Device for the sterile filling of bottle shaped containers
US6820660B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 11, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB67C7/0073
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for filling bottles with liquid foodstuff in sterile conditions wherein an intermittently driven device is provided with bottle supports arranged successively in a line in the direction of conveyance and which passes through processing stations. The device is arranged in a hygienic chamber having through openings for the containers of the inlet and outlet thereof, including at least one inlet for introducing sterilizing medium in the upper wall of the hygienic chamber. Contiguous bottle supports form a closed area within the upper wall of the hygienic chamber and gas extraction systems are disposed in the vicinity of the bottle openings and on the outside of the hygienic chamber perform as dynamic sluice elements. The growth conditions for microorganisms in the hygienic chamber are hindered even in the event the amount of sterilizing agent is reduced.
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