Arrangement for monitoring the filling elements of filling machines
US5240048A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 5, 1991 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB67C3/12
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An arrangement for monitoring the filling elements of a filling machine that, for filling containers with a liquid filling material, has a plurality of such filling elements disposed on a rotating rotor. Each filling element has a closeable bell-shaped portion for accommodating a container that is to be filled. The bell-shaped portion is designed to operate at a processing pressure of a gaseous or vaporous medium, with the processing pressure being other than ambient pressure. To monitor a satisfactory operation, a respective pressure gauge is provided on each filling element and is responsive to the pressure in the pertaining bell-shaped portion of that filling element. At least one sensor is provided via which the pressure gauge produces an electrical signal if the processing pressure in the bell-shaped portion deviates from the ambient pressure.
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