Device for filling containers in a beverage filling system
AssigneeKrones AG
InventorManfred Schmid
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Abstract
A device and a method for filling at least one container with a filling product in a beverage filling plant are described. The device includes a product holding vessel for accommodating the filling product, and at least one filling element communicating with the product holding vessel for filling the container with the filling product, and a product feed tube for feeding a filling product into the product holding vessel. A seal for sealing the product feed tube with respect to an interior space of the product holding vessel is provided. The seal can be switched between a sealing position for cleaning and a non-sealing position for the filling operation.
Claims19
A device for filling at least one container with a filling product in a beverage filling plant comprising:
- a product holding vessel configured to accommodate the filling product;
- at least one filling element configured to fill the container with the filling product and in communication with the product holding vessel;
- a product feed tube configured to feed the filling product into the product holding vessel, wherein the product holding vessel comprises an aperture through which the product feed tube is guided into the product holding vessel;
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- a first seal configured to seal the product feed tube with respect to an interior space of the product holding vessel, wherein the first seal is configured to be switched between a sealing position and a non-sealing position.
A device for filling at least one container with a filling product in a beverage filling plant comprising:
- a product holding vessel configured to accommodate the filling product;
- at least one filling element configured to fill the container with the filling product and in communication with the product holding vessel;
- a product feed tube configured to feed the filling product into the product holding vessel;
- a seal configured to seal the product feed tube with respect to an interior space of the product holding vessel, wherein the seal is configured to switch between a sealing position and a non-sealing position;
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- a cleaning line connected to and disposed in an interior of the product feed tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.