Accommodating device for accommodating container

Abstract

A containing device for containing a container comprises a fixing device used for fixing the container in the containing device, and the fixing device comprises at least two fixing elements. Wherein the at least two fastening elements are mounted so as to be rotatable about a respective pivot point and can be adjusted between an open position, in which the at least two fastening elements can be clamped at a respective contact point on the surface of the container, and a closed position, in which the at least two fastening elements can be clamped at a respective contact point on the surface of the container. Wherein the vertical projection of the contact point on the first longitudinal axis of the container is closer to a reference point of the first longitudinal axis at the height of the opening of the container than the vertical projection of the fulcrum on the first longitudinal axis.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to a containing device for containing a container and a method for containing a container in the containing device. Background Art

[0002] In the prior art, accommodating devices for accommodating containers are widely known. For example, EP2821151A1 disclosed a device for transporting containers in a container cleaning device.

[0003] It is therefore known, in particular in the context of container cleaning devices, to accommodate the containers in a special bottle chamber in order to guide them in an orderly manner through the container cleaning device during the cleaning process. The bottle chamber comprises a fixing device, which can be used to fix the container in the bottle chamber. By fixing the container in the bottle chamber, it is possible to prevent the container from falling out of the bottle chamber or being squeezed out of the bottle chamber during the cleaning process, or the bottle from being damaged on machine elements.

[0004] During the cleaning process, the bottle chamber containing the containers is usually guided through different treatment zones and / or immersion baths and / or spraying zones. In addition, during the spraying process, the interior of the container accommodated in the bottle chamber is cleaned with a spray jet directed at the container connection opening. However, the force of the spray jet acting on the container can lead to the container being squeezed out of the bottle chamber undesirably. Such undesirable effects can be avoided by fixing the container in the bottle chamber, for example, by means of a fixing rod. During the treatment in the immersion bath, the bottle chamber containing the containers is mainly passed through a suction trough and, if appropriate, an additionally installed lower rinsing device (Unterschwallung) in order to remove loose labels from the bottle chamber by a defined water flow. In the process, the bottle can be sucked by the water flow and cause the bottle to break. Such effects can be avoided by fixing the container in the bottle chamber.

[0005] However, in order to thoroughly clean the interior of the container, it is desirable to deliver the cleaning liquid into the container at the highest possible spray pressure. However, the bottle chamber known in the prior art has the following problem: although the container is fixed in the bottle chamber, it may still fall over in the bottle chamber under the high spray pressure, or even be squeezed out of the bottle chamber or damaged. This may adversely affect the cleaning effect of the container and may also cause unexpected malfunctions in the cleaning process.

[0006] Technical Purpose

[0007] Based on the prior art, the object of the present invention is to provide a receiving device for receiving a container, which ensures that the container can be securely fixed in the receiving device even under high injection pressure and mechanical influence. Summary of the invention

[0008] The solution for achieving the above object of the present invention is a receiving device for receiving a container and a method for receiving a container in the receiving device. For preferred embodiments, please refer to the dependent claims.

[0009] The accommodating device for accommodating a container of the present invention comprises a fixing device for fixing the container in the accommodating device, wherein the fixing device comprises at least two fixing elements, and the at least two fixing elements are supported in a manner that they can rotate around a fulcrum respectively and can be adjusted between an open position and a closed position, wherein in the closed position, the at least two fixing elements can be respectively clamped on a contact point on the surface of the container, and the vertical projection of the contact point on the first longitudinal axis of the container is closer to a reference point of the first longitudinal axis at the height of the opening of the container than the vertical projection of the fulcrum on the first longitudinal axis.

[0010] The receiving device can be, for example, a bottle chamber or a bottle basket, for example for a container cleaning device. Usually, a plurality of bottle chambers are arranged in parallel and side by side in a bottle chamber carrier. The rows of container chambers are arranged one behind the other in the transport direction. By arranging the container chambers in this way, the containers to be cleaned or treated can be transported continuously through the container cleaning machine.

[0011] However, the accommodating device may also be any other accommodating device suitable for accommodating the container.

[0012] The container is a container that is cylindrical or conical (viewed from the opening of the container) at least in the container region where the at least two fixing elements can be clamped when the container is accommodated in the accommodating device. The container may also have a shape other than conical or cylindrical in the container region where the two fixing elements of the accommodating device cannot clamp when the container is accommodated in the accommodating device.

[0013] If a medium, such as a cleaning medium, can be fed into the receiving device or a container in the receiving device, the receiving device can include an inlet for the cleaning medium, and the container can be positioned with its communication opening in the region of the inlet. The longitudinal axis of the receiving device can extend from this inlet, and this longitudinal axis can in particular coincide with the first longitudinal axis of the container. In this regard, the region of the fixed element that can contact the container at the contact point can extend into the interior space of the receiving device, and in the closed position, this region is spaced from the inlet in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the receiving device less than the spacing between the rotation axis and the inlet in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the receiving device.

[0014] The container may be a bottle made of plastic or glass used in the beverage industry, but may also be any other type of container used, for example, in the beverage, pharmaceutical, food or beverage industry, such as a can, tube or cup, or any other container suitable for containing a liquid or pasty medium.

[0015] The open position may refer to an adjustment position of the two fixing elements in which the container can be introduced into the receiving device or removed from the receiving device. For example, the open position may refer to an adjustment position in which the at least two fixing elements or at least one of the at least two fixing elements cannot get caught on the surface of the container received in the receiving device, so that the container cannot be introduced into the receiving device and / or removed from the receiving device.

[0016] The closed position is an adjustment position in which the container can be fixed in the receiving device by means of the at least two fixing elements. In the closed position, for example, a container accommodated in the receiving device can be cleaned in a container cleaning device without the forces acting on the container during the cleaning process being able to force the container out of the receiving device.

[0017] The receiving device of the invention can be used flexibly and can secure the container particularly reliably. The vertical projection of the contact point on the first longitudinal axis of the container is closer to a reference point of the first longitudinal axis at the height of the container opening than the vertical projection of the fulcrum on the first longitudinal axis, whereby the container can remain securely secured in the receiving device when a force acts opposite to the direction in which the container can be introduced into the receiving device.

[0018] Optionally, the angle of the fixing element is selected so that through the radius of the connecting opening area of ​​the container and the longitudinal axis of the container, the fixing angle corresponds to half the fixing element holding angle, thereby preventing slipping at the connecting sleeve when the radius of the bottle is larger.

[0019] If the receiving device is used, for example, in a container cleaning device, a secure fixing of the container in the receiving device can therefore be ensured even at relatively high spray pressures.

[0020] The fixing device may comprise a prestressing device for prestressing at least two fixing elements into a rest position. In this way, a well-defined rest position of the fixing elements can be preset and undesired movements of the fixing elements in the receiving device can be prevented.

[0021] In an improved solution, the prestressing device can prestress at least two fixing elements in the opposite direction to the direction in which the container can be introduced into the receiving device. In this way, the fixing elements can be deflected out of the static position when the container is introduced into the receiving device, and the container can be reliably fixed in the receiving device based on the restoring force applied by the prestressed fixing elements and the torque of the fixing elements acting on the container surface at the contact point.

[0022] In an improved solution of the above two embodiments, the prestressing device can include at least two torsion springs, wherein at least two fixed elements each correspond to a torsion spring for prestressing the fixed element. With the help of the torsion springs, the prestressing device can be designed to be particularly compact and at the same time be able to apply a sufficiently large prestress to the at least two fixed elements.

[0023] Furthermore, at least two fixed elements can be designed as single-sided rods and arranged radially around the second longitudinal axis of the receiving device, wherein the rotation axis of the fixed element passing through the fulcrum can extend perpendicularly to the first longitudinal axis of the container. In this case, perpendicular means that the rotation axis passing through the fulcrum and the first longitudinal axis form an angle in the range of 85° to 95° with respect to each other. Therefore, the rotation axis and the first longitudinal axis do not necessarily have to be exactly perpendicular to each other, but can also be offset by an angle of up to 5° from the exact vertical orientation. By the radial arrangement of the fixed elements designed as single-sided rods around the second longitudinal axis and the extension of the rotation axis perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis, the container can be placed in the center of the receiving device and reliably fixed.

[0024] In one embodiment, the fixing device may include a fixing device for fixing the at least two fixing elements in at least one deflected position, so as to ensure that the at least two fixing elements are reliably fixed in the at least one deflected position and prevent the fixing device from opening unexpectedly.

[0025] In an improved solution, the fixing device may include at least two sub-fixing elements, wherein each sub-fixing element may be arranged on at least two fixing elements in a manner that it can rotate around the second fulcrum, wherein the at least two sub-fixing elements may each include a hook component, and the hook components may be hooked on the hook components arranged on the receiving device to fix the fixing elements. In this way, the fixing device can be realized in a particularly compact manner and the number of required components can be kept at a low level.

[0026] When the force acts on the container in the direction opposite to that in which the container can be introduced into the receiving device, the fixing device is suitable for fixing the container in the receiving device with greater force. Thus, even when a force acts on the container, it can be ensured that the container will not be squeezed out of the receiving device.

[0027] The present invention also proposes a method for placing a container into a accommodating device, wherein the accommodating device includes a fixing device for fixing the container in the accommodating device, wherein the fixing device includes at least two fixing elements, wherein the at least two fixing elements are supported in a manner that they can rotate around a fulcrum respectively and can be adjusted between an open position and a closed position, wherein in the closed position, the at least two fixing elements are respectively clamped on a contact point on the surface of the container, wherein the vertical projection of the contact point on the first longitudinal axis of the container is closer to a reference point at the height of the opening of the container than the vertical projection of the fulcrum on the first longitudinal axis.

[0028] The method of the invention enables a container to be particularly reliably fixed in the receiving device. The vertical projection of the contact point on the first longitudinal axis of the container is closer to a reference point of the first longitudinal axis at the height of the container opening than the vertical projection of the fulcrum on the first longitudinal axis, whereby the container can remain reliably fixed in the receiving device when a force acts on the container in the opposite direction to the direction in which the container can be introduced into the receiving device.

[0029] The fixing device may comprise a prestressing device for prestressing at least two fixing elements into a rest position. In this way, a well-defined rest position of the fixing elements can be preset and undesired movements of the fixing elements in the receiving device can be prevented.

[0030] In an improved solution, the prestressing device can prestress at least two fixing elements in the opposite direction to the direction in which the container is introduced into the receiving device. In this way, the fixing elements can be deflected from the static position when the container is introduced into the receiving device, and the container can be reliably fixed in the receiving device by the fixing elements based on the restoring force applied by the prestressed fixing elements and the torque applied by the fixing elements to the container surface.

[0031] In an improved solution of the above two embodiments, the prestressing device can include at least two torsion springs, wherein at least two fixed elements respectively correspond to a torsion spring for prestressing. With the help of the torsion springs, the prestressing device can be designed to be particularly compact and at the same time be able to apply a sufficiently large prestress to the at least two fixed elements.

[0032] In one embodiment of the method, at least two fixed elements can be designed as single-sided rods and can be arranged radially around the second longitudinal axis of the receiving device, wherein the rotation axis of the fixed element passing through the fulcrum can extend perpendicularly to the first longitudinal axis of the container. In this case, perpendicular means that the rotation axis passing through the fulcrum and the first longitudinal axis form an angle in the range of 80° to 100° with each other. Therefore, the rotation axis and the first longitudinal axis do not necessarily have to be exactly perpendicular to each other, but can also be offset by an angle of up to 10° from the exact vertical orientation. By the radial arrangement of the fixed elements designed as single-sided rods around the second longitudinal axis and the extension of the rotation axis perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis, the container can be placed in the center of the receiving device and reliably fixed.

[0033] In addition, the fixing device may include a fixing device for fixing at least two fixing elements in at least one deflected position, wherein the fixing device includes at least two sub-fixing elements, wherein each sub-fixing element can be arranged on at least two fixing elements in a manner that can rotate around a second fulcrum, wherein each of the at least two sub-fixing elements includes a hook component, and the hook components are hooked on a hook component arranged on the receiving device to fix the fixing element. By providing the fixing device, it can be ensured that the at least two fixing elements are reliably fixed in the at least one deflected position, thereby preventing the fixing device from being opened unexpectedly. In this way, the fixing device can also be realized in a particularly compact manner and the number of required components can be kept at a low level.

[0034] In one embodiment of the method, when a force acts on the container in the opposite direction to the direction in which the container is introduced into the receiving device, the container is fixed in the receiving device with greater force. Thus, it can be ensured that the container will not be squeezed out of the receiving device even when a force acts on the container. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0035] Figure 1 A receiving device for receiving a container according to an embodiment

[0036] Figure 2 A receiving device for receiving a container according to another embodiment

[0037] Figure 3 Receiving device in a container cleaning device according to one embodiment DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0038] Figure 1 A receiving device 100 for receiving a container 109 according to one embodiment is shown, wherein the container 109 is optional and is not considered as part of the receiving device.

[0039] According to the present invention, the receiving device 100 comprises a fixing device 111 for fixing the container 109 in the receiving device 100. According to the present invention, the fixing device 111 comprises at least two fixing elements 102, which are supported in a manner that they can rotate around a fulcrum 103 and can be adjusted between an open and a closed position.

[0040] The receiving device 100 may further include a base 101 for receiving the container 109. The base 101 may include two openings. For example, a first opening is provided on the bottom side of the base 101 for feeding the container 109 into the base 101 or the receiving device 100, and a second opening is provided on the top side of the base 101 for feeding a medium (such as a cleaning liquid) into the receiving device or the interior of the container 109 received in the receiving device 100.

[0041] According to the present invention, the at least two fixing elements 102 can be respectively clamped on a contact point 104 on the surface of the container 109 in the closed position, wherein the vertical projection 108 of the contact point 104 on the first longitudinal axis 105 of the container 109 is closer to the reference point 107 of the first longitudinal axis 105 at the height of the opening 110 of the container 109 than the vertical projection 106 of the fulcrum 103 on the first longitudinal axis 105. Through this technical solution of the fixing device 111, when a force acts on the container 109 in the opposite direction to the introduction direction 112 for introducing the container 109 into the receiving device 100, the container 109 itself can be reliably fixed in the receiving device 100.

[0042] exist Figure 1 In the illustrated embodiment, the fixing device 111 includes two fixing elements 102. This particular type of technical solution is only an example, and therefore, the fixing device 111 may also include three, four, five, six or more fixing elements 102. By providing a greater number of fixing elements 102, the container 109 can be more reliably fixed on the receiving device, and thus better fixed to prevent possible slipping out of the receiving device 100. In addition, a more accurate orientation or centering of the container 109 on the receiving device 100 can be achieved with the aid of a greater number of fixing elements 102.

[0043] The optional container 109 refers to a container 109 that is cylindrical or conical (viewed from the opening of the container) at least in the container area where the at least two fixing elements 102 can be clamped when the container is accommodated in the accommodating device 100. In the container area of ​​the container 109 where the two fixing elements 102 of the accommodating device 111 cannot be clamped when the container 109 is fixed in the accommodating device 100, the container 109 can also have a shape other than conical or cylindrical.

[0044] The container 109 is Figure 1The embodiment of the bottle is shown as an example only. Moreover, the shape of the bottle shown here, i.e. the conical design in the neck area of ​​the container 109 and the cylindrical design in the base area of ​​the container, is also shown as an example only. Alternatively, the container can also be designed as a can, cup or tube, for example for the beverage, pharmaceutical or food industry. However, it can also be any other container suitable for accommodating liquid and / or pasty media.

[0045] The receiving device 100 may be, for example, a bottle room or a bottle basket for receiving and transporting containers, for example in a container cleaning device. However, it may also be any other receiving device suitable for receiving containers.

[0046] The receiving device 100 Figure 1 This technical solution shown is also only an example. Therefore, the receiving device can also be designed to be shorter or longer than the shown container longitudinal axis 105, so that, for example, only a part of the container or the entire container can be accommodated. However, in addition, the base body 101 of the receiving device 100 does not necessarily have to be made of one part, but can also include a plurality of components that can be made of different materials (for example plastic and / or metal and / or metal alloy). The components of the receiving device 100 can also be produced, for example, at least partially in a generative process.

[0047] In one embodiment, the accommodating device 100 can be designed as a basket, for example, in the neck region of the container used to accommodate the container or the region of the container including the container opening and corresponding to, for example, 1 / 5, 1 / 4, 1 / 3 or 1 / 2 of the entire container length, and can be designed as an accommodating component in the region of the region used to accommodate the container body or the container. The accommodating component can be, for example, cylindrical, square prism or hexagonal prism or any other shape. The basket and the accommodating component can be connected, for example, by a connecting component. The basket can be made of plastic, for example, and the accommodating component can be made of metal. However, the basket and / or the accommodating component can also be made of any other material. In this case, the fixing device 111 can be arranged on the basket of the accommodating device 100, so that the container 109 can be fixed in the accommodating device 100 in its neck region or the region including the container opening by means of the fixing device 111.

[0048] Alternatively, the receiving device 100 may also only include a basket and only be able to accommodate a portion of the container, such as the neck region of the container or a portion of the container including the opening of the container and, for example, equivalent to 1 / 5, 1 / 4, 1 / 3 or 1 / 2 of the entire container length. In this case, the fixing element 111 may also be arranged on the basket so that the container 109 can be fixed in the basket in its neck region. In this technical solution of the receiving device 100, the receiving device 100 may have a connecting component, which can be used to flexibly connect the receiving device 100 with a receiving component, which, as mentioned above, can be made of metal or any other material and is cylindrical, hexagonal, square prism or any other shape. Since in this case, the receiving component can be flexibly selected according to the size of the container 109 to be accommodated, this technical solution enables the receiving device 100 to be particularly flexible for different container types.

[0049] In one technical solution, the fixing device 111 may include a prestressing device for prestressing at least two fixing elements 102 to place them in a static position. By prestressing at least two fixing elements 102 to place them in a static position, for example, undesired movement of the fixing elements 102 in the receiving device 100 can be prevented. In this way, the fixing elements 102 can be brought into a well-defined static position, thereby preventing, for example, malfunctions caused by wrong orientation of the fixing elements 102 during container introduction.

[0050] Furthermore, the prestressing device can prestress at least two fixing elements 102 in a direction 112 in which the container can be introduced into the receiving device 100 so as to place them in a static position. By prestressing the fixing elements 102 in this way, when the container 109 is introduced into the receiving device 100 and causes the fixing elements 102 to deflect out of the static position, the container 109 is fixed in the receiving device by the fixing rod based on the restoring force caused by the fixing elements 102 deflecting out of the static position and the corresponding moment acting on the container surface at the contact point 104. In particular, when the force acts on the container in the opposite direction to the introduction direction 112, the container 109 can be fixed in the receiving device 100 more firmly by means of the fixing elements 102.

[0051] For example, the at least two fixed elements 102 can be prestressed by means of a torsion spring. Thus, the prestressing device can, for example, include at least two torsion springs, wherein at least two fixed elements 102 each correspond to a torsion spring for prestressing the fixed element 102. In one embodiment, the torsion spring can, for example, be a single-turn torsion spring or a double-turn torsion spring. In addition, the prestressing device can flexibly operate with different torsion springs of different elastic forces, wherein the elastic force of the torsion spring can be selected based on the type of container 109 that needs to be accommodated in the accommodation device 100 by means of the fixing device 111.

[0052] The fixing element 102 can be designed as a fixing rod. Figure 1 In the exemplary embodiment, the fixing element 102 is designed as a single-sided fixing rod. Alternatively, the fixing element 102 can also be designed as a double-sided fixing rod. The fixing element can, for example, include plastic and be made by means of a generative process or an injection molding process. This design and manufacture of the fixing element 102 is only an example, and therefore, the fixing element 102 can also be made of any other material or by means of any other manufacturing process.

[0053] Optionally, the fixing elements 102 are designed in such a way that they can be manipulated from outside the receiving device 100. By manipulating the fixing elements 102, they can be moved, for example, from a closed position into an open position and release a bottle 109 fixed in the receiving device 100 by means of the fixing device 111. Furthermore, the fixing elements 102 can also be adjusted from an open position to a closed position by external manipulation.

[0054] In addition, the fixing element 102 matches the curvature of the container surface in the area where it is to be stuck on the container surface, so that the contact point between the fixing element and the container surface can be as large as possible, thereby ensuring that the container is fixed in the receiving device as well as possible. This can also ensure that the container 109 is reliably fixed in the receiving device when there are a small number of fixing elements, such as two or three fixing elements.

[0055] like Figure 1 As shown, the fixing element 102, which is exemplarily designed as a fixing rod, can be arranged radially around the second longitudinal axis of the receiving device, wherein the second longitudinal axis coincides with the first longitudinal axis 105 of the container 109 in the embodiment shown here. In addition, the fixing rods, in particular the fulcrums 103 of the fixing rods, are arranged equidistantly in the radial direction relative to the second longitudinal axis of the receiving device 100, and the fulcrums 103 are arranged symmetrically around the second longitudinal axis. For example, if the number of the fixing rods is an even number, the symmetrical arrangement of the fixing rods around the second longitudinal axis means that the fulcrums 103 are arranged point-symmetrically relative to the second longitudinal axis, so that the fulcrums 103 of the two fixing rods are opposite.

[0056] Furthermore, the rotation axis of the fixing element, which passes through the fulcrum 103, can extend perpendicularly to the first longitudinal axis 105 of the container 109. In this case, perpendicular means that the rotation axis, which passes through the fulcrum, and the first longitudinal axis form an angle in the range of 85° to 95° with respect to each other. Thus, the rotation axis and the first longitudinal axis do not necessarily have to be exactly perpendicular to each other, but can also be offset by an angle of up to 5° from an exactly vertical orientation.

[0057] This arrangement of the fixing element 102 or the fulcrum 103 can ensure that the container 109 is reliably fixed in the receiving device 100 by the fixing element 102 clamped on the contact point 104, effectively preventing the container from tipping over in the receiving device due to the moment applied by the fixing rod on the container surface. In addition, the container 109 can be placed in the center of the receiving device 100.

[0058] Furthermore, the fixing device 111 may include a fixing device for fixing at least two fixing elements 102 in at least one deflected position. The deflected position may be different from the static position, and thus, the deflected position may, for example, refer to a closed position for the fixing element 102 to be caught on each of the contact points 104 on the container surface to fix the container 109 in the receiving device 100. By providing the fixing device, for example, it is possible to prevent the fixing element 102 in the closed position from accidentally opening and releasing the container from the receiving device 100 undesirably.

[0059] However, the deflected position can also include a static position, so that, for example, the fixing element 102 can also be fixed in the static position by means of the fixing device. In addition, the deflected position can be selected flexibly and, for example, includes the entire range of motion of the rotatably supported fixing element 102. In this way, the fixing element 102 of the fixing device 102 can be fixed flexibly in the deflected position and containers 109 of different types and sizes can be accommodated and fixed in the receiving device 100.

[0060] To fix the fixed element 102, the fixing device may include two sub-fixed elements. For example, each sub-fixed element may be arranged on at least two fixed elements 102 in a manner that can rotate around a second fulcrum. By arranging and mounting the sub-fixed elements on the at least two fixed elements 102 in a rotatable manner, the fixed element can be flexibly fixed in multiple deflection positions. Among them, for example, the fixing can be carried out by hook assemblies arranged on the at least two sub-fixed elements, and these hook assemblies can be hooked on the hook assemblies arranged on the accommodating device 100 to fix the fixed element 102. Multiple hook assemblies can be arranged at different positions of the accommodating device 100, so that, for example, based on the type and / or size of the accommodated container, the fixed element 102 is fixed in different deflection positions by means of the hook assemblies arranged on the at least two sub-fixed elements. In this way, the accommodating device can be flexibly used for different container types.

[0061] The above technical solution of the fixing device is only an example. The fixing device that can be used to fix the fixing element in the deflected position can also be designed in any other way. The hook component can also be arranged on the fixing element itself, so that the above sub-fixing element does not necessarily have to be provided.

[0062] Combination Figure 2 Combination Figure 1A specific technical solution of the generally described accommodating device 100 is explained.

[0063] Figure 2 A detail of a receiving device 200 according to another embodiment is shown.

[0064] exist Figure 2 In the illustrated embodiment, the receiving device 200 is designed as a basket 212. Figure 1 As described above, the basket 212 can be designed in a manner so that it can accommodate the neck region of the container or a portion of the container, such as including the container opening. Figure 2 The basket 212, which is only partially shown in the drawing, may also accommodate the entire container.

[0065] If the basket 212 is designed to accommodate only a portion of the container, then Figure 1 As described above, the basket 212 can be connected to the receiving assembly by an optional connecting assembly. In one embodiment, the receiving device can include the basket 212 and the receiving assembly. In an alternative embodiment, the receiving device can also include only the basket 212. For specific technical solutions of the basket and / or the receiving assembly, please refer to Figure 1 1 and 2, wherein the basket and / or receiving assembly are described in detail.

[0066] The container can be introduced along direction 211 Figure 2 The receiving device 100 is designed as a basket 212 and is fixed in the receiving device 200 by means of a fixing element of the fixing device 201 which is designed as a fixing rod 202 in the embodiment described here.

[0067] In combination Figure 2In the embodiment 200 shown, the fixing rod 202 is designed as a single-sided fixing rod 202 and is supported in a rotatable manner around a fulcrum 203. The fixing rod 202 can have a fixing component 209, which can be used to clamp the fixing rod 202 on a contact point on the surface of a container optionally introduced into the receiving device 200, so as to fix the container in the receiving device 200. The fixing component 209 can be matched to the shape or curvature of the surface area of ​​the container that can be fixed in the receiving device 200 by means of the fixing element 202. The fixing element 202 can also have an arm 210, which can be used to manipulate the fixing element from the outside of the receiving device 200, for example, to move it from a closed position into an open position or from an open position into a closed position. Thus, for example, the container accommodated in the receiving device 200 can be released again by manipulating the arm 210. The specific technical solution of the fixing element 202 described here is only an example. For example, the fixed element 202 may also be in any other shape, or may be arranged at any other position on the receiving device. In addition, more than two fixed elements may be provided, such as three, four, five, six or more fixed elements. For corresponding possible arrangements of the fixed elements in the receiving device, see Figure 1 Description of the accompanying drawings.

[0068] As combined Figure 1 As described above, the receiving device may include optional prestressing means 204, which may be used to prestress at least two fixing elements to place them in a static position. Figure 2 In the embodiment shown, the prestressing device is designed as a torsion spring 204, which is arranged in the region of the fulcrum 203 of each of the two fixed elements 202. This particular type of technical solution of the prestressing device is only an example, so the prestressing device can also be designed in any other way.

[0069] Also optionally, the fixing means may include fixing means. Figure 2 In the illustrated embodiment, the fixing device comprises at least two sub-fixing elements 205, which are arranged on the two fixing elements 202 in a manner that they can rotate around the second rotation axis 206. Figure 1As described, the sub-fixed element 205 can include a hook assembly 207, which can be used to hook the sub-fixed element 205 on a hook assembly 208 arranged on the basket 212, so that the fixed element 202 is fixed in the deflected position. Even if each hook assembly corresponds to exactly one hook assembly in the embodiment discussed here, each hook assembly can also correspond to more than one hook assembly, such as two, three, four or five hook assemblies, so that the fixed element is fixed in more than one deflected position. In addition, the sub-fixed element can include an arm that can be manipulated from the outside of the receiving device 200. By manipulating the arm, for example, the sub-fixed element can be hung on the hook assembly or removed from the hook assembly, so that the two fixed elements are fixed in the deflected position or released again from the deflected position.

[0070] Possible technical solutions of the accommodating device, the fixing device, the prestressing device and the fixing device are described in detail. Figure 1 implementation method.

[0071] like Figure 3 As shown, Figure 1 and Figure 2 The receiving devices 100 , 200 described in the specification can be used in a container cleaning device for receiving and transporting containers.

[0072] thus, Figure 3 A detail of a container cleaning device 300 is shown, in which a plurality of receiving devices 305 are arranged on a transport device 309, and each of which has a container 308 received in the receiving device 305. The transport device 309 can be designed, for example, as an endless loop transport device, on which the receiving devices 305 can be arranged, and the containers 308 arranged in the transport device 305 are transported through the container cleaning device 300 along the transport direction 301.

[0073] In order to introduce the container 308 into the receiving device 305, the container cleaning device 300 can include, for example, an introduction device (e.g., a gripper) not shown in detail here, which can be used to introduce the container 308 into the corresponding receiving device 305 at the beginning of the cleaning process. In addition, a manipulation device can be provided, which can be used to manipulate the fixing device and / or the optional fixing device of the receiving device 305, so that the container 308 is fixed in the receiving device 305 by means of the fixing element 307 of the fixing device, and the fixing element 307 is fixed by means of the optional fixing device.

[0074] For cleaning the containers, the receiving device 305 and the containers 308 received therein can first be guided by means of the transport device 309 through the spraying device 302 of the container cleaning apparatus 300 , for example.

[0075] With the aid of the receiving device 305, not only can the container 308 be fixed in the receiving device 305, but also the container 308 and the container opening can be accurately oriented in the receiving device 305. Therefore, it can be ensured that during the spraying process of the container in the spraying device 302, the container opening is accurately hit by the spray jet, or the movable spraying device can be moved into the bottle mouth and the interior of the container can be carefully cleaned by the spray jet 303.

[0076] In addition, since the container can be reliably fixed in the receiving device by means of the fixing element 307 of the fixing device, the container can be prevented from tipping over in the receiving device 308 or even being squeezed out of the receiving device due to the force of the spray jet 303 acting on the container during the spraying process. In particular, through the fixing device technical solution of the present invention, the container can be more firmly fixed in the receiving device by the fixing device due to the force acting on the container during the spraying process. In this way, the container can be cleaned with a higher spray pressure, thereby improving the cleaning process of the container.

[0077] Therefore, by combining Figure 1 and Figure 2 The described receiving devices 100, 200, when implemented in the container cleaning device 300, can not only improve the cleaning effect of the container because the container can be accurately aligned and reliably fixed in the receiving device even during the spraying process, but also prevent the container cleaning device 300 from malfunctioning due to the force acting on the container 308 during the spraying process causing the container 308 to unexpectedly slide out of the receiving device 305.

[0078] After the container 308 accommodated in the accommodation device 305 has been sprayed, the accommodation device 305 and the container 308 accommodated therein can be guided through the dipping tank 306, which can include, for example, a cleaning liquid, such as a cleaning lye solution. Since the accommodation device and the container accommodated therein usually pass through the dipping tank and the container cleaning device after being rotated during transportation, for example, to discharge the cleaning liquid in the container from the container, the fixing device can prevent the container from sliding out or tipping over even if the accommodation device 305 is rotated.

[0079] In addition, as combined Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown in the illustrated embodiment, in the technical solution of at least partially opening the receiving device 305 (wherein the receiving device 305 includes a basket), it is possible to ensure, on the one hand, that the entire receiving device 305 and the container received in the receiving device are thoroughly rinsed with cleaning alkali solution and / or any other cleaning liquid, and on the other hand, to ensure that the cleaning alkali solution and / or any other cleaning liquid can flow out of the receiving device again after being fed into the container.

[0080] After the cleaning process is finished, the fixing device and / or the optional fixing device can be reopened by another operating device, and the cleaned container can be guided out of the receiving device 305. In the case of a longer interruption or failure, the fixing device can also be kept open and the container treatment device can be operated in a cycle to prevent the container from staying in the cleaning medium for too long.

Claims

1. A receiving device (100, 200) for receiving a container (109), wherein the receiving device (100, 200) comprises a fixing device (111, 201) for fixing the container (109) in the receiving device (100, 200), wherein the fixing device (111, 201) comprises at least two fixing elements (102, 202), wherein the at least two fixing elements (102, 202) are supported in a manner that they can rotate around a fulcrum (103, 203) respectively and can be moved between an open position and a closed position. Adjustment, wherein in the closed position, the at least two fixed elements (102, 202) can be respectively clamped on a contact point (104) on the surface of the container (109), wherein the vertical projection (108) of the contact point (104) on the first longitudinal axis (105) of the container (109) is closer to a reference point (107) of the first longitudinal axis (105) at the height of the opening (110) of the container (109) than the vertical projection (106) of the fulcrum (103, 203) on the first longitudinal axis (105).

2. The accommodation device (100, 200) according to claim 1, wherein the fixing device (111, 201) comprises a prestressing device (204) for prestressing the at least two fixing elements (102, 202) so that they are in a static position.

3. The accommodating device (100, 200) according to claim 2, wherein the prestressing device (204) can prestress the at least two fixed elements (102, 202) in the opposite direction (112, 211) to the direction in which the container (109) can be introduced into the accommodating device (100, 200).

4. A accommodating device (100, 200) according to any one of claims 2 to 3, wherein the prestressing device (204) comprises at least two torsion springs, wherein the at least two fixed elements (102, 202) respectively correspond to a torsion spring for prestressing the fixed elements (102, 202).

5. A accommodating device (100, 200) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the at least two fixed elements (102, 202) are designed as single-sided rods and are radially arranged around the second longitudinal axis of the accommodating device (100, 200), wherein the rotation axis of the fixed element (102, 202) passing through the fulcrum (103, 203) extends perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis (105) of the container (109).

6. The receiving device (100, 200) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the fixing device (111, 201) comprises a fixing device for fixing the at least two fixing elements (102, 202) in at least one deflected position.

7. The accommodating device (100, 200) according to claim 6, wherein the fixing device comprises at least two sub-fixed elements (205), wherein each sub-fixed element (205) is arranged on the at least two fixed elements (102, 202) in a manner that it can rotate around a second fulcrum (206), wherein the at least two sub-fixed elements (205) each comprise a hook component (207), and the hook component can be hooked onto a hook component (208) arranged on the accommodating device (100, 200) to fix the fixed element (102, 202).

8. A containing device (100, 200) according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein when a force acts on the container (109) in the opposite direction (112, 211) to the direction in which the container (109) can be introduced into the containing device (100, 200), the fixing device (111, 201) is suitable for fixing the container (109) in the containing device (100, 200) with greater force.

9. A method for accommodating a container (109) into an accommodating device (100, 200), wherein the accommodating device (100, 200) comprises a fixing device (111, 201) for fixing the container (109) in the accommodating device (100, 200), wherein the fixing device (111, 201) comprises at least two fixing elements (102, 202), wherein the at least two fixing elements (102, 202) are supported in a manner that they can rotate around a fulcrum (103, 203) respectively and can rotate around a fulcrum (103, 203) respectively. Adjustable between an open and a closed position, wherein in the closed position, the at least two fixed elements (102, 202) are respectively snapped onto a contact point (104) on the surface of the container (109), wherein a vertical projection (108) of the contact point (104) on a first longitudinal axis (105) of the container (109) is closer to a reference point (107) at the height of an opening (110) of the container than a vertical projection (106) of the fulcrum (103, 203) on the first longitudinal axis (105).

10. Method according to claim 9, wherein the fixing means (111, 201) comprises prestressing means (204) for prestressing the at least two fixing elements (102, 202) in a rest position.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the at least two fixing elements (102, 202) are prestressed by the prestressing device (204) in the opposite direction to the direction (112, 211) in which the container (109) is introduced into the receiving device (100, 200).

12. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 11, wherein the prestressing device (204) comprises at least two torsion springs, wherein the at least two fixed elements (102, 202) respectively correspond to a torsion spring for prestressing.

13. A method according to any one of claims 9 to 12, wherein the at least two fixed elements (102, 202) are designed as single-sided rods and are radially arranged around the second longitudinal axis of the accommodating device (100, 200), wherein the rotation axis of the fixed element (102, 202) passing through the fulcrum (103, 203) extends perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis (105) of the container (109).

14. A method according to any one of claims 9 to 13, wherein the fixing device (111, 201) includes a fixing device for fixing the at least two fixing elements (102, 202) in at least one deflected position, wherein the fixing device includes at least two sub-fixing elements (205), wherein each sub-fixing element (205) is arranged on the at least two fixing elements (102, 202) in a manner that can rotate around a second fulcrum (206), wherein the at least two sub-fixing elements (205) each include a hook component (207), and the hook component is hooked on a hook component (208) arranged on the accommodating device (100, 200) to fix the fixing element (102, 202).

15. A method according to any one of claims 9 to 14, wherein when a force acts on the container (109) in the opposite direction (112, 211) to the direction in which the container (109) is introduced into the receiving device (100, 200), the container (109) is fixed in the receiving device (100, 200) with greater force.

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