Global Patent Index - EP 4031479 A1

EP 4031479 A1 20220727 - METHOD AND MACHINE FOR FILLING A CONTAINER TO A DESIRED LIQUID LEVEL

Title (en)

METHOD AND MACHINE FOR FILLING A CONTAINER TO A DESIRED LIQUID LEVEL

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND MASCHINE ZUM BEFÜLLEN EINES BEHÄLTERS MIT EINEM GEWÜNSCHTEN FLÜSSIGKEITSNIVEAU

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ ET MACHINE POUR REMPLIR UN RÉCIPIENT À UN NIVEAU SOUHAITÉ DE LIQUIDE

Publication

EP 4031479 A1 20220727 (FR)

Application

EP 20820483 A 20200917

Priority

  • FR 1910323 A 20190919
  • FR 2020051605 W 20200917

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2021053297A1] The invention relates to a filling machine comprising: • a filling tube (11) passing through a spout nozzle (8) so as to delimit, with the spout nozzle, a part (12a) of an air-return circuit (12), the filling tube (11) being movable vertically and delimiting an outlet passage (11b) for the liquid; • a control circuit (28) for: • moving the filling tube (11) to a bottom position and commanding the closure device to open the outlet passage (11b); • when the outlet passage (11b) of the filling tube is immersed in the liquid, bringing the air-return circuit (12) to atmospheric pressure and moving the filling tube (11) in the direction of its level-setting position; • bringing the air-return circuit (12) into communication with a pressurized chamber (14) and bringing the filling tube (11) to a level-setting position.

IPC 8 full level

B67C 3/06 (2006.01); B67C 3/28 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B67C 3/06 (2013.01 - EP US); B67C 3/12 (2013.01 - US); B67C 3/2614 (2013.01 - US); B67C 3/2628 (2013.01 - US); B67C 3/286 (2013.01 - EP US); B67C 2003/2654 (2013.01 - EP US); B67C 2003/2671 (2013.01 - EP)

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)

WO 2021053297 A1 20210325; EP 4031479 A1 20220727; EP 4031479 B1 20231011; EP 4031479 C0 20231011; FR 3101074 A1 20210326; FR 3101074 B1 20211001; US 11745992 B2 20230905; US 2022332560 A1 20221020

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 2020051605 W 20200917; EP 20820483 A 20200917; FR 1910323 A 20190919; US 202017642970 A 20200917