In-line bottling plant
First Claim
1. An in-line bottling plant, comprising:
- a unit (1) for manufacturing containers made of thermoplastic material, said unit for manufacturing containers having an outlet (4);
a unit (2) for filling containers manufactured by said unit for manufacturing containers, said unit for filling containers having an inlet (5); and
a unit (3) for conveying the containers which have just been manufactured, said unit for conveying containers interposed between said outlet of said unit for manufacturing containers and said inlet of said unit for filling containers, said unit for conveying containers being arranged so as to displace the containers just manufactured one after another without the containers being subjected to damaging impacts; and
means (25) for cooling at least a part of the containers leaving said unit for manufacturing containers, said means for cooling being operated with said conveying unit.
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Abstract
An in-line bottling plant essentially comprising a unit (1) for producing containers, particularly bottles, from a thermoplastic material, a unit (2) for filling the containers, and a unit (3) for conveying freshly produced containers, the conveying unit being arranged between an outlet (4) of the container producing unit (1) and an inlet (5) of the container filling unit (2). The container producing unit (1) and filling unit (2) are arranged as close together as possible and the conveying unit (3) is short and conveys the containers one after the other substantially without bumping them, particularly against one another. The in-line bottling plant preferably further comprises a unit (19) for temporarily retaining the containers, which unit is selectively connectable to the conveying unit (3) for receiving and retaining a number of containers.
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1. An in-line bottling plant, comprising:
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a unit (1) for manufacturing containers made of thermoplastic material, said unit for manufacturing containers having an outlet (4); a unit (2) for filling containers manufactured by said unit for manufacturing containers, said unit for filling containers having an inlet (5); and a unit (3) for conveying the containers which have just been manufactured, said unit for conveying containers interposed between said outlet of said unit for manufacturing containers and said inlet of said unit for filling containers, said unit for conveying containers being arranged so as to displace the containers just manufactured one after another without the containers being subjected to damaging impacts; and means (25) for cooling at least a part of the containers leaving said unit for manufacturing containers, said means for cooling being operated with said conveying unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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