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
- B67C2003/228—Aseptic features
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a device for filling a container with a
- Fill product and in particular a rotary filler for filling bottles or cans in a beverage filling plant.
- a distributor housing which is mounted on the distributor shaft and which forms together with the distributor shaft ring channels.
- supply lines which convey the filling product to a filling product vessel arranged thereunder, for example a ring vessel or a central boiler, of the product filling carousel.
- the filling elements then obtain the filling product from this ring vessel or central boiler.
- the other media For example, control media or gas span, are transferred from below through the stationary distributor shaft to the distributor housing and then fed via appropriate leads ring channels, from which the respective filling valves then remove the media.
- the distributor shaft is arranged stationary and the distributor housing with the supply lines to the respective ring boiler or annular channel and the filling valves rotate accordingly relative to the stationary system parts and also relative to the distributor shaft.
- Devices for filling filling products in containers are to the respective
- Oxygen content and aseptic character of the atmosphere in the insulator housing can be satisfied in this way.
- the seal between the rotating part, so for example, the filler carousel, and stationary part of the plant takes place, for example via so-called water locks.
- a circumferential groove is provided on the stationary part, which can be filled with water.
- a rotating sword is provided, which is dimensioned so that it dips into the water introduced in the channel. Accordingly, this can be used to prevent an exchange of gas with the environment and to provide a substantially sealed environment from the interior, so that a reliable rotary seal is achieved.
- an apparatus for filling containers with a filling product comprising a stationary part of the plant and a part of the plant rotating relative thereto, on which at least one filling valve for filling a container to be filled with the filling product is arranged.
- a rotary distributor is provided for transferring the filling product and / or a medium from the stationary installation part to the rotating installation part, wherein the rotary distributor has a distributor housing and a distributor shaft at least partially received therein with at least one bore for guiding the filling product and / or the medium.
- the distributor housing is arranged on the stationary part of the plant and the distributor shaft is arranged on the rotating equipment part.
- the filling product boiler for supplying and for providing the filling product in the filling operation can thus also be provided independently of the rotating system part in an advantageous position, in particular also eccentrically to the axis of rotation of the filler carousel.
- the distributor shaft on the rotating equipment part, it is possible to attach the filling product lines for supplying the filling product to the filling valves, as well as the media lines at the lower end side of the distributor shaft, whereby also a more compact construction of the rotating part can be achieved the conventional designs of filler carousels was the case in which a radial connection of the leads to the Filling valves or was provided to the ring bowl. Accordingly, the entire rotating part in the region of the transfer or supply of the filling products and other media can be made more compact.
- the filling valves are preferably individually connected to filling valve supply lines.
- connection of the filling product line is preferably oriented in the direction of the axis of rotation of the distributor shaft. Due to the connection to the lower end side, a compact design of the connection of the filling valves can be achieved, since the respective lines can be guided in the direction of the axis of rotation.
- a distributor plate is arranged at the lower end side of the distributor shaft, in which at least one distribution chamber is defined, to which at least one filling product line and / or a media line is connected.
- a connection for the filling product is provided in the end face of the distributor housing, which opens into a distribution space arranged between the upper end side of the distributor shaft and the distributor housing, which communicates with a bore of the distributor shaft.
- each filling valve is connected via a separate filling product line to the distributor shaft.
- About the individual connection of each filling valve to the distributor shaft can be dispensed with the provision of a ring boiler in the rotating part, so that the rotating Part and the application of the filling valves as a whole can also be made more compact and with a lower mass.
- mount in each of the individual supply lines for example, a flow meter or other sensors, via which an individual control of the Greachzuzen is made possible to each filling valve, and about an improved system control can be achieved.
- the rotating mass and thus the moment of inertia of the entire rotating part is reduced, whereby the entire system structure can be carried out more efficiently and, for example, the design of bearings and motors can be made smaller dimensions.
- a distributor plate is mounted on the front side of the distributor shaft, via which the connection of the respective filling valves is performed to the distributor shaft.
- the distributor plate rotates correspondingly together with the rotating distributor shaft.
- Distribution channels are particularly preferably provided in the distributor plate, via which the medium dispensed from the distributor shaft, for example the filling product or filling product components, can be transferred to the respective delivery points, in particular the delivery points provided by the individual line connections.
- Distributor housing is inserted through a receiving area defined between the distributor shaft and distributor housing, and then passed through a corresponding, provided in the distributor shaft bore to the end face of the distributor shaft or a distribution chamber in the provided at the end face of the distributor shaft distributor plate.
- the bore carried out by the distributor shaft is preferably carried out laterally radially out of the distributor shaft in order to then introduce into the distribution chamber on the front side.
- a filling product boiler is provided, which is arranged above the rotary distributor and eccentrically to this on the stationary part of the plant and the filling product is fed via a Greinourung a connection in the distributor housing.
- the filling product boiler can be reacted flexibly to the respective structural requirements.
- an apparatus for filling containers comprising an insulator housing which comprises a stationary insulator wall and an insulator wall rotating with respect thereto, wherein in the insulator housing a device for treating containers is accommodated in a beverage filling installation.
- an overflow gap is formed between the stationary insulator wall and the rotating insulator wall, and an overpressure can be provided in the insulator housing.
- a seal between the rotating insulator wall and the stationary insulator wall is accordingly provided by means of the overflow gap, which makes it possible to prevent the entry of foreign bodies into the insulator housing due to an overpressure applied in the insulator housing.
- a height adjustment is made possible when the rotating insulator wall is displaceable relative to the stationary insulator wall along a rotation axis of the rotating insulator wall and the gap width of the overflow gap is kept substantially constant.
- Figure 1 is a schematic, partially cutaway perspective view of an apparatus for filling containers with a rotary distributor
- Figure 2 is a schematic sectional view through the rotary distributor of Figure 1;
- Figure 3 is a schematic sectional view through the rotary distributor of Figures 1 and 2;
- Figure 4 is a schematic, partially cutaway perspective view of the rotary distributor of the preceding figures
- Figure 5 is a schematic representation of the formation of a seal between a
- the device 1 shows schematically a device 1 for filling containers in a partially cut, perspective view.
- the device 1 comprises a filler carousel 10, on the periphery of which a plurality of filling valves 12 are held on a filling valve carrier 120, by means of which the filling of containers (not shown here) to be filled is carried out.
- the filler carousel 10 rotates in operation relative to a stationary plant part 14 on which the filler carousel 10 is mounted.
- a stationary plant part 14 on which the filler carousel 10 is mounted In the figure 1 is as part of the stationary part of the plant 14th
- a torque arm 140 is shown below which the filler carousel 10 rotates.
- the rotation of the filler carousel 10 in the filling operation causes containers to be filled to be transported under each filling valve 12, the container interior possibly being purged with a purge gas, the containers then being biased with a biasing gas and then filled with the filling product.
- the structure of a filler carousel 10 with filling valves 12 arranged thereon is known in principle.
- Rotary distributor 3 is provided.
- the rotary distributor 3 has a distributor shaft 30 and a distributor housing 32.
- the distributor housing 32 is firmly connected to the stationary system part 14 and does not rotate in the filling operation.
- the distributor shaft 30 is connected to the filler carousel 10, so the rotating equipment part, and rotates during the filling operation correspondingly together with the filler carousel 10.
- the rotary distributor 3 is also described in detail to the figures 2-4.
- the filling valves 12 of the filler carousel 10 are connected via filling product lines 2 with the rotary distributor 3 in order to be able to supply the filling product to the respective filling valves 12.
- each filling valve 12 is connected to the rotary distributor 3 via a separate filling product line 2, and a flow meter 20 is arranged in each filling product line 2.
- only selected Meat are provided with a flow meter 20 and determines the Art.
- media lines 22 and 24 are provided to transfer additional media to the filler carousel 10.
- a first medium for example, the clamping gas supplied and with the
- Media line 24, a second medium, for example, control air / compressed air supplied.
- the media lines 22, 24 open into a respective ring line 220, 240 a.
- the ring lines 220, 240 are introduced into the Greventil ashamed 120 of the filler carousel 10 and have leads to the respective filling valves 12. Accordingly, can over a reduced number of
- the respective medium such as span gas as the first medium or control air as the second medium via the ring lines 220, 240
- valve blocks 122 shown schematically be transferred, wherein the transfer of the respective media to the filling valves 12 then takes place by means of the ring lines 220, 240.
- the rotary distributor 3 comprises, as already mentioned, a distributor housing 32, which is fixedly connected to the stationary system part 14, and a distributor shaft 30, which is fixedly connected to the rotating equipment part, that is, the filler carousel 10.
- the distributor shaft 30 rotates together with the filler carousel 10 in the distributor housing 32.
- a distributor plate 4 Provided on the distributor shaft 30 is a distributor plate 4, to which the filling product lines 2 and media lines 22, 24 described above are connected.
- Distributor plate 4 rotates together with the distributor shaft 30.
- the mounting of the distributor shaft 30 to the distributor housing 32 is achieved by means of a bearing 38, which is supported on a sealing element 34 of the distributor shaft 30 and on a bearing ring 33 of the distributor housing 32.
- the sealing element 34 is annular on the
- Distributor shaft 30 is pressed and connected to this material fit.
- the bearing ring 33 is fastened to the distributor housing 32 via bolts. Accordingly, the transition from the stationary part to the rotating part passes through the bearing 38, wherein on the standing side of the transition to the bearing ring 33 is formed and on the rotating side of the transition to the sealing element 34th
- a shaft sealing ring 36 is held on the sealing element 34, which seals the sealing element 34 relative to the distributor housing 32.
- Another shaft seal 46 is held on the bearing ring 33 and seals the bearing ring 33 relative to the sealing element 34. Between the two shaft sealing rings 36, 46 a dense storage space is formed, which prevents grease from the bearing 38 enters the environment or cleaning media attack the bearing 38.
- Distributor housing 32 are deducted for maintenance purposes upwards, for example, to replace the shaft seal 36.
- a further separation level results at the reference numeral 48.
- the distributor housing 32 together with the distributor shaft 30 and the sealing element 34 to
- the distributor shaft 30 In the distributor shaft 30, holes 302, 304, 306 extending substantially in the direction of the axis of rotation 100 of the distributor shaft 30 are provided.
- the bores 302 and 304 serve to transfer the abovementioned media, that is to say in particular the first medium and the second medium, to the filler carousel 10.
- the bore 306 is intended to transfer the filling product to the filler carousel 10.
- the bore 306 is provided in the distributor shaft 30 in such a way that it extends downwards from the upper end face 330 of the distributor shaft 30 and then radially laterally out of the distributor shaft 30 via a lateral outlet bore 307 is led out.
- the filling product which is passed through the bore 306, enters the distributor housing 32 from the upper end side of the distributor housing 32 through a connection 326 for the filling product and flows into a distribution space 327 formed between the upper end face 330 of the distributor shaft 30 and the distributor housing 32 one. From this distribution space 327, the filling product flows via the bore 306 and the outlet bore 307 into a distribution chamber 308.
- the distribution space 327 is geometrically designed so that rising air bubbles can not be caught, but can be discharged through the port 326. Accordingly, there are no undercuts behind which air bubbles could trapped, and the upper part of the valve space is formed so slightly rising toward the port 326 that air can escape accordingly.
- each medium there is only one bore in the distributor shaft 30 for each medium.
- there are defined paths for each medium and it is thus possible to specifically purify the respective holes 302, 304, 306 or paths.
- connection bore for each medium and correspondingly only one medium piping, which again reduces the outlay for connection and commissioning of a device according to the invention.
- the distribution chamber 308 is in the embodiment shown between the distributor plate 4, which is arranged on the lower end face 332 of the distributor shaft 30, and a
- Seal member 40 of the distributor shaft 32 is formed.
- the distributor plate 4 are bores 408th introduced, to which a connection of a filling product line 2 is possible.
- the holes 408 in the distributor plate 4 are formed in the direction of the axis of rotation 100 of the filler carousel 10.
- the holes 408 for connecting the individual filling product lines 2 are provided on the largest radius of all connections.
- the connections for the filling product lines lie radially on the outside and the connections for the media lines 22, 24 inside. In this way, a compact structure can be achieved, but at the same time allows the individual connection of each filling valve 12 via its own filling product line 2.
- the formation of the distribution chamber 308 correspondingly makes it possible to connect all filling valves 12 via individual filling product lines 2 by their connection to the respective bores 408 in the distributor plate 4.
- the respective connection of the filling product lines 2, as can be seen in FIG. 1, takes place in one direction , which parallel to the axis of the
- Distributor shaft 30 is formed.
- the media which are guided for example through the bore 304 in the distributor shaft 3, occur, for example, as can be seen from Figure 3, at the lower end face 332 of
- Distributor shaft in a arranged in the distributor plate 4 distribution chamber 305 a. Through an axial bore 405 in the distributor plate 4, a feeding of the media, and in particular of the first medium, to the filling valves 12 or to the ring line 220 by means of the media line 22 is made possible.
- annular channel 324 is formed, which is formed in the inner periphery of the distributor housing 32 and sealed above and below the annular channel 324 seals 5 is sealed upwards and downwards.
- the annular channel 324 communicates via a radial opening 314 in the distributor shaft 3 with the bore 304 in communication.
- the annular channel 324 is preferably designed so that air in the upper part of the annular channel can be easily discharged and no in the lower part
- Liquids can remain.
- connection 325 in the distributor housing 32 Via a connection 325 in the distributor housing 32, the corresponding medium can then be introduced from the outside into the annular channel 324.
- the medium introduced via the connection 325 enters the annular channel 324, then via the radial opening 314 into the bore 304, via which it is then introduced into the distribution chamber 305, and then via the bore 405 in FIG the media line 22 to be introduced.
- the media line 22 then takes over the feeding of the medium to the ring line 220 at the filler carousel 10th
- annular channel 322 is formed in the inner periphery of the distributor housing 32, formed between the distributor housing 32 and the distributor shaft 30 and sealed by seals 5 up and down.
- the annular channel 322 is connected via a radial opening 312 in the distributor shaft 30 with the bore 302.
- the bore 302 opens into a distribution chamber 303 which is connected via a bore 403 with the media line 24.
- the media line 24 is connected to the loop 240 and can then provide the second medium to the individual filling valves 12.
- the distributor housing 32 is stationary and non-rotatably arranged with the stationary plant part 14 of the device 1 and the distributor shaft 30 together with the distributor plate 4 and the sealing member 34 together with the
- a connection of the respective filling product lines 2 to the rotary distributor 3 is achieved in that the filling product lines 2 are connected to the distributor plate 4 in the direction of the axis of rotation 100 of the distributor shaft 30 and then individually supplied to the individual filling valves 12.
- the supply of other media such as pneumatic air or gas clamping, is achieved via a connection of the respective media lines 22, 24 on the distributor plate 4, wherein this connection in the direction of the axis of rotation 100 of the distributor shaft 30 is achieved.
- the filler shell which is formed in the embodiments shown, for example, by trained as a stage standing plant part 14, height adjustable.
- the pivot connections required for the height adjustment are partially integrated in the stationary distributor housing 32.
- the filling product is provided via a filling product boiler 6, which can be positioned as desired, but is preferably arranged above the rotary distributor 3 and laterally thereto. Via a corresponding filling product piping 60, the filling product boiler 6 can then be connected to the connection 326 on the distributor housing 32.
- the filling product is according to the Grewekessel 6 supplied via the Art.verrohrung 60 the rotary distributor 3 from above.
- a medium piping 62 may also be supplied to the rotary distributor 3 and then opens radially into the distributor housing 32 at the position at which the connection 325 is provided.
- the filler carousel 10 does not include the filling product boiler 6, so that the filler carousel 10 has a reduced overall mass and thus also a reduced moment of inertia.
- the drives and the storage of Greerkarussells 10 can be configured according to the conventional simpler.
- FIG. 5 schematically shows the structure of a further device 1 for filling containers.
- the structure of the filler can differ here from that described above.
- the filler rotates about the axis of rotation 100.
- An insulator housing 7 is provided, which is defined by a first standing insulator wall 70, which corresponds to a stationary part of the installation, in combination with a rotating insulator wall 72.
- the rotating insulator wall 72 rotates together with the filler carousel 10, which, however, may be differently configured here than in the preceding embodiments.
- the standing insulator wall 70 and the rotating insulator wall 72 form an insulator space 74.
- an overflow gap 76 is provided between the stationary insulator wall 70 and the rotating insulator wall 72, which serves for sealing.
- the sealing is achieved in that an overpressure is provided in the insulator space 74, by which a continuous overflow of gas from the insulator space 74 into the environment is achieved by the overflow gap 76.
- the sealing performance of the overflow gap 76 is maintained.
- the dimensions of the gap are particularly preferably kept constant regardless of the respective height position over the entire Hohenverstellweg the Greerkarussells 10 away.
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