Abrégé

Provided is a sterilization device that, with respect to a container such as a beverage container, causes an appropriate amount of a sterilizing agent to adhere to portions of the container to which the sterilizing agent does not easily adhere, and does so using the minimum supply amount. A sterilization device (12) for a container is characterized in that, in the interior of a container (100) comprising an opening part (103) and a shoulder part (102) which extends to the opening part, the following are provided: a sterilizing agent supply part (30) that supplies a sterilizing agent via the opening part; a sterilizing agent measuring device (sterilizing agent detecting means) (41) that projects inspection light onto the shoulder part to detect the degree of sterilizing agent adhered to the shoulder part of the container to which the sterilizing agent has been supplied; and a control means (18) that determines the amount of sterilizing agent to supply to the container with a sterilizing agent supply means, on the basis of the detection results of the sterilizing agent detecting means.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65B 55/10 - Stérilisation des enveloppes d'emballage ou récipients avant ou pendant l'emballage par des liquides ou des gaz
• B65B 55/04 - Stérilisation des enveloppes d'emballage ou récipients avant ou pendant l'emballage
• B67C 7/00 - Opérations combinées de lavage, remplissage et fermeture des bouteillesProcédés ou dispositifs combinant au moins deux de ces opérations

Abrégé

Provided is a beverage filling method whereby a container can be filled with a normal filling amount of beverage even when bubbles are formed during a pressurization-draining process. A beverage (31) filling method is a method for filling a container (3) with a carbonated beverage (31) by means of a filling valve (100), which is equipped with a discharge port (102b) through which the beverage is discharged and a throttle (110) that is formed upstream of the discharge port (102b), and is characterized by involving: a cleaning process whereby the inside of the filling valve (100) is cleaned; a pressurization-draining process whereby air inside the filling valve (100) is discharged to the outside by means of pressurization, the inside of the filling valve (100) is completely filled with the beverage (31), and the discharge port (102b) and the throttle (110) are brought to a closed state; a bubble removing process whereby bubbles formed inside the filling valve (100) during the pressurization-draining process are removed after the pressurization-draining process; and a beverage filling process whereby the container (3) is filled with the beverage (31) after the bubble removing process.

Classes IPC  ?

• B67C 3/28 - Dispositifs de commande du débit, p. ex. en utilisant des soupapes
• B67C 3/00 - Mise en bouteilles des liquides ou des semi-liquidesRemplissage des bocaux ou bidons avec des liquides ou des semi-liquides en utilisant des appareils de mise en bouteilles ou des appareils analoguesRemplissage des fûts ou barriques avec des liquides ou des semi-liquides

Abrégé

The blow molding device (1) is provided with a heating means (4) for heating a preform (P) to a temperature appropriate for molding, an antimicrobial agent-spraying means (50) for spraying an antimicrobial agent on the preform (P), a hot forming means for stretch blow molding the preform into a bottle (B), and an irradiation means (7) for irradiating electromagnetic waves or ultrasonic waves on the bottle. After the heating means (4) has heated the preform (P), the anti-microbial agent-spraying means (50) sprays the anti-microbial agent and sterilizes the preform (P) with hot antimicrobial agent. During subsequent stretch blow molding of the preform (P), the hot forming means performs additional drying of antimicrobial agent retained on the preform (P) in the hot state and additional sterilization. The irradiation means (7) irradiates electromagnetic waves or ultrasonic waves to degrade the antimicrobial agent remaining on the molded bottle (B) and further promote antimicrobial agent drying and sterilization.

Classes IPC  ?

• B29C 49/42 - Éléments constitutifs, détails ou accessoiresOpérations auxiliaires

Abrégé

Provided is a container gripper (1) which delivers a container by alternately switching the holding of the container from a first gripper (8) to a second gripper (4). A holding part of the first gripper (8) is provided with holding pieces (8a, 8b) which have a holding shape adapted to a neck part provided to a head part, and which hold at least half of the circumference of the neck part. A holding part of the second gripper (4) is provided with: an upper-part holding piece (5) which engages with a groove of a male screw part provided to the head part, and which holds at least half of the circumference of the groove; and a lower-part holding piece (6) which engages with a lower part of the neck part, and which holds at least half of the circumference of the lower part.

Classes IPC  ?

• B67C 3/24 - Dispositifs pour supporter ou tenir les bouteilles

Abrégé

A container gripper (1) is provided with an ascending/descending container platform (3) capable of supporting a bottom surface of a container held in grippers (6, 8). A holding part of the first gripper (8) is provided with holding pieces (8a, 8b) which have a holding shape adapted to a neck part provided to a head part, and which hold at least half of the circumference of the neck part. A holding part of the second gripper (6) is provided with holding pieces (6a, 6b) which are adapted to a lower part of the neck part, and which hold at least half of the circumference of the lower part. When a bottle-shaped can (B) is being held, the holding pieces (6a, 6b) hold the lower part of the neck part, and a bottom surface of the bottle-shaped can is supported by the container platform (3). When a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle (P) is being held, the holding pieces (6a, 6b) come into contact with an underside of a neck ring of the PET bottle, and hold the lower part of the neck part, and the container platform (3) is withdrawn to a position in which no contact is made with a bottom surface of the PET bottle. The container gripper (1) can be used to hold both bottle-shaped cans (B) and PET bottles (P).

Classes IPC  ?

• B67C 3/24 - Dispositifs pour supporter ou tenir les bouteilles

Abrégé

Provided is a container sterilization device which exhibits high sterilization performance while being low in cost. A heating medium (34) is positioned in a sterilization-agent channel (32b) so as to block the downstream end thereof in the direction in which the liquid sterilization agent is discharged. An air channel (32a) is formed in the lateral surface of a tube body (32) of a sterilization-agent supply tube (31), on the upstream side in the direction in which the liquid sterilization agent is discharged in relation to the heating medium (34). A sterilization-agent supply unit (30) sterilizes the inner-peripheral surface of a container (100) as a result of the sterilization agent vaporizing upon reaching the heating medium (34), leaking to the exterior via the air channel (32a) formed in the lateral surface of the tube body (32), and adhering to said inner-peripheral surface of the container (100).

Classes IPC  ?

• B65B 55/10 - Stérilisation des enveloppes d'emballage ou récipients avant ou pendant l'emballage par des liquides ou des gaz
• A61L 2/20 - Procédés ou appareils de désinfection ou de stérilisation de matériaux ou d'objets autres que les denrées alimentaires ou les lentilles de contactAccessoires à cet effet utilisant des substances chimiques des substances gazeuses, p. ex. des vapeurs

Abrégé

The purpose of the invention is to calculate the filling quantity accurately and control the filling quantity accurately with a simple configuration. The invention comprises: a rotating body; a liquid distribution chamber; a plurality of filling flow path configuration units, in each of which a fluid passage for individually guiding a liquid into a container is configured by a liquid passage connected to the liquid distribution chamber and a liquid valve; a filling control device; a liquid supplying unit; a differential pressure information detecting unit for detecting differential pressure information between a liquid distribution chamber pressure, which is a pressure of the liquid in the liquid distribution chamber, and a filling ambient pressure, which is detected as a pressure in a flow release section in a filling flow path configuration unit at an arbitrary position in the radial direction of the rotating body; and a rotation information detecting unit for detecting rotation information of the rotating body. On the basis of the detected differential pressure information and rotation information, and a pre-obtained relationship between the differential pressure information, the rotation information, and the flow rate of the liquid flowing out from the liquid outlet of the liquid passage, the filling control device calculates the flow rate of the liquid flowing out from the liquid outlet to control the filling quantity of the liquid.

Classes IPC  ?

• B67C 3/28 - Dispositifs de commande du débit, p. ex. en utilisant des soupapes
• B67C 3/20 - Mise en bouteilles de liquides ou de semi-liquidesRemplissage des bocaux ou bidons avec des liquides ou semi-liquides en utilisant des appareils de mise en bouteilles ou des appareils analogues permettant la mesure des liquides à introduire, p. ex. quand on ajoute des sirops

Abrégé

Disclosed is resin bag production equipment capable of correctly inserting a port at a required position at the opening portion of a bag main body, even if a movement means using a belt drive system having an inferior positioning accuracy is used. The resin bag production equipment (10) is provided with a main body production unit (20) which produces a bag main body (100), a port attachment unit (40) which attaches a port (200) to the bag main body (100) by welding, and a filling unit (50) which fills a content in the bag. The port attachment unit (40) is provided with a port holder (73) which holds the port (200) when the port (200) is inserted to the opening portion (101) of the bag main body (100). The port holder (73) is provided with a hold ring (732) constituted by a combination of a plurality of segments (732a to 732d), and a spiral spring (733) which applies an elastic force to the hold ring (732) in the direction to reduce the diameter.

Classes IPC  ?

• B31B 1/84 - Opérations pour former des valves ou mettre en place des pièces rapportées pour ces valves
• B31B 19/84 - Opérations pour former des valves ou mettre en place des pièces rapportées pour ces valves
• B65B 57/00 - Dispositifs de commande automatique, de vérification, d'alarme ou de sécurité
• B65G 21/20 - Moyens incorporés ou fixés au châssis ou aux carters pour guider les porte-charges, les éléments de traction ou les charges portées sur les surfaces mobiles
• B65G 47/88 - Éléments pour séparer ou stopper, p. ex. doigts

Abrégé

Provided is a cleaning method for on-site cleaning of equipment such as filling equipment that fills beverages, etc. into bottles, cans, and other containers, liquid treatment equipment for filling solutions, and pipe equipment for connecting said equipment, the method being able to increase significantly the cleanliness of portions in contact with the filling solution while shortening cleaning time and reducing the amount used of utilities such as cleaning solution, etc. In the cleaning method for on-site cleaning of the liquid pathways of equipment such as filling equipment (4) for filling beverages into bottles, cans and other containers, liquid-treatment equipment (3) for filling solutions, or pipe equipment (4p) that connects said equipment, liquid comprising nanobubbles is pumped into said equipment and is left undisturbed to soak for a prescribed period.

Classes IPC  ?

• B08B 9/02 - Nettoyage de conduites ou de tubes ou de systèmes de conduites ou de tubes

Abrégé

[PROBLEMS] To provide a resin bag production equipment which can reliably produce high-quality resin bags. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] Three sides on the periphery of a bag body (100) are welded with a welding/cutting device (30) while remaining an opening part (101) unwelded. A port (200) is inserted into the opening part (101), and the opening part (101) is welded to the port (200) with a port welding device (80). In the welding/cutting device (30), the welding is flat welding. On the other hand, in the port welding device (80), when the port (200) is welded to the opening part (101) in the bag body (100), only three-dimensional welding is carried out in such a state that the port (200) is inserted into the opening part (101). According to the above constitution, a deterioration in appearance due to cockling of a film (F) and the formation of a gap due to unreliable welding can be prevented in the periphery of the weld of the bag body (100) and the port (200), and high-quality resin bags can be reliably produced.

Classes IPC  ?

• B31B 1/84 - Opérations pour former des valves ou mettre en place des pièces rapportées pour ces valves
• B31B 23/74 - Mécanismes caractérisés par le fait que les enveloppes ou sacs fabriqués sont rectangulaires et de forme plate, c. à d. avec un fond sans configuration particulière pour tenir compte de l'épaisseur du contenu, et sont obtenus à partir de bandes, p.ex. à partir de bandes tubulaires aplaties et ayant des moyens pour effectuer des opérations auxiliaires

Abrégé

Disclosed is a filling valve device provided with a filling valve with a gripper (41) and container mouth seal (43). By moving a gripper (41) that holds an empty PET bottle (8) up and down with respect to the filling valve, a container neck ring (8a) is brought into contact with the container mouth seal (43) of the filling valve to form a gas seal. Carbonate gas-containing beverage is filled. The container mouth seal (43) has a lip-shaped cross-section form that faces into the interior of the filling valve. The free end thereof is flexible in the direction of the vertical axis of the filling valve. When the beverage is filled, the free end of the container mouth seal (43) contacts the neck ring (8a) and a sealing force is applied on the PET bottle (8) and the container mouth seal (43) by gas pressure that is applied during the filling.

Classes IPC  ?

• B67C 3/26 - Têtes de remplissageDispositifs pour introduire les têtes de remplissage dans les goulots des bouteilles

Abrégé

An aseptic filling device for a carbonated beverage is provided with filling valves (11), a rotary joint for liquid, a filling-liquid tank (54), a liquid level sensor (63), a liquid flow rate regulating valve (58), a container gripper, a gas discharge path (37c), a valve (34c) for opening and closing the gas discharge path, a counter-gas path (37a), a valve (34a) for opening and closing the counter-gas path, a rotary joint for carbon oxide gas, a carbon oxide gas path, and a flow rate meter (26).  A container (8) conveyed and rotated is caused to make contact with a filling valve (11), the container is sealed by a container mouth seal, and the container is filled under the pressure of the carbon oxide gas.  A sterilizing filter (56) for sterilizing the carbon oxide gas is mounted in a carbon oxide gas path (72) for interconnecting a rotary joint and the filling-liquid tank (54).

Classes IPC  ?

• B67C 3/10 - Mise en bouteilles de liquides ou de semi-liquidesRemplissage des bocaux ou bidons avec des liquides ou semi-liquides en utilisant des appareils de mise en bouteilles ou des appareils analogues utilisant une contrepression, c.-à-d. en remplissant pendant que le récipient est sous pression les bouteilles étant préalablement remplies de gaz inerte, p. ex. d'acide carbonique

Abrégé

Provided is a barrier-film forming apparatus for forming a barrier film on the inner face of a treated object or a container (12) having an uneven portion (12a). The barrier-film forming apparatus comprises a dielectric member (50) having a cavity sized to enclose the container (12), an external electrode (13) for covering the outer circumference side of the dielectric member (50), discharge means mounted through an insulating member (26) in the end face of the external electrode (13) on the side, at which the mouth (11) of the container (12) is positioned, for evacuating the inside of the container (12) via a discharge pipe (14), an internal electrode (17) inserted from the side of the discharge pipe (14) and acting as a gas blowout portion for blowing out a medium gas (19) to form a barrier film into that container (12), and electric field applying means for applying an electric field to establish a discharge between the external electrode (13) and an grounded electrode.

Classes IPC  ?

• C23C 16/509 - Revêtement chimique par décomposition de composés gazeux, ne laissant pas de produits de réaction du matériau de la surface dans le revêtement, c.-à-d. procédés de dépôt chimique en phase vapeur [CVD] caractérisé par le procédé de revêtement au moyen de décharges électriques utilisant des décharges à radiofréquence utilisant des électrodes internes
• B65D 23/02 - Garnitures ou revêtements internes
• B65D 25/14 - Garnitures ou revêtements internes
• H05H 1/46 - Production du plasma utilisant des champs électromagnétiques appliqués, p. ex. de l'énergie à haute fréquence ou sous forme de micro-ondes

Abrégé

An aseptic liquid filling device used for aseptically placing a liquid such as a carbonated beverage into a resin container (8) while conveying it, holding its neck. The aseptic filling device has a filling valve (11), a gripper (40), and gripper lifting means (35). The filling valve (11) closes a path between a liquid path (12) for supplying liquid and the inside of the container (8) and has a ring-like seal packing (21) on the lower surface of a valve body (17) forming a lower circular tube section to which the neck of the container (8) faces. The gripper (40) holds the entire periphery of the neck by opening and closing a pair of grip members (45a, 46a) and rises until the gripper is in contact with the seal packing (21) of the filling valve (11). The gripper lifting means (35) lifts and lowers the gripper (40) by moving it relative to the filling valve (11).

Classes IPC  ?

• B67C 3/10 - Mise en bouteilles de liquides ou de semi-liquidesRemplissage des bocaux ou bidons avec des liquides ou semi-liquides en utilisant des appareils de mise en bouteilles ou des appareils analogues utilisant une contrepression, c.-à-d. en remplissant pendant que le récipient est sous pression les bouteilles étant préalablement remplies de gaz inerte, p. ex. d'acide carbonique
• B67C 3/24 - Dispositifs pour supporter ou tenir les bouteilles