[특허]At rest vacuum state for vacuum decay leak testing method and system

Guazzo, Dana

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At rest vacuum state for vacuum decay leak testing method and system

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국가/구분	United States(US) Patent 등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)	G01M-003/20
미국특허분류(USC)	073/040.7;
출원번호	US-0950757 (2010-11-19)
등록번호	US-8544315 (2013-10-01)
발명자 / 주소	Guazzo, Dana Wolf, Heinz
출원인 / 주소	Guazzo, Dana
인용정보	피인용 횟수 : 1 인용 특허 : 42

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A method and apparatus for leak testing of liquid and non-liquid filled rigid and semi-rigid nonporous containers wherein a container is enclosed in a conforming test chamber and subjected to vacuum while the pressure within the chamber is monitored by an absolute pressure transducer, alone or in combination with a second differential transducer, to determine if leaks are present in the container and wherein the test apparatus or system remains under low pressure or vacuum conditions while leak tests are not actively in progress such that the system is m...

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1. A method of testing completely or partially liquid product filled or dry product filled rigid and semi-rigid nonporous containers for leaks, including headspace gas leaks and/or vapor leaks derived from package contents, using at least one or both an absolute pressure transducer and a differential pressure transducer in a testing system that includes a vacuum source and wherein the testing system may be selectively isolated from a test chamber in which a container is received for testing, wherein the method comprises the steps of: A. Placing a container in an airtight test chamber and sealing the chamber;B. Maintaining an at rest reduced vacuum pressure within the testing system prior to communicating the testing system to the test chamber;C. Starting a test by connecting the testing system, while at the reduced vacuum pressure, to the test chamber and applying a reduced pressure to the test chamber utilizing the vacuum source;D. Closing the vacuum source from the test chamber if a predetermined pressure is reached within a predetermined time period; and subsequentlyE. Monitoring any decay in the vacuum created in the test chamber by using a differential pressure transducer to monitor any increase in pressure within the test chamber during another predetermined period of time such that increases in pressure may reflect small leaks in the container. 2. The method of testing of claim 1 wherein step C is performed such that in a first period of time, if a first predetermined pressure is not achieved, the test is aborted but, if achieved, the test to continues to step D. 3. The method of claim 2 wherein the pressure within the testing system is maintained at or below a vapor pressure of a liquid within the container when in the at rest condition of reduced vacuum pressure and the first predetermined pressure is above the vapor pressure of the liquid. 4. The method of testing of claim 2 wherein step C is performed such if the first predetermined pressure is achieved, the test continues for a second period of time and if a second predetermined pressure is not achieved, the test is aborted, otherwise the test continues to step D. 5. The method of testing of claim 1 wherein step C is performed in at least two steps, such in a first period of time, the testing system in the at-rest vacuum state is isolated from the vacuum source, then the testing system is connected to the test chamber while monitoring the pressure within the test chamber using the absolute pressure transducer and aborting the testing if a first predetermined pressure is exceeded within a first predetermined period of time from the start of the test; otherwise the test continues by opening the vacuum source to the testing system and allowing the vacuum source to reduce the pressure in the test chamber to a predetermined vacuum utilizing the vacuum source while monitoring the pressure within the test chamber using the absolute pressure transducer. 6. The method of claim 5 wherein in step C the test is aborted if a second predetermined pressure is not achieved within a second predetermined period of time, following the first period from the start of the test. 7. The method of testing of claim 1 including the additional steps of closing the testing system to the test chamber while maintaining a vacuum pressure within the testing system and venting the test chamber if the first predetermined pressure is not reached within the first predetermined period of time. 8. The method of testing of claim 7 wherein the vacuum pressure is at or below the vapor pressure of any liquid within the container. 9. The method of testing of claim 7 wherein the vacuum pressure is between 0 to 10 mbar. 10. The method of testing of claim 1 including the additional steps of closing the testing system to the test chamber while maintaining a vacuum pressure within the testing system and venting the test chamber after the monitoring of step E. 11. The method of testing of claim 10 wherein the vacuum pressure is at or below the vapor pressure of any liquid within the container. 12. The method of testing of claim 10 wherein the vacuum pressure is between 0 to 10 mbar. 13. The method of testing of claim 1 wherein prior to step E, stabilizing the test system for a short period of time to eliminate dynamic pressure conditions caused by pulling the vacuum. 14. The method of claim 1 wherein the pressure within the testing system is maintained at or below a vapor pressure of a liquid within the container when in the at rest condition of reduced vacuum pressure. 15. The method of claim 14 wherein the pressure within the testing system is maintained between 0 to approximately 10 mbar in the at rest condition. 16. A method of testing completely or partially liquid product filled or dry product-filled rigid and semi-rigid nonporous containers for leaks, including headspace gas leaks and/or vapor leaks derived from package contents, using both an absolute pressure transducer and a differential pressure transducer in a testing system that includes a vacuum source and wherein the testing system may be selectively isolated from a test chamber in which a container is received for testing, wherein the method comprises the steps of: A. Placing a container in an airtight test chamber and sealing the chamber;B. Maintaining a reduced vacuum pressure within the testing system prior to communicating the testing system to the test chamber;C. Starting a test by connecting the testing system, while at the vacuum pressure, to the test chamber and reducing the pressure in the test chamber to a predetermined vacuum utilizing the vacuum source while monitoring the pressure within the test chamber using the absolute pressure transducer and aborting the testing if a first predetermined pressure is not achieved within a first predetermined period of time from the start of the test;D. Closing the vacuum source from the test chamber if the predetermined pressure is reached within the predetermined time period;E. Stabilizing the test system for a short period of time to eliminate dynamic pressure conditions caused by pulling the vacuum; and subsequentlyF. Monitoring any decay in the vacuum created in the test chamber by using a differential pressure transducer to monitor any increase in pressure within the test chamber during another predetermined period of time such that increases in pressure may reflect small leaks in the container. 17. A system for leak testing rigid and semi-rigid non porous containers having either liquid or dry product sealed therein, the system comprising a test chamber for enclosing a container to be tested such that the test chamber is sealed from an ambient environment except for a port to which a testing system including a vacuum pump is connected, the vacuum pump being capable of creating a substantially absolute vacuum within the test chamber in a short period of time, an absolute pressure transducer for sensing vacuum pressure within the test chamber and conveying sensed pressures to a controller, a differential pressure transducer for monitoring increases in pressure within the test chamber after pressure within the test chamber has fallen to a predetermined pressure as sensed by the absolute pressure transducer, the controller including means for aborting a test in the event pressures within the test chamber do not reach the predetermined pressure within a predetermined time and for controlling operation of the vacuum pump, and a means of isolating the test chamber from the test system so that the testing system with pressure transducers can be maintained under an at-rest vacuum condition while leak tests are not actively in progress. 18. The system of claim 17 wherein the means for isolating includes an isolation valve controlled by the controller for closing a vacuum line connecting the testing system and the test chamber if a test is aborted or after monitoring for increase of pressure within the test chamber, and vent valve means for venting the test chamber upon closure of the isolation valve.

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