Filling device, system and method for filling, closing and packaging containers

Abstract

Filling device (10) for filling a container (100) with a multi-component filling product, preferably in a beverage filling plant, wherein the filling device (10) comprises: a main filler (12) which is configured to introduce a main component of the filling product into the container (100), wherein the main filler (12) is preferably designed as a rotary type, in which the containers (100) to be filled are fed to a filler carousel and, during transport along a partial circle, are filled with the main component of the filling product via filling elements mounted on the outer circumference of the filler carousel; a secondary filler (14) which is configured to introduce different secondary components into the container (100);and a product determination device (17), preferably comprising a camera, which is configured to determine at least one property of the container (100) before the container (100) is filled by the secondary filler (14), wherein the secondary filler (14) is configured to select one or more secondary components and introduce them into the container (100) depending on the container property thus determined.

Claims

[1] Filling device (10) for filling a container (100) with a multi-component filling product, preferably in a beverage filling plant, the filling device (10) comprising: a main filler (12) which is designed to introduce a main component of the filling product into the container (100), wherein the main filler (12) is preferably designed as a rotary type in which the containers (100) to be filled are fed to a filler carousel and, during transport along a partial circle, are filled with the main component of the filling product via filling elements which are mounted on the outer circumference of the filler carousel; a secondary filler (14) configured to introduce different secondary components into the container (100); and a product determination device (17), preferably comprising a camera, which is configured to determine at least one property of the container (100) before the container (100) is filled by the secondary filler (14), wherein the secondary filler (14) is configured to select one or more secondary components depending on the container property thus determined and to introduce them into the container (100). [2] Filling device (10) according to claim 1, characterized by that the product determination device (17) is configured to determine an imprint on the container (100) and / or an external shape of the container (100) and / or a material property of the container (100). [3] Filling device (10) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by that the secondary filler (14) has a dosing device (16) with a plurality of dosing elements (16a) which are each designed to introduce a secondary component into the container (100). [4] Filling device (10) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by in that the secondary filler (14) has a transport device (15) which is designed to transport the container (100) to the main filler (12) or from the main filler (12) to a closing device (20) for closing the containers with a container closure each, wherein the transport device (15) is preferably designed to transport the container (100) along a rectilinear trajectory. [5] Filling device (10) according to claims 3 and 4, characterized by that the dosing device (16) is installed on the transport device (15) so that the dosing device (16) introduces the secondary component into the container (100) during the transport of the container (100) by the transport device (15). [6] Filling device (10) according to claim 3 and 4 or claim 5, characterized byin that the transport device (15) and the dosing device (16) comprise a plurality of parallel transfer / dosing lanes (18), wherein a flow from a plurality of containers (100) is divided between the plurality of transfer / dosing lanes (18) upstream of the dosing device (16), whereby a plurality of containers (100) can be filled with secondary components in parallel. [7] Installation (1) for filling, closing and packaging containers (100), preferably in a beverage filling plant, comprising: a filling device (10) for filling the containers (100) with a multi-component filling product according to one of the preceding claims; a closing device (20) which is designed to close the containers (100) filled with the filling product with a container closure, wherein the closing device (20) is preferably designed as a rotary conveyor, in which the containers (100) to be closed are fed to a closing carousel and, during transport along a partial circle, are each closed with a container closure via closing members which are mounted on the outer circumference of the closing carousel; and a packaging device (30) which is arranged to combine the filled and sealed containers (100) into bundles. [8] Annex (1) according to claim 7, characterized by that the packaging device (30) is arranged to combine the filled and closed containers (100) into mixed packages. [9] Annex (1) according to claim 7 or 8, characterized bythat the packaging device (30) comprises a packing device (34) which is designed to combine the containers (100) into bundles, a plurality of parallel transfer lanes (33) which are designed to feed the containers (100) along parallel paths to the packing device (34), and a distribution system (32) which is designed to distribute the containers (100) to the transfer lanes (33), preferably according to type. [10] Method for filling, closing and packaging containers (100), preferably in a beverage filling plant, comprising: Introducing a main component and at least one secondary component of the filling product into the container (100), wherein before introducing the secondary component at least one container property of the container (100) to be filled is determined and, depending on the container property thus determined, one or more secondary components are selected and introduced into the corresponding container (100); Closing the containers (100) filled with the filling product with a container closure each; and Combining and packing the filled and sealed containers (100) into containers, preferably mixed containers. [11] Method according to claim 10, characterized by that the process is carried out with a plant according to one of claims 7 to 9. [12] Method according to claim 10 or 11, characterized by that the main component of the filling product is water and the secondary components include syrup and / or pulp and / or fruit pieces and / or flavorings and / or additives. [13] Method according to one of claims 10 to 12, characterized by that the containers (100) are beverage cans.

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