Method and plant for packaging a sterile or non-sterile, liquid or semi-liquid, foodstuff product or the like in a flexible bag

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for packaging a sterile or non-sterile liquid or semi-liquid, food product or the like, in a flexible bag ( 11 ). In this method, through a first rotary table with multiple stations ( 7 ) for taking over, successively and continuously, the flexible bags ( 1 ) from a table or a supply conveyor ( 6 ), a flexible bag ( 1 ) is continuously placed at the level of a filling station ( 81, 82, 83, 84 ) of a second rotary table ( 9 ) with multiple filling stations.

1 . Method for packaging a sterile or non-sterile, liquid or semi-liquid, food product or the like, in a flexible bag, wherein through a first rotary table with multiple stations for taking over, successively and continuously, flexible bags from a table or a supply conveyor, a flexible bag continuously is placed at the level of a filling station of a second rotary filling table with multiple filling stations. 
   
   
       2 . Method according to  claim 1 , wherein a flexible bag taken over by one of the stations of the first rotary table is placed at a substantially zero relative speed at the level of a filling station of the second rotary filling table. 
   
   
       3 . Method according to  claim 1 , wherein the centering of the plug of a flexible bag under a filling head of a filling station of the second rotary table is ensured through a clamp a station for taking over of the first rotary table is provided with. 
   
   
       4 . Method according to  claim 3 , wherein the taking over of a flexible bag by a filling station of the second rotary table is ensured only after centering, by the clamp of the corresponding station for taking over of the first rotary table, of the plug of this flexible bag under the filling head of said filling station. 
   
   
       5 . Process according to  claim 1 , wherein the first rotary table is provided with as many stations for the taking over of a flexible bag as the number of filling stations the second rotary filling table includes. 
   
   
       6 . Plant for implementing the method according to  claim 1 , comprising a first rotary table including several stations for successively and continuously taking over flexible bags from a table or a supply conveyor and a second rotary filling table with multiple filling stations for successively and continuously filling the flexible bags conveyed through the first table. 
   
   
       7 . Plant according to  claim 6 , wherein the first rotary table comprises a number of stations for taking over a flexible bag identical to the number of filling stations of the rotary filling table. 
   
   
       8 . Plant according to  claim 6 , wherein the first rotary table cooperates, through a junction area, with the second rotary table so that a flexible bag, in particular the filling plug of the latter, is subjected to a substantially zero speed with respect to said first and second rotary table by passing at the level of this junction area. 
   
   
       9 . Plant according to  claim 7 , wherein the first rotary table cooperates, through a junction area, with the second rotary table so that a flexible bag, in particular the filling plug of the latter, is subjected to a substantially zero speed with respect to said first and second rotary table by passing at the level of this junction area.