Filling system for filling a container with a filling product

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11078065-B2
Application number	US-201716306875-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 24, 2017
Priority date	Aug 26, 2016
Publication date	Aug 3, 2021
Grant date	Aug 3, 2021

Abstract

A filling system for filling a container with a filling product includes a filling device for filling the container with the filling product, and a deflection device having an electrostatic field for deflecting the filling product relative to the container.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A filling system for filling a container with a filling product, comprising:
a filling device configured to fill the container with the filling product;
a deflection device having an electrostatic field configured to deflect the filling product into the container; and
a first transport device configured to transport a filled container.

2. The filling system of claim 1 , wherein the filling device is configured to fill the container by a free jet method, and the deflection device acts on the filling product.

3. The filling system of claim 1 , wherein the deflection device is configured to move with the first transport device.

4. The filling system of claim 1 , wherein the deflection device is configured to act on the filling product in the filled container.

5. The filling system of claim 1 , wherein the deflection device is stationary and extends along a transport region of the container.

6. The filling system of claim 1 , further comprising a second transport device in a transfer area that is configured to receive the filled container from the first transport device.

7. The filling system of claim 6 , wherein the deflection device is configured to act on the filling product in the filled container in the transfer area.

8. The filling system of claim 1 , wherein the deflection device comprises an electrostatically charged element.

9. The filling system of claim 8 , wherein the electrostatically charged element comprises a plastic or a rubber.

10. The filling system of claim 1 , wherein the deflection device comprises a capacitor.

11. The filling system of claim 10 , wherein the capacitor comprises a plate capacitor.

12. A filling system for filling a container with a filling product, comprising:
a filling device configured to fill the container with the filling product;
a deflection device having an electrostatic field configured to deflect the filling product into the container, wherein the deflection device is disposed at least in a region between the filling device and the container; and
a first transport device configured to transport a filled container.

13. The filling system of claim 12 , wherein the filling device is configured to fill the container by a free jet method, and the deflection device acts on the filling product.

14. The filling system of claim 12 , wherein the deflection device is configured to act on the filling product in the filled container.

15. The filling system of claim 12 , further comprising a second transport device in a transfer area that is configured to receive the filled container from the first transport device.

16. The filling system of claim 12 , wherein the deflection device comprises an electrostatically charged element.

17. The filling system of claim 12 , wherein the deflection device comprises a capacitor.

18. The filling system of claim 12 , wherein the deflection device is stationary and extends along a transport region of the container.

Assignees

• Krones Ag

Inventors

• Doblinger Josef
• Poeschl Stefan
• Bock Tobias
• Stubenhofer Matthias

Classifications

• B67C7/004

  the containers travelling along a circular path · CPC title

• B67C2003/2671

  Means for preventing foaming of the liquid · CPC title

• B67C3/24

  Devices for supporting or handling bottles (transport or storing devices in general B65G) · CPC title

• B67C3/28 Primary

  Flow-control devices, e.g. using valves ({B67C3/2617, B67C3/2625, B67C3/2637 take precedence}; valves in general F16K) · CPC title

• B67C3/26 Primary

  Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks · CPC title