CPC B67C 7/004 (2013.01) [B05B 12/02 (2013.01); B67C 2007/006 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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.
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