EP 3554985 B1 20230308 - FILLING MACHINE FOR FILLING CONTAINERS
Title (en)
FILLING MACHINE FOR FILLING CONTAINERS
Title (de)
FÜLLMASCHINE ZUM BEFÜLLEN VON BEHÄLTERN
Title (fr)
MACHINE DE REMPLISSAGE PERMETTANT DE REMPLIR DES RÉCIPIENTS
Publication
Application
Priority
- DE 102016124446 A 20161215
- EP 2017081136 W 20171201
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2018108575A1] The invention relates to a filling machine for filling containers (2) with a fluid filling material, wherein the fill level in the container (2) to be filled can be determined by optical detection means, characterised in that the internal space of the container is at least partially illuminated by a light source (3), and in that the fill level is detected by optical detection means (4) provided laterally adjacent to the container (2), or a camera (6) or a light-guide (5) connected to a camera (6) is provided in the region of the filling element (1), and in that at least one computer unit having image processing program means is provided, by means of which the fill height (FS) in the container (2) can be determined from the image information provided by the camera (6) by running an image processing program.
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: EP)
B67C 3/007 (2013.01); B67C 3/284 (2013.01)
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 2018108575 A1 20180621; DE 102016124446 A1 20180621; EP 3554985 A1 20191023; EP 3554985 B1 20230308; SI 3554985 T1 20230731
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 2017081136 W 20171201; DE 102016124446 A 20161215; EP 17808453 A 20171201; SI 201731348 T 20171201