Patent ID: 9365403
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: B67C

Claim Text:
1. A method for open jet filling of containers with liquid content using a filling machine having a rotor that rotates around a vertical machine axis, wherein said rotor carries filling stations, wherein each filling station comprises a filling element, wherein each filling element comprises a dispensing opening and a container carrier, wherein said container carrier holds a container such that a container opening of said container is disposed at a selected distance from said dispensing opening of said corresponding filling element so that contents dispensed in a controlled manner by said filling element flow in an open filling jet directed toward said container opening, said method comprising compensating for a deflection of said filling jet due to centrifugal force acting on said filling jet when said rotor rotates, wherein compensating for said deflection of said filling jet due to centrifugal force comprises causing a controlled relative movement between said filling element and said container, wherein, as a result of said controlled relative movement, said open jet enters said container completely and said open jet is centered within said container opening, wherein causing a controlled relative movement comprises moving one of said filling element and said dispensing opening radially toward said machine axis to an extent that depends on speed of said rotor, wherein moving one of said filling element and said dispensing opening radially toward said machine axis to an extent that depends on speed of said rotor comprises swiveling said filling element around a swivel axis, wherein said swivel axis is oriented tangentially to a direction of rotation of said rotor, and wherein said swivel axis is disposed above said dispensing opening.