Dispensing – With discharge assistant – With discharge volume varying means
Patent
1999-03-19
2000-08-29
Recla, Henry J.
Dispensing
With discharge assistant
With discharge volume varying means
141 39, 141 40, 141 47, 141 50, 141 59, 141192, 141198, 141285, 141296, 141301, 141308, B65D 8854, G01F 1106, G01F 1130, G01F 1136, G01F 1142
Patent
active
061094838
ABSTRACT:
A filling machine assembly (10) for filling a beverage container (12), such as a bottle or can, with a beverage such as carbonated drinks, juice or water. The filling machine (10) includes a support housing (14) for supplying the beverage to be discharged into the container (12). A valve housing (22) is mounted to the bottom of the support housing (14) for controlling the discharge of the beverage and a control device (24) is mounted to the top of the support housing (14). The control device (24) has outer walls (26) defining a working chamber (28) having a top and a bottom. A vent tube (30) has a first end disposed within the working chamber (28) of the control device (24) and a second end extending into the valve housing (22). A piston (38) is secured to the first end of the vent tube (30) within the working chamber (28) for moving the vent tube (30) a predetermined stroke between a filling position and a non-use position. The assembly is characterized by a first input port (70) disposed above the piston (38) at the top of the working chamber (28) and a second input port (72) disposed below the piston (38) at the bottom of the working chamber (28) whereby a fluid medium may pass through the first (70) and second (72) input ports to move the piston (38) and the vent tube (30) between the filling and non-use positions.
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Ding Kecheng
Naecker Jens
Wilke Wolfgang
Crown Simplimatic Incorporated
Maust Timothy L.
Recla Henry J.
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