Aseptic filler and method for cleaning the same
AssigneeDai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
InventorsAtsushi Hayakawa, Shuta Ito
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Abstract
Provided is an aseptic filler that includes no other sterilization apparatus for producing aseptic water than a sterilization apparatus for sterilizing a content, and a method for cleaning the same. An aseptic water supply apparatus that supplies aseptic water, which is sterilized by a content sterilization apparatus that sterilizes a content, to at least a filling portion chamber is provided, and rinsing aseptic water for washing away a sterilizer when performing an SOP treatment of each chamber is supplied to each chamber.
Claims20
An aseptic filler, sequentially comprising:
- a container sterilizing portion that sterilizes a molded container;
- an air rinsing portion that air rinses the sterilized container;
- a filling portion that fills the container sterilized with an aseptic atmosphere, with a content sterilized by a content sterilization apparatus;
- a sealing portion that seals the container filled with the content, with a sterilized lid material in an aseptic atmosphere;
- a discharging portion that places the sealed container on a discharging conveyor;
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- further comprises chambers that shield the container sterilizing portion, the air rinsing portion, the filling portion chamber and the discharging portion,
- wherein the aseptic filler comprises an aseptic water supply apparatus that supplies aseptic water which is sterilized by the content sterilization apparatus and sprays to a container sterilizing portion chamber, an air rinsing portion chamber, a filling portion chamber and the discharging portion chamber of the aseptic filler.
A method for cleaning an aseptic filler,
- the aseptic filler sequentially including:
- a container sterilizing portion that sterilizes a molded container;
- an air rinsing portion that air rinses the sterilized container;
- a filling portion that fills the container sterilized with an aseptic atmosphere, with a content sterilized by a content sterilization apparatus;
- and a sealing portion that seals the container filled with the content, with a sterilized lid material in an aseptic atmosphere;
- a discharging portion that places the sealed container on a discharging conveyor;
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- further includes chambers that shield the container sterilizing portion, the air rinsing portion, the filling portion and the discharging portion,
- wherein interiors of a container sterilizing portion chamber, an air rinsing portion chamber, a filling portion chamber and a discharging portion chamber are cleaned by supplying and spraying aseptic water sterilized by the content sterilization apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.