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Title:
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STERILIZING PLASTIC CONTAINER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/1999/042369
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A method of and an apparatus for reliably and thermally sterilizing the interior of a PET bottle (20) of a low thermal resistance without causing the thermal deformation thereof to occur, the method comprising injecting steam from a steam injection nozzle (42), which is inserted from an inlet (2l) of the bottle (20) into the interior thereof, into the bottle, and circulating the resultant steam in the interior of the bottle (20) and then discharging the same from the inlet (2l) to reliably bring the steam into contact with an inner surface of the bottle and thermally sterilize the same with cooling water sprayed onto an outer surface of the bottle to prevent the wall surface of the bottle from being thermally deformed.

Inventors:
SHINTAKU KENICHI (JP)
AMANO EIZOU (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP1999/000723
Publication Date:
August 26, 1999
Filing Date:
February 18, 1999
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Assignee:
SHINTAKU KOGYO CO LTD (JP)
SHINTAKU KENICHI (JP)
AMANO EIZOU (JP)
International Classes:
B65B55/10; (IPC1-7): B65B55/06
Foreign References:
JPS5755147A1982-04-01
JPH02258529A1990-10-19
JPH04189727A1992-07-08
JPH09272515A1997-10-21
JPS62296866A1987-12-24
JPH0297022A1990-04-09
JPH03280955A1991-12-11
Other References:
See also references of EP 1086896A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Suzuye, Takehiko (Kasumigaseki 3-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, JP)
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