Device for filling a container and method for operating the device
AssigneeKrones AG
InventorsMichael Peter, Thomas Gren
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Abstract
The invention relates inter alia to a device for filling a container. The device comprises a filling valve for discharging a filling material into the container. The device further comprises a throttle valve for adjusting a flow rate of the filling material. The throttle valve comprises a valve member for adjusting a flow cross-section. The throttle valve has a pneumatic drive that is operatively connected to the valve member for moving the valve member, and an electric drive that is operatively connected to the valve member for moving the valve member. Advantageously, the device can combine the advantages of a pneumatic throttle control and the advantages of an electric throttle control.
Claims20
A device for filling a container, comprising:
- a filling valve for discharging a filling material into the container;
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- a throttle valve for adjusting a flow rate of the filling material, wherein the throttle valve is arranged upstream of the filling valve and includes:
- a valve member for adjusting a flow cross-section of the throttle valve,
- a pneumatic drive that is operatively connected to the valve member (20) for moving the valve member, and
- an electric drive that is operatively connected to the valve member for moving the valve member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.