EP 0180828 B1 19890517 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FILLING BOTTLES OR THE LIKE WITH A LIQUID
Title (en)
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FILLING BOTTLES OR THE LIKE WITH A LIQUID
Publication
Application
Priority
DE 3439736 A 19841031
Abstract (en)
[origin: US4655029A] A method and apparatus for filling a bottle with an oxygen sensitive liquid such as beer in which the bottle is pre-evacuated, pressurized with pure CO2, over-filled with liquid at constant pressure and then brought back to the proper fill level by injecting pure CO2 and forcing the excess back into the gas pressurized liquid storage tank while the bottle is still coupled to the filling head. After uncoupling, the bottle is transported to under a closure cap applying device at which there are nozzles that project CO2 under the device and over and around the mouth of the bottle so the space even within the cap is purged of air. The CO2 used for purging is adequately free of air since it is taken from the storage tank to which CO2 is returned from the bottles as a result of filling liquid displacing the CO2 gas which is diluted only to the extent that pre-evacuation is not perfect.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B67C 3/08 (2006.01); B67C 3/10 (2006.01); B67C 3/22 (2006.01); B67C 3/26 (2006.01); B67C 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B67C 3/10 (2013.01 - EP US); B67C 3/262 (2013.01 - EP US); B67C 7/00 (2013.01 - EP US); B67C 7/0086 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
BE DE FR GB IT NL
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0180828 A1 19860514; EP 0180828 B1 19890517; BR 8505409 A 19860805; DE 3439736 A1 19860430; DE 3570231 D1 19890622; JP S61115879 A 19860603; US 4655029 A 19870407
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 85113195 A 19851017; BR 8505409 A 19851030; DE 3439736 A 19841031; DE 3570231 T 19851017; JP 24524485 A 19851031; US 78886885 A 19851018