Global Patent Index - EP 3307637 B1

EP 3307637 B1 20200226 - FILLING STATION AND METHOD FOR FILLING CARTRIDGES OF ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES

Title (en)

FILLING STATION AND METHOD FOR FILLING CARTRIDGES OF ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES

Title (de)

FÜLLSTATION UND FÜLLVERFAHREN ZUM FÜLLEN VON KARTUSCHEN ELEKTRONISCHER ZIGARETTEN

Title (fr)

STATION DE REMPLISSAGE ET PROCÉDÉ CONÇUE POUR REMPLIR DES CARTOUCHES DE CIGARETTES ÉLECTRONIQUES

Publication

EP 3307637 B1 20200226 (EN)

Application

EP 16742032 A 20160609

Priority

  • NL 2014945 A 20150609
  • NL 2016050414 W 20160609

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2016200259A1] The present invention relates to a filling station (10) for filling cartridges of electronic cigarettes with a liquid, the filling station (10) comprising: • a rotary device (12') comprising: • a support frame (20), • a rotary conveyor (30) constructed for rotating the cartridges around a main axis (36), • an entry location (31) where the cartridges enter the rotary conveyor (30), • a filling area (32) where the cartridges are filled, wherein the filling area (32) comprises multiple cartridge positions (50) which in top view are arranged along a part of a circle, • an exit location (33) where the cartridges exit the rotary conveyor (30), • a docking station (16) into which a filling device (14) can be docked, • a plurality of filling devices (14), each filling device (14) comprising: • a support frame (21), • at least one docking coupling (17) for docking the filling device (14) in the docking station (16), • a plurality of filling nozzles assemblies (60) for simultaneously filling a group of cartridges positioned in the filling area (32) in the rotary conveyor (30), wherein in top view the filling nozzles (60) are arranged along a part of a circle in order to match with a shape of the filling area (32), • a nozzle actuator (62) for moving the filling nozzles (60) downwards and into upwardly oriented filling openings of the cartridges, wherein each filling device (14) is constructed to be undocked from the docking station (16) and to be replaced by another filling device (14).

IPC 8 full level

B65B 59/00 (2006.01); B65B 3/00 (2006.01); B65B 59/04 (2006.01); B67C 3/22 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B65B 3/003 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 59/001 (2019.04 - EP US); B65B 59/003 (2019.04 - EP US); B65B 59/04 (2013.01 - EP); B65B 2210/02 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (examination)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2016200259 A1 20161215; EP 3307637 A1 20180418; EP 3307637 B1 20200226; ES 2791978 T3 20201106; PL 3307637 T3 20201116

DOCDB simple family (application)

NL 2016050414 W 20160609; EP 16742032 A 20160609; ES 16742032 T 20160609; PL 16742032 T 20160609