Lubrication of transfer plates using an oil or oil in water emulsions

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10316267-B2
Application number	US-201715845617-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 18, 2017
Priority date	Mar 11, 2013
Publication date	Jun 11, 2019
Grant date	Jun 11, 2019

Abstract

This disclosure relates to transfer plate lubricant compositions and methods of transporting open containers across stationary transfer plates.

First claim

We claim:

1. A method of lubricating a stationary transfer plate comprising diluting a concentrated lubricant composition to form a dilute lubricant composition and applying the dilute lubricant composition to a stationary transfer plate, the dilute lubricant composition comprising
from about 0.0001 wt. % to about 0.05% of a silicone oil;
an emulsifier; and
water.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dilute lubricant composition is applied from at least one nozzle or bubbler under the transfer plate at a rate of about 2 to 10 gallons of dilute lubricant composition per hour per nozzle or bubbler.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the silicone oil comprises polydimethylsiloxane.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the emulsifier is a nonionic surfactant.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dilute lubricant composition comprises from about 0.0005 wt. % to about 0.001 wt. % silicone oil.

6. The method of claim 2 , wherein the dilute lubricant composition is applied from up to 6 nozzles or bubblers.

7. The method of claim 2 , wherein the dilute lubricant composition is applied at a rate of about 6 to about 8 gallons per hour per nozzle or bubbler.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dilute lubricant composition is applied continuously.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dilute lubricant composition is applied discontinuously.

10. A method of lubricating a stationary transfer plate comprising:
applying a lubricant composition to a stationary transfer plate, the lubricant composition comprising
from about 0.0001 wt. % to about 1 wt. % of a silicone oil;
an emulsifier; and
water
wherein the lubricant composition is applied from at least two nozzles underneath the transfer plate at a rate of about 6 to about 8 gallons of lubricant composition per hour per nozzle.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the silicone oil comprises polydimethylsiloxane.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the emulsifier is a nonionic surfactant.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the lubricant composition is applied from up to 6 nozzles or bubblers.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the lubricant composition is applied continuously.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the lubricant composition is applied discontinuously.

16. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transporting containers over the stationary transfer plate in a single file at a rate of up of 2200 cans per minute.

17. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transporting filled, unclosed containers across the stationary transfer plate with a forward translational velocity of greater than 40 feet per minute.

18. The method of claim 10 , wherein the silicone oil is applied to the transfer plate in an amount between about 1 and about 100 mg/hour.

19. The method of claim 10 , further comprising transporting containers over the stationary transfer plate at a forward translational velocity of greater than 40 feet per minute.

20. The method of claim 10 , wherein the containers are transported at a rate of up to 2200 cans per minute.

Assignees

• Ecolab Usa Inc

Inventors

• Morrison Eric D
• Thompson Chad A

Classifications

• C10N2050/01

  Emulsions, colloids, or micelles · CPC title

• C10N2040/38

  Conveyors or chain belts · CPC title

• C10N2050/011

  Oil-in-water · CPC title

• C10M2207/289

  containing free hydroxy groups · CPC title

• C10M2207/283

  of polyhydroxy compounds · CPC title