Transportable Bottling Plant Container Integration

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing stationary bottling plants are not suitable for quick setup and operation in various locations, as they require manual intervention and are not easily transportable.

Innovation Solution

A transportable bottling plant is integrated into a container with all necessary units, including a preform feeder, bottle blowing unit, filling and closing unit, and power generation, air supply, and air conditioning, allowing for autonomous operation and easy setup at any location, with a separation wall dividing the bottling room from the technical room to ensure hygiene, safety, and noise control.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a stationary bottling plant is used, then the bottling process can be performed with established equipment, but the plant cannot be easily transported or quickly set up at different locations

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemobility and quick setup capabilityVSAvoidintegration of complete bottling system
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The bottling plant is divided into separate functional modules (preform feeder, bottle blowing unit, filling and closing unit, transferring devices) that can be independently mounted within the container. This segmentation allows each unit to be optimized for its specific function while enabling the entire system to be compactly integrated into a transportable container structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent combines multiple essential bottling plant functions (heating, blow-moulding, filling, closing, air compression, power generation, air conditioning) into a single integrated container system. This merging of functions into one transportable unit resolves the contradiction by making the complete bottling system mobile while maintaining all necessary operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Object-affected harmful factors

If manual intervention is required for the bottling process, then operation flexibility is maintained, but hygiene conditions deteriorate due to continuous operator presence

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvehygiene complianceVSAvoidautomatic operation capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The bottling plant is designed with automatic transferring devices that move preforms and bottles between processing units without manual intervention. The system serves itself by automating the material flow through the bottling process, eliminating the need for operators to be continuously present in the bottling room and thereby maintaining hygiene standards.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Adaptability or versatility

If all bottling units are integrated into a single container, then transportability is improved, but space requirements and internal layout complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovetransportabilityVSAvoidcontainer space utilization
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSVolume of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent utilizes three-dimensional space optimization within the container by arranging units vertically and horizontally to maximize space utilization. The separation wall divides the container into bottling and technical rooms, creating efficient spatial organization that accommodates all necessary equipment while maintaining transportability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Solution Approach 2:

The design nests auxiliary systems (power generator, air compressor, air conditioning unit) into the container structure alongside the main bottling units. These support systems are integrated into the available space, with the power generator and air compressor positioned in the technical room to optimize the overall space utilization of the moving object.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

4Object-affected harmful factors

If a separation wall divides the container into bottling and technical rooms, then hygiene and safety conditions are improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvehygiene and safety separationVSAvoidcontainer internal structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The separation wall physically segments the container interior into distinct bottling and technical rooms, creating hygienic zones that prevent contamination. This segmentation approach simplifies the overall design by clearly defining functional areas while maintaining the necessary complexity for complete bottling operations within each zone.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The solution enables a complete, self-sufficient bottling process without manual intervention, enhancing hygiene and allowing for quick deployment and operation at any location, while minimizing space requirements and maintaining compliance with international regulations.

Implementation Method 1

The bottle blowing unit comprises a heater for heating the preforms

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectHeating: Heating

Implementation Method 2

The air compressor is provided for compressing air and supplying the pressurised air to the bottle blowing unit

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectCompression: Compression

Implementation Method 3

The air conditioning unit is provided for conditioning air present in the bottling room

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectCooling: Cooling

Data Source

PatentEP2580153B1Transportable bottling plant in a container
Publication Date: 2015.02.11 CONTENO
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AI summary

The invention provides a transportable bottling plant integrated into a container (1). The container has a separation wall (6) dividing the container into a bottling room (7) and a technical room (8). A preform feeder (12), a bottle blowing unit (14), a filling and closing unit (16) and first and second transferring devices (13, 15) are mounted in the bottling room. A power generator (11), an air compressor (9) and an air conditioning unit (10) are mounted in the technical room.