EP0458093A3 - Filling head - Google Patents

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EP0458093A3
EP0458093A3 EP19910106980 EP91106980A EP0458093A3 EP 0458093 A3 EP0458093 A3 EP 0458093A3 EP 19910106980 EP19910106980 EP 19910106980 EP 91106980 A EP91106980 A EP 91106980A EP 0458093 A3 EP0458093 A3 EP 0458093A3
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filling head
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EP0458093B1 (en
EP0458093A2 (en
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Egbert Diehl
Karl Lorenz
Helmut Graeff
Bernd Link
Ludwig Cluesserath
Klaus Kaiser
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KHS Maschinen und Anlagenbau AG
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Seitz Enzinger Noll Maschinenbau AG
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Application filed by Seitz Enzinger Noll Maschinenbau AG filed Critical Seitz Enzinger Noll Maschinenbau AG
Priority to DE9116713U priority Critical patent/DE9116713U1/en
Priority to EP93111506A priority patent/EP0581155B1/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
    • B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
    • B67C3/22—Details
    • B67C3/26—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks
    • B67C3/2614—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks specially adapted for counter-pressure filling
    • B67C3/2617—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks specially adapted for counter-pressure filling the liquid valve being opened by mechanical or electrical actuation
    • B67C3/2622—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks specially adapted for counter-pressure filling the liquid valve being opened by mechanical or electrical actuation and the filling operation stopping when probes, e.g. electrical or optical probes, sense the wanted liquid level
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
    • B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
    • B67C3/22—Details
    • B67C3/26—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
    • B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
    • B67C3/22—Details
    • B67C3/28—Flow-control devices, e.g. using valves
    • B67C3/281—Profiled valve bodies for smoothing the flow at the outlet of the filling nozzle
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
    • B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
    • B67C3/22—Details
    • B67C3/28—Flow-control devices, e.g. using valves
    • B67C3/282—Flow-control devices, e.g. using valves related to filling level control
    • B67C3/285—Flow-control devices, e.g. using valves related to filling level control using liquid contact sensing means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
    • B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
    • B67C3/22—Details
    • B67C3/26—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks
    • B67C2003/2671—Means for preventing foaming of the liquid
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
    • B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
    • B67C3/22—Details
    • B67C3/26—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks
    • B67C2003/2671—Means for preventing foaming of the liquid
    • B67C2003/2674—Means for preventing foaming of the liquid by creating a conical shaped flow directed to the container wall at the container neck height
    • B67C2003/268—Means for preventing foaming of the liquid by creating a conical shaped flow directed to the container wall at the container neck height by means of a flow channel integral with the filling nozzle
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
    • B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
    • B67C3/22—Details
    • B67C3/26—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks
    • B67C2003/2685—Details of probes
EP91106980A 1990-05-05 1991-04-30 Filling head Expired - Lifetime EP0458093B1 (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE9116713U DE9116713U1 (en) 1990-05-05 1991-04-30 Filling element
EP93111506A EP0581155B1 (en) 1990-05-05 1991-04-30 Filling head

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE4014449 1990-05-05
DE4014449 1990-05-05
DE4102633 1991-01-30
DE4102633A DE4102633A1 (en) 1990-05-05 1991-01-30 FILLING ELEMENT

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EP93111506.7 Division-Into 1991-04-30

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EP0458093A2 EP0458093A2 (en) 1991-11-27
EP0458093A3 true EP0458093A3 (en) 1992-03-04
EP0458093B1 EP0458093B1 (en) 1994-09-07

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EP93111506A Revoked EP0581155B1 (en) 1990-05-05 1991-04-30 Filling head
EP91106980A Expired - Lifetime EP0458093B1 (en) 1990-05-05 1991-04-30 Filling head

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EP93111506A Revoked EP0581155B1 (en) 1990-05-05 1991-04-30 Filling head

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EP (2) EP0581155B1 (en)
DE (3) DE4102633A1 (en)
ES (2) ES2060238T3 (en)

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DE9116713U1 (en) * 1990-05-05 1993-10-28 Seitz Enzinger Noll Maschinenbau AG, 68163 Mannheim Filling element
DE9311427U1 (en) * 1993-07-31 1994-09-08 Krones Ag Hermann Kronseder Maschinenfabrik, 93073 Neutraubling Device for filling vessels with a liquid
DE4342987A1 (en) * 1993-12-16 1995-06-22 Khs Masch & Anlagenbau Ag System for filling a liquid product into bottles, cans or similar containers
DE19546292A1 (en) * 1995-12-12 1997-06-19 Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen Process for automated coordination of the filling process of switching elements
US5848494A (en) * 1996-01-31 1998-12-15 Spelt; Jacob Self-watering apparatus for plant
FR2800723A1 (en) * 1999-11-09 2001-05-11 Gangloff Scoma Ind Liquid filling nozzle, for bottles and other containers, has level detection and air release tubes fitted concentrically in valve-controlled filler tube
US9145288B2 (en) 2006-09-21 2015-09-29 Bevcorp Llc Tipless can filling valve
US7753093B2 (en) * 2006-09-21 2010-07-13 Bevcorp, Llc Tipless can filling valve
US9139312B2 (en) 2006-09-21 2015-09-22 Bev Corp LLC Tipless can filling valve
US8496031B2 (en) * 2006-09-21 2013-07-30 Bevcorp, Llc Tipless can filling valve
DE102007035872A1 (en) * 2007-07-31 2009-02-05 Krones Ag Device for containers
DE102010024522A1 (en) * 2010-06-21 2011-12-22 Khs Gmbh Method and filling element for pressure filling of containers with a liquid product
DE102011008878A1 (en) * 2011-01-18 2012-07-19 Khs Gmbh Filling element for container treatment machines in the form of filling machines, container treatment machine and method for cleaning machine elements on container treatment machines
US9670046B2 (en) * 2012-08-07 2017-06-06 Khs Gmbh Multiple filling element for a filling system or a filling machine and filling machine
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CN103910319B (en) * 2014-04-03 2016-08-24 杭州中亚机械股份有限公司 A kind of aseptic filling valve
DE102014109809B4 (en) * 2014-07-14 2016-04-07 Khs Gmbh filling device
EP2987731B1 (en) * 2014-08-20 2017-06-28 Krones AG Mould filling machine for a plastic container
ITUB20153704A1 (en) * 2015-09-17 2017-03-17 Gruppo Bertolaso Spa FILLER CONTAINER MACHINE WITH LIQUIDS AND PROCEDURE FOR FILLING CONTAINERS WITH LIQUIDS
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FR2525582A1 (en) * 1982-04-27 1983-10-28 Bemec Liquid level equaliser for bottles - includes centralising and sealing of bottle for suction of excess liquid into upper tank
DE3325338A1 (en) * 1983-07-13 1985-01-31 Otto Sick Kg, 7830 Emmendingen Filling device for still drinks
EP0235065A1 (en) * 1986-01-15 1987-09-02 Sidel Conditionnement Installation for filling containers by use of counter-pressure
DE3909398A1 (en) * 1988-05-10 1989-11-16 Seitz Enzinger Noll Masch FILLING ELEMENT

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US4509565A (en) * 1982-10-14 1985-04-09 Seitz Enzinger Noll Maschinenbau Ag Filling element for single-chamber and multi-chamber counterpressure filling machines
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FR2525582A1 (en) * 1982-04-27 1983-10-28 Bemec Liquid level equaliser for bottles - includes centralising and sealing of bottle for suction of excess liquid into upper tank
DE3325338A1 (en) * 1983-07-13 1985-01-31 Otto Sick Kg, 7830 Emmendingen Filling device for still drinks
EP0235065A1 (en) * 1986-01-15 1987-09-02 Sidel Conditionnement Installation for filling containers by use of counter-pressure
DE3909398A1 (en) * 1988-05-10 1989-11-16 Seitz Enzinger Noll Masch FILLING ELEMENT

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US5190084A (en) 1993-03-02
EP0581155A1 (en) 1994-02-02
EP0581155B1 (en) 1995-12-20
DE4102633A1 (en) 1991-11-07
EP0458093B1 (en) 1994-09-07
ES2060238T3 (en) 1994-11-16
EP0458093A2 (en) 1991-11-27
ES2081667T3 (en) 1996-03-16
DE59102805D1 (en) 1994-10-13
DE59107133D1 (en) 1996-02-01

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