CONTAINER FILLING SYSTEM
    1.
    发明公开
    CONTAINER FILLING SYSTEM 审中-公开
    BEHÄLTERFÜLLSYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:EP3103761A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-14

    申请号:EP16173827.3

    申请日:2014-03-21

    申请人: PepsiCo, Inc.

    IPC分类号: B67C3/28

    摘要: A filler unit comprising:
    a container filling valve (50), the filling valve including a shuttle (200) movable between an open position corresponding to a first flow rate through the filling valve, a closed position corresponding to no flow through the filling valve, and a low flow setpoint position corresponding to a non-zero second flow rate through the filling valve, wherein the second flow rate is less the first flow rate;
    an actuator (80) comprising a first chamber (552, 553) and a barrier (551) coupled to the shuttle, wherein the barrier is movable to alternately increase a volume of the first chamber or to decrease the volume of the first chamber;
    a flow path from the first chamber; and
    a control valve (557, 557') positioned in the flow path and having a blocked position in which fluid flow is blocked and an unblocked position in which fluid flow is unblocked.

    摘要翻译: 一种填充单元,包括:容器填充阀(50),所述填充阀包括可在通过所述填充阀对应于第一流量的打开位置之间移动的梭子(200),对应于不流过所述填充阀的关闭位置, 以及对应于通过所述填充阀的非零第二流量的低流量设定点位置,其中所述第二流量小于所述第一流量; 致动器(80)包括联接到所述梭的第一室(552,553)和屏障(551),其中所述屏障可移动以交替地增加所述第一室的体积或减小所述第一室的体积; 来自第一室的流路; 以及位于流动路径中并且具有阻塞位置的控制阀(557,557'),其中流体流动被阻挡,并且未阻塞的位置,其中流体流动被阻挡。

    CONTAINER FILLING SYSTEM
    2.
    发明公开
    CONTAINER FILLING SYSTEM 审中-公开
    集装箱充填系统

    公开(公告)号:EP3106425A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-21

    申请号:EP16173938.8

    申请日:2014-03-21

    申请人: Pepsico, Inc.

    IPC分类号: B67C3/04

    摘要: A container filling system comprising:
    a beverage product reservoir (601);
    multiple beverage container filling valves (50) connected to the reservoir and configured to fill containers with beverage product from the reservoir
    a product recirculation flow path (13) connected to each of the filling valves and configured to maintain a flow of beverage product through each of the filling valves when each of the filling valves is closed;
    a flow meter (653) located in a portion of the product recirculation flow path and configured to output flow meter signals indicative of flow rates through the flow meter; and
    a controller configured to receive the flow meter signals and to generate, based on the received flow meter signals, control signals to maintain a flow rate through the product recirculation flow path at a target flow value.

    摘要翻译: 一种容器填充系统,包括:饮料产品储存器(601); 多个饮料容器填充阀(50),所述多个饮料容器填充阀(50)连接到所述储存器并且被配置成用来自所述储存器的饮料产品填充容器;产品再循环流动路径(13),其连接到每个所述填充阀并且被配置为保持饮料产品通过 当每个灌装阀关闭时灌装阀; 流量计(653),其位于产品再循环流动路径的一部分中并且被配置为输出指示通过流量计的流量的流量计信号; 以及控制器,配置成接收流量计信号并且基于接收到的流量计信号产生控制信号以将通过产物再循环流动路径的流率保持在目标流量值。

    CONTAINER HANDLING ARM
    3.
    发明公开
    CONTAINER HANDLING ARM 审中-公开
    集装箱搬运臂

    公开(公告)号:EP3103760A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-14

    申请号:EP16173770.5

    申请日:2014-03-21

    申请人: PepsiCo, Inc.

    IPC分类号: B67C3/20 B67C3/28 G01G17/04

    摘要: A container handling arm (20) comprising a gripper (415) positioned at a distal end of the container handling arm and configured to retain a beverage container, and a load cell (406) positioned at a proximal end of the container handling arm and configured to output signals indicative of weights of a container (C) and its contents when that container is retained by the gripper, wherein, preferably, the container handling arm is adjustable to alter a ratio between a weight imposed on the gripper and a resulting weight imposed on the load cell, and further, preferably, comprising a fulcrum element (409) and a lever (408) coupled to the gripper and to the load cell, wherein the lever includes a pivot location and is configured to rotate about the fulcrum element at the pivot location.

    摘要翻译: 一种容器搬运臂(20),其包括位于容器搬运臂的远端并被配置为保持饮料容器的夹具(415),以及定位在容器搬运臂的近端并被配置 当该容器被夹持器保持时,输出指示容器(C)及其内容物的重量的信号,其中,优选地,该容器处理臂是可调节的,以改变施加在夹持器上的重量与所产生的重量之间的比率 并且进一步优选地包括连接到夹具和测力传感器的支点元件(409)和杠杆(408),其中杠杆包括枢转位置并且被配置为围绕支点元件在 枢轴位置。

    CONTAINER FILLING SYSTEM AND VALVE FOR SAME
    6.
    发明公开
    CONTAINER FILLING SYSTEM AND VALVE FOR SAME 审中-公开
    BEHÄLTERFÜLLSYSTEMUND VENTILDAFÜR

    公开(公告)号:EP2976561A2

    公开(公告)日:2016-01-27

    申请号:EP14768966.5

    申请日:2014-03-21

    申请人: Pepsico, Inc.

    IPC分类号: F16K31/08

    摘要: A container filling valve may include a shuttle and a drive sleeve that are magnetically coupled. Movement of the drive sleeve may move the shuttle from a position in which the filling valve is closed to a position in which the filling valve is open. A container handling arm may include a distal end configured to hold a container and a proximal end that includes a load cell. A low flow setpoint system may be configured to arrest closing of a filling valve when that filling valve is partially closed. A pressure control system may be configured to maintain a desired pressure in a reservoir or in a flow path from that reservoir. A product recirculation system may be configured to adjust flow rate in the product recirculation system.

    摘要翻译: 一种填充单元,包括:容器填充阀(50),所述填充阀包括可在通过所述填充阀对应于第一流量的打开位置之间移动的梭子(200),对应于不流过所述填充阀的关闭位置, 以及对应于通过所述填充阀的非零第二流量的低流量设定点位置,其中所述第二流量小于所述第一流量; 致动器(80)包括联接到所述梭的第一室(552,553)和屏障(551),其中所述屏障可移动以交替地增加所述第一室的体积或减小所述第一室的体积; 来自第一室的流路; 以及位于流动路径中并且具有阻塞位置的控制阀(557,557'),其中流体流动被阻挡,并且未阻塞的位置,其中流体流动被阻挡。