Aseptic filling system

摘要

Disclosed is an aseptic filling system which is disposed in an aseptic environment and with which preforming, bottle formation, and filling of bottles with a beverage are performed in an aseptic state. The aseptic filling system includes a preform molding machine, a blowing machine for forming bottles by blowing up the preforms molded by the preform molding machine, and a filling machine for filling the bottles formed by the blowing machine with the beverage.

主权项

1. An aseptic filling system disposed in an aseptic environment and performing molding of preforms, bottle forming, and filling of bottles with a beverage in an aseptic state, the aseptic filling system comprising:
a preform molding machine; a blowing machine for forming bottles by blowing up the preforms molded by the preform molding machine; and a filling machine for filling the bottles formed by the blowing machine with the beverage, wherein the blowing machine and the filling machine are integrated with each other by a plurality of star wheels that are rotatable and capable of holding the bottles at a circumferential portion thereof, and the bottles formed by the blowing machine are fed to the filling machine successively via the plurality of star wheels, wherein the plurality of star wheels comprises: an unloading star wheel for taking out the bottles formed by the blowing machine; and a filling star wheel for supplying the bottles to the filling machine; and a delivering star wheel for delivering the bottles, held by the unloading star wheel, to the filling star wheel is disposed between the unloading star wheel and the filling star wheel, and wherein the delivering star wheel is configured to be changed in position to an operating state of engaging with the unloading star wheel and the filling star wheel and to a retreated state of temporarily being able to block an interval of latching between the unloading star wheel and the filling star wheel by moving away from at least any of the wheels.