EP 3659963 A1 20200603 - FILLING PLANT AND METHOD FOR FILLING RECEPTACLES WITH A POURABLE FOOD PRODUCT
Title (en)
FILLING PLANT AND METHOD FOR FILLING RECEPTACLES WITH A POURABLE FOOD PRODUCT
Title (de)
FÜLLANLAGE UND VERFAHREN ZUM FÜLLEN VON BEHÄLTERN MIT EINEM GIESSBAREN LEBENSMITTELPRODUKT
Title (fr)
USINE DE REMPLISSAGE ET PROCÉDÉ DE REMPLISSAGE DE RÉCIPIENTS AVEC UN PRODUIT ALIMENTAIRE POUVANT ÊTRE VERSÉ
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 18306582 A 20181129
Abstract (en)
There is described a filling plant (1) for filling receptacles comprising a processing apparatus (2) configured to process and/or prepare and/or treat a pourable food product, a filling apparatus (3) for filling the receptacles, a process valve (4) fluidically connected to the processing apparatus (2) and the filling apparatus (3) and configured to selectively control the flow of the pourable product from the processing apparatus (2) to the filling apparatus (3), and a control unit configured to control at least the process valve (4). The process valve (4) comprises at least a flow conduit (14), an inlet (15), an outlet (16), a first valve plug (17) configured to selectively close or open the inlet (15) and a second valve plug (18) configured to selectively open or close the outlet (16). Each one of the first valve plug (17) and the second valve plug (18) is moveable between at least a respective closed position and a respective maximum open position for respectively closing and opening respectively the inlet (15) and the outlet (16) and the control unit is configured to control at least one of the first valve plug (17) and the second valve plug (18) at an intermediate position.
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: EP)
B67C 3/22 (2013.01); B67C 3/286 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [A] DE 102013100702 A1 20140724 - ENDRESS & HAUSER PROCESS SOLUT [CH]
- [A] EP 1598308 A1 20051123 - SUNTORY LTD [JP]
- [A] WO 2018141558 A1 20180809 - SIG TECHNOLOGY AG [CH]
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
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 3659963 A1 20200603; EP 3659963 B1 20210414; WO 2020108977 A1 20200604
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 18306582 A 20181129; EP 2019080965 W 20191112