Patent ID: 11897744
Assignee: KHS GMBH
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 13:
14. A container filling arrangement configured to fill containers, such as beverage bottles or similar containers, with a liquid product or beverage, such as soft drinks, soda, beer, or similar beverages, according to the method of claim 1, said device comprising:
a filling machine comprising filling devices configured to fill containers with a liquid product;
said filling machine comprising at least one storage tank configured to store a first liquid product component;
said filling machine comprising at least one product container configured to store a second liquid product component;
said filling machine comprising a delivery arrangement controlled by a control device and connected to each of said filling devices to permit delivery of said first and second liquid product components to said filling devices;
a source of gas under pressure and a pressure control device configured to control gas pressure;
gas channels being configured and disposed to connect said source of gas to said filling devices;
each of said filling devices comprising a dispensing portion configured to be brought into sealing engagement with a mouth of a container;
each of said filling devices comprising a filling valve to control filling of containers with a liquid product in a first filling phase and a second filling phase;
upon said first filling phase, said filling valve being configured to dispense a first volume of a first liquid product component having a first carbon dioxide content into said container, and said pressure control device being configured to control gas pressure such that said container is under a first pressure; and
upon said second filling phase, said filling valve being configured to dispense a second volume of a second liquid product component having a second carbon dioxide content into said container, and said pressure control device being configured to control gas pressure such that said container is under at least one second pressure; and
said container filling arrangement further comprises a stretch blow molding machine configured to form plastic containers by stretch blow molding;
said filling machine is disposed immediately downstream of said stretch blow molding machine without any other container treatment machines there between, such that said filling machine is disposed to receive containers essentially directly from said stretch blow molding machine upon formation thereof.