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EP1464613B1
EP1464613B1 EP04002517A EP04002517A EP1464613B1 EP 1464613 B1 EP1464613 B1 EP 1464613B1 EP 04002517 A EP04002517 A EP 04002517A EP 04002517 A EP04002517 A EP 04002517A EP 1464613 B1 EP1464613 B1 EP 1464613B1
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    • 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
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  • the invention relates to a lifting device for vessel treatment machines, especially vessel filling machines, which is particularly suitable for aseptic or cold aseptic filling, with additional measures to reduce the seal wear are provided.
  • Such a device has been exemplified by the EP 1 262 447 A2 presented.
  • This document focuses on the cleaning and / or disinfecting of moving elements such as screw spindles of cappers, stretched mandrels of stretch blow molding machines, whereby it is of particular importance that these moving elements are constantly moved from a non-sterile area, for example the environment, into a sterile, but at least retract clean area of a container treatment machine. Since unwanted germs or dirt particles can be introduced into the sterile area of the container treatment machine as a result of this constant movement of the movement elements, particular effort is required in the cleaning or sterilization of these movement elements.
  • Vessel filling machines are preferably designed as rotating machines having a plurality of filling elements on their rotors. These filling elements are associated with raised and lowered base plate, which take over Zu Kunststoffsterne the vessels to be filled. Each of these stand plate is in turn assigned a so-called lifting member, which is intended to raise the standing on the stalls vessels against the filling elements and to press. Also solutions have become known in which the stand plates have been replaced by radially projecting gripper elements, which capture and hold the vessels - which are usually in such cases usually plastic bottles - on their collar.
  • these lifting elements usually consist of a combination of a fixed piston and a, this piston enclosing, movable cylinder.
  • These components are arranged vertically, wherein the piston is rigidly connected to the rotor of the vessel filling machine.
  • the cylinder can be moved up and down in the vertical direction.
  • the resulting between fixed piston and movable cylinder displacement is applied in most cases with compressed air, which is passed through a bore in the piston, whereby the cylinder has a tendency to move vertically upwards.
  • This movement is limited by a roller mounted on the cylinder and rotatably mounted about its longitudinal axis, this roller bearing against a stationary curved track.
  • Lifting organs are eg from the DE 39 19 565 known.
  • This lifting member follows in its structural design the features described above, wherein means for cleaning the lifting member are not provided, which represents a significant disadvantage of such a design.
  • Lifting organs which include means for cleaning the selbigen have not yet become known.
  • the aim and object of the present invention is to provide a lifting device which includes means which allow its automatic cleaning in a simple manner, and thus make it suitable in a special way for use in cold aseptic filling plants. Furthermore, it is the object and object of the present invention to reduce the wear of the piston rod and cylinder inner wall arranged sealing elements. To solve these objectives and tasks is provided to provide the piston of the lifting member with special channels through which the inner wall of the cylinder and the piston rod can be sprayed with disinfectant during a disinfection process, and through which the inner wall of the cylinder during normal filling operation continuously can be sprayed with a friction-reducing and / or cooling liquid such as water.
  • the piston rod 1 of the lifting element is first provided with a first bore 4, through which the required during normal operation compressed air is passed into the between cylinder 2 and piston rod 1 devoted displacement 3.
  • the piston rod 1 is provided with at least one second bore 5, through which the disinfectant is passed during the disinfection of the machine. This bore 5 ends below the seal 7, which seals the piston rod 1 and cylinder 2 to each other.
  • the friction-reducing and / or cooling fluid used is passed through the at least one second bore 5.
  • the disinfectant is passed to the inner wall of the cylinder 2.
  • connection and sealing element 8 is arranged, which each establishes a connection between the supply line for compressed air and disinfectant and the holes 4 and 5.

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf ein Huborgan für Gefäßbehandlungsmaschinen, insbesondere Gefäßfüllmaschinen, welches sich auf besondere Weise für die aseptische bzw. kaltaseptische Abfüllung eignet, wobei zusätzlich Maßnahmen zur Reduzierung des Dichtungsverschleisses vorgesehen sind.The invention relates to a lifting device for vessel treatment machines, especially vessel filling machines, which is particularly suitable for aseptic or cold aseptic filling, with additional measures to reduce the seal wear are provided.

Zunehmend stellt sich innerhalb der Getränkeindustrie die Aufgabe, Getränke, bei denen aus geschmacklichen oder sonstigen Gründen auf eine Wärmebehandlung verzichtet wird, kaltaseptisch Abzufüllen. Bei einer kaltaseptischen Abfüllung ist es von besonderer Bedeutung, den gesamten Prozess von der Reinigung der Gefäße, über den eigentlichen Füllvorgang bis hin zum Verschließen der Gefäße möglichst keimfrei auszuführen.Increasingly arises within the beverage industry the task of cold drinks, where is omitted for taste or other reasons, a heat treatment, cold aseptic filling. With a cold aseptic filling, it is of particular importance to carry out the entire process from the cleaning of the vessels on the actual filling process to the closing of the vessels as germ-free as possible.

Dieses Ziel bedingt in der Regel eine besondere konstruktive Gestaltung der für den gesamten Prozess erforderlichen Maschinen. Dabei ist es von besonderer Bedeutung, diese Maschinen so zu gestalten, dass möglichst wenige Nischen, Kanten oder Hinterschneidungen vorhanden sind, da diese die Ansammlung von Schmutz und/oder schädlichen Mikroorganismen begünstigen und darüber hinaus die Reinigung der Maschinen zusätzlich erschweren.This goal usually requires a special structural design of the machines required for the entire process. It is of particular importance to design these machines so that as few niches, edges or undercuts exist as they favor the accumulation of dirt and / or harmful microorganisms and also complicate the cleaning of the machines in addition.

Des weiteren ist es von großem Vorteil, Vorrichtungen vorzusehen, welche es gestatten, die Maschinen auf einfache Weise zu reinigen. Dabei sind in der Praxis insbesondere so genannte CIP-Anlagen (Cleaning in process) gewünscht, da diese die Reinigung der Maschinen bei geringen Kosten ermöglichen, wobei die gesamte Anlage dazu automatisch mit einem Desinfektionsmittel abgespült wird.Furthermore, it is of great advantage to provide devices which allow the machines to be cleaned in a simple manner. In practice, in particular, so-called CIP systems (cleaning in process) are desired, since these enable the machines to be cleaned at low costs, with the entire system being automatically rinsed off with a disinfectant for this purpose.

Eine derartige Vorrichtung wurde beispielsweise durch die EP 1 262 447 A2 vorgestellt. Schwerpunktmäßig befasst sich diese Schrift mit der Reinigung und/oder Desinfektion von Bewegungselementen wie beispielsweise Schraubspindeln von Verschließern, Streckdornen von Streckblasmaschinen, wobei es dabei von besonderer Bedeutung ist, dass diese Bewegungselemente ständig aus einem nicht sterilen Bereich, beispielsweise der Umgebung, in einen sterilen, zumindest aber reinen Bereich einer Behälterbehandlungsmaschine einfahren. Da durch diese ständige Bewegung der Bewegungselemente unerwünschte Keime oder Schmutzpartikel in den Sterilbereich der Behälterbehandlungsmaschine eingebracht werden können, ist bei der Reinigung oder Sterilisation dieser Bewegungselemente besonderer Aufwand notwendig.Such a device has been exemplified by the EP 1 262 447 A2 presented. This document focuses on the cleaning and / or disinfecting of moving elements such as screw spindles of cappers, stretched mandrels of stretch blow molding machines, whereby it is of particular importance that these moving elements are constantly moved from a non-sterile area, for example the environment, into a sterile, but at least retract clean area of a container treatment machine. Since unwanted germs or dirt particles can be introduced into the sterile area of the container treatment machine as a result of this constant movement of the movement elements, particular effort is required in the cleaning or sterilization of these movement elements.

Waren in der Vergangenheit CIP-Anlagen und auch die für eine Reinigung günstige Gestaltung zahlreicher Maschinen bzw. Maschinenkomponenten Gegenstand zahlreicher Veröffentlichungen, wurde die entsprechende Gestaltung von Huborganen an Gefäßfüllmaschinen bislang vernachlässigt.In the past, CIP systems and also the favorable design of numerous machines or machine components for cleaning have been the subject of numerous publications, the corresponding design of lifting devices on container filling machines has hitherto been neglected.

Gefäßfüllmaschinen sind vorzugsweise als rotierende Maschinen ausgelegt, die an ihren Rotoren eine Vielzahl von Füllelementen aufweisen. Diesen Füllelementen sind heb- und senkbare Standteller zugeordnet, die über Zuführsterne die zu befüllenden Gefäße übernehmen. Jedem dieser Standteller ist wiederum ein so genanntes Huborgan zugeordnet, welches dazu bestimmt ist, die auf den Standtellern stehenden Gefäße gegen die Füllelemente anzuheben und anzupressen. Ebenfalls sind Lösungen bekannt geworden, bei denen die Standteller durch radial abstehende Greiferelemente ersetzt wurden, welche die Gefäße - bei denen es sich in solchen Fällen in der Regel um Kunststoffflaschen handelt - an ihrem Halskragen erfassen und halten.Vessel filling machines are preferably designed as rotating machines having a plurality of filling elements on their rotors. These filling elements are associated with raised and lowered base plate, which take over Zuführsterne the vessels to be filled. Each of these stand plate is in turn assigned a so-called lifting member, which is intended to raise the standing on the stalls vessels against the filling elements and to press. Also solutions have become known in which the stand plates have been replaced by radially projecting gripper elements, which capture and hold the vessels - which are usually in such cases usually plastic bottles - on their collar.

Um die oben beschriebene Funktion zu realisieren, bestehen diese Huborgane in der Regel aus einer Kombination aus einem feststehenden Kolben und einem, diesen Kolben umschließenden, beweglichen Zylinder. Diese Bauteile sind lotrecht angeordnet, wobei der Kolben starr mit dem Rotor der Gefäßfüllmaschine verbunden ist.
Der Zylinder kann in senkrechter Richtung auf und ab bewegt werden.
Der sich zwischen feststehendem Kolben und beweglichem Zylinder ergebende Hubraum wird in den meisten Fällen mit Druckluft beaufschlagt, welche durch eine Bohrung im Kolben geleitet wird, wodurch der Zylinder das Bestreben hat, sich senkrecht nach oben zu bewegen. Diese Bewegung wird durch eine am Zylinder befestigte, um ihre Längsachse drehbar gelagerte Rolle begrenzt, wobei diese Rolle an einer ortsfesten Kurvenbahn anliegt. Durch die Drehbewegung des Rotors der Gefäßfüllmaschine rollt sich die Rolle auf der Kurvenbahn ab, folgt somit deren Kontur und führt dadurch gleichzeitig eine Auf- und Ab-Bewegung durch, welcher aufgrund der konstruktiven Gestaltung auch der Standteller und somit auch das auf diesem befindliche Gefäß folgt.In order to realize the function described above, these lifting elements usually consist of a combination of a fixed piston and a, this piston enclosing, movable cylinder. These components are arranged vertically, wherein the piston is rigidly connected to the rotor of the vessel filling machine.
The cylinder can be moved up and down in the vertical direction.
The resulting between fixed piston and movable cylinder displacement is applied in most cases with compressed air, which is passed through a bore in the piston, whereby the cylinder has a tendency to move vertically upwards. This movement is limited by a roller mounted on the cylinder and rotatably mounted about its longitudinal axis, this roller bearing against a stationary curved track. Due to the rotational movement of the rotor of the vessel filling machine, the roller rolls on the curved path, thus follows the contour and thereby simultaneously performs an up and down movement, which follows due to the structural design of the stand plate and thus also the vessel located thereon ,

Huborgane sind z.B. aus der DE 39 19 565 bekannt. Dieses Huborgan folgt in seiner konstruktiven Gestaltung den oben beschriebenen Merkmalen, wobei Mittel zur Reinigung des Huborgans nicht vorgesehen sind, was einen wesentlichen Nachteil einer derartigen Ausgestaltung darstellt.Lifting organs are eg from the DE 39 19 565 known. This lifting member follows in its structural design the features described above, wherein means for cleaning the lifting member are not provided, which represents a significant disadvantage of such a design.

Huborgane, welche Mittel zur Reinigung des selbigen beinhalten sind bislang nicht bekannt geworden.Lifting organs, which include means for cleaning the selbigen have not yet become known.

Ein weiteres Problem bei Huborganen ergibt sich in der Praxis dadurch, dass die Dichtungen, welche zwischen Kolbenstange und Zylinderinnenwandung angeordnet sind, einem starken Verschleiß unterworfen sind. Besonders verschleißfördernd ist die Tatsache, dass die Dichtung mit hoher Frequenz über eine weite Wegstrecke über eine zwar glatte, aber trockene Metalloberfläche bewegt wird.Another problem with lifting organs results in practice in that the seals, which are arranged between the piston rod and cylinder inner wall, are subjected to heavy wear. Particularly wear-promoting is the fact that the seal is moved at high frequency over a long distance on a smooth but dry metal surface.

Vorschläge zur Lösung dieses Problems sind bislang nicht bekannt geworden.Suggestions for solving this problem have not yet been disclosed.

Ziel und Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung ist es, ein Huborgan vorzustellen, welches Mittel beinhaltet, welche seine automatische Reinigung auf einfache Art und Weise gestatten, und es somit auf besondere Art und Weise für den Einsatz in kaltaseptischen Füllanlagen geeignet machen. Des Weiteren ist es Ziel und Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung den Verschleiß der zwischen Kolbenstange und Zylinderinnenwandung angeordneten Dichtungselemente zu vermindern.
Zur Lösung dieser Ziel- und Aufgabenstellungen ist vorgesehen, den Kolben des Huborgans mit speziellen Kanälen zu versehen, durch welche die Innenwandung des Zylinders und die Kolbenstange während eines Desinfektionsvorganges mit Desinfektionsmittel abgesprüht werden können, und durch welche die Innenwandung des Zylinders während des normalen Füllbetriebes kontinuierlich mit einer reibungsvermindernden und/oder kühlenden Flüssigkeit wie z.B. Wasser besprüht werden kann.The aim and object of the present invention is to provide a lifting device which includes means which allow its automatic cleaning in a simple manner, and thus make it suitable in a special way for use in cold aseptic filling plants. Furthermore, it is the object and object of the present invention to reduce the wear of the piston rod and cylinder inner wall arranged sealing elements.
To solve these objectives and tasks is provided to provide the piston of the lifting member with special channels through which the inner wall of the cylinder and the piston rod can be sprayed with disinfectant during a disinfection process, and through which the inner wall of the cylinder during normal filling operation continuously can be sprayed with a friction-reducing and / or cooling liquid such as water.

Im Nachfolgenden wird die Erfindung anhand von Ausführungsbeispielen näher erläutert. Im Einzelnen zeigt die

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In the following, the invention will be explained in more detail with reference to exemplary embodiments. In detail, the shows
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Weiterbildungen, Vorteile und Anwendungsmöglichkeiten der Erfindung ergeben sich aus der nachfolgenden Beschreibung von Ausführungsbeispielen und der Zeichnung. Dabei bilden alle beschriebenen und/oder bildlich dargestellten Merkmale für sich oder in beliebiger Kombination den Gegenstand der Erfindung, unabhängig von Ihrer Zusammenfassung in den Ansprüchen oder deren Rückbeziehung. Gleichzeitig wird der Inhalt der Ansprüche zu einem Bestandteil der Beschreibung gemacht.Further developments, advantages and applications of the invention will become apparent from the following description of exemplary embodiments and the drawings. All described and / or illustrated features alone or in any combination form the subject matter of the invention, regardless of yours Summary in the claims or their dependency. At the same time, the content of the claims is made part of the description.

Wie in der Figur 1 dargestellt, ist die Kolbenstange 1 des Hubelementes zunächst mit einer ersten Bohrung 4 versehen, durch welche die während des normalen Betriebs erforderliche Druckluft in den sich zwischen Zylinder 2 und Kolbenstange 1 ergebenen Hubraum 3 geleitet wird. Zusätzlich ist die Kolbenstange 1 mit mindestens einer zweiten Bohrung 5 versehen, durch welche während der Desinfektion der Maschine das Desinfektionsmittel geleitet wird. Diese Bohrung 5 endet unterhalb der Dichtung 7 welche Kolbenstange 1 und Zylinder 2 zueinander abdichtet.Like in the FIG. 1 shown, the piston rod 1 of the lifting element is first provided with a first bore 4, through which the required during normal operation compressed air is passed into the between cylinder 2 and piston rod 1 devoted displacement 3. In addition, the piston rod 1 is provided with at least one second bore 5, through which the disinfectant is passed during the disinfection of the machine. This bore 5 ends below the seal 7, which seals the piston rod 1 and cylinder 2 to each other.

Während des normalen Füllbetriebes wird die eingesetzte reibungsvermindernde und/oder kühlende Flüssigkeit durch die mindestens eine zweite Bohrung 5 geleitet.During normal filling operation, the friction-reducing and / or cooling fluid used is passed through the at least one second bore 5.

Durch eine oder mehrere radial in die Kolbenstange 1 eingebrachte Bohrungen 6, welche mit der zweiten Bohrung 5 in Verbindung stehen, wird das Desinfektionsmittel an die Innenwandung des Zylinders 2 geleitet.By one or more radially introduced into the piston rod 1 holes 6, which are in communication with the second bore 5, the disinfectant is passed to the inner wall of the cylinder 2.

Durch eine geschickte Wahl der Parameter Volumenstrom und Druck beim Austritt des Desinfektionsmittels aus den radialen Bohrungen 6 wird sichergestellt, dass das Desinfektionsmittel auch die Kolbenstange 1 des Hubelementes sicher benetzt.By a clever choice of the parameters volume flow and pressure at the outlet of the disinfectant from the radial bores 6 ensures that the disinfectant and the piston rod 1 of the lifting element wetted safely.

Während der Austritt des Desinfektionsmittels innerhalb der Reinigungsphase im Wesentlichen kontinuierlich und konzentriert erfolgt, kann der Austritt der Kühlund/oder Schmierflüssigkeit während des normalen Füllbetriebes kontinuierlich oder aber auch intervallweise erfolgen.While the discharge of the disinfectant takes place essentially continuously and concentrated during the cleaning phase, the exit of the cooling and / or lubricating liquid during the normal filling operation can take place continuously or also at intervals.

Am unteren Ende der Kolbenstange 1 ist ein Anschluss- und Dichtungselement 8 angeordnet, welches je eine Verbindung zwischen den Versorgungsleitung für Druckluft und Desinfektionsmittel und den Bohrungen 4 und 5 herstellt.At the lower end of the piston rod 1, a connection and sealing element 8 is arranged, which each establishes a connection between the supply line for compressed air and disinfectant and the holes 4 and 5.

Durch eine nicht gezeigte Umschaltvorrichtung kann die mindestens eine Bohrungen 5 für die Einleitung eines Desinfektionsvorganges mit der Zufuhrleitung des Desinfektionsmittels oder aber, für den normalen Füllprozess, mit der Zufuhrleitung einer Kühl- und/oder Schmierflüssigkeit verbunden werden.By means of a switching device, not shown, the at least one bores 5 for the initiation of a disinfection process with the supply line of the disinfectant or, for the normal filling process, be connected to the supply line of a cooling and / or lubricating fluid.

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  1. Lifting device with a piston and a cylinder for use on a container treatment machine in the beverage industry, in particular for use on container filling machines, characterised in that, in the piston of the lifting device, channels (5, 6) for the supply of disinfectant and/or lubricating liquid are provided, thereby permitting easy and automated cleaning of the lifting device and/or liquid lubrication of the internal cylinder wall of the lifting cylinder of the lifting device.
  2. Lifting device according to claim 1, characterised in that the at least one channel (5) for supplying disinfectant and/or lubricating liquid (5) is connected with the peripheral surface of the piston rod through at least one radial channel (6).
  3. Lifting device according to claim 2, characterised in that the at least one radial channel (6) is arranged at a height underneath the seal (7) arranged between the piston rod (1) and the cylinder (2).
  4. Lifting device according to one of the claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the at least one channel (5) is supplied with disinfectant by a ring main.
  5. Lifting device according to one of the claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the at least one channel (5) is supplied with lubricating and/or cooling liquid by a ring main.
  6. Lifting device according to claim 4 or 5, characterised in that the ring main is connected with the non-rotating part of the container filling machine by means of a rotary distributor.
  7. Lifting device according to one of the claims 1 to 6, characterised in that the connection of the drill hole (4) to the compressed air supply and the connection of the channel (5) to the supply with disinfectant and/or lubricating liquid is effected by means of a common connecting and sealing element (8).
  8. Lifting device according to one of the claims 1 to 7, characterised in that the pressure and volume flow parameters during exit of the disinfectant from the at least one radial channel (6) are selected such that the piston rod (1) is also cleaned.
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