Global Patent Index - EP 4108626 A1

EP 4108626 A1 20221228 - METHOD AND FILLING UNIT FOR FILLING A BOTTLE WITH A FOOD LIQUID

Title (en)

METHOD AND FILLING UNIT FOR FILLING A BOTTLE WITH A FOOD LIQUID

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND ABFÜLLEINHEIT ZUM FÜLLEN EINER FLASCHE MIT EINER LEBENSMITTELFLÜSSIGKEIT

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ ET UNITÉ DE REMPLISSAGE POUR REMPLIR UNE BOUTEILLE AVEC UN ALIMENT LIQUIDE

Publication

EP 4108626 A1 20221228 (EN)

Application

EP 22179374 A 20220616

Priority

IT 202100016190 A 20210621

Abstract (en)

A filling unit (1) for bottle filling machines has a tank (9) adapted to contain a food liquid to be bottled, a filling device (10) for filling by level, which includes a body (12), an outer tube (16) extending through the inner cavity (14) of the body (12), and an inner tube (18) arranged coaxially with the outer tube (16) and movable in relation to the latter; the unit (1) also comprising a centring cone (22) arranged coaxially with the outer tube (16) and configured to provide a seal against the upper end of the neck of the bottle to be filled, a first shutter (24) which is arranged vertically movable and is configured to seal the first tube (16), an operating unit (26) designed to control the vertical movement of the first shutter (24), and a flow meter (40) adapted to emit a delivery signal for controlling the level filling device (10) .

IPC 8 full level

B67C 3/26 (2006.01); B67C 3/28 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B67C 3/2622 (2013.01); B67C 3/282 (2013.01); B67C 2003/2602 (2013.01); B67C 2003/2654 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

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

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4108626 A1 20221228; EP 4108626 B1 20231129; ES 2969638 T3 20240521; IT 202100016190 A1 20221221; PT 4108626 T 20240116

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 22179374 A 20220616; ES 22179374 T 20220616; IT 202100016190 A 20210621; PT 22179374 T 20220616