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EP1693172B1
EP1693172B1 EP06075358A EP06075358A EP1693172B1 EP 1693172 B1 EP1693172 B1 EP 1693172B1 EP 06075358 A EP06075358 A EP 06075358A EP 06075358 A EP06075358 A EP 06075358A EP 1693172 B1 EP1693172 B1 EP 1693172B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B27—WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL
    • B27K—PROCESSES, APPARATUS OR SELECTION OF SUBSTANCES FOR IMPREGNATING, STAINING, DYEING, BLEACHING OF WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIALS, OR TREATING OF WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIALS WITH PERMEANT LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL TREATMENT OF CORK, CANE, REED, STRAW OR SIMILAR MATERIALS
    • B27K3/00—Impregnating wood, e.g. impregnation pretreatment, for example puncturing; Wood impregnation aids not directly involved in the impregnation process
    • B27K3/02—Processes; Apparatus
    • B27K3/0228—Spraying apparatus, e.g. tunnels
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B27—WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL
    • B27K—PROCESSES, APPARATUS OR SELECTION OF SUBSTANCES FOR IMPREGNATING, STAINING, DYEING, BLEACHING OF WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIALS, OR TREATING OF WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIALS WITH PERMEANT LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL TREATMENT OF CORK, CANE, REED, STRAW OR SIMILAR MATERIALS
    • B27K7/00—Chemical or physical treatment of cork
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B27—WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL
    • B27K—PROCESSES, APPARATUS OR SELECTION OF SUBSTANCES FOR IMPREGNATING, STAINING, DYEING, BLEACHING OF WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIALS, OR TREATING OF WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIALS WITH PERMEANT LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL TREATMENT OF CORK, CANE, REED, STRAW OR SIMILAR MATERIALS
    • B27K3/00—Impregnating wood, e.g. impregnation pretreatment, for example puncturing; Wood impregnation aids not directly involved in the impregnation process
    • B27K3/02—Processes; Apparatus
    • B27K3/08—Impregnating by pressure, e.g. vacuum impregnation
    • B27K3/10—Apparatus

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  • This invention relates to a cork impregnation procedure.
  • the procedure is applicable to cork impregnation with chemical products for coating porosity and orifices of said cork.
  • the invention also describes an installation for putting the procedure into practice, in accordance with a possible exemplary embodiment.
  • British patent GB-A-10737 describes a method for impregnating cork with a heating or cooling stage during which the cork is deposited inside a rotating drum.
  • said liquid will contain the cited chemical products in solution or dispersion.
  • a pipe 11 1 Secured to an outer (or inner) side of the container 6 wall is a pipe 11 1 which forms a serpentine through which a heat-transfer fluid circulates. Ends of the mentioned pipe 11 are connected to a double-path rotating joint 12 mounted on the inner end of the container 6 shaft and said rotating joint 12, in turn, is connected via piping to inlet and outlet ports fixed to an exterior part of the cover 2.
  • the walls of said container are at least partly made of said serpentine pipe 11, with suitably spaced sections.

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  1. Verfahren zum Imprägnieren von Korken, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es folgende Schritte umfasst:
    a) Platzieren des Korkens innerhalb eines Behälters oder Trommel (6) mit Wänden, welche Durchlöcherungen oder Öffnungen haben, wobei der genannte Behälter (6) innerhalb eines abdichtbaren Tanks (1) oder Autoklav gelegen ist, und Verschließen des genannten Tanks (1);
    b) Erzeugen einer kontrollierten Vakuumumgebung innerhalb des genannten Tanks (1);
    c) Drehen des genannten Behälters (6); und
    d) Bereitstellen einer chemische Produkte beinhaltenden Flüssigkeit zur Korkenbehandlung in einer Lösung oder Dispersion, indem sie auf dem genannten Korken mit einem kontrollierten Strahldruck aufgesprüht wird, während innerhalb des genannten Tanks eine Vakuumumgebung vorliegt.
  2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es einen oder mehr weitere Zyklen umfasst, welche ein Wiederholen der genannten Schritte b), c) und d) einschließen.
  3. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das genannte Bereitstellen einer Flüssigkeit durch Aufsprühen während zumindest einer Phase mit abnehmendem Vakuum durchgeführt wird.
  4. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die genannte Vakuumumgebung innerhalb des Tanks (1) Druckwerte zwischen 500 und 10 mbar liefert.
  5. Verfahren nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass nach Abschluss zumindest eines der genannten weiteren Zyklen eine Phase mit Zwangsbeaufschlagung mit Druck durch das Einführen eines Fluids in den genannten Tank (1) durchgeführt wird.
  6. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es das Durchführen einer Temperaturkontrolle der bereitgestellten, die genannten chemischen Produkte beinhaltenden Flüssigkeit umfasst, und dass die genannte Temperatur eine Temperatur ist, welche derjenigen der Umgebung des in den Behälter (6) eingeladenen Korkens entspricht, oder diesbezüglich ein vorbestimmtes Differential hat.
  7. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es das Durchführen einer Temperaturkontrolle der Korkenumgebung während des Ausführens des Verfahrens umfasst, indem von den Wänden des sich drehenden Behälters (6) Energie bereitgestellt wird.
  8. Verfahren nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das genannte Bereitstellen von Energie ein Bereitstellen von Wärmeenergie ist, welches durch Abstrahlung von eines Wärme führenden Fluids durchgeführt wird.
  9. Verfahren nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es des Weiteren das Bereitstellen von Wärmeenergie von einem inneren Bereich des genannten Behälters (6) umfasst.
  10. Verfahren nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das genannte Bereitstellen von Wärmeenergie durch Blasen eines heißen Fluids bewerkstelligt wird.
  11. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es eine zusätzliche Korkentrocknungsstufe innerhalb des genannten Behälters (6) beinhaltet.
  12. Anlage zum Imprägnieren von Korken, welche zum Durchführen eines Verfahrens nach Anspruch 1 geeignet ist, welche Folgendes umfasst:
    - einen abgedichteten Tank (1) oder Autoklav,
    - einen Behälter oder Trommel (6) mit durchlöcherten Wänden zum Aufnehmen des Korkens, welche(r) zumindest eine Öffnung und eine Lade-/Entladetür hat, welche den Korken zurückhalten kann, und welche ein Durchlaufen von Fluiden erlaubt, wobei der Behälter (6) derart gestützt ist, dass er sich innerhalb des genannten Tanks (1) auf eine kontrollierte Art und Weise drehen und schwenken kann;
    - Mittel zum Bereitstellen einer Flüssigkeit durch Sprühen derselbigen ins Innere des genannten Behälters (6); und
    - Mittel zum Einführen und Entnehmen des genannten Behälters (6) in und aus dem Tank (1),
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass Mittel zum Bereitstellen von Wärmeenergie eingeschlossen sind, wobei die genannten Mittel mit zumindest den Wänden des genannten Behälters (6) in Verbindung gebracht werden, und dass der genannte abgedichtete Tank (1) mit einer Leitung (40) in Verbindung gebracht wird, welche mit zumindest einer Vakuum erzeugenden Pumpe (27) oder einer anderen Vakuum erzeugenden Vorrichtung verbunden ist, um eine kontrollierte Vakuumumgebung in dem abgedichteten Tank (1) zu erzeugen.
  13. Anlage nach Anspruch 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die genannten Energie bereitstellenden Mittel aus einer schlangenförmigen Leitung (11) bestehen, welche sich entlang der Wand des genannten Behälters (6) erstreckt, durch welche ein Wärme führendes Fluid zirkuliert wird, wobei das genannte Wärme führende Fluid äußerlich erwärmt und durch ein Drehgelenk (12) hindurch geführt wird, welches in einer der sich drehenden Stützen des Behälters (6) installiert ist.
  14. Anlage nach Anspruch 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es eine Vielzahl an Sprühköpfen (37) umfasst, welche entlang der Länge einer rohrförmigen Leitung (36) definiert sind, welche derart ausgerichtet ist, dass sie sich längs zu dem Behälter (6) erstreckt und an ihren beiden Enden durch entsprechende Drehgelenkanordnungen befestigt ist, welche ihre Unbeweglichkeit gewährleisten.
  15. Anlage nach Anspruch 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass ein Kondensator (29) an der genannten Eingangsleitung (40) der Vakuumpumpe (27) vor derem Ansaugabschnitt angebaut ist.
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