公开(公告)号：US06761191B2

公开(公告)日：2004-07-13

申请号：US10011963

申请日：2001-11-05

申请人： Robert A. Rosen ,  Joseph Spiteri-Gonzi ,  Richard N. Bennett ,  Timothy McGrath ,  Shailendra K. Parihar ,  George R. Dold ,  Richard Mozelack

发明人： Robert A. Rosen ,  Joseph Spiteri-Gonzi ,  Richard N. Bennett ,  Timothy McGrath ,  Shailendra K. Parihar ,  George R. Dold ,  Richard Mozelack

IPC分类号： B65B104

CPC分类号： B67C3/005 ,  B67C3/001 ,  B67C3/02 ,  B67C3/20 ,  B67C3/24

摘要： An improved method and apparatus for a liquid filling system is herein disclosed incorporating means for generating greater overall production rate efficiencies (i.e. number of filled containers per minute per filling station) for automatic systems utilizing diverter valve and/or walking beam (i.e. continuous-motion) filling technologies with, for example, non-traditional ratios between the number of filling stations and the number of filling nozzles. The methods/apparatus disclosed herein also incorporate means to more efficiently changeover and clean up, in either a clean-in-place (CIP) or clean-out-of-place (COP) configuration, the product contact parts that become “dirty” when used in a production environment. Finally, an improved method and apparatus designed to provide a means for priming and air purging the product contact path of liquid filling machinery, a fill volume calibration procedure, and a fill weight verification cycle is also herein described.

摘要翻译： 本文公开了一种用于液体填充系统的改进方法和装置，其包括用于为使用分流阀和/或步进梁的自动系统（即连续运动）产生更大的总生产率效率（即，每个加油站每分钟的填充容器的数量）的装置 ）填充技术，例如加油站数量和填充喷嘴数量之间的非传统比例。 本文所公开的方法/装置还包括在现场清洁（CIP）或清洁就位（COP）配置中更有效地切换和清理的方法，使得变得“脏”的产品接触部件 当在生产环境中使用时。 最后，还描述了一种改进的方法和设备，其被设计为提供用于启动和吹扫液体灌装机械的产品接触路径，填充体积校准程序和填充重量校验循环的装置。