Method for sterilizing interior of aseptic filler chamber
AssigneeDai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
InventorAtsushi Hayakawa
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Abstract
In the COP treatment and the SOP treatment of the interior of a chamber of an aseptic filler, any cleaning liquid or aseptic water remaining in the chamber is quickly removed before spray of a sterilizer containing peracetic acid or hydrogen peroxide. A transfer device for transferring a container in the chamber of the aseptic filler is driven to remove the cleaning liquid sued for the COP treatment or the aseptic water used for the SOP treatment.
Claims10
A method for sterilizing an interior of an aseptic filler chamber before operation of the aseptic filler, the aseptic filler filling a sterilized container with a sterilized content in an aseptic atmosphere and sealing the container filled with the content,
- wherein after the interior of the chamber of the aseptic filler is cleaned by spraying a cleaning liquid into the chamber, spindles of the cappers are moved up and down to remove any of the cleaning liquid remaining on bellows protecting the spindles, and a sterilizer is then sprayed into the chamber of the aseptic filler.
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