Method and device for cleaning bottle filling machines and the like
US4136719A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 3, 1978 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB67C3/001
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A bottle filling machine is adapted for circulating cleaning liquid through its combination gas and liquid storage tank and conduits, filler valves and other fluid passageways communicating therewith at high velocity by partitioning the tank into input and output chambers with a float that is urged into sealing relation by buoyancy and by pressure differential developed on its opposed sides as a result of the pressure drop produced in components that communicate between the chambers.
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