EP0761591B1 - Machine d'embouteillage - Google Patents

Machine d'embouteillage Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP0761591B1
EP0761591B1 EP96109574A EP96109574A EP0761591B1 EP 0761591 B1 EP0761591 B1 EP 0761591B1 EP 96109574 A EP96109574 A EP 96109574A EP 96109574 A EP96109574 A EP 96109574A EP 0761591 B1 EP0761591 B1 EP 0761591B1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
valve
filling machine
liquid
pressure
container filling
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
EP96109574A
Other languages
German (de)
English (en)
Other versions
EP0761591A1 (fr
Inventor
Wilhelm Weiss
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Krones AG
Original Assignee
Krones AG
Krones AG Hermann Kronseder Maschinenfabrik
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Krones AG, Krones AG Hermann Kronseder Maschinenfabrik filed Critical Krones AG
Publication of EP0761591A1 publication Critical patent/EP0761591A1/fr
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP0761591B1 publication Critical patent/EP0761591B1/fr
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • 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
    • B67C3/2625—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks specially adapted for counter-pressure filling the liquid valve being opened automatically when a given counter-pressure is obtained in the container to be filled
    • B67C3/2631—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks specially adapted for counter-pressure filling the liquid valve being opened automatically when a given counter-pressure is obtained in the container to be filled 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
    • B67C2003/2685—Details of probes

Definitions

  • the invention relates to a vessel filling machine according to the Preamble of claim 1.
  • Such a vessel filling machine is already known at which the span gas valve above the liquid level in Storage container is arranged and its valve body one has downward-pointing, tubular extension, which penetrates the outlet opening in the center and out of it protrudes.
  • the probe is in the valve body or its Extension to form an open bottom Annulus adjustably attached, at the upper end one throttled discharge opening into the open for the at Filling repressed gas from the vessel is provided (DE-OS 2 007 896).
  • the filling element of this known vessel filling machine has one Variety of difficult to clean and compressible Cavities filled with gas, which during the filling process, lead to disturbing pressure surges, especially when relieving pressure.
  • the manufacture of the filling element is complex and due to of the many components protruding into the vessel can only Vessels with a wide mouth are filled.
  • the invention has for its object a Vessel filling machine of the type mentioned in terms of Filling accuracy, area of application, cleaning options and Noticeably improve manufacturing costs.
  • the vessel filling machine shown is set up for filling bottles 1 with a carbonated beverage, for example beer, at a superatmospheric counterpressure. It has an annular, closed storage container 2 with an essentially rectangular cross section, which rotates around its vertical central axis 3.
  • the reservoir 2 is filled up to level 4 with the drink and above it with a tension gas in the form of a high-proof CO 2 -air mixture with an overpressure of, for example, three bar.
  • the beverage and the tensioning gas are supplied in the usual way by radial pipes, rotary distributors, regulating devices, etc., not shown.
  • the reservoir 2 is even over the circumference distributed a plurality of identical filling elements 5 arranged, each of which has a controllable lifting element 6 for the bottles 1 and a controllable centering bell 7 for the Bottle mouth is assigned.
  • Each filler 5 has one on the underside of the Reservoir 2 attached valve block 8, at the Underside of a vertical, cylindrical outlet opening 9 is designed for the liquid.
  • the outlet opening 9 goes up through a conical valve seat 10 in an expanded vertical bore 11 over that in turn to one in the bottom of the storage container 2 trained vertical bore 12 connects.
  • At the Top of the valve block 8 is one with several Longitudinal slots 13 provided pipe section 14 attached with the bore 11 is aligned and through the bore 12 protrudes through.
  • the pipe section 14 ends above the level 4 and is at the top with inward facing Guide pin 15 for a vertical, height-movable valve body 16 equipped.
  • the valve body 16 is tapered at the lower end and provided with a sealing ring which is connected to the valve seat 10 cooperates.
  • the valve body 16 thus forms together with the valve seat 10, the liquid valve 17 of the filling element 5.
  • the opening position is determined by the contact between Guide pins 18 which are attached to the valve body 16 and loosely center it in the hole 11, and one on formed the upper end of the bore 11 on the valve block 8 annular stop 19 defined.
  • the valve body 16 has a through bore that at the bottom just above the liquid valve 17 conical to form a further valve seat 20 narrowed.
  • the valve seat 20 acts with a vertical, vertically movable further valve body 21 together and forms with it the tensioning gas valve 22 of the filling element 5.
  • the valve body 21 is substantially tubular, wherein its outer diameter is much smaller than that Inner diameter of the valve body 16, in the bore of which he is arranged concentrically.
  • the Valve body 21 has a thickening 23 on the Bottom one interacting with the valve seat 20 Seals wear.
  • the thickening 23 is on the jacket provided several guide ribs 24 through which the Valve body 21 guided vertically in the valve body 16 is.
  • the valve seat 20 closes at the bottom Return gas pipe 25, which is detachable in the lower end of the Valve body 16 is attached and forming a Annulus for the liquid concentrically through the Outlet opening 9 projects freely downwards.
  • the Return gas pipe 25 is at the lower end with an umbrella for provided the liquid is opposite the bottom of the Valve blocks 8 and protrudes during the filling process in the Head space of a bottle 1 pressed against the filling element 8 on the one hand, with his umbrella directs the from Outlet opening 9 emerging liquid on the inner wall the bottle 1 and also allows the supply or discharge of tension gas from the reservoir 2 in or out of the Bottle 1.
  • Is the valve body 21 lowered, as on the is shown on the left side of the drawing Passage blocked for span gas.
  • Is the valve body 21st raised as on the right side of the drawing is shown, so the bore of the valve body 16 and the return gas pipe 25 a connection between the located above the level 4 span gas space of the Storage container 2 and the interior of a bottle 1 produced.
  • the valve body 21 is opposite to the valve body 16 extended at the top and by a in the lid of the Storage container 2 attached guide bushing 26 movable led out of this.
  • elastic bellows 27 By one on the valve body 21 on the one hand and on the guide bush 26 on the other attached elastic bellows 27 is the passage sealed gas and liquid tight.
  • a bracket 28 attached At the top of it the reservoir 2 protruding end of the valve body 21 is a bracket 28 attached, which in turn on the Piston rod of a single-acting pneumatic cylinder 29 is attached.
  • the latter is rigid with the guide bush 26 connected.
  • Compression spring 30 is used, which the valve body 21 in tries to move its upper, open position.
  • the valve body 21 is without over its entire length Cavity formation penetrated by a rod-shaped probe 31, whose outer diameter is the inner diameter of the Valve body 21 corresponds.
  • the probe 31 protrudes Interposition of sealing rings down from the Thickening 23 at the lower end of the valve body 21 free out and extends under without further support Formation of an annular space concentrically through the return gas pipe 25 through, from the opening of which they are released downwards protrudes.
  • the probe 31 thus projects into the neck space the filling element 5 pressed bottle 1 approximately into the Range of the desired fill level.
  • the top of the probe 31 protrudes from the valve body 21 and is by means of a Clamping piece 32 adjustable relative to the valve body 21 fixed.
  • the probe 31 thus makes the normal stroke movement of the valve body 21 of the gas valve 22 by the Pneumatic cylinder 29 is caused in full With.
  • a measuring cable 34 connected to a electronic control device 35 leads.
  • the pneumatic cylinder 29 is pressurized with compressed air, then is against the force of the compression spring 30 via the bracket 28 the valve body 21 directly down against the valve seat 20 pressed; the span gas valve 22 is thus closed.
  • indirectly via the thickening 23 and Valve seat 20 also the valve body 16 against the force the compression spring 36 down against the valve seat 10 pressed; the liquid valve 17 is thus also closed.
  • the filling element 5 takes this state at the end a filling process or between two filling processes.
  • the span gas valve 22 is thus open.
  • the liquid valve 17 remains below Influence of the excess pressure in the reservoir 2 initially closed. Only when through the span gas valve 22nd and the return gas pipe 25 flowing into the bottle 1 Span gas has been equalized, the pressure will also Valve body 16 raised by the compression spring 36; the Liquid valve 17 is thus open. The liquid can then via the liquid valve 17 and the Run the outlet opening 9 into the bottle 1. Once the Liquid level the lower measuring or end range of the e.g. trained as a conductivity or short-circuit probe When probe 31 is reached, it sends it in via measuring line 34 Signal to the control device 35. This triggers immediately or after an adjustable delay time, the air supply to the Pneumatic cylinder 29, whereby the liquid valve 17th and the span gas valve 22 are closed together.
  • the Bottle 1 is filled exactly to the desired level.

Landscapes

  • Filling Of Jars Or Cans And Processes For Cleaning And Sealing Jars (AREA)

Claims (10)

  1. Machine de remplissage de récipient comportant un réservoir de réserve (2) pour le liquide à soutirer et un gaz de tension, réservoir auquel est raccordé au moins un organe de remplissage (5) sans tube de remplissage qui comporte une ouverture de sortie (9) pour le liquide, une soupape de liquide 17 montée en amont de cette ouverture, une soupape de tension du gaz (22) disposée dans le corps de soupape (16) de l'organe (5), mobile en hauteur, chargée par ressort, une sonde (31) pouvant être introduite dans un récipient servant à déterminer la hauteur du remplissage, maintenue dans le corps de soupape (21) de l'organe (5) mobile en hauteur, ainsi qu'un organe de réglage (29) pouvant commander par la sonde le corps de soupape de la soupape de tension de gaz, tandis que la sonde participe au mouvement de la course du corps de la soupape de tension de gaz et fait saillie vers le bas vis-à-vis de l'ouverture de sortie (9),
    caractérisée en ce que
    la sonde (31) dépasse de manière étanche au gaz de l'extrémité inférieure du corps de soupape (21) de la soupape de tension de gaz (22).
  2. Machine de remplissage de récipient selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisée en ce que
    l'ouverture de sortie (9) est reliée par un canal (37) à une soupape de commande (38).
  3. Machine de remplissage de récipient selon la revendication 2,
    caractérisée en ce que
    la vanne de commande (38) est reliée à une conduite annulaire (40).
  4. Machine de remplissage de récipient selon une des revendications 1 à 3,
    caractérisée en ce que
    la soupape de tension de gaz (22) est disposée en dessous du niveau de liquide (4) dans le réservoir de réserve (2) de préférence directement au-dessus de la soupape de liquide (17).
  5. Machine de remplissage de récipient selon la revendication 4,
    caractérisée en ce que
    le corps de soupape (21) de la soupape de tension de gaz (22) se termine à la hauteur de son siège de soupape (20) et la sonde (31) sort librement hors de son corps de soupape (21) et traverse le corps de soupape (16) de la soupape de liquide (17) et l'orifice de sortie (9).
  6. Machine de remplissage de récipient selon une des revendications 1 à 5,
    caractérisée en ce qu'
    à l'extrémité inférieure du corps de soupape (16) de la soupape de liquide (17) est fixé un tube de gaz (25) qui entoure au moins partiellement la zone de la sonde (31) dépassant du corps de soupape (21) de la soupape de gaz de tension, directement en formant un espace annulaire.
  7. Machine de remplissage selon une des revendications 1 à 6,
    caractérisée en ce que
    le siège de soupape (10) de la soupape de liquide (17) et éventuellement le canal (37) sont réalisés par un bloc de soupape (8) qui est fixé sur la face inférieure du réservoir de réserve (2) et est connecté au fond de celui-ci avec son espace intérieur par un alésage (12).
  8. Machine de remplissage selon la revendication 7,
    caractérisée en ce que
    le corps de soupape (21) de la soupape de tension de gaz (22) et/ou la sonde (31) sont guidées à l'air libre de manière mobile à travers le couvercle du réservoir de réserve (2) et sont reliés avec l'organe de réglage (29) placé sur le couvercle.
  9. Machine de remplissage d'un récipient selon les revendications 7 ou 8,
    caractérisée en ce que
    sur la face supérieure du bloc de la soupape (8) est fixé un morceau de tube (14) muni de ses ouvertures latérales, dans lequel est guidé mobile en hauteur le corps de soupape (16) de la soupape de liquide (17).
  10. Machine de remplissage d'un récipient selon la revendication 9,
    caractérisée en ce que
    sur l'extrémité supérieure du morceau de tube (14) s'appuie un ressort de pression (36), dont l'extrémité supérieure s'appuie sur l'extrémité supérieure du corps de soupape (16) de la soupape de liquide dépassant du morceau de tube (14), se terminant à l'intérieur du réservoir de réserve (2) au-dessus du niveau (4).
EP96109574A 1995-08-17 1996-06-14 Machine d'embouteillage Expired - Lifetime EP0761591B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE29513031U DE29513031U1 (de) 1995-08-17 1995-08-17 Gefäßfüllmaschine
DE29513031U 1995-08-17

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP0761591A1 EP0761591A1 (fr) 1997-03-12
EP0761591B1 true EP0761591B1 (fr) 1998-03-04

Family

ID=8011735

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP96109574A Expired - Lifetime EP0761591B1 (fr) 1995-08-17 1996-06-14 Machine d'embouteillage

Country Status (5)

Country Link
US (1) US5727606A (fr)
EP (1) EP0761591B1 (fr)
JP (1) JPH09104497A (fr)
CN (1) CN1148565A (fr)
DE (2) DE29513031U1 (fr)

Families Citing this family (16)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE19855975C1 (de) 1998-12-04 2000-03-30 Crown Simplimatic Inc N D Ges Getränkefüllorgan mit Rückgasrohr
JP4411832B2 (ja) * 2002-10-17 2010-02-10 澁谷工業株式会社 充填バルブ
DE102004011101B4 (de) * 2004-03-06 2011-04-07 Khs Gmbh Füllelemente sowie Füllmaschine mit derartigen Füllelementen
DE102004050397A1 (de) * 2004-10-15 2006-04-27 Khs Maschinen- Und Anlagenbau Ag Verschließmaschine
WO2007016960A1 (fr) * 2005-07-28 2007-02-15 Sidel Soupape de remplissage ayant une chambre à liquide, une chambre à gaz et une chambre intermédiaire, et machine de remplissage contenant ladite soupape
GB0818248D0 (en) * 2008-10-06 2008-11-12 Mechtronic Ltd Smart liquid delivery nozzle assembly
DE102009009339A1 (de) * 2009-02-17 2010-08-26 Khs Ag Füllelement zum Füllen von Flaschen oder dergleichen Behältern sowie Füllmaschine mit derartigen Füllelementen
IT1393904B1 (it) * 2009-04-15 2012-05-17 Flextech S R L Apparato di riempimento di contenitori flessibili con un fluido, ad esempio alimentare, quale crema, yogurt, succhi e purea di frutta, verdure e simili
CN102351139A (zh) * 2011-07-13 2012-02-15 中国轻工业机械总公司南京轻工业机械厂 新型易拉罐灌装阀单元
DE102011120164A1 (de) * 2011-12-06 2013-06-06 Khs Gmbh Füllelement sowie Füllsystem
DE102012012073A1 (de) * 2012-06-19 2013-12-19 Khs Gmbh Sonde zur Verwendung bei Füllelementen von Füllsystemen oder Füllmaschinen sowie Füllmaschine
CN103274344B (zh) * 2013-05-23 2014-12-10 上海东富龙科技股份有限公司 灌装机的灌装动作机构
DE102015116577A1 (de) 2015-09-30 2017-03-30 Krones Ag Vorrichtung zum Befüllen eines Behälters mit einem karbonisierten Füllprodukt
CN105923592B (zh) * 2016-07-07 2018-06-08 泰山医学院 一种液体电子化学品定量灌装机
DE102016118474A1 (de) * 2016-09-29 2018-03-29 Krones Ag Vorrichtung zum Beeinflussen des Volumenstroms eines Füllprodukts in einer Abfüllanlage
CN110203869B (zh) * 2019-06-04 2021-03-02 浙江骄栀科技有限公司 一种栀子油的成品灌装系统

Family Cites Families (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1632004C3 (de) * 1967-12-16 1975-11-20 Seitz-Werke Gmbh, 6550 Bad Kreuznach Füllelement für Ein- oder Mehrkammer-Gegendruckfüllmaschinen
DE2002060C3 (de) * 1970-01-17 1974-10-31 Seitz-Werke Gmbh, 6550 Bad Kreuznach Füllrohrloses Füllelement für Gegendruck-Füllmaschinen in Ein- oder Mehrkammer-Bauweise
DE2007896A1 (de) * 1970-02-20 1971-08-26 Seitz Werke GmbH, 6550 Bad Kreuz nach Fullrohrloses Fullelement mit ge trennten Leitungen fur Spann und Ruckgas und Abfuhrung der Uberschußflussigkeit
DE2149295A1 (de) * 1971-09-29 1973-04-05 Simonazzi Spa A & L Vollautomatischer hahn zum dosierten fuellen von behaeltern mit fluessigen substanzen

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
DE29513031U1 (de) 1996-09-12
EP0761591A1 (fr) 1997-03-12
DE59600106D1 (de) 1998-04-09
US5727606A (en) 1998-03-17
CN1148565A (zh) 1997-04-30
JPH09104497A (ja) 1997-04-22

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
EP0761591B1 (fr) Machine d'embouteillage
DE10359492B3 (de) Füllelement für eine Füllmaschine
EP0640555B1 (fr) Dispositif pour remplir des récipients avec un liquide
DE102005003222A1 (de) Vorrichtung zum Füllen von Gefäßen
DE3825093A1 (de) Verfahren und vorrichtung zum fuellen von flaschen oder dergl. in gegendruckfuellmaschinen
EP1571119A1 (fr) Tête de remplissage et machine de remplissage avec de telles têtes de remplissage
WO2006119893A1 (fr) Dispositif pour remplir des recipients
DE2007896A1 (de) Fullrohrloses Fullelement mit ge trennten Leitungen fur Spann und Ruckgas und Abfuhrung der Uberschußflussigkeit
EP3356284B1 (fr) Dispositif de remplissage d'un récipient avec un produit de remplissage carbonaté
EP1660402A1 (fr) Dispositif et procede de remplissage a contre-pression
DE3239879C2 (de) Vulkanisierpresse für Fahrzeugreifen
DE823263C (de) Steuerkopf fuer Vorrichtungen zum Abfuellen gashaltiger oder nicht gashaltiger Fluessigkeiten
DE2808345A1 (de) Behaelterfuellorgan mit hebbarem rueckluftrohr
DE1473748B2 (de) Prüfvorrichtung zur Bestimmung der Dichtfähigkeit eines Behälters
DE2002060A1 (de) Fuellrohrloses Fuellelement fuer Gegendruck-Fuellmaschinen in Ein- oder Mehrkammer-Bauweise
DE2723171C3 (de) Abfüllventil und Verfahren zum Betreiben desselben
DE4231114A1 (de) Vorrichtung zum Füllen von Flaschen o. dgl. Behältern
DE10359312A1 (de) Füllmaschine zum Füllen von Behältern
DE1081791B (de) Fuellorgan fuer Gegendruckflaschenfueller
DE3325338A1 (de) Fuelleinrichtung fuer stillgetraenke
EP2813462B1 (fr) Dispositif et procédé de remplissage d'un récipient avec un produit de remplissage
DE4324592C1 (de) Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Einfüllen einer Flüssigkeit in Gefäße
WO2020201001A1 (fr) Procédé de remplissage de contenants avec un produit de remplissage liquide
EP0308723B1 (fr) Organe de remplissage pour installation d'embouteillage de boissons
EP1266862A1 (fr) Tête de remplissage pour remplisseuses de récipients

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 19961209

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): DE FR GB IT

GRAG Despatch of communication of intention to grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS AGRA

GRAG Despatch of communication of intention to grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS AGRA

GRAH Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS IGRA

17Q First examination report despatched

Effective date: 19970730

GRAH Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS IGRA

GRAA (expected) grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: B1

Designated state(s): DE FR GB IT

ET Fr: translation filed
REF Corresponds to:

Ref document number: 59600106

Country of ref document: DE

Date of ref document: 19980409

ITF It: translation for a ep patent filed

Owner name: SOCIETA' ITALIANA BREVETTI S.P.A.

GBT Gb: translation of ep patent filed (gb section 77(6)(a)/1977)

Effective date: 19980429

PLBE No opposition filed within time limit

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT

RAP2 Party data changed (patent owner data changed or rights of a patent transferred)

Owner name: KRONES AG

26N No opposition filed
REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GB

Ref legal event code: IF02

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: FR

Payment date: 20030627

Year of fee payment: 8

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: FR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20050228

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: ST

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GB

Payment date: 20050602

Year of fee payment: 10

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DE

Payment date: 20050603

Year of fee payment: 10

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GB

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20060614

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IT

Payment date: 20060630

Year of fee payment: 11

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20070103

GBPC Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20060614

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20070614