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Container treatment machine and delivery pipe section

US8720853B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 9, 2008
Grant dateMay 13, 2014
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Expiry dateOct 10, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB67C3/22
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A container treatment machine with a tank and spaced-apart valve housings, wherein a pressure-resistant delivery pipe having a curved section is provided between the tank and each valve housing directly or via an intermediate flow regulator, the delivery pipe being composed, at least in its curved section, of a hard plastic which is pressure- and temperature-resistant, and is acid- and alkali-resistant and permissible for foodstuffs, in particular polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE or Teflon).

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