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AssigneeKrones AG
InventorsChristoph Marquardt, Manfred Ziegler, Heiko Schmidtmeyer, Thomas Du Bellier, Lutz Kampmann
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The invention relates, inter alia, to an apparatus for filling containers with a filling material. The apparatus comprises a closed loop control valve for the filling material and a diagnostic device. The diagnostic device is configured to monitor a control value of a control variable of the closed loop control valve during closed loop control and to determine a state of functionality of the closed loop control valve as a function of the monitored control value. Advantageously, the apparatus can allow for a functionality and thus wear of the closed loop control valve to be monitored and detected during operation.
An apparatus for filling containers with a filling material, wherein the apparatus comprises:
A method for determining the functionality of a closed loop control valve of an apparatus for filling containers with a filling material, wherein the method comprises:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.