Devices and machine for treating bottles
OwnerRene Perrierinventor
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Abstract
For the treatment of bottles before they are filled, the bottles (2) gripped by a clamp (24), are inverted by the pivoting of the clamp about an inversion axis (28) and in the inverted position undergo injection by means of a nozzle (49). At the same time, the clamp and the bottle are driven rotationally about the axis of a rotary roundabout (13) simultaneously treating a plurality of bottles. The clamp is articulated on the sides of an individual receptacle (29) which also turns with the roundabout (13) and which discharges into an annular collector (62). The nozzle (49) is situated at the center of a funnel (61) through which the fluid injected into the bottle falls back into the receptacle (29). Utilization for enhancing the hygiene of the collection circuit for the evacuation or recycling of the treatment fluid.
Claims22
Device for treating bottles in an inverted position, comprising a clamp (24) for gripping a bottle (2) and causing it to pivot substantially through 180.degree. about a substantially horizontal axis (28) a nozzle (49) for injecting fluid into the thus-inverted bottle, and a receptacle (29) for collecting the fluid falling back from the bottle, characterized in that the receptacle is an individual receptacle (29) and in that the clamp (24) gripping the bottles is carried by at least one pivoting arm (27) articulated to one side of the individual receptacle.
Device for treating bottles in an inverted position, comprising a clamp (24) for gripping a bottle (2) and causing it to pivot substantially through 180.degree. about a substantially horizontal axis (28), a nozzle (49) for injecting fluid into the thus-inverted bottle (2), and a receptacle (29) for collecting the fluid falling back from the bottle, characterized in that the receptacle is an individual receptacle (29), and in that the device comprises, above the fluid injection nozzle, a cap (67) which is movably mounted so as to be moved away by the bottles (2) arriving in the injection position, against the action of return means (72), said cap being so shaped as to return to the receptacle the fluid injected in the absence of bottles.
Machine for treating bottles in an inverted position, comprising on a rotary roundabout (13) a series of treatment devices (12) distributed circumferentially and each comprising:
- a clamp (24) for gripping a bottle (2) and causing it to pivot substantially through 180.degree. about a substantially horizontal axis (28), a nozzle (49) for injecting fluid into the thus-inverted bottle (2), the machine additionally comprising means for collecting the fluid falling back from the bottle, characterized in that the means for collecting the fluid comprise for each treatment device an individual receptacle (29) fixed to the rotary roundabout (13).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.