Global Patent Index - EP 0341626 B1

EP 0341626 B1 19930811 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FILLING BOTTLES WITH LIQUID

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FILLING BOTTLES WITH LIQUID

Publication

EP 0341626 B1 19930811 (DE)

Application

EP 89108237 A 19890508

Priority

  • DE 3815944 A 19880510
  • DE 3909404 A 19890322

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0341626A1] The invention relates to a method for filling bottles or similar vessels with liquid, and to a filling head used in this method. The filling head has a liquid valve and a dispensing orifice, via which the liquid flows to the vessel to be filled, via its vessel orifice, in the filling phase with the liquid valve open. In a rinsing phase prior to the filling phase, the inside of the particular vessel has a rinsing gas applied to it via a tubular piece penetrating into this inside through the vessel orifice, which rinsing gas emerges at an orifice of a gas duct provided at the lower end of the tubular piece. The outlet orifice is here designed as an annular orifice surrounding the vertical filling head axis concentrically. Residual amounts of air remaining in the vessel after the rinsing are conclusively reduced, in spite of the shortened rinsing time, by introducing the rinsing gas via this annular orifice into the inside of the vessel.

IPC 1-7

B67C 3/10; B67C 3/26

IPC 8 full level

B67C 3/10 (2006.01); B67C 3/26 (2006.01); B67C 3/28 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B67C 3/10 (2013.01 - EP US); B67C 3/2622 (2013.01 - EP US); B67C 3/28 (2013.01 - EP US); B67C 2003/2651 (2013.01 - EP US); B67C 2003/2662 (2013.01 - EP US); B67C 2003/2685 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (examination)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE DE ES FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0341626 A1 19891115; EP 0341626 B1 19930811; BR 8902193 A 19900821; DE 3909404 A1 19891116; DE 58905215 D1 19930916; ES 2046366 T3 19940201; US 4982768 A 19910108

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 89108237 A 19890508; BR 8902193 A 19890510; DE 3909404 A 19890322; DE 58905215 T 19890508; ES 89108237 T 19890508; US 34971489 A 19890510