EP2125600A1 - Method for filling bottles or similar containers with a liquid product under counterpressure and filling machine for carrying out this method - Google Patents
Method for filling bottles or similar containers with a liquid product under counterpressure and filling machine for carrying out this methodInfo
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- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
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Definitions
- the invention relates to a method according to the preamble of claim 1 and to a filling machine according to the preamble of claim 14.
- the filling of bottles or similar containers with a liquid filling material, in particular with a carbonated filling material, for example with beer using back pressure with a Einschhellsystem is known.
- the filling material is hereby provided in a boiler which is common to a large number of filling elements of a filling machine and whose interior is subdivided into a liquid space occupied by the filling material and an overlying gas space occupied by an inert gas.
- the inert gas is usually CO 2 or CO 2 -GaS.
- the entire kettle and its contents are under pressure.
- each biasing each arranged in sealing position on the filling element container to the filling pressure with inert gas is at least partially the inert gas contained in the gas space of the boiler, which is taken from the boiler for this purpose.
- the tensioning or inert gas displaced from the respective container by the inflowing filling material is partly transferred into a rotor-side return-gas channel which is common to all filling elements of the filling machine, but in some cases also u.a. from an economic point of view, i. to reduce the inert gas consumption, also returned to the gas space of the boiler.
- the object of the invention is to show a method and a filling machine which avoids the oxygen uptake of the filling material in the boiler and the disadvantages associated with the lowest possible consumption of inert gas, in particular CO 2 -GaS and thus at a most economical operation.
- a method according to claim 1 is formed.
- a filling machine is the subject of claim 12.
- the peculiarity of the invention is that at least one additional, serving as Gassenke gas channel is provided on the rotor of the filling machine, which communicates via a gas connection or - réelle with the gas space of the boiler and from the (additional gas channel) biasing the container with the inert gas is carried out under filling pressure.
- Fig. 1 in a simplified representation of a filling element of a filling machine of rotating design for filling bottles or the like containers with a liquid product under counter pressure;
- FIG. 2 is a schematic functional representation of a plan view of the filling machine combined with a capper.
- 1 is a filling machine for filling containers formed as bottles 2 with a CO 2 -containing liquid filling material, for example beer.
- the filling machine 1 has for this purpose in a known manner on the circumference of a rotor axis 3 rotatably driven about a vertical machine axis (arrow A) distributed at regular angular intervals a plurality of filling stations 4, each consisting of a filler tube in the embodiment shown filling element 5 and one below this filling element 5 arranged bottle or container carrier 6 in the form of a controlled by a lifting device up and down movable bottle plate exist.
- the bottles 2 to be filled are supplied to the filling machine 1 as a container stream 2.1 standing upright via a conveyor 7 and reach each individually via a container inlet 8 to one of the filling positions 4, in which the respective bottle 2 oriented with its bottle axis in the vertical direction on the first lowered Container carrier 6 gets up. After lifting the respective bottle 2 with the container carrier 6 in sealing position against the filling element 5, the filling process is initiated.
- the filled bottles 2 pass via an outlet or a transfer star 9 to the capper 10.
- the filled and sealed bottles 2 are discharged via a machine outlet 11 onto the conveyor 7.
- the filling process carried out at each filling position 4 during the rotary movement (arrow A) of the rotor 3 consists of a multiplicity of successive process steps, each in the angular ranges of the rotary movement of the rotor 3 designated by W1-W1 1 in FIG done, namely:
- W5 evacuate or end evacuate the bottles 2
- 3 W6 partially biasing the bottles 2 with CO 2 ,
- W10 filling, relieving and calming
- Each filling element 5 consists of a housing 12 fastened to the circumference of the rotor 3, in which, inter alia, a fluid channel 13 is formed which, with its upper end in FIG. 1, via a fluid connection or conduit 14 with a boiler common to all filling elements 5 of the filling machine 1 15 communicates.
- the boiler 15 is partially filled with the liquid filling material via its supply connection 15.3, so that the interior of the vessel 15 has a lower partial volume occupied by the liquid filling material and a subspace or gas space above 15.2 forms, which is occupied by the pressurized (filling pressure) inert gas or CO 2 -GaS, which is supplied to the gas space 15.2 controlled by a CO 2 - gas supply line 16 with control valve 16.1.
- each filling element 5 also forms on the underside of this element a dispensing opening 17 with a seal 17.1, against which the respective bottle 2 is pressed against its bottle mouth in the sealing position by the container carrier 6 during the filling process.
- a liquid valve 18 is arranged, which controlled by an example pneumatically controlled actuator 19 at the beginning of filling (angle range W8) open and controlled at the end of the brake and Korrektur texts (angle range W9) is closed, in the illustrated embodimentyogll Whynexcellent by a probe 20 reaching into the respective bottle 2 during the filling process.
- a gas channel 21 which is open at the discharge opening 16 and surrounds the probe 20 is formed, which is a common component of a plurality of control elements formed in the housing 12.
- gas paths These have in the illustrated embodiment, three control valves 22, 23 and 24 which are closed in the non-activated state respectively.
- the control valves 22-23 are each connected on the output side to a common gas channel 25 communicating with the gas channel 21.
- the gas channel 26 connects the input of the control valve 22 with a rotor-side return gas channel 29, the gas channel 27, the input of the control valve 23 with a rotor-side vacuum channel 30 and the gas channel 28, the input of the control valve 24 with an additional rotor-side gas channel 31, the in the manner described in more detail below as Gassenke and represents a significant feature of the filling machine 1.
- the return gas channel 29, the vacuum channel 30 and the additional channel 31 are each formed in the rotor 3 as annular channels which surround the vertical axis of the machine concentrically and are provided together for all filling elements 5 of the filling machine 1.
- the additional gas channel 31 is connected via a pipe 32, which has a much smaller volume compared to the volume of the gas channel 31, constantly connected to the gas space 15.2.
- the partial biasing also takes place from the return gas channel 29 by opening the control valve 22, while the final biasing of the respective bottle interior to the pressure prevailing in the boiler 15 filling pressure but then from the additional channel 31 by opening the control valve 24.
- the liquid valve 18 is opened when the control valve 24 is open, so that the liquid product flows from the liquid space 15.1 via the liquid connection 14, the liquid channel 13 and the discharge opening 17 to the interior of the respective bottle 2.
- the CO 2 gas displaced from the bottle 2 by the inflowing material flows partly into the additional gas channel 31, but for the most part via the throttled gas connection 33 into the return gas channel 29.
- control valves 24 For the filling stopping brake and corrective filling the control valves 24 is closed, so that the of the bottle 2 now braked inflowing contents displaced CO 2 -GaS exclusively via a likewise formed in the housing 12 of each filling element 5, throttled and provided with a check valve Gas connection 33 flows into the return gas channel 29.
- the brake and correction filling is terminated by closing the liquid valve 18. This is followed by pre-relieving, calming and residual relieving.
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Abstract
Description
Verfahren zum Füllen von Flaschen oder dergleichen Behälter mit einem flüssigen Füllgut unter Gegendruck sowie Füllmaschine zum Durchführen dieses Verfahrens Method for filling bottles or the like container with a liquid product under counter pressure and filling machine for performing this method
Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf ein Verfahren gemäß Oberbegriff Patentanspruch 1 sowie auf eine Füllmaschine gemäß Oberbegriff Patentanspruch 14.The invention relates to a method according to the preamble of claim 1 and to a filling machine according to the preamble of claim 14.
Das Füllen von Flaschen oder dergleichen Behälter mit einem flüssigen Füllgut, insbesondere auch mit einem kohlensäurehaltigen Füllgut, beispielsweise mit Bier unter Verwendung von Gegendruck mit einem Einkammerfüllsystem ist bekannt. Das Füllgut wird hierbei in einem für eine Vielzahl von Füllelementen einer Füllmaschine umlaufender Bauart gemeinsamen Kessel bereitgestellt, dessen Innenraum in einen vom Füllgut eingenommenen Flüssigkeitsraum und in einen darüber liegenden, von einem Inertgas eingenommenen Gasraum unterteilt ist. Das Inertgas ist dabei in der Regel CO2 oder CO2-GaS. Der gesamte Kessel und sein Inhalt stehen dabei unter Fülldruck.The filling of bottles or similar containers with a liquid filling material, in particular with a carbonated filling material, for example with beer using back pressure with a Einkammerfüllsystem is known. The filling material is hereby provided in a boiler which is common to a large number of filling elements of a filling machine and whose interior is subdivided into a liquid space occupied by the filling material and an overlying gas space occupied by an inert gas. The inert gas is usually CO 2 or CO 2 -GaS. The entire kettle and its contents are under pressure.
Vor dem eigentlichen Füllen erfolgt jeweils ein Vorspannen jedes in Dichtlage am Füllelement angeordneten Behälters auf den Fülldruck mit Inertgas. Als Spanngas wird hierfür zumindest teilweise das im Gasraum des Kessels enthaltene Inertgas verwendet, welches dazu aus dem Kessel entnommen wird. Während des Füllens wird das aus dem jeweiligen Behälter durch das zufliesende Füllgut verdrängte Spann- oder Inertgas teilweise in einen für sämtliche Füllelemente der Füllmaschine gemeinsamen rotorseitigen Rückgaskanal, teilweise aber u.a. aus wirtschaftlichen Gesichtspunkten, d.h. zur Reduzierung des Inertgas-Verbrauchs, auch in den Gasraum des Kessels zurückgeführt.Before the actual filling takes place each biasing each arranged in sealing position on the filling element container to the filling pressure with inert gas. The gas used for this purpose is at least partially the inert gas contained in the gas space of the boiler, which is taken from the boiler for this purpose. During filling, the tensioning or inert gas displaced from the respective container by the inflowing filling material is partly transferred into a rotor-side return-gas channel which is common to all filling elements of the filling machine, but in some cases also u.a. from an economic point of view, i. to reduce the inert gas consumption, also returned to the gas space of the boiler.
Um die Haltbarkeit und Qualität des abgefüllten Füllgutes zu erhöhen, ist es ferner bekannt, den Innenraum der in Dichtlage mit den Füllelementen befindlichen Behälter vor dem Vorspannen ein- oder mehrmals mit Inertgas zu spülen, wobei vor und/oder nach jedem Spülen eine Evakuierung der Behälter erfolgt, und zwar durch gesteuertes Verbinden des jeweiligen Behälterinnenraumes mit einem für sämtliche Füllelemente gemeinsamen rotorseitigen Vakuumkanal.In order to increase the shelf life and quality of the filled filling material, it is also known to rinse the interior of the container in sealing position with the filling elements one or more times before inerting with inert gas, wherein before and / or after each rinsing an evacuation of the container takes place, by controlled connection of the respective container interior with a common for all filling elements rotor-side vacuum channel.
Trotz des Evakuierens und Spülens verbleibt aber ein geringer Luft- oder Sauerstoffanteil auch in den vorgespannten Behältern, so dass während des Füllens nicht nur Inertgas bzw. CO2-GaS in den Gasraum des Kessels zurückgeführt wird, sondern mit diesem auch ein gewisser Anteil an Luft bzw. Sauerstoff. Hierdurch kommt es bereits im Kessel zu einer Aufnahme von Sauerstoff durch das Füllgut, und im Kessel zu einer Aufnahme von Sauerstoff durch das Füllgut, und zwar an der Grenzfläche zwischen dem Füllgut und dem darüber befindlichen Inertgas- Sauerstoff-Gemischs, was zu einer Beeinträchtigung der Haltbarkeit und Qualität des abgefüllten Füllgutes führt.Despite the evacuation and purging, however, a small proportion of air or oxygen also remains in the prestressed containers, so that not only inert gas or CO 2 -GaS is returned during filling in the gas space of the boiler, but with this also a certain proportion of air or oxygen. As a result, there is already in the boiler to absorb oxygen through the contents, and in the boiler to an intake of oxygen through the contents, and indeed at the interface between the contents and the overlying inert gas-oxygen mixture, resulting in an impairment of the durability and quality of the filled contents.
Aufgabe der Erfindung ist es, ein Verfahren sowie eine Füllmaschine aufzuzeigen, welches bzw. welche bei einem möglichst geringen Verbrauch an Inertgas, insbesondere CO2-GaS und damit bei einer möglichst wirtschaftlichen Arbeitsweise die Sauerstoffaufnahme des Füllgutes im Kessel sowie die damit verbundenen Nachteile vermeidet.The object of the invention is to show a method and a filling machine which avoids the oxygen uptake of the filling material in the boiler and the disadvantages associated with the lowest possible consumption of inert gas, in particular CO 2 -GaS and thus at a most economical operation.
Zur Lösung dieser Aufgabe ist ein Verfahren entsprechend dem Patentanspruch 1 ausgebildet. Eine Füllmaschine ist Gegenstand des Patentanspruches 12.To solve this problem, a method according to claim 1 is formed. A filling machine is the subject of claim 12.
Die Besonderheit der Erfindung besteht darin, dass am Rotor der Füllmaschine wenigstens ein zusätzlicher, als Gassenke dienender Gaskanal vorgesehen ist, der über eine Gasverbindung oder -leitung mit dem Gasraum des Kessels in Verbindung steht und aus dem (zusätzlichen Gaskanal) das Vorspannen der Behälter mit dem Inertgas unter Fülldruck erfolgt.The peculiarity of the invention is that at least one additional, serving as Gassenke gas channel is provided on the rotor of the filling machine, which communicates via a gas connection or -leitung with the gas space of the boiler and from the (additional gas channel) biasing the container with the inert gas is carried out under filling pressure.
Während des Füllens wird ein Teil des aus den Behältern verdrängten Vorspannoder Inertgases in diesen zusätzlichen, als Gassenke dienenden Kanal zurückgeführt. Der andere Teil des verdrängten Vorspanngases gelangt in den Rückgaskanal. Durch die übliche Steuerung der Füllelemente bzw. deren Gaswege ist auch unter Berücksichtigung des Gasaustausches zwischen den Füllelementen sicher gestellt, dass die an den gemeinsamen als Gassenke dienenden Kanal während des Füllens zurückgeführte Menge an Inertgas höchstens gleich, bevorzugt aber kleiner ist als die diesem zusätzlichen Kanal beim Vorspannen der Behälter entnommene Menge an Inertgas. Dadurch, dass in der bevorzugten Ausführungsform die durch die Gesamtheit aller Füllventile zum Vorspannen entnommene Gasmenge stets größer ist, als die, während des Füllens in den zusätzlichen Gaskanal abgegebene Menge an Inertgas, herrscht im im zusätzlichen Gaskanal stets ein Gasmangel.During filling, a portion of the header or inert gas displaced from the containers is returned to this additional channel, which serves as the gas channel. The other part of the displaced biasing gas enters the return gas channel. By the usual control of the filling elements or their gas paths is ensured, taking into account the gas exchange between the filling elements that the common serving as Gassenke channel during filling recirculated amount of inert gas at most equal, but preferably smaller than that this additional channel amount of inert gas removed during biasing of the containers. Due to the fact that in the preferred embodiment the amount of gas withdrawn through the entirety of all filling valves for biasing is always greater than the amount of inert gas discharged into the additional gas channel during filling, there is always a lack of gas in the additional gas channel.
Hierdurch kann aus dem zusätzlichen Kanal Luft- oder Sauerstoff enthaltendes Inertgas nicht an den Gasraum des Kessels gelangen. Es bildet sich vielmehr eine Gasströmung aus dem Gasraum des Kessels in den als Gassenke dienenden Kanal aus. Zum Ausgleich des Gasdefizits bzw. zur Aufrechterhaltung des Fülldrucks im Gasraum des Kessels wird diesem Gasraum gesteuert Inertgas zugeführt. Weiterbildungen der Erfindung sind Gegenstand der Unteransprüche. Die Erfindung wird im Folgenden anhand der Figuren an einen Ausführungsbeispiel näher erläutert. Es zeigen:As a result, from the additional channel air or oxygen-containing inert gas can not reach the gas space of the boiler. It rather forms a gas flow from the gas space of the boiler in serving as Gassenke channel. To compensate for the gas deficit or to maintain the filling pressure in the gas space of the boiler, inert gas is supplied to this gas space under control. Further developments of the invention are the subject of the dependent claims. The invention will be explained in more detail below with reference to the figures of an embodiment. Show it:
Fig. 1 in vereinfachter Darstellung ein Füllelement einer Füllmaschine umlaufender Bauart zum Füllen von Flaschen oder dergleichen Behälter mit einem flüssigen Füllgut unter Gegendruck;Fig. 1 in a simplified representation of a filling element of a filling machine of rotating design for filling bottles or the like containers with a liquid product under counter pressure;
Fig. 2 in schematischer Funktionsdarstellung eine Draufsicht auf die mit einem Verschließer kombinierte Füllmaschine.2 is a schematic functional representation of a plan view of the filling machine combined with a capper.
In den Figuren ist 1 eine Füllmaschine zum Füllen von als Flaschen 2 ausgebildeten Behältern mit einem CO2-haltigen flüssigen Füllgut, beispielsweise Bier. Die Füllmaschine 1 besitzt hierfür in bekannter Weise am Umfang eines um eine vertikale Maschinenachse umlaufend angetriebenen Rotors 3 (Pfeil A) in gleichmäßigen Winkelabständen verteilt eine Vielzahl von Füllstationen 4, die jeweils aus einem bei der dargestellten Ausführungsform füllrohrlosen Füllelement 5 und aus einem unterhalb dieses Füllelementes 5 angeordneten Flaschen- oder Behälterträger 6 in Form eines durch eine Hubvorrichtung gesteuert auf- und ab bewegbaren Flaschentellers bestehen.In the figures, 1 is a filling machine for filling containers formed as bottles 2 with a CO 2 -containing liquid filling material, for example beer. The filling machine 1 has for this purpose in a known manner on the circumference of a rotor axis 3 rotatably driven about a vertical machine axis (arrow A) distributed at regular angular intervals a plurality of filling stations 4, each consisting of a filler tube in the embodiment shown filling element 5 and one below this filling element 5 arranged bottle or container carrier 6 in the form of a controlled by a lifting device up and down movable bottle plate exist.
Die zu füllenden Flaschen 2 werden der Füllmaschine 1 als Behälterstrom 2.1 aufrecht stehend über einen Transporteur 7 zugeführt und gelangen jeweils einzeln über einen Behältereinlauf 8 an eine der Füllpositionen 4, in der die jeweilige Flasche 2 mit ihrer Flaschenachse in vertikaler Richtung orientiert auf dem zunächst abgesenkten Behälterträger 6 aufsteht. Nach dem Anheben der jeweiligen Flasche 2 mit dem Behälterträger 6 in Dichtlage gegen das Füllelement 5 wird der Füllprozess eingeleitet. Die gefüllten Flaschen 2 gelangen über einen Auslauf oder eine Übergabestern 9 an den Verschließer 10. Die gefüllten und verschlossenen Flaschen 2 werden über einen Maschinenauslauf 11 auf den Transporteur 7 ausgeleitet.The bottles 2 to be filled are supplied to the filling machine 1 as a container stream 2.1 standing upright via a conveyor 7 and reach each individually via a container inlet 8 to one of the filling positions 4, in which the respective bottle 2 oriented with its bottle axis in the vertical direction on the first lowered Container carrier 6 gets up. After lifting the respective bottle 2 with the container carrier 6 in sealing position against the filling element 5, the filling process is initiated. The filled bottles 2 pass via an outlet or a transfer star 9 to the capper 10. The filled and sealed bottles 2 are discharged via a machine outlet 11 onto the conveyor 7.
Der während der Drehbewegung (Pfeil A) des Rotors 3 an jeder Füllposition 4 durchgeführte Füllprozess besteht entsprechend der Figur 2 aus einer Vielzahl von aufeinander folgenden Prozessschritten, die jeweils in den in der Figur 2 mit W1 - W1 1 bezeichneten Winkelbereichen der Drehbewegung des Rotors 3 erfolgen, und zwar:According to FIG. 2, the filling process carried out at each filling position 4 during the rotary movement (arrow A) of the rotor 3 consists of a multiplicity of successive process steps, each in the angular ranges of the rotary movement of the rotor 3 designated by W1-W1 1 in FIG done, namely:
W1 : Evakuieren bzw. Vorevakuieren der Flaschen 2,W1: evacuating or pre-evacuating the bottles 2,
W2: erstes CO2-Spülen der Flaschen 2,W2: first CO 2 rinsing of the bottles 2,
W3: Evakuieren der Flaschen 2,W3: evacuate the bottles 2,
W4: zweites Cθ2-Spülen der Flaschen 2,W4: second CO 2 rinsing of the bottles 2,
W5: Evakuieren bzw. Endevakuieren der Flaschen 2, 3 W6: Teilvorspannen der Flaschen 2 mit CO2,W5: evacuate or end evacuate the bottles 2, 3 W6: partially biasing the bottles 2 with CO 2 ,
W7: Vorspannen der Flaschen 2 mit CO2,W7: biasing the bottles 2 with CO 2 ,
W8: Füllen der Flaschen 2 unter Gegendruck (Fülldruck),W8: filling bottles 2 under counter pressure (filling pressure),
W9: Brems- und Korrekturfüllen der Flaschen 2,W9: Brake and correction filling of the bottles 2,
W10: Füllende, Vorentlasten und Beruhigen,W10: filling, relieving and calming,
W11 : Restentlasten.W11: residual loads.
Grundsätzlich ist es beispielsweise auch möglich, den Füllprozess in vereinfachter Form durchzuführen, und zwar z.B. in der Form, dass auf das zweite CO2-Spülen (Winkelbereich W4) und das nachfolgende Evakuieren (Winkelbereich W5) verzichtet wird, also nach dem ersten CO2-Spülen (Winkelbereich W2) und dem anschließenden Evakuieren (Winkelbereich W3) bereits das Teilvorspannen (Winkelbereich W6) mit dem anschließenden Vorspannen (Winkelbereich W7) folgen.In principle, it is also possible to carry out the filling process in a simplified form, for example in the form that the second CO 2 rinsing (angular range W 4) and the subsequent evacuation (angular range W 5) are dispensed with, ie after the first CO 2 Rinsing (angle range W2) and the subsequent evacuation (angle range W3) already follow the partial pretensioning (angle range W6) with the subsequent pretensioning (angle range W7).
Jedes Füllelement 5 besteht aus einem am Umfang des Rotors 3 befestigten Gehäuse 12, in welchem u.a. ein Flüssigkeitskanal 13 ausgebildet ist, der mit seinem in der Figur 1 oberen Ende über eine Flüssigkeitsverbindung oder Leitung 14 mit einem für sämtliche Füllelemente 5 der Füllmaschine 1 gemeinsamen Kessel 15 in Verbindung steht. Zumindest während des Füllbetriebes ist der Kessel 15 über seinen Versor- gungsanschluss 15.3 teilweise mit dem flüssigen Füllgut gefüllt, so dass der Innenraum des Kessels 15 einen unteren, vom flüssigen Füllgut eingenommenen Teil- o- der Flüssigkeitsraum 15.1 und einen darüber liegenden Teil- oder Gasraum 15.2 bildet, der von dem unter Druck (Fülldruck) stehenden Inertgas bzw. CO2-GaS eingenommen ist, welches dem Gasraum 15.2 gesteuert über eine CO2- Gasversorgungsleitung 16 mit Steuerventil 16.1 zugeführt wird. Der Flüssigkeitskanal 13 jedes Füllelementes 5 bildet an der Unterseite dieses Elementes weiterhin eine Abgabeöffnung 17 mit Dichtung 17.1 , gegen die die jeweilige Flasche 2 während des Füllprozesses mit ihrer Flaschenmündung in Dichtlage durch den Behälterträger 6 angepresst anliegt. Im Flüssigkeitskanal 13 ist ein Flüssigkeitsventil 18 angeordnet, welches über ein beispielsweise pneumatisch gesteuertes Betätigungselement 19 am Beginn des Füllens (Winkelbereich W8) gesteuert geöffnet und am Ende des Brems- und Korrekturfüllens (Winkelbereich W9) gesteuert geschlossen wird, und zwar bei der dargestellten Ausführungsform füllhöhengesteuert durch eine während des Füllprozesses in die jeweilige Flasche 2 hinein reichende Sonde 20.Each filling element 5 consists of a housing 12 fastened to the circumference of the rotor 3, in which, inter alia, a fluid channel 13 is formed which, with its upper end in FIG. 1, via a fluid connection or conduit 14 with a boiler common to all filling elements 5 of the filling machine 1 15 communicates. At least during the filling operation, the boiler 15 is partially filled with the liquid filling material via its supply connection 15.3, so that the interior of the vessel 15 has a lower partial volume occupied by the liquid filling material and a subspace or gas space above 15.2 forms, which is occupied by the pressurized (filling pressure) inert gas or CO 2 -GaS, which is supplied to the gas space 15.2 controlled by a CO 2 - gas supply line 16 with control valve 16.1. The liquid channel 13 of each filling element 5 also forms on the underside of this element a dispensing opening 17 with a seal 17.1, against which the respective bottle 2 is pressed against its bottle mouth in the sealing position by the container carrier 6 during the filling process. In the liquid channel 13, a liquid valve 18 is arranged, which controlled by an example pneumatically controlled actuator 19 at the beginning of filling (angle range W8) open and controlled at the end of the brake and Korrekturfüllens (angle range W9) is closed, in the illustrated embodiment füllhöhengesteuert by a probe 20 reaching into the respective bottle 2 during the filling process.
In einem Ventilstößel 18.1 , der auch den Ventilkörper 18.2 des Flüssigkeitsventils 18 bildet und mit dem Betätigungselement 19 verbunden ist, ist ein an der Abgabeöffnung 16 offener, die Sonde 20 ringförmig umschließender Gaskanal 21 ausgebildet, der gemeinsamer Bestandteil von mehreren im Gehäuse 12 ausgebildeten gesteuer- ten Gaswegen ist. Diese weisen bei der dargestellten Ausführungsform drei Steuerventile 22, 23 und 24 auf, die im nicht aktivierten Zustand jeweils geschlossen sind. Die Steuerventile 22 - 23 sind ausgangsseitig jeweils mit einem gemeinsamen, mit dem Gaskanal 21 in Verbindung stehenden Gaskanal 25 verbunden. Weiterhin sind im Gehäuse 12 jedes Füllelementes 5 zur Ausbildung der Gaswege Gaskanäle 26 -In a valve tappet 18. 1, which also forms the valve body 18. 2 of the liquid valve 18 and is connected to the actuating element 19, a gas channel 21 which is open at the discharge opening 16 and surrounds the probe 20 is formed, which is a common component of a plurality of control elements formed in the housing 12. gas paths. These have in the illustrated embodiment, three control valves 22, 23 and 24 which are closed in the non-activated state respectively. The control valves 22-23 are each connected on the output side to a common gas channel 25 communicating with the gas channel 21. Furthermore, in the housing 12 of each filling element 5 for forming the gas paths gas channels 26 -
28 vorgesehen, von denen der Gaskanal 26 den Eingang des Steuerventils 22 mit einem rotorseitigen Rückgaskanal 29, der Gaskanal 27 den Eingang des Steuerventils 23 mit einem rotorseitigen Vakuumkanal 30 und der Gaskanal 28 den Eingang des Steuerventils 24 mit einem zusätzlichen rotorseitigen Gaskanal 31 verbindet, der in der nachstehend noch näher beschriebenen Weise als Gassenke dient und eine wesentliche Besonderheit der Füllmaschine 1 darstellt.28, of which the gas channel 26 connects the input of the control valve 22 with a rotor-side return gas channel 29, the gas channel 27, the input of the control valve 23 with a rotor-side vacuum channel 30 and the gas channel 28, the input of the control valve 24 with an additional rotor-side gas channel 31, the in the manner described in more detail below as Gassenke and represents a significant feature of the filling machine 1.
Der Rückgaskanal 29, der Vakuumkanal 30 und der zusätzliche Kanal 31 sind jeweils im Rotor 3 als Ringkanäle ausgebildet, die die vertikale Maschinenachse konzentrisch umschließen und für sämtliche Füllelemente 5 der Füllmaschine 1 gemeinsam vorgesehen sind.The return gas channel 29, the vacuum channel 30 and the additional channel 31 are each formed in the rotor 3 as annular channels which surround the vertical axis of the machine concentrically and are provided together for all filling elements 5 of the filling machine 1.
Der zusätzliche Gaskanal 31 ist über eine Rohrleitung 32, die ein im Vergleich zum Volumen des Gaskanals 31 sehr viel kleineres Volumen aufweist, ständig mit dem Gasraum 15.2 verbunden.The additional gas channel 31 is connected via a pipe 32, which has a much smaller volume compared to the volume of the gas channel 31, constantly connected to the gas space 15.2.
Entsprechend dem vorstehend beschriebenen Verlaufs des Füllprozesses erfolgt nach Anheben der jeweiligen an einer Füllposition 4 befindlichen, zu füllende Flasche 2 in die Dichtlage gegen das Füllelement 5 ein Evakuieren des Flascheninnenrau- mes. Hierfür wird bei geschlossenem Flüssigkeitsventil 18 das Steuerventil 23 geöffnet und damit der Innenraum der betreffenden Flasche 2 über die füllelementseitigen Gaskanäle 21 , 25 und 27 mit dem Vakuumkanal 30 verbunden.According to the course of the filling process described above takes place after lifting the respective located at a filling position 4, to be filled bottle 2 in the sealing position against the filling element 5 an evacuation of Flascheninnenrau- mes. For this purpose, when the liquid valve 18 is closed, the control valve 23 is opened and thus the interior of the respective bottle 2 via the filling element side gas channels 21, 25 and 27 connected to the vacuum channel 30.
Nach diesem Vorevakuieren erfolgt bei wieder geschlossenem Steuerventil 23 ein Spülen des Flascheninnenraumes mit Inert- bzw. Cθ2-Gas, und zwar aus dem rotorseitigen Rückgaskanal 29 durch Öffnen des Steuerventils 22, so dass der Innenraum der betreffenden Flasche 2 über die füllelementseitigen Gaskanäle 21 , 25 und 26 mit diesem Rückgaskanal 29 verbunden ist. Das Inertgas-Spülen aus dem RückgaskanalAfter this pre-evacuation, when the control valve 23 is closed again, the interior of the bottle is purged with inert gas or CO 2 gas, namely from the rotor-side return gas channel 29 by opening the control valve 22, so that the interior of the relevant bottle 2 via the filling-element-side gas channels 21, 25 and 26 is connected to this return gas channel 29. The inert gas flushing from the return gas channel
29 ist möglich, weil in dem Rückgaskanal 29 durch den Gasaustausch zwischen den Fülleelementen 5 genügend CO2-GaS unter Druck zur Verfügung steht, welches aus den Flaschen 2 während des Füllens und des Brems- und Korrekturfüllens in den Rückgaskanal 29 verdrängt wird.29 is possible because in the return gas channel 29 through the gas exchange between the filling elements 5 sufficient CO 2 -GaS is available under pressure, which is displaced from the bottles 2 during filling and braking and correction filling in the return gas channel 29.
Nach dem CO2-Spülen erfolgt bei geschlossenem Steuerventil 22 ein erneutes Evakuieren des Flascheninnenraumes durch Öffnen des Steuerventils 23. Nach diesem Verfahrensschritt können dann beispielsweise das Teilvorspannen (Winkelbereich W6) und das anschließende Vorspannen (Winkelbereich W7) eingeleitet werden. Bevorzugt erfolgt aber zuvor noch ein weiteres CO2-Spülen des Flascheninnenrau- mes aus dem Rückgaskanal 29 durch Öffnen des Steuerventiles 22 und daran anschließend bei wieder geschlossenem Steuerventil 22 ein weiteres Evakuieren des Flascheninnenraumes durch Öffnen des Steuerventiles 23.After the CO 2 rinsing takes place with the control valve 22 closed, a new evacuation of the bottle interior by opening the control valve 23. After this Step then, for example, the partial biasing (angle range W6) and the subsequent biasing (angle range W7) can be initiated. Preferably, however, a further CO 2 flushing of the interior of the bottle from the return gas channel 29 takes place beforehand by opening the control valve 22 and then, with the control valve 22 closed again, further evacuating the bottle interior by opening the control valve 23.
Das Teilvorspannen erfolgt ebenfalls aus dem Rückgaskanal 29 durch Öffnen des Steuerventils 22, während das endgültige Vorspannen des jeweiligen Flascheninnenraumes auf den im Kessel 15 herrschenden Fülldruck dann aber aus dem zusätzlichen Kanal 31 durch Öffnen des Steuerventils 24 erfolgt.The partial biasing also takes place from the return gas channel 29 by opening the control valve 22, while the final biasing of the respective bottle interior to the pressure prevailing in the boiler 15 filling pressure but then from the additional channel 31 by opening the control valve 24.
Für das anschließende Füllen wird bei geöffnetem Steuerventil 24 das Flüssigkeitsventil 18 geöffnet, so dass das flüssige Füllgut aus dem Flüssigkeitsraum 15.1 über die Flüssigkeitsverbindung 14, den Flüssigkeitskanal 13 und die Abgabeöffnung 17 dem Innenraum der betreffenden Flasche 2 zufließt. Hierbei strömt das aus der Flasche 2 durch das zufließende Füllgut verdrängte CO2-GaS teilweise in den zusätzlichen Gaskanal 31 , zum größten Teil aber über die gedrosselte Gasverbindung 33 in den Rückgaskanal 29.For the subsequent filling, the liquid valve 18 is opened when the control valve 24 is open, so that the liquid product flows from the liquid space 15.1 via the liquid connection 14, the liquid channel 13 and the discharge opening 17 to the interior of the respective bottle 2. In this case, the CO 2 gas displaced from the bottle 2 by the inflowing material flows partly into the additional gas channel 31, but for the most part via the throttled gas connection 33 into the return gas channel 29.
Für das das Füllen beendende Brems- und Korrekturfüllen wird das Steuerventile 24 geschlossen, so dass das von dem der Flasche 2 nunmehr gebremst zufließenden Füllgut verdrängte CO2-GaS ausschließlich über eine ebenfalls im Gehäuse 12 jedes Füllelementes 5 ausgebildete, gedrosselte und mit einem Rückschlagventil versehene Gasverbindung 33 in den Rückgaskanal 29 strömt. Das Brems- und Korrekturfüllen wird durch Schließen des Flüssigkeitsventils 18 beendet. Im Anschluss daran erfolgen das Vorentlasten, Beruhigen und Restentlasten.For the filling stopping brake and corrective filling the control valves 24 is closed, so that the of the bottle 2 now braked inflowing contents displaced CO 2 -GaS exclusively via a likewise formed in the housing 12 of each filling element 5, throttled and provided with a check valve Gas connection 33 flows into the return gas channel 29. The brake and correction filling is terminated by closing the liquid valve 18. This is followed by pre-relieving, calming and residual relieving.
Da das Vorspannen der Flaschen 2 aus dem zusätzlichen Gaskanal 31 erfolgt und ein Großteil der CO2-Gasmenge, die aus dem jeweiligen Flascheninnenraum während des Füllens sowie Brems- und Korrekturfüllens durch das zufließende Füllgut verdrängt wird, in den Rückgaskanal 29 gelangt, entsteht in dem zusätzlichen Gaskanal 31 , aber auch im Kessel 15 ein Defizit an CO2-GaS, welches gesteuert über die Leitung 16 ausgeglichen wird. Dies bedeutet insbesondere, dass sich eine permanente CO2-Gasströmung in der Leitung 32 vom Gasraum 15.2 in den Gaskanal 31 ausbildet und somit während des Füllens aus den Flaschen 2 verdrängtes und noch Anteile an Luft bzw. Sauerstoff enthaltendes CO2-GaS allenfalls in den relativ großvo- lumigen Gaskanal 31 , nicht aber über die Leitung 32 in den Gasraum 15.2 des Kessels 15 gelangen kann. Hierdurch ist eine Sauerstoffaufnahme an der Grenzfläche zwischen dem flüssigen Füllgut und der CO2-Atmosphäre, d.h. an der Grenzfläche zwischen dem Flüssigkeitsraum 15.1 und dem Gasraum 15.2 im Kessel 15 wirksam verhindert, wodurch der Sauerstoffgehalt in dem in die Flaschen 2 abgefüllten Füllgut wesentlich reduziert und dadurch die Haltbarkeit und Qualität des Produktes wesentlich verbessert werden.Since the biasing of the bottles 2 from the additional gas channel 31 takes place and a large part of the CO 2 gas amount, which is displaced from the respective bottle interior during filling and braking and Korrekturfüllens by the inflowing contents, enters the return gas channel 29, arises in the additional gas channel 31, but also in the boiler 15 a deficit of CO 2 -GaS, which is compensated controlled via the line 16. This means in particular that a permanent CO 2 gas flow in the line 32 from the gas space 15.2 in the gas channel 31 is formed and thus during filling from the bottles 2 displaced and still shares in air or oxygen-containing CO 2 -GaS possibly in the relatively large-volume gas channel 31, but not via the line 32 into the gas space 15.2 of the boiler 15 can pass. This is an oxygen uptake at the interface between the liquid product and the CO 2 atmosphere, ie at the interface between the liquid space 15.1 and the gas space 15.2 in the boiler 15 effectively prevented, whereby the oxygen content in the bottled 2 bottled contents significantly reduced, thereby significantly improving the shelf life and quality of the product.
Die Erfindung wurde voranstehend an einem Ausführungsbeispiel beschrieben. Es versteht sich, dass Änderungen sowie Abwandlungen möglich sind, ohne dass dadurch der der Erfindung zugrunde liegende Gedanke verlassen wird.The invention has been described above by means of an embodiment. It is understood that changes and modifications are possible without thereby departing from the idea underlying the invention.
So ist z.B. vorgesehen, den zusätzlichen Kanal 31 und/oder die Verbindungsleitung 32 mittels eines zusätzlichen, verschließbaren Gaskanals direkt mit dem Rückgaskanal 29 zu verbinden. Diese Vorgehensweise ist z.B. dann von besonderem Vorteil, wenn es zu Unterbrechungen in der Flaschenzufuhr an die Füllmaschine kommt, da es in einem solchen Fall dazu kommen kann, dass das, durch die eigentlichen Füllvorgänge entstehende Gasangebot im zusätzlichen Kanal 31 die, aus den Spül- und Vorspannvorgängen entstehende Gasnachfrage übersteigt, wodurch überschüssiges Gas in den Kessel 15 gelangen könnte. Durch den erfindungsgemäß vorgeschlagenen, z.B. mittels eines steuerbaren Ventils verschließbaren Gasweg zwischen zusätzlichen Kanal 31 und dem Rückgaskanal 29 wird in einer solchen Situation überflüssiges Gas aus dem zusätzlichen Kanal 31 direkt in den Rückgaskanal 29 geleitet, wodurch ein Rückströmen sauerstoffhaltigen Gases in den Kessel 15 sicher vermieden ist.For example, e.g. provided to connect the additional channel 31 and / or the connecting line 32 by means of an additional, closable gas duct directly to the return gas channel 29. This procedure is e.g. then particularly advantageous when it comes to interruptions in the bottle supply to the filling machine, since it may happen in such a case that, resulting from the actual filling gas supply in the additional channel 31, arising from the rinsing and biasing gas demand exceeds, which could get into the boiler 15 excess gas. By the inventively proposed, e.g. By means of a controllable valve closable gas path between the additional channel 31 and the return gas channel 29 superfluous gas from the additional channel 31 is passed directly into the return gas channel 29 in such a situation, whereby a return flow of oxygen-containing gas is safely avoided in the boiler 15.
In der vorstehenden Beschreibung wurde ausschließlich auf Füllsysteme Bezug genommen, welche die zufüllenden Behälter vor dem eigentlichen Füllen zumindest einmal Spülen, um die im Behälter enthaltende, sauerstoffhaltige Luft durch ein I- nertgas zu ersetzen. Aufgrund der Vielzahl der dazu erforderlichen Verfahrensschritte und des zwingend erforderlichen technischen Aufwandes stellt diese Anwendung die höchsten technischen Anforderungen, welche durch die vorliegende Erfindung gelöst wurden. Es versteht sich von selbst, dass die vorliegende Erfindung auch für Füllsysteme zur Anwendung gelangen kann, die auf Spülen der Behälter verzichten. BezugszeichenlisteIn the above description, reference has only been made to filling systems which rinse the filling containers at least once before the actual filling, in order to replace the oxygen-containing air contained in the container by an inert gas. Due to the large number of process steps required for this and the absolutely necessary technical effort, this application provides the highest technical requirements, which were solved by the present invention. It goes without saying that the present invention can also be used for filling systems which do without rinsing the containers. LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS
1 Füll- und Verschließmaschine1 filling and closing machine
2 Flasche2 bottle
2.1 Behälterstrom2.1 Container flow
3 Rotor der eigentlichen Füllmaschine3 rotor of the actual filling machine
4 Füllposition4 filling position
5 Füllelement5 filling element
6 Behälterträger6 container carriers
7 Transporteur7 transporter
8 Behälter- oder Maschineneinlauf8 container or machine inlet
9 Auslauf oder Übergabestern9 spout or transfer star
10 Verschließer10 cappers
11 Maschinenauslauf11 machine outlet
12 Gehäuse des Füllelementes 512 housing of the filling element. 5
13 Flüssigkeitskanal13 fluid channel
14 Flüssigkeitsverbindung14 fluid connection
15 Kessel15 kettles
15.1 Flüssigkeitsraum15.1 fluid space
15.2 Gas räum15.2 Gas room
15.3 Versorgungsanschluss15.3 Supply connection
16 C02-Gasversorgungsleitung16 C0 2 gas supply line
16.1 Steuerventil16.1 Control valve
17 Abgabeöffnung17 discharge opening
17.1 Dichtung an der Abgabeöffnung 1717.1 seal at the discharge opening 17
18 Flüssigkeitsventil18 fluid valve
18.1 Stößel18.1 pestle
18.2 Ventilkörper18.2 valve body
19 Betätigungselement19 actuator
20 Sonde20 probe
21 Gaskanal21 gas channel
22, 23, 24 Steuerventil22, 23, 24 control valve
25 - 28 Gaskanal25 - 28 gas duct
29 Rückgaskanal29 return gas channel
30 Vakuumkanal30 vacuum channel
31 zusätzlicher Kanal bzw. Gassenke31 additional channel or gas tank
32 Verbindungsleitung32 connecting line
33 gedrosselte Gasverbindung im Füllelement 533 throttled gas connection in the filling element 5
A Drehrichtung des RotorsA direction of rotation of the rotor
B Strömungsrichtung in der Leitung 32B flow direction in the line 32nd
W1 - W11 Winkelbereich der Drehbewegung des Rotors 3 8 W1 - W11 Angular range of rotary motion of the rotor 3 8
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