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WO2025123263A1 - Appareil d'alimentation de capuchon, procédé d'alimentation de capuchon et équipement de remplissage associé - Google Patents

Appareil d'alimentation de capuchon, procédé d'alimentation de capuchon et équipement de remplissage associé Download PDF

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WO2025123263A1
WO2025123263A1 PCT/CN2023/138624 CN2023138624W WO2025123263A1 WO 2025123263 A1 WO2025123263 A1 WO 2025123263A1 CN 2023138624 W CN2023138624 W CN 2023138624W WO 2025123263 A1 WO2025123263 A1 WO 2025123263A1
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Lianfang CHEN
Remo Zürcher
Sean Fitzgerald
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
    • A61L2/00—Methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising materials or objects other than foodstuffs or contact lenses; Accessories therefor
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    • A61L2/22—Phase substances, e.g. smokes, aerosols or sprayed or atomised substances
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67B—APPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS
    • B67B3/00—Closing bottles, jars or similar containers by applying caps
    • B67B3/003—Pretreatment of caps, e.g. cleaning, steaming, heating or sterilizing
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
    • A61L2/00—Methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising materials or objects other than foodstuffs or contact lenses; Accessories therefor
    • A61L2/02—Methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising materials or objects other than foodstuffs or contact lenses; Accessories therefor using physical phenomena
    • A61L2/04—Heat
    • A61L2/06—Hot gas
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67B—APPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS
    • B67B3/00—Closing bottles, jars or similar containers by applying caps
    • B67B3/02—Closing bottles, jars or similar containers by applying caps by applying flanged caps, e.g. crown caps, and securing by deformation of flanges
    • B67B3/06—Feeding caps to capping heads
    • B67B3/064—Feeding caps to capping heads from a hopper
    • B67B3/0645—Feeding caps to capping heads from a hopper with means for orientating the caps to a position ready to be applied to the container

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  • Embodiments of the present disclosure relates to the field of packaging equipment, in particular to a cap feeding apparatus, a cap feeding method and a filling equipment thereof.
  • the cap feeding apparatus of the filling equipment is one of key components, and its function is to feeding and capping the package after filling. Because the package already contains liquid food such as milk or fruit juice, it is not desirable to introduce bacteria or other pollutants during the feeding or capping. In this way, even if the packages are put on the shelf for a period of time, the quality of the products will not deteriorate for a long time.
  • a cap feeding apparatus which comprises a cap tunnel assembly.
  • the cap tunnel assembly comprises: a cap passage, configured for accommodating and transporting a cap; and a plurality of chambers, comprising a plurality of aseptic chambers, wherein the cap passage is configured for passing through the plurality of chambers, and the plurality of aseptic chambers are configured for performing a pretreatment on the cap in an aseptic atmosphere.
  • the plurality of chambers are detachably connected with each other, and an inner pressure of an upmost chamber in the plurality of chambers is negative pressure.
  • each of the plurality of aseptic chambers further comprises: two isolation plates, each of the two isolation plates is provided with a through hole, wherein the cap passage is configured for penetrating through the through holes of the two isolation plates to extend through the aseptic chamber.
  • the plurality of aseptic chambers comprise at least one preheating aseptic chamber, configured for preheating the cap in an aseptic atmosphere.
  • the plurality of aseptic chambers further comprise: at least one sterilization aseptic chamber, configured for sterilizing the cap in an aseptic atmosphere; and at least one drying aseptic chamber, configured for drying the cap in an aseptic atmosphere; wherein the at least one preheating aseptic chamber, the at least one sterilization aseptic chamber, and the at least one drying aseptic chamber are arranged sequentially along an extending direction of the cap passage.
  • an internal pressure of the at least one sterilization aseptic chamber is greater than that of the at least one preheating aseptic chamber and that of the at least one drying aseptic chamber.
  • At least one of the plurality of aseptic chambers comprises: a cover plate, the cover plate has an inspection region and a material of the inspection region comprises a transparent material.
  • the cap feeding further comprises: a pipe assembly, wherein the pipe assembly comprises: a fluid transmit pipe, arranged in at least one of the plurality of aseptic chambers and provided with a plurality of holes, the fluid transmit pipe is configured to spray a fluid towards the cap through the plurality of holes.
  • the fluid transmit pipe comprise: a first branch pipe, comprising a plurality of first holes facing towards a front surface of the cap and configured to spray the fluid to the front surface of the cap through the plurality of first holes; and a second branch pipe, comprising a plurality of second holes facing towards a rear surface of the cap and configured to spray the fluid to the rear surface of the cap through the plurality of second holes.
  • the pipe assembly further comprises: a fluid infeed pipe, connected with the fluid transmit pipe and configured for feeding a fluid into the fluid transmit pipe; and a fluid discharge pipe, connected with at least one of the plurality of aseptic chambers and configured for discharging the fluid from the at least one of the plurality of aseptic chambers.
  • the plurality of aseptic chambers comprises at least one preheating aseptic chamber, at least one sterilization aseptic chamber, and at least one drying aseptic chamber;
  • the pipe assembly comprises a first fluid discharge pipe connected with the at least one preheating aseptic chamber, a second fluid discharge pipe connected with the at least one sterilization aseptic chamber, and a third fluid discharge pipe connected with the at least one drying aseptic chamber; an exhaust pressure of the first fluid discharge pipe and an exhaust pressure of the third fluid discharge pipe are both greater than an exhaust pressure of the second fluid discharge pipe, and the exhaust pressure of the second fluid discharge pipe is equal to or greater than zero.
  • the plurality of chambers further comprises an infeed chamber
  • the plurality of aseptic chambers comprises at least one preheating aseptic chamber, at least one sterilization aseptic chamber, and at least one drying aseptic chamber
  • the pipe assembly comprises a fourth fluid discharge pipe connected with the infeed chamber and a third fluid discharge pipe connected with the at least one drying aseptic chamber; wherein the at least one preheating aseptic chamber doesn’t have fluid discharge pipe; an exhaust pressure of the fourth fluid discharge pipe and an exhaust pressure of the third fluid discharge pipe are both greater than zero.
  • the pipe assembly further comprises a second fluid discharge pipe connected with the at least one sterilization aseptic chamber; an exhaust pressure of the fourth fluid discharge pipe and an exhaust pressure of the third fluid discharge pipe are both greater than an exhaust pressure of the second fluid discharge pipe respectively; and an exhaust pressure of the second fluid discharge pipe is greater than zero.
  • the cap feeding apparatus further comprises a stopping component, wherein the stopping component comprises: a stopper, the stopper is configured to enter at least one of the plurality of aseptic chambers and abut against the cap, so that the cap is kept stationary relative to the at least one of the plurality of aseptic chambers.
  • the plurality of aseptic chambers comprises at least one drying aseptic chamber, the at least one drying aseptic chamber is provided with the stopping component; the stopping component further comprises: a housing, covering the stopper, wherein the stopper comprises a rod-shaped body, a gap is provided between the housing and the rod-shaped body in a radial direction of the rod-shaped body; and a steam tube, connected with the housing and configured for introducing a steam into the gap, so as to form a steam barrier in the gap.
  • the cap tunnel assembly further comprises: a cap rail, configured for defining the cap passage, wherein the cap rail comprises a first part extending in a vertical direction and a second part connected to the first part; the second part is bent and extends towards a horizontal direction, such that the cap is released from the cap passage through an outlet of the second part.
  • the cap tunnel assembly further comprises: a holding component, arranged on the second part and comprising a holder, wherein the holder is rotated around an axis to switch between a holding position and a releasing position; in the holding position, the holder is configured to hold the cap in the cap passage through a gravity of the holder; in the releasing position, the cap is lifted up by a spout of a package, released from the outlet and sits on the spout.
  • a holding component arranged on the second part and comprising a holder, wherein the holder is rotated around an axis to switch between a holding position and a releasing position; in the holding position, the holder is configured to hold the cap in the cap passage through a gravity of the holder; in the releasing position, the cap is lifted up by a spout of a package, released from the outlet and sits on the spout.
  • the holding component further comprises: a weight block, detachably connected to the holder and configured for adjusting a weight of the holder.
  • the cap tunnel assembly further comprises: a gripping component, arranged at an end of the second part and comprising a pair of grippers, the pair of the grippers are configured to apply gripping forces to opposite sides of the cap in a radial direction of the cap, so as to grip the cap.
  • the gripping component further comprises: a limiting piece, at least part of the limiting piece extends outwardly from the outlet along a moving direction of the cap, so as to limit a movement range of the cap leaving the outlet in a vertical direction.
  • a filling equipment comprising the afore-mentioned cap feeding apparatus.
  • a cap feeding method comprising: conveying a cap in a cap passage to pass through a plurality of chambers, the plurality of chambers comprising a plurality of aseptic chambers; and performing a pretreatment on the cap in an aseptic atmosphere while the cap passes through each of the plurality of aseptic chambers.
  • the pretreatment comprises at least one of preheating, sterilization and drying.
  • the performing a pretreatment on the cap comprises: spraying a fluid to both a front surface and a rear surface of the cap.
  • an inner pressure of an upmost chamber in the plurality of chambers is negative pressure.
  • the cap feeding method further comprises: stopping the cap at starting state of a cap feeding apparatus, to keep the cap stationary relative to at least one of the plurality of aseptic chambers.
  • the cap feeding method further comprises: switching a holder between a holding position and a releasing position, wherein in the holding position, the cap is held in the cap passage through a gravity of the holder; in the releasing position, the cap is lifted up by a spout of a package, leaves the outlet, and sits on the spout.
  • the cap feeding method further comprises: gripping the cap in the cap passage through a pair of grippers, wherein in the case that the cap is lifted up by a spout of a package, the cap leaves the pair of the grippers and sits on the spout.
  • FIG. 1A is a schematic perspective view of a cap feeding apparatus provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 1B is a schematic plan view of a cap feeding apparatus provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of an aseptic chamber provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a preheating aseptic chamber provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 4 schematically illustrates exhaust pressures of fluid discharge pipes in a cap feeding apparatus provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 5 schematically illustrates inner pressures of chambers in FIG. 1A
  • FIG. 7A is a schematic plan view of a holding component provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 7B is a schematic diagram of a clamping component provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 8B is another perspective view of a cap feeding apparatus of FIG. 8A;
  • FIG. 9 schematically illustrates inner pressures of chambers in FIG. 8A
  • FIG. 10 schematically illustrates exhaust pressures of fluid discharge pipes in another cap feeding apparatus provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 11 is a flow chart of a cap feeding method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the cap feeding process of the packaged product may cause the risk of carrying bacteria in the packaged product, because when the conveying device is used to transport the cap, the conveying apparatus or cap may be exposed to an external environment.
  • various pretreatments such as cleansing or disinfection, can be performed on the cap surface before the capping.
  • the environment around the conveying apparatus or the cap is not aseptic, it may still cause microbes to grow on the surface of the cap and bring bacteria into the packaged product. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the aseptic management of the cap feeding process.
  • a cap feeding apparatus which includes a cap tunnel assembly, wherein the cap tunnel assembly includes a cap passage and a plurality of chambers; the cap passage is configured for accommodating and transporting the cap; the plurality of chambers comprise a plurality of aseptic chambers, wherein the cap passage is configured for passing through the plurality of chambers, and the plurality of aseptic chambers are configured for performing a pretreatment on the cap in an aseptic atmosphere
  • a filling apparatus which includes the cap feeding apparatus provided in any one of the embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • a cap feeding method which includes: conveying a cap in a cap passage to pass through a plurality of aseptic chambers; and performing a pretreatment on the cap in an aseptic atmosphere while the cap passes through each of the plurality of aseptic chambers.
  • the cap can be pretreated in a plurality of aseptic chambers, so that the risk of carrying bacteria on the cap can be reduced. Moreover, because a plurality of aseptic chambers are arranged, it is convenient to perform a plurality of different pretreatments in different aseptic chambers. In addition, compared with the case that the cap is placed in the same large-volume sterile space for multiple pretreatments, each aseptic chamber provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure has a smaller volume, which can effectively reduce the difficulty of aseptic management of the aseptic chamber and is convenient for assembly, disassembly, repair or maintenance.
  • FIG. 1A is a schematic perspective view of a cap feeding apparatus provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 1B is a schematic plan view of a cap feeding apparatus provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • a cap feeding apparatus 100 provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure includes two cap passage assemblies 1, each of which includes a cap passage 12 and a plurality of chambers 10.
  • the cap passage 12 is used to accommodate and transport the cap C and extends through the plurality of chambers 10.
  • the term “plurality of” refers to two or more.
  • the cap passage assembly 1 further includes a cap rail 13, which includes, for example, two opposite guide plates for defining the cap passage 12.
  • the cap passage 12 includes an inlet 12A and an outlet 12B.
  • the cap C enters the cap passage 12 from the inlet 12A, and moves downward along the cap passage 12 by its own gravity to pass through each chamber 10 sequentially, and finally leaves the cap passage 12 from the outlet 12B.
  • the total number of cap passage assemblies 1 shown in FIG. 1A is only for illustrative purposes. In other embodiments of the present disclosure, the total number of cap passage assemblies 1 may be one or more than two, which can be provided according to the actual needs (for example the total number of the conveying apparatus used for conveying packages) , which is not limited by the embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the plurality of chambers 10 include a plurality of aseptic chambers 11, and the aseptic chambers 11 are used for performing pretreatment on the cap (s) in the cap passage 12 in an aseptic atmosphere, and the pretreatment includes but is not limited to at least one of preheating, sterilization and drying. That is, the pretreatment is at least one selected from the group of preheating, sterilization and drying.
  • the plurality of aseptic chambers 11 include a preheating aseptic chamber 11A, a sterilization aseptic chamber 11B and a drying aseptic chamber 11C, which are sequentially arranged along the extension direction of the cap passage 12.
  • the cap C moves in the cap passage 12, it passes through the preheating aseptic chamber 11A, the sterilization aseptic chamber 11B and the drying aseptic chamber 11C in sequence, so as to be preheated, sterilized and dried, respectively.
  • preheating means that preheating gas, such as hot air, is introduced into the pre-heating aseptic chamber 11A to increase the temperature of the cap and achieve the pre-heating effect before sterilization.
  • the hot air is hot sterile air with temperature of 70°C ⁇ 100°C.
  • sterilization means that a gas-liquid mixture is introduced into the sterilization aseptic chamber 11B to sterilize the cap.
  • the gas-liquid mixture includes hot air (such as the above-mentioned hot sterile air) and atomized disinfectant (such as atomized hydrogen peroxide) .
  • hot air such as the above-mentioned hot sterile air
  • atomized disinfectant such as atomized hydrogen peroxide
  • drying refers to blowing dry gas, such as hot air (for example the above-mentioned hot sterile air) , into the drying aseptic chamber 11C to remove the remaining moisture, so as to avoid bringing it into the packaged products.
  • the total number of aseptic chambers is flexibly set according to actual production needs.
  • the plurality of aseptic chambers may include one or two of the preheating aseptic chamber 11A, the sterilization aseptic chamber 11B and the drying aseptic chamber 11C, thereby saving the total number of aseptic chambers and further reducing the difficulty of aseptic management.
  • the total number of at least one aseptic chamber can be set to two or more, thereby enhancing the pretreatment effect on the cap.
  • the plurality of aseptic chambers further includes an additional drying aseptic chamber which is substantially same as drying aseptic chamber 11C and arranged before preheating the aseptic chamber 11A.
  • the additional drying aseptic chamber 11C serves to remove the moisture that carried by the cap possibly from the outside of the cap feeding apparatus.
  • the embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit the total number of aseptic chambers, nor does it limit the total number of chambers.
  • the cap rail 13 includes a first part 131 extending in a vertical direction (for example, the Y direction shown in the figure) and a second part 132 connected to the first part 131, and the second part 132 is arranged to be bent relative to the Y direction and extend in a horizontal direction (for example, the X direction shown in the figure) .
  • the orientation of the opening of the cap can be changed in such a way that the opening can be seated on the spout of the package.
  • the opening C0 of the cap C in the first part 131 faces towards the right side (as shown in FIG.
  • the opening C0 of the cap C gradually rotates in order to face towards the spout S (as shown in FIG. 6) ; while the spout S of the package 9 moves to the outlet 12B, the spout S lifts the cap C and the cap C is seated on the spout S, thereby realizing the combination of the cap C and the spout S..
  • the package 9 includes a package main body (not shown) defining an accommodation cavity and a spout S attached to the package main body (for the sake of simplicity, only the spout S is shown in the figure) .
  • the package 9 is conveyed in the V direction by the conveying apparatus 200.
  • the contents for example the liquid food
  • the cap C is attached to the spout S, thereby sealing the contents in the packaged product.
  • the package 9 may be any sort of container, such as a pouch or a carton, the material or structure of the package 9 is not limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • an included angle ⁇ between a tangent of the bent second part 132 and the X direction is set to gradually decrease in the direction close to the outlet 12B.
  • the minimum value of the included angle ⁇ is, for example, greater than 15 degrees and smaller than 70 degrees, preferably 45-60 degrees. If the included angle ⁇ is smaller than 15 degrees, the contact area of the cap C and spout S is relatively small and the cap wouldn’t be seated stably when spout S moves to the suitable position, even bouncing off. If the angle ⁇ is larger than 70 degrees, the cap C will not have a good contact position with spout S, thus not being seated well in the spout S.
  • the plurality of chambers 10 further includes a transition chamber 15.
  • the transition chamber 15 is arranged at a side (for example, the lower side in the figure) of the last aseptic chamber (for example, the drying aseptic chamber 11C) of the plurality of aseptic chambers 11 near the conveying apparatus 200.
  • At least part of the second part 132 of the cap rail 13 is located in the transition chamber 15. Because the second part 132 has a bent structure, by providing the transition chamber 15, additional space can be provided for the bent structure of the second part 132 without changing the existing design of the plurality of chambers.
  • the drying aseptic chamber 11C may possibly in direct communicate with the external bacteria-carrying environment through a through hole provided on the partition plate of the drying aseptic chamber 11C, so that the bacteria can easily enter the drying aseptic chamber 11C and destroy the aseptic atmosphere therein.
  • the possibility of introducing the bacteria into the drying aseptic chamber 11C can be reduced by providing the transition chamber 15, thereby further ensuring the aseptic atmosphere in the drying aseptic chamber 11C.
  • the plurality of chambers 10 are detachably connected with each other.
  • the plurality of chambers 10 can be detachably connected with each other along the extending direction of the cap passage 12, the specific connection method includes but is not limited to riveting, screwing, welding, etc.
  • the structures of a plurality of aseptic chambers 11 are set to be the same, which can simplify the manufacturing method and facilitate the assembly, disassembly or recombination.
  • the plurality of aseptic chambers 11 have the same shape (e.g., having a cuboid shape) and the same size.
  • the fluid such as vaporized liquid
  • the volume or flow rate of the introduced fluid is quite different, which will increase the difficulty of aseptic management.
  • the shapes and sizes of the plurality of aseptic chambers 11 can also be set to be different from each other, which is not limited to the embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • the plurality of chambers 10 are detachably connected to each other, in order to facilitate assembly, disassembly, repair, or maintenance.
  • two adjacent aseptic chambers in the plurality of aseptic chambers 11 are detachably connected to each other, and/or, the aseptic chamber 11 and the transition chamber 15 adjacent to the aseptic chamber 11 are detachably connected to each other.
  • the preheating aseptic chamber 11A, the sterilization aseptic chamber 11B, the drying aseptic chamber 11C and the transition chamber 15 are all detachably connected to one another, such as by riveting or screwing.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of an aseptic chamber provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the preheating aseptic chamber 11A is described below as an example.
  • the preheating aseptic chamber 11A includes a first partition plate 110a near the inlet 12A and a second partition plate 110b far away from the inlet 12A.
  • the first partition plate 110a and the second partition plate 110b are oppositely arranged in the Y direction and are respectively provided with a first through hole THa and a second through hole THb.
  • the cap passage 12 passes through the first through hole THa and the second through hole THb to extend through the preheating aseptic chamber 11A.
  • the first partition plate 110a and the second partition plate 110b are located on the opposite sides of the preheating aseptic chamber 11A along a length direction (for example the Y direction) of the preheating aseptic chamber 11A, and the extension direction of the cap passage 12 intersects with the plane where the partition plate is located, so that after the cap C enters the preheating aseptic chamber 11A, it can pass a long distance in the preheating aseptic chamber 11A (that is, the length distance of the preheating aseptic chamber 11A in the Y direction) , thereby enhancing the preheating effect.
  • a length direction for example the Y direction
  • the first through hole THa and the second through hole THb are located in central positions of the first partition plate 110a and the second partition plate 110b, respectively, so that the cap passage 12 generally extends along a central axis of the preheating aseptic chamber 11A.
  • the preheating aseptic chamber 11A further includes a plurality of side walls 111 and a cover plate 112, the plurality of side walls 111 and the cover plate 112 are arranged between the first partition plate 110a and the second partition plate 110b, thus, the sterile space of the preheating aseptic chamber 11A is surrounded or defined by the first partition plate 110a, the second partition plate 110b, the plurality of side walls 111 and the cover plate 112.
  • the cover plate 112 is arranged to be openable, so as to open or close the preheating aseptic chamber 11A, which is convenient for operators to carry out repair, maintenance or other operations in the aseptic chamber.
  • the cover plate 112 is provided with an inspection region R, and the material of the inspection region R includes a transparent material.
  • the size of the inspection region R may be determined according to the size of the cover plate 112, which is not limited by the embodiment of the present disclosure. The larger the size of the inspection region R, the larger the inspection area. In some embodiments, the area of the inspection region R is approximately equal to the area of the cover plate 112, so as to maximize the inspection area. In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the word “approximately” indicates that the parameter can fluctuate within the range of its value, such as ⁇ 15%and ⁇ 5%.
  • the cap tunnel assembly 1 further includes a pipe assembly, which includes a fluid transmit pipe for transmitting fluid and arranged in the aseptic chamber, and the fluid transmit pipe includes a plurality of holes and is configured for spray the fluid towards the cap through the plurality of holes to realize the pretreatment of the cap.
  • a pipe assembly which includes a fluid transmit pipe for transmitting fluid and arranged in the aseptic chamber, and the fluid transmit pipe includes a plurality of holes and is configured for spray the fluid towards the cap through the plurality of holes to realize the pretreatment of the cap.
  • a pipe assembly which includes a fluid transmit pipe for transmitting fluid and arranged in the aseptic chamber, and the fluid transmit pipe includes a plurality of holes and is configured for spray the fluid towards the cap through the plurality of holes to realize the pretreatment of the cap.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a preheating aseptic chamber provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the cap passage assembly 1 further includes the pipe assembly, which includes a preheating fluid transmit pipe 20A provided in the preheating aseptic chamber 11A and configured for transmitting preheating gas.
  • the preheating fluid transmit pipe 20A for example includes a first branch pipe 201 and a second branch pipe 202.
  • the first branch pipe 201 includes a plurality of first holes H1
  • the second branch pipes 202 includes a plurality of second holes H2.
  • the first holes H1 are arranged to face towards the front surface C1 (i.e., the cap top) of the cap, so that the preheating gas is sprayed to the front surface C1 through the plurality of first holes H1.
  • the second holes H2 are arranged to face towards the rear surface C2 (i.e., the opening C0) of the cap, so that the preheating gas is sprayed to the rear surface C2 through the plurality of second holes H2.
  • the caps can be preheated from two opposite directions so as to ensure the preheating effect of the whole cap.
  • a plurality of caps in the cap passenger 12 can be preheated at the same time, so that the preheating efficiency is improved.
  • first branch pipe 201 and the second branch pipe 202 are located on opposite sides (for example, the left side and the right side shown in the figure) of the cap passage 12, and are substantially parallel to the extension direction of the cap passage 12, thereby further ensuring that the plurality of holes in each branch pipe can be aligned with the region where the plurality of caps are located, and enhancing the preheating effect.
  • the plurality of first holes H1 and/or the plurality of second holes H2 are arranged at equal intervals in the Y direction, thereby ensuring the uniformity or consistency of preheating effects of the plurality of caps.
  • the fourth holes are arranged to face towards the rear surface C2 (i.e., the opening C0) of the cap, so that the gas-liquid mixture is sprayed to the rear surface C2 through the plurality of second holes H2.
  • the cap can be sterilized from two directions, so as to ensure the sterilization effect of the whole cap.
  • the plurality of third holes or the plurality of fourth holes the plurality of caps in the cap passenger 12 can be sterilized at the same time, so as to improve the sterilization efficiency.
  • the third branch pipe 203 and the fourth branch pipe 204 please refer to the previous description of the first branch pipe 201 and the second branch pipe 202, which will not be repeated here.
  • the pipe assembly further includes a drying fluid transmit pipe 20C for transmitting a drying gas and arranged in the drying aseptic chamber 11C.
  • the drying fluid transmit pipe 20C for example includes a fifth branch pipe 205 and a sixth branch pipe 206.
  • the fifth branch pipe 205 includes a plurality of fifth holes (not shown)
  • the sixth branch pipe 206 includes a plurality of sixth holes (not shown) .
  • the fifth holes are arranged to face towards the front surface C1 (i.e., the cap top) of the cap, so that the drying gas is sprayed to the front surface C1 through the plurality of third holes.
  • the fourth holes are arranged to face towards the rear surface C2 (i.e., the opening C0) of the cap, so that the drying gas is sprayed to the rear surface C2 through the plurality of second holes H2.
  • the cap can be dried from two directions to ensure the drying effect of the whole cap.
  • the plurality of fifth holes and the plurality of sixth holes the plurality of caps in the cap passenger 12 can be dried at the same time to improve the drying efficiency.
  • the fifth branch pipe 205 and the sixth branch pipe 206 please refer to the previous description of the first branch pipe 201 and the second branch pipe 202, which will not be repeated here.
  • the pipe assembly further includes a fluid infeed pipe and a fluid discharge tube.
  • the fluid feeding pipe is connected with the fluid transmit pipe and configured for feeding the liquid into the fluid transmit pipe.
  • the fluid discharge pipe is connected with at least one chamber and configured for discharging the fluid from the at least one chamber.
  • the pipe assembly further includes a preheating fluid infeed pipe 21A, a sterilizing fluid infeed pipe 21B and a drying fluid infeed pipe 21C, which correspond to the preheating aseptic chamber 11A, the sterilizing aseptic chamber 11B and the drying aseptic chamber 11C, respectively.
  • the preheating fluid infeed pipe 21A is connected with the preheating fluid infeed pipe 20A (for example, the first branch pipe 201 and the second branch pipe 202) to feed the preheating gas.
  • the sterilization fluid infeed pipe 21B is connected with the sterilization fluid infeed pipe 20B (for example, the third branch pipe 203 and the fourth branch pipe 204) to feed the gas-liquid mixture.
  • the drying fluid infeed pipe 21C (for example, the fifth branch pipe 205 and the sixth branch pipe 206) is connected with the drying fluid infeed pipe 20C to feed the drying gas.
  • the preheating fluid infeed pipe 21A, the sterilizing fluid infeed pipe 21B and the drying fluid infeed pipe 21C respectively different fluids can be supplied to different aseptic chambers, so as to avoid mutual interference of the pretreatments.
  • the pipe assembly further includes a first fluid discharge pipe 22A and a third fluid discharge pipe 22C which are connected to the preheating aseptic chamber 11A and the drying aseptic chamber 11C respectively, and the sterilization aseptic chamber 11B is not provided with any fluid discharge pipe.
  • the first fluid discharge pipe 22A and the third fluid discharge pipe 22C are for example connected with a suction apparatus, respectively.
  • the suction apparatus works, the exhaust gas or liquid in the sterilization aseptic chamber 11B located in the middle is discharged through the first fluid discharge pipe 22A and the third fluid discharge pipe 22C located at the upper and lower sides of the sterilization aseptic chamber 11B, thus forming a high internal pressure of the sterilization aseptic chamber 11B and achieving better sterilization effect.
  • FIG. 4 schematically illustrates exhaust pressures of fluid discharge pipes in a cap feeding apparatus provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the pipe assembly further includes a second fluid discharge pipe 22B connected to the sterilization aseptic chamber 11B, and the exhaust pressure Px2 of the second fluid discharge pipe 22B is greater than or equal to zero, and the exhaust pressure Px1 of the first fluid discharge pipe 22A and the exhaust pressure Px3 of the third fluid discharge pipe 22C are both greater than the exhaust pressure Px2 of the second fluid discharge pipe 22.
  • the exhaust gas or liquid in the sterilization aseptic chamber 11B can be quickly discharged from the first fluid discharge pipe 22A and the third fluid discharge pipe 22C.
  • exhaust pressure refers to the pressure of the gas extracted from the discharge pipe; correspondingly, the pressure of the gas from the inlet of a pipe connected to a gas source is the inlet pressure.
  • the inlet pressure minus the exhaust pressure equals to the air pressure in the chamber.
  • exhaust pressure refers to the air pressure in the chamber.
  • the inner pressure of the first chamber 10 in the plurality of chambers is set to negative pressure.
  • FIG. 5 schematically illustrates inner pressures of chambers in FIG. 1A.
  • the inner pressure P1 of the preheating aseptic chamber 11A is negative pressure, that is, P1 ⁇ 0.
  • P1 the gas-liquid mixture in the sterilization aseptic chamber 11B cannot leak from the preheating aseptic chamber 11A.
  • the inner pressure P1 of the preheating aseptic chamber 11A, the inner pressure P2 of the sterilization aseptic chamber 11B and the inner pressure P3 of the drying aseptic chamber 11C satisfy the following relationships: P2 > P3 > 0, and P2 >P1.
  • P2 By setting P2 larger than P1 and P3 respectively, it can further promote the rapid discharge of exhaust gas or liquid out of the sterilization aseptic chamber.
  • the cap tunnel assembly further includes a stopping component, which includes a stopper, and the stopper is arranged to enter the aseptic chamber and abut against the cap, so as to keep the cap stationary or motionless.
  • a stopping component which includes a stopper
  • the stopper is arranged to enter the aseptic chamber and abut against the cap, so as to keep the cap stationary or motionless.
  • the cap tunnel assembly 1 includes a first stopping component 30A, a second stopping component 30B and a third stopping component 30C, which correspond to the preheating aseptic chamber 11A, the sterilization aseptic chamber 11B and the drying aseptic chamber 11C, respectively.
  • the structures and working principles of the three stopping components are the same, and the third stopping component 30C will be taken as an example for explanation.
  • the push rod 31 While the push rod 31 is pushed into the cap passage 12, a distal end (for example the end of the push rod 31 far away from the operator) of the push rod 31 abuts against the cap C, so that the cap C keeps stationary relative to the drying aseptic chamber 11C.
  • the cap passage 12 is full of caps before starting the cap feeding apparatus 100. Once the cap feeding apparatus 100 is started to work, the caps would move downward at once by gravity and are prone to carry bacteria because they have not been preheated, or dried, or sterilized in the aseptic atmosphere.
  • the embodiment of the present disclosure can fully pretreat the cap by keeping the cap motionless when the cap feeding apparatus is started up, and then remove the stopper from the cap after the cap feeding apparatus runs for a period of time, so that the cap can be completely pretreated and the risk of carrying bacteria caused by the start-up of the cap feeding apparatus can be reduced.
  • the housing 32 is provided on the stopper 31 (for example, on part of the stopper 31 located outside the drying aseptic chamber 11C) , that is, in a radial direction of the stopper 31, the housing 32 is located between the stopper 31 and the drying aseptic chamber 11C.
  • a gap GP is provided between the housing 32 and the stopper 31.
  • the gas pipe 33 is connected to the housing 32 and is configured for introducing a steam into the gap GP to form a steam barrier. Without the steam barrier, bacteria may possibly enter the aseptic chamber or cap passage through the gap GP between the housing 32 and the stopper 31.
  • bacteria can be prevented from entering the gap GP, so as to avoid damaging the aseptic atmosphere in the aseptic chamber.
  • the structures and functions of the first stopping component 30A and the second stopping component 30B are the same as those of the third stopping component 30C and will not be repeated here.
  • the cap tunnel assembly may include only the third stopping component 30C, which can also achieve the above-mentioned technical effect.
  • FIG. 7A is a schematic plan view of a holding component provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the cap tunnel assembly 1 further includes a holding component 40, which is disposed on the second part 132 of the cap rail 13 and includes a holder 41 and a weight block 42.
  • the holder 41 is rotatable around an axis ax to switch between the holding position T1 and the releasing position T2 and is configured to hold the cap C in the cap passage 12 through a gravity of the holder.
  • the holder 41 is located at the holding position T1 and holds the cap C in the cap passage 12 by its own gravity.
  • the holder 41 includes a clamping part 410 which clamps at the edge of the cap top to further prevent the cap C from slipping out of the cap passage 12.
  • part of the spout S enters the opening C0 of the cap C and contacts the cap C, because the cap C is obliquely oriented at the outlet 12B.
  • the holding component further includes a weight block 42, which is detachably connected to the holding part 41 (for example, inserted into the end of the holding part 41) for adjusting the weight of the holding part 41, so as to ensure that the cap C is more smoothly engaged with the spout S.
  • the weight block 42 can be used to flexibly adjust the weight of the holder according to the weight of the caps, so as to change the holding force applied to the cap.
  • the cap rail 13 includes a first guide plate 13a and a second guide plate 13b that are opposite to each other a direction perpendicular to the extending direction the cap passage 12.
  • the first guide plate 13a is provided with a first hollowed-out part 13a1 near the outlet 12B, which extends to the outlet 12B along the length direction of the first guide plate 13a, so that the spout S can enter the opening C0 of the cap through the first hollowed-out part 13a1 and lift the cap C up.
  • the second guide plate 13b is closer to the third stopping component 30C than the first guide plate 13a in the X direction.
  • the second guide plate 13b is provided with a second hollowed-out part 13b1 close to the third stopping component 30C and extending along the length direction of the second guide plate 13b, so that the stopper 31 can enter the cap passage 12 through the second hollowed-out part 13b1 and abut against the cap C.
  • FIG. 7B is a schematic diagram of a clamping component provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the cap channel assembly 1 further includes a gripping component 50, which is located at the end of the second part 132 and includes a pair of grippers 51.
  • the pair of grippers 51 are located at the outlet 12B and are arranged opposite to each other in a direction perpendicular to the extension direction of the cap passage 12, so that the pair of grippers 51 can apply gripping forces F (see the dashed block diagram in FIG. 7B) to the opposite sides of the cap C in a radial direction of the cap C, in order to grip the cap C.
  • the caps located in the cap channel 12 is prone to leave the outlet 12B due to the large number of caps C in the cap channel 12 and their large gravity.
  • the grippers 51 By arranging the grippers 51, a certain resistance can be generated for the cap, so that the cap cannot easily slide outwardly from the cap channel 12.
  • the cap When the spout S of the package 9 contacts the cap C, the cap can be separated from the grippers 51 under the driving of the spout S and then smoothly leave the cap channel 12.
  • the gripping component 50 further includes a limiting piece 52, and at least a part of the limiting piece 52 protrudes from the outlet 12B and extends in the moving direction (for example V direction) of the cap C to limit the movement range of the cap C in the vertical direction (for example Y direction) .
  • the limiting piece 52 is fixedly connected to the second part 132 and includes a limiting plate extending in the V direction above the outlet 12B, the limiting plate is used to prevent the cap from bouncing in the Y direction.
  • the cap C After the cap C contacts the spout S, it continues to move in the V direction and leaves the outlet 12B; in the case that the limiting piece 52 is not arranged, the cap C may bounce at the moment when it is separated from the pair of grippers 51, for example, it bounces in the vertical direction (for example, Y direction) , resulting in the separation of the cap C and the spout S from each other.
  • the limiting piece 52 by arranging the limiting piece 52, the movement range of the cap C in the Y direction after leaving the outlet 12B can be limited, and the cap can be prevented from bouncing in the Y direction.
  • FIG. 8A is a perspective view of a cap feeding apparatus provided by another embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 8B is another perspective view of a cap feeding apparatus of FIG. 8A.
  • the difference between the cap feeding apparatus 100' as shown in FIGs. 8A and 8B and the cap feeding apparatus 100 as shown in FIGs. 1A and 1B lies in that:
  • the cap feeding apparatus 100' further includes an infeed chamber 14, which is located at the top of a plurality of aseptic chambers 11, that is, the infeed chamber 14 is closer to the inlet 12A of the cap passage 12 than the plurality of aseptic chambers.
  • the infeed chamber 14, the preheating aseptic chamber 11A, the sterilization aseptic chamber 11B, the drying aseptic chamber 11C and the transition chamber 15 are sequentially arranged along the extension direction of the cap passage 12.
  • the pipe assembly in the cap feeding apparatus 100' includes a third fluid discharge pipe 22C and a fourth fluid discharge pipe 22D; the third fluid discharge pipe 22C is connected with the drying aseptic chamber 11C, and the fourth fluid discharge pipe 22D is connected with the infeed chamber 14, thus, none of the preheating aseptic chamber 11A, the sterilization aseptic chamber 11B and the transition chamber 15 is provided with a fluid discharge pipe.
  • the third fluid discharge pipe 22C and the fourth fluid discharge pipe 22D are for example connected to a suction apparatus.
  • the exhaust gas or liquid in the preheating aseptic chamber 11A and the sterilization aseptic chamber 11B first enter the infeed chamber 14 and the drying aseptic chamber 11C respectively, and then discharged from the third fluid discharge pipe 22C and the fourth fluid discharge pipe 22D respectively.
  • the infeed chamber 14 can prevent the preheating aseptic chamber 11A from directly communicating with the outside, thereby avoiding damaging the aseptic atmosphere in the preheating aseptic chamber 11A.
  • FIG. 9 schematically illustrates inner pressure of chambers in FIG. 8A.
  • the inner pressure P4 of the infeed chamber 14 is set to negative pressure, for example, P4 ⁇ 0.
  • P4 negative pressure
  • the preheating gas or the gas-liquid mixture cannot leak from the infeed chamber 14.
  • the inner pressure P1 of the preheating aseptic chamber 11A, the inner pressure P2 of the sterilization aseptic chamber 11B and the inner pressure P3 of the drying aseptic chamber 11C satisfy the following relationships: P2 > P3 > 0, and P2 > P1; alternatively, P2 > P3 > P1> 0.
  • FIG. 10 schematically illustrates exhaust pressures of fluid discharge pipes in another cap feeding apparatus provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the pipe assembly further includes a second fluid discharge pipe 22B connected to the sterilization aseptic chamber 11B, but the preheating aseptic chamber 11A doesn’t have fluid discharge pipe.
  • the exhaust pressure Px4 of the fourth fluid discharge pipe 22D and the exhaust pressure Px3 of the third fluid discharge pipe 22C are both greater than the exhaust pressure Px2 of the second fluid discharge pipe 22B, and the exhaust pressure Px2 of the second fluid discharge pipe 22B is greater than zero.
  • the cap feeding apparatus of FIG. 10 increases the flexibility of adjusting the exhaust pressure of the sterilization aseptic chamber 11B.
  • the exhaust pressure Px4 of the fourth fluid discharge pipe 22D and the exhaust pressure Px3 of the third fluid discharge pipe 22C are both greater than zero. In this way, the cap feeding apparatus provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can quickly discharge the exhaust gas or liquid by only controlling the exhaust pressure Px4 of the fourth fluid discharge pipe 22D and the exhaust pressure Px3 of the third fluid discharge pipe 22C.
  • FIG. 11 is a flow chart of a cap feeding method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 11, according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the cap feeding method is for example performed by using the cap feeding apparatus in any one of the previous embodiments and includes the following steps:
  • S100 conveying a cap C in a cap passage to passes through a plurality of chambers 10, wherein the plurality of chambers 10 include a plurality of aseptic chambers 11;
  • the pretreatment includes at least one of preheating, sterilization and drying.
  • the above-mentioned cap feeding method for example includes: preheating, sterilizing and drying the cap C in an aseptic atmosphere while the cap passes through the preheating aseptic chamber 11A, the sterilizing aseptic chamber 11B and the drying aseptic chamber 11C sequentially. In this way, the risk of carrying bacteria into the cap C can be further reduced.
  • the performing a pretreatment on the cap C includes: spraying fluid to a front surface and rear surface of the cap C, respectively.
  • the preheating gas can be sprayed to the front surface (i.e., the cap top) of the cap C through a plurality of first holes H1 of the first branch pipe 201, and at the same time sprayed to the back surface C2 (i.e., the opening C0) of the cap through a plurality of second holes H2 of the second branch pipe 202.
  • the cap can be sprayed from two directions to ensure the preheating effect of the whole cap; on the other hand, by setting a plurality of first holes or a plurality of second holes, the plurality of caps can be preheated at the same time, so that the preheating efficiency is improved.
  • the inner pressure of the first chamber 10 is negative pressure.
  • the inner pressure P1 of the preheating aseptic chamber 11A is negative pressure, that is, P1 ⁇ 0.
  • P4 of the infeed chamber 14 is negative pressure, that is, P4 ⁇ 0.
  • the cap feeding method further includes:
  • S300 stopping the cap C in starting state of a filling equipment, to keep the cap C stationary relative to at least one of the plurality of aseptic chambers.
  • the stopper 31 is inserted into the drying aseptic chamber 11C and abuts against the cap C to keep the cap C stationary. At this time, the cap can be fully dried, and after the cap feeding apparatus is operated for a period of time, the stopper 31 is removed from the cap C, so that the cap C can normally move downwards, thereby reducing the risk of carrying bacteria caused by the start-up of the cap feeding apparatus.
  • the cap feeding method further includes:
  • the cap feeding method further includes:
  • the holding force applied to the cap is changed by the weight block 42 provided on the holder, so as to further ensure that the cap C and the spout S can be automatically combined at a certain rhythm in the case that the weight of the caps are changed.
  • the cap feeding method further includes:
  • the cap feeding method further includes:
  • the cap can be pretreated in a plurality of aseptic chambers, so that the risk of carrying bacteria into the cap can be reduced.
  • the plurality of aseptic chambers are arranged, it is convenient to perform a plurality of different pretreatments in different aseptic chambers.
  • each aseptic chamber provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure has a smaller volume, which can effectively reduce the difficulty of aseptic management of the aseptic chamber and is convenient for assembly, disassembly or maintenance.

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L'invention concerne un appareil d'alimentation de capuchon, un procédé d'alimentation de capuchon et un équipement de remplissage. L'appareil d'alimentation de capuchon comprend : un ensemble tunnel de capuchon, qui comprend un passage de capuchon conçu pour recevoir et transporter un capuchon et une pluralité de chambres comprenant une pluralité de chambres aseptiques. Le passage de capuchon est conçu pour passer à travers la pluralité de chambres, et la pluralité de chambres aseptiques sont conçues pour effectuer un prétraitement sur le capuchon dans une atmosphère aseptique.
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