PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method which permits a sterilization of plastics material container in such a way that it can then be filled with a liquid (in particular, a beverage) without a further or preceding sterilization procedure having to take place.SOLUTION: The method of sterilizing containers 10, wherein the containers 10 are conveyed along a pre-set conveying path by a conveying device and wherein an irradiation device 2 is introduced by a relative movement between the container 10 and the irradiation device 2 in a longitudinal direction L of the container 10 into the interior of the container 10 to be sterilized and emits a charge carrier irradiation 12 in order to sterilize inner wall 10a of the container 10 by means of this charge carrier irradiation 12. An aperture region 10b situated on the outside of the container 10 is also sterilized.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】プラスチック材料製の容器の殺菌を、さらなる殺菌処理または先行の殺菌処理を必要とすることなく液体(特に、飲料)で満たすことができる方法を提供する。【解決手段】搬送装置によって所定の搬送経路に沿って運ばれる容器10を殺菌するために、照射装置2が、容器10の長手方向Lの容器10と照射装置2との間の相対移動によって殺菌すべき容器10の内部へと導入され、電荷担体の照射12によって容器10の内壁10aを殺菌すべく電荷担体の照射12を放射する方法であって、容器10の外側に位置する開口領域10bも殺菌されるようにした。【選択図】図1
