Multilevel container filling machine such as a multilevel beverage bottle filling machine
US7866123B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 2, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB67C7/004
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A filling machine for containers such as bottles, cans, or similar containers. The filling machine comprises at least one rotor, which is driven in rotation around a vertical machine axis, and filling stations on the rotor. Each filling station is designed to receive a container and for the filling of this container during the rotational movement of the rotor between a container inlet point and a container outlet point. The filling stations are provided in at least two filling planes, which are offset from one another in the direction of the machine axis.
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