Patent · US Expired

Apparatus for filling liquid into containers

US5241996A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

Holstein und Kappert Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Heckmann Werner, deceased · Dortmund, DE
Siegmar Sindermann · Bönen, DE
Thomas Stolte · Freiberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 28, 1992
Grant date	Sep 7, 1993
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 28, 2012

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB67C3/26
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In an apparatus for filling liquid into containers subject to counter pressure, parts of the apparatus which could initiate turbulences are located out of the path of liquid flow. The displacement of the part out of the path of flow is significant in beverages containing fruit pulp and in other beverages. The apparatus includes springs providing weight compensation for a movable valve body and a gas valve. These springs are located above the liquid level in the vessel and bear against an abutment face on the valve body and on the gas valve.

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