Global Patent Index - EP 4108627 A1

EP 4108627 A1 20221228 - APPARATUS FOR PACKAGING A POURABLE PRODUCT

Title (en)

APPARATUS FOR PACKAGING A POURABLE PRODUCT

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUR VERPACKUNG EINES FLIESSFÄHIGEN PRODUKTS

Title (fr)

APPAREIL POUR EMBALLER UN PRODUIT COULANT

Publication

EP 4108627 A1 20221228 (EN)

Application

EP 22167792 A 20220412

Priority

IT 202100016511 A 20210623

Abstract (en)

An apparatus for packaging a pourable product (1) is described comprising: a first housing (7) delimiting therein an isolation chamber (8) configured to contain a controlled atmosphere in sterile and/or aseptic conditions; a packaging unit (3) for packaging the pourable product housed in the isolation chamber (8); and a fluidic circuit (11) comprising a main duct (11a) for feeding a working fluid into the isolation chamber (8); wherein the apparatus (1) further comprises a second housing (12) delimiting therein a test chamber (13) operatively separated from the isolation chamber (8) and configured to contain a controlled atmosphere in sterile and/or aseptic conditions; wherein the isolation chamber (8) is external with respect to the test chamber (13); and wherein the fluidic circuit (11) comprises a branch (11b) extending from the main duct (11a) to the test chamber (8) to convey the working fluid therein and allow sampling thereof inside the test chamber (13).

IPC 8 full level

B67C 7/00 (2006.01); B67C 3/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B67C 3/007 (2013.01); B67C 7/0073 (2013.01); B67C 2003/228 (2013.01)

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 4108627 A1 20221228; EP 4108627 B1 20240110; IT 202100016511 A1 20221223

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 22167792 A 20220412; IT 202100016511 A 20210623