Closure Sterilization Bypass Circuit Preventing Stop-Event Deformation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing closure sterilization systems face issues with stop events causing deformation and require significant transient time for parameter adjustment, leading to inefficiencies in aseptic bottling processes.
Innovation Solution
A treatment apparatus with a supplying circuit featuring a main and secondary line, controlled by valves, allows for selective fluid communication to bypass sterilizing substance during stop events, maintaining process continuity and preventing deformation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If the sterilizing substance supply is interrupted during stop events to prevent closure deformation, then closure quality is maintained, but process continuity is broken and transient time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The supply circuit is segmented into a main line and a secondary bypass line, allowing independent control of sterilizing substance flow paths. This segmentation enables the system to maintain supply continuity through the bypass line while preventing deformation by controlling exposure time via the main line valves.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the flow parameters of the sterilizing substance by switching between main line and bypass line configurations. During stop events, the valve configuration changes to redirect flow through the bypass line, maintaining pressure and flow continuity while adjusting exposure parameters to prevent deformation.
2Productivity
If the sterilizing substance supply is maintained during stop events to maintain process continuity, then productivity is improved, but closure deformation occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The bypass line acts as an intermediary flow path that allows sterilizing substance to circulate maintaining system pressure and flow continuity, while the valve configuration mediates between maintaining supply and preventing excessive exposure that causes deformation.
Solution Approach 2:
The bypass line enables continuous flow of sterilizing substance through the supply circuit during stop events, maintaining system readiness and process continuity without interrupting the overall sterilization capability, thus improving productivity while preventing deformation through controlled exposure.
3Device complexity
If a single supply line is used for sterilizing substance, then device complexity is reduced, but reliability during stop events deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The supply circuit is divided into a main line and a secondary bypass line with valve control points. This segmentation provides redundant flow paths that enhance reliability during stop events, allowing the system to maintain stable operation and prevent deformation through controlled flow management.
Data Source
AI summary
A treatment apparatus for treating closures for containers. The treatment apparatus includes a box-like body and a treating chamber inside the box-like body. The treating chamber configured for treating the closures. The treatment apparatus further includes a dispensing pipe located inside the treating chamber and configured to dispense a sterilizing substance and a supplying circuit configured to supplying the sterilizing substance. The supplying circuit including a feeding line, a main line, and a secondary line. Both the main line and the secondary line branching-off from the feeding line and the main line emerging into the dispensing pipe and the secondary line emerging inside the box-like body. The treatment apparatus further includes one or more valves operatively active on the supplying circuit to establish a selective fluid communication between the feeding line and the main line or between the feeding line and the secondary line.