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WO2003014003A2 - Appareil permettant de traiter et de remplir des tonnelets generalement destines a contenir des boissons - Google Patents

Appareil permettant de traiter et de remplir des tonnelets generalement destines a contenir des boissons Download PDF

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WO2003014003A2
WO2003014003A2 PCT/EP2002/008431 EP0208431W WO03014003A2 WO 2003014003 A2 WO2003014003 A2 WO 2003014003A2 EP 0208431 W EP0208431 W EP 0208431W WO 03014003 A2 WO03014003 A2 WO 03014003A2
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
    • B67C3/30—Filling of barrels or casks

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  • the present invention relates to an apparatus for processing and filling kegs for beverages in general.
  • apparatuses are already commercially available which process and fill kegs for beverages in general and are in practice constituted by rotary transfer machines on which the keg to be processed is loaded automatically or manually and is transferred in succession to the various functional stations.
  • the aim of the present invention is to eliminate the drawbacks described above by providing an apparatus for processing and filling kegs for beverages in general that allows to handle the kegs individually, removing them from the processing cycle at any time during the operating cycle, thus reducing any idle times arising from defective kegs which as such must be removed from the process. Moreover, distribution must occur by way of rotating manifolds, with obvious implications as regards the tightness of the gaskets and their constructive complexity.
  • an object of the invention is to provide an apparatus that allows to make it particularly easy to handle the kegs even when they are full, with consequent simplifications in the mechamcal system of the assembly.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus that can be obtained easily starting from commonly commercially available elements and materials and is further competitive from a merely economical standpoint.
  • an apparatus for processing and filling kegs for beverages in general characterized in that it comprises, at the end of a keg feeder conveyor, a plurality of assemblies for processing the individual kegs arranged in mutual alignment, there being also a keg loading conveyor that is laterally adjacent, on one side, to the line of the processing assemblies, and an unloading conveyor that is laterally adjacent, on the other side, to said line of the processing assemblies.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic plan view of the apparatus
  • Figure 2 is a plan view of the detail of the keg orientation assembly and of the first processing assemblies
  • Figure 3 is a view of the step for the transfer of the keg from the orientation assembly to the processing assembly
  • Figure 4 is a schematic side elevation view of the apparatus
  • Figure 5 is a schematic plan view of a dual apparatus with two loading conveyors and two lines of processing assemblies, arranged so as to be functionally laterally adjacent to a single unloading conveyor;
  • Figure 6 is a schematic view of the keg lifting assembly;
  • Figure 7 is a view of a detail of a processing head
  • Figure 8 is a view of a processing head coupled to an inclined valve
  • FIG. 9 is a view of a processing assembly for kegs with a central valve.
  • the apparatus for processing and filling kegs for beverages in general comprises a keg feeder conveyor 2, which can be of any kind and ends with a roller bed 3 on which the kegs are placed.
  • a stop element 4 At the end of the roller bed 3 there is a stop element 4, which is controlled by a lifting piston 5 and is designed to stop the incoming keg if the lines are aligned, whereas if the input lines are at right angles there is a fixed stroke limiter.
  • the assemblies Downstream of the feeder conveyor 2 there are a plurality of assemblies for processing the individual kegs; the assemblies are generally designated by the reference numeral 10 and are arranged mutually side by side so that the various assemblies, which can be provided in any number according to the capacity of the apparatus, are mutually aligned, preferably along the extension of the conveyor 2.
  • a keg loading conveyor generally designated by the reference numeral 20, which is arranged on the side of the assemblies 10 and is substantially constituted by a guiding track 21 on which a grip clamp 22, described in greater detail hereinafter, can perform a translational motion by way of an appropriate motor drive; said clamp is connected to a carriage 23 that can perform a translational motion along the guiding track 21 and has a transverse slider body 24 for the translational motion of the clamps 22 toward and away from the processing assemblies 10.
  • the clamps 22 are generally formed by means of arms 25 with multiple joints that end with pusher tips 26 at their free end and are connected by means of a lever system with multiple joints to an actuation cylinder 27 supported by the slider 24.
  • the clamps 22 advantageously have inserts made of plastics and steel that allow to retain the keg by means of the plastic inserts and to straighten it, positioning it correctly, by means of steel inserts.
  • the clamps 22 are designed to pick up the keg, designated by the reference letter F, from the roller bed 3 and transfer it to an orientation assembly 30 after the stroke limiter 4 has been lowered.
  • the plate 31 of the orientation assembly 30 on which the keg is placed is advantageously arranged at a slightly lower level than the roller bed 3, so that the keg can pass very simply and rapidly.
  • the orientation assembly 30 is used in the case of kegs F that have two eccentric valves, designated by the reference numeral 35, that must both be orientated in the same position.
  • the clamps pick up the keg from the orientation assembly 30 and transfer it onto the free processing assembly by moving away from the orientation assembly 30, by retracting the slider 24 and subsequently performing a translational motion of the carriage 23 up to the chosen processing assembly, where the keg is positioned by way of the advancement of the slider 24.
  • the keg is empty and accordingly has a relatively low weight, so that it is not necessary to provide a particularly substantial mechanical system since the weights involved are relatively low.
  • the processing assembly 10 in the case of treatment of kegs F with two eccentric valves, as shown in Figure 6, has two heads 40, shown more clearly in Figures 7 and 8, that are supported by a bush 41 that is connected to a fixed plate 42 by inserting in a conical seat 43 a conical tang 44 that is connected to the stem of the head.
  • the body of the head 40 can perform a translational motion with respect to the bush in contrast with the action of elastic pusher means 45, so that when the keg is lifted by means of the lifting assembly 48 that carries the keg F toward the heads, the heads 40 are made to perform an upward translational motion, and if the valves 35 are not perfectly aligned the flared portion 49 of the inlet of the head allows to still perform insertion, which is aided by the possibility of the head to oscillate in order to disengage the tang 44 from the conical seat 43.
  • the stem 53 is made to rise and the pan 55 lifts the cage, moving the keg away from the head.
  • the keg is unloaded by placing it on an unloading conveyor 60, which is laterally adjacent to the processing assemblies 10 on the opposite side with respect to the loading conveyor 20.
  • the unloading conveyor 60 which is advantageously constituted by chains that run continuously, is arranged so that its active portion is at a slightly lower level than the supporting surface of the kegs inside the processing assemblies 10.
  • Unloading is performed by the tips 26 of the clamps 22 directly during the loading of a new keg to be processed.
  • the unloading of the full keg which is therefore relatively heavy, is performed simply by pushing and without having to lift it.
  • the positioning of the processing assemblies in line and of the loading conveyor on one side and of the unloading conveyor on the other side allows to provide a highly efficient and quick operating cycle, in which the full kegs are handled simply by pushing and accordingly, the mechanical system of the entire apparatus is simplified considerably, since the clamps must pick up only empty kegs which accordingly have a relatively low weight.

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  • Filling Of Jars Or Cans And Processes For Cleaning And Sealing Jars (AREA)
  • Non-Alcoholic Beverages (AREA)
  • Specific Conveyance Elements (AREA)
  • Supplying Of Containers To The Packaging Station (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne un appareil (1) permettant de traiter et de remplir des tonnelets généralement destinés à contenir des boissons. Cet appareil comprend, au bout d'un convoyeur alimentateur (2) de tonnelets, une pluralité d'ensembles (10) permettant de traiter individuellement les tonnelets mutuellement alignés ; un convoyeur chargeur (20) de tonnelets disposé latéralement, sur un côté, par rapport à une ligne des ensembles de traitement (10), et un convoyeur déchargeur (60) latéralement adjacent, sur l'autre côté, à la ligne des ensembles de traitement (10).
PCT/EP2002/008431 2001-08-01 2002-07-29 Appareil permettant de traiter et de remplir des tonnelets generalement destines a contenir des boissons Ceased WO2003014003A2 (fr)

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IT2001MI001674A ITMI20011674A1 (it) 2001-08-01 2001-08-01 Impianto per il trattamento ed il riempimento di fusti per bevande ingenere

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EP1762540A1 (fr) 2005-09-12 2007-03-14 Giuseppe Scudelletii Appareil et méthode permettant de traiter et de remplir des fûts
WO2008145343A3 (fr) * 2007-05-30 2009-01-22 Khs Ag Procédé et dispositif de réalisation d'unités d'emballage ou de contenants
EP2029433A2 (fr) * 2006-06-02 2009-03-04 Khs Ag Procédé ainsi que dispositif pour la fabrication d'unités d'emballage ou de fûts
CN104045043A (zh) * 2013-03-15 2014-09-17 梅特勒-托利多(常州)测量技术有限公司 多喷枪液体灌装方法、系统及其桶输送线路
WO2017054999A3 (fr) * 2015-09-30 2017-05-26 Khs Gmbh Procédé ainsi que station de traitement et tête de traitement pour traiter l'intérieur de fûts et garniture d'étanchéité destinée à être utilisée dans une station de traitement de ce type

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EP1762540A1 (fr) 2005-09-12 2007-03-14 Giuseppe Scudelletii Appareil et méthode permettant de traiter et de remplir des fûts
EP2029433A2 (fr) * 2006-06-02 2009-03-04 Khs Ag Procédé ainsi que dispositif pour la fabrication d'unités d'emballage ou de fûts
WO2008145343A3 (fr) * 2007-05-30 2009-01-22 Khs Ag Procédé et dispositif de réalisation d'unités d'emballage ou de contenants
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