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
Application
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
CPC (source: EP)
B67C 3/007 (2013.01); B67C 7/0073 (2013.01); B67C 2003/228 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [A] DE 102011122853 A1 20130214 - KRONES AG [DE]
- [A] EP 2279850 A1 20110202 - GEA PROCOMAC SPA [IT]
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