Plant for cleaning a filling plant
US6014994A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 14, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB08B9/0325
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The operation of filling plants for filling drinks or other foods is subject to stringent regulations under the law on foodstuffs. In this connection, an essential aspect is the cleanness of the filling plant, which consists of a filler and a conveyor. To clean a filling plant, it is known to provide four separate cleaning systems with four separate supply stations and control systems as well as line systems. The invention provides, for all partial cleaning systems in a common central cleaning circuit (40a, 57), a common supply station (10) comprising the components PA1 fresh water container (12) PA1 storage containers (13-16) PA1 heating station (29) PA1 dosing station (27), which can selectively be connected to or disconnected from the cleaning circuit by means of valves and rotary valve flaps, as well as a programme control system (11) as well as a common partial line system.
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