Global Patent Index - EP 2307304 B1

EP 2307304 B1 20151014 - FILLING SYSTEM

Title (en)

FILLING SYSTEM

Title (de)

FÜLLSYSTEM

Title (fr)

SYSTÈME DE REMPLISSAGE

Publication

EP 2307304 B1 20151014 (DE)

Application

EP 09772131 A 20090629

Priority

  • EP 2009004679 W 20090629
  • DE 102008030292 A 20080630

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2010000431A1] The invention relates to a filling system for the sterile filling of bottles or similar containers (2) with a filling material, having at least one filling element (1) for discharging the liquid filling material into the respective container via a discharge opening (1.1), a sterile chamber (5) in which the discharge opening of the at least one filling element is disposed and in which the containers are accommodated at a container section comprising the respective container opening (2. 2), a tank (9) that forms a partial chamber (9.1) for receiving the liquid filling material and a gas chamber (9.2) positioned above said partial chamber, to said gas chamber a sterile gaseous and/or vaporous media can be applied, and comprising a device for the pressure equalization in the gas chamber of the tank, wherein the device for pressure equalization is formed by at least one pressure equalization connection (12, 17, 19; 14, 23, 24) between the gas chamber (9. 2) and the sterile chamber (5).

IPC 8 full level

B67C 3/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B67C 3/04 (2013.01); B67C 2003/228 (2013.01); B67C 2003/2694 (2013.01)

Citation (opposition)

Opponent : Krones AG

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102008030292 A1 20091231; EP 2307304 A1 20110413; EP 2307304 B1 20151014; SI 2307304 T1 20151231; WO 2010000431 A1 20100107

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102008030292 A 20080630; EP 09772131 A 20090629; EP 2009004679 W 20090629; SI 200931319 T 20090629