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EP4082682A1 - Spülvorrichtung zum spülen von behältern, die ein rieselfähiges produkt enthalten - Google Patents

Spülvorrichtung zum spülen von behältern, die ein rieselfähiges produkt enthalten Download PDF

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EP4082682A1
EP4082682A1 EP21171611.3A EP21171611A EP4082682A1 EP 4082682 A1 EP4082682 A1 EP 4082682A1 EP 21171611 A EP21171611 A EP 21171611A EP 4082682 A1 EP4082682 A1 EP 4082682A1
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Gianluca Pongolini
Francesco PICCININI
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B9/00—Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto 
    • B08B9/08—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks
    • B08B9/20—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans are brought
    • B08B9/42—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans are brought the apparatus being characterised by means for conveying or carrying containers therethrough
    • B08B9/426—Grippers for bottles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B9/00—Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto 
    • B08B9/08—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks
    • B08B9/20—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans are brought
    • B08B9/28—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans are brought the apparatus cleaning by splash, spray, or jet application, with or without soaking
    • B08B9/30—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans are brought the apparatus cleaning by splash, spray, or jet application, with or without soaking and having conveyors
    • B08B9/32—Rotating conveyors
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B9/00—Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto 
    • B08B9/08—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks
    • B08B9/20—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans are brought
    • B08B9/28—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans are brought the apparatus cleaning by splash, spray, or jet application, with or without soaking
    • B08B9/34—Arrangements of conduits or nozzles

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  • the present invention relates to a rinser device for rinsing containers adapted to contain a pourable product, preferably a pourable food product.
  • Treatment assemblies for treating containers adapted to contain a pourable product preferably a pourable food product like water, alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, milk, juice or similar, are known.
  • Such treatment assemblies comprise a number of treating units, each configured to carry out a specific operation during a treatment process of the aforementioned containers.
  • a treatment assembly typically comprises:
  • the treatment assemblies generally comprise, instead of the blower unit, a rinser unit or rinsing machine, configured to rinse the glass bottles with a rinsing fluid (such as water) prior to the filling, capping and labelling operations.
  • a rinsing fluid such as water
  • treatment assemblies for treating plastic containers can include a rinser unit.
  • a rinser unit or rinsing machine of the known type essentially comprise a carousel rotatable about a vertical axis for advancing a plurality of containers to be rinsed along a rinsing path, and a plurality of rinser devices carried by the carousel and each configured to receive one container to be rinsed at a time, to arrange such container in a rinsing position and to rinse it with at least one rinsing fluid contained in a rinsing fluid tank or source.
  • each rinsing device comprises:
  • the gripping member is driven by means of a first actuator, preferably a cam actuator, and the nozzle member is driven by a second actuator, preferably a cam actuator.
  • each rinser device comprises a first driven cam element coupled to the gripping member and configured to cooperate in contact with a first driving cam element of the rinser unit, for cyclically controlling the movement of the gripping member between the first and second positions.
  • each rinser device comprises a second driven cam element coupled to the nozzle member and configured to cooperate in contact with a second driving cam element of the rinser unit, for cyclically controlling the movement of the nozzle member between the rest and operative positions.
  • the first and second driving cam elements extend along the rinsing path and angularly around the carousel axis.
  • an operative rinsing angle is defined around the carousel axis, along which the containers are effectively rinsed with the rinsing fluid(s).
  • the container is arranged in an overturned position, so that the fluid sprinkled therein can easily flow out of the container itself during rinsing.
  • the nozzle member In use, as soon as the container is arranged in the rinsing position by moving the gripping member from the first to the second position, the nozzle member is controlled to move from the rest position to the operative position.
  • the first and second driving cam elements are conveniently shaped and positioned, in a manner known and not shown in detail, so that a movement of the nozzle member to the operative position occurs after a movement of the gripping member to the second position, cyclically for each rinser device carried by the carousel.
  • the known rinser devices are still open to further improvement, in particular as to simplify their architecture and the overall architecture of the rinser unit, to increase the operative rinsing angle on the carousel or to maintain the same rinsing angle while reducing the carousel dimensions.
  • number 1 indicates as a whole a rinser unit (or rinsing machine) for rinsing containers 2, such as plastic or glass bottles, jars, pots or the like, adapted to contain a pourable product, preferably a pourable food product, such as water, alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, milk, juice, or the like.
  • a pourable product such as water, alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, milk, juice, or the like.
  • rinser unit 1 is part of a treatment assembly (known per se and not shown) for treating containers 2 as part of a more complex line for packaging the pourable product into containers 2.
  • a treatment assembly known per se and not shown
  • the treatment assembly comprises a filling unit, arranged downstream the rinser unit 1 and configured to fill containers 2 with a predetermined amount of pourable product, a capping unit configured to apply one cap to each filled container 2, and a labelling unit configured to apply labels onto the filled and capped containers 2.
  • the treatment assembly further comprises a blower unit configured to form plastic containers 2 starting from known preforms.
  • the treatment unit comprises another combination of the above units.
  • Rinser unit 1 is configured to rinse containers 2 with at least one rinsing fluid (known per se and not described in detail), e.g. water.
  • rinser unit 1 essentially comprises:
  • Each rinser device 4 is further configured to release the rinsed container 2 at an output station O.
  • the rinsing path is arc-shaped and extends around axis X from input station I to output station O.
  • rinser unit 1 comprises an input conveyor, preferably an input star wheel 5 for feeding containers 2 to be rinsed to carousel 3 at input station I, and an output conveyor, preferably an output star wheel 6 for withdrawing rinsed containers 2 at output station O.
  • Rinser unit 1 further comprises at least one rinsing fluid tank or source 7 for containing the rinsing fluid.
  • Each rinser device 4 is fluidly connected to the tank 7 by means of at least one duct 8.
  • rinser devices 4 are fixed to a peripheral portion of carousel 3.
  • rinser device 4 carried by carousel 3 and configured to rinse at least one respective container 2.
  • the structural and functional features described in connection with such rinser device 4 are equally applicable to all rinser devices 4 of rinser unit 1.
  • rinser device 4 is fluidly connected to two separate tanks 7, each containing a respective rinsing fluid, by two respective ducts 8, schematically shown in Figure 2 .
  • ducts 8 are made of flexible material, such as flexible plastic.
  • rinser device 4 comprises:
  • frame 10 comprises a pair of hook-shaped symmetric arms 10a, 10b fitted at one end portion thereof to carousel 3 and having a middle portion and a free end portion.
  • Gripping member 11 comprises a support body 12 and a clamp 13 fitted to the support body 12.
  • Clamp 13 is configured for gripping a neck portion of container 2 at input station I, retaining such neck portion during the advancement of rinser device 4 along the rinsing path, and releasing the neck portion at output station O.
  • Support body 12 is pivotally fitted, i.e. hinged, at the middle portion of each arm 10a, 10b by a first fixed hinge A for pivoting thereabout between said first and second positions.
  • rinser device 4 further comprises an actuator member, in particular a driven cam element 15 coupled to gripping member 11, in particular rigidly fitted to support body 12, and configured to move gripping member 11 between the first position and the second position.
  • actuator member in particular a driven cam element 15 coupled to gripping member 11, in particular rigidly fitted to support body 12, and configured to move gripping member 11 between the first position and the second position.
  • rinser unit 1 comprises a driving cam element 16, entirely visible in Figure 1 and partially visible in Figures 2 to 5 .
  • the driving cam element 16 is configured, upon rotation of the carousel 3, for cooperating in contact with driven cam element 15 to control the rotation of gripping member 11 about first hinge A.
  • driving cam element 16 comprises a first stretch at a first radial distance from axis X, a second stretch at a second radial distance from axis X and a third and fourth stretches which connect the first and second stretch to one another (as shown in Figure 1 ).
  • driving cam element 16 angularly extends around axis X, follows the rinsing path and its third and fourth stretches are shaped in a twisted manner so that the container 2 gripped by clamp 13 is overturned while travelling between the first and the second stretches. Hence, container 2 is arranged in an overturned position while in the rinsing position.
  • container 2 is arranged in an overturned position ( Figure 5 ) so that the fluid sprinkled therein can easily flow out of the container 2 itself during rinsing.
  • nozzle member 18 is coupled to gripping member 11 and to frame 10 to be movable by means of the actuator member, i.e. by driven cam element 15, between the rest position and the operative position.
  • the device 4 is configured so that the gripping member 11 is movable with respect to the frame 10, between the first position and the second position.
  • gripping member 11 adopts the first position.
  • gripping member 11 adopts the second position.
  • gripping member 11 adopts an intermediate position.
  • the container 2 is received by the gripping member 11.
  • the container 2 adopts the rinsing position.
  • the container 2 is moving towards the rinsing position, but has not yet adopted the rinsing position.
  • the device 4 is configured so that the nozzle member 18 is movable with respect to the frame 10, between the rest position and the operative position.
  • nozzle member 18 adopts the rest position.
  • nozzle member 18 adopts the operative position.
  • nozzle member 18 adopts an intermediate position.
  • the device 4 is configured so that the actuation member 15 can be driven to move the gripping member 11 between the first position and the second position.
  • the rinsing device 4 is configured so that the movement of the nozzle member 18 is coupled to the movement of the gripping member 11, in such a way that the movement of the gripping member 11 between the first position and the second position generates the movement of the nozzle member 18 between the rest position and the operative position. Therefore, the rinsing device 4 is configured so that the same actuator member 15 causes both the movement of the nozzle member 18 between the rest position and the operative position and the movement of the gripping member 11 between the first position and the second position. In this way the compactness of the rinsing device 4 is improved, and therefore in particular the compactness of the rinser unit.
  • nozzle member 18 is kinematically fitted between frame 10 and gripping member 11 by means of a crank mechanism 17.
  • the rinsing device 4 is configured so that a coupling between the movement of the gripping member 11 and the movement of the nozzle member 18 is obtained by means of the crank mechanism 17.
  • the device 4 is configured so that the crank mechanism 17 guides said movement of the nozzle member 18 and provides the coupling between the movement of the nozzle member 18 and the movement of the gripping member 11.
  • the nozzle member 18 can be moved also in such a way to enter in the container 2 during the movement of the container towards the rinsing position. In this way, the time for the rinsing phase is increased, as the nozzle member 18 can enter the container 2 earlier.
  • the actuation member 15 causes the movement of the gripping member 11 between the first position and the second position, and, by means of the crank mechanism 17, the movement of the gripping member 11 causes simultaneously the movement of the nozzle member 18 between the rest position and the operative position.
  • the crank mechanism 17 can make the nozzle member 18 to penetrate more in the container 2.
  • crank mechanism 17 kinematically connects nozzle member 18 to both frame 10 and gripper member 11 so that both gripping member 11 and nozzle member 18 can be actuated, i.e. moved between the two respective positions, by a single actuation, namely by means of the actuator defined by driving cam element 16 and driven cam element 15.
  • Crank mechanism 17 includes several components that will be described hereinafter.
  • crank mechanism 17 comprises a first fixed hinge, defined by first hinge A, and a second fixed hinge B, which is arranged at a fixed position on frame 10 distinct and spaced from first hinge A.
  • second hinge B is arranged at the free end portion of frame 10, i.e. of arms 10a, 10b.
  • crank mechanism 17 comprises a crank arm 19 pivotally coupled, at a first end 19a thereof, to frame 10 by second hinge B.
  • crank arm 19 is defined by a pair of symmetric arms 19 each having said first end 19a and a second end 19b opposite to first end 19a, and each symmetrically fitted to one respective arm 10a, 10b of frame 10, by second hinge B.
  • Crank arm 19 connects and/or couples nozzle member 18 to frame 10, namely nozzle member 18 is coupled to frame 10 by means of crank arm 19.
  • Crank mechanism 17 comprises a guide member 20.
  • Guide member 20 is rigidly fitted to gripping member 11, in particular to support body 12, to pivot about first hinge A by means of the actuator member 15, i.e. by means of driven cam element, i.e. by means of the actuation of this latter by the cooperation with driving cam element 16.
  • Nozzle member 18 engages guide member 20 in a sliding manner, at the first end 18a thereof, thereby defining a prismatic joint with this latter.
  • Nozzle member 18 is pivotally coupled, at a second end 18b thereof opposite to first end 18a, to crank arm 19 by a mobile hinge C which is arranged at second end 19b of the crank arm 19 itself.
  • the guide member 20 cooperates for transmitting the action of the actuator member 15 to the nozzle member 18 and simultaneously guides the movement of the nozzle member 18. In this way, the complexity of the structure of the device 4 is reduced.
  • guide member 20 defines a coupling of first end 18a of nozzle member 18 to support body 12 of gripping member 11.
  • nozzle member 18 is defined by an elongated element movable, by the movement between the rest and operative positions, in a reciprocating manner through guide member 20 along a longitudinal axis Y.
  • the device 4 is configured so that the movement of the nozzle member 18, comprises a translation of the elongated element through the guide member 20 along a longitudinal axis Y.
  • the guide member 20 is configured to guide said translation, for example by means of recirculating balls, to avoid a jamming.
  • the device 4 is configured so that the axis Z of the gripped container 2 is aligned with said longitudinal axis Y. Therefore, the device 4 is configured so that nozzle member 8 can enter the container 2 during the movement of the container 2 towards the rinsing position, and therefore before the container 2 adopts the rinsing position, to increase the time available for the rinsing phase. In fact, the rinsing phase can start before the container 2 has adopted the rinsing position.
  • nozzle member 18 has a tubular shape along axis Y and internally delimits at least one duct 18c, in particular two coaxial ducts 18c (inner duct) and 18d (outer duct) each for conveying the respective rinsing fluid from the relative flexible duct 8 to a mouth 21 of nozzle member 18.
  • the mouth 21 is arranged at first end 18a.
  • guide member 20 has an inner bore 22 (or through hole) and nozzle member 18 is movable, by the movement between the rest and operative positions, in a reciprocating sliding manner through bore 22.
  • nozzle member 18 engages a first axial end opening of bore 22 facing mobile hinge C while in the rest position and protrudes out of a second axial end opening of bore 22 facing clamp 13 while in the operative position.
  • nozzle member 18 is configured so that mouth 21 is arranged inside container 2 to be rinsed when nozzle member 18 is in the operative position, as shown in Figure 5 .
  • crank arm 19 and nozzle member 18 are dimensioned so that nozzle member 18 engages guide member 20, in particular the first axial end opening of bore 22, while being in its rest position and engages and protrudes out of guide member 20, in particular the second axial end opening of bore 22, and inside the gripped container 2 to be rinsed while being in its operative position.
  • gripping member 11 in particular clamp 13, is configured to grip container 2 so that axis Y is coaxial with a container axis Z.
  • mouth 21 of nozzle member 18, and especially first end 18a can easily enter inside the container 2 even before the container 2 is in the overturned rinsing position, as visible in Figure 4 .
  • nozzle member 18 is rotatable, by means of the actuator member, i.e. by interaction of driven cam element 15 and driving cam element 16, about mobile hinge C and is rototranslatable, by means of the actuator member, about first hinge A and second hinge B.
  • crank mechanism 17 ensures that driven cam element 15, by interaction with driving cam element 16, controls the movement of nozzle member 18 while controlling (and by controlling) the movement of gripping member 11.
  • crank mechanism 17 is actuatable by the actuator member, i.e. by driven cam element 15 interacting with driving cam element 16, to transform the movement (in particular the rotation about first hinge A) of gripping member 11 between the first and second positions in the movement (in particular the rotation about mobile hinge C and the rototranslation about first and second hinges A, B) of nozzle member 18 between the rest and operative positions, so that the actuator member is configured to drive the movement of nozzle member 18 between the rest position and the operative position by driving the movement of gripping member 11, in particular of support body 12, between the first position and the second position.
  • guide member 20 comprises a flap element 23 fitted thereto at the second axial end opening of bore 22 and movable between a closed position ( Figure 3 ), in which it closes bore 22 (i.e. the second axial end opening thereof), and an open position ( Figure 5 ), in which it opens bore 22.
  • flap element 23 is movable from the closed position to the open position by a thrust exerted thereon by nozzle member 18, in particular by first end 18a, moving through bore 22 from the rest position towards the operative position ( Figure 4 ).
  • flap element 23 is hinged to guide member 20 at a position adjacent to the second axial end of bore 22 by an elastic hinge.
  • such elastic hinge comprises a spring 24 which biases flap element 23 in the closed position.
  • nozzle element 18 pushes, while moving through the second axial end opening of bore 22 from the rest position towards the operative position, onto flap element 23, thereby counteracting the spring force exerted thereon by spring 24 and opening flap element 23.
  • the rinsing can begin as soon as the flap element 23 is open.
  • rinser device 4 further comprises a collector body 25 fitted to second end 18b of nozzle member 18 and configured to receive the two rinsing fluids from tanks 7, respectively, and to feed such rinsing fluids to nozzle member 18.
  • collector body 25 internally delimits a first duct 25a for receiving a first rinsing fluid from one flexible duct 8, and a second duct 25b for receiving a second rinsing fluid from the other flexible duct 8.
  • first duct 25a is fluidly connected with duct 18c and second duct 25b is fluidly connected to duct 18d, as shown in Figure 6 .
  • Mobile hinge C comprises an inner pin 27.
  • Second end 18b of nozzle member 18 comprises a bulb 26.
  • the inner pin 27 passes through the bulb 26, and the bulb 26 defines a seat for the inner pin 27.
  • collector body 25 is defined by inner pin 27.
  • collector body 25 is embedded in mobile hinge C, so that ducts 25a and 25b pass through hinge C and, more in particular, through inner pin 27.
  • Mobile hinge C comprises at least one hydraulic joint 29 or 30.
  • the collector body 25 is hydraulically interposed between nozzle member 18 and the hydraulic joint 29 or 30.
  • the hydraulic joint 29 or 30 is rotatable with respect to and around inner pin 27.
  • the flexible duct 8 can be connected to the at least one hydraulic joint 29 or 30 and has not to follow any of the movement of the nozzle member 18 and the rotation of the crank arm 19, to reduce the wear of the flexible duct 8.
  • one single rinsing fluid is to be fed to container 2 for rinsing.
  • rinser device 4 comprises a single duct 8
  • nozzle member 18 comprises a single duct 18c
  • collector body comprises a single duct 25a.
  • one rinsing fluid can be water, and the other rinsing fluid can be air or another sanitizer.
  • Rinser unit 1 comprises a plurality (only one shown in Figure 2 ) of support members 28, each rigidly carried by carousel 3 in a fixed position adjacent to one respective rinser device 4 and configured to support the flexible ducts 8.
  • each support member 28 is pivotally fixed to carousel 3 so as to adapt to a movement of the relative flexible ducts 8 imparted thereto by the movement of nozzle member 18 between the rest and operative positions.
  • rinser unit 1 and in particular rinser devices 4 is described hereinafter with reference to a single rinser device 4 and starting from a condition in which clamp 13 of gripping member 11 has received one container 2 to be rinsed at input station I.
  • carousel 3 advances rinser device 4 along the rinsing path, thereby causing driven cam element 15 to interact with the different stretches of driving cam element 16.
  • driven cam element 15 controls the movement of nozzle member 18 and gripping member 11 back in the rest position and the first position, respectively.
  • the rinsed container 2 is withdraw from carousel 3 by outlet star wheel 6 at output station O.
  • rinser device 4 The advantages of rinser device 4 according to the present invention will be clear from the foregoing description.
  • the assembly including frame 10, nozzle member 18, gripping member 11 and crank mechanism 17 defines a lever mechanism that allows to control the movement of nozzle member 18 by controlling the movement of gripping member 11.
  • rinser unit 1 Furthermore, the overall cleanliness of rinser unit 1 is improved, since the number of components is reduced.
  • rinser device 4 as described herein without, however, departing from the scope of protection as defined in the accompanying claims.

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EP1970134B1 (de) * 2007-03-14 2014-07-23 Promec S.R.L. Greifer für Spül- oder Blasmaschinen
EP3292917A1 (de) * 2016-09-09 2018-03-14 Sidel Participations Vorrichtung zur behälterhandhabung

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EP1970134B1 (de) * 2007-03-14 2014-07-23 Promec S.R.L. Greifer für Spül- oder Blasmaschinen
EP3292917A1 (de) * 2016-09-09 2018-03-14 Sidel Participations Vorrichtung zur behälterhandhabung

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