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公开(公告)号:US11987485B2
公开(公告)日:2024-05-21
申请号:US17552157
申请日:2021-12-15
申请人: Fountain Master, LLC
CPC分类号: B67C3/10 , B67C3/2628
摘要: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for refilling fluid containers. A fluid container may include a bottle and a valve assembly. The valve assembly may include two valves and be configured to engage with the bottle and a filling head or dispensing head. A system is configured to provide pressurized fluid to the refillable container, monitor filling, determine when to stop filling, and determine how much fluid was provided. The valve assembly may include a float mechanism coupled to one of the valves of the valve assembly to ensure fluid flow is stopped when the fluid container is full. The fluid, which can include carbon dioxide, is stored in a storage tank. A flow system provides the fluid to a filling head, which engages with the fluid container. The flow system includes a transfer pump, valves, and sensors configured to provide the fluid to the filling head.
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公开(公告)号:US20240150163A1
公开(公告)日:2024-05-09
申请号:US18053971
申请日:2022-11-09
申请人: Ivan Jordan
发明人: Ivan Jordan
摘要: A device for purging, filling and sealing a container comprising a collar having opposing ends and a body therebetween, the collar having a through hole, at one end of the collar in line with the through hole, there being an aperture shaped for receiving an opening of the container and forming an air tight seal therewith, the body comprising at least one gas inlet and liquid inlet respectively, each inlet having at least one valve and being in fluid communication with the container when in position. It also comprising a clamp for compressing a stopper for sealing the container, the clamp located at the opposing end of the collar to the aperture, the compression region of the clamp being in line with the through hole.
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公开(公告)号:US20230303377A1
公开(公告)日:2023-09-28
申请号:US18021278
申请日:2021-08-07
CPC分类号: B67C3/2634 , B67C3/10 , B67C7/00 , B67B3/02 , B67C2003/2602 , B67C2003/2657
摘要: The present invention relates to a filler machine and method. The filler machine and method allow efficient filling of containers (e.g., bottles) with liquids, and have particular application to filling containers with liquids while maintaining a low oxygen environment in the filled containers.
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公开(公告)号:US20220289546A1
公开(公告)日:2022-09-15
申请号:US17683773
申请日:2022-03-01
申请人: KHS GMBH
摘要: In a method of filling and closing containers, such as bottles and similar containers, for containing liquid products, such as beverages and similar products, the filling and closing can be performed in a filling and closing machine or arrangement.
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公开(公告)号:US11274023B2
公开(公告)日:2022-03-15
申请号:US16568109
申请日:2019-09-11
发明人: Jared Jones , William Jones , Matthew Wetterlin
摘要: A method and apparatus of filing beverage combines pressurized beverage delivery (rather than gravity feed) with variable pressure control of the beverage flow into the can. By modulating beverage flow and especially beverage pressure, it is possible to fill a can's widget (gas reservoir) with gas with a shorter set of fill steps. In addition, the speed of beverage filling can be dramatically increased compared to small scale systems normally used. Unlike known large scale pressure systems, the beverage bowl may be located beneath the rest of the apparatus and modulated pressure may be used, making for a smaller and more portable unit.
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公开(公告)号:US11124402B2
公开(公告)日:2021-09-21
申请号:US16673855
申请日:2019-11-04
申请人: PepsiCo, Inc.
发明人: Enver Bulunmaz
摘要: Systems and methods for filling a beverage container with a carbonated fluid at ambient temperature while minimizing foam formation are provided. The carbonated fluid can maintain a laminar flow through the filling machine.
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公开(公告)号:US20190241419A1
公开(公告)日:2019-08-08
申请号:US16309302
申请日:2017-06-12
申请人: DR TECH S.R.L.
发明人: Livio DAL LAGO , Alberto RUGGIN , Stefano GUARISE
CPC分类号: B67C3/10 , B67C3/222 , B67C3/2614 , B67C2003/2671
摘要: A device for filling containers with a liquid, in particular for bottling, including a filling unit; an elevating mechanism; and optionally a conveyor suitable to support and have said containers advance in succession to said filling unit. The filling unit includes connections connectable/connected to a source of the liquid, a source of an inert gas and a suction device; a pipe comprising a first tube and a second tube, wherein the first tube is arranged as a central tube essentially coaxially inside the second tube creating between the first tube and the second tube a corresponding interstice, or wherein the first and the second tubes extend separately, for example in parallel; and a retainer to hold said containers in said filling unit. The elevating mechanism is necessary to vary the depth with which the pipe and/or at least one of the tubes is inserted in the container. A method for filling containers with a liquid is also provided, wherein the liquid and an inert gas are injected simultaneously through two separate tubes. The tubes are each connectable/connected to one of the connections connectable/connected to a source of liquid, a source of an inert gas and to a suction device.
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公开(公告)号:US10179725B2
公开(公告)日:2019-01-15
申请号:US14775804
申请日:2013-09-28
申请人: KHS GmbH
发明人: Ludwig Clüsserath
摘要: An apparatus for processing a container that contains liquid filling-material includes a source of inert gas at a treatment pressure that is higher than a fill pressure that is used to fill said container, and filling elements. A typical filling element includes a housing, and a first controlled gas path that selectively connects the source to the container.
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公开(公告)号:US09902603B2
公开(公告)日:2018-02-27
申请号:US14774350
申请日:2014-03-01
申请人: KHS GmbH
CPC分类号: B67C3/10 , B67C3/225 , B67C3/2617 , B67C2003/2602 , B67C2003/2651 , B67C2003/2657
摘要: A method for operating a filling machine includes conducting purgative gas via a first controlled gas path from a first ring channel common to all filling elements to the interior of a container sealed against a filling element via a controllable choke arrangement that switches between choking state and non-choking states, draining the purgative gas out of the container's interior through return-gas openings and into return-gas channels of a second controlled gas path, the first and second return-gas channels being controlled by corresponding first and second control valves that are operable independently of each other, and pressure-filling the container with the liquid contents.
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公开(公告)号:US20170369297A1
公开(公告)日:2017-12-28
申请号:US15700763
申请日:2017-09-11
发明人: Roberto ZONI , Annalisa MALFATTO
CPC分类号: B67C3/242 , B65C3/16 , B65C3/26 , B65C9/04 , B67C3/06 , B67C3/10 , B67C3/225 , B67C3/24 , B67C3/2614 , B67C2003/2671
摘要: A method for handling a container having a longitudinal axis, the method comprising: moving at least one handling unit along a path; feeding the container to the at least one handling unit to be retained and advanced along the path; filling the container with a pourable product by activating a filling device of the at least one handling unit; pressurizing the container via a pressurization circuit of the filling device as the container is advanced along the path; and applying a label to an outer surface of the container after pressurizing the container but before filling the container with the pourable product.
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