EP3519114B1 - Dispositif de nettoyage de bouteilles et procédé pour le nettoyage de bouteilles utilisant le dispositif de nettoyage de bouteilles - Google Patents

Dispositif de nettoyage de bouteilles et procédé pour le nettoyage de bouteilles utilisant le dispositif de nettoyage de bouteilles Download PDF

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EP3519114B1
EP3519114B1 EP17723335.0A EP17723335A EP3519114B1 EP 3519114 B1 EP3519114 B1 EP 3519114B1 EP 17723335 A EP17723335 A EP 17723335A EP 3519114 B1 EP3519114 B1 EP 3519114B1
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  • the invention relates to a bottle cleaning device according to claim 1 and a method for cleaning bottles using the bottle cleaning device according to claim 15.
  • DE 1 930 328 U discloses a bottle treatment machine with graded temperature-controlled softening and spraying stations and with collecting vats for the treatment liquid, with a pipe register acted upon by the splash water being arranged between the spray points and the collecting vats, in such a way that the liquid flowing in the pipe register is reheated or re-cooled by the spray water.
  • DE 10 2013 114 607 A1 discloses a bottle cleaning device according to the preamble of claim 1. It discloses a container cleaning machine in which containers are moved in a transport direction through at least one first treatment zone for treatment with a heated treatment medium and through at least one second treatment zone, the temperature of the medium in the second treatment zone being lower than that of the first treatment zone and wherein the second treatment zone serves as a cooling zone for the containers and a container conveyor.
  • the thermal energy of the medium of the at least one second treatment zone is used with a heat pump to heat the medium of the at least one second treatment zone.
  • the object of the invention is to optimize a bottle washing device with regard to its water and heat consumption.
  • the bottle cleaning device comprises a main caustic basin for receiving caustic and a hot water spraying area arranged downstream of the main caustic basin in a bottle transport direction.
  • the hot water spraying area comprises a spraying zone and a collecting basin or, which is assigned to the spraying zone and is arranged below the spraying zone several spray zones arranged downstream in the bottle transport direction, each with an associated collecting basin arranged below the spray zone, with an overflow being provided between two collecting basins following one another in the bottle transport direction, which is designed to transport water out of the collecting basin in a water transport direction that the Bottle transport direction is opposite.
  • the bottle cleaning device further comprises a fresh water spray area downstream of the hot water spray area in the bottle transport direction with a first fresh water spray zone and a second fresh water spray zone and a collecting device arranged below the first fresh water spray zone and the second fresh water spray zone.
  • another overflow is provided between the collecting device and the collecting basin, after which the collecting device is arranged in the bottle transport direction, the further overflow being designed to transport water out of the collecting device in the water transport direction.
  • the bottle cleaning device further comprises a heat pump with an evaporator and a condenser as well as a closed cooling circuit in which the cooling medium circulates from the evaporator through the collecting device, through the collecting basin (s) back to the evaporator, the evaporator being designed to convey the cooling medium in the cooling circuit to cool off.
  • the bottle cleaning device comprises a caustic circuit in which caustic circulates from the main caustic basin through the condenser back into the main caustic basin, the condenser being designed to heat the caustic solution.
  • a spray zone with a spray water temperature of 45 ° C to 65 ° C can be provided in the hot water spray area.
  • the spray water temperature of a first spray zone can be in a range from 55 ° C to 60 ° C, in particular the temperature can be around 58 ° C, in a second spray zone in a range from 50 ° C to 55 ° C In particular, the temperature can be about 53 ° C, and in a third spray zone in a range from 40 ° C to 45 ° C, in particular the temperature can be 43 ° C.
  • the expression “arranged below” means for the hot water spraying area that the collecting basin is in a position relative to the spraying zone, so that it can collect water discharged through the nozzles of the spraying zone.
  • the water collected in the collecting basin as well as water that reaches the collecting basin by means of an overflow of a collecting basin following in the bottle transport direction or by means of the further overflow of the collecting device following in the bottle transport direction is fed to the spray zone to which the collecting basin is assigned.
  • a catch basin "assigned" to the spray zone means that this catch basin only catches water from this spray zone.
  • the collecting basin or the collecting basins can thus be provided to collect water discharged by means of spray nozzles and to make it available for subsequent work processes.
  • the water collected in a collecting basin can be fed to the spray nozzles of the respective spray zone via a feed line with a pump.
  • the first and second fresh water spray zones are provided in the fresh water spray area, the spray water of the first fresh water spray zone being at a temperature of around 35 ° C and the spray water of the second fresh water spray zone having a temperature of around 12 ° C. Pure fresh water can be used for the second fresh water spray zone, whereas water from the collecting device can be used for the first fresh water spray zone.
  • the term "arranged below" means for the fresh water spray zone that the collecting device is in a relative position to the first and the second fresh water spray zone so that it can collect water dispensed through the nozzles of the first and the second fresh water spray zone.
  • the water collected in the collecting device can be fed to the first fresh water spray zone.
  • the collecting device can be provided to collect water discharged by means of spray nozzles and to make it available for subsequent work processes.
  • the water collected in the collecting device can be fed to the spray nozzles of the first fresh water spray zone via a feed line with a pump.
  • the water can include additives such as, for example, lye.
  • the fresh water does not contain any additives.
  • overflow and "further overflow” are used to enable a distinction to be made between an overflow between two collecting basins and an overflow between the collecting device and a collecting basin.
  • the bottle transport direction can be from the main caustic basin to the hot water spray area and to the fresh water spray area. Seen in the direction of transport, a pre-soaking basin can be arranged in front of the main caustic basin.
  • the direction of water transport results from the volume flow of the water, which reaches a collecting basin by means of the further overflow from the collecting device or, if there are several collecting basins, then still passing from collecting basin to collecting basin by means of an overflow between two consecutive collecting basins.
  • the Arrangement of the further overflow and one or more overflows thus passes water from the fresh water spray area into the hot water spray area.
  • the bottles are passed upside down through several spray zones in which they are sprayed with water with decreasing dirt concentration and temperature inside.
  • the bottles are sprayed with cold fresh water in order to ensure the desired dispensing temperature of the bottles and complete removal of lye and surfactant residues in the cleaned bottles.
  • three spray bars are provided for fresh water for this purpose.
  • With an optimized nozzle size and optimally set spray pressure around three times 50 ml of fresh water are used per bottle.
  • rinsing water from the last fresh water spray can be reprocessed and used again in the penultimate spray.
  • the need for the replacement of fresh water from the overflow is subtracted from the hot water area, e.g. about 1/3 of the overflow, and used again before the last spray.
  • a further reduction in the use of fresh water is not possible, since the required recooling of the bottles cannot be achieved.
  • the active back cooling used in the bottle washing device according to the invention makes it possible to supply two spray tubes with treated water.
  • the water for the treatment is not taken from the hot water spray area, but from the Fresh water splash area.
  • the bottle cleaning device can be designed as a single-end machine or as a two-end machine (also called a double-end machine).
  • a single-end machine the infeed and unloading openings for the bottles are generally provided on the same side of the bottle washer.
  • the loading and unloading openings for the bottles are generally provided on different sides of the bottle washing device.
  • the bottle washing device can further comprise an additional heat exchanger which is connected downstream of the condenser and which is designed to heat the liquor.
  • the additional heat exchanger can be heated with steam or hot water. If the heating of the liquor by the condenser is not sufficient, the liquor can be brought to the desired temperature with the additional heat exchanger.
  • the bottle washer may further comprise a circuit that runs through the evaporator, a compressor, the condenser and an expansion throttle back to the evaporator.
  • the compressor and the expansion throttle can be parts of the bottle washing device.
  • the bottle washing device can further comprise a presoak basin.
  • the temperature of the pre-soak can be between 35 ° C - 45 ° C.
  • the bottles can be immersed in the pre-soak in the pre-soaking basin so that dirt adhering to the bottles is loosened.
  • An additional overflow can be provided between the collecting basin, which follows the main caustic basin in the bottle transport direction, and the pre-soaking basin, which is designed to supply water from this collecting basin to the pre-soaking basin.
  • the bottle cleaning device can comprise a post-lye device which is arranged downstream of the main caustic basin in the bottle transport direction.
  • the post-leach device may comprise a post-leach basin.
  • the bottles can be immersed in the post-lye basin before they enter the hot water spray area.
  • the post-caustic solution can have a temperature in a range from 60 ° C to 65 ° C.
  • the post-lye device can further comprise a post-caustic spray zone, wherein the post-caustic basin is assigned to the post-caustic spray zone and is arranged below it.
  • the post-caustic spray zone water from the post-caustic basin can be sprayed onto the bottles using a nozzle.
  • the expression "arranged below this" means for the post-caustic spray area that the post-caustic basin is in a position relative to the post-caustic spray zone so that it can collect water dispensed through the nozzles of the spray zone.
  • the water collected in the post-caustic basin and water that reaches the post-caustic basin by means of an overflow from a collecting basin following in the bottle transport direction is fed to the post-caustic spray zone to which the post-caustic basin is assigned.
  • a post-caustic basin "assigned" to the post-caustic spray zone means that this post-caustic basin only catches water from the post-caustic spray zone.
  • the water can include additives such as, for example, lye.
  • a further overflow can be provided between the collecting basin, which follows the secondary caustic basin in the bottle transport direction, and the secondary caustic basin, which is designed to supply water from this collecting basin to the secondary caustic basin.
  • the term "further overflow” is used to distinguish this overflow from other overflows of the bottle washer.
  • An additional overflow can be provided between the post-caustic basin and the pre-soak basin, which is designed to supply post-caustic solution from the post-caustic basin to the pre-soak basin.
  • the bottle washing device can further comprise an overflow device.
  • the overflow device can be arranged after the main caustic basin in the bottle transport direction. After the bottles have been removed from the main caustic basin, labels or label remnants can be detached from the bottles as a result of the overflow.
  • the collecting device can consist of a basin.
  • the spray water from the first and the spray water from the second fresh water spray zone are caught by this one basin.
  • the collected water is fed to the first fresh water spray zone, whereas the second fresh water spray zone is supplied with pure fresh water.
  • the first fresh water spray zone does not apply pure fresh water to the containers, since the water it collects is supplied from the collecting device; the water discharged through the first fresh water spray zone can include additives such as, for example, lye, in addition to pure fresh water which is discharged through the second fresh water spray zone and reaches the collecting device.
  • the first fresh water spray zone thus represents a so-called first fresh water spray zone which is not supplied with pure fresh water.
  • the collecting device can consist of a first basin and a second basin, the first basin being arranged below the first fresh water spray zone and the second basin below the second fresh water spray zone and the further overflow being between the collecting basin to which the collecting device is located in the bottle transport direction follows, and the first basin of the collecting device is provided.
  • a basin is provided for each of the first and second fresh water spray zones.
  • a water treatment device which is designed to treat water from the collecting device and to supply the treated water to the first fresh water spray zone.
  • the water treatment device can be provided for separating particles, neutralizing, separating surfactants and / or sanitizing.
  • the invention comprises a method for cleaning bottles using a bottle cleaning device as described above or further below.
  • Figure 1 shows a block diagram of a first embodiment of a bottle washing device 1, which comprises a pre-soaking basin 2, a main caustic basin 3, an overflow device 4, a hot water spray area 41 with three different spray zones 5, 6, 7 and a fresh water spray area 42 with a first fresh water spray zone 8 and a second fresh water spray zone 9 .
  • Bottles to be cleaned can be fed to the bottle cleaning device 1 by means of a conveyor belt (not shown). These bottles can be placed in the bottle cells of a bottle carrier which is used to transport the bottles through the bottle cleaning device 1.
  • the bottles are fed to the pre-soaking basin 2 and immersed in the pre-soaking liquor.
  • pre-cleaning to detach adhering dirt and heating of the bottles can take place.
  • the pre-soaking basin 2 can have a temperature of approximately 35.degree. C.-45.degree.
  • the bottles can then be immersed from the pre-soaking basin 2 so that the liquid can run out of the bottles. Then the bottles are fed to the main caustic basin 3 and immersed in the caustic.
  • the liquor in the main liquor basin 3 can have a temperature of approximately 70 ° C.-85 ° C. or approximately 78 ° C.-80 ° C.
  • the labels detached from the bottles in the main caustic basin 3 are deliberately deposited by a forced flow in the main caustic basin 3 and thus removed from the caustic in order to keep contamination to a minimum.
  • a flooding of the bottles by means of the flooding device 4 after the bottles have been removed from the main caustic basin 3 also contributes to this.
  • the bottles can run upside down through the three different spray zones 5, 6, 7 of the hot water spray area 41, in which the inside of the bottle is sprayed out by means of spray nozzles 10 and / or the bottles are showered over from the outside.
  • the spray water of the first spray zone 5 can have a temperature of 55 ° C to 60 ° C, in particular the temperature can be around 58 ° C, in the second spray zone 6 the temperature of the spray water can be in a range from 50 ° C to 55 ° C In particular, the temperature can be about 53 ° C, and in the third spray zone 7 the spray water temperature can be in a range from 40 ° C to 45 ° C, in particular the temperature can be 43 ° C. For the respective spray water temperatures, it must be ensured that the spray water temperature decreases in the three spray zones 5, 6, 7 that follow one another in the bottle transport direction.
  • the spray water of the first fresh water spray zone 8 having a temperature in a range from 32 ° C to 38 ° C, in particular the temperature is about 35 ° C
  • the spray water of the second fresh water spray zone 9 has a temperature in has a range from 10 ° C to 14 ° C, in particular the temperature is about 12 ° C.
  • the bottles are gradually cooled. This minimizes stresses in the material of the bottles, and the bottles are also prepared for subsequent cold filling.
  • the first 5, the second 6 and the third spray zone 7 are assigned a first 11, a second 12 and a third collecting basin 13, the collecting basins 11, 12, 13 each being arranged below the corresponding spray zone 5, 6, 7.
  • the collecting basins 11, 12, 13 serve to collect the spray water applied to the bottles and make it available for subsequent spraying processes.
  • the collected water is fed to the spray nozzles 10 of the respective spray zones 5, 6, 7 via a feed line with a pump 36.
  • the collecting device 14, 15 is arranged below the first 8 and the second fresh water spray zone 9, which in the embodiment shown comprises a first basin 14 and a second basin 15, which serve to collect the spray water from the first 8 and the second basin 15, respectively second fresh water spray zone 9 to catch.
  • Water is diverted from the first 14 and the second basin 15 and fed together to a water treatment device 16. After the treatment, the water is used as spray water in the first fresh water spray zone 8. Separation of particles, neutralization, separation of surfactants and / or sanitation may be necessary in the treatment of the water. As the untreated water goes to the fresh water splash area is removed, the particle separation and sanitation measures can possibly be omitted, since the bottles are rinsed clear with fresh water in the second fresh water spray zone 9.
  • the bottle washing device 1 has an overflow 17 between the first basin 14 and the third collecting basin 13, an overflow 18 between the third 13 and the second collecting basin 12 and an overflow 19 between the second 12 and the first collecting basin 11.
  • the overflow 20 of the first The collecting basin 11 is connected to the pre-soaking basin 2.
  • Filters for filtering the overflowing water can be provided in the individual overflows 17, 18, 19, 20.
  • the overflows 17, 18, 19, 20 can be supplied with water through overflow valves 37.
  • the cooling medium in the cooling circuit 21 is driven in cocurrent to the flow direction of the water, i.e. the water transport direction flowing through the overflows 17, 18, 19, 20.
  • the heated cooling medium that leaves the first collecting basin 11 is fed to a first inlet 24 of an evaporator 22 of a heat pump 23.
  • the cooling medium can have a temperature in a range from 57.degree. C. to 63.degree. C., in particular the temperature can be approximately 60.degree.
  • the cooling medium is cooled back in the evaporator 22 and leaves the evaporator 22 through a first outlet 25.
  • the cooling medium can then have a temperature in a range from 38.degree. C. to 42.degree. C., in particular the temperature can be approximately 40.degree. From there, the cooling medium passes through the cooling circuit 21 to the first basin 14, where the water in the first basin 14 is then cooled by absorbing heat from the cooling medium.
  • the water is correspondingly cooled in the third 13, the second 12 and the first collecting basin 11, through which the cooling circuit 21 also runs.
  • a lye heat exchanger which is connected upstream of an additional heat exchanger 29 of the main caustic basin 3, functions as the condenser 28 of the heat pump 23.
  • caustic is supplied to a first inlet 30 of the condenser 28, which is cooled by the immersion of the bottle carriers with the bottle cells and the bottles and is therefore cooler than the intended temperature of the main caustic basin 3 ° C.
  • the liquor is heated in the condenser 28 and leaves the condenser 28 through a first outlet 31.
  • the heated liquor can have a temperature of about 76 ° C.
  • the caustic solution for the main caustic basin 3 by the condenser 28 can be brought to the desired temperature with the additional heat exchanger 29.
  • the lye is heated in the condenser 28 by the release of heat from a medium which enters the condenser through a second inlet 32 and is liquefied there.
  • the medium leaves the condenser 28 through a second outlet 33; there the medium can have a temperature in a range from 78.degree. C. to 82.degree. C., in particular the temperature can be about 80.degree.
  • the medium passes an expansion throttle 34 and arrives through a second inlet 26 into the evaporator 22. After passing the expansion throttle, the medium can have a temperature in a range from 33.degree. C. to 38.degree. C., in particular the temperature can be approximately 35.degree.
  • the medium leaves the evaporator 22 via a second outlet 27 and passes a compressor 35 before it reaches the condenser 28 again via the second inlet 32.
  • the cleaned bottles can be removed from the bottle cells of the bottle carrier and transported away with a delivery belt, for example to a filling device.
  • FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of a second embodiment of a bottle washing device 38.
  • This second embodiment of the bottle washing device 38 differs from the first embodiment of the bottle washing device 1 in that only one basin 39 is provided for the first 8 and the second fresh water spray zone 9 instead of two basins.
  • the bottle washing device 38 has an overflow 40 between the one basin 39 and the third collecting basin 13. Furthermore, like the first embodiment, this bottle washing device 38 has an overflow 18 between the third 13 and second catch basin 12 and an overflow 19 between the second 12 and first catch basin 11.
  • the overflow 20 of the first catch basin 11 is connected to the pre-soaking basin 2. Filters for filtering the overflowing water can be provided in the individual overflows 40, 18, 19, 20.
  • Collected water is diverted from one basin 39 and fed to a water treatment device 16. After the treatment, the water is used as spray water in the first fresh water spray zone 8. Separation of particles, neutralization, separation of surfactants and / or sanitation may be necessary in the treatment of the water. Since the unprocessed water is taken from the fresh water spray zone, particle separation and sanitation measures can possibly be dispensed with, since the bottles are rinsed clear with fresh water in the second fresh water spray zone 9.
  • active cooling is also provided in the second embodiment of the bottle washing device 38, by means of which the water in the one basin 39, the third 13, the second 12 and the first catch basin 11 can be cooled.
  • the one basin 39 and the three collecting basins 11, 12, 13 are each equipped with heat exchangers and are connected in series by a cooling medium in a cooling circuit 21 flows through.
  • this cooling circuit 21 the amount of heat can be withdrawn from the water in the one basin 39 and in the three collecting basins 11, 12, 13 that was previously dissipated by the higher fresh water throughput of the cascade-like structure of a prior art bottle washing machine.
  • the cooling medium in the cooling circuit 21 is driven in cocurrent to the direction of flow of the water flowing through the overflows 40, 18, 19, 20.
  • the heated cooling medium that leaves the first collecting basin 11 is fed to a first inlet 24 of an evaporator 22 of a heat pump 23.
  • the cooling medium can have a temperature of approximately 60 ° C.
  • the cooling medium is cooled back in the evaporator 22 and leaves the evaporator 22 through a first outlet 25.
  • the cooling medium can then have a temperature in a range from 38.degree. C. to 42.degree. C., in particular the temperature can be approximately 40.degree. From there, the cooling medium passes through the cooling circuit 21 to one basin 39, where the water is then cooled in one basin 39, the third 13, the second 12 and the first collecting basin 11.
  • FIG. 13 shows a third embodiment of a bottle washer 44 similar to that in FIG Figure 1
  • the first embodiment shown corresponds to the bottle cleaning device 1, with the exception of the first spray zone 5 and the associated collecting basin 11.
  • the bottle cleaning device 44 comprises a post-caustic spray zone 46 following the main caustic basin 3 in the bottle transport direction, in which liquid from a post-caustic basin 47 by means of a feed line a pump 36 is fed to the spray nozzles 10 of the post-caustic spray zone 47.
  • the post-caustic basin 47 is arranged below the post-caustic spray zone 46.
  • the term “arranged below” means that the post-caustic basin 47 is in a position relative to the post-caustic spray zone 46 so that it can collect water dispensed through the nozzles 10.
  • the post-caustic solution can have a temperature in a range from 60 ° C to 65 ° C.
  • the liquid from the post-lye basin 47 can be sprayed onto and / or into bottles guided past by means of the spray nozzles 10.
  • the bottle cleaning device not shown, it can be provided that the bottles are immersed in the post-lye basin 47 without spraying.
  • the spray nozzles 10 provided and the feed line with the pump 36 can be omitted; however, they can also be provided in order, for example, to be able to provide a selectable alternative depending on the type of bottle being treated.
  • a further overflow 48 is provided between the second catch basin 12 and the post-lye basin 47, which is designed to collect water from this catch basin 12
  • the additional overflow 49 between the post-lye basin 47 and the pre-soaking basin 2 is designed to supply post-lye from the post-lye basin 47 to the pre-soaking basin 2.
  • the cooling medium in the cooling circuit 21 is driven in cocurrent to the direction of flow of the water, i.e. the direction of water transport that flows through the overflows 17, 18, 48, 49.
  • Figure 4 shows a fourth embodiment of a bottle washing device 50, which essentially corresponds to the third embodiment, but with only one basin 39 instead of two basins being provided for the first 8 and the second fresh water spray zone 9.

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  1. Dispositif de nettoyage de bouteilles comprenant :
    - un bassin de lessive principal (3) pour recevoir de la lessive,
    - une section d'aspersion d'eau chaude (41) agencée après le bassin de lessive principal (3) dans une direction de transport des bouteilles, avec :
    une zone d'aspersion (5, 6, 7) et un bassin collecteur (11, 12, 13) associé à la zone d'aspersion (5, 6, 7) et agencé sous la zone d'aspersion (5, 6, 7),
    ou
    plusieurs zones d'aspersion (5, 6, 7) agencées l'une derrière l'autre en direction de transport des bouteilles, avec un bassin collecteur (11, 12, 13) associé agencé sous chacune desdites zones d'aspersion (5, 6, 7),
    - une section d'aspersion d'eau fraîche (42, 43) agencée après la section d'aspersion d'eau chaude (41, 45) en direction de transport des bouteilles avec une première zone d'aspersion d'eau fraîche (8),
    - une pompe à chaleur (23) avec un évaporateur (22) et un condensateur (28),
    - un circuit de refroidissement fermé (21),
    - un circuit de lessive où circule de la lessive allant du bassin de lessive principal (3) à travers le condensateur (28) pour revenir au bassin de lessive principal (3), dans lequel le condensateur (28) est conçu pour chauffer la lessive,
    caractérisé en ce que
    - quand plusieurs zones d'aspersion (5, 6, 7) agencées l'une derrière l'autre en direction de transport des bouteilles sont présentes, avec un bassin collecteur (11, 12, 13) associé agencé sous chacune desdites zones d'aspersion (5, 6, 7), entre deux bassins collecteurs (11, 12, 13) consécutifs en direction de transport des bouteilles est pourvu chaque fois un trop-plein (18, 19) qui est conçu de telle sorte que l'eau provenant des bassins collecteurs (11, 12, 13) est transportée dans une direction de transport de l'eau qui est contraire à la direction de transport des bouteilles, et
    - la section d'aspersion d'eau fraîche (42, 43) comporte en outre une deuxième zone d'aspersion d'eau fraîche (9) et un dispositif collecteur (14, 15, 39) agencé sous la première zone d'aspersion d'eau fraîche (8) et la deuxième zone d'aspersion d'eau fraîche (9), et
    - entre le dispositif collecteur (14, 39) et le bassin collecteur (11, 12, 13, 47) est présent un trop-plein additionnel (17, 40) agencé après le dispositif collecteur (14, 39) en direction de transport des bouteilles, qui est conçu de telle sorte que l'eau provenant du dispositif collecteur (14, 39) est transportée en direction de transport de l'eau, et
    - dans le circuit de refroidissement fermé (21), un fluide de refroidissement provenant de l'évaporateur (22) à travers le dispositif collecteur (14, 39) circule en passant par le ou les bassins collecteurs (11, 12, 13, 47) pour retourner à l'évaporateur (22), dans lequel l'évaporateur est conçu pour refroidir le fluide de refroidissement dans le circuit de refroidissement (21).
  2. Dispositif de nettoyage de bouteilles selon la revendication 1, comprenant en outre un échangeur de chaleur additionnel (29) monté en aval du condensateur (28) et conçu pour chauffer la lessive.
  3. Dispositif de nettoyage de bouteilles selon la revendication 1 ou 2, comprenant en outre un circuit qui traverse l'évaporateur (22), un compresseur (35), le condensateur (28) et une vanne de détente (34) pour retourner à l'évaporateur (22).
  4. Dispositif de nettoyage de bouteilles selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, comprenant en outre un bassin de pré-trempage (2).
  5. Dispositif de nettoyage de bouteilles selon la revendication 4, dans lequel entre le bassin collecteur (11) qui suit le bassin de lessive principal (3) en direction de transport des bouteilles et le bassin de pré-trempage (2) est pourvu un trop-plein supplémentaire (20) conçu pour mener l'eau provenant de ce bassin collecteur (11) au bassin de pré-trempage (2).
  6. Dispositif de nettoyage de bouteilles selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, comprenant en outre un dispositif de post-lessivage (46, 47) qui est agencé après le bassin de lessive principal (3) en direction de transport des bouteilles.
  7. Dispositif de nettoyage de bouteilles selon la revendication 6, dans lequel le dispositif de post-lessivage (46, 47) comporte un bassin de post-lessivage (47) .
  8. Dispositif de nettoyage de bouteilles selon la revendication 7, dans lequel le dispositif de post-lessivage (46, 47) comporte en outre une zone d'aspersion post-lessivage (46), dans lequel le bassin de post-lessivage (47) est associé à la zone d'aspersion post-lessivage (46) et agencé sous celle-ci.
  9. Dispositif de nettoyage de bouteilles selon la revendication 7 ou 8, dans lequel entre le bassin collecteur (12) qui suit le bassin de post-lessivage (47) en direction de transport des bouteilles et le bassin de post-lessivage (47) est pourvu un trop-plein additionnel (48) qui est conçu pour mener l'eau de ce bassin collecteur (12) au bassin de post-lessivage (47).
  10. Dispositif de nettoyage de bouteilles selon l'une des revendications 7 à 9, dans lequel entre le bassin de post-lessivage (47) et le bassin de pré-trempage (2) est pourvu un trop-plein supplémentaire (49) qui est conçu pour conduire la post-lessive provenant du bassin de post-lessivage (47) au bassin de pré-trempage (2).
  11. Dispositif de nettoyage de bouteilles selon l'une des revendications 1 à 10, comprenant en outre un dispositif de débordement (4).
  12. Dispositif de nettoyage de bouteilles selon l'une des revendications 1 à 11, dans lequel le dispositif collecteur die (39) est constitué d'un bassin (39).
  13. Dispositif de nettoyage de bouteilles selon l'une des revendications 1 à 11, dans lequel le dispositif collecteur (14, 15) est constitué d'un premier bassin (14) et d'un deuxième bassin (15), dans lequel le premier bassin (14) est agencé sous la première zone d'aspersion d'eau fraîche (8) et le deuxième bassin (15) est agencé sous la deuxième zone d'aspersion d'eau fraîche (9), dans lequel le trop-plein additionnel (17) est pourvu entre le bassin collecteur (13) qui suit le dispositif collecteur (14, 15) en direction de transport des bouteilles et le premier bassin (14) du dispositif collecteur (14, 15).
  14. Dispositif de nettoyage de bouteilles selon l'une des revendications 1 à 13, comprenant en outre un dispositif de traitement des eaux (16) qui est conçu pour traiter l'eau du dispositif collecteur (14, 15, 39) et conduire l'eau traitée à la première zone d'eau fraîche (8).
  15. Procédé de nettoyage de bouteilles par l'utilisation d'un dispositif de nettoyage de bouteilles selon l'une des revendications 1 à 14.
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