Filling valve for counterpressure filling machines

US4794959A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Holstein und Kappert Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Heinrich Jordan · Ystad, SE
• Rolf Sushardt · Waltrop, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 30, 1986
• Grant date: Jan 3, 1989
• Expiry date: Oct 30, 2006

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B67C3/2614
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

In a filling valve for a counterpressure filling machine for filling containers, such as bottles, cans and the like, comprising a filling valve body including a filling channel, a centering tulip for positioning a container below the filling channel in sealed connection therewith, second channels in said valve body coacting with said filling channel for at least one of evacuating, pressurizing and relieving a container located within said second channels, wherein the improvement comprises each said auxiliary valve includes an axially elongated control bolt located in said filling valve body for opening one of said second channels, said control bolt having a first end located within said filling valve body and a second end located on the outside of said filling valve body, a cam plate located opposite the second end of said control bolt outside of said filling valve body and selectively engageable by the second end of said control bolt, and means associated with said centering tulip for cooperating with said control bolt and said cam plate when a container is present in the centering tulip for properly axially displacing said control bolt and opening the respective said second chann…