EP3498658B1 - Machine de remplissage de récipients avec un produit coulant sous pression - Google Patents

Machine de remplissage de récipients avec un produit coulant sous pression Download PDF

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EP3498658B1
EP3498658B1 EP18207851.9A EP18207851A EP3498658B1 EP 3498658 B1 EP3498658 B1 EP 3498658B1 EP 18207851 A EP18207851 A EP 18207851A EP 3498658 B1 EP3498658 B1 EP 3498658B1
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Tommaso Tegoni
Simone Campi
Roberto ALCIATI
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
    • B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
    • B67C3/22—Details
    • B67C3/24—Devices for supporting or handling bottles
    • B67C3/244—Bottle lifting devices actuated by jacks, e.g. hydraulic, pneumatic
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
    • B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
    • B67C3/22—Details
    • B67C3/26—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks
    • B67C3/2614—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks specially adapted for counter-pressure filling
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
    • B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
    • B67C3/22—Details
    • B67C3/26—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks
    • B67C2003/2657—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks specially adapted for filling cans

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  • the present invention relates to a filling machine according to claim 1, configured for filling receptacles, in particular receptacles made of metallic material, such as cans, with a pourable product at a pressure greater than the atmospheric pressure, for example a carbonated beverage.
  • Filling machines typically used in this field essentially comprise a carousel rotating about a vertical axis, a tank containing the pourable product, and a plurality of filling devices carried peripherally by the carousel, connected to the tank by means of respective circuits or ducts and conveyed by the carousel along a circular transfer path.
  • the carousel receives a series of empty receptacles from an input star wheel and directs the filled receptacles towards an output star wheel.
  • Each filling device essentially comprises a support element designed to receive a respective receptacle and maintain it in vertical position, under the same device, and a filling valve configured to feed a predetermined volume of pourable product to said receptacle, while the filling device moves along the transfer path due to the rotary movement imparted by the carousel.
  • filling valves of known type essentially comprise:
  • the tubular body has a longitudinal axis parallel to the axis of the carousel and terminates at a lower end with an axial discharge opening communicating fluidly, in use, with an end opening defined by an upper edge of the respective receptacle to be filled.
  • the channel defined by the tubular body comprises a stretch with a constant section, usually cylindrical, and a stretch with a variable section, positioned over the discharge opening and narrowing in the direction of this latter, to a section of minimum diameter.
  • the shutter is movable inside the channel of the tubular body between:
  • known filling valves further comprise two circuits at least partly formed inside the tubular body:
  • filling devices typically comprise:
  • the sealing sleeve is axially movable between an upper release position, in which it is detached from the respective receptacle, and a lower sealing position, in which it co-operates fluid tightly with the upper edge of the receptacle to be filled.
  • the sealing sleeve is provided with an annular gasket mounted at a lower axial end of the sleeve facing the receptacle, defining in use an axial abutment for the upper edge of the respective receptacle and configured to seal this latter to the filling valve during the filling process.
  • annular gasket mounted at a lower axial end of the sleeve facing the receptacle, defining in use an axial abutment for the upper edge of the respective receptacle and configured to seal this latter to the filling valve during the filling process.
  • the actuator that controls the axial movement of the sealing sleeve comprises a moving member arranged axially at the upper axial portion of the filling device and mechanically connected to the sealing sleeve so that an axial movement of the moving member corresponds to an axial movement of the sealing sleeve.
  • the actuator further comprises at least one helical spring configured to exert a downward force on the moving member; this force consequently acts on the sealing sleeve, so as to determine an axial movement of this latter towards its sealing position. In this way, the gasket of the sleeve can abut in a fluid-tight manner against the upper edge of the receptacle to be filled.
  • the helical spring preloads the moving member with the aforesaid force and therefore pushes the sealing sleeve, integral with the moving member, on the upper edge of the receptacle to be filled.
  • the filling device further comprises a cam-follower roller, integral with the moving member, rotating in use with respect to a fixed axle by means of a plurality of bushings, and configured to co-operate with a fixed cam, mounted on the peripheral portion of the carousel and extending for a given angle about the axis of this latter.
  • the roller rolls on the cam cyclically at the aforesaid angle, at each turn of the carousel about its axis.
  • the cam has:
  • the roller is configured to axially move the moving member of the actuator when it co-operates with the release or attack portions.
  • the moving member When the roller co-operates with the attack portion of the cam, the moving member is moved gradually downwards, following the force of the helical spring, and the sealing sleeve is consequently moved towards its fluid-tight position.
  • the sealing sleeve When the roller co-operates with the central portion of the cam, the sealing sleeve is held in the release position and the change of receptacle is carried out: the filled receptacle is sent towards the output starwheel, and a new receptacle to be filled is positioned under the filling device.
  • the operation is repeated cyclically by each filling device of the filling machine present in the carousel.
  • the cam-follower roller in order to control the movement of the moving member of the actuator and, therefore, the movement of the sealing sleeve between the release and sealing positions, co-operates cyclically with the cam along the whole of the extension of this latter, at high speed and exerting/being subjected to a given pressure on the/from the cam, dictated by the forces in play. Consequently, it is necessary for the roller to be formed of a tough material, with consequent increase in production costs.
  • a filling machine configured to fill a plurality of receptacles 2 with a pourable product at a pressure value greater than the atmospheric pressure is indicated as a whole with the numeral 1.
  • the receptacles 2 are made of a metal material, and the pourable product is a liquid with the addition of gas under pressure, for example a carbonated beverage.
  • the machine 1 comprises a rotary conveyor, preferably a carousel 3, configured to rotate about a vertical axis A, and a tank 5 containing the pourable product under pressure and positioned peripherally with respect to the same carousel 3.
  • the carousel 3 receives a series of empty receptacles 2 from an infeed starwheel (not illustrated) and directs the filled receptacles 2 towards an outfeed starwheel (also not illustrated).
  • the carousel 3 carries cantilevered at a peripheral portion 3a thereof a plurality of filling devices 4 configured to fill respective receptacles 2 to a predetermined level during the rotation of the carousel 3 about the axis A.
  • the filling devices 4 are then conveyed by the carousel 3 along a circular transfer path into respective positions spaced radially equidistant about the axis A.
  • each filling device 4 is connected fluidly to the tank 5 by means of a circuit 6 configured to convey the pourable product from the tank 5 to the same filling device 4.
  • each receptacle 2 is defined by a substantially cylindrical can ( Figs. 1 , 3 , 4a-4c ) having a longitudinal axis B and advanced in vertical position by the carousel 3.
  • each receptacle 2 is advanced by the carousel 3 with its axis B parallel to the axis A of the carousel 3 and in lower position with respect to the related filling device 4.
  • each receptacle 2 has a body 7 coaxial with the axis B and delimited above by an annular edge 9 delimiting a circular end opening 9a of the receptacle 2.
  • each filling device 4 further comprises a filling valve 8 that can be activated selectively to control the outflow of the pourable product towards a respective receptacle 2 to be filled.
  • a filling valve 8 that can be activated selectively to control the outflow of the pourable product towards a respective receptacle 2 to be filled.
  • the edge 9 of this receptacle 2 is positioned in contact with the same filling valve 8, so as to receive therefrom the pourable product in a fluid-tight condition.
  • each filling device 4 is configured to carry out a "contact filling operation", in which the respective receptacle 2 is supported in fluid-tight contact against the filling valve 8.
  • This filling valve 8 essentially comprises:
  • the tubular body 11 has an upper end portion 14, an intermediate portion 17 provided with a transverse infeed opening 15 configured to receive the pourable product from the tank 5 through the circuit 6, and a lower end portion 16 terminating with an axial outfeed opening 18 configured to feed the pourable product to the respective receptacle 2.
  • the channel 12 comprises, at the lower end portion 16 of the tubular body 11, a portion 22 with variable section, which defines the end part of the channel 12.
  • the portion 22 comprises two truncated-cone shaped stretches 23, 24; the stretch 23 is positioned upstream of the stretch 24 with respect to the direction of feed of the pourable product inside the channel 12, i.e., positioned above with respect to the stretch 24, and has a section tapered towards this latter; the stretch 24 instead has a diameter increasing from the stretch 23 to the outfeed opening 18.
  • the two stretches 23, 24 define between them a narrow section 25.
  • the shutter 13 is mounted coaxial inside the channel 12 of the tubular body 11.
  • the shutter 13 comprises an externally cylindrical upper portion 26, a lower portion 27, having a diameter greater than the diameter of the upper portion 26 and extending axially therefrom in the direction of the outfeed opening 18, and a shaped end portion 27a, configured to co-operate with the portion of the tubular body 11 defining the portion 22 with variable section of the channel 12.
  • the end portion 27a is provided with a sealing ring 28, preferably an O-ring made of elastomeric material and configured to co-operate selectively in a fluid-tight manner with the narrow section 25 of the channel 12, so as to prevent outflow of the pourable product towards the outfeed opening 18 and, therefore, into the receptacle 2 to be filled.
  • a sealing ring 28 preferably an O-ring made of elastomeric material and configured to co-operate selectively in a fluid-tight manner with the narrow section 25 of the channel 12, so as to prevent outflow of the pourable product towards the outfeed opening 18 and, therefore, into the receptacle 2 to be filled.
  • the shutter 13 is movable inside the channel 12 of the tubular body 11 between:
  • the movement of the shutter 13 from the closed position towards the open position is obtained by means of the actuator 30, this latter preferably being a fluid actuator, for example a pneumatic piston coupled to the shutter 13 according to known methods, not described in detail.
  • the actuator 30 preferably being a fluid actuator, for example a pneumatic piston coupled to the shutter 13 according to known methods, not described in detail.
  • the movement of the shutter 13 could be obtained by means of a mechanical or electromagnetic actuator.
  • each filling device 4 further comprises a support element 55 (only one of which is shown in Fig. 5 ) designed to receive a respective receptacle 2 and maintain it in a vertical position. In particular, this latter is held in a lower position with respect to the filling device 4 and coaxial with the axis C at least during the activation of the filling valve 8.
  • the machine 1 further comprises:
  • the pressurizing-discharge circuit 31 comprises, for each filling device 4, a duct 33 that fluidly connects the internal environment of the respective receptacle 2 to an annular chamber 34 of the pressurizing-discharge circuit 31, obtained in the carousel 3 and containing a gas under pressure, for example carbon dioxide.
  • the duct 33 further comprises a flow control valve 35, preferably of pneumatic type, configured to enable or prevent the flow of gas under pressure from or towards the chamber 32.
  • the decompression circuit 32 comprises, for each filling device 4, a duct 36 that fluidly connects the environment inside the respective receptacle 2 with an annular chamber 37 obtained in the carousel 3; the chamber 37 is maintained at a pressure below the pressure inside of the receptacle 2 at the end of filling and is connectable in turn to the environment outside at atmospheric pressure in a known manner, not described in detail.
  • the duct 36 further comprises a flow control valve 38, preferably of pneumatic type, configured to selectively open or close the fluid communication between the chamber 37 and the duct 36.
  • each filling device 4 comprises a sealing sleeve 19 sliding axially in use through a specific annular seat 20 obtained in the end portion 16 of the tubular body 11.
  • the sleeve 19 slides axially through the seat 20 between an upper release position, in which it is at a given distance from the edge 9 of the respective receptacle 2 and is at least partially inside the seat 20, and a lower sealing position, in which it is almost totally extracted from the seat 20 and co-operates in use in a fluid-tight manner with the edge 9 of the respective receptacle 2.
  • the sleeve 19 comprises, at an axial end thereof facing the receptacle 2 in use, an annular gasket 21 having a sealing surface 21a that defines in use an axial abutment for the edge 9 of the respective receptacle 2.
  • the sealing surface 21a co-operates in use in a fluid-tight manner with the edge 9 during the filling process. In this way, the inner volume of the body 7 of the aforesaid receptacle 2 is maintained in fluid-tight conditions during this process.
  • Each filling device 4 further comprises actuator means configured to control the movement of the sleeve 19 between the release and sealing positions.
  • these actuator means comprise a fluid actuator, preferably a gas spring 56 having an elastic stiffness that can be modified selectively as a function of the diameter of the opening 9a delimited by the edge 9 of the respective receptacle 2.
  • the gas spring 56 comprises a moving member, preferably a plunger 40, sliding axially in use inside an axial compartment 39 obtained in the upper end portion 14 of the tubular body 11.
  • the plunger 40 delimits, on one side of the compartment 39, a sealed upper chamber 41, configured to be filled with a gas, for example air, to a pressure value P0 predetermined and modifiable as a function of the diameter of the opening 9a of the respective receptacle 2.
  • a gas for example air
  • this pressure value P0 defines the elastic stiffness of the gas spring 56.
  • the upper chamber 41 is configured to be selectively filled to different pressure values proportional to the diameter of the opening 9a of receptacles 2 of different format and/or size.
  • the plunger 40 further delimits, on the axially opposite side of the compartment 39 with respect to the side of the upper chamber 41, a sealed lower chamber 42 configured to be selectively filled with/emptied of the aforesaid gas at the same pressure value P0.
  • the plunger 40 divides, in a fluid-tight manner, the compartment 39 into the upper chamber 41 and the lower chamber 42.
  • the gas under pressure accesses the chambers 41 and 42 by means of valve elements, in a known manner, not described in detail.
  • the plunger 40 comprises an upper surface 43, facing the upper chamber 41, and a lower surface 44, facing the lower chamber 42.
  • the gas under pressure present, in use, in these chambers 41 and 42 interacts with the aforesaid surfaces 43 and 44, so as to push the plunger 40 and determine axial sliding thereof inside the compartment 39.
  • the gas under pressure generates a first force on the upper surface 43 that in use, pushes the plunger 40 along the axis C in the direction of the respective receptacle 2 to be filled, and a second force, opposite the first, on the lower surface 44 that in use, pushes the plunger 40 along the axis C in the opposite direction with respect to the respective receptacle 2.
  • the plunger 40 is also configured for controlling the axial sliding of the sleeve 19 carrying the annular gasket 21 between the aforesaid sealed and release positions.
  • the sleeve 19 is connected to the plunger 40 by means of two rigid axial bars 45, located externally to the tubular body 11 on diametrically opposite sides, as partially illustrated in Fig. 2 .
  • each bar 45 is connected, at an axial end thereof, to a stem 46 projecting axially from the plunger 40 and, at the opposite axial end, to an annular plate 47 fixed to the sleeve 19.
  • an axial movement of the plunger 40 corresponds to an axial movement of the sleeve 19 and, therefore, of the annular gasket 21 between the sealed and release positions.
  • the gas thus exerts a force on the working surface 48 of the annular gasket 21 in the direction of the compartment 39, which is thus transmitted to the sleeve 19; the larger the extension of the working surface 48, and, therefore, the larger the diameter of the opening 9a of the receptacle 2 is, the higher this force is.
  • the sleeve 19 must oppose a different force (greater as the diameter of the openings 9a increases) to reach the sealing position and co-operate fluid-tightly with the respective edge 9 of these receptacles 2.
  • the filling machine 1 further comprises cam means 50, 51 configured to control and decelerate the movement imposed by the plunger 40 on the sleeve 19 from the release position towards the sealing position.
  • the cam means comprise a fixed cam 51 extending circumferentially on the peripheral portion 3a of the carousel 3 for a given angle about the axis A and, for each filling device 4, a cam-follower roller 50 integral with the respective plunger 40.
  • the roller 50 is mounted on the stem 46 of the plunger 40, preferably by means of a bar 49 projecting radially therefrom, and is configured to co-operate with the cam 51 in order to ensure a gradual downward movement of the plunger 40 inside the compartment 39 and, consequently, of the sleeve 19 from the release position towards the sealing position.
  • the cam 51 has ( Figs. 5 and 6 ):
  • each roller 50 co-operates exclusively with the attack portion 54, in order to ensure a gradual descent of the respective plunger 40 when this slides axially downwards inside the respective compartment 39, after discharge of the gas under pressure from lower chamber 42.
  • the sleeve 19 can slide gradually from the release position towards the sealing position and the annular gasket 21 can come into contact with the edge 9 of the respective receptacle 2 gently, avoiding sudden movements that could cause crushing of the body 7 of the same receptacle 2.
  • each roller 50 does not co-operate in contact with the release portion 52 and the central portion 53 and, therefore, the upward stroke-end position of the roller 50 and the release position of the sleeve 19 are designed so that there is a given non-zero distance between the roller 50 and the release 52 and central 53 portions of the cam 51.
  • these release 52 and central 53 portions of the cam 51 essentially perform a safety function: they are configured to move the roller 50, and thus the plunger 40 and the sleeve 19, upwards if they remain blocked in the downward position, in the event of abnormal operating conditions occurring. In this latter case, the roller 50, and therefore the plunger 40 and the sleeve 19, do not reach the respective upward stroke-end position (for example, the release position for the sleeve 19).
  • the release portion 52 has a slight inclination and a greater length with respect to the inclination and to the length of the attack portion 54, in order to guide the roller 50 to carry out an upward movement, avoiding sudden movements that could cause impacts.
  • the steeper inclination and the smaller length of the attack portion 54 with respect to those of the release portion 52 are justified by the need to support the receptacle 2 to be filled quickly, once it has entered the carousel 3 by means of the input star wheel.
  • Figs. 4a to 4c show the operation of the filling machine 1 during three subsequent operating conditions.
  • the receptacle 2 to be filled is fed from the carousel 3 in a position below the filling device 4 and is positioned so as to be arranged with the edge 9 of the body 7 abutting against the annular gasket 21 of the tubular body 11.
  • the plunger 40 controls, by means of discharge of the gas under pressure from the lower chamber 42, the movement of the sleeve 19 from the release position to the sealing position. This movement takes place gradually due to interaction of the roller 50 with the attack portion 54 of the cam 51.
  • the valve 35 is opened to start the pressurizing phase: the gas under pressure contained in the chamber 34 flows out along the pressurizing-discharge circuit 31, into the receptacle 2, until the pressure therein reaches the pressure value of the tank 5 of the pourable product to be introduced into the receptacle 2.
  • the shutter 13 is moved, by means of the actuator 30, from the closed position to the open position.
  • the pourable product can then flow out into the channel 12, through the outfeed opening 18 and, therefore, into the receptacle 2.
  • the gas contained in the receptacle 2 is ejected by means of the pressurizing-discharge circuit 31.
  • valve 38 is opened to start the decompression phase: the receptacle 2 is depressurized by means of outflow of the gas contained in the upper part of the body 7 along the decompression circuit 32, towards the chamber 37.
  • the plunger 40 controls, by means of filling the lower chamber 42 with the gas under pressure, the movement of the sleeve 19 from the sealing position to the release position ( Fig. 3 ).
  • filling of the lower chamber 42 takes place before the roller 50 is in the release portion 52 of the cam 51, so as to avoid, in normal operating conditions, unwanted contact of the roller 50 with the aforesaid portion 52.
  • the filled receptacle 2 is sent towards the outfeed starwheel, and a new empty receptacle 2 is positioned below the filling valve 8.
  • roller 50 of each filling device 4 co-operates exclusively with the attack portion 54, which has a much smaller extension than that of the whole cam 51. In this way, overheating and the resulting wear of the parts in contact are greatly reduced.
  • roller 50 can be made using a less expensive material.
  • the opening 9a of the receptacle 2 could have a non-circular, for example elliptical, shape and, therefore, the elastic stiffness of the gas spring 56 could be modified selectively as a function of the dimensions of the same opening 9a.

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  1. Machine de remplissage (1) conçue pour remplir des récipients (2) avec un produit versable sous pression ; ladite machine de remplissage (1) comprenant au moins un dispositif de remplissage (4) ayant un axe longitudinal (C) et comprenant : une vanne de remplissage (8) pouvant être mise en œuvre, de manière sélective, pour distribuer ledit produit versable dans un récipient respectif (2) à travers une ouverture (9a) de ce dernier, un élément d'étanchéité (21) comportant une surface d'étanchéité (21a) conçue pour coopérer, pendant l'utilisation, d'une manière étanche, avec un bord (9) de ladite ouverture (9a), et un élément de support (55) conçu pour maintenir ladite ouverture (9a) coaxiale avec ledit élément d'étanchéité (21) au moins pendant l'activation de ladite vanne de remplissage (8) ;
    ledit élément d'étanchéité (21) étant déplaçable, pendant l'utilisation, entre :
    - une position d'étanchéité, dans laquelle il détermine le contact étanche entre ledit bord (9) de ladite ouverture (9a) et ladite surface d'étanchéité (21a) ; et
    - une position de dégagement, dans laquelle il maintient une certaine distance entre ledit bord (9) de ladite ouverture (9a) et ladite surface d'étanchéité (21a) ;
    ledit dispositif de remplissage (4) comprenant en outre un moyen d'actionnement (56) conçu pour commander le déplacement dudit élément d'étanchéité (21) entre lesdites positions de dégagement et d'étanchéité ;
    - ladite vanne de remplissage (8) comprenant un corps creux (11) coaxial avec ledit axe (C), définissant un canal d'écoulement (12) pour ledit produit versable et se terminant, à une extrémité (16) de celui-ci, par une ouverture de sortie (18) conçue pour distribuer ledit produit versable dans ledit récipient (2) ; et ledit élément d'étanchéité (21) étant déplaçable par rapport audit corps creux (11) entre lesdites positions d'étanchéité et de dégagement ;
    - ledit élément d'étanchéité (21) étant supporté par un manchon (19) coulissant axialement par rapport audit corps creux (11) ;
    - ledit moyen d'actionnement comprenant un actionneur fluidique (56) ; et comprenant en outre un moyen à came (50, 51) conçu pour commander et ralentir le déplacement imposé par ledit actionneur fluidique (56) audit élément d'étanchéité (21) de ladite position de dégagement à ladite position d'étanchéité ;
    - ledit actionneur fluidique (56) comprenant un compartiment (39) et un élément mobile (40) déplaçable, pendant l'utilisation, d'une manière étanche, à l'intérieur dudit compartiment (39) et conçu pour commander ledit déplacement dudit élément d'étanchéité (21) entre lesdites positions de dégagement et d'étanchéité ; ledit élément mobile (40) divisant ledit compartiment en une première chambre étanche (41), pouvant être remplie, pendant l'utilisation, avec un gaz à une valeur de pression prédéterminée (P0), et une seconde chambre étanche (42), qui peut être, pendant l'utilisation, de manière sélective, remplie ou vidée d'un gaz à la valeur de pression prédéterminée, de façon à déterminer le déplacement dudit élément mobile (40) à l'intérieur dudit compartiment (39) ;
    - ledit moyen à came comprenant un élément suiveur de came (50), raccordé audit élément mobile (40), et une came fixe (51) ; ledit élément suiveur de came (50) faisant partie intégrante dudit élément d'étanchéité (21) et étant déplaçable, pendant l'utilisation, de façon à l'éloigner ou le rapprocher de ladite came (51) ;
    - ledit élément suiveur de came (50) étant raccordé de manière essentiellement rigide audit élément mobile (40), de telle sorte qu'un déplacement dudit élément mobile (40) à l'intérieur dudit compartiment (39) correspond à un déplacement dudit élément suiveur de came (50) ; ledit élément mobile (40) étant raccordé audit élément d'étanchéité (21) par le biais d'au moins un élément rigide (45), de telle sorte que ledit déplacement dudit élément mobile (40) à l'intérieur dudit compartiment (39) correspond à un déplacement dudit élément d'étanchéité (21) ;
    - ladite came (51) comprenant une partie centrale (53) orthogonale audit axe (C), une partie de dégagement (52) définissant une rampe inclinée par rapport à ladite partie centrale (53) et audit axe (C), et une partie d'attaque (54) définissant une rampe inclinée par rapport à ladite partie centrale (53) et audit axe (C) et présentant une inclinaison opposée à celle de ladite partie de dégagement (52) ;
    caractérisée en ce que :
    - dans des conditions de fonctionnement normales, ledit élément suiveur de came (50) coopère exclusivement avec ladite partie d'attaque (54) pour commander progressivement ledit déplacement dudit élément d'étanchéité (21) de ladite position de dégagement vers ladite position d'étanchéité ;
    - ledit élément suiveur de came (50) coopère avec lesdites parties de dégagement (52) et centrale (53) dans le cas dans lequel ledit élément d'étanchéité (21) reste bloqué dans ladite position d'étanchéité ;
    - ledit élément suiveur de came (50) est maintenu par ledit élément mobile (40), dans des conditions de fonctionnement normales, à une distance non nulle desdites parties de dégagement (53) et centrale (53) de ladite came (51).
  2. Machine selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle ladite partie de dégagement (52) présente une inclinaison qui est différente par rapport à l'inclinaison de ladite partie d'attaque (54) et par rapport à ladite partie centrale (53).
  3. Machine selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans laquelle ladite valeur de pression (P0) est modifiable en fonction des dimensions de ladite ouverture (9a) dudit récipient (2) .
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