Filling device with housing having a directed gas supply

Details Filling device with housing having a directed gas supply Filling device with housing having a directed gas supply

2007-01-16

2007-01-16

Desai, Hemant M. (Department: 3721)

Package making

Combined

C053S1110RC, C053S266100, C053S282000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10498655

ABSTRACT:
A filling device for filling containers with foods and closing the containers includes an endless conveyor system for conveying container holders; a container infeed mechanism for supplying containers to the container holders; workstations for carrying out operations on containers conveyed therealong, including a filling station and a closing station; a container discharge mechanism for removing containers from the container holders; at least one processing line provided along the conveyor track for containers to be processed; a housing that at least partially encloses the processing line; and gas supply means for feeding conditioned gases into the housing. The housing extends at least along the filling station and the closing station. Inside the housing, the gas supply means supply gas flow substantially close to filling apertures along outsides of containers. The gas supply means includes a plurality of adjacent gas outflow apertures opening into the housing.

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