US20050257499A1 - Beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage material having a filling machine - Google Patents

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US20050257499A1
US20050257499A1 US11/122,270 US12227005A US2005257499A1 US 20050257499 A1 US20050257499 A1 US 20050257499A1 US 12227005 A US12227005 A US 12227005A US 2005257499 A1 US2005257499 A1 US 2005257499A1
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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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    • B67C3/26—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks
    • B67C3/2614—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks specially adapted for counter-pressure filling
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
    • B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
    • B67C3/22—Details
    • B67C3/26—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks
    • B67C2003/2645—Means to avoid overfilling by preventing gas returning from the container into the filling tank via the liquid valve, e.g. mesh screens
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
    • B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
    • B67C3/22—Details
    • B67C3/26—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks
    • B67C2003/2671—Means for preventing foaming of the liquid
    • B67C2003/2674—Means for preventing foaming of the liquid by creating a conical shaped flow directed to the container wall at the container neck height
    • B67C2003/2677—Means for preventing foaming of the liquid by creating a conical shaped flow directed to the container wall at the container neck height by means of a deflector

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  • the present application relates to a beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage material having a filling machine for filling bottles, cans and similar containers as described herein below.
  • a beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material can possibly comprise a beverage filling machine with a plurality of beverage filling positions, each beverage filling position having a beverage filling device for filling bottles with liquid beverage filling material.
  • the filling devices may have an apparatus designed to introduce a predetermined volume of liquid beverage filling material into the interior of bottles to a substantially predetermined level of liquid beverage filling material.
  • the apparatus designed to introduce a predetermined flow of liquid beverage filling material further comprises an apparatus that is designed to terminate the filling of the beverage bottles upon the liquid beverage filling material reaching the predetermined level in bottles.
  • There may also be provided a conveyer arrangement that is designed to move bottles, for example, from an inspecting machine to the filling machine.
  • a closing station closes the filled bottles.
  • a conveyer arrangement configured to transfer filled bottles from the filling machine to the closing station.
  • Bottles may be labeled in a labeling station, the labeling station having a conveyer arrangement to receive bottles and to output bottles.
  • the closing station and the labeling station may be connected by a corresponding conveyer arrangement.
  • Filling valves of the prior art are equipped with gas cutoffs or gas locks. Filling valves with gas cutoffs are primarily used for the bottling of carbonated liquids that are introduced from a pressure vessel into a bottle that is connected with the filling mechanism.
  • the pressure between the bottle and the pressure vessel must be equalized so that the liquid can flow into the bottle as a result of hydrostatic pressure.
  • the counter-pressure gas in the bottle is pushed back into the actual gas headspace of the filling bowl and is replaced by the liquid.
  • there is a return gas tube 11 which, with its bottom end surface, defines the boundary of the actual filling process, as soon as the liquid has reached said end surface.
  • DE 41 40 524 C2 describes a thin, bell-shaped gas cutoff that can be manufactured in the form of a stamped sheet metal part, for example, in which the holes that run through said bell are oriented tangentially, so that a rotational motion is imposed on the liquid that flows through these openings.
  • the principal disadvantage of this device described in the prior art is that the material thickness of the bell is comparatively low. This low thickness is a disadvantage because the material thickness is equivalent to the length over which the liquid is guided, the purpose of which is to impose a rotational motion on the incoming liquid which has an essentially diffuse flow.
  • the short length of the guidance therefore means that the new velocity vector, which comprises direction and velocity, can only be realized incompletely, especially since the liquid flows into the container only as a result of the hydrostatic pressure.
  • the present application teaches a filling valve that is equipped with a gas cutoff with a swirling action, whereby the gas cutoff is realized essentially in the form of a flat element.
  • inventions or “embodiment of the invention”
  • word “invention” or “embodiment of the invention” includes “inventions” or “embodiments of the invention”, that is the plural of “invention” or “embodiment of the invention”.
  • inventions or “embodiment of the invention”
  • the Applicant does not in any way admit that the present application does not include more than one patentably and non-obviously distinct invention, and maintains that this application may include more than one patentably and non-obviously distinct invention.
  • the Applicant hereby asserts that the disclosure of this application may include more than one invention, and, in the event that there is more than one invention, that these inventions may be patentable and non-obvious one with respect to the other.
  • FIG. 1A is a schematic illustration of a beverage bottling plant in accordance with one possible embodiment
  • FIG. 1 shows a filling valve of the prior art with a gas cutoff of the prior art
  • FIG. 2 shows a filling valve as taught by the present application with a modified gas cutoff
  • FIG. 3 shows a top view of the gas cutoff according to one possible embodiment
  • FIG. 4 shows a top view of the gas cutoff according to another possible embodiment
  • FIG. 5 shows a top view of the gas cutoff according to yet another possible embodiment
  • FIG. 6 shows a top view of the gas cutoff according to still another possible embodiment
  • FIG. 7 shows a top view of the gas cutoff according to another possible embodiment
  • FIG. 8 shows a top view of the gas cutoff according to yet another possible embodiment
  • FIG. 9 shows a top view of the gas cutoff according to still another possible embodiment
  • FIG. 10 shows a top view of the gas cutoff according to another possible embodiment
  • FIG. 11 shows a side cross sectional view of the gas cutoff according to one possible embodiment
  • FIG. 11 shows a side cross sectional view of the gas cutoff according to another possible embodiment
  • FIG. 12 shows a side cross sectional view of the gas cutoff according to yet another possible embodiment
  • FIG. 13 shows a side cross sectional view of the gas cutoff according to still another possible embodiment
  • FIG. 14 shows a side cross sectional view of the gas cutoff according to another possible embodiment
  • FIG. 15 shows a side cross sectional view of the gas cutoff according to yet another possible embodiment
  • FIG. 16 shows a side cross sectional view of the gas cutoff according to still another possible embodiment
  • FIG. 17 shows a top view of the gas cutoff according to another possible embodiment
  • FIG. 18 shows a side cross sectional view of an angled passage.
  • FIG. 1A shows schematically the main components of one possible embodiment example of a system for filling containers, specifically, a beverage bottling plant for filling bottles B with at least one liquid beverage, in accordance with at least one possible embodiment, in which system or plant could possibly be utilized at least one aspect, or several aspects, of the embodiments disclosed herein.
  • FIG. 1A shows a rinsing arrangement or rinsing station 101 , to which the containers, namely bottles B, are fed in the direction of travel as indicated by the arrow A 1 , by a first conveyer arrangement 103 , which can be a linear conveyor or a combination of a linear conveyor and a starwheel.
  • a first conveyer arrangement 103 which can be a linear conveyor or a combination of a linear conveyor and a starwheel.
  • the rinsed bottles B are transported to a beverage filling machine 105 by a second conveyer arrangement 104 that is formed, for example, by one or more starwheels that introduce bottles B into the beverage filling machine 105 .
  • the beverage filling machine 105 shown is of a revolving or rotary design, with a rotor 105 ′, which revolves around a central, vertical machine axis.
  • the rotor 105 ′ is designed to receive and hold the bottles B for filling at a plurality of filling positions 113 located about the periphery of the rotor 105 ′.
  • a filling arrangement 114 having at least one filling device, element, apparatus, or valve.
  • the filling arrangements 114 are designed to introduce a predetermined volume or amount of liquid beverage into the interior of the bottles B to a predetermined or desired level.
  • the filling arrangements 114 receive the liquid beverage material from a toroidal or annular vessel 117 , in which a supply of liquid beverage material is stored under pressure by a gas.
  • the toroidal vessel 117 is a component, for example, of the revolving rotor 105 ′.
  • the toroidal vessel 117 can be connected by means of a rotary coupling or a coupling that permits rotation.
  • the toroidal vessel 117 is also connected to at least one external reservoir or supply of liquid beverage material by a conduit or supply line. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1A , there are two external supply reservoirs 123 and 124 , each of which is configured to store either the same liquid beverage product or different products.
  • These reservoirs 123 , 124 are connected to the toroidal or annular vessel 117 by corresponding supply lines, conduits, or arrangements 121 and 122 .
  • the external supply reservoirs 123 , 124 could be in the form of simple storage tanks, or in the form of liquid beverage product mixers, in at least one possible embodiment.
  • each filling arrangement 114 could be connected by separate connections to each of the two toroidal vessels and have two individually-controllable fluid or control valves, so that in each bottle B, the first product or the second product can be filled by means of an appropriate control of the filling product or fluid valves.
  • a beverage bottle closing arrangement or closing station 106 Downstream of the beverage filling machine 105 , in the direction of travel of the bottles B, there can be a beverage bottle closing arrangement or closing station 106 which closes or caps the bottles B.
  • the beverage bottle closing arrangement or closing station 106 can be connected by a third conveyer arrangement 107 to a beverage bottle labeling arrangement or labeling station 108 .
  • the third conveyor arrangement may be formed, for example, by a plurality of starwheels, or may also include a linear conveyor device.
  • the first output conveyer arrangement 109 is designed to convey bottles B that are filled with a first type of liquid beverage supplied by, for example, the supply reservoir 123 .
  • the second output conveyer arrangement 110 in the embodiment shown, is designed to convey bottles B that are filled with a second type of liquid beverage supplied by, for example, the supply reservoir 124 .
  • the third output conveyer arrangement 111 in the embodiment shown, is designed to convey incorrectly labeled bottles B.
  • the labeling arrangement 108 can comprise at least one beverage bottle inspection or monitoring device that inspects or monitors the location of labels on the bottles B to determine if the labels have been correctly placed or aligned on the bottles B.
  • the third output conveyer arrangement 111 removes any bottles B which have been incorrectly labeled as determined by the inspecting device.
  • the beverage bottling plant can be controlled by a central control arrangement 112 , which could be, for example, computerized control system that monitors and controls the operation of the various stations and mechanisms of the beverage bottling plant.
  • FIG. 1 shows a filling device of the prior art as discussed herein.
  • the present application teaches that the gas cutoff with a swirl effect 13 can be realized in the form of a flat, plane element, as a result of which the multiple sharp deflection of the liquid required in the devices of the prior art is eliminated.
  • the gas cutoff 13 contains a plurality of passages 15 , each of which represents a connection between the upper side and the underside of the gas cutoff 13 .
  • the present application teaches that in addition or also exclusively, there are recesses, e.g. fin-shaped recesses, which at least partly interrupt the radial outer contour/the peripheral surface of the gas cutoff 13 .
  • Passages 15 and/or recesses and/or their side walls have an inclination with respect to the vertical, so that the liquid flowing through them takes on a velocity vector which contains, among other things, a velocity component in the peripheral direction with respect to the valve axis.
  • a velocity component in the peripheral direction with respect to the valve axis.
  • the present application teaches that said inclination first runs in the peripheral direction.
  • the present application also teaches that the inclination is realized as a function of the location where the filling machine is to be used, so that the effect of the Coriolis force that occurs during these flow processes is utilized and/or positively assisted.
  • the inclination should be such that the liquid rotates in the clockwise direction, viewed in the direction of the flow.
  • the present application also teaches that the passages can also be inclined in the radial direction, so that the liquid is additionally guided toward the inside walls of the filling valve and container 1 .
  • this embodiment teaches that said passages and/or recesses can be round, oval, square, rectangular, polygonal or elliptical, or realized in any other desired shape.
  • the profile of the passages 15 or of the recesses can be linear as well as non-linear, in other words the profile of the passages 15 can also be curved.
  • the parameters of the gas cutoff 13 such as, for example, its thickness, size of the passages 15 or recesses and their inclination can be customized to the specific characteristics of the liquid being bottled, such as its viscosity or surface tension, so that the characteristics of the gas cutoff 13 such as gas-tightness, swirling action and filling capacity can be optimally coordinated with one another.
  • This system coordination is naturally also and in particular appropriate when a plurality of liquids are to be processed in alternation with a single filling machine.
  • the present application teaches that the gas cutoff 13 can be realized with a funnel-shaped or cone-shaped upper side, analogous to one or more embodiments disclosed in an additional application by the same applicant, specifically U.S. application Ser. No. 11/082,236 filed Mar. 16, 2005, which application is incorporated by reference herein.
  • a self-cleaning action of the gas cutoff 13 is carried out during the bottling of beverages that contain fruit pulp.
  • the size, shape, angle, diametrical dimension, cross section, and contour of the passages 15 are configured to take into effect the Coriolis force for the latitude of the bottling plant location, the viscosity of the fluid being bottled, the amount and size of pulp in the fluid, and the temperature of the fluid being bottled. Further, the passages 15 are designed to minimize gas bubbling back up through the passages 15 upon a bottle being filled, to substantially prevent liquid beverage from coming into contact with the return gas tube in order to prevent drops of liquid from entering the return gas tube during the evacuation of gas from a bottle being filled, and to minimize filling time. Each element of the design of the passages 15 may be determined by experimentation with different types of fluids, such as fluids with different viscosities or varying amounts of pulp.
  • FIG. 3 shows a top view of one possible embodiment of the gas cutoff 13 .
  • the passages 15 comprise a circular open top end and a circular open bottom end, as well as a cylindrical inner wall portion through which a liquid beverage can flow.
  • the open top end is offset from the open bottom end to permit the flow of liquid beverage in a circular or swirling motion in order to guide the liquid beverage toward the inside walls of the filling valve and container 1 .
  • the passages 15 are disposed radially and concentrically about the gas cutoff 13 .
  • FIG. 3 shows two sets of passages for illustrative purposes, and it is to be understood that any number of additional passages could be included in different possible embodiments. In at least one embodiment, the passages as shown in FIG. 3 could continue about the entirety of the gas cutoff.
  • FIG. 4 shows a top view of another possible embodiment of the gas cutoff 13 .
  • the passages 17 are offset diagonally such that they are pointed radially outward in order to further direct liquid beverage toward the inside walls of the filling valve and container 1 .
  • FIG. 4 shows two sets of passages for illustrative purposes, and it is to be understood that any number of additional passages could be included in different possible embodiments. In at least one embodiment, the passages as shown in FIG. 4 could continue about the entirety of the gas cutoff.
  • FIG. 5 shows a top view of another possible embodiment of the gas cutoff 13 .
  • the outer and inner passages 19 are staggered with respect to one another about the gas cutoff 13 , rather than being disposed radially, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 .
  • FIG. 5 shows two sets of passages for illustrative purposes, and it is to be understood that any number of additional passages could be included in different possible embodiments. In at least one embodiment, the passages as shown in FIG. 5 could continue about the entirety of the gas cutoff.
  • FIGS. 6 to 9 show top views of different embodiments of the gas cutoff 13 , having different shaped passages.
  • FIG. 6 shows ellipse-shaped passages 21 .
  • FIG. 7 shows hexagonally-shaped passages 23 . Please note that any polygonal shape may be used for the passages, such as triangles, pentagons, heptagons, octagons, decagons, etc.
  • FIG. 8 shows square-shaped passages 25 .
  • FIG. 9 shows rectangular passages 27 .
  • FIGS. 6 to 9 show two sets of passages for illustrative purposes, and it is to be understood that any number of additional passages could be included in different possible embodiments. In at least one embodiment, the passages as shown in FIGS. 6 to 9 could continue about the entirety of the gas cutoff.
  • FIG. 10 shows a top view of another possible embodiment of the gas cutoff 13 .
  • the circular passages 29 are arranged linearly about the gas cutoff 13 .
  • the passages 29 run in a single file line on each side of the gas cutoff 13 , such that they essentially form the shape of a square.
  • FIG. 10 shows the passages 29 angled diagonally toward the inside walls of the filling valve and the container 1 .
  • the passages 29 may also be angled such that the open top end of each passage and the open bottom end of each passage lie on the same line.
  • FIG. 11 shows a side cross sectional view of one possible embodiment of the gas cutoff 13 .
  • the passages 33 are angled toward the inside walls of the filling valve and the container 1 .
  • the inner walls of the passages through which liquid beverage flows during filling are straight and linear in this embodiment.
  • FIG. 12 is similar to FIG. 11 , but shows an embodiment where the passages 35 are curved.
  • FIG. 13 shows a side cross sectional view of another possible embodiment of the gas cutoff 13 .
  • the passages 37 are conically shaped.
  • the open top ends of the passages 37 have a wider diameter than the open bottom ends.
  • FIG. 14 shows another possible embodiment with conical passages 39 , wherein the open top ends of the passages 39 have a smaller diameter than the open bottom ends.
  • FIG. 15 shows a side cross sectional view of another possible embodiment of the gas cutoff 13 .
  • the inner walls of the passages 41 are substantially hourglass-shaped. In other words, the diameter of the open top ends and the open bottom ends of the passages 41 are substantially equal, but the inner walls of the passages have a substantially smaller diameter at the center of the passages than at the open top ends and bottom ends.
  • FIG. 16 shows a side cross sectional view of another possible embodiment of the gas cutoff.
  • the top of the gas cutoff 13 comprises a cone-shaped or funnel-shaped top portion 50 .
  • FIG. 17 shows a top view of another possible embodiment of the gas cutoff 13 .
  • the gas cutoff 13 comprises fin-shaped recesses 60 which at least partly interrupt the radial outer contour or peripheral surface of the gas cutoff 13 .
  • FIG. 17 shows an embodiment with six recesses 60 for exemplary purposes, and embodiments with more or fewer recesses are within the scope of the present application.
  • the additional embodiments of the gas cutoff disclosed herein could also be modified to include the recesses 60 .
  • FIG. 18 shows a side cross sectional view of an example of a passage 15 .
  • the passage 15 can be disposed in the gas cutoff 13 at an angle, represented in FIG. 18 by angles A and B.
  • the angle A is defined by a line L along the central axis of the passage and a radius of the gas cutoff 13 , which angle A could be between 45° and 90°, including numbers in tenths of a percent, such as, for example, 45.1°, 45.2°, 45.3°, 45.4°, 45.5°, 45.6°, 45.7°, 45.8°, 45.9°, 50.0°, etc.
  • the angle B is defined by the line L and a line perpendicular to a radius of the gas cutoff 13 , which angle B could be between 0° and 60°, including numbers in tenths of a percent, such as, for example, 0.1°, 0.2°, 0.3°, 0.4°, 0.5°, 0.6°, 0.7°, 0.8°, 0.9°, 1.0°, etc.
  • the angle of the passages 15 can be selected to cause the liquid beverage to flow out of the gas cutoff 13 in a circular or swirling motion in order to avoid liquid entering the gas return tube, to minimize filling time, and to minimize gas bubbling back up through the passages 15 .
  • the present application relates to a filling valve for the bottling of liquids in bottles, cans and similar containers with a closable liquid duct and a gas cutoff associated with said liquid duct with a swirl effect, in which the gas cutoff is realized in the form of a flat, plane element.
  • beverage bottling plant for filling beverage bottles with liquid beverage material
  • said beverage bottling plant comprising: a beverage bottle cleaning machine being configured and disposed to clean beverage bottles; a feed arrangement to supply beverage bottles to said beverage bottle cleaning machine; a beverage filling machine being configured and disposed to fill beverage bottles with liquid beverage material; said beverage filling machine comprising a plurality of beverage filling elements for filling beverage bottles with liquid beverage material; at least one liquid reservoir being configured to hold a liquid to be bottled; said at least one liquid reservoir comprising a gas headspace being disposed above a liquid to be bottled within said at least one liquid reservoir; at least one supply line being configured and disposed to connect said at least one liquid reservoir to said beverage filling machine to supply liquid beverage material to said beverage filling machine; a first conveyer arrangement being configured and disposed to move beverage bottles from said beverage bottle cleaning machine into said beverage filling machine; said first conveyer arrangement comprising a star wheel structure; a
  • a filling machine for filling bottles, cans, or similar containers with a liquid comprising a filling valve
  • said filling valve comprising: a return gas tube comprising an open bottom end being disposed adjacent said dispensing opening; said return gas tube being configured and disposed to permit the flow of gas from a bottle being filled with a liquid beverage; a closable liquid duct being configured and disposed to permit the flow of liquid beverage into a bottle to be filled; a gas cutoff element, comprising: a substantially flat, substantially disk-shaped body portion being disposed about said closable liquid duct; at least one passage being configured and disposed to permit the flow of liquid beverage through said gas cutoff element such that liquid beverage exits said at least one passage in a circular or swirling motion; said at least one passage being configured and disposed to minimize gas bubbling back up through said at least one passage, and to minimize entry of liquid into said gas return tube during filling.
  • valve comprising: a closable liquid duct being configured and disposed to control the flow of liquid into a container to be filled; a gas cutoff element being configured and disposed to effect a swirling of liquid in said closable liquid duct; and said gas cutoff element comprising a substantially flat, planar element.
  • Another feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time of the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadly in a filling valve for the bottling of liquids in bottles, cans or similar containers with a closable liquid duct and a gas cutoff with a swirl action associated with said liquid duct, characterized by the fact that the gas cutoff is realized in the form of a flat, plane element.
  • Still another feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time of the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadly in a filling valve, characterized by the fact that the passages and/or recesses or their side surfaces are at an inclination with respect to the vertical.
  • a further feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time of the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadly in a filling valve, characterized by the fact that the inclination is realized as a function of the circumference of an imaginary circle around the valve axis.
  • Still another feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time of the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadly in a filling valve, characterized by the fact that the passages or recesses run in a straight line.
  • a further feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time of the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadly in a filling valve, characterized by the fact that the passages or recesses do not run in a straight line.
  • Another feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time of the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadly in a filling valve, characterized by the fact that the upper side of the gas cutoff is at least partly in the shape of a funnel or cone.
  • bottling systems which may be used or adapted for use in at least one possible embodiment of the present may be found in the following U.S. Patents assigned to the Assignee herein, namely: U.S. Pat. No. 4,911,285; No. 4,944,830; No. 4,950,350; No. 4,976,803; No. 4,981,547; No. 5,004,518; No. 5,017,261; No. 5,062,917; No. 5,062,918; No. 5,075,123; No. 5,078,826; No. 5,087,317; No. 5,110,402; No. 5,129,984; No. 5,167,755; No. 5,174,851; No.
  • filling machines that utilize electronic control devices to control various portions of a filling or bottling process and that may possibly be utilized or possibly adapted for use in at least one possible embodiment of the present application may possibly be found in the following U.S. Pat. No. 4,821,921 issued to Cartwright et al. on Apr. 18, 1989; U.S. Pat. No. 5,056,511 issued to Ronge on Oct. 15, 1991; U.S. Pat. No. 5,273,082 issued to Paasche et al. on Dec. 28, 1993; and U.S. Pat. No. 5,301,488 issued to Ruhl et al. on Apr. 12, 1994.
  • stepping motors that may possibly be utilized or possibly adapted for use in at least one possible embodiment of the present application may possibly be found in the following U.S. Pat. No. 6,348,774 issued to Andersen et al. on Feb. 19, 2002; U.S. Pat. No. 6,373,209 issued to Gerber et al. on Apr. 16, 2002; U.S. Pat. No. 6,424,061 issued to Fukuda et al. on Jul. 23, 2002; U.S. Pat. No. 6,509,663 issued to Aoun on Jan. 21, 2003; U.S. Pat. No. 6,548,923 to Ohnishi et al. on Apr. 15, 2003; and U.S. Pat. No. 6,661,193 issued to Tsai on Dec. 9, 2003.
  • servo-motors that may possibly be utilized or possibly adapted for use in at least one possible embodiment of the present application may possibly be found in the following U.S. Pat. No. 4,050,434 issued to Zbikowski et al. on Sep. 27, 1977; U.S. Pat. No. 4,365,538 issued to Andoh on Dec. 28, 1982; U.S. Pat. No. 4,550,626 issued to Brouter on Nov. 5, 1985; U.S. Pat. No. 4,760,699 issued to Jacobsen et al. on Aug. 2, 1988; U.S. Pat. No. 5,076,568 issued to de Jong et al. on Dec. 31, 1991; and U.S. Pat. No. 6,025 issued to Yasui on Feb. 15, 2000.
  • seal arrangements that may possibly be utilized or possibly adapted for use in at least one possible embodiment of the present application may possibly be found in the following U.S. Pat. No. 5,411,273 issued to Pietsch et al. on May 2, 1995; U.S. Pat. No. 6,290,234 issued to Berle et al. on Sep. 18, 2001; U.S. Pat. No. 6,474,653 issued to Hintenlang et al. on Nov. 5, 2002; U.S. Pat. No. 6,616,146 issued to Friend et al. on Sep. 9, 2003; U.S. Pat. No. 6,692,007 issued to Oldenburg on Feb. 17, 2004; and U.S. Pat. No. 6,648,335 issued to Ezell on Nov. 18, 2003.
  • nozzle structures that may possibly be utilized or possibly adapted for use in at least one possible embodiment of the present application may possibly be found in the following U.S. Pat. No. 6,042,026 issued to Buehler, II on Mar. 28, 2000; U.S. Pat. No. 6,394,366 issued to Adams on May 28, 2002; U.S. Pat. No. 6,402,062 issued to Bendig et al. on Jun. 11, 2002; U.S. Pat. No. 6,616,072 issued to Harata et al. on Sep. 9, 2003; U.S. Pat. No. 6,666,386 issued to Huang on Dec. 23, 2003; and U.S. Pat. No. 6,681,498 issued to Steffan on Jan. 27, 2004.
  • starwheels which may possibly be utilized or adapted for use in at least one possible embodiment may possibly be found in the following U.S. Pat. No. 5,613,593, entitled “Container handling starwheel;” U.S. Pat. No. 5,029,695, entitled “Improved starwheel;” U.S. Pat. No. 4,124,112, entitled “Odd-shaped container indexing starwheel;” and U.S. Pat. No. 4,084,686, entitled “Starwheel control in a system for conveying containers.”

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