Container guide for a container filling apparatus
US7237580B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 16, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B43/50
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A container filling apparatus includes a fill turret configured to carry a plurality of containers along a first portion of a path as the containers are filled with liquid. A container guide is mounted in fixed relation to the fill turret, the container guide defining an upper guide surface and a lower guide surface spaced apart from the upper guide surface. The upper and lower guide surfaces cooperate to define an edge of a second portion of the path, where the upper guide surface is located to contact a container at a first location and the lower guide surface is located to contact the container at a second location that is spaced apart from the first location. The upper and lower guide surfaces maintain the container in an upright position as the container moves along the edge of the path.
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