EP3980366B1 - Soupape de remplissage permettant de remplir des récipients avec un produit versable - Google Patents

Soupape de remplissage permettant de remplir des récipients avec un produit versable Download PDF

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EP3980366B1
EP3980366B1 EP20716841.0A EP20716841A EP3980366B1 EP 3980366 B1 EP3980366 B1 EP 3980366B1 EP 20716841 A EP20716841 A EP 20716841A EP 3980366 B1 EP3980366 B1 EP 3980366B1
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Lionel LICHNEWSKY
Filippo Bandini
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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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    • B67C3/26—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks
    • B67C3/2608—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks comprising anti-dripping means

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  • the present invention relates to a filling valve configured to fill receptacles, in particular receptacles made of plastic or glass, for example bottles, vials, small jars, pots or receptacles made of metal material, for example cans, with a pourable product, in particular a pourable food product, even more in particular a viscous pourable food product, such as milk, fruit juices, yoghurt or similar.
  • Filling machines typically used for filling receptacles with a pourable product which basically comprise a carousel rotating around a vertical axis, a tank containing the pourable product, and a plurality of filling valves, which are carried peripherally by the carousel, are connected to the tank by respective circuits or ducts and are conveyed by the carousel along a substantially circular transfer path.
  • Said machines also comprise an inlet device, typically an inlet star wheel configured to sequentially feed empty receptacles to the carousel, and an outlet device, typically an outlet star wheel configured to receive full receptacles from the carousel.
  • an inlet device typically an inlet star wheel configured to sequentially feed empty receptacles to the carousel
  • outlet device typically an outlet star wheel configured to receive full receptacles from the carousel.
  • the carousel generally comprises a plurality of supporting elements, each one of which adapted to receive and maintain a respective receptacle to be filled in a vertical position, below each filling valve.
  • Each filling valve is configured to feed a preestablished quantity of pourable product to the relative receptacle, while it is conveyed along the transfer path thanks to the rotary movement imparted thereto by the carousel.
  • the filling valves of the known type basically comprise:
  • the tubular body has a longitudinal axis parallel to the axis of the carousel and ends at a lower end thereof with an axial outlet opening, fluidically communicating, in use, with an end opening defined by an upper edge of the respective receptacle to be filled.
  • the flow channel extends coaxially to the axis of the tubular body and comprises a constant section segment, usually cylindrical, and at least a variable section segment, positioned upstream of the outlet opening and narrowing in the direction of the latter, up to a minimum diameter section.
  • the shutter which typically engages the flow channel coaxially, is axially mobile inside the flow channel between:
  • the shutter comprises a main body, generally having a substantially cylindrical shape, and an interaction portion, for example shaped like a piston, axially extending from the main body in the direction of the outlet opening and configured to abut against the variable section segment of the flow channel when the shutter is in the closed position.
  • an interaction portion for example shaped like a piston, axially extending from the main body in the direction of the outlet opening and configured to abut against the variable section segment of the flow channel when the shutter is in the closed position.
  • the interaction portion is adapted to sealingly close, in a fluid-tight manner, the aforesaid minimum diameter section, when the shutter is in the closed position.
  • shutters of the type described above represent a valid solution for dosing the pourable product inside the receptacles to be filled
  • the known filling valves are still open to further improvement, in particular concerning the filling precision and the cleanliness of the filling process.
  • GB 1 205 495 A discloses a filling valve in accordance with the preamble of claim 1.
  • the aim of the present invention is to achieve a filling valve for filling receptacles with a pourable product that will be more reliable and less costly, and allows to satisfy at least one of the needs specified above in relation to filling valves of the known type.
  • this aim is achieved by a filling valve as claimed in claim 1.
  • the reference numeral 1 indicates as a whole a filling machine configured to fill a plurality of receptacles 2 with a pourable product, in particular a pourable food product.
  • the pourable product is of a viscous type, for example, milk, fruit juice, yoghurt or similar.
  • the receptacles 2 are made of plastic or glass, for example bottles, vials, small jars, pots or similar.
  • the receptacles 2 are made of a metal material, for example aluminium (cans, pots, etc).
  • the filling machine 1 basically comprises:
  • each filling valve 5 is adapted to selectively feed a predetermined amount of pourable product to a receptacle 2 one at a time, while the same receptacle 2 is conveyed along the path P due to the rotary motion imparted thereto by the carousel 3.
  • each filling valve 5 is carried peripherally by the carousel 3 and is fluidically connected to the tank 4 by a respective duct 6 of the filling machine 1.
  • the filling machine 1 further comprises an inlet conveyor, preferably a star wheel 7 apt to feed a succession of empty receptacles 2 to the carousel 3, and an outlet conveyor, preferably a star wheel 8, apt to receive the filled receptacles 2 from the carousel 3.
  • an inlet conveyor preferably a star wheel 7 apt to feed a succession of empty receptacles 2 to the carousel 3
  • an outlet conveyor preferably a star wheel 8, apt to receive the filled receptacles 2 from the carousel 3.
  • the star wheels 7 and 8 are rotatable around respective axes A' and A'' substantially parallel to the axis A of the carousel 3.
  • filling valves 5 are identical to one another, in the following reference will be made to a single filling valve 5 configured to fill a relative receptacle 2.
  • the receptacle 2 is positioned, during the filling process, below the filling valve 5.
  • the filling valve 5 is configured to operate according to a "noncontact" mode with the receptacle 2.
  • the filling valve 5 basically comprises:
  • the tubular body 10 has a longitudinal axis B, preferably vertical and parallel to the axis A of the carousel 3, and ending, at a lower end portion thereof, with the outlet opening 9, preferably coaxial to the axis B fluidically communicating, in use, with an end opening 2a defined by an upper edge of the receptacle 2.
  • the tubular body 10 is further provided with an inlet opening 14 preferably coaxial to the axis B and receiving, in use, the pourable product from the tank 4 through the duct 6.
  • the channel 11 is delimited by an internal wall of the tubular body 10, having a variable and substantially circular cross-section, and extending inside the tubular body 10 so as to be coaxial to the axis B.
  • the channel 11 defines the inlet opening 14 and the outlet opening 9 and extends between both of the latter.
  • the channel 11 comprises:
  • variable section segment 15 is arranged downstream of the constant section segment 13, with respect to the flow direction D.
  • the shutter 12 coaxially engages the channel 11 and comprises a main body 17, preferably having a substantially cylindrical shape, and an interaction portion 18, carried by the main body 17 and configured to cooperate in contact with the channel 11, in particular with the narrowed section 16 of the variable section segment 15.
  • the interaction portion 18 is mounted on the main body 17, and is preferably fixed to the main body 17 by fixing means, for example, a bolt, screw or similar.
  • the interaction portion 18 comprises a sealing element, preferably a sealing ring (for example, an O-ring) made of elastomeric material, fixed to the interaction portion 18 and apt to cooperate, in use, with the narrowed section 16, in order sealingly close, in a fluid tight manner, the circular passage defined by the narrowed section 16 and to prevent the flow of the pourable product through the outlet opening 9.
  • a sealing element preferably a sealing ring (for example, an O-ring) made of elastomeric material
  • the shutter 12 is axially movable, in use, inside the channel 11 at least between:
  • the closed position is a lower position of the shutter 12 inside the channel 11
  • the open position is an upper position of the shutter 12 inside the channel 11.
  • actuator means 20 which are, according to this non-limiting embodiment, of a magnetic type, preferably electromagnetic.
  • the actuator means 20 comprise a magnetic driving device 21 (for example, a coil), placed externally and around the channel 5, and a driven magnetic device 22 (for example, a permanent magnet), arranged inside the channel 11 and included in, at least a portion of the shutter 12, in particular at least a portion of the main body 17, and preferably made of ferromagnetic material.
  • a magnetic driving device 21 for example, a coil
  • a driven magnetic device 22 for example, a permanent magnet
  • the magnetic driving device 21 is magnetically coupled to the driven magnetic device 22, so as to control the shutter 12 between the open position and the closed position according to a known manner and not described in detail.
  • the magnetic driving device 21 and the driven magnetic device 22 define respective interaction means of an electromagnetic type and magnetically interacting between one another, in use, in order to control the movement of the shutter 12 inside the channel 11, according to a known manner and not described in detail.
  • the actuator means 20 are of the pneumatic or hydraulic type.
  • the shutter 12 comprises an axial end wall 19 arranged downstream of the interaction portion 18, with respect to the flow direction D.
  • the shutter 12 is provided with an end body 23 carried, in particular mounted at the bottom, to the interaction portion 18 and configured to exert a stabilising action on the flow of the pourable product passing through the narrowed section 16 of the channel 11 and directed towards the outlet opening 9.
  • the end body 23 extends inside the channel 11 coaxially to the axis B and has a side surface 24, or side wall, that connects the interaction portion 18 to the end wall 19.
  • the end wall 19 comprises at least a concavity change.
  • the end wall 19 comprises at least a concave area 25, having a concavity facing towards the outlet opening 9, i.e. towards the axially opposite side relative to the interaction portion 18, and at least an intermediate raised area 26 protruding from the concave area 25 in an axial direction.
  • the raised area 26 extends integrally from the concave area 25.
  • the concave area 25 is annular around the axis B and the raised area 26 is arranged coaxially to the axis B, such as to define a central area of the end wall 19 with respect to the axis B.
  • the raised area 26 is convex, having a convexity facing towards the outlet opening 9, i.e. towards the axially opposite side relative to the interaction portion 18.
  • the raised area 26 substantially defines a cusp extending axially from the concave area 25.
  • the aforementioned concavity change is defined by the annular area of the end wall 19 where the concave area 25 ends and the raised area 26 begins, proceeding in a radial direction with respect to the axis B, from the exterior towards the interior.
  • the end wall 19 is delimited by an edge 27 annular with respect to the axis B, in particular circular and coaxial to the latter.
  • the concave area 25 extends, in a radial direction, from the edge 27 to the raised area 26, defining in this manner a concave annular groove on the end wall 19.
  • end wall 19 is connected to the side surface 24 by means of the aforementioned edge 27.
  • the axis B defines a radial axis of symmetry for the end wall 19, for the end body 23 and, in particular, for the entire shutter 12.
  • end wall 19 is entirely defined by the concave area 25 and by the raised area 26, whereas the edge 27 defines the outer perimeter of the end wall 19.
  • edge 27 and the raised area 26 are arranged flush with one another.
  • the shutter 12 is commanded to move into the closed position, until the interaction portion 18 seals off the narrowed section 16.
  • the Applicant has observed that the dripping of the pourable product after filling of the receptacle 2 is limited, in particular substantially prevented.
  • the Applicant has observed that the particular conformation of the end wall 19 favours adhesion of the pourable product to the end wall 19, limiting or preventing the formation of drops of product that could precipitate on the exposed surface of the carousel 3 after the filling of the receptacle 2 has ended, also due to high operating speeds of the filling machine 12 in steady conditions.
  • the end wall 19 therefore defines an efficient adhesion surface, which, thanks to its peculiar conformation, it has no preferential drop formation points of the pourable product, when remainders of the latter remain, at the end of the filling, on the side surface 24 of the end body 23 and, flowing downwards, reach the end wall 19.
  • the shutter 12 could be devoid of the end body 23; in this case, the end wall 19 would be arranged immediately below the interaction portion 18.

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  1. Soupape de remplissage (5) conçue pour remplir des récipients (2) avec un produit versable, ladite soupape de remplissage (5) comprenant :
    un canal d'écoulement (11) ayant un axe longitudinal (B) et définissant une ouverture de sortie (9) conçue pour acheminer ledit produit vers un récipient (2) respectif ; et
    un élément valvulaire (12) venant axialement en prise avec ledit canal (11) et étant mobile axialement, lors de l'utilisation, au moins entre une position ouverte, dans laquelle ledit élément valvulaire (12) permet un écoulement dudit produit versable vers ladite ouverture de sortie (9), et une position fermée, dans laquelle ledit élément valvulaire (12) empêche l'écoulement dudit produit versable vers ladite ouverture de sortie (9) ;
    ledit élément valvulaire (12) comprenant :
    une partie d'interaction (18) conçue pour coopérer en contact avec ledit canal (11) lorsque ledit élément valvulaire (12) est dans ladite position fermée ; et
    une paroi d'extrémité axiale (19) disposée en aval de la partie d'interaction (18), par rapport à une direction d'écoulement (D) dudit produit versable à l'intérieur dudit canal (11) ;
    ladite paroi d'extrémité (19) comprenant au moins un changement de concavité ;
    ladite paroi d'extrémité (19) comprenant au moins une zone concave (25), présentant une concavité orientée vers le côté axialement opposé par rapport à ladite partie d'interaction (18) ;
    caractérisée en ce que la paroi d'extrémité (19) comprend en outre au moins une zone surélevée (26) intermédiaire faisant saillie de ladite zone concave (25).
  2. Soupape de remplissage selon la revendication 1, ladite zone surélevée (26) étant convexe, ayant une convexité orientée vers le côté axialement opposé par rapport à ladite partie d'interaction (18).
  3. Soupape de remplissage selon la revendication 1, ladite zone surélevée (26) définissant sensiblement une cuspide s'étendant axialement à partir de ladite zone concave (25).
  4. Soupape de remplissage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, ladite zone surélevée (26) étant disposée coaxialement à l'axe longitudinal (B).
  5. Soupape de remplissage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, ladite zone concave (25) étant annulaire autour dudit axe longitudinal (B).
  6. Soupape de remplissage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, ladite paroi d'extrémité (19) étant délimitée par un bord (27) annulaire par rapport audit axe (B) ; ladite zone concave (25) s'étendant, dans une direction radiale, dudit bord (27) à ladite zone surélevée (26).
  7. Soupape de remplissage selon la revendication 6, une extrémité axiale de ladite zone surélevée (26) et ledit bord (27) se trouvant sur un même plan idéal orthogonal à l'axe longitudinal (B).
  8. Soupape de remplissage selon la revendication 6 ou 7, ladite partie d'interaction (18) étant reliée à ladite paroi d'extrémité (19) par une paroi latérale (24) dudit élément valvulaire (12) interposée entre ladite partie d'interaction (18) et ladite paroi d'extrémité (19), par rapport à ladite direction d'écoulement (D) ;
    ladite paroi d'extrémité (19) étant reliée à ladite paroi latérale (24) par le biais dudit bord (27).
  9. Soupape de remplissage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, ledit axe longitudinal (B) définissant un axe de symétrie radial pour ladite paroi d'extrémité (19).
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