ATBECHDEDKESFRGBGRITLILUNLSEMCPTIESILTLVFIROMKCYALTRBGCZEEHUPLSKBAHRIS..MTNORSMESMMAKHTNMDGELA......J0009013-ENDS014650282EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATIONA320260902EP25170869.920250416enenen2417400320240503EP2026090220263620251119202547B65B 39/00 20060101AFI20260724BHEP B65B 39/02 20060101ALI20260724BHEP B65B 39/12 20060101ALI20260724BHEP B65B 3/04 20060101ALI20260724BHEP B65B 3/12 20060101ALI20260724BHEP B65B 43/58 20060101ALI20260724BHEP B67C 3/26 20060101ALN20260724BHEP B65B 39/001 20130101 FI20241022BHEP B65B 39/02 20130101 LI20241022BHEP B65B 39/12 20130101 LI20241022BHEP B65B 3/04 20130101 LI20241023BHEP B65B 3/12 20130101 LI20260716BHEP B65B2039/008 20130101 LA20260716BHEP B65B 43/58 20130101 LI20260716BHEP B67C 3/2608 20130101 LI20260716BGEP deDÜSE FÜR EIN FÜLLROHR FÜR VERPACKUNGSMASCHINEN, IN DENEN BEHÄLTER MIT FLÜSSIGEM LEBENSMITTEL GEFÜLLT SIND, UND SOLCH EINE DÜSE UMFASSENDES FÜLLSYSTEMenNOZZLE FOR A FILL PIPE USED IN PACKAGING MACHINES IN WHICH CONTAINERS ARE FILLED WITH LIQUID FOOD PRODUCT AND A FILL SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH NOZZLEfrBUSE POUR UN TUYAU DE REMPLISSAGE UTILISÉ DANS DES MACHINES D'EMBALLAGE DANS LESQUELLES DES RÉCIPIENTS SONT REMPLIS DE PRODUIT ALIMENTAIRE LIQUIDE ET SYSTÈME DE REMPLISSAGE COMPRENANT UNE TELLE BUSE2Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.101152244PAT05701EP2Avenue Général-Guisan 701009 PullyCHCarmo, Rui Manuel221 86 LundSELennertsson, Tom221 86 LundSETetra Pak Patent Attorneys101289820AB Tetra Pak Patent Department Ruben Rausings gata221 86 LundSEALATBEBGCHCYCZDEDKEEESFIFRGBGRHRHUIEISITLILTLULVMCMEMKMTNLNOPLPTRORSSESISKSMTRBAGEKHLAMAMDTN20260902202636

The present invention relates to a nozzle (200) for a fill pipe used in fill system of a packaging machines in which containers are filled with liquid food product. The nozzle comprising: a flexible mouthpiece (210) comprising a flexible collar (212) for connecting the flexible mouthpiece to an outlet end of the fill pipe and a plurality of flaps (214) made from a flexible material and extending from the flexible collar, the plurality of flaps being biased to a closed state, the flexible mouthpiece sealing the outlet end of the fill pipe when in the closed state, the plurality of flaps being disposed to be moved from the closed state to an open state by liquid food product flowing through the flexible mouthpiece; and a mesh filter (220) configured to filter liquid food product flowing through the flexible mouthpiece. The mesh filter comprising a bulge (224) protruding into an interior space of the flexible mouthpiece, wherein the bulge comprises a plurality of through holes constituting the mesh filter. Also a fill system comprising the nozzle is presented.

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