US 11,897,744 B2
Beverage bottle filling machine and a method of filling beverage bottles and similar containers
Olaf Muszinski, Kelkheim (DE); and Thomas Stolte, Bad Kreuznach (DE)
Assigned to KHS GmbH, Dortmund (DE)
Filed by KHS GMBH, Dortmund (DE)
Filed on Feb. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/171,530.
Application 17/171,530 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/EP2019/063315, filed on May 23, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 102018119550.8 (DE), filed on Aug. 10, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0163277 A1, Jun. 3, 2021
Int. Cl. B67C 7/00 (2006.01); B67C 3/22 (2006.01); B67C 3/02 (2006.01); B67C 3/06 (2006.01); B67C 3/26 (2006.01); B29C 49/06 (2006.01); B29C 49/10 (2006.01); B29K 67/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01)
CPC B67C 3/225 (2013.01) [B67C 3/023 (2013.01); B67C 3/06 (2013.01); B67C 3/2614 (2013.01); B67C 7/004 (2013.01); B67C 7/0026 (2013.01); B29C 49/06 (2013.01); B29C 49/10 (2013.01); B29K 2067/003 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7158 (2013.01); B67C 2003/227 (2013.01); B67C 2007/006 (2013.01); B67C 2007/0066 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of filling containers, such as beverage bottles or similar containers, with a liquid product or beverage, such as soft drinks, soda, beer, or similar beverages, said method comprising the steps of:
transferring a container comprising plastic material, while said container is heated or hot, from a stretch blow molding machine to a filling device of a filling machine without cooling said container with a cooling arrangement or cooling material;
filling said container with a predetermined volume of liquid product having a predetermined carbon dioxide content by:
performing a first filling phase by dispensing a first volume of a first liquid product component having a first carbon dioxide content from a storage container into said container under a first pressure in said container; and
performing a second filling phase by dispensing a second volume of a second liquid product component having a second carbon dioxide content from a product container into said container under at least one second pressure in said container; and
configuring said first filling phase and said second filling phase to produce said liquid product having said predetermined volume and predetermined carbon dioxide content by:
selecting said first liquid product component having said first carbon dioxide content, and selecting said second liquid product component having said second carbon dioxide content, wherein at least one of said first carbon dioxide content and said second carbon dioxide content is higher than said predetermined carbon dioxide content of said liquid product;
selecting said first pressure to be present in said container during said first filling phase, and selecting said at least one second pressure, higher than said first pressure, to be present in said container during a second filling phase;
selecting said first volume of said first liquid product component to be dispensed into said container during said first filling phase, and selecting said second volume of said second liquid product component to be dispensed into said container during said second filling phase; and
matching said first filling phase and said second filling phase to one another to produce the predetermined volume of the liquid product in the container with the predetermined carbon dioxide content.