(19)
(11) EP 0 261 085 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
08.03.1989 Bulletin 1989/10

(43) Date of publication A2:
23.03.1988 Bulletin 1988/12

(21) Application number: 87830316.3

(22) Date of filing: 01.09.1987
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)4B65B 31/02
(84) Designated Contracting States:
BE CH ES FR GB LI

(30) Priority: 19.09.1986 IT 4009686

(71) Applicant: MANZINI S.P.A.
I-43100 Parma (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Dall'Argine, Franco
    I-43100 Parma (IT)

(74) Representative: Lanzoni, Luciano 
BUGNION S.p.A., Via Emilia Est, 25
41100 Modena (MO)
41100 Modena (MO) (IT)


(56) References cited: : 
   
       


    (54) A process for the vacuumized brimfilling of cans fashioned from aluminium alloy, tinned metal strip or other easily buckled material, and a device for the implementation of such a process


    (57) The process and the device relate to the art field of brim-filling cans in a vacuum, with a liquid such as oil, in order to preserve perishable foodstuffs. The can (15) is positioned in a sealed chamber (1) with its inside totally isolated so that different negative pressure levels can be created at once in the can and in the chamber; the vacuum generated in the chamber, which is of a lesser degree than that maintained in the can, prevents the material of the can itself from buckling under pressure and ensures aseptic filling conditions.







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