Filling member with changeover system from free-flow to screen outlet
AssigneeKrones AG
InventorsThomas KNITL, Juergen SOELLNER, Sven FISCHER
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Abstract
A filling member for filling a container with a filling product, for example in a beverage filling system, includes a product outlet which is designed to dispense the filling product into a container located thereunder; and an equipment portion which as a first equipment means includes a screen device with a screen and which is designed to transfer the screen as required into a screen state, in which the screen is located between the product outlet and the container so that the filling product is filtered by the screen when introduced into the container, and out of the screen state.
Claims20
A filling member for filling a container with a filling product, comprising:
- a product outlet configured to dispense the filling product into the container located thereunder;
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- an equipment portion comprising a first screen device with a first screen, wherein the equipment portion is configured to transfer the first screen into (1) a screen state, in which the first screen is located between the product outlet and the container so that the filling product is filtered by the first screen when introduced into the container, and (2) an out of screen state in which the first screen is not located between the product outlet and the container.
A filling member for filling a container with a filling product, comprising:
- a product outlet configured to dispense the filling product into the container located thereunder;
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- an equipment portion comprising:
- a first screen device with a first screen, wherein the equipment portion is configured to transfer the first screen into (1) a screen state in which the first screen is located between the product outlet and the container so that the filling product is filtered by the first screen when introduced into the container, and (2) an out of screen state in which the first screen is not located between the product outlet and the container,
- a second screen device with a second screen, wherein the equipment portion is further configured to transfer the second screen into (1) a screen state in which the second screen is located between the product outlet and the container so that the filling product is filtered by the second screen when introduced into the container, and (2) an out of screen state in which the second screen is not located between the product outlet and the container, and
- a cleaning in place (CIP) cup device having a CIP cup, wherein the equipment portion is further configured to transfer the CIP cup (1) into a CIP state in which the CIP cup closes the product outlet and (2) out of the CIP state in which the CIP cup does not close the product outlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.