FR2605226A1 - Device for automatic holding of containers in rotary drum sterilisation autoclaves - Google Patents

Device for automatic holding of containers in rotary drum sterilisation autoclaves Download PDF

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FR2605226A1
FR2605226A1 FR8614528A FR8614528A FR2605226A1 FR 2605226 A1 FR2605226 A1 FR 2605226A1 FR 8614528 A FR8614528 A FR 8614528A FR 8614528 A FR8614528 A FR 8614528A FR 2605226 A1 FR2605226 A1 FR 2605226A1
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    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61LMETHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
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Abstract

The invention relates to a device for automatic holding of containers in a rotary drum sterilisation autoclave. The drum 4 comprises one plate 9 corresponding to each of the containers 8 which it is to receive, each plate 9 being subjected to the action of at least one preferably pneumatic jack 10, allowing each plate 9 to be applied onto the upper part of its container 8, each plate being also subjected to the action of at least one return spring 11 tending to separate the plate from the container when the jack 10 is not subjected to the action of its drive fluid.

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La présente invention est relative à un nouveau dispositif de maintien automatique des conteneurs dans les autoclaves de stérilisation à tambour tournant. The present invention relates to a new device for automatically holding containers in rotary drum sterilization autoclaves.

On sait que l'on utilise couramment dans l'industrie alimentaire ou dans l'industrie pharmaceutique des matériels de stérilisation qui sont constitués par un autoclave à l'intérieur duquel un tambour peut être entraîné en rotation autour d'un axe horizontal, les emballages à stériliser (bottes métalliques, bocaux de verre, bouteilles de verre ou de plastique, barquettes etc.) étant placés dans des conteneurs qui sont eux-memes introduits dans le tambour de l'autoclave. It is known that sterilization equipment which is constituted by an autoclave inside which a drum can be driven in rotation about a horizontal axis is commonly used in the food industry or in the pharmaceutical industry. to be sterilized (metal boots, glass jars, glass or plastic bottles, trays, etc.) being placed in containers which are themselves introduced into the autoclave drum.

Les conteneurs sont généralement munis de galets à leur partie inférieure qui leur permettent de s'engager dans des rails en forme de L, disposés à la partie basse du tambour lorsque celui-ci est en position d'introduction des conteneurs. The containers are generally provided with rollers at their lower part which allow them to engage in L-shaped rails, arranged at the lower part of the drum when the latter is in the position for inserting the containers.

Pour immobiliser les produits à stériliser lors de la rotation du tambour, il est connu d'utiliser un plateau parallèle aux rails, qui est actionné par des moyens mécaniques et qui vient prendre appui sur la surface supérieure des conteneurs qui sont simultanément introduits dans le tambour. To immobilize the products to be sterilized during the rotation of the drum, it is known to use a tray parallel to the rails, which is actuated by mechanical means and which comes to bear on the upper surface of the containers which are simultaneously introduced into the drum .

Ce dispositif présente plusieurs inconvénients. This device has several drawbacks.

Tout d'abord, le mécanisme qui déplace le plateau, doit etre manipulé par l'opérateur à chaque début et à chaque fin de stérilisation, ce qui prend un temps non négligeable. First of all, the mechanism which moves the plate, must be manipulated by the operator at each start and at the end of sterilization, which takes a considerable time.

Par ailleurs, le fait d'utiliser un plateau unique pour maintenir l'ensemble des produits placés dans les différents conteneurs représente l'inconvénient de ne pas maintenir correctement les produits qui sont dans les conteneurs lorsque la hauteur de l'empilage des produits n'est pas constante, qui se produit généralement lorsque les conteneurs ne contiennent pas des produits identiques. Furthermore, the fact of using a single tray to hold all of the products placed in the various containers represents the drawback of not correctly maintaining the products which are in the containers when the height of the stacking of the products does not is not constant, which usually occurs when the containers do not contain identical products.

Enfin, comme l'effort de serrage du plateau est laissé à l'appréciation de l'opérateur en fonction de sa force physique, il arrive souvent qu avec les dispositifs connus jusqu a ce jour, il se produise une détérioration ou un endommagement des produits qui sont stérilisés. En particulier, il risque de se produire une usure du vernis des capsules qui ferment les bocaux, ce qui a pour effet de nuire à la bonne présentation des produits. Finally, as the clamping force of the plate is left to the discretion of the operator according to his physical strength, it often happens that with the devices known to date, there is a deterioration or damage to the products. who are sterilized. In particular, there is a risk of wear on the varnish of the capsules which close the jars, which has the effect of adversely affecting the good presentation of the products.

La présente invention a pour objet un dispositif qui permet d'éliminer les inconvénients précités en obtenant un bon maintien des conteneurs grâce à un serrage régulier et efficace et qui est appliqué à la surface supérieure de chacun des conteneurs, meme si ces derniers ne présentent pas la même hauteur
De plus, le dispositif selon l'invention présente l'avantage de s'intégrer facilement dans une channe automatique de stérilisation.
The subject of the present invention is a device which makes it possible to eliminate the aforementioned drawbacks by obtaining good retention of the containers by means of regular and effective tightening and which is applied to the upper surface of each of the containers, even if the latter do not have the same height
In addition, the device according to the invention has the advantage of being easily integrated into an automatic sterilization channel.

La présente invention a pour objet un dispositif de maintien automatique des conteneurs dans un autoclave de stérilisation à tambour tournant qui est caractérisé par le fait que le tambour comporte un plateau correspondant à chacun des conteneurs qu'il doit recevoir, chaque plateau étant soumis à l'action d'au moins un vérin, de préférence pneumatique, permettant d'appliquer chaque plateau sur la partie supérieure de son conteneur, chaque plateau étant également soumis à l'action d'au moins un ressort de rappel tendant à écarter le plateau du conteneur lorsque le vérin n'est pas soumis à l'action de son fluide moteur. The subject of the present invention is a device for automatically holding the containers in a sterilization autoclave with a rotating drum which is characterized in that the drum comprises a tray corresponding to each of the containers which it is to receive, each tray being subjected to the action of at least one actuator, preferably pneumatic, making it possible to apply each plate to the upper part of its container, each plate also being subjected to the action of at least one return spring tending to separate the plate from the container when the cylinder is not subjected to the action of its working fluid.

Dans une variante de l'invention, les plateaux peuvent être disposés à poste fixe à l'intérieur du tambour, les vérins exerçant leurs efforts à la partie inférieure des conteneurs pour les soulever, auquel cas, il n'est pas nécessaire de prévoir des ressorts de rappel, compte-tenu du fait qu'en fin de stérilisation et après libération de l'action des vérins, les conteneurs viennent reposer sur les rails d'appui sous l'action de leur propre poids. In a variant of the invention, the plates can be arranged at a fixed position inside the drum, the jacks exerting their forces at the bottom of the containers to lift them, in which case, it is not necessary to provide return springs, taking into account the fact that at the end of sterilization and after release of the action of the jacks, the containers come to rest on the support rails under the action of their own weight.

Conformément à un mode de réalisation préféré de l'invention, les vérins sont actionnés par de l'air comprimé qui est envoyé de l'extérieur à travers l'arbre qui permet la rotation du tambour, à l'aide d'un joint tournant. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, the jacks are actuated by compressed air which is sent from the outside through the shaft which allows the rotation of the drum, using a rotary joint .

Dans un mode de réalisation particulier de l'invention, l'envoi d'air comprimé dans les vérins est commandé par une électrovanne à commande automatique qui réagit aux instructions d'un automate programmable, ce qui permet d'automatiser la chaste de stérilisation en provoquant l'actionnement des vérins pour assurer le maintien des conteneurs dès que ces derniers sont en place à l'intérieur de l'autoclave. In a particular embodiment of the invention, the sending of compressed air into the jacks is controlled by an automatic control solenoid valve which reacts to the instructions of a programmable controller, which makes it possible to automate the sterilization chaste by causing actuation of the cylinders to maintain the containers as soon as they are in place inside the autoclave.

A titre de sécurité, on peut provoquer l'arrêt automatique de la rotation du tambour et le déclenchement d'un signal sonore ou lumineux lorsque l'on constate une baisse anormale de la pression de l'air comprimé qui commande les vérins et qui assure le maintien des conteneurs dans le tambour tournant. As a safety measure, the rotation of the drum can be automatically stopped and an audible or light signal can be triggered when there is an abnormal drop in the pressure of the compressed air which controls the jacks and which ensures holding the containers in the rotating drum.

Dans le but de mieux faire comprendre l'invention, on va en décrire maintenant à titre d'illustration et sans aucun caractère limitatif, un mode de réalisation pris comme exemple et représenté dans le dessin annexé. In order to better understand the invention, we will now describe by way of illustration and without any limitation, an embodiment taken as an example and shown in the accompanying drawing.

Sur ce dessin,
- la figure 1 est une vue en coupe d'un autoclave comportant le dispositif selon l'invention au moment où deux conteneurs viennent d'etre introduits dans le tambour tournant.
On this drawing,
- Figure 1 is a sectional view of an autoclave comprising the device according to the invention when two containers have just been introduced into the rotating drum.

- la figure 2 correspond à la figure 1 après envoi d'air comprimé dans les vérins qui appliquent les plateaux de maintien sur la partie supérieure des conteneurs,
- la figure 3 est une vue schématique en coupe représentant comment l'air comprimé peut etre envoyé par l'intermédiaire d'un joint tournant vers les vérins qui se trouvent à l'intérieur du tambour rotatif.
FIG. 2 corresponds to FIG. 1 after sending compressed air into the jacks which apply the retaining plates to the upper part of the containers,
- Figure 3 is a schematic sectional view showing how the compressed air can be sent via a rotary joint to the cylinders which are inside the rotary drum.

On a schématiquement représenté sur les figures 1 et 2 un autoclave à tambour tournant auquel est appliqué le dispositif selon l'invention. There is schematically shown in Figures 1 and 2 an autoclave with a rotating drum to which the device according to the invention is applied.

On voit sur ces figures, le corps 1 de l'autoclave qui comporte sur sa droite une ouverture 2 que vient obturer un couvercle étanche non représenté, lequel isole l'enceinte intérieure de l'autoclave pendant le processus de stérilisation. We see in these figures, the body 1 of the autoclave which has on its right an opening 2 which is closed off by a sealed cover which is not shown, which isolates the internal enclosure of the autoclave during the sterilization process.

Sur sa partie gauche, l'autoclave supporte par l'intermédiaire de paliers tournants 3 le tambour 4 qui peut être entraîné en rotation à l'aide de la roue 5 schématiquement représentée. On its left side, the autoclave supports by means of rotary bearings 3 the drum 4 which can be driven in rotation using the wheel 5 schematically shown.

Deux rails 6 schématiquement représentés sont solidaires du tambour tournant 4 en étant espacés latéralement de manière à pouvoir constituer un chemin de roulement pour les galets 7 qui sont disposés à la partie inférieure des conteneurs 8 qui contiennent les objets destinés à être stérilisés (non représentés sur le dessin). Two rails 6 schematically shown are integral with the rotating drum 4, being spaced laterally so as to be able to constitute a raceway for the rollers 7 which are arranged at the bottom of the containers 8 which contain the objects intended to be sterilized (not shown on the drawing).

Des rails amovibles non représentés peuvent se raccorder aux rails 6 pour permettre l'introduction et la sortie des conteneurs 8 dans l'autoclave. Removable rails, not shown, can be connected to the rails 6 to allow the introduction and exit of the containers 8 in the autoclave.

Conformément à l'invention, au-dessus de chaque conteneur 8, un plateau mobile 9 se trouve assujetti au tambour tournant 4 par l'intermédiaire de vérins pneumatiques 10 dont les pistons sont reliés de manière articulée au plateau 9. According to the invention, above each container 8, a movable plate 9 is secured to the rotating drum 4 by means of pneumatic cylinders 10, the pistons of which are hingedly connected to the plate 9.

Des ressorts de rappel 11 soulèvent spontanément le plateau 9 lorsque de l'air comprimé avec une pression suffisante n'est pas envoyé dans les vérins pneumatiques 10. Return springs 11 spontaneously raise the plate 9 when compressed air with sufficient pressure is not sent into the pneumatic cylinders 10.

On a représenté sur la figure 1 le dispositif dans la position occupée par les plateaux 9 lorsque l'air comprimé n'est pas envoyé dans les vérins pneumatiques 10. FIG. 1 shows the device in the position occupied by the plates 9 when the compressed air is not sent into the pneumatic cylinders 10.

Dans cette position, les ressorts de rappel 11 soulèvent les plateaux 9, ce qui permet une introduction facile des conteneurs 8 à l'intérieur du tambour tournant qui est, bien entendu, immobilisé dans la position où les rails 6 sont situés horizontalement à sa partie basse. In this position, the return springs 11 raise the plates 9, which allows easy introduction of the containers 8 inside the rotating drum which is, of course, immobilized in the position where the rails 6 are located horizontally at its part low.

Lorsque les conteneurs 8 ont été mis en place, il suffit d'envoyer de l'air comprimé dans les vérins 10 qui, s'opposant à l'action des ressorts de rappel 11, appliquent alors les plateaux 9 sur la partie supérieure des conteneurs 8. When the containers 8 have been put in place, it suffices to send compressed air into the jacks 10 which, opposing the action of the return springs 11, then apply the plates 9 to the upper part of the containers 8.

Les produits à stériliser se trouvent aussi correctement maintenus, même si leurs hauteurs ne sont pas identiques. The products to be sterilized are also correctly maintained, even if their heights are not identical.

Le fait que les bielles des pistons 10 soient reliées aux plateaux de manière articulée permet aux plateaux de s'appliquer complètement sur la partie supérieure des conteneurs, ce qui contribue à assurer le bon maintien des produits qui doivent être stérilisés. The fact that the connecting rods of the pistons 10 are connected to the trays in an articulated manner allows the trays to be applied completely on the upper part of the containers, which contributes to ensuring the good maintenance of the products which have to be sterilized.

De plus, le contrôle de la pression de l'air comprimé envoyé aux vérins 10 permet que les plateaux 9 s'appliquent sur les conteneurs 8 avec une force qui est suffisante à maintenir les produits à stériliser mais qui ne les détériore pas. In addition, controlling the pressure of the compressed air sent to the jacks 10 allows the plates 9 to be applied to the containers 8 with a force which is sufficient to maintain the products to be sterilized but which does not damage them.

Par ailleurs, le fait d'utiliser de l'air comprimé dans les vérins permet de compenser les variations de dimensions qui peuvent se produire en raison des dilatations ou des rétreints qui surviennent lors du processus de stérilisation. Furthermore, the fact of using compressed air in the cylinders makes it possible to compensate for the variations in dimensions which may occur due to the expansions or shrinking which occur during the sterilization process.

On a représenté sur la figure 3, un dispositif qui permet d'alimenter les vérins 10 en air comprimé. There is shown in Figure 3, a device which supplies the cylinders 10 with compressed air.

On retrouve sur la figure 3, le corps de l'autoclave qui par l'intermédiaire d'une douille 12 et des palliers 3 supporte l'arbre 13 du tambour 4. Found in FIG. 3, the body of the autoclave which by means of a sleeve 12 and bearings 3 supports the shaft 13 of the drum 4.

L'arbre 13 présente un alésage central 14 pour recevoir les thermocouples ou autres instruments de mesure qui sont nécessaires à la régulation du processus de stérilisation. The shaft 13 has a central bore 14 for receiving the thermocouples or other measuring instruments which are necessary for regulating the sterilization process.

L'arbre 13 comporte également la canalisation longitudinale 15 qui débouche dans une gorge périphérique 16 entourée d'un collier fixe 17 relié à l'arbre 13 par des joints tournants 18. The shaft 13 also includes the longitudinal pipe 15 which opens into a peripheral groove 16 surrounded by a fixed collar 17 connected to the shaft 13 by rotary joints 18.

La gorge 16 est reliée à la canalisation 15 par l'intermédiaire d'un orifice 15a. The groove 16 is connected to the pipe 15 via an orifice 15a.

Le collier 17 comporte lui-même un orifice radial 19 qui permet l'envoi de l'air comprimé selon la flèche F1, dans la gorge 16, puis par l'orifice 15a dans la canalisation 15 qui débouche à l'intérieur du tambour 4 comme indiqué par la flèche F2. La canalisation 15 est ensuite reliée aux différents vérins 10 par des canalisations appropriées non représentées. The collar 17 itself has a radial orifice 19 which allows the compressed air to be sent along the arrow F1, in the groove 16, then through the orifice 15a in the pipe 15 which opens inside the drum 4 as indicated by arrow F2. The pipe 15 is then connected to the various jacks 10 by suitable pipes, not shown.

On voit que, grâce au dispositif représenté sur la figure 3, on peut, en réglant la pression de l'air qui est envoyé selon la flèche F1 dans l'orifice 19, faire en sorte que les vérins 10 appuient les plateaux 9 contre les conteneurs 8 (figure 2) ou au contraire, relâchent leur action pour que les ressorts 11 remontent les plateaux 9 en dégageant les conteneurs 8 (figure 1). It can be seen that, by means of the device shown in FIG. 3, it is possible, by adjusting the pressure of the air which is sent along the arrow F1 in the orifice 19, to ensure that the jacks 10 support the plates 9 against the containers 8 (Figure 2) or on the contrary, relax their action so that the springs 11 raise the plates 9 by releasing the containers 8 (Figure 1).

Il est bien entendu que le mode de réalisation qui a été décrit ci-dessus ne présente aucun caractère limitatif et qu'il pourra recevoir toute modification désirable sans sortir pour cela du cadre de l'invention. It is understood that the embodiment which has been described above has no limiting character and that it can receive any desirable modification without departing from the scope of the invention.

En particulier, il est clair que selon une variante du mode de réalisation qui a été décrit, il est possible de placer les vérins 10 à la partie inférieure des conteneurs qui, pour leur maintien, sont alors soulevés par l'action des vérins et viennent prendre appui à leurs parties supérieures contre les plateaux 9 qui sont fixes par rapport au tambour tournant. In particular, it is clear that according to a variant of the embodiment which has been described, it is possible to place the jacks 10 at the bottom of the containers which, for their maintenance, are then lifted by the action of the jacks and come bear on their upper parts against the plates 9 which are fixed relative to the rotating drum.

Dans ce mode de réalisation, les ressorts 11 sont inutiles car en fin d'opération, les conteneurs 8 se dégagent des plateaux 9 sous l'action de leur propre poids.  In this embodiment, the springs 11 are unnecessary because at the end of the operation, the containers 8 emerge from the plates 9 under the action of their own weight.

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REVENDICATIONS 1 - Dispositif de maintien automatique des conteneurs dans un autoclave de stérilisation à tambour tournant, caractérisé par le fait que le tambour (4) comporte un plateau (9) correspondant à chacun des conteneurs (8) qu'il doit recevoir, chaque plateau (9) étant soumis à l'action d'au moins un vérin (10) de préférence pneumatique, permettant d'appliquer chaque plateau (9) sur la partie supérieure de son conteneur (8), chaque plateau étant également soumis à l'action d'au moins un ressort de rappel (11) tendant à écarter le plateau du conteneur lorsque le vérin (10) n'est pas soumis à l'action de son fluide moteur. 1 - Device for automatically holding the containers in a sterilization autoclave with rotating drum, characterized in that the drum (4) comprises a tray (9) corresponding to each of the containers (8) which it is to receive, each tray ( 9) being subjected to the action of at least one actuator (10) preferably pneumatic, making it possible to apply each plate (9) to the upper part of its container (8), each plate also being subjected to the action at least one return spring (11) tending to separate the tray from the container when the jack (10) is not subjected to the action of its working fluid. 2 - Dispositif de maintien automatique des conteneurs dans un autoclave de stérilisation à tambour tournant, caractérisé par le .fait que le tambour (4) comporte au moins un plateau (9) fixe situé au-dessus des conteneurs (8), au moins un vérin (10) de préférence pneumatique étant situé au-dessous de chacun des conteneurs (8) de manière à pouvoir soulever ces derniers et les appliquer contre le plateau afin de maintenir les produits à stériliser pendant la rotation du tambour. 2 - Device for automatically holding the containers in a sterilization autoclave with rotating drum, characterized by the fact that the drum (4) comprises at least one fixed plate (9) located above the containers (8), at least one preferably pneumatic cylinder (10) being located below each of the containers (8) so as to be able to lift the latter and apply them against the tray in order to maintain the products to be sterilized during the rotation of the drum. 3 - Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisé par le fait que le fluide de commande est envoyé aux vérins (10) par l'intermédiaire d'un joint tournant solidaire de l'axe de rotation du tambour.  3 - Device according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the control fluid is sent to the cylinders (10) via a rotary joint secured to the axis of rotation of the drum.
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