Patent ID: 6918417
Filing Date: 2005-07-19
Classification: B67C

Abstract:
1. A beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material, said beverage bottling plant comprising: a filling machine being configured to fill empty bottles with liquid beverage filling material; a conveyer arrangement being configured and disposed to move empty bottles to said filling machine; said filling machine comprising a rotor having a peripheral portion; said filling machine defining a vertical axis about which said rotor is configured to rotate; said beverage filling machine comprising a plurality of beverage filling positions disposed about said peripheral portion of said rotor; each beverage filling position comprising a beverage filling device for filling bottles with liquid beverage filling material; each filling device comprising apparatus being configured to introduce a predetermined volume of liquid beverage filling material into the interior of bottles to a substantially predetermined level of liquid beverage filling material; said apparatus being configured to introduce a predetermined volume of liquid beverage filling material comprising apparatus being configured to terminate the filling of beverage bottles upon liquid beverage filling material reaching said substantially predetermined level in bottles; each filling position comprising a support configured and disposed to maintain a bottle in a predetermined position for filling a by a corresponding filling device; each filling position comprising an arrangement to seal a bottle for filling a bottle with an effervescent beverage; apparatus being configured to raise and to lower said bottle support and a bottle supported thereby; said lifting apparatus being configured to raise and lower said bottle support comprising: said filling machine further comprising: