Beverage filling method and apparatus

US9108835B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-9108835-B2
Application numberUS-99372709-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 19, 2009
Priority dateMay 20, 2008
Publication dateAug 18, 2015
Grant dateAug 18, 2015

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Abstract

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Only a bottle properly preliminarily heated is sterilized by hydrogen peroxide. Temperature inspection to the bottle is performed while travelling the bottle. During the inspection, a bottle of which temperature does not reach a predetermined temperature is removed and a bottle of which temperature reaches the predetermined temperature is continuously travelled, hydrogen peroxide condensed mist α is blown toward a mouth portion 1 a of the bottle by a spray tube 59 disposed at a predetermined position, and hot air is blown into the bottle from the nozzle while the nozzle 64 following the mouth portion of the bottle. According to such operation, only the bottle properly heated can be sterilized by the hydrogen peroxide, Thereafter, beverage fills the bottle, which is then sealed.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A beverage filling apparatus comprising: a molding section configured to mold a bottle from a heated preform through a blow molding process; a sterilization section configured to sterilize the bottle molded in the molding section with hydrogen peroxide mist or hydrogen peroxide gas; a filling section configured to fill the bottle sterilized in the sterilization section with beverage and then configured to seal the bottle, in which the molding secti…

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  • Human Necessities · mapped topic

  • B67C3/242Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B65B55/10Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US9108835B2 cover?
Only a bottle properly preliminarily heated is sterilized by hydrogen peroxide. Temperature inspection to the bottle is performed while travelling the bottle. During the inspection, a bottle of which temperature does not reach a predetermined temperature is removed and a bottle of which temperature reaches the predetermined temperature is continuously travelled, hydrogen peroxide condensed mist…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Hayakawa Atsushi, Hirooka Takaharu, Maekawa Takaki, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B67C3/242. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 18 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).