Apparatus for filling containers with multicomponent liquids
US8757225B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 9, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB67C3/286
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for filling containers with liquids and in particular with beverages may include a filling device, which fills the liquid into the container. The filling device has a valve device for controlling the liquid flow into the container including a first supply line for supplying a first liquid to the filling device and comprising a second supply line for supplying a second liquid to the filling device, wherein the first supply line and the second supply line are separate from one another at least in some sections. The apparatus may have a control device configured in such a way that, at the start and at the end of a filling process for a container, this container is filled only with the first liquid.
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