EP2937310A2 - Dispositif et procédé de remplissage d'un récipient avec un produit de remplissage - Google Patents

Dispositif et procédé de remplissage d'un récipient avec un produit de remplissage Download PDF

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EP2937310A2
EP2937310A2 EP15162338.6A EP15162338A EP2937310A2 EP 2937310 A2 EP2937310 A2 EP 2937310A2 EP 15162338 A EP15162338 A EP 15162338A EP 2937310 A2 EP2937310 A2 EP 2937310A2
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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
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    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
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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
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    • 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
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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
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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
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    • B67C2003/2688—Means for filling containers in defined atmospheric conditions
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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
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  • the present invention relates to a method and a device for filling a container with a filling product in a beverage filling plant, preferably for filling a carbonated filling product, such as beer, soft drinks or mineral water.
  • a variety of different methods and devices for filling filling products in beverage filling plants are known.
  • carbonated filling products such as beer, mineral waters or soft drinks
  • span gas for example, CO 2 is used here.
  • CO 2 bound in the carbonated filling product is filled during filling into the container to be filled against the increased CO 2 pressure, so that debindering of the CO 2 can be reduced or completely prevented from the filling product.
  • This process is also referred to as backpressure filling. In this way, the foaming of the filling product can be reduced or avoided in the container to be filled, so that in this way the filling process is accelerated overall.
  • the container prior to biasing the container to be filled with the clamping gas, the container is first evacuated, then flushed with the span gas, then evacuated again to be brought before the actual filling with the clamping gas to the appropriate biasing pressure before the filling product is introduced.
  • a defined gas atmosphere can be created in the container, in particular a largely oxygen-free atmosphere, which is especially desired for beer or other oxygen-sensitive products
  • a filling height correction in a prestressed and filled container can also be carried out by forcing the filling product back into the filling product reservoir via a return gas tube which dips into the filling product filled in the container.
  • This can be achieved, for example, by further charging the filled container with a pressurized gas under increased pressure, for example CO 2 .
  • the filling product is then accordingly pressed out of the container via the return gas pipe until the return gas pipe is no longer immersed in the filling product and accordingly the tensioning gas escapes from the filled container directly into the filling product reservoir via the return gas pipe.
  • the interior of the container and the pressure in the gas space above the filling product in the filling product reservoir can be kept at the same overpressure level while the filling product flows into the container.
  • a so-called vacuum filling method in which silent liquids are introduced into a pre-evacuated container to be filled.
  • An exact filling height correction takes place in such a way that a suction tube dips into the container filled with the filling product and the filling product is withdrawn from the container by a vacuum applied to the suction tube until the desired filling level, which is defined by the lower edge of the suction tube, is reached.
  • the suction tube is in fluid communication with the vacuum present in the filling product reservoir above the filling product, so that rapid suction of the liquid and drip-free holding of the filling product in the suction tube can be achieved. Examples of such vacuum fillers can be found in the DE 83 08 618 U1 and the DE 83 08 806 U1 ,
  • Vacuum fillers such as the Krones types VV, VVHK, VVHL, allow a correction phase after completion of the filling phase.
  • the vacuum applied in the ring bowl is connected to a return air tube. About the immersion depth of the return air tube in the respective container to be filled, the filling height can be controlled.
  • the return air tube is brought into fluid communication with the vacuum in the ring boiler, according to the upcoming over the lower end of the return air tube filling product is sucked back into the ring bowl. In this case, unfavorable as flavor and / or alcohol losses occur, for example, when filling spirits.
  • the suction tube in a vacuum filling process the container interior as well as the space lying above the filling product in the filling product reservoir can be brought to the same level of negative pressure.
  • the vacuum fillers or vacuum fillers were not used to fill carbonated beverages because the applied vacuum or applied vacuum would immediately release the CO 2 in the respective carbonated beverages and, correspondingly, a filling operation would result in a very high foaming tendency and hence a long filling time. Accordingly, the filling of carbonated fill products with vacuum filling has been excluded in the prior art.
  • From the DE 199 11 517 A1 is a beverage filling known, in which CO 2 -free, so not carbonated, drinks can be filled into containers.
  • the filling stations of the beverage filling machine run in an evacuated interior of the filler housing.
  • An evacuation of the container is achieved solely by inserting the respective container into the filler housing.
  • the containers are evacuated by the prevailing in the filler housing vacuum, then fed to the respective filling stations and then filled. Since the containers are introduced via a lock wheel into the interior of the filler housing and are discharged from the filler housing after filling, the vacuum achievable in the filler housing is severely limited.
  • Filling of a filling product in a prestressed container is also known to maintain the sterility, such as from DE 41 26 136 A1 known.
  • a method for filling a container with a filling product in a beverage filling plant comprising providing the filling product under an overpressure and evacuating the container to be filled to achieve a negative pressure.
  • the filling product under pressure is introduced into the container under negative pressure.
  • the inflow of the filling product into the container can be accelerated.
  • a sudden filling of the container to be filled with the filling product becomes possible in this way.
  • the container is evacuated prior to introduction of the filling product to a negative pressure with an absolute pressure of 0.5 to 0.05 bar, preferably 0.3 to 0.1 bar, particularly preferably 0.1 bar.
  • an absolute pressure of 0.5 to 0.05 bar, preferably 0.3 to 0.1 bar, particularly preferably 0.1 bar.
  • the interior of the container is evacuated so that when filling with the filling product no gas is displaced by the filling product and accordingly no gas must flow out of the interior of the container. Rather, the entire mouth cross-section of the container can be used to inflow the filling product. In other words, only a filling product stream directed into the container occurs here.
  • the filling of the filling product is further assisted by the provided pressure difference between the negative pressure in the container to be filled and the overpressure in the filling product reservoir.
  • the filling product is provided under an overpressure which corresponds to the ambient pressure, preferably under an absolute pressure of 1 bar.
  • the overpressure is correspondingly designed as overpressure relative to the vacuum located in the container, so that there is a pressure gradient between the provided filling product and the container.
  • the overpressure may also correspond to the saturation pressure of the filling product and preferably be at an absolute pressure of 1.1 bar to 6 bar. Due to the presence of the overpressure at the respective saturation pressure, debinding of the CO 2 in the case of a carbonated filling product can be counteracted.
  • the overpressure is above the saturation pressure of the filling product and is preferably present under an absolute pressure of 1.6 bar to 9 bar.
  • a sudden filling of the container can be achieved.
  • a filling of a conventional beer bottle with the filling product can be achieved in about 0.3 seconds, compared to the conventional filling time of about 4.5 seconds.
  • the sudden filling takes place essentially at the beginning of the filling process.
  • an equalization of the pressures between the pressure in the headspace of the container and the pressure of the over-pressurized filling product can take place, since the residual gas in the container now at atmospheric pressure or may increase to the pressure provided by the filling product.
  • the achieved pressure difference or the equalization of the pressures depends on the initial pressures and in particular on the initial negative pressure in the container to be filled.
  • the pressure profile in the container to be filled during filling depends on the pressure in the container to be filled at the beginning of the filling process and thus also on the residual gas in the container. Due to the filling product, the container is filled so that the filling product shares with the residual gas the remaining space. Accordingly, the pressure in the container increases. Due to the resulting pressure curve, the respective filling state of the container can therefore also be determined and, for example, the filling end to be achieved can also be determined on this basis.
  • the container to be filled is particularly preferably before the actual evacuation for filling the container with the filling product ever evacuated initially and then rinsed with a purge gas, whereupon the container is evacuated again to the above negative pressure and then the filling product is poured into the thus evacuated container.
  • a largely defined gas such as CO 2
  • CO 2 a largely defined gas
  • a prolonged storage period can be achieved and thus also oxygen-sensitive products such as beer can be bottled.
  • the filled container is preferably pressurized with an inert gas at an absolute pressure of from 2 bar to 9 bar, preferably under an absolute pressure of from 3.5 bar to 7 bar, more preferably under an absolute pressure of from 3.8 bar to 5, 5 bar.
  • an inert gas for example CO 2
  • the filling product line can be emptied of foam and residual filling product.
  • a renewed binding or dissolving of the CO 2 in the filling product can be promoted, so that the settling time for the filling product in the filled container can be reduced and, accordingly, a discharge or closing of the filled container can be prepared can.
  • the overpressure of the clamping gas, with which the filled container is charged after the introduction of the filling product particularly preferably corresponds to the overpressure with which the filling product is provided.
  • Carbonated beverages are preferably bottled with said process. Contrary to the present prior art prejudice that a filling of a container to be filled with a carbonated filling product is not possible if the container has a negative pressure or a vacuum, by the method proposed here, a sudden filling of the container with a filling product is possible, when the container is under a negative pressure or has a vacuum and the Gear Wherereservoir is under an overpressure.
  • sealing of the filled container preferably takes place without an exchange of the container interior with the environment taking place .
  • a closing of the filled container after filling and possibly after pressurizing the container with a clamping gas is particularly preferred, without changing the pressure conditions in the headspace of the filled container, and in particular without bringing the filled container into contact with the environment.
  • the container is preferably closed after filling with the filling product without relieving the container to ambient pressure in order to achieve foaming, overflowing or shooting out of the filling product. So you do not have to wait for a calming of the filling product, but the closing can be done directly.
  • the filled container is preferably under an overpressure at an absolute pressure of 2 bar to 9 bar, preferably under an overpressure at an absolute pressure of 2.5 bar to 6 bar, or under an overpressure corresponding to the saturation pressure of the filling product, preferably at a Absolute pressure of 1.1 bar to 6 bar, or under an overpressure which is above the saturation pressure of the filling product, preferably under an absolute pressure of 1.6 bar to 9 bar, sealed.
  • the overpressure under which the filled container is closed is preferably the overpressure provided by the clamping gas.
  • the actual closing of the filled containers can be carried out by means of well-known cappers with well-known closures.
  • the filled containers can be closed accordingly, for example, with crown caps, plugs, screw caps or retractable closures.
  • a soft-walled container such as a PET container or other thin-walled plastic container
  • the container is placed in an evacuated chamber and the chamber is also evacuated before or during evacuation of the container to be filled.
  • a filler chamber can be evacuated, or else a separate space enclosing the respective container can be provided, which permits evacuation in such a way that the pressure conditions on the inside and on the outside of the evacuated container to be filled are the same.
  • soft-walled containers can also be subjected to filling with the proposed method.
  • the container is connected before evacuation with a filling product line for supplying the vacuum, the clamping gas and the filling product fluid-tight.
  • At least one flavor and / or a beverage additive and / or a beverage component is preferably metered into the interior of the plastic container before and / or during and / or after the introduction of the filling product into the interior of the plastic container.
  • Beverage additives are also understood here as syrups and / or preservatives.
  • the method described above makes it possible in addition to provide an aroma doser for metering in flavors and / or beverage additives and / or beverage components, so that an advantageous change between different flavors becomes possible.
  • an apparatus for filling a container with a filling product comprising a filling product supply for supplying the filling product and a filling product line, which is fluid-tight contact with the container to be filled, a vacuum device for evacuating a container to be filled and furthermore a control device.
  • the control device is configured to first evacuate the container by means of the vacuum device and then to introduce the filling product into the evacuated container.
  • a capper is provided, by means of which the filled container can be closed to ambient pressure without relieving the container.
  • a relieving of the filled container can be avoided and thus the filling process can be accelerated, since a calming of the filling product before closing to avoid foaming, shooting out and overflowing of the filling product does not have to wait. Closure rather takes place under the same conditions, especially under equal pressure conditions, such as filling.
  • the actual closing of the filled containers can be carried out by means of well-known cappers with well-known closures.
  • the capper may accordingly be, for example, a crown corker, a plug sealer, a screw capper or roll capper.
  • a capping head which has a sealed against the environment Verschplikopfraum, which receives the filling product line and a capper together with the mouth of the container.
  • the Verschierkopfraum for receiving the container is obvious and closable, and preferably has two Verschdorfkopfbacken, which are openable and closable for receiving the container and preferably for supplying a container closure.
  • the Mountain whha operation is advantageous acted upon by an overpressure and preferably as Artsreservoir with a present over a Med.piegel and pressurized gas space, or filled with the filling product and under pressure line, more preferably a pressurized black filled line formed.
  • the filling product line has the same cross-section as the mouth cross-section of the container to be filled, and in particular the complete mouth cross-section of the container to be filled for filling the filling product usable.
  • the entire cross section of the mouth By using the entire cross section of the mouth, a particularly fast filling of the filling product can be achieved.
  • an aroma doser is provided for metering in an aroma and / or a beverage additive and / or a beverage component into the interior of the plastic container.
  • the flavoring agent can be provided for example in the form of a peristaltic pump, by means of which the aroma and / or the beverage additive and / or the beverage component is pumped from a corresponding reservoir and metered.
  • a filling plant for filling a filling product is proposed in a container comprising a filler with filling points for filling the container with the filling product according to the method described above and a closure arranged downstream of the filler with closing points for closing the filled containers.
  • the number of filling stations essentially corresponds to the number of sealing points.
  • cappers and fillers can have the same dimensions and particularly preferably be integrated with one another. Such an arrangement is made possible by the significantly increased filling speed of the method, since the time periods for filling the containers to be filled and the closing of the containers to be filled with each other.
  • the number of filling stations corresponds to 1 to 3 times, preferably 1 to 2 times, the number of closing points.
  • the capper can therefore be made only slightly smaller than the filler.
  • the number of closing points corresponds to 1 to 3 times, preferably 1 to 2 times, the number of filling points.
  • the filler can therefore be made smaller than the capper. This embodiment can be realized due to the much shorter filling times.
  • FIG. 1 1 schematically shows a device 1 for filling a container 100 with a filling product 110.
  • the filling product 110 to be filled is accommodated in a filling product feed arranged above the container 100 in the form of a filling product reservoir 2 which can be provided, for example, in the form of a central boiler or a ring vessel of a rotary filler.
  • the filling product 110 is present in the lower part of the filling product reservoir 2, so that a gas space 20 is formed above the filling product 110 in the filling product reservoir 2.
  • a corresponding gas or gas mixture is present in the gas space 20.
  • the gas space 20 will have CO 2 , which is preferably under an overpressure which causes the CO 2 bound in the carbonated beverage not to be released.
  • the oxygen can be displaced from the gas space 20, so that in the Guehrreservoir 2 and hardly any oxygen is present, which is especially preferred for oxygen-sensitive filling products such as beer.
  • another inert gas may also be present in the gas space 20, which allows a particularly gentle handling of the filling product 110.
  • a filling product line 3 which comprises a centering bell 30, is shown schematically in the figure.
  • To the centering bell 30 of the container to be filled 100 is sealingly pressed with its mouth 102, so that a gas-tight and liquid-tight connection is formed. Accordingly, there is a gas-tight and liquid-tight connection between the filling product line 3 and the interior of the container 100 by means of the centering bell 30th
  • the filling product 110 can reach the interior of the container 100 from the filling product reservoir 2 via the filling product line 3.
  • the filling product valve 32 controls the start of filling and the filling end, so that the container 100 is filled with a predetermined amount of filling product 110.
  • the filling and thus closing of the filling product valve 32 can be determined, for example, by reaching a predetermined filling level N in the container 100, by reaching a predetermined filling weight and / or by reaching a predetermined filling volume.
  • a metering chamber can be provided, in which the filling product is pre-metered and then also present in this metering chamber under the overpressure. With emptied dosing the filling process ends.
  • the pressure profile in the container 100 to be filled during the filling process with the filling product 110 can be considered and controlled on the basis of the pressure curve of the filling process and the filling end.
  • the filling end can be achieved when a certain pressure inside the container 100 is exceeded.
  • a pressure sensor 38 can be provided in the filling product line 3, which monitors the pressure conditions in the container 100 during the filling process.
  • a throttle valve 36 may be provided in front of the filling product valve 32 in the product-carrying line, by means of which the maximum flow rate can be controlled with open Guinsky 32.
  • the throttle valve 36 By means of the throttle valve 36, the course of the filling process can be influenced in a targeted manner and, for example, only a reduced flow can be made available at the end of the filling process in order to allow, for example, the exact reaching of the filling end.
  • a vacuum device 4 is provided, which via a vacuum valve 40 also with the filling product line 3 and thus also with the interior of the container 100 in communication can be brought.
  • the interior of the container 100 can be evacuated and accordingly the located in the interior of the container 100 gas can be pumped out.
  • the pressure to be provided with the vacuum device 4 in the interior of the container 100 is preferably at an absolute pressure of 0.5 bar to 0.05 bar, preferably 0.3 bar to 0.1 bar, more preferably at about 0.1 bar. Accordingly, by means of the vacuum device 4, a large part of the gas located in the container interior can be pumped out.
  • the gas space 20 of the Med.,reservoirs 2 is acted upon via a pressure line 22 with an overpressure, so that the Art.reservoir 2 is under pressure.
  • the gas taken up in the gas space 20 of the filling product reservoir 2 is preferably an inert gas and particularly preferably CO 2 , in particular when the filling product 110 is a carbonated beverage, for example beer, a soft drink or mineral water.
  • the filling product 110 is a carbonated filling product
  • a pressure can be provided which prevents debinding of the CO 2 from the filling product 110.
  • an absolute pressure of 1 bar to 9 bar is provided here, preferably an absolute pressure of 2.5 bar to 6 bar, more preferably an absolute pressure of 2.8 bar to 3.3 bar held in the gas space 20.
  • the filling product 110 is provided in the filling product reservoir 2 under an overpressure which corresponds to the ambient pressure, preferably under an absolute pressure of 1 bar.
  • the filling product 110 can also be provided in the filling product reservoir 2 under an overpressure which corresponds to the saturation pressure of the filling product 110, preferably at an absolute pressure of 1.1 bar to 6 bar.
  • the filling product 110 can be provided in the filling product reservoir 2 in a further embodiment even under an overpressure which is above the saturation pressure of the filling product 110, preferably under an absolute pressure of 1.6 bar to 9 bar.
  • the container 100 can be evacuated prior to the actual filling with the filling product 110.
  • the vacuum valve 40 is opened, via the vacuum device 4, the gas, which is located in the container 100, deducted.
  • the container 100 for example, coming from the ambient atmosphere is connected to the centering bell 30, so is located on the vacuum device 4 located in the container 100 Withdrawn ambient air.
  • the vacuum device 4 pumps correspondingly this gas atmosphere from the container 100.
  • the vacuum device 4 is preferably designed so that it can provide a significant negative pressure, for example in the range of an absolute pressure of 0.5 to 0.05 bar, in the container 100.
  • the valves are controlled via a control device 7.
  • the control device 7 can be embodied either as analog control, or expediently as programmed control, for example in the form of a PC or industrial PC.
  • the control device 7 can also be a module of the entire system control of a rotary filler, a rotary server or a filling system.
  • the control device 7 is configured to perform the method described below and is in particular programmed to carry out this method and to control the corresponding system components. Accordingly, the valves and components are sequentially controlled so that the process proceeds in the described form.
  • control device 7 is connected to sensors and encoders which monitor, for example, the pressure conditions in the container 100 or in the filling product line 3 connected to the container 100 and in the filling product reservoir 2.
  • the filling method which by means of the device 1 according to FIG. 1 can be carried out, now provides first the loading of the Gear etcreservoirs 2 and the gas space 20 of the Art etcreservoirs 2 with an overpressure.
  • the overpressure can be provided, for example, by supplying a corresponding gas under pressure via the pressure line 22.
  • the filling product supply 2 can also be provided in the form of a conduit in which the filling product 110 is guided under pressure.
  • Particularly preferred may be a so-called black-filled, so completely and filled without gas space, line can be used.
  • the interior of the container 100 is evacuated with closed filling product valve 32 and opened vacuum valve 40 via the vacuum device 4 and brought to a negative pressure accordingly. If the predetermined negative pressure, for example 0.1 bar, is reached in the container 100, the vacuum valve 40 is closed and the filling product valve 32 is opened. Due to the large pressure difference between the interior of the container 100, in which there is a negative pressure, and the Gear etcreservoir 2, in which there is an overpressure, there is a sudden filling of the container 100 with the filling product 110. The filling process can thus be carried out very quickly and is completed accordingly quickly.
  • the predetermined negative pressure for example 0.1 bar
  • the filling process can be achieved at least over the largest region of the filling process with a fluid flow in only one direction, namely a fluid flow which is directed exclusively into the container 100.
  • a countercurrent of a fluid for example a gas, does not take place since a displacement of gas from the container 100 into the filling product line 3 and / or into the filling product reservoir 2 does not take place. Rather, only the vacuum located in the container 100 is slowly reduced by the filling of the container 100.
  • the time of deceleration therefore depends on the vacuum present in the container 100 and thus on the design of the vacuum device 4.
  • the overpressure in the fill product reservoir 2 remains substantially constant over time. During filling, however, the pressure in the container 100 increases because of the inflowing filling product 110. If the negative pressure in the container 100 to be filled has been selected such that the pressure in the container 100 and in particular in the head space K has exceeded a certain level at the end of the filling process, regulation of the filling product stream flowing into the container 100 can also be achieved by the increasing pressure become. Accordingly, at the end of the filling process, the filling product stream slows down so that reaching a filling end can be easily supported and then the filling product valve 32 can be closed.
  • apparatus 1 for filling a container 100 with a filling product 110 a very fast, sudden filling of the filling product 110 can be achieved in the container 100, characterized in that a large pressure gradient between the Art etcreservoir 2 and the interior of the container 100 is present and thus a high flow rate can be achieved because the filling product by the pressure gradient quasi pressed into the container 100 (from the perspective of Guides 2) and sucked (from the perspective of the container 100) is.
  • the negative pressure in the container 100 to be filled ensures that there is a fluid flow directed exclusively into the container 100 and no counter-current gas flow occurs, so that the filling of the container can be carried out using the entire mouth cross-section d of the mouth 102 of the container ,
  • the number of filling points substantially corresponds to the number of closing points.
  • the number of filling points preferably corresponds to 1 to 2 times the number of closing points.
  • FIG. 2 a development of the device 1 is shown, wherein in addition to the Rail Crusherreservoir 2, which is connected via the filling product valve 32 with the filling product line 3, and the vacuum device 4, which is connected via the vacuum valve 40 to the filling product line 3, a clamping gas device 5 is still provided which is also connected via a clamping gas valve 50 with the filling product line 3. Also, the clamping gas valve 50 can be controlled by means of the control device 7.
  • the control device 7 is set up so that the described method runs.
  • CO 2 can be introduced via the filling product line 3 into the container 100 when the clamping gas valve 50 is open.
  • span gas another inert gas can be used.
  • the span gas can pressurize the filled container 100 under an absolute pressure of 2 bar to 9 bar, preferably under an absolute pressure of 3.5 bar to 7 bar, particularly preferably under an absolute pressure of 3.8 bar to 5.5 bar.
  • the clamping gas device 5 is connected to the gas space 20 of the filling product reservoir 2.
  • the gas to be supplied to the container 100 in this manner is correspondingly under the same pressure as the gas received in the gas space 20 and, accordingly, is also the same gas.
  • the container 100 can be evacuated by opening the vacuum valve 40 with the filling product valve 32 closed and the clamping gas valve 50 closed by means of the vacuum device 4. At a pressure of 0.1 bar by evacuation, 90% of the atmospheric oxygen from the container 100 is accordingly away. If the desired negative pressure in the container 100 is reached, for example a pressure of 0.1 bar, the vacuum valve becomes 40 closed and the clamping gas valve 50 is opened, and introduced via the clamping gas device 5 according to span gas, for example, CO 2 , into the container 1.
  • span gas for example, CO 2
  • the clamping gas valve 50 After introducing the clamping gas via the clamping gas device 5, the clamping gas valve 50 is closed again, and the vacuum valve 40 is opened again, so that in turn the gas mixture can be withdrawn from the container 100 via the vacuum device. In this way, when the pressure in the container 100 is reduced again to 0.1 bar, a 99% reduction in the oxygen content in the container 100 is achieved compared to the initial state.
  • the tensioning gas valve 50 can be opened and tensioning gas can be introduced into the filling product line 3 via the tensioning gas device 5.
  • the negative pressure which is still located in the head space K or in the container 100 is reduced and, instead, an overpressure is built up or an existing overpressure, which already exists in the head space K, is further increased.
  • residual filling product located in the filling product line 3 is pressed into the container 100 by the inflowing span gas.
  • the debinding of a carbonated filling product 110 can continue be suppressed in the container 100 or a re-binding of entbundenem during the filling CO 2 are supported by the increased pressure.
  • a clamping gas for example CO 2
  • FIG. 3 schematically another device 1 is shown, the construction of which FIG. 2 similar.
  • the container 100 can in turn be filled via the filling product line 3 with the filling product 110 fed from a filling product feed in the form of the filling product reservoir 2.
  • a corresponding clamping gas device 5 or a vacuum device 4 vacuum or clamping gas can be supplied to the container 100.
  • the clamping gas and the vacuum are guided in a combined gas line 45.
  • a shut-off valve 34 is provided, which closes off the gas line 45 of the vacuum device 4 and the tensioning gas device 5 combined with respect to the filling product line 3.
  • the shut-off valve 34 is controlled via the control device 7.
  • the control device 7 is set up accordingly so that the described method is executed.
  • a head space K which lies between the maximum filling level A of the container 100 and the filling level N.
  • a foam space C is formed, which corresponds to the volume between the filling level N and the filling product valve 32 and the shut-off valve 34. Accordingly, the foam space C has a volume which corresponds to the head space K plus the portion of the filling product line 3 between the mouth 102 of the filled container 100 and the filling product valve 32 and the shut-off valve 34.
  • the foam space C is preferably to be kept as small as possible in order to achieve the sudden filling of the container 100 with the filling product 110, that in particular when filling a carbonated filling product 110 is present only a limited amount of foam.
  • the foam space C or the filling product line 3 with the pressurized gas under tension, for example CO 2 , from the clamping gas device 5 can be achieved accordingly, that the foam from the foam chamber C is pressed into the container 100.
  • the foam space C it can be achieved here that all foam is already pressed into the container 100 via the clamping gas device 5 by means of a moderately predetermined overpressure.
  • the filling accuracy is increased when the foam space C includes only a moderate volume.
  • the foam room C After the filling product valve 32 has been switched off, the filling product residue located thereon has an insignificant influence on the filling level N, so that an accurate filling is possible.
  • the ratio of foam space C to the head space K is 1.1 to 3, preferably about 2, so that a complete introduction of the Standönschaums by the introduction of the clamping gas into the container 100 can be achieved.
  • FIGS. 4 to 7 show preferred embodiments of a portion of a device 1 for filling a schematically indicated container 100 with a filling product.
  • a capping head 6 is provided, which serves to fill the container 100 and to close the filled container 100.
  • the container 100 to be filled is held with its mouth region 102 on the capping head 6 in a sealed manner.
  • the capping head 6 has a container seal 600, which comes into sealing contact with the mouth region 102 of the container 100.
  • the capping head 6 has a Verschiffkopfraum 60, which communicates with the interior of the container via the projecting into the Verschiffkopfraum 60 mouth.
  • a filling product line 3 is also provided which has a centering bell 30 which has a seal 300 sealingly engageable with the mouth 102 of the container 100 to provide a gas tight and fluid tight connection. Accordingly, as shown in the previous figures in other embodiments, a fluid-tight and gas-tight sealing of the filling product line 3 with the interior of the container 100 can be made.
  • the filling product line 3 can be displaced together with the centering bell 30 in the displacement direction X, such that the filling product line 3 is advanced with the centering bell 30 so that it is placed sealingly directly on the mouth 102 of the container 100.
  • the centering bell 30 is retracted so that the space above the orifice 102 in the capping head space 60 is free.
  • the advanced position of the centering bell 30, in which the centering bell 30 sealingly abuts the mouth 102 is in FIG. 7 shown schematically.
  • a capper 62 is furthermore provided, which holds a container closure 104 via a magnet 622, wherein the container closure 104 is designed here in the form of a crown cork.
  • the capper 62 can be lowered and raised in the lifting direction Y, the capper sealing the capping head space 60 from the environment via a closure seal 640.
  • the capper 62 is arranged coaxially with the container axis 106 of the container 100 and thus also coaxially with the mouth 102 of the container 100 in order to be able to reliably apply the container closure 104 to the container 100.
  • the closure head 6 is shown in a plan view, wherein it can be seen that the capping head 6 has two Verschdorfkopfbacken 64, 66, which, as for example, from FIG. 6 results directly, can be opened and closed.
  • the Verschierkopfraum 60 which in FIG. 6 can be correspondingly formed around the mouth 102 of the container 100 by a corresponding closing of the Verschlußkopfbacken 64, 66.
  • the capper 62 is arranged above the mouth 102 of the container 100, in order to allow a corresponding closure of the container 100.
  • a container 100 can be introduced or discharged.
  • the filling process is correspondingly such that, such as in FIG. 7 shown schematically, the capping head 6 is closed and sealed the container 100 holds so that the mouth 102 of the container 100 is located in Verschdorfkopfraum 60.
  • a direct connection of the filling product line 3 and thus of the interior of the container 100 with a filling product reservoir 2, with a vacuum device, can accordingly take place 4 and with a clamping gas device 5 are formed.
  • the actual filling process then runs according to the already to the Figures 2 and 3 described manner.
  • a rinsing of the Container 100 carried out with CO 2 to which first evacuation takes place via the vacuum device 4 and then the container 100 is flooded with CO 2 . Thereafter, it is pumped off again via the vacuum device 4 and then introduced into the resulting vacuum or the negative pressure in the container 100 into the filling product by opening the filling product valve 32. Accordingly, a sudden filling of the container 100 with the filling product 110 takes place.
  • a clamping gas is applied via the clamping gas device 5 such that foam possibly located in the foam space is pressed completely into the container 100 and an overpressure is correspondingly established in the head space of the container 100.
  • the sealing of the centering bell 30 is lifted with the interior of the container 100, for example by lifting the Zentrierglocke 30. Then the filling product line 3 is withdrawn so that the centering bell 30 in the example in FIG. 4 shown park position is withdrawn.
  • the Verschiffkopfraum 60 is now also acted upon by the clamping gas, since in a retraction of the filling product line 3, the filling product line 3 then enters into fluid communication with the Verschierkopfraum 60. Accordingly, in the retracted position of the centering bell 30, as shown in FIG. 4 is shown, via the filling product line 3 and the Verschierkopfraum 60 with the clamping gas, for example, CO 2 , are applied.
  • the closing head space 60 can also be supplied with tensioning gas even before the container 100 is filled, and this can preferably be achieved by means of a centering bell 30 not yet sealingly applied to the container 100.
  • the capper 62 can be lowered and the container closure 104, for example the crown cap, applied to the container 100.
  • the closing of the container 100 takes place correspondingly under the pressure which is present in the closing head space 60, that is to say under an overpressure.
  • the pressure in the closure head space 60 can be released. This is achieved in the illustrated embodiment in that the Verschierkopfbacken 64, 66 are opened. Then the finished filled and sealed container 100 can be discharged.
  • the Verschleukinbacken 64, 66 are, as already described above, provided with a plurality of seals, which make it possible to provide both a secure seal of the mouth portion 102 of the container 100, as well as a secure seal against the movable filling product line 3 and against the capper 62nd provide when the Verschlußkopfbacken 64, 66 in the closed position, such as in FIG. 5 shown are arranged.
  • the respective components are correspondingly received in the closing head jaws 64, 66.
  • the filling product line 3 with the centering bell 30 and the capper 62 remain relatively in the same position when the Verschierkopfbacken 64, 66 are opened and closed. In the opened position of the Verschierkopfbacken 64, 66 not only the container to be filled 100 can be added, but it can also be a new container closure 104 are transferred to the capper 62.
  • This overpressure may preferably be at an absolute pressure of 2 bar to 9 bar, particularly preferably at an overpressure with an absolute pressure of 2.5 bar to 6 bar, or at an overpressure which corresponds to the saturation pressure of the filling product 110, preferably at an absolute pressure of 1.1 bar to 6 bar, or at an overpressure which is above the saturation pressure of the filling product 110, preferably at an absolute pressure of 1.6 bar to 9 bar.
  • the described arrangement provides a combined system of capper and filler in which the number of filling members substantially corresponds to the number of capping members. Particularly preferably, the number of filling stations corresponds to 1 to 2 times the number of closing points. In one development, filling members and closing members may also be provided in different rotary carousels, but the number of filling members and the closing members is substantially the same.
  • the different process steps such as the opening and closing of valves, the advancing or retracting or pivoting of the centering bell 30, the raising and lowering of the capper 62 or the opening and closing of the Verschlußkopfbacken 64, 66 are total, or at least a large proportion on the Control device 7 controlled.
  • the control device is set up and designed such that the method steps proceed as described.
  • FIG. 8 shows a variant of a capping head 6, wherein the filling product line 3 is not, as in the FIGS. 4 to 7 shown, is slidable along its length, but is pivotable about an axis of rotation 320 around. Accordingly, the filler cap 30 can be filled with its respective seal 300 with the mouth 102 of the container 100 by a corresponding positioning of the centering bell 30 above the mouth 102 and after completion of the filling process, the filling product line 3 can about the pivot axis 320 in the Verschierkopf 62 are pivoted to a parking position, after which the capper 62 can close the container 100.
  • a filling product valve 32 which is designed as a cone seat valve, and also designed as a cone seat valve shut-off valve 34, which shuts off the combined gas line 45, which allows either providing a vacuum or providing a clamping gas via the filling product channel 3.
  • the lines and valves extend along the axis of rotation 320 in order to achieve the simplest possible connection of the fluid-carrying lines.
  • the foam space C can only have a small volume, which on the one hand enables precise filling of the container 100 and, on the other hand, makes it possible to completely empty the filling product channel 3 with the clamping gas. and thus a drip-free filling.
  • FIG. 9 shows a further embodiment of a capping head 6, wherein here the filling product line is not shown.
  • There are two Verschplikopfbacken 64, 66 are provided, which can be pivoted against each other and which allow a quick and easy opening of the Verschierkopfraumes 60 for receiving the container 100.
  • the front Verschierkopfbacke 66 is pivoted in the direction of arrow upwards, in which case the front Verschierkopfbacke 66 can be pivoted laterally over a vertical toggle lever 680 to receive a container 100, ormodalschleusen a fully filled container 100.
  • the opening also serves to transfer a container closure 104 to the capper 62.
  • a separate chamber is provided for each container 100 which, independently of the capping head space 60, receives the container 100 in a sealed environment, leaving at least the mouth 102 of the container 100 so as to leave it can dip into the Verschegakopfraum 60.
  • a negative pressure can be applied, which preferably corresponds to the negative pressure generated in the container 100.
  • 100 equal pressure conditions can be created on the inside and the outside of the container to be filled, so that container 100 can be evacuated with soft or resilient walls and accordingly the filling product can be filled in the acted upon by a vacuum container.
  • FIG. 10 schematically a device 1 for filling a container 100 is shown with a filling product, wherein the container 100 has an orifice 102 through which the filling product is to be introduced into the interior of the container 100.
  • the device 1 comprises a filling product line 3, which has a centering bell 30, which is provided for receiving the mouth 102 of the container 100.
  • the filling product line 3 is displaceable in a displacement direction X to be positioned over the mouth 102 of the container 100 and, in the in FIG. 10 shown, withdrawn position, a closure 62 to give the possibility of applying a container closure 104.
  • the capper 62 is in FIG. 10 also shown in a retracted position, in which a container closure 104, which is shown here in the form of a crown cork, the capper 62 can be supplied.
  • the capper 62 is in the lifting direction Y of the capper liftable and lowerable, to suitably between the in FIG. 10 shown retracted position and a closing position to be moved back and forth.
  • the filling product line 3 and the capper 62 extend into a sealing head 6, shown schematically, which encloses a closing head space 60.
  • a pressure-tight seal of the passage of the filling product line 3 is achieved via a filling product line seal 620
  • a pressure-tight passage of the capper 62 is achieved by a closure seal 640
  • a pressure-tight reception of the mouth 102 of the container 100 is achieved by a container seal 600.
  • the capping head 6 is opened so that both the container closure 104 can be supplied to the capper 62 and a container 100 with its mouth 102 can be introduced.
  • the mouth 102 is thereby received by the container seal 600, that the interior of the container 100 is sealed with the Verschierkopfraum 60 throughout, and accordingly forms a common volume, which is sealed from the environment.
  • FIG. 10 a state of the device 1 is shown, in which the capping head 6 is opened, for example by opening Verschbpskopfbacken not explicitly shown here, such that the capper 62 can be loaded with the container closure 104 and the container to be filled 100 with its mouth 102 also can be absorbed sealingly.
  • both the capper 62 and the filling product line 3 are preferably arranged in a retracted position, for example in a parked position, in which they do not hinder each other and also do not block the receptacle 100 to be filled.
  • the capper 62 naturally moves along the container axis 106 in the lifting direction Y of the capper 62 to allow the container closure 104 to be applied to the mouth 102 of the container 100 in a known manner.
  • the capper 62 can, as in the Figures 10-21 be shown, such a capper, by means of which a crown cap is applied. In an alternative embodiment, however, the capper 62 can also apply roll-up closures, screw caps or stoppers.
  • the capper 62 in the embodiments shown here is only to be understood schematically and not limited to the Kronkorkenversch deviser shown. Rather, any type of closure can be applied by means of a corresponding capper 62.
  • the container receptacle 68 of the capping head 6 is designed so that it together with the container seal 600, the container 100 holds so that a trouble closing the container 102 is enabled by the capper 62.
  • the container receptacle 68 which is indicated here only schematically, is formed so that the mouth 102 is arranged substantially centered to the capper 62, such that by lowering the capper 62 in the stroke direction Y of the container closure 104 directly to the mouth 102 can be applied.
  • the container receptacle 68 is designed such that a closing force exerted by the capper 62 can be removed onto the capping head 6 without the container 100 being substantially displaced in the container receptacle 68.
  • the container 100 in the container receptacle 68 is held correspondingly so that a force exerted in the direction of the stroke direction Y by the capper 62 on the mouth 102 of the container 100 can be absorbed.
  • the container receptacle 68 is correspondingly designed such that it can also remove the torque introduced via the screw capper in such a way that the container 100 is in the container receptacle 68 not or only slightly rotates.
  • the container receptacle 68 is formed so that the mouth 102 of the container 100 so far into the Verschetzkopfraum 60 stands that a trouble-closing is made possible without the capper 62 or the container closure 104 to structures or inner surfaces of the Verschierkopfraum 60 defining Verschdorfkopfes. 6 would bump.
  • the filling product line 3 is, as already described above, connected via a filling product valve 32 with a filling product supply in the form of a filling product reservoir 2, via a vacuum valve 40 with a vacuum device 4 and via a clamping gas valve 50 with a clamping gas device 5.
  • a particularly preferred method for filling a container 100 with a filling product, in particular with a carbonated filling product, such as beer, carbonated soft drinks, mineral waters, sparkling wines, etc., will now be described below.
  • the container 100 is supplied to the container receptacle 68 and the container closure 104 is fed to the capper 62. Thereafter, the capping head 6 is closed so that the Verschegakopfraum 60 is closed to the environment gas-tight and pressure-tight.
  • FIG. 11 a further step is shown in which the container 100 is connected to the filling product line 3, the vacuum valve 40 is opened and correspondingly the vacuum device 4 via the filling product line 3 is in communication with the interior of the container 100 and evacuated according to the interior of the container 100 , In this way, the still present in the container 100 ambient air is withdrawn from the interior of the container 100.
  • the vacuum valve 40 is opened to put the interior of the container 100 via the filling product line 3 with the vacuum device 4 in communication.
  • the remaining in the container volume of the container 100 residual air together with the inert gas, for example, the CO 2 , again withdrawn, such that a negative pressure is generated in the container to be filled 100, in which case an absolute pressure of 0.5 bar to 0 , 05 bar, preferably from 0.3 bar to 0.1 bar, particularly preferably from 0.1 bar is reached.
  • the residual oxygen content in the container volume V can be further reduced in order to achieve, for example, a 99% reduction in atmospheric oxygen in the container, which is then under reduced pressure, compared to the initial state.
  • Such an oxygen-poor state in the container volume V of the container 100 to be filled is of particular importance when oxygen-sensitive filling products are to be filled, for example when bottling beer or fruit juices.
  • the filling product supply 2 comprises the filling product 110 under an overpressure with respect to the vacuum present in the container 100.
  • the overpressure in the product feed 2 is preferably at an absolute pressure of 1 bar to 9 bar, preferably at an absolute pressure of 2.5 bar to 6 bar, more preferably at an absolute pressure of 2.8 bar to 3.3 bar.
  • the filling product valve 32 is opened, the filling product 110 shoots abruptly through the filling product line 3 into the volume V of the container 100.
  • the container 100 is filled correspondingly abruptly and correspondingly extremely fast with the filling product.
  • the filling product valve 32 is closed again accordingly.
  • the container 100 was not evacuated with an absolute vacuum, but is at an absolute pressure of preferably 0.5 bar to 0.05 bar, the vacuum in the container 100 is gradually reduced by the filling with the filling product. Due to the fact, however, that an overpressure of 1 bar to 9 bar is present in the filling product feed 2, the pressure gradient between the container 100 and the filling product feed 2 is also ensured towards the end of the filling process.
  • the filling and corresponding closing of the filling product valve 32 can be determined by different methods. For example, a volume filling can be displayed using a flow meter or a time filling, in which after a certain opening time the filling product valve 32 is closed again.
  • the pressure increase in the container 100 is determined to determine the filling end, and the filling product valve 32 is closed when a certain pressure in the container 100 is exceeded.
  • the container 100 After closing the filling product valve 32, the container 100 is filled with the filling product.
  • a carbonated filling product will also show a very strong AufWebumne Trent due to the filling in the standing under negative pressure container CO 2 , such that in the filling product line 3 and in the head space K of the container 100 is a foam.
  • the clamping gas valve 50 is opened to bring the container 100 with the clamping gas device 5 in communication.
  • the clamping gas is preferably introduced under an absolute pressure of 2 bar to 9 bar, preferably under an absolute pressure of 3.5 bar to 7 bar, more preferably under an absolute pressure of 3.8 bar to 5.5 bar, wherein the Pressure of the clamping gas, which is provided via the clamping gas device 5, with the pressure in the Medtechnikzuzen 2 may be identical.
  • the foam By subjecting the filling product line and the container 100 and in particular the head space K of the container 100 with the clamping gas, the foam, which is still in the filling product line 3, is pressed into the container 100 in order in this way to substantially empty the filling product line 3 reach. Furthermore, the head space K of the container 100 is acted upon by the clamping gas, whereby here, too, the existing foam is pushed back. Furthermore, because of the high clamping gas pressure, the renewed dissolution of the CO 2 in the filling product, which is located in the container 100, is supported, so that the filling product calms down faster.
  • both the filling product line 3 and the head space K of the container 100 are acted upon by the clamping gas with open clamping gas valve 50, the filling product line 3, as in FIG. 16 shown slightly lifted from the mouth 102 of the container 100, such that the Verschierkopfraum 60 is also charged with the clamping gas. Accordingly, when adjusting the pressure balance in both the head space K and in the Verschetzkopfraum 60 the same gas is under the same pressure.
  • the Verschetzkopfraum 60 is under a pressure with the inert gas, such as CO 2 , which at an absolute pressure of 2 bar to 9 bar, preferably at an absolute pressure of 3.5 bar to 7 bar, particularly preferably at an absolute pressure of 3.8 bar to 5.5 bar, and particularly preferably at the same pressure, which also prevails in the Geartechnikzubow 2.
  • the inert gas such as CO 2
  • FIG. 17 the next step is shown in which the filling product line 3 is completely lifted off the mouth 102 of the container 100 and the clamping gas valve 50 is still open. Accordingly, the pressure in the head space K of the container 100 as well as in the closing head space 60 of the closing head 6 is maintained via the filling product line 3.
  • the filling product line 3 can be lifted off the mouth 102 of the container 100 without causing the filling product to escape from the mouth 102 or because the filling product foams because the pressure applied in the closing head space 60 keeps both the foam in the head space K of the container 100 pushed back. as well as further support a redissolution of the CO 2 in the container 100.
  • FIG. 18 is shown schematically that the filling product line 3 is retracted along the direction of displacement X and is spent accordingly in the parking position.
  • the pressure of the clamping gas in Verschetzkopfraum 60 is still maintained on the open clamping gas valve 50.
  • FIG. 19 shown schematically, now the capper 2 along the stroke direction Y are lowered so that the container closure 104 can be applied to the mouth 102 of the container 100.
  • the capping head space 60 is still under pressure because the span gas is still present in the capping head space 60.
  • the head space K of the filled container 100 is also still under pressure, under the same pressure that prevails in the capping chamber 60. Accordingly, closing the container 100 by applying the container closure 102 through the capper 62 may be performed under overpressure without leaking fill product.
  • the capping head can be opened, as in FIG. 21 shown, and the now filled container, which is closed with the container closure 104, can be discharged. Thereafter, the next container to be filled 100, as from FIG. 10 shown to be refilled by the same method.
  • FIG. 22 is another embodiment based on the already FIG. 1 described device 1 shown.
  • an aroma doser 39 is provided by means of which flavors and / or beverage additives and / or beverage additives can be metered into the interior of the container 100.
  • Beverage additives are also understood here as syrups and / or preservatives.
  • the flavoring agent 39 discharges into the filling product line 3 in such a way that the supplied aroma and / or the beverage additive and / or the beverage component reaches the interior of the container 100 via the same path as the filling product supplied via the filling product line 3.
  • Aromadosierer 39 opens in the embodiment shown downstream of the filling product valve 32 in the filling product line 3, so that a metered addition of flavors and / or beverage additives and / or beverage components can take place even when the filling product valve 32 is closed.
  • the metered addition may therefore be carried out before the introduction of the filling product from the filling product feed 2, during the filling of the filling product or after the completion of the filling operation.
  • the dosing after the completion of the filling operation and after a calming of the filling product in the container 100 is preferred here.
  • the flavoring agent 39 can be designed, for example, in the form of a peristaltic pump, by means of which an accurate metering of the respective aroma or of the respective beverage additive from a corresponding reservoir is possible.
  • flavoring agent (s) 39 are set up and can be controlled in such a way that a different flavor concentration for each individual filling operation , Added beverage concentration or composition of flavors and / or beverage additives and / or beverage components can be selected.
  • batches of a first flavor are usually filled for reasons of operation, before it comes to a change of flavor. The same applies to a change between beverage types such as between drinks with fruit fibers and drinks without fruit fibers.
  • FIG. 23 is another embodiment based on the in FIG. 2 shown embodiment shown.
  • the flavoring agent 39 opens into the filling product line 3 downstream of the filling product valve 32.
  • FIG. 24 is another embodiment based on in FIG. 4 shown device 1 shown.
  • the inlet of an aroma meter 58 is also provided in the capping head 6.
  • the flavor doser 39 may be positioned over the mouth of the container 100 to dose flavors and / or beverage additives and / or beverage components into the container 100.
  • the flavoring agent 39 can be positioned above the mouth before filling the container 100 with the filling product or after completion of the filling process.
  • the filling product line 3 and the aroma doser 39 accordingly alternate in their position over the mouth of the container 100.

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