EP2199249A3 - Device for filling drinks containing particles - Google Patents

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EP2199249A3
EP2199249A3 EP09179544A EP09179544A EP2199249A3 EP 2199249 A3 EP2199249 A3 EP 2199249A3 EP 09179544 A EP09179544 A EP 09179544A EP 09179544 A EP09179544 A EP 09179544A EP 2199249 A3 EP2199249 A3 EP 2199249A3
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67CCLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C3/00Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
    • B67C3/02Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
    • B67C3/22Details
    • B67C3/28Flow-control devices, e.g. using valves

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Vorrichtung zum Befüllen von Behältnissen (10) mit Flüssigkeiten und insbesondere mit Getränken, mit einem Reservoir (2) für die abzufüllende Flüssigkeit, mit einer Verbindungsleitung (6), um die Flüssigkeit von dem Reservoir (2) zu einer Einfülleinrichtung (4) zu transportieren, wobei die Einfülleinrichtung (8) eine erste Ventileinrichtung (12) zum Steuern eines Flüssigkeitsstromes in das Behältnis (10) aufweist. Erfindungsgemäß die Vorrichtung eine in der Verbindungsleitung (6) angeordnete zweite in Serie mit der ersten Ventileinrichtung (12) angeordnete Ventileinrichtung (14) aufweist, wobei die an der zweiten Ventileinrichtung (14) vorbeiströmende Flüssigkeitsmenge und die zu der Einfülleinrichtung gelangende Flüssigkeitsmenge (8) im wesentlichen identisch sind.

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Device for filling containers (10) with liquids and in particular with beverages, with a reservoir (2) for the liquid to be filled, with a connecting line (6) for transporting the liquid from the reservoir (2) to a filling device (4) wherein the filling device (8) has a first valve device (12) for controlling a liquid flow into the container (10). According to the invention, the device has a second valve arrangement (14) arranged in series with the first valve device (12), wherein the quantity of liquid flowing past the second valve device (14) and the quantity of liquid (8) reaching the filling device are essentially identical.
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EP09179544.3A 2008-12-20 2009-12-17 Device for filling drinks containing particles Active EP2199249B1 (en)

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CN (1) CN101746700B (en)
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SI2199249T1 (en) 2015-12-31
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US8353320B2 (en) 2013-01-15
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