US 11,738,983 B2
Bottle filling arrangement for filling bottles and similar containers, such as glass bottles, with a beverage, and a method of operating a bottle filling arrangement
Ludwig Clüsserath, Bad Kreuznach (DE)
Assigned to KHS GmbH, Dortmund (DE)
Filed by KHS GMBH, Dortmund (DE)
Filed on Oct. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/500,010.
Application 17/500,010 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/DE2020/100215, filed on Mar. 18, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 102019110012.7 (DE), filed on Apr. 16, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0024747 A1, Jan. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. B67C 7/00 (2006.01); B05B 12/02 (2006.01)
CPC B67C 7/004 (2013.01) [B05B 12/02 (2013.01); B67C 2007/006 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A container filling arrangement for filling beverage bottles or similar containers with a liquid beverage or similar liquid filling material, the container filling arrangement comprising:
a rotor being rotatable about a vertical machine axis;
a reservoir being configured and disposed to store a supply of liquid beverage or similar liquid filling material;
filling devices being disposed about the circumference of said rotor;
said filling devices being operatively connected to said reservoir to permit dispensing of liquid filling material by said filling devices;
spray nozzle units being configured and disposed to spray said filling devices in a filling device treatment, wherein each of said filling devices may be sprayed independently of a rotary position of said rotor;
each of said spray nozzle units being mounted adjacent a corresponding filling device and to rotate with the corresponding filling device;
each of said spray nozzle units comprising a nozzle opening being disposed to face towards its corresponding filling device;
said spray nozzle units comprising valves configured to be opened and closed to start and stop spraying of said filling devices; and
an electronic control unit operatively connected to said valves to individually control the opening and closing of said valves to selectively activate said nozzles individually, in a plurality, or in specific groups.