Container closure sterilising unit

a sterilising unit and container technology, applied in the field of container processing, can solve the problems of not being able to guarantee complete, reliable sterilisation, and ionising radiations failing to fully perform their functions, and positively affecting the environmental effect of sterilising agents using sources of ionising radiation as sterilising agents

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-05-08
SIDEL SPA
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[0019]It is an object of the present invention to provide a sterilising unit which makes

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Furthermore, the use of sources of ionising radiation as the sterilising agent positively affects environmental issues such as chemical residue disposal.
Apparatus of this type have a major drawback in that they do not guarantee complete, reliable sterilisation.
In these shadow zones, ionising radiations fail to fully perform their function.
Consequently, pathogenic agents present in those shadow zones are very likely to not be eliminated, the overall sterility of the closures, be they caps or stoppers, being thus greatly compromised.
On the other hand, inclination cannot be as great as to cause the closures to reach a speed such that they are exposed to the sterilisin

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[0027]Number 1 in FIG. 1 indicates as a whole a container closure sterilising unit, in particular for caps and stoppers to be applied to relative containers, such as bottles.

[0028]Sterilising unit 1 comprises at least one closure treatment station 2 and a device 3 for feeding a plurality of container closures 100 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) to closure treatment station 2.

[0029]As illustrated in greater detail in FIG. 2, feeding device 3 comprises guiding means 4 defining: an entrance 5 for closures 100, which entrance 5 communicates with loading means or a closure storage unit (not shown) from which closures 100 to be sterilised are supplied; a conveying path P comprising at least one linear tract P1 (i.e. one tract having constant inclination relative to the vertical direction) and along which the at least one treatment station 2 is arranged; and an exit 6 for closures, which exit 6 communicates with a further unit (not shown) arranged downstream from sterilising unit 1.

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A container closure sterilising unit including at least one closure treatment station and a device for feeding a plurality of container closures to the closure treatment station. The feeding device having a guiding means defining a conveying path that includes at least one linear tract and along which the treatment station is positioned. The feeding device includes a conveying means associated with the guiding means and operable to advance the plurality of closures toward the treatment state spaced along the conveying path.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to the field of container processing, with particular reference to the bottling industry.[0002]In particular, the present invention relates to a unit for sterilising closures to be applied on relative containers.BACKGROUND ART[0003]As it is generally known, the need exists in the food industry to sterilise containers, both internally and externally, prior to filling them with food products, such as e.g. beverages.[0004]Commonly, for sterilisation use is made of chemical agents, like hydrogen peroxide or peracetic acid, which are compatible with virtually any type of material, including paper, cardboard, metals and plastics.[0005]With a view to ensuring that filling operations are performed under aseptic conditions, not only must containers be sterilised, but also their closures, such as caps or stoppers, which are used for sealing containers once the filling operation is finished, need to undergo a similar treatment.[0006]Typically,...

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IPC IPC(8): B65B55/08
CPCB65B55/08B67B3/003B67B3/06
Inventor TREVISAN, ANDREAGAINOTTI CAVAZZINI, EMILIO
Owner SIDEL SPA
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