| 摘要 |
A method and apparatus for sterilizing containers, such as cans, bottles, or similar containers. The method involves relatively moving a container and an elongated electron radiation treatment member with respect to one another, such that the treatment member is located in the container. The treatment member is used to treat the entire inside surface of the container with identical or essentially identical radiation power, and then is removed from the container. |
| 主权项 |
1. A method for sterilizing bottles that comprise a mouth portion, a neck portion, a body portion, and a shoulder portion that connects said neck portion to said body portion and is transversely oriented with respect to said neck portion and said body portion, said method comprising the steps of:
relatively moving a bottle and a treatment member with respect to one another, and thereby disposing solely at least portion of said treatment member inside said bottle via mouth said mouth portion, which said mouth portion comprises the sole opening into and out of said bottle, and which said treatment member is configured to emit electron radiation and is elongated; treating, using solely said treatment member, the entire inside surface of each portion of the bottle by uniformly impinging the entire inside surface of the bottle with identical or essentially identical radiation power and intensity, radiated from said treatment member to the inside surface; relatively moving said bottle and said treatment member again with respect to one another, and thereby disposing said treatment member outside of said bottle; and wherein said treatment member comprises a longitudinal axis, elongated side surfaces, and an end surface, and said step of treating comprises:
radiating electron radiation substantially radially, with respect to said longitudinal axis, from said side surfaces; andradiating electron radiation substantially axially, with respect to said longitudinal axis, from said end surface of said treatment member. |
