US3736966A - Quick-connect vent tube structure - Google Patents
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- US3736966A US3736966A US00199947A US3736966DA US3736966A US 3736966 A US3736966 A US 3736966A US 00199947 A US00199947 A US 00199947A US 3736966D A US3736966D A US 3736966DA US 3736966 A US3736966 A US 3736966A
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
- B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
- B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
- B67C3/22—Details
- B67C3/26—Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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Abstract
A quick-connect vent tube used in the filler valves of automatic bottle and can beverage filling machines. Vent tube is of unitary one-piece construction formed from corrosion-resistant metal or thermoplastic material for long term use and high resistance to bacterial accumulation on the vent tubes, and has an O-ring seal connection for mounting in a valve. The seal acts as a sealing arrangement and concurrently retains the tube in the filler valve. In another embodiment, a filler valve, which is of the standard threaded vent tube connector type, has an adaptor fastened thereto to provide for the quick-connect seal connection of a vent tube having no threaded connecting portion thereon.
Claims (9)
1. In an apparatus for the high-speed filling of containers with fluids or the like, the combination of a filling valve device including vent tube means adapted to extend into said containers during filling; said vent tube means comprising; an elongate hollow cylindrical member, said cylindrical member having one end formed into a closed portion, the other end of said cylindrical member being open and adapted to be attached to means defining a fluid outlet bore of said filling valve, at least one venting aperture extending through the side wall of said cylindrical member adjacent its closed end portion, said venting aperture being in communication with the hollow interior of said cylindrical member so as to provide venting passageway means during the filling of said containers, and the open end portion of said tube means including a plurality of annular grooves in spaced relation, and a sealing ring member in each of said grooves and being dimensioned so as to engage said valve bore means for attaching engagement therewith.
2. An apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein said cylindrical member includes a plurality of venting apertures extending through its side wall in communication with the hollow interior of said vent tube.
3. An apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein said grooves are provided on the annular external surface of said tube means, said sealing ring members each having an outer diameter larger than the diameter of said tube means so as to engage said valve bore means.
4. An apparatus as defined in claim 3, wherein said fluid outlet bore means includes a plurality of grooves in axial alignment with the grooves on said vent tube, said valve bore grooves being adapted to receive the outer diametral portions of said sealing ring members.
5. An apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein said fluid outlet bore means comprises an adapter nipple for attaching said vent tube to said filling valve device; said adapter nipple having an upper threaded portion for threadingly engaging said filling valve device, a lower cylindrical portion adapted to be slidingly inserted into the open end of said hollow cylindrical member, a plurality of annular grooves in spaced relation being provided on the external surface of said cylindrical portion of the nipple, said grooves on the cylindrical member of said vent tube being interiorly thereof, and said sealing ring members interlocking said adapter nipple and said vent tube upon insertion of the latter into the former.
6. An apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein said vent tube includes a spreader means formed integrally therewith, said spreader means comprising a generally frusto-conical annular flange encompassing a portion of said cylindrical member, and the base portion of said annular flange being positioned toward the closed end of said vent tube.
7. An apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein said vent tube consists essentially of a metallic material.
8. An apparatus as defined in claim 7 wherein said metallic material comprises stainless steel.
9. An apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein said vent tube consists essentially of thermoplastic material.
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US19994771A | 1971-11-18 | 1971-11-18 |
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US3736966B1 US3736966B1 (en) | 1987-02-03 |
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Cited By (13)
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US4049030A (en) * | 1976-04-02 | 1977-09-20 | Arthur Products Co. | Vent tube with removable tip for filling containers |
DE3926591A1 (en) * | 1989-08-11 | 1991-02-14 | Alfill Getraenketechnik | DEVICE FOR FILLING CONTAINERS |
US5037032A (en) * | 1989-02-22 | 1991-08-06 | Agrotop Gmbh | Flat spray nozzle |
US5516322A (en) * | 1995-01-09 | 1996-05-14 | Myers; Jeff D. | Liquid fillable transparent dolls |
US5878797A (en) * | 1997-05-20 | 1999-03-09 | The Coca-Cola Company | Vent tube |
DE202007014205U1 (en) * | 2007-10-11 | 2008-09-25 | Krones Ag | Device for filling drinks in containers |
US7523771B2 (en) | 2005-10-04 | 2009-04-28 | Adcor Industries, Inc. | Filling valve apparatus for a beverage filling machine |
CN102701130A (en) * | 2012-06-04 | 2012-10-03 | 江苏华宇飞凌包装机械有限公司 | Liquid filling valve |
US20170276279A1 (en) * | 2016-03-22 | 2017-09-28 | M&M Machinery Services, Inc. | Vent tube for bottling machine and related methods |
USD846608S1 (en) | 2017-03-14 | 2019-04-23 | M&M Machinery Services, Inc. | Receiver for a bottling machine |
US20210253411A1 (en) * | 2020-02-18 | 2021-08-19 | Shibuya Corporation | Filling system |
US20220097877A1 (en) * | 2010-01-04 | 2022-03-31 | Enpro, Inc. | Vent tube apparatus, system and methods with traceable cap for vent tube intrusion detection |
DE112020005920T5 (en) | 2019-12-03 | 2022-09-22 | Enpro, Inc. | PILL-LIKE DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INFECTION DETECTION |
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US2536746A (en) * | 1949-06-01 | 1951-01-02 | Lawrence R Hollifield | Filling valve |
US2772898A (en) * | 1951-08-30 | 1956-12-04 | Henry W K Seeler | Quick disconnect coupling for high pressure gas or liquid |
US3175591A (en) * | 1962-12-19 | 1965-03-30 | M R M Company Inc | Sanitary dispensing nozzles for filling machines |
US3307598A (en) * | 1963-08-29 | 1967-03-07 | Colibri Lighters | Refilling of gas burning cigarette lighters |
US3640465A (en) * | 1970-04-30 | 1972-02-08 | James C Hicks | Quick-connect hose members and control system |
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Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US2536746A (en) * | 1949-06-01 | 1951-01-02 | Lawrence R Hollifield | Filling valve |
US2772898A (en) * | 1951-08-30 | 1956-12-04 | Henry W K Seeler | Quick disconnect coupling for high pressure gas or liquid |
US3175591A (en) * | 1962-12-19 | 1965-03-30 | M R M Company Inc | Sanitary dispensing nozzles for filling machines |
US3307598A (en) * | 1963-08-29 | 1967-03-07 | Colibri Lighters | Refilling of gas burning cigarette lighters |
US3640465A (en) * | 1970-04-30 | 1972-02-08 | James C Hicks | Quick-connect hose members and control system |
Cited By (20)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4049030A (en) * | 1976-04-02 | 1977-09-20 | Arthur Products Co. | Vent tube with removable tip for filling containers |
US5037032A (en) * | 1989-02-22 | 1991-08-06 | Agrotop Gmbh | Flat spray nozzle |
DE3926591A1 (en) * | 1989-08-11 | 1991-02-14 | Alfill Getraenketechnik | DEVICE FOR FILLING CONTAINERS |
US5516322A (en) * | 1995-01-09 | 1996-05-14 | Myers; Jeff D. | Liquid fillable transparent dolls |
US5878797A (en) * | 1997-05-20 | 1999-03-09 | The Coca-Cola Company | Vent tube |
US7523771B2 (en) | 2005-10-04 | 2009-04-28 | Adcor Industries, Inc. | Filling valve apparatus for a beverage filling machine |
DE202007014205U1 (en) * | 2007-10-11 | 2008-09-25 | Krones Ag | Device for filling drinks in containers |
US20230219799A1 (en) * | 2010-01-04 | 2023-07-13 | Enpro, Inc. | Vent tube apparatus, system and methods with traceable cap for vent tube intrusion detection |
US20220097877A1 (en) * | 2010-01-04 | 2022-03-31 | Enpro, Inc. | Vent tube apparatus, system and methods with traceable cap for vent tube intrusion detection |
CN102701130A (en) * | 2012-06-04 | 2012-10-03 | 江苏华宇飞凌包装机械有限公司 | Liquid filling valve |
US10913645B2 (en) | 2016-03-22 | 2021-02-09 | M&M Machinery Services, LLC | Vent tube for bottling machine and related methods |
US11485624B2 (en) | 2016-03-22 | 2022-11-01 | M&M Machinery Services, Inc. | Method of connecting a vent tube to a bottling machine |
US20170276279A1 (en) * | 2016-03-22 | 2017-09-28 | M&M Machinery Services, Inc. | Vent tube for bottling machine and related methods |
US11834316B2 (en) | 2016-03-22 | 2023-12-05 | M&M Machinery Services, Inc. | Vent tube for bottling machine and related methods |
USD924284S1 (en) | 2017-03-14 | 2021-07-06 | M&M Machinery Services, Inc. | Vent tube for bottling machine |
USD846608S1 (en) | 2017-03-14 | 2019-04-23 | M&M Machinery Services, Inc. | Receiver for a bottling machine |
USD965652S1 (en) | 2017-03-14 | 2022-10-04 | M&M Machinery Services, Inc. | Receiver configuration for a bottling machine |
DE112020005920T5 (en) | 2019-12-03 | 2022-09-22 | Enpro, Inc. | PILL-LIKE DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INFECTION DETECTION |
US20210253411A1 (en) * | 2020-02-18 | 2021-08-19 | Shibuya Corporation | Filling system |
US11993501B2 (en) * | 2020-02-18 | 2024-05-28 | Shibuya Corporation | Filling method |
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