EP1702880B1 - Machine for filling containers with liquid or powder products - Google Patents
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- 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
- B67C3/001—Cleaning of filling devices
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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
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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
- B67C3/023—Filling multiple liquids in a container
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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
- B67C3/20—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus with provision for metering the liquids to be introduced, e.g. when adding syrups
- B67C3/202—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus with provision for metering the liquids to be introduced, e.g. when adding syrups by weighing
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- the present invention relates to a machine for filling containers with liquid or powder products.
- the invention has application to advantage in the art field of carousel type machines used to fill containers with a variety of substances, including liquid food products such as milk or fruit juices, also mineral lubricating oils, detergents, etc.
- a filling machine of the type in question appears as a tank carried by a main carousel and holding a supply of the liquid substance; the carousel is rotatable about a vertical axis through a first transfer station by way of which it receives a succession of containers, each with a filler mouth.
- the tank is rigidly associated with the carousel and affords a plurality of filler valves at the bottom, each of which can be associated with the mouth of a respective container; thus, when the carousel is set in rotation, the tank turns on the vertical axis and its contents are released via the filler valves into the containers, whereupon the filled containers are directed by way of a second transfer station onto an outfeed conveyor.
- carousel type filling machines will be supplied at different times with a variety of liquids that can present markedly dissimilar properties.
- a single machine might be used by a manufacturer of automotive fluids to fill containers with engine oil, with screenwash detergent, or with antifreeze radiator coolant.
- Document WO 2005/003017 corresponding to the preamble of claim 1, shows that containers, typically bottles, are filled by equipment incorporating a fixed frame and a rotating carousel fitted with a plurality of filler units (8) distributed around the periphery, each comprising a first and a second dispensing outlet connected to respective first and second tanks holding first and second packageable substances, a supporting structure on which to stand a container, and an actuator mechanism associated with the supporting structure.
- the supporting structure is caused to alternate by the associated mechanism between a first filling position, in which the first outlet is placed in alignment with a mouth of the respective container, and a second filling position in which the second outlet is placed in alignment with the mouth of the container, so that the container can be filled with two different substances in the course of a single pass around the carousel.
- the object of the present invention accordingly, is to provide a machine for filling containers with liquid products or powder products, such as will be unaffected by the drawbacks mentioned above.
- One object of the invention is to make available a machine for filling containers with liquid or powder products that will allow of changing from one liquid product to another without lengthy stoppages.
- numeral 1 denotes a filling machine, in its entirety, designed to batch liquid or powder products into containers 2, each affording a respective filler mouth 3.
- the machine 1 comprises a carousel 4 rotatable about a vertical axis denoted 5 and carrying supporting and weighing means 6 on which to stand and weigh a plurality of containers 2 as these are filled with liquid, proceeding along a circular filling path P that extends clockwise as seen in figures 2 and 4 about the vertical axis 5 of the carousel, from an infeed station 7 to an outfeed station 8.
- the carousel 4 receives containers 2 singly and in succession at the infeed station 7 from a rotary infeed conveyor 9. As indicated in figures 2 and 4 , the conveyor 9 turns anticlockwise about a relative axis 10 parallel to the axis 5 of the carousel 4 and is positioned to take up containers 2 advancing along a horizontal infeed channel equipped with a feed screw 11 driven by a motor 12.
- the outfeed station 8 is occupied by an outfeed conveyor 13 rotatable anticlockwise, as viewed in figures 2 and 4 , about an axis 14 parallel likewise to the axis 5 of the carousel 4, so as to transfer the filled containers 2 into an outfeed channel 15 along which they advance toward a take-up unit (not illustrated).
- the machine 1 comprises first feed means 16 such as will deliver a first product by way of first filler devices 17 installed in number equal to the number of the supporting and weighing means 6.
- the first filler devices 17 are spaced uniformly about the axis 5 of rotation, and caused to rotate with the carousel 4 and with the containers 2 during the step of filling the selfsame containers.
- the machine 1 also comprises second feed means 18 delivering a second product by way of second filler devices 19 spaced uniformly around the axis 5 of the carousel 4 and caused to rotate with the carousel 4 during the filling step.
- the second filler devices 18 are installed, like the first, in number equal to the number of the supporting and weighing means 6.
- first and second filler devices 17 and 19 are arranged in alternating sequence about the axis 5 of the carousel 4, with each first filler device 17 located between a pair of second filler devices 19.
- Numeral 20 denotes means by which the first and second filler devices 17 and 19 can be positioned relative to the supporting and weighing means 6, alternating between a first configuration in which the supporting and weighing means 6 are associated with the first filler devices 17, and at least a second configuration in which the supporting and weighing means 6 are associated with the second filler devices 19.
- each of the first filler devices 17 is positioned above a respective pedestal of the supporting and weighing means 6, and over the container 2 standing on the pedestal, with each of the second filler devices 19 placed between one pedestal and the next.
- each of the second filler devices 19 is positioned above a respective pedestal of the supporting and weighing means 6, and each of the first filler devices 17 placed between one pedestal and the next.
- the machine 1 is able to implement a first step in which the containers 2 carried by the supporting and weighing means 6 are filled with the first product by the first filler devices 17, followed simply and seamlessly by a second step in which further containers 2 are filled with the second product by the second filler devices 19.
- the distance "d" between each first filler device 17 and the two nearest second filler devices 19 on either side is half the distance "D" between two neighbouring pedestals of the supporting and weighing means 6.
- Means 20 for positioning the first and second filler devices 17 and 19 relative to the supporting and weighing means 6 comprise an element 21 serving to carry the first and second filler devices 17 and 19, capable of movement about the axis 5 of rotation relative to the carousel 4 between the first and the second configuration.
- both tanks 22 and 23 which function also as carrier elements 21, are set in rotation about the axis 5 together with the carousel 4 whilst the machine 1 remains in the first or the second configuration.
- both tanks 22 and 23 are rotated in relation to the carousel 4 through a distance such as will bring the first filler devices 17 or the second filler devices 19 into alignment with the supporting and weighing means 6.
- the first tank 22 and the second tank 23 are both of cylindrical shape, positioned one on top of the other and concentric with the axis 5 of rotation.
- the first tank 22, uppermost, receives the first product from a first pipeline 24 connected to a fixed coupling 25 about which both tanks 22 and 23 are rotatable.
- a second pipeline 26 carrying the second product, which extends vertically down to the level of the second tank 23 beneath.
- the first tank 22 and the second tank 23 are both of toroidal shape, positioned one on top of the other and encircling the axis 5 of rotation.
- the first and second products flow from the two pipelines 24 and 26 into central cylindrical bodies 27 and 28 connected to the tanks 22 and 23 by way of relative ducts 29 and 30.
- the machine 1 will comprise pressure regulators 22a and 23a so that the pressure within the respective toroidal tank 22 and 23 can be varied according to the viscosity and density of the liquid product being handled, thereby ensuring a steady and continuous delivery through the filler devices 17 and 19.
- Such pressure regulators 22a and 23a might also be incorporated into the embodiment of figure 1 , so that the tanks 22 and 23 of this solution, like that of figure 2 , will be able to handle liquids of different viscosity and foamable liquid products with equal effectiveness, the pressure internally of the two tanks again being raised or lowered according to the nature of the particular liquid.
- the machine 1 might also comprise first flushing means that can be activated to cleanse the first feed means 16 when the machine is in the second configuration, and second flushing means that can be activated to cleanse the second feed means 18 when the machine is in the first configuration.
- the flushing means (not illustrated) will allow the respective tank and filler devices to be cleansed when there is no product effectively being batched into the containers 2 by these same components, that is to say when the filler devices are not positioned above and in alignment with the supporting and weighing means 6.
- the first and second filler devices 17 and 19 are connected to an electronic control unit 31, as also are a motor 32 by which the carousel 4 is driven in rotation, an auxiliary motor 33 by which the first and second filler devices 17 and 19 are positioned relative to the supporting and weighing means 6, and possibly sensors of suitable type serving to monitor the configuration of the machine 1 at any given moment.
- the control unit 31 will also be programmed to govern the operation of the machine during a change of configuration.
- control unit 31 will pilot the auxiliary motor 33 to rotate the tanks 22 and 23 between the first and second configuration, open or close the first filler devices 17 or second filler devices 19, and activate the flushing means if included, as and when the machine 1 occupies the first or second operating configuration.
- the first tank 22 and/or the second tank 23 might be fixed, installed remote from the carousel 4 and connected to the respective filler devices 17 and 19 by way of pipelines and rotary couplings.
- the filler devices 17 and 19 will not be mounted directly to the tanks but to a specially designed structure providing the carrier element 21.
- European Patent EP 1243546 filed in the name of the present applicant.
- the filling machine according to the present invention is able to continue operating practically without interruption even during the changeover from one liquid product to another.
- down time attributable solely to flushing operations can be eliminated, and the filling of containers with substances of different types can be managed more efficiently.
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Description
- The present invention relates to a machine for filling containers with liquid or powder products.
- The invention has application to advantage in the art field of carousel type machines used to fill containers with a variety of substances, including liquid food products such as milk or fruit juices, also mineral lubricating oils, detergents, etc.
- A filling machine of the type in question appears as a tank carried by a main carousel and holding a supply of the liquid substance; the carousel is rotatable about a vertical axis through a first transfer station by way of which it receives a succession of containers, each with a filler mouth.
- The tank is rigidly associated with the carousel and affords a plurality of filler valves at the bottom, each of which can be associated with the mouth of a respective container; thus, when the carousel is set in rotation, the tank turns on the vertical axis and its contents are released via the filler valves into the containers, whereupon the filled containers are directed by way of a second transfer station onto an outfeed conveyor.
- Depending on production requirements, carousel type filling machines will be supplied at different times with a variety of liquids that can present markedly dissimilar properties. By way of example, a single machine might be used by a manufacturer of automotive fluids to fill containers with engine oil, with screenwash detergent, or with antifreeze radiator coolant.
- To this end, the machine must be fully cleansed employing appropriate flushing procedures, in order that no traces of a product handled previously will find their way into a product handled subsequently. Since production must be suspended while these flushing procedures are carried out, machine down time is notably increased.
- The only alternative currently available is that of purchasing a number of separate machines, each dedicated exclusively to one type of product; this however calls for increased financial investment and for space to house the additional machines, and there is also the risk that at least one machine could remain idle in the event of there being no demand for a given liquid product.
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WO 2005/003017 , corresponding to the preamble ofclaim 1, shows that containers, typically bottles, are filled by equipment incorporating a fixed frame and a rotating carousel fitted with a plurality of filler units (8) distributed around the periphery, each comprising a first and a second dispensing outlet connected to respective first and second tanks holding first and second packageable substances, a supporting structure on which to stand a container, and an actuator mechanism associated with the supporting structure. The supporting structure is caused to alternate by the associated mechanism between a first filling position, in which the first outlet is placed in alignment with a mouth of the respective container, and a second filling position in which the second outlet is placed in alignment with the mouth of the container, so that the container can be filled with two different substances in the course of a single pass around the carousel. - The object of the present invention, accordingly, is to provide a machine for filling containers with liquid products or powder products, such as will be unaffected by the drawbacks mentioned above.
- One object of the invention, in particular, is to make available a machine for filling containers with liquid or powder products that will allow of changing from one liquid product to another without lengthy stoppages.
- The objects mentioned above are duly realized in a machine as defined by
claim 1. - The invention will now be described in detail, by way of example, with the aid of the accompanying drawings, in which:
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figure 1 shows a first embodiment of a machine according to the present invention for filling containers with liquid or powder products, viewed in elevation; -
figure 2 is a plan view of the machine shown infigure 1 ; -
figure 3 shows a second embodiment of the machine as infigure 1 , viewed in elevation; -
figure 4 is a plan view of the second embodiment of the machine shown infigure 3 . - With reference to
figure 1 ,numeral 1 denotes a filling machine, in its entirety, designed to batch liquid or powder products intocontainers 2, each affording arespective filler mouth 3. - The
machine 1 comprises acarousel 4 rotatable about a vertical axis denoted 5 and carrying supporting and weighingmeans 6 on which to stand and weigh a plurality ofcontainers 2 as these are filled with liquid, proceeding along a circular filling path P that extends clockwise as seen infigures 2 and4 about thevertical axis 5 of the carousel, from aninfeed station 7 to anoutfeed station 8. - The
carousel 4 receivescontainers 2 singly and in succession at the infeedstation 7 from a rotary infeedconveyor 9. As indicated infigures 2 and4 , theconveyor 9 turns anticlockwise about arelative axis 10 parallel to theaxis 5 of thecarousel 4 and is positioned to take upcontainers 2 advancing along a horizontal infeed channel equipped with afeed screw 11 driven by amotor 12. - The
outfeed station 8 is occupied by anoutfeed conveyor 13 rotatable anticlockwise, as viewed infigures 2 and4 , about anaxis 14 parallel likewise to theaxis 5 of thecarousel 4, so as to transfer the filledcontainers 2 into anoutfeed channel 15 along which they advance toward a take-up unit (not illustrated). - The
machine 1 comprises first feed means 16 such as will deliver a first product by way offirst filler devices 17 installed in number equal to the number of the supporting and weighingmeans 6. Thefirst filler devices 17 are spaced uniformly about theaxis 5 of rotation, and caused to rotate with thecarousel 4 and with thecontainers 2 during the step of filling the selfsame containers. - The
machine 1 also comprises second feed means 18 delivering a second product by way ofsecond filler devices 19 spaced uniformly around theaxis 5 of thecarousel 4 and caused to rotate with thecarousel 4 during the filling step. - The
second filler devices 18 are installed, like the first, in number equal to the number of the supporting and weighingmeans 6. - Also, the first and
second filler devices axis 5 of thecarousel 4, with eachfirst filler device 17 located between a pair ofsecond filler devices 19. - Numeral 20 denotes means by which the first and
second filler devices means 6, alternating between a first configuration in which the supporting and weighingmeans 6 are associated with thefirst filler devices 17, and at least a second configuration in which the supporting and weighingmeans 6 are associated with thesecond filler devices 19. - In the first configuration, which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, each of the
first filler devices 17 is positioned above a respective pedestal of the supporting and weighingmeans 6, and over thecontainer 2 standing on the pedestal, with each of thesecond filler devices 19 placed between one pedestal and the next. - In the second configuration, not illustrated in the drawings, each of the
second filler devices 19 is positioned above a respective pedestal of the supporting and weighingmeans 6, and each of thefirst filler devices 17 placed between one pedestal and the next. - By virtue of the structure thus described, the
machine 1 is able to implement a first step in which thecontainers 2 carried by the supporting and weighingmeans 6 are filled with the first product by thefirst filler devices 17, followed simply and seamlessly by a second step in whichfurther containers 2 are filled with the second product by thesecond filler devices 19. - Whilst the accompanying drawings show only first and
second filler devices axis 5 of thecarousel 4, the scope of the invention would nonetheless admit of equipping themachine 1 with other filler devices spaced likewise uniformly and alternately around theaxis 5, in which case the positioning of the sets of devices, numbering "n", will be such that the distance "d", measured along an arc to a circle between one device and the next device in sequence forming part of another set, is equal to "1/n" times the distance "D" between one pedestal of the supporting and weighingmeans 6 and the next. - In the example of the drawings, the distance "d" between each
first filler device 17 and the two nearestsecond filler devices 19 on either side is half the distance "D" between two neighbouring pedestals of the supporting and weighingmeans 6. - Means 20 for positioning the first and
second filler devices means 6 comprise anelement 21 serving to carry the first andsecond filler devices axis 5 of rotation relative to thecarousel 4 between the first and the second configuration. - This solution is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which show the
first filler devices 17 mounted to afirst tank 22, and thesecond devices 19 mounted to asecond tank 23. - During the step of filling the
containers 2, the twotanks carrier elements 21, are set in rotation about theaxis 5 together with thecarousel 4 whilst themachine 1 remains in the first or the second configuration. To pass from one configuration to the other, bothtanks carousel 4 through a distance such as will bring thefirst filler devices 17 or thesecond filler devices 19 into alignment with the supporting and weighingmeans 6. - In the first embodiment of
figures 1 and2 , thefirst tank 22 and thesecond tank 23 are both of cylindrical shape, positioned one on top of the other and concentric with theaxis 5 of rotation. Thefirst tank 22, uppermost, receives the first product from afirst pipeline 24 connected to afixed coupling 25 about which bothtanks coupling 25 is asecond pipeline 26 carrying the second product, which extends vertically down to the level of thesecond tank 23 beneath. - In the second embodiment of
figures 3 and4 , thefirst tank 22 and thesecond tank 23 are both of toroidal shape, positioned one on top of the other and encircling theaxis 5 of rotation. The first and second products flow from the twopipelines cylindrical bodies tanks relative ducts machine 1 will comprisepressure regulators toroidal tank filler devices -
Such pressure regulators figure 1 , so that thetanks figure 2 , will be able to handle liquids of different viscosity and foamable liquid products with equal effectiveness, the pressure internally of the two tanks again being raised or lowered according to the nature of the particular liquid. - The
machine 1 might also comprise first flushing means that can be activated to cleanse the first feed means 16 when the machine is in the second configuration, and second flushing means that can be activated to cleanse the second feed means 18 when the machine is in the first configuration. - Thus, the flushing means (not illustrated) will allow the respective tank and filler devices to be cleansed when there is no product effectively being batched into the
containers 2 by these same components, that is to say when the filler devices are not positioned above and in alignment with the supporting and weighingmeans 6. - The first and
second filler devices electronic control unit 31, as also are amotor 32 by which thecarousel 4 is driven in rotation, an auxiliary motor 33 by which the first andsecond filler devices means 6, and possibly sensors of suitable type serving to monitor the configuration of themachine 1 at any given moment. - The
control unit 31 will also be programmed to govern the operation of the machine during a change of configuration. - In particular, the
control unit 31 will pilot the auxiliary motor 33 to rotate thetanks first filler devices 17 orsecond filler devices 19, and activate the flushing means if included, as and when themachine 1 occupies the first or second operating configuration. - In other alternative embodiment of the machine, not illustrated but falling nonetheless within the scope of the present invention, the
first tank 22 and/or thesecond tank 23 might be fixed, installed remote from thecarousel 4 and connected to therespective filler devices filler devices carrier element 21. Such a solution is described and illustrated inEuropean Patent EP 1243546 , filed in the name of the present applicant. - Self-evidently, the filling machine according to the present invention is able to continue operating practically without interruption even during the changeover from one liquid product to another. With this type of arrangement, down time attributable solely to flushing operations can be eliminated, and the filling of containers with substances of different types can be managed more efficiently.
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- A machine for filling containers with liquid or powder products comprising:
a carousel (4) rotatable about a relative axis (5) and carrying supporting and weighing means (6) on which to stand and weigh a plurality of containers (2),- first feed means (16) supplying a first product delivered by first filler devices (17) arranged about the axis (5) of rotation and moving with the carousel (4);- at least second feed means (18) supplying a second product delivered by second filler devices (19) arranged about the axis (5) of rotation and moving with the carousel (4); characterised in that the machine further comprises an element (21) carrying the first (17) and second (19) filler devices, said element (21) being rotatable about the axis (5) relative to the carousel (4) between a first configuration in which the supporting and weighing means (6) are associated with the first filler devices (17), and at least a second configuration in which the supporting and weighing means (6) are associated with the second filler devices (19). - A machine as in claim 1, wherein the first filler devices (17) and the second filler devices (19) are arranged in alternating sequence about the axis (5) of rotation.
- A machine as in claim 1 or 2, wherein the first filler devices (17) and the second filler devices (19) are installed in number equal to the number of the supporting and weighing means (6).
- A machine as in claim 1, wherein the first feed means (16) comprise a first tank (22) connected to the first filler devices (17).
- A machine as in claim 1, wherein the second feed means (18) comprise a second tank (23) connected to the second filler devices (19).
- A machine as in claim 4, wherein the first tank (22) is rotatable about the axis (5) of rotation of the carousel and associated rigidly with the first filler devices (17).
- A machine as in claim 5, wherein the second tank (23) is rotatable about the axis (5) of rotation of the carousel and associated rigidly with the second filler devices (19).
- A machine as in claim 6 or 7, wherein the first tank (22) and the second tank (23) are rotatable as one.
- A machine as in claim 6, wherein the first tank (22) is cylindrical in shape and concentric with the axis (5) of rotation.
- A machine as in claim 7, wherein the second tank (23) is cylindrical in shape and concentric with the axis (5) of rotation.
- A machine as in claim 6, wherein the first tank (22) is toroidal in shape and encircles the axis (5) of rotation.
- A machine as in claim 7, wherein the second tank (23) is toroidal in shape and encircles the axis (5) of rotation.
- A machine as in claim 6 or 7, wherein the first tank (22) and the second tank (23) are stacked one on top of another along the axis (5) of rotation.
- A machine as in claim 4, wherein the first tank (22) is fixed and connected to the first feed means (16) by way of respective pipelines and a rotary coupling.
- A machine as in claim 5, wherein the second tank (23) is fixed and connected to the second feed means (18) by way of respective pipelines and a rotary coupling.
- A machine as in claim 1, further comprising first flushing means serving to cleanse the first feed means, activated when the machine is in the second configuration, and second flushing means serving to cleanse the second feed means, activated when the machine is in the first configuration.
- A machine as in claim 1, further comprising an electronic control unit (31) connected to the first filler devices (17) and the second filler devices (19), also to sensors monitoring the configuration of the first filler devices (17) and the second filler devices (19) relative to the supporting and weighing means (6), and able thus to activate the first filler devices (17) or the second filler devices (19) according to the current configuration of the machine.
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