Filling machine provided with a cleaning device

A container filling machine comprising

• a plurality of filling stations, each filling station comprising a filling spout connected to filling liquid storage means;
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• a cleaning device comprising, for each filling station,
• a stationary collecting member surrounding the discharge opening of the filling spout and exhibiting a passage opening arranged below the discharge opening of the filling spout,
• a sealing member movable between a retracted position wherein said sealing member is spaced apart from the filling spout, to allow for the filling of a container placed under the filling spout, and a service position wherein said sealing member is capable of tightly sealing the passage opening of the collecting member to carry out cleaning operations;
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• displacement means for displacing said sealing member between its service position and its retracted position,
• the displacement means being capable of displacing the sealing member from its retracted position to its service position through at least one downward vertical translation displacement, generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the filling spout, followed by a horizontal displacement, generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the filling spout, such that the sealing member is substantially centered according to the longitudinal axis of the filling spout, said sealing members being arranged between the filling spouts in their retracted position.