Apparatus and process for producing moulded, filled and sealed receptacle products made of plastics material

A process for producing a moulded, filled and sealed receptacle product, comprising:

• applying a first sterilising fluid to the opening of a preform while said preform is at least partially and temporarily in a region beneath a hose head;
• applying a second sterilising fluid to the opening of the preform while said preform is at least partially and temporarily in the region of a filler;
• and
• controlling the first and second sterilising fluid flows in such a way that these run transversely to one another.

An apparatus for producing moulded, filled and sealed receptacle products made of plastics material, comprising:

• a hose head for dispensing at least one hose extruded using an extruder;
• a cutter for separating a preform from the hose;
• a main mould for accommodating at least one preform in the context of moulding thereof;
• a drive for transferring the preform from the hose head to a filling system for filling via an opening of the preform;
• and
• a supply for a sterilising fluid which allows for flow around at least one filling needle of the filling system;
• wherein a further supply for sterilising fluid is present, which further supply at least partially protects at least the opening of the preform in the region below the hose head from contamination;
• and wherein
• one supply comprises a flow surface for the supply of sterilizing fluid with individual flow guide channels, which are connected together in a fluid-conveying manner and can be passed through by the individual filling needles.

An apparatus for producing moulded, filled and sealed receptacle products made of plastics material, comprising:

• a hose head for dispensing at least one hose extruded using an extruder;
• a cutter for separating a preform from the hose;
• a main mould for accommodating at least one preform in the context of moulding thereof;
• a drive for transferring the preform from the hose head to a filling system for filling via an opening of the preform;
• and
• a supply for a sterilising fluid which allows for flow around at least one filling needle of the filling system;
• wherein a further supply for sterilising fluid is present, which further supply at least partially protects at least the opening of the preform in the region below the hose head from contamination;
• and wherein
• a further third supply and/or discharge for sterilising fluid and/or ambient air is provided along a separation zone of the cutter, said third supply and/or discharge providing a low-contamination environment in the separation zone during the process to separate the preform from the extrusion hose.

An apparatus for producing moulded, filled and sealed receptacle products made of plastics material, comprising:

• a hose head for dispensing at least one hose extruded using an extruder;
• a cutter for separating a preform from the hose;
• a main mould for accommodating at least one preform in the context of moulding thereof;
• a drive for transferring the preform from the hose head to a filling system for filling via an opening of the preform;
• and
• a supply for a sterilising fluid which allows for flow around at least one filling needle of the filling system;
• wherein a further supply for sterilising fluid is present, which further supply at least partially protects at least the opening of the preform in the region below the hose head from contamination;
• wherein
• at least one flow baffle plate is attached in the region of the filling system;
• and wherein the at least one flow baffle plate is movable.

An apparatus for producing moulded, filled and sealed receptacle products made of plastics material, comprising:

• a hose head for dispensing at least one hose extruded using an extruder;
• a cutter for separating a preform from the hose;
• a main mould for accommodating at least one preform in the context of moulding thereof;
• a drive for transferring the preform from the hose head to a filling system for filling via an opening of the preform;
• and
• a supply for a sterilising fluid which allows for flow around at least one filling needle of the filling system;
• wherein a further supply for sterilising fluid is present, which further supply at least partially protects at least the opening of the preform in the region below the hose head from contamination;
• wherein
• at least partially, during transfer of the preform from the hose head to the filling system using the drive, at least the opening of the preform is protected from contamination by a sterilising fluid;
• and wherein
• one supply comprises a flow surface for the supply of sterilising fluid with individual flow guide channels, which are connected together in a fluid-conveying manner and can be passed through by the individual filling needles.