EP2424812B1 - Filling system - Google Patents
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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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- 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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- 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 filling system for a filling machine in a production plant, for filling bottles or other containers with a liquid product, which consists of a mixture of a main component and at least one additional component, wherein for a product in the form of a beverage, the main component, for example water and the at least one additional component is at least one flavoring agent.
- a filling system according to the preamble of claim 1 is known from WO96 / 09957 known.
- the mixing of the main component with the at least one additional component is generally carried out in a mixing plant separate from the filling machine from which the finished filling product or mixed product is fed to the filling machine.
- the object of the invention is to show a filling system, with a simplified structural design, a mixing of the main component and the at least one additional component on each filling element in a precisely metered and reproducible manner is possible.
- the filling system according to the invention initially has the fundamental advantage that in a production plant in which the filling system according to the invention or a corresponding filling machine are used, a separate mixing plant for mixing the product of the main component and the at least one additional component can be dispensed with. Furthermore, however, the invention also has the advantage of a reproducible precisely metered addition of the at least one additional component to the main component in that the addition or admixing of the at least one additional component during filling by a metering pump independently associated with each filling element and preferably via a controllable control valve.
- At least two dosing pumps driven by a common motor form a dosing unit, wherein each dosing unit is assigned a respective filling element group in which the number of filling elements is equal to the number of dosing pumps in the associated dosing unit, and each filling element over a mixing line and preferably via a control valve to the output of a filling element this independently associated metering pump is connected.
- At least two, for example, three metering pumps driven by a common motor form a metering unit, each filling element of the filling system being assigned such a metering unit, which is connected to the filling elements via a mixing line.
- the output of the dosing unit is controlled via control valves selectively connectable to the output of one or more of their metering pumps, so that although in this embodiment the metered admixing of at least one additional component to each filling element by a separate metering pump, but still the possibility exists, by appropriate control the control valves of the main component to mix different additional components or combinations of such additional components.
- the metering devices are preferably operated so that the metering pumps are constantly driven during the filling operation with the respective, several metering pumps associated motor at a constant speed and / or power and the metered delivery of at least an additional component takes place in each case by opening the normally closed control valve over a time window within which, taking into account the delivery rate of the metering pumps, the amount of the at least one additional component required for mixing is delivered to the associated filling element.
- the dosage of the additional component can be adjusted.
- filling system is part of a filling machine, for example a filling machine of continuous design for filling bottles 2 with a liquid product in the form of a mixture of a main component K1 and another component or additive component K2, the main component such as water, for example, carbonated Water and the additional component K2, for example, are a flavoring.
- a filling machine for example a filling machine of continuous design for filling bottles 2 with a liquid product in the form of a mixture of a main component K1 and another component or additive component K2, the main component such as water, for example, carbonated Water and the additional component K2, for example, are a flavoring.
- the filling system 1 or the filling machine having this filling system has a multiplicity of filling elements 4 on the circumference of a rotor which can be driven peripherally around a vertical machine axis
- FIG. 1 shows the provided at different angular positions I - III of the rotor 3 filling elements 4 for the sake of simplicity side by side.
- these filling elements like all other filling elements of the filling system 1 or of the filling machine, are located on the circumference of the common circular-disk or annular rotor 3, as is known to the person skilled in the art.
- Each filling element 4 is assigned to the rotor 3, a container carrier 5, on which the respective bottle during filling at an integrally formed below the bottle mouth 2.1 flanges 2.2 (neck ring) is suspended, for a free jet filling in the form that the bottle mouth 2.1 of the underside of the respective filling element 4 or from a discharge opening 6 formed there is spaced, via which the liquid contents of the respective bottle 2 when filling in the form of a free Medgutstrahles 7 flows.
- a liquid flow channel 9 is formed in each filling element 4, which forms the discharge opening 6 on the underside of the filling element 4 and in the region of the top of the filling element 4 and the Greelementgephases 8 via a line 10 with flow meter 11 with one for all Filling elements 4 of the filling machine common, arranged on the rotor 3 boiler 12 is connected.
- the latter is partially filled during the filling operation with the liquid contents, so that formed within the vessel 12 a lower, occupied by the contents liquid space 12.1 and overlying a gas space 12.2.
- a liquid valve 13 is provided, which is opened at the beginning of filling by an actuator 14 and controlled by the measurement signal of the flow meter 11 via the actuator 14 is closed after reaching the introduced in the bottle 2 amount controlled.
- each filling element 4 is connected via a metering or mixing line 15 to an output of a metering device 16, wherein each metering unit 16 is assigned to a group of several filling elements 4, namely at the filling system 1 shown in Figure 1 in each case three filling elements 4 and the filling positions formed by these.
- Each mixing line 15 opens centrally at the discharge opening 6 of the associated filling element 4 and thereby centrally at one of the respective discharge opening 6 provided or this forming gas barrier 17, which is formed in a conventional manner by an insert with a plurality of through channels.
- Each metering device comprises a separate metering pump 18 for each mixing line 15. All metering pumps 18 of the metering unit 16 are driven by a common electric motor 19. Furthermore, the metering pumps 18 are designed so that by changing the rotational speed of the rotor 19, the delivery rate of the metering pump 18, ie the amount of the component K2, which during the filling process and during the activated metering unit 16 via the mixing line 15 to the respective filling element promoted and thus on the filling element 4, that is mixed in the liquid jet 7 when the liquid valve 13 of the component K1 is opened, can be adjusted in fine doses.
- a control valve 20 is provided, with which the metering of the component K2 takes place in the manner described below.
- the dosing unit 16 is connected to a line 21 for supplying the component K2.
- the essential advantage of the filling system 1 is that the mixing of the components K1 and K2, i. mixing the respective product during filling, i. with open liquid valve 13 on the filling element 4 or within the liquid jet 7 and ggs. is still within the bottle 2, so that in the filling machine with the filling system 1 having production plant mixing components K1 and K2 mixing plant is not required.
- the control of the metering units 16 and the metered delivery of the additional component K2 by these units can be done in different ways, for example by changing the flow rate of the metering pumps 18 and thereby for example by changing the speed of the respective motor 19 and / or by appropriate control of the opening hours Control valves 20.
- the metered delivery of the component K2 is carried out, for example, so that the normally closed control valves 20 are opened for the metered mixing of the component K2 over a time window in continuously and continuously driven metering pumps 18, within which then the capacity of the metering pumps 18 corresponding Amount of the component K2 is introduced into the respective mixing line 15 and thus mixed with the associated filling element 4 the liquid jet 7.
- the activation of the metering unit 16 associated with each group of filling elements 4 takes place, for example, jointly for all filling elements of this group. It is understood that the respective metering unit 16 is activated for metered delivery of the component K2 only during the filling phase.
- a simultaneous activation of the control valves 20 preferably takes place only when the liquid valves 13 of all, the metering device 16 associated filling elements 4 are opened, with a time delay in such a way that the control valves 20 of each metering unit 16 are opened only when in each bottle 2 of the group of filling elements, which is assigned to this dosing unit 16, has already been introduced a certain amount of the component K1.
- FIG. 2 shows in a similar representation the FIG. 1 as a further embodiment according to the invention three filling elements 4 of a plurality of such filling elements having filling system.
- each filling element 4 is assigned an independent metering device 16a, which in each case has, for example, an optional admixing of a plurality of components, i. in the illustrated embodiment of three components K2.1, K2.2 and K2.3 to the main component K1 on the respective filling element 4 and in the liquid jet 7 allows.
- the filling system 1a corresponds to the filling system 1, in particular also with regard to the formation of the filling elements 4 and with respect to the free jet filling of the bottles 2.
- the filling elements 4 provided at different angular positions I-III of the rotor 3 are in turn shown offset from each other for better explanation and illustration , but actually provided on the circumference of the common rotor 3.
- each metering unit 16a For the metering pumps 18 of each metering unit 16a in turn a common controllable in the speed motor 19 is provided.
- Each metering unit 16a is connected to three lines 21 for the separate feeding of the components K2.1, K2.2 or K2.3 and connected via a single mixing line 15 and a control valve 20 with the associated filling element 4.
- the control valve 20 assigned to the component K2.1, K2.2 or K2.3 is opened. The remaining control valves 20 are closed.
- a control valve 22 is provided in addition to the control valves 20, via soft the mixing line 15, for example, with the component K1 or with another, beverage-neutral fluid, for example with a gaseous or vaporous fluid, eg with sterile air or a Inert gas (CO 2 gas or nitrogen) can be rinsed to remove from the mixing line 15 residues of that component K2.1, K2.2, K2.3, which was added before rinsing the main component K1.
- a control valve 22 with the associated purge line 22.1 in the FIG. 2 For the sake of simplicity of illustration only one dosing unit 16a is shown, in fact each dosing unit 16a has the control valve 22 with the associated flushing line.
- the filling system 1 a makes it possible to mix one or more of the components K2.1 - K2.3 during the filling of the main component K1 and the filling machine of a product of the main component K1 and one or more additional components K2.1 - K2.3 to convert a product from the main component and another additional component, in any case before this change the mixing line 15 of each filling element 4 is purged by opening the control valve 22.
- the rinsing of the mixing lines 15 takes place, for example, at the start of production and / or at the end of production, ie at the beginning of filling a product batch and / or at the end of filling a product batch or, for example, at the end of each filling phase, ie at the end of filling a bottle. 2 , so that at each filling element at the beginning of a new filling phase, ie when filling a further bottle 2 reproducible conditions exist.
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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf ein Füllsystem für eine Füllmaschine in einer Produktionsanlage, zum Füllen von Flaschen oder anderen Behältern mit einem flüssigen Füllgut, welches aus einer Mischung einer Hauptkomponente und wenigstens einer Zusatzkomponente besteht, wobei bei einem Füllgut in Form eines Getränks die Hauptkomponente beispielsweise Wasser und die wenigstens eine Zusatzkomponente zumindest ein Aromastoff ist.The invention relates to a filling system for a filling machine in a production plant, for filling bottles or other containers with a liquid product, which consists of a mixture of a main component and at least one additional component, wherein for a product in the form of a beverage, the main component, for example water and the at least one additional component is at least one flavoring agent.
Ein Füllsystem nach dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1 ist aus der
Zumindest in Produktionsanlagen der Getränkeindustrie erfolgt das Mischen der Hauptkomponente mit der wenigstens einen Zusatzkomponente in der Regel in einer von der Füllmaschine gesonderten Anmischanlage von der das fertige Füllgut bzw. Mischprodukt der Füllmaschine zugeführt wird.At least in production plants of the beverage industry, the mixing of the main component with the at least one additional component is generally carried out in a mixing plant separate from the filling machine from which the finished filling product or mixed product is fed to the filling machine.
Es wurde auch bereits vorgeschlagen, das Mischen wenigstens einer Hauptkomponente und mindestens einer Zusatzkomponente während des Füllens der Behälter, d.h. am jeweiligen Füllelement und/oder im Behälter selbst vorzunehmen, wofür die wenigstens einer Hauptkomponente und die wenigstens eine Zusatzkomponente dem jeweiligen Füllelement in der für das Mischverhältnis erforderlichen Menge zugeführt werden.It has also been proposed to mix at least one major component and at least one additive component during filling of the containers, i. on the respective filling element and / or in the container itself, for which the at least one main component and the at least one additional component are supplied to the respective filling element in the amount required for the mixing ratio.
Aufgabe der Erfindung ist es, ein Füllsystem aufzuzeigen, mit dem bei vereinfachter konstruktiver Ausbildung ein Mischen der Hauptkomponente und der wenigstens einen Zusatzkomponente am jeweiligen Füllelement in genau dosierter und reproduzierbarer Weise möglich ist.The object of the invention is to show a filling system, with a simplified structural design, a mixing of the main component and the at least one additional component on each filling element in a precisely metered and reproducible manner is possible.
Zur Lösung dieser Aufgabe ist ein Füllsystem entsprechend dem Patentanspruch 1 ausgebildet.To solve this problem, a filling system according to the
Das erfindungsgemäße Füllsystem hat zunächst den grundsätzlichen Vorteil, dass in einer Produktionsanlage, in der das erfindungsgemäße Füllsystem bzw. eine entsprechende Füllmaschine zum Einsatz kommen, auf eine gesonderte Anmischanlage zum Mischen des Produktes aus der Hauptkomponente und der wenigstens einen Zusatzkomponente verzichtet werden kann. Weiterhin hat die Erfindung aber auch den Vorteil einer reproduzierbaren genau dosierten Zugabe der wenigstens einen Zusatzkomponente zur Hauptkomponente dadurch, dass die Zugabe oder Zumischung der wenigstens einen Zusatzkomponente während des Füllens durch eine jedem Füllelement eigenständig zugeordnete Dosierpumpe und vorzugsweise über ein steuerbares Steuerventil erfolgt. Zur Reduzierung des konstruktiven Aufwandes bilden beispielsweise jeweils wenigstens zwei durch einen gemeinsamen Motor angetriebene Dosierpumpen eine Dosiereinheit, wobei dann jeder Dosiereinheit jeweils eine Füllelementgruppe zugeordnet ist, in der die Anzahl der Füllelemente gleich der Anzahl der Dosierpumpen in der zugehörigen Dosiereinheit ist, und jedes Füllelement über eine Mischleitung und vorzugsweise über ein Steuerventil mit dem Ausgang einer diesem Füllelement eigenständig zugeordneten Dosierpumpe verbunden ist.The filling system according to the invention initially has the fundamental advantage that in a production plant in which the filling system according to the invention or a corresponding filling machine are used, a separate mixing plant for mixing the product of the main component and the at least one additional component can be dispensed with. Furthermore, however, the invention also has the advantage of a reproducible precisely metered addition of the at least one additional component to the main component in that the addition or admixing of the at least one additional component during filling by a metering pump independently associated with each filling element and preferably via a controllable control valve. To reduce the design complexity, for example, at least two dosing pumps driven by a common motor form a dosing unit, wherein each dosing unit is assigned a respective filling element group in which the number of filling elements is equal to the number of dosing pumps in the associated dosing unit, and each filling element over a mixing line and preferably via a control valve to the output of a filling element this independently associated metering pump is connected.
Bei einer Ausführungsform der Erfindung bilden jeweils wenigstens zwei, beispielsweise drei durch einen gemeinsamen Motor angetriebene Dosierpumpen eine Dosiereinheit, wobei jedem Füllelement des Füllsystems eine derartige Dosiereinheit zugeordnet, die bzw. deren Ausgang über eine Mischleitung mit dem Füllelemente verbunden ist. Der Ausgang der Dosiereinheit ist über Steuerventile gesteuert wahlweise mit dem Ausgang einer oder mehrerer ihrer Dosierpumpen verbindbar, sodass zwar auch bei dieser Ausführung das dosierte Zumischen der wenigstens einen Zusatzkomponente an jedem Füllelement durch eine eigenständige Dosierpumpe erfolgt, dennoch aber die Möglichkeit besteht, durch entsprechende Ansteuerung der Steuerventile der Hauptkomponente unterschiedliche Zusatzkomponenten oder Kombinationen solcher Zusatzkomponenten zuzumischen.In one embodiment of the invention, at least two, for example, three metering pumps driven by a common motor form a metering unit, each filling element of the filling system being assigned such a metering unit, which is connected to the filling elements via a mixing line. The output of the dosing unit is controlled via control valves selectively connectable to the output of one or more of their metering pumps, so that although in this embodiment the metered admixing of at least one additional component to each filling element by a separate metering pump, but still the possibility exists, by appropriate control the control valves of the main component to mix different additional components or combinations of such additional components.
Um Dosierungsfehler oder -ungenauigkeiten in einer Anlaufphase der Dosierpumpe zu vermeiden, werden die Dosiereinrichtungen bevorzugt so betrieben, dass die Dosierpumpen während des Füllbetriebes ständig mit dem jeweiligen, mehreren Dosierpumpen zugeordneten Motor mit gleichbleibender Drehzahl und/oder Leistung angetrieben sind und die dosierte Abgabe der wenigstens einen Zusatzkomponente jeweils durch öffnen des normalerweise geschlossenen Steuerventils über ein Zeitfenster erfolgt, innerhalb dessen unter Berücksichtigung der Förderleistung der Dosierpumpen die für das Zumischen erforderliche Menge der wenigstens einen Zusatzkomponente an das zugehörige Füllelement abgegeben wird. Durch Änderung des Zeitfensters und/oder durch Änderung der Förderleistung der Dosierpumpen bzw. der Drehzahl der diese antreibenden Motoren kann die Dosierung der Zusatzkomponente eingestellt werden.In order to avoid dosage errors or inaccuracies in a start-up phase of the metering pump, the metering devices are preferably operated so that the metering pumps are constantly driven during the filling operation with the respective, several metering pumps associated motor at a constant speed and / or power and the metered delivery of at least an additional component takes place in each case by opening the normally closed control valve over a time window within which, taking into account the delivery rate of the metering pumps, the amount of the at least one additional component required for mixing is delivered to the associated filling element. By changing the time window and / or by changing the delivery rate of the metering pumps or the speed of these driving motors, the dosage of the additional component can be adjusted.
Weiterbildungen, Vorteile und Anwendungsmöglichkeiten der Erfindung ergeben sich auch aus der nachfolgenden Beschreibung von Ausführungsbeispielen und aus den Figuren. Dabei sind alle beschriebenen und/oder bildlich dargestellten Merkmale für sich oder in beliebiger Kombination grundsätzlich Gegenstand der Erfindung, unabhängig von ihrer Zusammenfassung in den Ansprüchen oder deren Rückbeziehung. Auch 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 from the figures. In this case, all described and / or illustrated features in itself or in any combination in principle the subject of the invention, regardless of their summary in the claims or their dependency. Also, the content of the claims is made an integral part of the description.
Die Erfindung wird im Folgenden anhand der
Das in der
Das Füllsystem 1 bzw. die dieses Füllsystem aufweisende Füllmaschine besitzt am Umfang eines eine vertikale Maschinenachse umlaufend antreibbaren Rotors eine Vielzahl von Füllelementen 4. Die
Jedem Füllelement 4 ist am Rotor 3 ein Behälterträger 5 zugeordnet, an dem die jeweilige Flasche während des Füllens an einem unterhalb der Flaschenmündung 2.1 angeformten Flansche 2.2 (Neckring) hängend gehalten ist, und zwar für ein Freistrahlfüllen in der Form, dass die Flaschenmündung 2.1 von der Unterseite des betreffenden Füllelementes 4 bzw. von einer dort gebildeten Abgabeöffnung 6 beabstandet ist, über die das flüssige Füllgut der jeweiligen Flasche 2 beim Füllen in Form eines freien Füllgutstrahles 7 zufließt.Each
Im Inneren eines Füllelementqehäuses 8 ist in iedem Füllelement 4 ein Flüssiqkeitskanal 9 ausgebildet, der an der Unterseite des Füllelementes 4 die Abgabeöffnung 6 bildet und im Bereich der Oberseite des Füllelementes 4 bzw. des Füllelementgehäuses 8 über eine Leitung 10 mit Durchflussmesser 11 mit einem für sämtliche Füllelemente 4 der Füllmaschine gemeinsamen, am Rotor 3 angeordneten Kessel 12 verbunden ist. Letzterer ist während des Füllbetriebes mit dem flüssigen Füllgut teilgefüllt, sodass sich innerhalb des Kessels 12 ein unterer, vom Füllgut eingenommener Flüssigkeitsraum 12.1 und darüberliegend ein Gasraum 12.2 ausgebildet. Im Flüssigkeitskanal 9 ist ein Flüssigkeitsventil 13 vorgesehen, welches am Beginn des Füllens durch eine Betätigungseinrichtung 14 geöffnet und nach Erreichen der in die betreffende Flasche 2 eingebrachten Füllgutmenge gesteuert durch das Messsignal des Durchflussmessers 11 über die Betätigungseinrichtung 14 wieder geschlossen wird.Inside a Füllelementqehäuses 8 a
Die Besonderheit des Füllsystems 1 besteht darin, dass das Mischen der beiden Komponenten K1 und K2 während des Füllprozesses erfolgt, d.h. innerhalb des Füllgutstrahles 7 sowie eventuell auch noch innerhalb der jeweiligen Flasche 2. Hierfür ist jedes Füllelement 4 über eine Dosier- oder Mischleitung 15 mit einem Ausgang einer Dosiereinrichtung 16 verbunden, wobei jede Dosiereinheit 16 einer Gruppe von mehreren Füllelementen 4 zugeordnet ist, und zwar bei dem in der Figur 1 dargestellten Füllsystem 1 jeweils drei Füllelementen 4 bzw. den von diesen gebildeten Füllpositionen.The peculiarity of the
Jede Mischleitung 15 mündet mittig an der Abgabeöffnung 6 des zugehörigen Füllelementes 4 und dabei mittig an einem an der jeweiligen Abgabeöffnung 6 vorgesehenen oder diese bildenden Gassperre 17, die in an sich bekannter Weise von einem Einsatz mit einer Vielzahl von durchgehenden Kanälen gebildet ist.Each
Jede Dosiereinrichtung umfasst für jede Mischleitung 15 eine eigene Dosierpumpe 18. Sämtliche Dosierpumpen 18 der Dosiereinheit 16 sind durch einen gemeinsamen Elektromotor 19 angetrieben. Weiterhin sind die Dosierpumpen 18 so ausgebildet, dass durch Änderung der Drehzahl des Rotors 19 die Förderleistung der Dosierpumpe 18, d.h. die Menge der Komponente K2, die während des Füllprozesses und während der aktivierten Dosiereinheit 16 über die Mischleitung 15 an das jeweilige Füllelement gefördert und damit am Füllelement 4, d.h. bei geöffnetem Flüssigkeitsventil 13 der Komponente K1 im Flüssigkeitsstrahl 7 beigemischt wird, fein dosiert eingestellt werden kann. Am Ausgang jeder Dosierpumpe 18 ist ein Steuerventil 20 vorgesehen, mit dem in der nachstehend beschriebenen Weise die Dosierung der Komponente K2 erfolgt. Weiterhin ist die Dosiereinheit 16 an eine Leitung 21 zum Zuführen der Komponente K2 angeschlossen.Each metering device comprises a
Der wesentliche Vorteil des Füllsystems 1 besteht darin, dass das Mischen der Komponenten K1 und K2, d.h. das Abmischen des jeweiligen Produktes während des Füllens, d.h. bei geöffnetem Flüssigkeitsventil 13 am Füllelement 4 bzw. innerhalb des Flüssigkeitsstrahles 7 und ggs. noch innerhalb der Flasche 2 erfolgt, sodass in der die Füllmaschine mit dem Füllsystem 1 aufweisenden Produktionsanlage eine die Komponenten K1 und K2 mischende Abmischanlage nicht erforderlich ist.The essential advantage of the
Die Steuerung der Dosiereinheiten 16 bzw. der dosierten Abgabe der Zusatzkomponente K2 durch diese Einheiten kann auf unterschiedlichste Weise erfolgen, beispielsweise durch Änderung der Förderleistung der Dosierpumpen 18 und dabei beispielsweise durch Änderung der Drehzahl des jeweiligen Motors 19 und/oder durch entsprechende Steuerung der Öffnungszeiten der Steuerventile 20. Bevorzugt erfolgt die dosierte Abgabe der Komponente K2 beispielsweise so, dass bei ständig und kontinuierlich angetriebenen Dosierpumpen 18 die normalerweise geschlossenen Steuerventile 20 für das dosierte Zumischen der Komponente K2 über ein Zeitfenster geöffnet werden, innerhalb dessen dann die der Förderleistung der Dosierpumpen 18 entsprechende Menge der Komponente K2 in die jeweilige Mischleitung 15 eingebracht und damit an dem zugehörigen Füllelement 4 dem Flüssigkeitsstrahl 7 beigemischt wird.The control of the
Zur Vereinfachung der Ansteuerung der einzelnen Dosiereinheiten 16 erfolgt das Aktivieren der jeder Gruppe von Füllelementen 4 zugeordneten Dosiereinheit 16 für sämtliche Füllelemente dieser Gruppe beispielsweise gemeinsam. Es versteht sich, dass die jeweilige Dosiereinheit 16 zur dosierten Abgabe der Komponente K2 erst während der Füllphase aktiviert wird. Eine gleichzeitige Aktivierung der Steuerventile 20 erfolgt bevorzugt erst dann, wenn die Flüssigkeitsventile 13 sämtlicher, der Dosiereinrichtung 16 zugeordneter Füllelemente 4 geöffnet sind, und zwar zeitverzögert in der Weise, dass die Steuerventile 20 einer jeden Dosiereinheit 16 erst dann geöffnet werden, wenn in jede Flasche 2 der Gruppe von Füllelementen, der diese Dosiereinheit 16 zugeordnet ist, bereits eine gewisse Menge der Komponente K1 eingebracht wurde.To simplify the activation of the
Die
Abweichend von dem Füllsystem 1 ist bei dem Füllsystem 1a jedem Füllelement 4 eine eigenständige Dosiereinrichtung 16a zugeordnet, die jeweils ein beispielsweise wahlweises Zumischen von mehreren Komponenten, d.h. bei der dargestellten Ausführungsform von drei Komponenten K2.1, K2.2 und K2.3 zu der Hauptkomponente K1 am jeweiligen Füllelement 4 bzw. im Flüssigkeitsstrahl 7 ermöglicht. Ansonsten entspricht das Füllsystem 1a dem Füllsystem 1, insbesondere auch hinsichtlich der Ausbildung der Füllelemente 4 und hinsichtlich des Freistrahlfüllens der Flaschen 2. Die an unterschiedlichen Winkelpositionen I - III des Rotors 3 vorgesehenen Füllelemente 4 sind wiederum der besseren Erläuterung und Darstellung wegen seitlich gegeneinander versetzt dargestellt, tatsächlich aber am Umfang des gemeinsamen Rotors 3 vorgesehen.Notwithstanding the
Für die Dosierpumpen 18 jeder Dosiereinheit 16a ist wiederum ein gemeinsamer in der Drehzahl steuerbarer Motor 19 vorgesehen. Jede Dosiereinheit 16a ist an drei Leitungen 21 zum getrennten Zuführen der Komponenten K2.1, K2.2 bzw. K2.3 angeschlossen und über eine einzige Mischleitung 15 und ein Steuerventil 20 mit dem zugehörigen Füllelement 4 verbunden. Zur Zugabe einer Komponente K2.1, K2.2 bzw. K2.3 zu der Hauptkomponente K1 während des Füllens wird das der Komponente K2.1, K2.2 bzw. K2.3 zugeordnete Steuerventil 20 geöffnet. Die übrigen Steuerventile 20 sind geschlossen.For the
Zur Spülung der Mischleitung 15 ist zusätzlich zu den Steuerventilen 20 ein Steuerventil 22 vorgesehen, über weiches die Mischleitung 15 beispielsweise mit der Komponente K1 oder aber mit einem anderen, getränkeneutralen Fluid, beispielsweise mit einem gas- oder dampfförmigen Fluid, z.B. mit steriler Luft oder einem Inert-Gas (CO2-Gas oder Stickstoff) gespült werden kann, um aus der Mischleitung 15 Reste derjenigen Komponente K2.1,K2.2, K2.3 zu entfernen, die vor dem Spülen der Hauptkomponente K1 beigemischt wurde. Obwohl das Steuerventil 22 mit der zugehörigen Spülleitung 22.1 in der
Das Füllsystem 1 a ermöglicht es, während des Füllens der Hauptkomponente K1 eine oder aber mehrere der Komponenten K2.1 - K2.3 zuzumischen sowie die Füllmaschine von einem Produkt aus der Hauptkomponente K1 und einer oder mehrerer Zusatzkomponenten K2.1 - K2.3 auf ein Produkt aus der Hauptkomponente und einer anderen Zusatzkomponente umzustellen, wobei auf jeden Fall vor dieser Umstellung die Mischleitung 15 jedes Füllelementes 4 durch Öffnen des Steuerventils 22 gespült wird. Das Spülen der Mischleitungen 15 erfolgt beispielsweise jeweils am Produktionsbeginn- und/oder am Produktionsende, d.h. am Beginn des Abfüllens einer Produktcharge und/oder am Ende des Abfüllens einer Produktcharge oder aber beispielsweise am Ende einer jeden Füllphase, d.h. am Ende des Füllens einer Flasche 2, so dass an jedem Füllelement am Beginn einer neuen Füllphase, d.h. beim Füllen einer weiteren Flasche 2 reproduzierbare Verhältnisse vorliegen.The
Die Erfindung wurde voranstehend an Ausführungsbeispielen beschrieben. Es versteht sich, dass Änderungen sowie Abwandlungen möglich sind. Insbesondere ist das System auch in analoger Weise für Druckfüllungen zu verwenden.The invention has been described above by means of exemplary embodiments. It is understood that changes and modifications are possible. In particular, the system is also to be used in an analogous manner for pressure fillings.
- 1, 1a1, 1a
- Füllsystemfilling system
- 22
- Flaschebottle
- 2.12.1
- Flaschenmündungbottle mouth
- 2.22.2
- Flanschflange
- 33
- Rotorrotor
- 44
- Füllelementfiller
- 55
- Behälterträgercontainer carrier
- 66
- Abgabeöffnungdischarge opening
- 77
- Flüssigkeitsstrahlliquid jet
- 88th
- FüllelementegehäuseFüllelementegehäuse
- 99
- Flüssigkeitskanalliquid channel
- 1010
- Produktleitungproduct line
- 1111
- DurchflussmesserFlowmeter
- 1212
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Kessel für die Hauptkomponente K 1Boiler for the
main component K 1 - 12.112.1
- Flüssigkeitsraumliquid space
- 12.212.2
- Gasraumheadspace
- 1313
- Flüssigkeitsventilliquid valve
- 1414
- Betätigungselementactuator
- 1515
- Mischleitungmixing line
- 16, 16a16, 16a
- Dosiereinheitdosing
- 1717
- Gassperregas barrier
- 1818
- Dosierpumpemetering
- 1919
- Pumpenmotorpump motor
- 2020
- Steuerventilcontrol valve
- 2121
- Leitung für die ZusatzkomponenteLine for the additional component
- 2222
- Steuerventilcontrol valve
- 22.122.1
- Spülleitungflushing line
- K1K1
- Hauptkomponentemain component
- K2, K2.1 - K2.3K2, K2.1 - K2.3
- Zusatz- oder AromakomponenteAdditional or aroma component
- I, II, III, II, II
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Winkelposition der Füllelemente 4 am Rotor 3Angular position of the filling
elements 4 on the rotor 3rd
Claims (6)
- Filling system for a filling machine in a production plant, for filling bottles or similar containers (2) with a liquid filling product comprising of a main component (K1) and at least one additional component (K2.1-K2.3), comprising a plurality of filling elements (4), in which the at least one additional component is supplied in controlled quantities (metered) via at least one mixing line (15) for mixing with the main component (K1) at the filling element (4), wherein each mixing line (15) is connected to an output of a metering unit (18a), comprising at least two metering pumps (18), wherein the at least two metering pumps (18) of each metering unit (18a) are driven by a common motor (19), which can be controlled, for example, in output and revolution speed,
characterised in that
allocated to each filling element (4) is an independent metering unit (16a) with a plurality of metering pumps (18) driven by the common motor (19), wherein each metering pump (18) is connected to the output of the assigned metering unit (16a) in each case by means of a first control valve (20), and wherein each metering pump (18) is connected to an independent line (21) for the delivery of an additional component (K2.1 - K2.3). - Filling system according to claim 1, characterised in that the filling elements (4), for the mixing of the additional components (K2.1 - K2.3) into the main component (K1) in the area of a dispensing opening (6) of the respective filling element (4), via which the liquid filling product flows into the respective container (2), and/or for a mixing of the additional components into the main component (K1), are arranged in the liquid jet (7) which flows into the container during the filling and/or in the respective container (2).
- Filling system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that each metering unit (16a) comprises at least three metering pumps (18), preferably driven by a common motor (19).
- Filling system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised by at least one second control valve (22), at each mixing line (15) or at the outlet of the metering unit (16a), for the controlled flushing of the mixing line (15) with a fluid, for example with the main component (K1) and/or with a gaseous and/or vaporous product-neutral fluid, such as with CO2 gas and/or nitrogen.
- Filling system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the metering units (16a) are configured for a metered delivery of the respective additional components (K2.1 - K2.3) by changing the delivery capacity of the metering pumps (18) and/or by changing the revolution speed of the motor (19) driving the metering pumps (8) and/or by controlling the opening times of the first control valves (20).
- Filling system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that it is a constituent part of a filling machine of circulating type, in which the filling elements (4) are provided at a rotor (3) which can be driven such as to circulate about a vertical machine axis.
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