Rotary filling device for aseptic filling of pouches
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B65B-043/50
B65B-007/02
B65B-003/04
B65B-055/02
B65B-007/28
출원번호
US-0860686
(2015-09-21)
등록번호
US-10189591
(2019-01-29)
발명자
/ 주소
van der Meijden, Wim
Holsink, J. A. M.
Miltenburg, W. H. Th.
Fitzgerald, Sean
출원인 / 주소
Scholle IPN Corporation
대리인 / 주소
The Watson IP Group, PLC
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A filling device for aseptic filling of pouches comprising a pouch fill assembly having a movement assembly, a plug removing assembly and a filling assembly. The movement assembly defining an aseptic zone and configured to direct a pouch having a spout and a plug sealing the spout through the pouch
A filling device for aseptic filling of pouches comprising a pouch fill assembly having a movement assembly, a plug removing assembly and a filling assembly. The movement assembly defining an aseptic zone and configured to direct a pouch having a spout and a plug sealing the spout through the pouch fill assembly from an inlet to an outlet. The plug removing assembly having at least one plug removing station including a grasping assembly, a plug retaining structure and an actuator assembly. The filling assembly having at least one filling station structurally configured to dispense a flowable material into the pouch through the spout.
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1. A filling device for aseptic filling of pouches comprising: a pouch fill assembly comprising: a movement assembly defining an aseptic zone, the movement assembly configured to direct a pouch having a spout and a plug sealing the spout through the pouch fill assembly from an inlet to an outlet;a p
1. A filling device for aseptic filling of pouches comprising: a pouch fill assembly comprising: a movement assembly defining an aseptic zone, the movement assembly configured to direct a pouch having a spout and a plug sealing the spout through the pouch fill assembly from an inlet to an outlet;a plug removing assembly having at least one plug removing station, the plug removing station further including: a grasping assembly positioned within the aseptic zone structurally configured to releasably capture a portion of the plug;a plug retaining structure positioned within the aseptic zone structurally configured to releasably maintain the plug upon removal from the spout; andan actuator assembly structurally configured to direct the plug between the spout and the plug retaining structure; anda filling assembly having at least one filling station structurally configured to dispense a flowable material into the pouch through the spout;wherein the movement assembly further includes a base wall, a portion of which is rotatably positionable relative to the plug removing assembly and the pouch filling assembly, with a cooperative retaining slot defined therein structurally configured to retain a pouch by way of the spout, the base wall including an upper surface, with the plug retaining structure positioned in a spaced apart orientation from the cooperative retaining slot and extending from the upper surface, wherein the grasping assembly is structurally configured to extend between the cooperative retaining slot and the plug retaining structure. 2. The filling device of claim 1 wherein the actuator comprises an arm that is translatable and rotatable relative to the base wall, and having the grasping assembly positioned proximate the lower end thereof, the grasping assembly having a first side and a second side with a capture slot defined in the first side, the capture slot having a retention portion configured to releasably engage the spout. 3. The filling device of claim 2 wherein the retaining structure comprises an elongated post member extending outwardly from the upper surface of the base wall. 4. The filling device of claim 1 further comprising a plug replacement assembly having at least one plug replacement station, the plug replacement station further comprising: a grasping assembly positioned within the aseptic zone structurally configured to releasably capture a portion of the plug;a plug retaining structure positioned within the aseptic zone structurally configured to releasably maintain the plug upon removal from the spout; andan actuator assembly structurally configured to direct the plug between the spout and the plug retaining structure. 5. The filling device of claim 4 wherein the movement assembly further comprises a rotary configuration having an axis of rotation, with the spout being rotatably movable along the rotary configuration, and with the plug removing assembly, the filling assembly and the plug replacement assembly being positioned sequentially in a rotary configuration, whereupon rotation thereof, the spout and the plug progress sequentially from the plug removing assembly to the filling assembly and to the plug replacement assembly. 6. A filling device for aseptic filling of pouches comprising: a pouch fill assembly comprising: a movement assembly defining an aseptic zone, the movement assembly configured to direct a pouch having a spout and a plug sealing the spout through the pouch fill assembly from an inlet to an outlet;a plug removing assembly having at least one plug removing station, the plug removing station further including: a grasping assembly positioned within the aseptic zone structurally configured to releasably capture a portion of the plug;a plug retaining structure positioned within the aseptic zone structurally configured to releasably maintain the plug upon removal from the spout; andan actuator assembly structurally configured to direct the plug between the spout and the plug retaining structure; anda filling assembly having at least one filling station structurally configured to dispense a flowable material into the pouch through the spout;the movement assembly further comprising:a hoop like member defined by an inner wall, an outer wall, an upper wall and a base wall, the hoop like member having an axis of rotation, the base wall further comprising: an inner portion and an outer portion, one of the inner portion and the outer portion being fixedly coupled to the upper wall, with the other of the inner portion and the outer porting being rotatably positionable relative to the upper wall. 7. The filling device of claim 6 wherein, the inner portion is rotatably positionable relative to the upper wall: the cooperative retaining slot portion of the inner portion directs movement of the spout, and in turn, the pouch;the plug removing station and the filler station are coupled to the upper wall so that the inner portion of the base wall is rotatably movable relative to the plug removing station and the filler station; andthe plug retaining structure is positioned proximate the cooperative retaining slot so as to extend from an upper surface of the inner portion of the base wall. 8. The filling device of claim 7 wherein the inner wall is fixedly coupled to the inner portion of the base wall so as to rotate together therewith, with the outer wall being fixedly coupled to the upper wall and to the outer portion of the base wall wherein the inner wall rotates relative to each thereof. 9. The filling device of claim 8 further including a chamber seal between the inner wall and the upper wall, the chamber seal comprising a pair of opposing ridges extending from the inner wall to the upper wall, and sealingly engaging the upper wall, with a valley therebetween, the valley structurally configured to retain either a fluid or a gas therebetween. 10. A filling device for aseptic filling of pouches comprising: a pouch fill assembly comprising: a movement assembly defining an aseptic zone, the movement assembly defining a hooplike configuration, a portion of which is rotatable about an axis of rotation, and relative to another portion thereof which is substantially fixed, the rotatable portion including at least one cooperative retaining slot configured to releasably receive a spout of a pouch;a plug removing assembly having at least one plug removing station coupled to the fixed portion of the movement assembly, with at least one plug retaining structure coupled to the rotatable portion of the movement assembly proximate each cooperative retaining slot and rotatable therewith;a filler assembly having at least one filler head coupled to the fixed portion of the movement assembly downstream of the plug removing assembly;a plug replacement assembly having at least one plug replacement station, the plug replacement station being coupled to the fixed portion of the movement assembly downstream of the filler assembly;wherein the rotatable portion is structurally configured to rotate at least one pouch and at least one plug associated with the pouch sequentially to each of the plug removing assembly, the filler assembly and the plug replacement assembly, a plug coupled to a pouch is removed, with the pouch filled and then the plug is replaced on the same pouch from which the plug was removed, with the plug rotating along with the pouch coupled to the rotatable portion; andwherein the movement assembly further includes an inner wall, an outer wall spaced apart from the inner wall, an upper wall and a base wall spaced apart from the upper wall, the walls cooperate to define a substantially hoop like configuration, the base wall having an inner portion and an outer portion, one of the inner portion and the outer portion being rotatably positionable relative to at least one of the outer wall, the inner wall and the upper wall. 11. The filling device of claim 10 wherein the inner portion of the base wall is rotatable relative to the outer portion of the base wall and the upper wall. 12. The filling device of claim 11 wherein the movement assembly has a substantially rectangular cross-sectional configuration. 13. A filling device for aseptic filling of pouches comprising: a pouch fill assembly comprising: a movement assembly defining an aseptic zone, the movement assembly defining a hooplike configuration, a portion of which is rotatable about an axis of rotation, and relative to another portion thereof which is substantially fixed, the rotatable portion including at least one cooperative retaining slot configured to releasably receive a spout of a pouch;a plug removing assembly having at least one plug removing station coupled to the fixed portion of the movement assembly, with at least one plug retaining structure coupled to the rotatable portion of the movement assembly proximate each cooperative retaining slot and rotatable therewith;a filler assembly having at least one filler head coupled to the fixed portion of the movement assembly downstream of the plug removing assembly;a plug replacement assembly having at least one plug replacement station, the plug replacement station being coupled to the fixed portion of the movement assembly downstream of the filler assembly;wherein the rotatable portion is structurally configured to rotate at least one pouch and at least one plug associated with the pouch sequentially to each of the plug removing assembly, the filler assembly and the plug replacement assembly, a plug coupled to a pouch is removed, with the pouch filled and then the plug is replaced on the same pouch from which the plug was removed, with the plug rotating along with the pouch coupled to the rotatable portion; andwherein the plug removing assembly includes four stations, the plug replacement assembly includes four stations and the filler assembly includes four filler stations, the base wall including sixteen cooperative retaining slots positioned therealong in a spaced apart configuration, and including sixteen plug retaining structures positioned proximate the sixteen cooperative retaining structure. 14. The filling device of claim 13 wherein the plug retaining structure including an elongated post member extending from the base wall and including a lower end and an upper end.
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이 특허에 인용된 특허 (3)
Scholle William J. (Irvine CA) Lloyd-Davies William (South Laguna CA), Apparatus and method for aseptically filling a container.
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