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EP0672614B1 - Méthode et dispositif de remplissage de fûts de boisson - Google Patents

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EP0672614B1
EP0672614B1 EP95101716A EP95101716A EP0672614B1 EP 0672614 B1 EP0672614 B1 EP 0672614B1 EP 95101716 A EP95101716 A EP 95101716A EP 95101716 A EP95101716 A EP 95101716A EP 0672614 B1 EP0672614 B1 EP 0672614B1
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Volker Dipl.-Ing. Till
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B55/00—Preserving, protecting or purifying packages or package contents in association with packaging
    • B65B55/02—Sterilising, e.g. of complete packages
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B55/00—Preserving, protecting or purifying packages or package contents in association with packaging
    • B65B55/02—Sterilising, e.g. of complete packages
    • B65B55/022—Sterilising, e.g. of complete packages of flexible containers having a filling and dispensing spout, e.g. containers of the "bag-in-box"-type
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C7/00—Concurrent cleaning, filling, and closing of bottles; Processes or devices for at least two of these operations
    • B67C7/0073—Sterilising, aseptic filling and closing

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  • the invention relates to a method for filling drinks according to the preamble of claim 1 and a device according to the preamble of claim 6 for performing such a method.
  • drums with screwed-in, automatically self-closing valves are usually used. These barrels are called kegs and the self-closing valves are called fittings.
  • the drums are reusable containers which, due to the high cleanliness requirements common in the food industry, are cleaned before filling and sterilized with steam and / or another suitable sterilizing agent.
  • the keg is placed on a filling head which is connected to a product feed line. Since the filling head was exposed to the ambient air before the keg was put on, the supply lines and the filling head are usually briefly flushed with water in order to remove the air contained in the pipes and the filling head.
  • DE-A 1 432 408 describes a generic method or device in which or in which the use of a temperature measuring device is described during the sterilization of the filling head. Steam is used as the sterilizing agent, the temperature of which is measured after the sterilization process in the emptying channel. The temperature of the filling head is not monitored, so that no defined sterilization effect is achieved.
  • GB-A 21 38 790 describes a cleaning and filling machine, at the cleaning station of which a temperature sensor is provided in order to check whether the cleaning and rinsing agents have a sufficient temperature to be effective. The keg is then transferred to a filling head, so that cleaning of the filling head is not mentioned because there is no defined sterilization effect here either.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to develop a method of the type mentioned at the outset in such a way that extensive sterility is ensured when filling beverages.
  • the ratio of sterilization temperature and time is usually measured in pasteurizer units. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, it is therefore provided that the measured temperature of the filling head and the measured sterilization time are converted into pasteurizer units and that the sterilization process is ended when a predetermined number of pasteurizer units is reached. Appropriate control of the filling system can thus always ensure that the filling head is adequately sterilized and that hot steam is not unnecessarily long.
  • sterilization is carried out with hot steam or a suitable disinfectant.
  • the filling head be rinsed with water before sterilization . This may still result adhering product residues are removed before being exposed to hot steam.
  • a device for carrying out the method according to the invention expediently has the features of claim 6.
  • the temperature sensor for measuring the sterilization temperature is arranged at the most cooled point on the filling head. If this point is exposed to the sterilization temperature for a sufficiently long time, it can be assumed that the other areas of the filling head have also been successfully sterilized.
  • the temperature sensor is arranged in the region of the connection of the product feed line to the filling head.
  • the only figure shows schematically a filling head with a keg attached.
  • a keg 1 which is only partially shown in the drawing, is fitted with a fitting 2 onto a filling head 3 of a filling system for beverages and lies on the filling head 3 in a sealed manner via a seal 4.
  • the keg 1 with the fitting 2 is placed down on the filling head 3.
  • the keg 1 was cleaned and / or sterilized before being placed on the filling head 3 and is closed by the automatically self-closing fitting 2, which is screwed into a sleeve 6 fastened to a bottom surface 5 of the keg 1.
  • the filling head 3 and an outer surface 8 of the fitting 2 are in contact with the ambient air before the keg 1 is placed on the filling head 3, so that germs can accumulate on the filling head 3 or the outer surface 8 of the fitting 2.
  • the filling head 3 is briefly flushed with preferably warm water, which is introduced into the filling head 3 via a cleaning line 9. Any adhering product residues from the previous filling process are rinsed out of the filling head 3 with the water. After the flushing process, which lasts for example for 2 seconds, the water flows out of the filling head again via a drain line 10.
  • the filling head 3 and the outer surface 8 of the fitting 2 facing it are then sterilized with hot steam or a suitable disinfectant, which are likewise supplied via the cleaning line 9.
  • the sterilization In order to achieve adequate sterilization of the metal surface of the filling head 3 and the fitting 2, the sterilization must be carried out at a metal temperature of 63 ° C for at least 15 minutes and at a metal temperature of 72 ° C for about 30 seconds.
  • a temperature sensor 11 is arranged in the area of the connection of the product feed line 7 to the filling head 3, which temperature sensor measures the temperature of the metal surface in this area. The duration of the sterilization process is also measured.
  • the area of the connection of the product feed line 7 is due to the constant cooling by the in the product feed line 7 for the filling process
  • the coldest section of the filling head 3 is kept ready. Therefore, if the sterilization time of this area is sufficient, it can be assumed that the entire filling head 3 and the outer surface 8 of the fitting 2 have been sufficiently sterilized.
  • the ratio between sterilization temperature and duration is usually given in pasteurizer units.
  • the number of pasteurizing units acting on this area of the filling head 3 is determined and the result is transmitted to the control of the filling system.
  • the sterilization process can be ended as soon as a predetermined number of pasteurizing units is reached, which corresponds to an adequate sterilization. This ensures that after sufficient sterilization, the filling head 3 is not subjected to hot steam for an unnecessarily long time.

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  • Filling Of Jars Or Cans And Processes For Cleaning And Sealing Jars (AREA)
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Claims (8)

  1. Dispositif pour remplir des récipients, notamment des fûts tels que des tonnelets, avec des boissons, selon lequel on met en place le récipient (1) avec un élément de raccordement (2) sur une tête de remplissage (3), caractérisé en ce qu'on stérilise la tête de remplissage (3) et une surface extérieure (8), tournée vers cette tête, de l'élément de raccordement (2) avant d'ouvrir l'élément de raccordement (2), d'introduire de la boisson devant remplir le récipient, et que pour contrôler le processus de stérilisation, on mesure la température de la tête de remplissage (3) pendant le processus de stérilisation, et la durée du processus de stérilisation.
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'on convertit la température mesurée de la tête de remplissage (3) et la durée de stérilisation mesurée en unités pasteur, et qu'on arrête le processus de stérilisation lorsqu'un nombre fixé d'unités pasteur est atteint.
  3. Procédé selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que la stérilisation est exécutée à la vapeur.
  4. Procédé selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que la stérilisation est exécutée avec un agent désinfectant.
  5. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce qu'on rince à l'eau la tête de remplissage (3) avant la stérilisation.
  6. Dispositif pour la mise en oeuvre d'un procédé selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, comportant une tête de remplissage (3), dans laquelle un produit liquide et/ou un agent de stérilisation peut être envoyé par l'intermédiaire d'au moins une canalisation d'amenée (7,9), et comportant un capteur de température (11) situé dans la tête de remplissage (3), caractérisé en ce que la température de la tête de remplissage peut être mesurée au moyen du capteur de température (11) et qu'il est prévu un dispositif pour détecter la durée du processus de stérilisation de la tête de remplissage (3) ainsi qu'une unité de commande, au moyen de laquelle le processus de stérilisation peut être arrêté en fonction de la température et de la durée de stérilisation.
  7. Dispositif selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que le capteur de température (11) est disposé à l'emplacement, qui est le plus refroidi, de la tête de remplissage (3).
  8. Dispositif selon la revendication 6 ou 7, caractérisé en ce que le capteur de température (11) est disposé dans la zone de raccordement de la canalisation (7) d'amenée du produit, à la tête de remplissage (3).
EP95101716A 1994-03-17 1995-02-09 Méthode et dispositif de remplissage de fûts de boisson Expired - Lifetime EP0672614B1 (fr)

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DE4409135A DE4409135C1 (de) 1994-03-17 1994-03-17 Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Abfüllung von Getränken in Kegs
DE4409135 1994-03-17

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