EP3342719B1 - Dispositif et procédé destinés au remplissage de récipients emboîtés - Google Patents

Dispositif et procédé destinés au remplissage de récipients emboîtés Download PDF

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EP3342719B1
EP3342719B1 EP17207888.3A EP17207888A EP3342719B1 EP 3342719 B1 EP3342719 B1 EP 3342719B1 EP 17207888 A EP17207888 A EP 17207888A EP 3342719 B1 EP3342719 B1 EP 3342719B1
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Josef Veile
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
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    • B65B3/003—Filling medical containers such as ampoules, vials, syringes or the like
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B3/00—Packaging plastic material, semiliquids, liquids or mixed solids and liquids, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars
    • B65B3/003—Filling medical containers such as ampoules, vials, syringes or the like
    • B65B3/006—Related operations, e.g. scoring ampoules
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B3/00—Packaging plastic material, semiliquids, liquids or mixed solids and liquids, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars
    • B65B3/04—Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B35/00—Supplying, feeding, arranging or orientating articles to be packaged
    • B65B35/30—Arranging and feeding articles in groups
    • B65B35/36—Arranging and feeding articles in groups by grippers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B43/00—Forming, feeding, opening or setting-up containers or receptacles in association with packaging
    • B65B43/42—Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up state; Feeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging position; Locating containers or receptacles at the filling position; Supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation
    • B65B43/46—Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up state; Feeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging position; Locating containers or receptacles at the filling position; Supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation using grippers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B43/00—Forming, feeding, opening or setting-up containers or receptacles in association with packaging
    • B65B43/42—Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up state; Feeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging position; Locating containers or receptacles at the filling position; Supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation
    • B65B43/54—Means for supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B7/00—Closing containers or receptacles after filling
    • B65B7/16—Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons
    • B65B7/28—Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons by applying separate preformed closures, e.g. lids, covers

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  • the present invention relates to a device for filling nested containers, with the containers being arranged in at least one row in a nest and being conveyable by means of a conveyor device, with a filling station for simultaneously filling the containers in a row, with at least one weighing station for weighing a row of the Packs, with a first gripping device for the simultaneous removal of a row of packs to be filled and for transferring these packs to a first weighing station of the at least one weighing station and for transferring the weighed packs from the at least one weighing station back into the nest from which the first Gripping device has removed the row of containers to be filled, or back into a subsequent nest.
  • containers are preferably to be understood as meaning pharmaceutical or cosmetic objects such as syringes, vials, cylinder ampoules, etc.
  • the conveying device preferably defines a transport direction, in which case “in front of” or “behind” or “after” is to be understood in relation to this transport direction.
  • Such a device for filling is preferably arranged within a production line, with the containers being prepared for filling in one or more previous steps, i.e. for example unpacked and arranged in nests and/or sterilized and/or heated or cooled in order to fill the containers not to affect the filling product.
  • a device for closing the filled container is preferably connected downstream of the device for filling in the direction of transport. The bundles can then be packed individually or in groups, preferably sterile, for onward transport to an end user.
  • Such a device is for example from the document DE 103 45 338 B4 known, with a transport system transporting the nested containers in cycles, with a gripping device removing a row of containers to be filled from a nest and transferring them to a weighing station, with the gripping device transferring the weighed containers to a filling station after weighing, with this row then being filled. After filling, the gripping device transfers this row to the same weighing station a second time, whereby the row of filled containers is weighed again and their net content is thereby determined, and the filled row is put back into the nest and is let out when filling the nest, by one to avoid double filling.
  • this control can be carried out during the ongoing filling process.
  • this measurement often leads to delays in the filling process, since it takes a certain amount of time to determine the net content of the container.
  • the filling process must be at least partially interrupted in order to remove the row of packs, weigh them, feed them to the filling station and fill them, weigh them again and put them back in the nest.
  • the filling process of the checked containers differs from the filling process of the other containers. It is therefore not possible to really check the filling process as it is carried out in normal operation. In the worst case, incorrect alignment of the filling station with a row of a nest to be filled can result in the product being poured off the line. Such an error cannot be detected with the above method.
  • From the DE 10 2004 035 061 A1 discloses a device for dosed filling of vessels located in groups in receptacles on a carrier plate, which has a weighing device for checking the dosing results of a dosing device, wherein the weighing device has a lifting mechanism for lifting at least one of the vessels from a seat of the support plate, wherein the weighing device has a lifting mechanism so that the individual vessels only have to be lifted out of the nest in order to be weighed.
  • the same weighing device is used before and after the individual vessels are filled, so that a nest must be within reach of the weighing device before and after filling.
  • the transport device must be stopped when the container is being weighed and the weighing device must be at a standstill for a short time. A checkweighing is therefore always accompanied by a delay in the filling station.
  • the objects are not filled in the nests, but must also be removed for filling, which leads to longer processing times.
  • the filling machine comprises: a handling device, a weighing device, a first filling device and a second filling device, the first filling device being set up to fill containers arranged on the weighing device. Furthermore, the second filling device is set up to fill containers arranged in a nest.
  • the handling device contained is set up to bring individual containers and/or rows of containers from the nest to the weighing device. In addition, the handling device can remove the containers from the weighing device and put them back into the nest.
  • the containers are filled during weighing, which results in complicated control of the filling system and long processing times.
  • a device for weighing a container with at least one weighing device for weighing at least one container, at least one container receptacle for transporting the container relative to the weighing device, with at least one drive surface and at least one mover that can be coupled to the drive surface being provided, with the mover on the Drive surface is arranged to be displaceable and/or rotatable in at least two degrees of freedom and the receptacle holder is arranged on the mover.
  • the DE 10 2005 026 986 A1 a device for filling and closing containers is provided, with a filling device for filling at least one container, with a closing device for closing at least one container, with a transport device for feeding at least one container to be filled to the filling device and the closing device, moving means being provided , to change the distance in the direction of transport between the filling device and the closing device.
  • a device for filling nested containers, the containers being arranged in at least one row in a nest and being conveyable by means of a conveyor device of the device, with a filling station for simultaneously filling the containers in a row, with at least one weighing station for weighing a row of the containers, with a first gripping device for the simultaneous removal of a row of containers to be filled and for the transfer of these containers to a first one Weighing station of the at least one weighing station and for transferring the weighed packs from the at least one weighing station back to the nest, back to the nest from which the first gripping device took the row of packs to be filled, or back to a subsequent nest, with a second gripping device for simultaneous removal of a row of filled and weighed packages and for transferring this row of packages to the first weighing station or to a second weighing station of the at least one weighing station and for transferring the row of filled and twice weighed packages from the at least one weighing station back into the nest from which the second gripping device has taken the row
  • the filling device has a control device which is designed to control the first and the second gripping device and the at least one weighing station and to weigh at least 6% of the packs of a nest.
  • the first gripping device is arranged in front of the filling station in the conveying direction and the second gripping device is arranged behind the filling station in the conveying direction.
  • the filling station has a plurality of filling points perpendicular to a conveying direction of the nested packs, the number of packs in a row corresponding to the number of filling points of the filling station.
  • the weighing station has a plurality of weighing cells, the number of weighing cells preferably corresponding at least to the number of containers to be weighed, with the containers being able to be weighed individually at the same time.
  • a first weighing station is provided for the first gripping device and a second weighing station for the second gripping device, with the first gripping device transferring the containers to the first weighing station and the second gripping device to the second weighing station
  • At least 6% and in particular at least 10% of the packs can be checked in this way, but it is also conceivable to check more, all or fewer packs.
  • the first and the second gripping device are preferably constructed essentially identically.
  • the first and/or the second gripping device can be designed according to the container to be weighed. It is conceivable that the first and/or the second gripping device has a lifting device that lifts the containers that protrude from the bottom of the nests, so that the gripping device can grip the raised containers, preferably by means of gripping tongs.
  • suction cups are also conceivable to provide a gripping device with suction cups, with the suction cups being able to be arranged on a smooth surface of the container in order to temporarily fix the container on the gripping device by means of negative pressure.
  • a transport device is understood to mean any possible type of device that is suitable for transporting nested containers. It is conceivable that clusters of containers lie on two parallel conveyor rails and are thus conveyed. It is also conceivable to use the nests in a rail provided for this purpose, or to accommodate the nests in a transport carriage. Furthermore, it is possible to transport the nests of containers by means of a conveyor belt or to transport them clamped between at least two conveyor belts.
  • a nest is to be understood as meaning any type of device or arrangement that is suitable for combining a number of bundles.
  • the containers are preferably arranged in several rows.
  • a row can consist of at least two bundles.
  • a weighing station according to the present invention can be any type of weighing device that makes it possible to weigh several packages individually and essentially in parallel.
  • At least 10% or exactly 10% of the containers in a nest can be weighed.
  • An example list of different nest configurations can be found in the following table. bundles per nest number per row Proportion of a row of total bundles of a nest [%] 160 16 10 10 6.25 100 10 10 64 8th 12.5 48 8th 16.67 6 12.5 ... ... ...
  • a row of packs preferably has exactly 6.25%, 10%, 12.5% or 16.67% of the packs in a nest. Consequently, exactly 6.25%, 10%, 12.5% or 16.67% of the packs in a nest can be grasped and weighed using the gripping devices.
  • a row has exactly 10 packs, with the first gripping device and/or the second gripping device being designed to grip 10 packs at the same time.
  • the speed of the filling system can be further improved
  • both the first gripping device and the second gripping device can be designed in such a way that they each grip the entire row of packs at the same time.
  • the row of nested containers extends perpendicularly to a conveying direction of the nest.
  • the first gripping device is preferably designed in such a way that it can put the container back into or into the nest before or at the filling station. This can ensure that the filling process is not disturbed, so the filling device can continue to run at normal speed regardless of the measurement. Due to the fact that no interruption is necessary for the measurement, the filling device can generally run faster. This enables a consistent processing process, so that greater accuracy can be achieved. In particular, the process times of the system remain essentially the same, so that further process steps such as gassing the containers can be carried out without being affected by the weighing process.
  • the second gripping device is designed in such a way that, before the second weighing, it removes the packs from a nest behind the filling station, i.e. preferably between the filling station and a closing station, and after the second weighing, the packs are placed in a nest or behind the nest the filling station and preferably in front of the capping station. This ensures an uninterrupted filling process.
  • the first gripping device and/or the second gripping device has an at least two-axis gripper.
  • the filling device can be implemented in a structurally simple and cost-efficient manner.
  • simple control of the first gripping device and/or the second gripping device and short transport times for the container to be weighed are possible.
  • the first gripping device and/or the second gripping device is designed in such a way that it can remove packs, preferably a whole row of packs, from several, in particular all, positions of the nest and move this or one position to this or another position other Nestes can reset.
  • This enables a very dynamic construction of the system.
  • the system can continue to be driven during weighing, since the row can also be reset independently of the position of the nest.
  • first gripping device and/or the second gripping device has gripping tongs with two clamping strips in order to clamp a row of containers. In this way, a removal of a number of containers can be achieved in a structurally simple manner.
  • the net content of each individual container is determined from the result of the first weighing and the result of the second weighing, with the filling station being adjusted individually taking into account the determined net content of each container.
  • filling the container and closing the container are to be understood here in such a way that filling or closing including gassing of the container can also be included.
  • the Fig.1 shows schematically a filling device 10 in a production line for filling nests 12 of containers 14, which for reasons of clarity in 1 are not shown further.
  • the nests 12 are transported in the direction of the arrow by a transport device 16, which is symbolized in simplified form by arrows.
  • the filling device 10 has, shown schematically, a first gripping device 18 and a second gripping device 20, each of which has a swivel arm 22 and gripping tongs 24.
  • the filling device 10 has a filling station 26 and at least one weighing station 28 with weighing cells 30 that are not shown in detail.
  • a closing station 32 for closing the containers 14 is arranged downstream of the filling device 10 in the transport direction, which is preferably followed by a packaging station 34 in which the containers 14 can be removed from the nests 12 and packed in appropriate containers, such as cartons, for onward transport . It goes without saying that the bundles 14 can also remain in the nests 12 and can be packed together with the nests 12 .
  • An upstream device 38 can be provided upstream of the filling device 10 in the transport direction, in which the containers 14 are prepared for filling, i.e., for example, unpacked and arranged in the nests 12 and/or sterilized and/or heated or cooled in order to fill the containers 14 not to affect the product to be filled.
  • the Figure 2a 12 shows an embodiment of a filling device 10.
  • Nests 12 of containers 14 are fed to the filling device 10 by means of a conveying device or transport device 16.
  • the filling device 10 also has a first gripping device 18 and a second gripping device 20 .
  • the first gripping device 18 and the second gripping device 20 have essentially the same construction, so that only the first gripping device 18 is described in more detail below.
  • the movement radii of the gripping devices are shown schematically as circles.
  • the first gripping device 18 has a swivel arm 22 on which gripping tongs 24 which can in turn be swiveled are arranged.
  • the first gripping device 18 is arranged in front of a filling station 26 in the conveying direction.
  • a weighing station 28 is arranged in the conveying direction between the first gripping device 18 and the second gripping device 20 .
  • the weighing station 28 has individual weighing cells 30 .
  • the weighing cells 30 can be configured as weighing buckets, for example.
  • the weighing station 28 is therefore in relation to the conveying direction essentially at the same level as the filling station 26.
  • a closing station 32 is preferably arranged behind the second gripping device 20 in the conveying direction, Overview is shown only schematically together with other downstream devices 34.
  • the first gripping device 18 is used to remove a row of packs 14 from a nest 12 and to transfer them to the weighing station 28, with each weighing cell 30 of the weighing station 28 preferably being assigned a pack 14, so that the packs 14 are weighed essentially in parallel and individually. After weighing, the packs 14 are picked up again by the first gripping device 18 and put back into the nest 12 . The empty weight of the individual containers 14 can be registered here.
  • the nest 12 is then conveyed by means of the conveyor or transport device 16 in a conveying direction to the filling station 26, with the filling station 26 being able to fill the containers 14 of a row of containers 14 in parallel and individually.
  • a row of packs extends perpendicularly to the conveying direction. The packs are perpendicular to the conveying direction next to each other in the nest.
  • the containers 14 are filled at filling points of the filling station 26.
  • the filling points can also be arranged next to one another perpendicular to the conveying direction.
  • the filling takes place, for example, by means of so-called filling needles and is generally known in the prior art, so that further explanations with regard to the precise filling process are dispensed with.
  • the row of pre-weighed packs 14 can be removed by the second gripping device 20 and fed back to the weighing station 28 .
  • the individual filled containers 14 can then be weighed again as described above.
  • the net content of each individual container 14 can be determined and checked from the previously determined empty weight and the total weight. The result of the net content can be taken into account when controlling the filling station 26 .
  • the filling device 10 described above is preferably only part of a fully automated system, with devices that are required to load the containers 14 provided in the nests 12 upstream of the filling device 10 and are represented schematically by the symbol with the reference number 38 in the present case.
  • Figure 2b is the filling device 10 of Figure 2a shown along the section A in a greatly simplified representation.
  • the conveying direction runs from left to right.
  • the rows of containers 14 are shown in a simplified U-shape. Since the first gripping device 18 is structurally identical to the second gripping device 20, the second gripping device 20 is indicated only schematically. Also shown are a total of three nests 12, each with four rows of containers 14, with a row of containers 14 being covered by the filling station 26 in the middle nest 12'.
  • FIG. 3a a gripping device 18, 20 is shown.
  • the gripping device 18, 20 has a pivot arm 22 which is pivotable about a first end 22a, as shown in FIG Figure 3a indicated by an arrow.
  • a pair of gripping tongs 24 is arranged on a second end 22b of the swivel arm 22 opposite the first. This is arranged at the second end 22b of the swivel arm 22 and can be swiveled, as illustrated by an arrow.
  • the gripping tongs have a first clamping strip 24a and a second clamping strip 24b, which can be moved in relation to one another in such a way that they can clamp or release a row of containers 14.
  • Figure 3b is a section of the gripping device Figure 3a shown schematically along section B.
  • the gripping tongs 24 are designed in such a way that they can be moved up and down, i.e. perpendicularly, with respect to the transport direction in order to remove the containers 14 clamped in the first clamping strip 24a and second clamping strip 24b from a nest 12.
  • a filling device 10 with subsequent closing station 32 with a closing means station 36 is shown in plan view.
  • the filling device 10 in the 4 essentially corresponds to the filling device 10 of FIG Figure 2a and 2 B , so that the same components are marked with the same reference numbers. The differences will be discussed in more detail below.
  • the filling device 10 has a first weighing station 28a and a second weighing station 28b.
  • the first gripping device 18 can remove a row of containers 14 from a nest 12 and transfer them to the first weighing station 28a.
  • the first weighing station 28 can then determine the empty weight of the individual containers 14 in parallel, as described above.
  • the first gripping device 18 can then remove the row of packs 14 from the first weighing station 28a and put them back into the nest 12 .
  • the nest 12 is then transported further by means of the transport device 16 and fed to the filling station 26, in which the containers 14 of each row are filled individually, with each row being filled in parallel.
  • the nest 12 is then moved further in the transport direction by means of the transport device 16, with the previously weighed row of containers 14 being able to be removed by the second gripping device 20 and fed to the second weighing station 28b, with the second weighing station 28b carrying the containers 14 weighs individually and in parallel, and the net content of the container 14 can be determined from the empty weight, ie the result of the previous weighing, and the total weight, ie the result of renewed weighing. This net content can then be taken into account in the control of the filling station 26 . In particular, the filling station 26 can be adjusted or readjusted as a result.
  • the second gripping device 20 can remove the row of packs 14 from the second weighing station 28b and put them back into the nest 12.
  • the nest 12 is then moved further in the transport direction by means of the transport device 16 and fed to a closing station 32 in which the containers 14 are preferably closed individually and in parallel.
  • the closing station 32 is provided with closing means by a feed device 36 .
  • the closed, filled and twice-weighed containers 14 can then first be subjected to an inspection, cooled or kept in quarantine and then labeled and fed to a packaging device, which is not specified in more detail.
  • the bundles 14 are packed in different pack sizes according to an end user and are then ready for onward transport/shipping.
  • FIG 5 the individual process steps of a process according to the invention are shown schematically.
  • the method can preferably be carried out by one of the filling devices 10 described above.
  • a first step S1 the containers 14 to be filled are removed from a nest 12 by means of a first gripping device 18.
  • the individual containers 14 are weighed when empty and their empty weight is determined.
  • a subsequent step S3 the empty, weighed containers 14 are placed back in the nest 12 or in a nest 12'.
  • the empty and weighed containers in the nest 12 are filled by the filling station 26 and then removed from the nest 12 in a step S5 by means of a second gripping device 20.
  • the simply weighed, filled containers 14 are weighed again and finally, in a step S7, placed back in the nest 12 or in another nest 12'.
  • the containers 14 are weighed individually, that is to say the weight of each individual container 14 is determined, with the containers 14 also being weighed essentially at the same time.
  • the net content of the individual container 14 can be determined, with this net content preferably being able to be taken into account when controlling the filling station 26, so that the filling station 26 can be automatically adjusted.
  • the filling station 26 preferably has individual filling devices or filling points, which can each fill a container 14, so that the filling station 26 can preferably fill a row of containers 14 essentially simultaneously. It is also conceivable that the filling station 26 has fewer or more filling devices.
  • a nest 12 with bundles 14 is shown schematically, it being possible for a row of bundles 14 to be removed from the first gripping device 18 .
  • This can be the first row of containers 14, for example, as in 6 represented by a border. It goes without saying that any row can be removed by the gripping device 18 .
  • this row of containers 14 is clamped by the tongs 24 of the first gripping device 18, lifted out of the nest 12 and transferred to the at least one weighing station 28 and weighed.
  • the weighed containers 14 can then be removed from the at least one weighing station 28 by the first gripping device 18 and placed in the nest 12 or in a subsequent nest 12' as in FIG Figure 6b shown. Then, as described above, the container 14 is filled in the filling station 26, which is not shown in detail.
  • the second gripping device 20 removes a row of already weighed and filled containers 14 from the nest 12 and transfers this row, as described above, to the at least one weighing station 28, with the containers 14 being weighed again and then the second gripping device 20 are transferred back into the nest 12 or into the subsequent nest 12'.
  • the second gripping device 20 removes a row of packs 14 that have already been weighed and filled from the nest 12' and transfers this row back to the nest after weighing 12' or in the next nest 12". This is shown schematically in Figure 6d shown.
  • At least one row of packs 14 in a nest 12 is preferably weighed before and after filling, with one row corresponding to at least 6% and in particular at least 10% of the packs 14 in a nest 12, for example.
  • a row of packs 14 corresponds to less than 10% and in particular less than 6% of the packs 14 in a nest 12, with at least as many rows of packs 14 in a nest 12 before and after are weighed during filling, so that at least the desired proportion of the containers 14 in a nest 12 are weighed before and after filling.
  • the number of containers 14 removed preferably corresponds to the number of filling points in the filling station 26, so that a complete filling cycle can be checked. Consequently, the influence of filling points on one another can be checked or ruled out.
  • each row of a first nest 12 is preferably weighed so that the system can be taught in quickly. The system can be put into operation with little time and loss of product.
  • each row of the last nest 12 and possibly the penultimate nest 12 is preferably weighed so that it can be checked up to which row and in particular up to which container 14 of a row the required fill level is reached. This minimizes the loss of product when the system runs empty.

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  1. Dispositif (10) pour le remplissage de récipients emboîtés (14), les récipients (14) étant agencés en au moins une rangée dans une cavité (12), comprenant un appareil de transport (16) pour le transport des récipients (14) dans une direction de transport, comprenant une station de remplissage (26) pour le remplissage simultané des récipients (14) d'une rangée, comprenant deux stations de pesée (28a, 28b) pour la pesée d'une rangée de récipients (14), comprenant un premier appareil de préhension (18) pour l'extraction simultanée d'une rangée de récipients à remplir (14) et pour le transfert de ces récipients (14) à une première station de pesée (28a) parmi les deux stations de pesée (28a, 28b) et pour le transfert des récipients pesés (14) de la première station de pesée (28a) en retour dans la cavité (12) de laquelle le premier appareil de préhension (18) a extrait la rangée de récipients à remplir (14), et caractérisé par
    un deuxième appareil de préhension (20) pour l'extraction simultanée de la rangée de récipients remplis et pesés (14) et pour le transfert de ces récipients (14) à une deuxième station de pesée (28b) parmi les deux stations de pesée (28a, 28b) et pour le transfert de la rangée de récipients remplis et pesés deux fois (14) de la deuxième station de pesée (28b) en retour dans la cavité (12, 12') de laquelle le deuxième appareil de préhension (20) a extrait la rangée de récipients remplis (14), et dans lequel le dispositif (10) présente en outre un appareil de commande, qui commande le premier appareil de préhension (18), le deuxième appareil de préhension (20) et les deux stations de pesée (28a, 28b), et qui est configuré pour peser au moins 6 % des récipients (14) d'une cavité (12, 12', 12"), le premier appareil de préhension (18) étant agencé dans la direction de transport avant la station de remplissage (26) et le deuxième appareil de préhension (20) étant agencé dans la direction de transport après la station de remplissage, la station de remplissage (26) présentant une pluralité de points de remplissage perpendiculairement à la direction de transport des récipients emboîtés (14), le nombre de récipients (14) d'une rangée correspondant au nombre de points de remplissage de la station de remplissage (26), aussi bien la première station de pesée (28a) que la deuxième station de pesée (28b) présentant une pluralité de cellules de pesée (30), les récipients (14) pouvant être pesés individuellement simultanément.
  2. Dispositif de remplissage (10) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par l'appareil de commande, qui est configuré pour peser exactement 10 % des récipients (14) d'une cavité (12, 12', 12").
  3. Dispositif de remplissage (10) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce qu'une rangée de récipients (14) correspond à au moins 6 %, notamment à exactement 10 %, des récipients (14) d'une cavité (12, 12', 12").
  4. Dispositif de remplissage (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce qu'une rangée présente exactement 10 récipients (14), et en ce que le premier appareil de préhension (18) et/ou le deuxième appareil de préhension (20) est configuré pour saisir simultanément 10 récipients (14).
  5. Dispositif de remplissage (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce qu'aussi bien le premier appareil de préhension que le deuxième appareil de préhension sont configurés de telle sorte qu'ils peuvent saisir simultanément toute la rangée de récipients.
  6. Dispositif de remplissage (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que la rangée de récipients emboîtés (14) s'étend perpendiculairement à une direction de transport de la cavité.
  7. Dispositif de remplissage (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que le premier appareil de préhension (18) est configuré de telle sorte qu'il remet en place les récipients (14) avant ou au niveau de la station de remplissage (26).
  8. Dispositif de remplissage (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce que le deuxième appareil de préhension (20) est configuré de telle sorte qu'il extrait les récipients (14) d'une cavité (12, 12') après la station de remplissage (26) avant la deuxième pesée et qu'il remet en place les récipients (14) dans la cavité (12, 12') ou dans une cavité (12") suivante après la station de remplissage (26).
  9. Dispositif de remplissage (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le premier appareil de préhension (18) et/ou le deuxième appareil de préhension (20) présente un grappin au moins biaxial.
  10. Dispositif de remplissage (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le premier appareil de préhension (18) et/ou le deuxième appareil de préhension (20) est configuré de telle sorte qu'il peut extraire des récipients (14), de préférence une rangée de récipients (14), à partir de plusieurs, notamment de toutes les positions d'une cavité (12, 12', 12") et les remettre en place dans cette position ou dans une autre position de cette cavité (12, 12', 12") ou d'une cavité ultérieure (12, 12', 12").
  11. Dispositif de remplissage (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le premier appareil de préhension (18) et/ou le deuxième appareil de préhension (20) comprend une pince de préhension (24) munie de deux barres de serrage (24a, 24b) pour serrer une rangée de récipients (14).
  12. Procédé pour le remplissage de récipients emboîtés (14), comprenant les étapes suivantes :
    - le transport de récipients (14) agencés dans une cavité dans une direction de transport au moyen d'un appareil de transport (16),
    - l'extraction (S1) d'une rangée de récipients à remplir (14) d'une cavité (12) au moyen d'un premier appareil de préhension (18),
    - le transfert de ces récipients (14) à une première station de pesée (28a) au moyen du premier appareil de préhension (18), la première station de pesée (28a) présentant une pluralité de cellules de pesée (30), les récipients (14) pouvant être pesés individuellement simultanément,
    - la pesée (S2) des récipients individuels (14) à l'état vide au moyen de la première station de pesée (28a),
    - la remise en place (S3) des récipients vides (14) dans la cavité (12) de laquelle le premier appareil de préhension (18) a extrait la rangée de récipients à remplir (14), au moyen du premier appareil de préhension (18),
    - le remplissage simultané (S4) des récipients pesés (14) au moyen d'une station de remplissage (26),
    - l'extraction (S5) d'une rangée de récipients remplis (14) de la cavité (12, 12') au moyen d'un deuxième appareil de préhension (20),
    - le transfert de ces récipients (14) à une deuxième station de pesée (28b) au moyen du deuxième appareil de préhension (20), la deuxième station de pesée (28a) présentant une pluralité de cellules de pesée (30), le nombre de cellules de pesée (30) correspondant de préférence au moins au nombre de récipients à peser (14), les récipients (14) pouvant être pesés individuellement simultanément,
    - la nouvelle pesée (S6) des récipients individuels pesés et remplis (14) au moyen de la deuxième station de pesée (28b), et
    - la remise en place (S7) des récipients remplis (14) après la nouvelle pesée (S6) dans la cavité (12, 12') de laquelle le deuxième appareil de préhension (20) a extrait la rangée de récipients à remplir (14), au moyen du deuxième appareil de préhension (20), et
    dans lequel au moins 6 % de tous les récipients (14) d'une cavité (12, 12', 12") sont pesés avant et après le remplissage, le premier appareil de préhension (18) étant agencé dans la direction de transport avant la station de remplissage (26) et le deuxième appareil de préhension (20) étant agencé dans la direction de transport après la station de remplissage, la station de remplissage (26) présentant une pluralité de points de remplissage perpendiculairement à la direction de transport des récipients emboîtés (14), le nombre de récipients (14) d'une rangée correspondant au nombre de points de remplissage de la station de remplissage (26).
  13. Procédé selon la revendication 12, dans lequel les récipients (14) sont pesés individuellement et simultanément.
  14. Procédé selon la revendication 12 ou 13, dans lequel exactement 10 % de tous les récipients (14) d'une cavité (12, 12', 12") sont pesés avant et après le remplissage.
  15. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 12 à 14, dans lequel le contenu net de chaque récipient individuel (14) est déterminé à partir du résultat de la pesée (S2) et du résultat de la nouvelle pesée (S6).
  16. Procédé selon la revendication 15, dans lequel la quantité de remplissage de la station de remplissage (26) est adaptée en tenant compte du contenu net déterminé de chaque récipient (14).
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