CA2748184A1 - Method and system for handling containers - Google Patents

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CA2748184A1
CA2748184A1 CA2748184A CA2748184A CA2748184A1 CA 2748184 A1 CA2748184 A1 CA 2748184A1 CA 2748184 A CA2748184 A CA 2748184A CA 2748184 A CA2748184 A CA 2748184A CA 2748184 A1 CA2748184 A1 CA 2748184A1
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Paul V. Kelley
Scott E. Bysick
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • 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
    • B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
    • B67C3/04—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus without applying pressure
    • B67C3/045—Apparatus specially adapted for filling bottles with hot liquids
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B61/00—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages
    • B65B61/24—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for shaping or reshaping completed packages
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/02—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents
    • B65D1/0223—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents characterised by shape
    • B65D1/0261—Bottom construction
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B61/00—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages
    • B65B61/28—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for discharging completed packages from machines
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2501/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece
    • B65D2501/0009—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures designed for pouring contents
    • B65D2501/0018—Ribs
    • B65D2501/0036—Hollow circonferential ribs
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • 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
    • B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
    • B67C3/22—Details
    • B67C2003/226—Additional process steps or apparatuses related to filling with hot liquids, e.g. after-treatment

Abstract

Method and system for handling a plurality of hot-filled and capped containers having temporary de-formations or distortions caused by vacuums induced in the containers For each container, temporary deformations are confined or directed to a particular portion of the con-tainer Annular hoop rings can be provided to confine the temporary deformations to a smooth sidewall portion of the container between the annular hoop rings Alternative-ly, one or more supplemental vacuum panels can be pro-vided to confine or direct the temporary deformation thereto The annular hoop rings and the one or more sup-plemental vacuum panels can provide for substantially sta-ble touch points for the container The containers are con-veyed with temporary deformations such that substantially stable contact points of each container are in contact with corresponding substantially stable contact points of other containers

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1. A method for handling hot-filled plastic bottles, each said plastic bottle including a neck portion, a body portion, and a base portion, the body portion having a first concave hoop ring, a second concave hoop ring, and an annular smooth sidewall portion free of vacuum panels and arranged between the first and the second concave hoop rings, and the base portion forming a standing surface for the plastic bottle and having a bottom end thereof with a moveable element configured to be activated, the method comprising:
hot-filling the plastic bottles;
capping the hot-filled plastic bottles;
creating a vacuum in each of the hot-filled and capped plastic bottles by cooling, each vacuum causing temporary deformation of the corresponding plastic bottle, the temporary deformation for each plastic bottle being substantially confined to the smooth sidewall portion and unpredictable in shape, size, and timing, with substantially no deformation of the first concave hoop ring and the second concave hoop ring;
conveying the plastic bottles having said temporary deformations such that each said plastic bottle is in contact with a plurality of other plastic bottles, the first and the second concave hoop rings for each said plastic bottle providing for substantially stable touch points for conveyance of the plastic bottles while said plastic bottles are conveyed with said temporary deformations in said smooth sidewall portion; and after said conveying, activating the moveable element of each said conveyed plastic bottle, said activating including moving the moveable element from a first position to a second position, the second position being more toward the interior of the plastic bottle than the first position, and said activating removing at least a portion of the vacuum.
2. The method according to Claim 1, wherein during said hot-filling, said capping, said creating a vacuum, said conveying, and said activating, the moveable element is above the standing surface at all times.
3. The method according to Claim 1, wherein, in response to said hot-filling and said capping, each said plastic bottle is caused temporarily to deform, the temporary deformation being substantially confined to the smooth sidewall portion, with substantially no deformation of any other portion of the plastic bottle, the first concave hoop ring and the second concave hoop ring providing for substantially stable touch points such that no portion of the deformed smooth sidewall portion of any said plastic bottle contacts any other of said plastic bottles.
4. The method according to Claim 1, further comprising conveying the hot-filled and capped plastic bottles such that each said plastic bottle is in contact with at least one other plastic bottle, the first and the second concave hoop rings for each said plastic bottle providing for substantially stable touch points for conveyance of the plastic bottles.
5. The method according to Claim 1, wherein the portion of the vacuum is the entire vacuum.
6. The method according to Claim 1, wherein the portion of the vacuum is less than the entire vacuum, and the method further comprises removing a portion of the remaining vacuum using one or more supplemental vacuum panels.
7. The method according to Claim 6, wherein the portion of the remaining vacuum is the entire portion thereof.
8. The method according to Claim 1, wherein said activating the moveable element removes the entire vacuum and creates a positive pressure in the plastic bottle.
9. The method according to Claim 1, wherein said conveying the plastic bottles having said temporary deformations includes conveying the plastic bottles single file.
10. The method according to Claim 1, wherein said conveying the plastic bottles having said temporary deformations includes conveying the plastic bottles arranged in a matrix.
11. The method according to Claim 10, wherein the matrix of plastic bottles includes inner plastic bottles and outer plastic bottles, with concave hoop rings for each said inner plastic bottle providing for substantially stable touch points to at least three other plastic bottles, and with concave hoop rings for each said outer plastic bottle providing for substantially stable touch points to at least two other plastic bottles, wherein, during said cooling, inner plastic bottles cool slower than outer plastic bottles, and wherein the temporary deformation for inner plastic bottles is different from the temporary deformation for outer plastic bottles due to the uneven cooling rates.
12. A system for handling filled containers, each said container including a body and a base defining an inner volume, the body having a first annular portion, a second annular portion, and a sidewall portion, and the base forming a standing surface for the container and having a bottom end thereof with a moveable element configured to be movable from a first, outwardly inclined position to a second, inwardly inclined position, the system comprising:
filling means for filling a container with a product, the product being at an elevated temperature;
capping means for capping and sealing the filled container with a cap;
cooling means for cooling the filled and capped container, the cooling creating a vacuum in the container, the vacuum causing temporary distortion of the container, the temporary distortion occurring substantially at the sidewall portion, with the first annular portion and the second annular portion substantially resisting distortion;
handling means for handling the cooled container temporarily distorted such that one or more substantially stable touch points of the container are in contact with corresponding one or more substantially stable touch points of at least one other container, the one or more substantially stable touch points being facilitated by an associated one of the first annular portion and the second annular portion;
and inverting means for inverting the moveable element from the first, outwardly inclined position to the second, inwardly inclined position, the inverting removing a portion of the vacuum.
13. The system according to Claim 12, wherein, for said conveying, the substantially stable touch points for conveyance of the containers are at least one of the first annular portion and the second annular portion of each container.
14. The system according to Claim 12, wherein during said filling, said capping, said cooling, said handling, and said inverting, the moveable element is above the standing surface at all times.
15. The system according to Claim 12, wherein the portion of the vacuum is the entire vacuum.
16. The system according to Claim 12, wherein said inverting means removes the entire vacuum and creates a positive pressure in the container.
17. The system according of Claim 12, wherein said handling means handles a plurality of said containers being temporarily distorted in single file.
18. The system according to Claim 12, wherein said handling means handles a plurality of said containers being temporarily distorted, said temporarily distorted containers being arranged in a matrix, with at least one internal container and a plurality of external containers.
19. A method for conveying a plurality of filled plastic containers, each said plastic container including a body portion and a base portion, the base portion forming a support surface for supporting the container on a substantially flat surface and the base portion having a moveable element arranged at a bottom end thereof, the moveable element being moveable substantially permanently to remove a vacuum in the container, the method comprising:
cooling a plurality of hot-filled and capped plastic containers, said cooling creating a vacuum in each of the hot-filled and capped plastic containers, each said vacuum causing temporary deformation of the corresponding plastic container, the temporary deformation being directed to a predetermined specified portion of the container;
conveying the plastic containers while temporarily compensating for the vacuums created therein and maintaining stable touch points; and activating, after said conveying, the moveable element of each said plastic container, said activating including moving the moveable element from a first position to a second position substantially permanently to remove a portion of the vacuum.
20. The method according to Claim 19, wherein the body portion of each said plastic container includes a first annular portion, a second annular portion, and a smooth sidewall between the two annular portions, wherein said temporary deformation is directed substantially to the smooth sidewall, with substantially no deformation of the first annular portion and the second annular portion, and wherein said conveying is such that each said plastic container is in contact with a plurality of other plastic bottles, the first and the second annular portions for each said plastic container providing for substantially stable touch points for conveyance of the plastic containers.
21. The method according to Claim 19, wherein the temporary deformation is directed to one or more supplemental vacuum panels, the one or more supplemental vacuum panels temporarily compensating for the vacuum during said conveying.
22. A method for handling hot-filled plastic bottles, each said plastic bottle including a neck portion, a body portion, and a base portion, the body portion having a first concave hoop ring, a second concave hoop ring, and an annular smooth sidewall portion free of vacuum panels and arranged between the first and the second concave hoop rings, and the base portion forming a standing surface for the plastic bottle and having a bottom end thereof with a moveable element configured to be activated, the method comprising:
hot-filling the plastic bottles;
capping the hot-filled plastic bottles;
creating a vacuum in each of the hot-filled and capped plastic bottles by cooling, each vacuum causing temporary deformation of the corresponding plastic bottle at the annular smooth sidewall portion, the temporary deformation for each plastic bottle causing the plastic bottle to be in a semi-collapsed state;
conveying the plastic bottles in the temporary deformed semi-collapsed state such that each said plastic bottle is in contact with a plurality of other plastic bottles, the first and the second concave hoop rings for each said plastic bottle providing for substantially stable touch points for conveyance of the plastic bottles while said plastic bottles are conveyed in the temporary deformed semi-collapsed state; and after said conveying, activating the moveable element of each said conveyed plastic bottle, said activating including moving the moveable element from a first position to a second position, the second position being more toward the interior of the plastic bottle than the first position, and said activating removing at least a portion of the vacuum.
23. The method according to Claim 22, wherein during said hot-filling, said capping, said creating a vacuum, said conveying, and said activating, the moveable element is above the standing surface at all times.
24. The method according to Claim 22, wherein activating the moveable element is by a mechanical apparatus.
25. The method according to Claim 22, wherein activating the moveable element is performed without physically touching the moveable element.
26. The method according to Claim 22, wherein the portion of the vacuum is the entire vacuum.
27. The method according to Claim 22, wherein the portion of the vacuum is less than the entire vacuum, and the method further comprises removing a portion of the remaining vacuum using one or more supplemental vacuum panels.
28. The method according to Claim 27, wherein the portion of the remaining vacuum is the entire portion thereof.
29. The method according to Claim 22, wherein said activating the moveable element removes the entire vacuum and creates a positive pressure in the plastic bottle.
30. The method according to Claim 22, wherein said activating includes non-physical pressurization of the plastic bottle by movement of one or more of the moveable element and/or one or more supplemental vacuum panels.
31. A system for handling filled containers, each said container including a body and a base defining an inner volume, the body having a first annular portion, a second annular portion, and a sidewall portion, and the base forming a standing surface for the container and having a bottom end thereof with a moveable element configured to be movable from a first, outwardly inclined position to a second, inwardly inclined position, the system comprising:
filling means for filling a container with a product, the product being at an elevated temperature;
capping means for capping and sealing the filled container with a cap;
cooling means for cooling the filled and capped container, the cooling creating a vacuum in the container, the vacuum causing temporary the container temporarily to become partially collapsed;
handling means for handling the cooled container temporarily partially collapsed such that one or more substantially stable touch points of the container are in contact with corresponding one or more substantially stable touch points of at least one other container, the one or more substantially stable touch points being facilitated by an associated one of the first annular portion and the second annular portion;
and inverting means for inverting the moveable element from the first, outwardly inclined position to the second, inwardly inclined position, the inverting removing a portion of the vacuum.
32. The system according to Claim 31, wherein the portion of the vacuum is the entire vacuum, and such removal of the entire portion of the vacuum places the container in a substantially non-collapsed state.
33. The system according to Claim 31, wherein during said filling, said capping, said cooling, said handling, and said inverting, the moveable element is above the standing surface at all times.
34. The system according to Claim 31, wherein said inverting means is a mechanical apparatus.
35. The system according to Claim 31, wherein said inverting means removes the entire vacuum and creates a positive pressure in the container.
36. The system according of Claim 31, wherein said inverting means inverts the moveable element without physically touching the moveable element.
37. The system according to Claim 31, wherein said inverting means is the vacuum and the configuration of the container and the moveable element.
38. A method for conveying a plurality of filled plastic containers, each said plastic container including a body portion and a base portion, the base portion forming a support surface for supporting the container on a substantially flat surface and the base portion having a moveable element arranged at a bottom end thereof, the moveable element being moveable substantially permanently to remove a vacuum in the container, the method comprising:
cooling a plurality of hot-filled and capped plastic containers, said cooling creating a vacuum in each of the hot-filled and capped plastic containers, each said vacuum causing a portion of the corresponding plastic container to collapse;
conveying the plastic containers while temporarily compensating for respective collapsed portions; and activating, after said conveying, the moveable element of each said plastic container, said activating including moving the moveable element from a first position to a second position substantially permanently to remove a portion of the vacuum.
39. The method according to Claim 38, wherein the body portion of each said plastic container includes a first annular portion, a second annular portion, and a smooth sidewall between the two annular portions, wherein the portion of the plastic container to collapse is the smooth sidewall, with substantially no collapsing of the first annular portion and the second annular portion, and wherein said conveying is such that each said plastic container is in contact with a plurality of other plastic container, the first and the second annular portions for each said plastic container providing for substantially stable touch points for conveyance of the plastic containers.
40. The method according to Claim 38, wherein one or more supplemental vacuum panels temporarily compensate for the vacuum during said conveying.
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