The invention provides an integrated container forming, filling and closing unit comprising a cabinet with an input opening for preforms and an exit opening for containers. A first compartment of the cabinet comprises modules for receiving and heating the preforms and a transport system for transporting the preforms. A second compartment of the cabinet comprises modules for forming the containers. A third compartment comprises modules for filling and closing the containers and a transport system for transporting the containers. Transfer modules transfer the preforms and the containers between the compartments and the modules. A container output module outputs the containers via the exit opening. A separation wall between two successive compartments has a transfer opening for passing preforms or containers between those compartments. The air pressure in one of those compartments is elevated with respect to the other of those compartments by means of an air pressure control system.
B67C 3/00 - Bottling liquids or semiliquidsFilling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatusFilling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
B65B 3/02 - Machines characterised by the incorporation of means for making the containers or receptacles
B65B 3/04 - Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles
Bottling plant (100) comprising a bottling room (107) enclosing a bottle forming unit (300) comprising a furnace (204) for heating preforms in a heating compartment (205), a moulder (306) for moulding the heated preforms into bottles and transporting means (302) for transporting the preforms through the heating compartment (205) and into the moulder. The furnace (204) comprises a hot air exhaust conduit (207) with induced draft fan (208), leading from the furnace towards the outside of the bottling room. The furnace comprises a fresh air inlet conduit (206) for supplying fresh air from the outside of the bottling room (107) to the heating compartment (205).
Bottle forming unit (300) comprising a furnace (204) for heating preforms, a moulder (306) for moulding the heated preforms into bottles, and a transporter (302) for moving the bottles and/or the preforms. The transporter (302) comprises a plurality of movable preform/bottle carriers (308) in a loop. The loop has at least four corners. The transporter (302) comprises at least four advancers (314), arranged for moving a carrier (308) positioned at a corner away from that corner. At least two carrier positions at diagonally opposed corners of the loop are vacant and a controller (318) controls the advancers for simultaneously moving carriers (308) positioned at the diagonally opposed corners of the loop.
B29C 49/42 - Component parts, details or accessoriesAuxiliary operations
B67C 3/00 - Bottling liquids or semiliquidsFilling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatusFilling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
Transportable bottling plant fitted into freight container Disclosed is a transportable bottling plant (100) comprising a freight container divided into separate rooms (107-110), one of the rooms being a bottling room (107); a preform feeder (118), a bottle forming unit (300), a bottle filling and closing unit (119) being mounted in the bottling room; whereby the container comprises at least three technical rooms, the power generator (111) being mounted in a first technical room (108), the air conditioning unit (115) being mounted in a second technical room (109) and the air compressor (113) being mounted in a third technical room (110).
B67C 3/00 - Bottling liquids or semiliquidsFilling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatusFilling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
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ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR REMOVING RESIDUAL PRODUCT FROM PRODUCT CIRCUIT OF BOTTLING PLANT
The bottling plant (100) comprising a bottle filling unit (119) arranged for filling bottles with a liquid or fluent product, a product inlet (400) for connecting a product supply for supplying the liquid or fluent product to the bottling plant, a product circuit (410) comprising at least one conduit fluidly connecting the product inlet to at least one product outlet nozzle (409) in the filling unit at which the product is filled into the bottles, and an arrangement for removing residual product from the product circuit after a period of operation of the bottling plant. The arrangement comprises at least one valve (411-414) with a connector for connecting a pressurized air conduit, via which teh product circuit i connectable to a pressurized air supply (415) for forcing the residual product from the product circuit by means of pressurized air.
B67C 3/00 - Bottling liquids or semiliquidsFilling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatusFilling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
B08B 9/032 - Cleaning the internal surfacesRemoval of blockages by the mechanical action of a moving fluid, e.g. by flushing
The invention provides a transportable bottling plant integrated into a container (1). The container has a separation wall (6) dividing the container into a bottling room (7) and a technical room (8). A preform feeder (12), a bottle blowing unit (14), a filling and closing unit (16) and first and second transferring devices (13, 15) are mounted in the bottling room. A power generator (11), an air compressor (9) and an air conditioning unit (10) are mounted in the technical room.
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