EP3645447B1 - Dispositif de traitement d'un récipient dans un système de remplissage par un produit de remplissage - Google Patents

Dispositif de traitement d'un récipient dans un système de remplissage par un produit de remplissage Download PDF

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EP3645447B1
EP3645447B1 EP18743403.0A EP18743403A EP3645447B1 EP 3645447 B1 EP3645447 B1 EP 3645447B1 EP 18743403 A EP18743403 A EP 18743403A EP 3645447 B1 EP3645447 B1 EP 3645447B1
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Rupert Meinzinger
Philippo RABAST
Josef Knott
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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
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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
    • B67C7/00—Concurrent cleaning, filling, and closing of bottles; Processes or devices for at least two of these operations
    • 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
    • B67C2003/2688—Means for filling containers in defined atmospheric conditions
    • B67C2003/2691—Means for filling containers in defined atmospheric conditions by enclosing one container in a chamber
    • 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
    • B67C2003/2688—Means for filling containers in defined atmospheric conditions
    • B67C2003/2697—Means for filling containers in defined atmospheric conditions by enclosing the container partly in a chamber
    • 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
    • B67C7/00—Concurrent cleaning, filling, and closing of bottles; Processes or devices for at least two of these operations
    • B67C7/0006—Conveying; Synchronising
    • B67C2007/0066—Devices particularly adapted for container closing
    • 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
    • B67C3/001—Cleaning of filling devices

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  • the present invention relates to a device for treating a container in a filling product bottling plant, preferably for filling a container with a filling product and/or for closing a container filled with a filling product with a container closure in a beverage bottling plant.
  • the filled but not yet sealed containers can spill over from the filler carousel to the closer carousel, which can lead to soiling of the system and the outer areas of the containers and can result in uncontrolled filling quantities in the containers that are then ultimately closed.
  • a filling device in which an individual container to be filled is accommodated in a treatment chamber that is sealed pressure-tight from the environment, is filled with the filling product in this treatment chamber by means of a filling member and is provided with a container closure after filling.
  • a filling element in which a treatment chamber is provided, into which the container to be treated is lifted from below via a bottle plate with a large lift.
  • the DE 10 2014 104 873 A1 discloses a device according to the preamble of claim 1 and describes a device for filling a container with a filling product, which has a closing head with two closing head jaws which can be opened and closed.
  • a device for treating a container in a filling product filling system, for filling a container with a filling product and/or for closing the filled container with a container closure, the device having a treatment chamber for at least partially accommodating one container to be treated and at least one those received in the treatment chamber
  • Container-acting treatment member includes.
  • the treatment chamber has a first chamber part and a second chamber part, the second chamber part being pivotable about a pivot axis relative to the first chamber part in order to open and close the treatment chamber.
  • the pivot axis about which the second chamber part is pivoted relative to the first chamber part is aligned horizontally and is arranged in the lower area of the treatment chamber. This is based on an alignment of the treatment chamber in which the container to be treated is aligned with its container mouth pointing upwards.
  • the treatment chamber has a second chamber part that can be pivoted relative to a first chamber part, the first and second chamber parts being pivotable relative to one another to open and close the treatment chamber, the device can be constructed more compactly and efficiently overall.
  • this design makes it possible to reduce the overall height of the device for treating a container compared to the devices known from the prior art and in particular the stroke and the installation space required to carry it out, which is required to open and close the treatment chamber close to insert a container to be filled or to remove a filled and closed container from the treatment chamber.
  • upstream and/or downstream transport devices do not require any special construction.
  • conventional transport devices such as transport stars or other conveyors, which are provided for feeding in the containers to be treated and for removing the treated containers, can be used, so that the filling product filling system as a whole is very efficient and without the need to redesign the other aggregates of the filling product filling system can be built.
  • This also makes it possible to transfer the containers to be treated to the device earlier and to remove the treated containers later, so that the available treatment angle within which a treatment of the respective container to be treated is carried out can be increased, so that the system can be made more compact for a given throughput or can achieve a higher throughput for a given system size.
  • the required closing or opening time of the treatment chamber can also be reduced by the pivotable arrangement of the second chamber part in relation to the first chamber part compared to the designs known from the prior art, in which either a sleeve has to be raised or lowered over a long stroke, or in which the container itself is used to seal the respective treatment chamber and must accordingly be raised or lowered over a wide stroke.
  • the container does not have to be raised or lowered, but can remain at its infeed or outfeed level. This is particularly advantageous when the containers to be treated are conveyed at a constant level in the rest of the filling product bottling plant, for example when the containers to be treated are held below a neck ring (so-called neck handling).
  • the treatment chamber and thus the first chamber part and second chamber part forming the treatment chamber can be dimensioned in such a way that the container to be treated can be completely accommodated in the treatment chamber.
  • the treatment chamber is dimensioned in such a way that the largest container to be treated with the device can be completely accommodated in the treatment chamber. Accordingly, smaller containers to be treated with the device can also be accommodated completely in the treatment chamber.
  • the treatment chamber can be dimensioned in such a way that only part of the container to be treated can be accommodated in the container chamber.
  • the treatment chamber can accommodate the mouth area of the container and seal it off from the environment. This results in a situation in which part of the container to be treated is accommodated in the treatment chamber, but another part of the container is then arranged outside the treatment chamber.
  • the container interior is preferably in fluid communication with the Treatment chamber, so that the treatment of the container interior can be carried out from the treatment chamber.
  • the first chamber part and the second chamber part are preferably geometrically divided in such a way that the treatment chamber opening released by pivoting the second chamber part results in the easiest possible access for the containers and the transport devices into the treatment chamber.
  • the first chamber part and the second chamber part each essentially form one half of the treatment chamber.
  • the pivot axis is particularly preferably also aligned perpendicularly to the radius of a treatment carousel, on the circumference of which the device is arranged. This results in the second chamber part being able to pivot outwards in order to open the treatment chamber. If the pivot axis is arranged in the lower region of the treatment chamber and perpendicular to the radius, the second chamber part also pivots downward and radially outward. The installation space under the treatment chamber is therefore not required to allow the treatment chamber to be opened, resulting in a more compact and efficient structure.
  • the second chamber part can preferably be pivoted relative to the first chamber part by means of a pivot drive, with the pivot drive particularly preferably having an actuator for actively pivoting the second chamber part relative to the first chamber part and/or a roller guide with a guide roller which is guided on a roller guide.
  • the actuator particularly preferably presses the guide roller onto the roller guide, with the actuator preferably being a pneumatic cylinder which is particularly preferably permanently supplied with compressed air from a ring line.
  • a roller guide is preferably also provided in order to serve as an emergency guide if the actuator fails, so that collisions between system parts can be avoided.
  • the first chamber part can be sealed off from the second chamber part via a switchable seal.
  • the closing forces that have to be applied to close the treatment chamber can be kept small and a pressure-tight and gas-tight seal of the treatment chamber can still be achieved by switching the switchable seal in the closed state of the treatment chamber.
  • the structure of, for example, a swivel drive can be kept simple and the sealing takes place only after the actual closing of the treatment chamber. Accordingly, the swivel drive does not have to compress a seal to seal off the treatment chamber, but only has to move the dead weight of the second chamber part from the open position to the closed position.
  • the switchable seal particularly preferably has a safety device which prevents the switchable seal from switching when the treatment chamber is open and preferably comprises a pressure medium supply which is interrupted when the treatment chamber is open. In this way it can be avoided that the switchable seal is damaged by erroneous actuation of the switchable seal when the treatment chamber is open, for example by the respective sealing element being pushed out of its sealing groove because the respective opposite sealing surface is missing.
  • a seal is preferably provided on the first and/or the second chamber part for gas-tight sealing of the treatment chamber from the environment in its closed state.
  • the seal is preferably one that can be moved or expanded by being acted upon by a pressure medium.
  • a safety device is particularly preferably provided which only allows the switchable seal to be switched when the first chamber part and the second chamber part are in the closed position.
  • a valve is provided such that the possibility of pressurizing the switchable seal with a pressure medium is only made possible when the first chamber part is in a predetermined relative position to the second chamber part.
  • the safety device can also be set up in such a way that the switchable seal can only be acted upon by the switching medium when the first chamber part is locked with the second chamber part in the closed position.
  • a mouth seal is provided, by means of which a container mouth of the container to be treated can be sealed off from the treatment chamber, the mouth seal preferably being a switchable seal.
  • a different atmosphere or different pressure can be provided inside the container to be treated than on the outside of the container.
  • different zones can be provided and, for example, a different atmosphere or a different pressure can be provided in the mouth area of the container than in the area of the container body.
  • an embodiment of the device can be provided in which the container to be treated is not completely received in the treatment chamber, but the treatment chamber is sealed with the mouth area of the container.
  • the mouth seal can also be provided inside the treatment chamber, so that the container can be accommodated completely inside the treatment chamber despite the sealing by means of the mouth seal.
  • a negative pressure can be provided on the outside of the container body and a CO 2 atmosphere in the mouth area, for example in the case of a thin-walled container, to enable the container to be closed with a container closure under a CO 2 atmosphere when the container is fully expanded.
  • the mouth seal as a switchable seal
  • the closing of the treatment chamber and/or the enclosing of the container mouth can first be achieved with a low actuation force and only then can a complete seal be achieved by switching the seal.
  • sealing of container mouths of different diameters or greater manufacturing tolerances can be achieved without particularly high closing forces being necessary.
  • the orifice seal comprises an orifice seal element which has a varying cross-section and preferably a lip by means of which it can be applied to an opposing sealing surface.
  • an orifice seal element which has a varying cross-section and preferably a lip by means of which it can be applied to an opposing sealing surface.
  • a safety device is preferably also provided with this mouth seal for sealing the container mouth in such a way that the switchable seal can only be switched when the treatment chamber is closed and according to the first chamber part is arranged in a predetermined closed position relative to the second chamber part.
  • the closing force for closing the chamber and for accommodating the mouth area of the container to be filled can be reduced by using the switchable seal.
  • the safety device ensures that unintentional switching, for example due to an incorrect switching command or another system malfunction, the unintentional expulsion of the sealing element of the switchable seal from its respective receptacle or sealing groove by the pressure medium being applied, without the corresponding opposite sealing surface is present is avoided. Accordingly, the operation of the device can be designed to be particularly safe and a malfunction of the switchable seal or even the switchable seal being unthreaded from its respective receiving groove can be avoided.
  • a locking device for locking the treatment chamber is preferably provided, which can be controlled via a cam and which can be positively locked to lock the treatment chamber.
  • the locking device allows the treatment chamber to be kept locked during the treatment of the respective container and any pressures and forces which are caused, for example, by the treatment chamber being subjected to gas or compressed air, can be intercepted by the locking device.
  • a volume reduction device for reducing the volume of the treatment chamber, which preferably has a volume reduction element with a first part arranged on the first chamber part and a first part on the second chamber part arranged second part comprises.
  • the volume of the treatment chamber can thus be adapted to the respective container size and the consumption of gases and compressed air can be reduced accordingly.
  • a cleaning channel extends from the first chamber part into the second chamber part and from there into the treatment chamber and preferably opens into the lower part of the treatment chamber.
  • the treatment element acting on the container in the treatment chamber is preferably designed as a filling element for filling a container accommodated in the treatment chamber with a filling product and/or as a closing element for closing a container accommodated in the treatment chamber and filled with a filling product, with preferably a filling element and a closing element are arranged in the treatment chamber and each act on the container in succession.
  • the treatment of the container carried out in the treatment chamber can - in addition to the just mentioned treatment steps of filling and/or closing - also include further or alternative treatment steps such as cleaning the container with a cleaning medium, rinsing the container with a rinsing medium, disinfecting the container with a disinfecting medium, subjecting the container to a defined gas to form a defined atmosphere inside the container, or flushing the container with a flushing gas.
  • the treatment of the container in the treatment chamber is not limited to the treatment methods and treatment steps mentioned here.
  • a plurality of the devices described above are arranged around the periphery of a treatment carousel of a filling product bottling plant in order to enable a continuous treatment of a stream of containers.
  • a treatment chamber 1 of a device 100 for treating a container in a filling product bottling plant is shown schematically.
  • a filling of a container to be filled with a filling product and/or a closing of the filled container with a container closure can be carried out as a treatment.
  • the container accommodated in the treatment chamber 1 is first filled with a filling product and then the container filled with the filling product is provided with a container closure without the container being removed from the treatment chamber 1.
  • the container is filled with the filling product and the filled container is closed in succession in the treatment chamber 1 .
  • the container in the treatment chamber 1 can only be filled or closed.
  • the treatment chamber 1 has a first chamber part 10 and a second chamber part 12 .
  • the second chamber part 12 can be pivoted about a pivot axis 14 relative to the first chamber part 10 in order to open and close the treatment chamber 1 .
  • the treatment chamber 1 is correspondingly shown in an open position, in which the second chamber part 12 is pivoted about the pivot axis 14 relative to the first chamber part 10 and correspondingly opens the interior 16 of the treatment chamber 1 .
  • a container to be filled can be introduced into the treatment chamber 1 or an already filled and/or closed container can be removed from the treatment chamber 1 become.
  • the treatment chamber 1 In its closed position, the treatment chamber 1 is sealed off from the environment in a substantially gas-tight manner, so that an atmosphere different from the environment and/or a pressure different from the environment can be built up in the treatment chamber 1 .
  • the first chamber part 10 is an essentially fixed chamber part, which can be connected to a treatment carousel of a filling product filling system, for example via a connection 110 .
  • a large number of treatment chambers 1 and therefore a large number of devices for treating containers 100 are usually arranged around the circumference of a treatment carousel (not shown here) of the filling product bottling plant.
  • the device 100 rotates accordingly together with the treatment carousel in order to enable, for example, the continuous production of containers filled with a filling product and sealed with a container closure.
  • a feed device (not shown here) is provided, for example in the form of a feed star, by means of which the containers to be filled can be transferred to the device 100 when the treatment chamber 1 is open.
  • the treatment chamber 1 is closed and the container can be subjected to the intended treatment in the treatment chamber - for example filling and sealing.
  • the treatment chamber 1 is opened by pivoting the second chamber part 12 relative to the first chamber part 10 is opened again about the pivot axis 14 .
  • the filled container provided with the container closure can then be output from the device 100 by means of an outlet device, for example in the form of an outlet star wheel, and transferred to a downstream treatment device, for example a labeller or a packaging device.
  • a filling element receptacle 120 is provided in the first chamber part 10, through which a filling element can be attached to the device 100 in such a way that the filling element can be connected to an inner space 16 of the treatment chamber 1 recorded container and can communicate in particular with the container mouth in order to fill the filling product into the interior of the container can.
  • the filling element which is accommodated in the filling element receptacle 120, is preferably designed in such a way that, in order to fill the container to be filled, it can be moved in a treatment position with its filling product outlet over the mouth of the container to be filled, and then, after the filling process has been completed, moved back into a parking position can be withdrawn.
  • the retraction of the filling element into a parking position enables a further treatment element, for example a closing element described below, to reach the container mouth undisturbed and without collisions with the filling element or another treatment element, so that the further treatment element can also act on the container.
  • a further treatment element for example a closing element described below
  • a closure member receptacle 130 is also provided in the first chamber part 10, into which a closure member can be inserted, by means of which the filled container within the treatment chamber 1 can be closed with a container closure.
  • the closure element which is accommodated in the closure element receptacle 130, is also preferably designed such that it can be moved back and forth between a treatment position and a parked position in order to be able to act on the container in the treatment position and another treatment element in the parked position such as letting the filling element act on the container.
  • the container accommodated in the treatment chamber 1 can be filled in succession and the container then filled with the filling product can then be closed with a container closure, without the container being filled by the filling element , but not yet sealed containers would have to be handed over to another treatment carousel.
  • the container can remain stationary in the treatment chamber or at least be moved only along its container axis in order to enable the container accommodated in the treatment chamber 1 to be raised and lowered with respect to the respective treatment element.
  • FIG figure 5 A basic schematic representation of the arrangement of the filling element 2, which is accommodated in a filling element receptacle 120 of the first chamber part 10, and of a closing element 132 shown schematically, which is accommodated in the closing element receptacle 130 of the first chamber part 10, is shown schematically in FIG figure 5 shown.
  • the pivoting of the second chamber part 12 about the pivot axis 14 relative to the first chamber part 10 is achieved by a pivot drive 2 .
  • the swivel drive 2 is formed by an actuator in the form of a pneumatic cylinder 20 which acts on the second chamber part 12 via a swivel lever 22 .
  • the pneumatic cylinder 20 By actuating the pneumatic cylinder 20, the second chamber part 12 can be correspondingly pivoted relative to the first chamber part 10, and thus the treatment chamber 1 can be opened and closed in order to transfer containers.
  • the pivoting lever 22 can be designed as a toggle lever in order to provide efficient closure with a high closing force with a relatively low actuating force in order to enable a sealing closure of the second chamber part 12 in relation to the first chamber part 10 . Furthermore, when using a toggle lever, the treatment chamber 1 can be locked in the closed state with a high closing force by overstretching the toggle lever, without an actuator having to exert a permanent force.
  • the swivel drive also has an emergency guide 24 which has a roller 240 connected to the swivel lever 22 and a roller guide 242 .
  • the roller guide 242 is arranged in a stationary manner on the treatment device in such a way that the treatment carousel rotates with its rotating part relative to the roller guide 242 . Accordingly, when the device 100 revolves around the treatment device, the roller 240 can follow the contour of the roller guide 242 as a result of the rotation of the treatment carousel.
  • control of the second chamber part 12 is preferably carried out exclusively via the pneumatic cylinder 20 and the guide roller 240 is usually not in contact with the roller guide 242 in normal operation in order to avoid frictional resistance and to reduce the associated vibration and noise components .
  • the emergency guide 24 is only intended to ensure that, in the event of a failure of the pneumatic system or its control or other defects in the control of the swivel drive 2, the second chamber part 12 can still be opened reliably with respect to the first chamber part 10 in order to prevent collisions of the second chamber part 12 with other system components - for example a feed device or an outlet device for the containers to prevent or completely exclude.
  • the pivot axis 14, about which the first chamber part 10 is pivoted relative to the second chamber part 12, is arranged in the lower area of the treatment chamber 1 in such a way that the fixed, first chamber part 10 with the filling element receptacles 120 arranged in the upper area and closure member receptacles 130 is completely unaffected by the pivoting process. Furthermore, this arrangement ensures that a container receptacle 140, which, for example, in figure 5 is shown, and which is also arranged in the upper area of the treatment chamber 1, while the pivoting of the second chamber part 12 relative to the first chamber part 10 remains accessible for as long as possible.
  • the pivot axis 14 is preferably arranged horizontally, so that the second chamber part 12 folds out to the outside. With an arrangement of the pivot axis 14 perpendicular to a radius of a treatment carousel, pivoting in the radial direction outwards can also be achieved, so that the opening of the treatment chamber 1 released by the folded-out, second chamber part 12 enables easy loading and unloading of containers and in particular a allows tangential feeding and discharging of containers.
  • the treatment chamber 1 can also be closed by means of a locking device 3, such as, for example, in FIGS Figures 6 to 8 is shown schematically, the locking device 3 has a locking bolt 30 which has a locking lever 32 which is actuated by a switching element 34 when the device 100 and in particular the treatment chamber 1 rotates in such a way that the treatment chamber 1 and in particular the first chamber part 10 are locked opposite the second chamber part 12 is reached.
  • a locking device 3 such as, for example, in FIGS Figures 6 to 8 is shown schematically, the locking device 3 has a locking bolt 30 which has a locking lever 32 which is actuated by a switching element 34 when the device 100 and in particular the treatment chamber 1 rotates in such a way that the treatment chamber 1 and in particular the first chamber part 10 are locked opposite the second chamber part 12 is reached.
  • the locking bolt 30 has a locking element 36 which, in a first switching position, which is, for example, in figure 7 is shown in a corresponding Locking receptacle 38 can be inserted and in a second switching position, for example in figure 8 is shown, the locking element 36 is rotated relative to the locking receptacle 38 so that a positive locking is formed.
  • a switchable seal 4 is preferably provided, which is provided, for example, in the first stationary chamber part 10 .
  • the switchable seal 4 is included, as for example in figures 9 and 10 shown, in a sealing groove 40, introduced in the first chamber part 10 and in particular in its edge region, which is opposite the second chamber part 12 in the closed state of the treatment chamber 1.
  • the sealing groove 40 accommodates a sealing element 42 which can be switched in that a pressure medium is introduced into the cavity formed between the sealing element 42 and the sealing groove 40 and the sealing element 42 is thereby pressed out of the sealing groove 40 .
  • FIG. 11 This is schematic in figure 11 shown, from which both the sealing groove 40, which is provided in the edge region of the first chamber part 10, and the sealing element 42, which is in the figure 11 shown embodiment in the form of an elastomeric cord with a circular cross-section in the relaxed state can be seen.
  • the pressure medium can correspondingly be introduced via a pressure medium channel 44 into the pressure space 440 formed between the sealing groove 40 and the sealing element 42 in such a way that the sealing element 42 wants to move out of the sealing groove 40 .
  • the sealing element 42 is pressed against an opposite surface, for example a surface of the second chamber part 12, for example an edge area of the second chamber part 12, by means of the sealing agent.
  • the pressure that has to be applied in the pressure chamber 440 by means of the sealant in order to achieve a tight seal can be significantly lower than the pressure that is to be sealed perpendicular thereto.
  • FIG 12 Another geometry of this switchable seal 4 is shown, with the sealing element 42 having a rectangular cross section in this exemplary embodiment, which has a width which essentially corresponds to the width of the sealing groove 40 . Due to this geometry occur when this sealing element 42 is acted upon with the perpendicular to the Contact pressure force directed compressive force, which is exerted by a pressure present in the interior of the treatment chamber 1 on the sealing element 42, no forces that would press the sealing element 42 from its sealing position.
  • sealing elements 42 are shown, which can be introduced into the sealing groove 40 and which can be used to seal off the second chamber part 12 from the first chamber part 10 .
  • a safety device 46 is provided, which is shown schematically in figure 14 is shown.
  • a safety device 46 is provided, by means of which it can be prevented that the sealing element 42 of the switchable seal 4 is pressed out of the sealing groove 40 when the treatment chamber 1 is still open and, correspondingly, the first chamber part 10 and the second chamber part 12 are not yet touch each other.
  • the first chamber part 10 which is provided fixed, with the in the figure 14 schematically indicated switchable seal 4, which has a sealing element 42, which in turn is arranged in a sealing groove 40 and correspondingly forms a pressure chamber 440.
  • the pressure medium can be supplied to the pressure chamber 440 via a pressure medium channel 44 , a pressure medium channel 44 also being provided in the second chamber part 12 .
  • the pressure medium passage 44 of the first chamber part 10 opens into an opening 442 which is brought into sealing agreement with an opposing opening 444 when the first and second chamber parts 10, 12 abut one another. Accordingly, the pressure medium channel 44 extends when closed Treatment chamber 1 from the first chamber part 10 into the second chamber part 12 when the first chamber part 10 and the second chamber part 12 are locked together accordingly.
  • the pressure channel 44 extends through the second chamber part 12 and can be brought back there via a corresponding nozzle-shaped connection 460, which can be brought into gas-tight correspondence with a receptacle 462 in the first chamber part 10 when the first chamber part 10 is locked to the second chamber part 12 be fed back into the first chamber part 10 . Accordingly, there is only a continuous pressure medium channel 44 when the first chamber part 10 is locked to the second chamber part 12 . If the first chamber part 10 and the second chamber part 12 are not locked together, the pressure medium channel 44 is open and not connected to the pressure chamber 440 of the switchable seal 4 .
  • the safety device 46 of the second chamber part 12 which can be pivoted relative to the first chamber part 10, serves as a safety device and thus as a switch for connecting the pressure medium channel 44 to the pressure chamber 440.
  • safety device 46 is conceivable, for example in the form of a mechanically switchable valve which prevents the supply of pressure medium into the pressure chamber 440 as long as the treatment chamber 1 is not closed and/or locked.
  • the safety device is preferably of mechanical design in order to prevent the sealing element 42 from being pressed out of the sealing groove 40 in the event of a failure of electronics or control devices.
  • FIG 15 a further embodiment of a sealing element 42 for the mutual sealing of the first chamber part 10 with respect to the second chamber part 12 is shown.
  • a mouth seal 5 is provided, by means of which the container mouth 162 of a container to be filled can be sealed off from the treatment chamber 1 .
  • the container 160 can thus be accommodated completely in the treatment chamber 1, but different pressures can be provided for the area inside the container 160 and outside the container 160, for example.
  • the mouth seal 5 can also be provided in the area of the chamber parts 10 , 12 , so that the treatment chamber 1 is also sealed by the mouth seal 5 .
  • part of the container 160 is then arranged inside the treatment chamber 1, for example the container mouth 162, and part of the container 160 lies outside the treatment chamber 1.
  • the mouth seal 5 is preferably also designed as a switchable seal and preferably in the figure 16 shown expression provided. Accordingly, the mouth seal 5 is placed in a mouth seal groove 50 and sealing elements 52 are provided. The sealing elements 52 can be switched by pressurizing the pressure chamber 500 formed between the sealing elements 52 and the mouth sealing groove 50 .
  • the in figure 17 shown form of the sealing element 52 is provided, in which the sealing of a sealing element 52 is provided on an opposite surface and in particular on an opposite further sealing element 52 via a lip 520 flared out in relation to the remaining contour of the sealing element 52 .
  • the lip 520 correspondingly extends in the direction of the opposite surface or of the sealing element 52 in such a way that when the sealing elements 52 or the pressure chamber 500 are acted upon by the pressure medium, the lip 520 makes sealing contact. Since the sealing element 52 is pushed out of the mouth sealing groove 50 to different extents due to the tolerances of the respective container mouths 162, the lip 520 can in any case achieve a sealing contact of the sealing element 52 on the opposite surface.
  • the lip 520 accordingly serves to bridge a gap 522 formed between two opposite sealing elements 52 or one sealing element 52 and an opposite surface in a sealing manner when the gap widths are different.
  • the different gap widths of the gap 522 result from the tolerances of the different container mouths 162 of the containers to be treated that are respectively accommodated in the treatment chamber 1 .
  • a volume reduction device 6 in the form of an insert, which can be inserted both in the first chamber part 10 and in the second chamber part 12, is provided in the interior space 16 of the treatment chamber 1 in order to reduce the volume of the interior space 16 of the treatment chamber 1 to reduce.
  • the volume reduction device 6 is preferably designed in at least two parts, with the first part 60 being placed in the stationary first chamber part 10 and the second part 62 being placed in the second, pivotable chamber part 12 .
  • the two parts 60 , 62 of the volume reduction device 6 can be operated as if the device 100 and the treatment chamber 1 were being operated without the volume reduction device 6 .
  • the first part 62 of the volume reduction device 6 pivots and the other part 60 of the volume reduction device 6 remains stationary.
  • FIG 19 the connection of a cleaning channel 7 is also shown, which is guided in a first area 70 in the stationary, first chamber part 10 and in a second area 72 in the pivotable second chamber part 12.
  • a cleaning medium can be used during the cleaning of the device 100 or a cleaning agent can be introduced into the interior 16 of the treatment chamber in such a way that the entire interior of the treatment chamber 1 can also be rinsed and cleaned.

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  1. Dispositif (100) pour le remplissage d'un récipient avec un produit de remplissage et/ou pour la fermeture du récipient rempli avec une fermeture de récipient dans une installation de remplissage de produit de remplissage, comprenant un compartiment de traitement (1) pour la réception au moins partielle respectivement d'un récipient à traiter et comprenant au moins un organe de traitement (122, 132) agissant sur le récipient reçu dans le compartiment de traitement (1), dans lequel
    le compartiment de traitement (1) présente une première partie de compartiment (10) et une seconde partie de compartiment (12), dans lequel la seconde partie de compartiment (12) est pivotante par rapport à la première partie de compartiment (10) autour d'un axe de pivotement (14) orienté horizontalement afin d'ouvrir et de fermer le compartiment de traitement (1)
    caractérisé en ce que
    l'axe de pivotement (14) est agencé dans la zone inférieure du compartiment de traitement (1).
  2. Dispositif (100) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'axe de pivotement (14) est agencé perpendiculairement au rayon d'un carrousel de traitement, au niveau de l'étendue duquel le dispositif (100) est agencé.
  3. Dispositif (100) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que la seconde partie de compartiment (12) est pivotante au moyen d'un entraînement de pivotement (2) par rapport à la première partie de compartiment (10), dans lequel l'entraînement de pivotement (2) présente un actionneur pour le pivotement de la seconde partie de compartiment (12) par rapport à la première partie de compartiment (10) et/ou un guidage de rouleau avec un rouleau de guidage (240) qui est guidé sur un guidage de rouleau (242).
  4. Dispositif (100) selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que l'actionneur presse le rouleau de guidage (240) sur le guidage de rouleau (242), dans lequel l'actionneur est de préférence un vérin pneumatique qui est alimenté le plus préférentiellement en permanence en air comprimé provenant d'une conduite annulaire.
  5. Dispositif (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes caractérisé en ce que la première partie de compartiment (10) peut être rendue étanche par rapport à la seconde partie de compartiment (12) par le biais d'une garniture étanche (4) commutable.
  6. Dispositif (100) selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que la garniture étanche (4) commutable présente un dispositif de sécurité (46) qui empêche en cas de compartiment de traitement (1) ouvert une commutation de la garniture étanche (4) commutable et comporte de préférence une amenée de moyen de pression qui est interrompue en cas de compartiment de traitement (1) ouvert.
  7. Dispositif (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu' une garniture étanche d'embouchure (5) est prévue, au moyen de laquelle une embouchure de récipient (162) du récipient peut être rendue étanche par rapport au compartiment de traitement (1), dans lequel la garniture étanche d'embouchure (5) est de préférence une garniture étanche commutable.
  8. Dispositif (100) selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que la garniture d'embouchure (5) présente un élément étanche (52) qui présente une section transversale variable et de préférence une lèvre (520), au moyen de laquelle il peut être appliqué contre une surface étanche opposée.
  9. Dispositif (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu' un dispositif de verrouillage (3) est prévu, lequel peut être commandé par le biais d'une came de commande et lequel peut être verrouillé pour la fermeture du compartiment de traitement (1) à complémentarité de formes.
  10. Dispositif (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que un dispositif de réduction de volume (6) est prévu pour la réduction du volume du compartiment de traitement (1) qui comporte de préférence un élément de réduction de volume avec une première partie (60) agencée au niveau de la première partie de compartiment (10) et une seconde partie (62) agencée au niveau de la seconde partie de compartiment (12).
  11. Dispositif (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu' un canal de nettoyage (7) s'étend de la première partie de compartiment (10) dans la seconde partie de compartiment (12) et de là dans le compartiment de traitement (1) et de préférence débouche dans la partie inférieure du compartiment de traitement (1) dans celui-ci.
  12. Dispositif (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'organe de traitement agissant dans le compartiment de traitement (1) sur le récipient est réalisé comme organe de remplissage (122) pour le remplissage respectivement d'un récipient reçu dans le compartiment de traitement (1) avec un produit de remplissage et/ou comme organe de fermeture (132) pour la fermeture d'un récipient reçu dans le compartiment de traitement (1), rempli avec un produit de remplissage, dans lequel de préférence un organe de remplissage (122) et un organe de fermeture (132) agissent dans le compartiment de traitement (1) l'un après l'autre respectivement sur le récipient.
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