US 11,702,328 B2
Apparatus for filling a vessel with a filling product
Thomas Oehmichen, Neutraubling (DE); Christina Laumer, Neutraubling (DE); Johanna Justl, Neutraubling (DE); Frank Winzinger, Neutraubling (DE); Stefan Hoeller, Neutraubling (DE); Erwin Engel, Neutraubling (DE); Christoph Mieko, Neutraubling (DE); and Holger Mueller, Neutraubling (DE)
Assigned to KRONES AG, Neutraubling (DE)
Filed by KRONES AG, Neutraubling (DE)
Filed on Nov. 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/530,820.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2020 130 740.3 (DE), filed on Nov. 20, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0162049 A1, May 26, 2022
Int. Cl. B67C 3/20 (2006.01); B01F 35/80 (2022.01); B01F 35/221 (2022.01); B01F 35/21 (2022.01); B01F 35/93 (2022.01); B01F 25/54 (2022.01); B01F 23/45 (2022.01); B67C 3/00 (2006.01); B67C 3/24 (2006.01); G05D 11/00 (2006.01); G05D 11/13 (2006.01); B01F 35/90 (2022.01); B01F 101/14 (2022.01); B67C 3/02 (2006.01); A23L 2/54 (2006.01); A23L 2/56 (2006.01); A23L 2/60 (2006.01)
CPC B67C 3/208 (2013.01) [B01F 23/45 (2022.01); B01F 25/54 (2022.01); B01F 35/21112 (2022.01); B01F 35/2213 (2022.01); B01F 35/2217 (2022.01); B01F 35/80 (2022.01); B01F 35/93 (2022.01); B67C 3/001 (2013.01); B67C 3/007 (2013.01); B67C 3/24 (2013.01); G05D 11/008 (2013.01); G05D 11/138 (2013.01); A23L 2/54 (2013.01); A23L 2/56 (2013.01); A23L 2/60 (2013.01); B01F 2035/98 (2022.01); B01F 2101/14 (2022.01); B67C 3/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for filling a vessel with a multicomponent filling product, comprising:
a filler comprising:
a filling unit configured to introduce the multicomponent filling product into the vessel, and
a filler tank in fluid connection with the filling unit via a product conduit, and configured to intermediately buffer the multicomponent filling product and supply the filling unit with the multicomponent filling product; and
a mixer configured to blend the multicomponent filling product from two filling product components,
wherein:
the mixer comprises:
a circulation conduit that is in fluid connection with the filler tank at a tank inlet and at a tank outlet to enable the multicomponent filling product to circulate in regular operation,
at least one dosage branch configured to introduce a filling product component from the two filling product components into the circulation conduit, and
a heat exchanger configured to adjust a temperature of the multicomponent filling product in the circulation conduit,
the mixer is further configured to feed the multicomponent filling product via the tank inlet to the filler tank and to draw the multicomponent filling product off from the filler tank via the tank outlet, and
the mixer, when viewed in a direction of gravity, is disposed at least partly above the filler.