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Filling apparatus and method

US7412812B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

12References

23Claims

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Assignee

INDAG GESELLSCHAFT FUR INDUSTRIEBEDARF MBH & CO. BETRIEBS KG · DE

Inventors

Hans-Peter Wild · Eppelheim, DE
Eberhard Kraft · Neckarbischofsheim, DE
Michael Kurz · Neustadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 25, 2006
Grant date	Aug 19, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 25, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB67C3/045
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a filling apparatus having a filling device for filling packages with a hot filling, a sealing device for sealing the package, wherein the package has a package seal for opening the package and a swivelling arrangement for swivelling the package so that the package seal contacts the hot filling. Furthermore the invention relates to a filling method in which a hot filling is filled into a package that is sealed thereafter, wherein the package has a package seal and the package is swivelled so that the package seal contacts the hot filling.

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