EP 3481765 B1 20230531 - METHOD FOR FILLING CONTAINERS
Title (en)
METHOD FOR FILLING CONTAINERS
Title (de)
VERFAHREN ZUM FÜLLEN VON BEHÄLTERN
Title (fr)
PROCÉDÉ DE REMPLISSAGE DE RÉCIPIENTS
Publication
Application
Priority
- DE 102016112369 A 20160706
- EP 2017064928 W 20170619
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2018007137A1] The invention relates to a method for filling containers (2) with a liquid filler, using a filling machine (1) having a plurality of filling positions (FP), each formed at a filling station (4) with at least one liquid valve (11), wherein the respective container is received at a corresponding filling position (FP) and is moved at an adjustable conveying speed in a transport direction along a filling path (FS) between a filling path inlet (24) and a filling path outlet (25) and, at least in a filling phase, is filled with a constant volumetric flow of liquid filler, wherein the liquid valve (11) assigned to one filling position (FP) between the filling path inlet (24) and the filling path outlet (25) is opened at a selectable starting time of the filling phase and is closed again after a desired filling level (SH) of liquid filler is attained, wherein the attainment of the desired filling level (SH) is optically detected by means of a sensor device (26) in a positionally fixed outlet-side detection region (EB) along the filling path (FS), and the starting time of the filling phase is adjusted, at least depending on the conveying speed, in such a way that the desired filling level (SH) of liquid filler in the respective container (2) is reached in the positionally fixed outlet-side detection region (EB).
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: EP US)
B67C 3/007 (2013.01 - EP US); B67C 3/284 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (examination)
US 5538054 A 19960723 - LUEHMANN PETER [DE], et al & DE 4306120 C1 19940728 - ORTHMANN & HERBST [DE]
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)
DE 102016112369 A1 20180111; EP 3481765 A1 20190515; EP 3481765 B1 20230531; SI 3481765 T1 20230731; US 10913646 B2 20210209; US 2020317495 A1 20201008; WO 2018007137 A1 20180111
DOCDB simple family (application)
DE 102016112369 A 20160706; EP 17730799 A 20170619; EP 2017064928 W 20170619; SI 201731357 T 20170619; US 201716303791 A 20170619