摘要:
A clean-in-place filling machine which includes a supply tank connected to a filling nozzle by a filling unit and additionally a flush tank connected to a pump or drain outlet by a valve. A programmable controller operates the machine to fill a container with product from the supply tank via the filling unit and the nozzle, and performs a clean-in-place with a pre-rinse, a wash and a final rinse. The initial rinse is performed by rinsing with a rinsing fluid introduced into the supply tank and exiting the drain outlet via the filling unit, the nozzle, the flush tank and the valve. This is followed by washing with cleaning fluid from the flush tank via the valve, the pump, the supply tank, the filling unit and the nozzle back to the flush tank. This is a closed loop wherein the pressure is provided by the pump and the filling unit is operated to drain the supply tank. The final rinse, rinses with rinsing fluid introduced into the supply tank and exiting the drain outlet via the filling unit, the nozzle, the flush tank and the valve. The pump is disconnected from the supply tank during the final rinse and the valve may be operated to alternately connect the rinsing fluid from the flush tank to the pump to also clean the pump separately.
摘要:
A filling nozzle valve structure, with a first housing member provided with a chamber-like recess terminating in an outlet bore, an annular diaphragm member in the bottom of the recess, a valving member operable to engage with the diaphragm, and a second housing member operable to be screwed together with said first housing member and holding said valving member in place within the recess; the valving member is provided with a central bore extending therethrough and with two annular diaphragm-engaging surfaces spaced in the radial direction and leaving therebetween discharge bores in communication with the central bore; the outer annular surface thereby engages with the outer area of the annular diaphragm member so as to prestress the same in the flow direction to thereby cause the inner area of the annular diaphragm to deflect in the opposite direction and thereby engage with the inner annular surface of the valving member whereby the valve structure is closed; a predetermined pressure on the diaphragm will cause disengagement of the inner annular diaphragm area from the inner surface of the valving member to open the valve structure.
摘要:
An automatic high-speed filling machine with lowerable nozzles for simultaneously filling a predetermined number of containers, in which the control of the machine is transferred to the star wheel of the indexing mechanism, when the star wheel is released after completion of the filling operation; the drive actuating the filling units is thereby stopped while the star wheel performs its indexing function during rotation thereof.
摘要:
A crimping mechanism for an electric capping machine has a rapidly adjustable threaded ferrule and a crimping head base with a calibrated bracket, enabling the operator to simplify adjustments for changes in container size. The crimping roller is mounted to exert a substantially constant pressure against the container cap, and thereby increase its crimping efficiency.
摘要:
A capping machine in which open containers are successively brought to a capping station where a respective container is held against rotation to permit closing of the open container by rotating movement of a cap fed from a reservoir to a pick-up station; a head frame assembly of the machine includes a spindle assembly carrying a chuck at the lower spindle end and drivingly connected by way of an adjustable clutch and by way of a positive drive connection with a driving motor; additionally, the spindle assembly includes a double-acting pneumatic cylinder to cause reciprocation of the spindle in its axial direction; the various components of the head frame assembly are balanced about a pivot shaft on which they are mounted for pivot movement in unison so that the actuating force for pivoting the head frame assembly can be kept relatively small; in operation, the head frame assembly is pivoted from a capping position where the chuck is in alignment with the open end of the container, into a pick-up position where a plunger transfers the end cap in the chute to the chuck while the chuck and spindle asembly are in a retracted position. The head frame assembly is thereupon pivoted back into the capping position and the cap is secured onto the open neck of the container as the chuck is displaced by the pneumatic cylinder into the extended position.
摘要:
A fine adjusting mechanism for a number of individual filling units of a high-speed filling machine, operated in tandem from a common drive, which provides an adjustable lost motion between a common drive bar and the pivotal connection with the piston rod of a respective filling unit; the lost motion is adjustable by screwing an adjusting member more or less into the path of the sliding movements of a bearing member sliding in an elongated slot of a swivel member.
摘要:
A filling machine for filling several containers with predetermined amounts of a product in which the several filling units are actuated by a common driving member; the common driving member itself is actuated by two eccentric drive mechanisms each including a volume-changing adjusting mechanism of the lead screw type; the eccentric drive mechanisms are adapted to be stopped in a predetermined position by a volume-changing stoppage device to enable the installation of an interconnecting member between the two volume-changing adjusting mechanisms to assure identical adjustments.
摘要:
A high-speed filling machine for filling a fluid product into small containers, in which a continuously moving conveyor belt brings empty containers to their filling position underneath filling nozzles, where the empty containers are held stationary by an indexing mechanism while the filling nozzles are lowered into the empty containers, the fluid product is discharged into the containers and upon completion of discharge stroke of the filling units, the nozzles are again raised whereafter the indexing mechanism will release the filled containers for further movement by the conveyor belt; the single channel from the inlet end thereby branches out into two parallel channels upstream of the filling station, each provided with its own indexing mechanism, while a nozzle support structure which raises and lowers the filling nozzles into the containers, is also adapted to reciprocate so that alternately the empty containers in one channel and then in the other channel are filled.
摘要:
A filling and capping machine including a computer controlled turret having a plurality of pockets for positioning a plurality of containers to at least a fill position and a capping position along the turret's path. The controller programmably positions the turret to these positions for variations of the locations of the pockets on the turret and accommodates for variations in the size and number of the container pockets and the type of fill product and type of containers. The controller also controls the position of the filling unit for the type of fill product as well as controlling the positioning of the filling unit and the capping unit for variations in the type of container. The controller uses a combination of servo motors and fluid motors to vertically and rotationally position the elements.
摘要:
An improved filling machine with tandem-operated diaphragm filling units is disclosed. The filling machine comprises a plurality of individual filling units operated in common from a common drive bar. Each of the filling units includes a cylinder, a flexible rolling diaphragm secured within the cylinder to delimit a working chamber in the cylinder on one side of the diaphragm, a piston arranged with clearance in the cylinder on the other side of the diaphragm for reciprocation in the cylinder, the clearance between the piston and the cylinder permitting the flexible diaphragm to roll and unroll on the piston sidewall and cylinder wall during filling and discharging of a liquid from the working chamber of the filling unit, passages in the cylinder for providing fluid communication with the working chamber, a piston rod extending between the piston and the common drive bar for transmitting a driving force from the common drive bar to the piston during a discharge stroke of the filling unit, the sidewall of the piston and the cylinder wall upon which the diaphragm is rolled and unrolled being tapered in opposite directions a like degree to increase the life of the rolling diaphragm, and wherein the piston rod length is adjustable to permit a change in the distance that the piston penetrates into the cylinder with a given stroke length whereby the volume dispensed by an individual filling unit can be finely adjusted.