Bottling liquids or semiliquids Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids

BPERFORMING OPERATIONS TRANSPORTING B67Liquid handling B67CCLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR FUNNELS

B67C3/00Bottling liquids or semiliquids Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids

B67C3/001Cleaning of filling devices B67C3/002using cups or dummies to be placed under the filling heads B67C3/004permanently attached to the filling machine and movable between a rest and a working position B67C3/005Cleaning outside parts of filling devices B67C3/007Applications of control, warning or safety devices in filling machinery B67C3/008Bottling or like apparatus specially adapted to be transported B67C3/02Bottling liquids or semiliquids Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus B67C3/023Filling multiple liquids in a container B67C3/026Filling the liquids simultaneously B67C3/04without applying pressure B67C3/045Apparatus specially adapted for filling bottles with hot liquids B67C3/06using counterpressure B67C3/065Filling siphons B67C3/08and subsequently lowering the counterpressure B67C3/10preliminary filling with inert gases B67C3/12Pressure-control devices B67C3/14specially adapted for filling with hot liquids B67C3/16using suction B67C3/18using siphoning arrangements B67C3/20with provision for metering the liquids to be introduced B67C3/202by weighing B67C3/204using dosing chambers B67C3/206using arrangements of cylinders and pistons B67C3/208specially adapted for adding small amounts of additional liquids B67C3/22Details B67C3/222Head-space air removing devices B67C3/223by squeezing the container elastically B67C3/225Means for filling simultaneously B67C3/24Devices for supporting or handling bottles B67C3/242engaging with bottle necks B67C3/244Bottle lifting devices actuated by jacks B67C3/246Bottle lifting devices actuated by cams B67C3/248Bottle lifting devices actuated by threads B67C3/26Filling-heads Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks B67C3/2608comprising anti-dripping means B67C3/2611to prevent dripping from sources other than the filling product B67C3/2614specially adapted for counter-pressure filling B67C3/2617the liquid valve being opened by mechanical or electrical actuation B67C3/262and the filling operation stopping when the liquid rises to a level at which it closes a vent opening B67C3/2622and the filling operation stopping when probes B67C3/2625the liquid valve being opened automatically when a given counter-pressure is obtained in the container to be filled B67C3/2628and the filling operation stopping when the liquid rises to a level at which it closes a vent opening B67C3/2631and the filling operation stopping when probes B67C3/2634specially adapted for vacuum or suction filling B67C3/2637comprising a liquid valve opened by relative movement between the container and the filling head B67C3/264and the filling operation being carried out manually B67C3/2642specially adapted for sterilising prior to filling B67C3/28Flow-control devices B67C3/281Profiled valve bodies for smoothing the flow at the outlet of the filling nozzle B67C3/282related to filling level control B67C3/283using pressure sensing means B67C3/284using non-liquid contact sensing means B67C3/285using liquid contact sensing means B67C3/286related to flow rate control B67C3/287related to flow control using predetermined or real-time calculated parameters B67C3/288using master-slave controls B67C3/30Filling of barrels or casks B67C3/32using counterpressure B67C3/34Devices for engaging filling-heads with filling-apertures