US20070251597A1 - Method for after-run amount regulation in filling units - Google Patents

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US20070251597A1 US10/537,542 US53754203A US2007251597A1 US 20070251597 A1 US20070251597 A1 US 20070251597A1 US 53754203 A US53754203 A US 53754203A US 2007251597 A1 US2007251597 A1 US 2007251597A1
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    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
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    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
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    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
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    • B67C3/20—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus with provision for metering the liquids to be introduced, e.g. when adding syrups
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    • G01F15/00—Details of, or accessories for, apparatus of groups G01F1/00 - G01F13/00 insofar as such details or appliances are not adapted to particular types of such apparatus
    • G01F15/001—Means for regulating or setting the meter for a predetermined quantity
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  • the invention relates to a method for controlling the amount of after-run in filling units, as such method is defined in the preamble of claim 1 .
  • Filling units are used in many areas of the foods and pharmaceuticals industries, in order to fill a defined amount of a medium into a containment.
  • An essential requirement of these filling units is that they must maintain a constant fill amount, and this in the face of filling times becoming ever increasingly shorter.
  • the filled amount of the medium is controlled by means of a metering valve.
  • the metering valve is, in turn, controlled by a control unit.
  • the metering valve is opened, and the medium can flow into the container, until the metering valve is again closed at a later point in time.
  • the amount of the medium is determined by means of a flow meter.
  • volume flow meters there are two different variants, volume flow meters and mass flow meters.
  • the volume flow measuring device it can be, for example, a Promag 50 or a Dosimag 2.
  • mass flow devices for example, a Promass 83 or a Dosimass 2 can be used. Both previously-named device types are sold by the firm Endress+Hauser.
  • the after-run amount is that amount of the medium that continues to flow after the metering valve has received the command “close metering valve.” The reason for this is that the metering valve does not close instantaneously, but rather has a certain closing time.
  • the control unit must generate the close command for the metering valve at exactly that point in time at which the just-measured flow rate amount, plus the stored after-run amount, equals the specified amount of medium.
  • the control determining the exact point in time for the close command of the metering valve is called after-run amount control.
  • the after-run amount is established over multiple filling instances. If the average value of a single filling lies above the specified amount, then the duration of the opening of the metering valve must be shortened. The more filling instances that are taken into consideration, the more precisely the point in time for the close order can be determined.
  • a problem here is that the after-run amount depends on the process conditions, and can thus vary over time. Especially after a machine stoppage, the after-run amount can change greatly.
  • An object of the invention is to provide a method for controlling after-run amount in filling systems, which method, even in the case of changes in the filling conditions, enables a precise metering of the amount of product to be filled.
  • An essential idea of the invention is that, after a change in filling conditions, the after-run amount is determined via the averaging of fewer filling instances than during normal operation.
  • a change in filling conditions can exist when a machine-stop, or machine-start, signal is present.
  • the number of averagings m is dynamically increased from 1 to n following a change in filling conditions.
  • a change in filling conditions is signaled when the time span between two filling instances is greater than a predetermined limit value.
  • FIG. 1 schematic illustration of a filling unit
  • FIG. 2 schematic illustration of a filling curve, as a function of time.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of a filling unit, in which a flowable medium is transported from a containment B 1 to a containment B 2 via a supply line 10 .
  • a pump 1 Arranged in the supply line 10 are a pump 1 , a flow meter 3 , and a metering valve 4 .
  • the flow meter 3 is connected to a control unit 20 via a signal line L 1 .
  • the metering valve 4 is controlled by the control unit 20 via a signal line L 2 .
  • the container B 2 can be e.g. a beverage bottle.
  • the length of a filling instance in the case of high-performance beverage filling units can be around 1 second.
  • FIG. 2 shows a typical filling curve. Flow rate is plotted as a function of time.
  • the circled numbers in the drawing indicate the points in time for the following process events; 1. Command open metering valve; 2. metering valve is open; 3. close metering valve; and 4. metering valve is closed.
  • the amount of product filled into the containment B 2 corresponds to the area under the curve between points in time 1 and 4 .
  • the command, close metering valve must be generated by the control unit 20 before the flow rate meter 3 has registered the desired amount of product.
  • the amount of product which flows into the container B 2 between points 3 and 4 is also called the after-run amount.
  • the after-run amount for a single filling is determined via the averaging of n filling instances. This averaging is carried out by the control unit 20 . On the basis of the precise determination of the after-run amount, the point in time at which the command, close metering valve, is issued can be accurately determined in the control unit 20 . Even after a change in the filling conditions, in this method, averaging is still performed over n filling instances.
  • a signal associated with the unit can be e.g. a machine-start, or machine-stop, signal.
  • a machine-start or machine-stop
  • no machine stop signal is generated.
  • a machine stop can be assumed when the time span between two filling instances is longer than a predetermined limit value.
  • a machine-stop signal is also signaled via an external signal.

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In a method for controlling after-run in a filling unit, wherein the amount of after-run is normally determined by the averaging of n filling instances, following a signal associated with the unit and signalling changes in the filling conditions, the after-run amount is determined by the averaging of m<n filling instances.

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  • The invention relates to a method for controlling the amount of after-run in filling units, as such method is defined in the preamble of claim 1.
  • Filling units are used in many areas of the foods and pharmaceuticals industries, in order to fill a defined amount of a medium into a containment. An essential requirement of these filling units is that they must maintain a constant fill amount, and this in the face of filling times becoming ever increasingly shorter.
  • In the case of high-performance beverage filling units, up to 65,000 bottles per hour can be filled. In such case, the precision and reproducibility of a single filling is a significant quality feature. Each overfilling or underfilling means a financial loss for the unit operator. In particular, legal requirements concerning deviations from the specified amount must also be met.
  • The filled amount of the medium is controlled by means of a metering valve. To this end, the metering valve is, in turn, controlled by a control unit. At a given point in time, the metering valve is opened, and the medium can flow into the container, until the metering valve is again closed at a later point in time. The amount of the medium is determined by means of a flow meter. For this, there are two different variants, volume flow meters and mass flow meters. In the case of the volume flow measuring device, it can be, for example, a Promag 50 or a Dosimag 2. As mass flow devices, for example, a Promass 83 or a Dosimass 2 can be used. Both previously-named device types are sold by the firm Endress+Hauser.
  • An important aspect to consider in the case of filling units is the after-run amount. The after-run amount is that amount of the medium that continues to flow after the metering valve has received the command “close metering valve.” The reason for this is that the metering valve does not close instantaneously, but rather has a certain closing time.
  • For the control unit, this means that the close command cannot first be generated when the flow rate meter has registered the desired amount of the product, but rather already at an earlier point in time. The control unit must generate the close command for the metering valve at exactly that point in time at which the just-measured flow rate amount, plus the stored after-run amount, equals the specified amount of medium.
  • The exact after-run amount for a single filling can be directly measured only complexly; it is also dependent on a number of factors.
  • When the close command for the metering valve is generated by the control unit too early, the filled amount of product is then below the specified amount, and the close command must, therefore, be adjusted to come later. In the opposite case, when the close command comes too late, too much of the medium flows into the container, and the close command must be adjusted to come earlier.
  • The control determining the exact point in time for the close command of the metering valve is called after-run amount control. The after-run amount is established over multiple filling instances. If the average value of a single filling lies above the specified amount, then the duration of the opening of the metering valve must be shortened. The more filling instances that are taken into consideration, the more precisely the point in time for the close order can be determined.
  • A problem here is that the after-run amount depends on the process conditions, and can thus vary over time. Especially after a machine stoppage, the after-run amount can change greatly.
  • An object of the invention, therefore, is to provide a method for controlling after-run amount in filling systems, which method, even in the case of changes in the filling conditions, enables a precise metering of the amount of product to be filled.
  • This object is achieved by the method defined in claim 1.
  • An essential idea of the invention is that, after a change in filling conditions, the after-run amount is determined via the averaging of fewer filling instances than during normal operation.
  • Advantageous further developments of the invention are defined in the dependent claims.
  • A change in filling conditions can exist when a machine-stop, or machine-start, signal is present.
  • In normal operation, the averaging advantageously occurs over n>=3 filling instances. After a change in filling conditions, the averaging advantageously occurs over m>=1 filling instances. Advantageously, the number of averagings m is dynamically increased from 1 to n following a change in filling conditions.
  • In accordance with a further development of the invention, a change in filling conditions is signaled when the time span between two filling instances is greater than a predetermined limit value.
  • The invention will now be described in greater detail on the basis of an example of an embodiment illustrated in the drawings, the figures of which show as follows:
  • FIG. 1 schematic illustration of a filling unit; and
  • FIG. 2 schematic illustration of a filling curve, as a function of time.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of a filling unit, in which a flowable medium is transported from a containment B1 to a containment B2 via a supply line 10. Arranged in the supply line 10 are a pump 1, a flow meter 3, and a metering valve 4. The flow meter 3 is connected to a control unit 20 via a signal line L1. The metering valve 4 is controlled by the control unit 20 via a signal line L2.
  • In the case of high-performance filling units in the beverage industry, the container B2 can be e.g. a beverage bottle. The length of a filling instance in the case of high-performance beverage filling units can be around 1 second.
  • FIG. 2 shows a typical filling curve. Flow rate is plotted as a function of time. The circled numbers in the drawing indicate the points in time for the following process events; 1. Command open metering valve; 2. metering valve is open; 3. close metering valve; and 4. metering valve is closed. The amount of product filled into the containment B2 corresponds to the area under the curve between points in time 1 and 4. As is clearly apparent from FIG. 2, the command, close metering valve, must be generated by the control unit 20 before the flow rate meter 3 has registered the desired amount of product. The amount of product which flows into the container B2 between points 3 and 4 is also called the after-run amount.
  • A conventional method for controlling after-run amount will now be described in greater detail. The after-run amount for a single filling is determined via the averaging of n filling instances. This averaging is carried out by the control unit 20. On the basis of the precise determination of the after-run amount, the point in time at which the command, close metering valve, is issued can be accurately determined in the control unit 20. Even after a change in the filling conditions, in this method, averaging is still performed over n filling instances.
  • The method of the invention will now be explained on the basis of an example, in which, during normal measuring operation of the filling unit, the after-run amount is determined over n=10 filling instances. Following a machine-stop or machine-start signal, the number of averagings m is reduced, compared to the number n in the normal operating condition. In the present case, m corresponds to the values 1 to 9. Because, following a machine start signal, the after-run amount slowly approaches a constant value asymptotically, the number of averagings is dynamically increased from 1 to n=10.
  • As a rule, changes in the filling conditions are indicated by a signal associated with the unit. Such a signal can be e.g. a machine-start, or machine-stop, signal. Sometimes in the case of filling units, no machine stop signal is generated. In this case, a machine stop can be assumed when the time span between two filling instances is longer than a predetermined limit value. Frequently, a machine-stop signal is also signaled via an external signal.

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1-7. (canceled)
8. A method for controlling after-run amount in a filling unit, comprising the steps of:
determining the averaging of n filling instances; and
following a signal associated with the unit and signaling changes in the filling conditions, the after-run amount is determined by the averaging of m<n filling instances.
9. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein:
the signal associated with the unit is a machine-stop, or machine-start, signal.
10. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein:
n>=3.
11. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein:
m>=1-3.
12. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein:
following a signal associated with the unit, m is increased dynamically from 1 to n.
13. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein:
a machine stoppage is signaled when the time span between two filling instances is longer than a limit value.
14. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein:
a machine-stop, or machine-start, signal is signaled via an external signal.
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