Filling system for hot filling of beverage bottles or containers in a bottle or container filling plant

Abstract

A filling system for hot filling of beverage bottles or containers in a bottle or container filling plant. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.

Description

CONTINUING APPLICATION DATA[0001]This application is a Continuation-In-Part application of International Patent Application No. PCT / EP2008 / 002013, filed on Mar. 13, 2008, which claims priority from Federal Republic of Germany Patent Application No. 10 2007 014 702.5, filed on Mar. 23, 2007. International Patent Application No. PCT / EP2008 / 002013 was pending as of the filing date of this application. The United States was an elected state in International Patent Application No. PCT / EP2008 / 002013.[0002]This application is also a Continuation-In-Part application of International Patent Application No. PCT / 2008 / 001906, filed on Mar. 11, 2008, which claims priority from Federal Republic of Germany Patent Application No. 10 2007 014 701.7, filed on Mar. 23, 2007. International Patent Application No. PCT / 2008 / 001906 was pending as of the filing date of this application. The United States was an elected state in International Patent Application No. PCT / 2008 / 001906.BACKGROUND[0003]1. Technica...

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Benefits of technology

[0008]It is an object of the present application to provide a filling system which is suitable in a selective manner at least for a cold filling procedure or a hot filling procedure and with which in the case of a hot filling it is also possible to heat the filler elements in a simple manner. Another object of the present application is to provide a filling system which is simply designed and constructed and can be controlled easily, and with which in the case of a hot filling it is also possible to heat the filler elements in a simple manner.SUMMARY

Problems solved by technology

This machine concept is theoretically satisfactory, although it is complex, expensive and time-consuming to construct and requires and / or desires a great deal of control effort.

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