Rotary filling apparatus and method
US4532968A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 23, 1983 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S141/01
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A rotary filling apparatus is provided that is of the type which uses gravity to fill liquids into a plurality of containers while they rotate about a rotary filling head. The apparatus includes a level control chamber having a sensor that is disposed from the axial center of the apparatus a distance that is substantially the same as that between this axial center and the nozzle through which the liquids are dispensed into the container, so that the centrifugal force at the sensor is substantially the same as that at the dispensing nozzle when the rotary head is rotated during the filling operation in order to maintain a substantially constant hydraulic head during operation.
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