Global Patent Index - EP 1458612 B1

EP 1458612 B1 20061025 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FILLING CARTRIDGES WITH A LIQUID

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FILLING CARTRIDGES WITH A LIQUID

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM FÜLLEN VON PATRONEN MIT FLÜSSIGKEIT

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET APPAREIL DE REMPLISSAGE DE CARTOUCHES PAR UN LIQUIDE

Publication

EP 1458612 B1 20061025 (EN)

Application

EP 02787446 A 20021212

Priority

  • DK 0200846 W 20021212
  • DK PA200101907 A 20011219

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO03051714A1] An apparatus for filling a cartridge with a liquid comprises, a platform on which the cartridge is supported and which can be lifted relative to a stationary filling needle (5) so that this filling needle is moved into the cartridge (6) , a pump (1) feeding liquid through the filling needle (5) into the cartridge (6), a sensor head (10) from which a beam of light is sent from one side of the cartridge to the other along a path immediately over an upper edge of the cartridge (6), and a reflector (11) reflecting the light beam back to the sensor head (10), which is connected to a sensor box (12) which produces a signal stopping the pump (1) and causing the needle (5) to be drawn out of the cartridge (6) when this cartridge is full and the liquid forms a droplet over the opening of the cartridge, which droplet deflects the light beam.

IPC 8 full level

B65B 3/26 (2006.01); A61J 3/07 (2006.01); B65B 3/00 (2006.01); B65B 3/12 (2006.01); B65B 3/24 (2006.01); B65B 39/12 (2006.01); B67C 3/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65B 3/003 (2013.01); B65B 3/12 (2013.01); B65B 3/24 (2013.01); B65B 39/12 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 03051714 A1 20030626; AT E343519 T1 20061115; AU 2002351729 A1 20030630; DE 60215697 D1 20061207; DE 60215697 T2 20070830; EP 1458612 A1 20040922; EP 1458612 B1 20061025

DOCDB simple family (application)

DK 0200846 W 20021212; AT 02787446 T 20021212; AU 2002351729 A 20021212; DE 60215697 T 20021212; EP 02787446 A 20021212