公开(公告)号：WO9935037A3

公开(公告)日：1999-09-16

申请号：PCT/US9900246

申请日：1999-01-06

Applicant: PREMARK FEG LLC

Inventor： EBERHARDT MARK EDWARD ,  VAN CAMP RICHARD HUGH ,  NOLL DOUGLAS JOSEPH ,  MEYER MARY CAROL ,  MILLS NIGEL GRAHAM ,  ARCHIABLE GEORGE WESLEY III

IPC: B65B25/06 ,  B65B31/02 ,  B65B31/08

CPC classification number: B65B31/02 ,  B65B25/067 ,  B65B31/08 ,  Y10T156/1132 ,  Y10T156/1195 ,  Y10T156/171 ,  Y10T156/1994

Abstract: An apparatus for exchanging a first gas contained in a sealed container (12) for a second gas. The apparatus comprises a vacuum chamber (14) for receiving the container (12) and for maintaining a controlled pressure about the container, a gas exchange head (50) for exchanging gas in the container while maintaining a seal between the container and the chamber, and a vacuum source (22) coupled to the gas exchange head (50) and to the vacuum chamber (14) for evacuating the first gas from the container (12) and air from the chamber. The apparatus further has a gas source (24) for supplying the second gas, the gas source being coupled to the gas exchange head (50) for supplying the second gas to the container (12), and a sensor (53) for monitoring the pressure in the container during gas exchange. The present invention further provides for a controller for adjusting the rate with which the first gas is removed from the container (12) and the rate at which the chamber is evacuated such that the container is not damaged, and the controller can adjust the rate at which gas is supplied to the container and the rate with which the chamber is pressurized so as not to damage said container.

Abstract translation: 一种用于更换容纳在用于第二气体的密封容器（12）中的第一气体的装置。 该装置包括用于容纳容器（12）并用于维持围绕容器的受控压力的真空室（14），用于在容器和腔室之间保持密封的同时在容器中更换气体的气体交换头（50） 以及耦合到所述气体交换头（50）和所述真空室（14）的真空源（22），用于从所述容器（12）排出所述第一气体和从所述室排出空气。 该设备还具有用于供应第二气体的气体源（24），该气体源耦合到用于将第二气体供应到容器（12）的气体交换头（50），以及一个用于监测 气体交换期间容器内的压力。 本发明还提供一种控制器，用于调节从容器（12）中移除第一气体的速率和室被抽空的速率，使得容器不被损坏，并且控制器可以调节速率 哪个气体被供应到容器以及加压室的速率，以便不会损坏容器。