Container actuated counterpressure filling valve

Valve for the counterpressure filling of containers with carbonated liquids comprising first controllable valve means for admitting counterpressure gas from a first source;

• means for bringing said container into sealing engagement with said valve means and for moving said container to open said first valve for admitting said compressed gas to said container;
• second controllable valve means in communication on one side thereof with a supply of said liquid and on the other side with said container for admitting carbonated liquids to said container from a second source when opened;
• bias means for opening said second valve means for admitting liquid to said container in response to counterpressurization within said container reaching a predetermined level;
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• means for terminating filling of said container with product after a predetermined level of product in the container has been reached.

A machine for the filling of containers with carbonated liquids comprising a plurality of valves adapted for individual sealing engagement with containers, means for receiving ones of said containers from a stream of said containers, said valves communicating with a reservoir of carbonated liquid and having counterpressure gas supplied thereto,

• first ones of said valves controlling counterpressurization of said containers, and second ones of said valves adapted to admit said carbonated liquid into said container when counterpressurization is completed;
• means for sensing that the counterpressure in said container has reached a predetermined level and for opening said second valves to admit said carbonated liquid to said container when counterpressurization is completed;
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• means for sealingly engaging the mouths of said containers with said valves and for disengaging said containers from said valves after filling, wherein said means for sealingly engaging said containers with said valves also controls opening of said first valves initiating the sequence of counterpressurization and filling of said containers.

A valve for counterpressure filling of containers with carbonated liquids comprising:

• a first stationary valve body member;
• a first movable actuator;
• first movable valve means for controlling flow of counterpressure gas into said container;
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• second movable valve means for controlling the flow of said carbonated liquid into said container, said first movable actuator being controlled to open said first valve means, and said second valve means being controlled to open when a predetermined counterpressure is reached within said container.