EP 4371893 A1 20240522 - FILLING MACHINE FOR FILLING A POURABLE PRODUCT INTO RECEPTACLES

Title (en)

FILLING MACHINE FOR FILLING A POURABLE PRODUCT INTO RECEPTACLES

Title (de)

ABFÜLLMASCHINE ZUM ABFÜLLEN EINES GIESSFÄHIGEN PRODUKTS IN BEHÄLTER

Title (fr)

MACHINE DE REMPLISSAGE POUR REMPLIR DES RÉCIPIENTS D'UN PRODUIT VERSABLE

Publication

EP 4371893 A1 20240522 (EN)

Application

EP 23208985 A 20231110

Priority

IT 202200023736 A 20221117

Abstract (en)

There is described a filling machine (1, 1', 1") for filling a pourable product into receptacles (2) and comprising an isolation chamber (6) delimiting an inner environment (7), a sterilization apparatus (9) at least partially arranged within the inner environment (7), a filling apparatus (10) at least partially arranged within the inner environment (7), a closing apparatus (11) at least partially arranged within the inner environment (7) and a conveying apparatus (12) configured to advance the receptacles (2) at least within the inner environment (7). The conveying apparatus (12) comprises a plurality of carriers (20, 20'), each one configured to carry at least one receptacle (2) at a time and a planar motor (21) configured to move each one of the carriers (20, 20') within the inner environment (7) and such to advance the receptacles (2) in order of mentioning to the sterilization apparatus (9), the filling apparatus (10) and the closing apparatus (11) .

IPC 8 full level

B65B 3/00 (2006.01); B65B 43/42 (2006.01); B65B 43/52 (2006.01); B65B 51/14 (2006.01); B65B 55/02 (2006.01); B65B 61/24 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65B 3/04 (2013.01); B65B 43/54 (2013.01); B65B 55/025 (2013.01); B65B 7/06 (2013.01); B65B 51/144 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[Y] US 2020140124 A1 20200507 - LÜNNEMANN BERND [DE], et al
[Y] EP 3656684 A1 20200527 - TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE [CH]
[Y] WO 2022219531 A1 20221020 - G MONDINI S P A [IT]
[Y] EP 3456643 A1 20190320 - PY DR INST LLC [US]
[Y] EP 1908688 A1 20080409 - TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA LTD [JP]
[Y] EP 3865411 A1 20210818 - TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE [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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4371893 A1 20240522; WO 2024104896 A1 20240523

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 23208985 A 20231110; EP 2023081403 W 20231110