Patent ID: 8261783
Filing Date: 2012-09-11
Classification: B67C

Abstract:
1. A container filling machine comprising a plurality of filling stations, each filling station comprising a filling spout connected to filling liquid storage means; and a cleaning device comprising, for each filling station, a sealing member movable between a retracted position wherein said sealing member is spaced apart from the filling spout, to allow for the filling of a container placed under the filling spout, and a service position wherein said sealing member is capable of tightly sealing the passage opening of the collecting member to carry out cleaning operations; and displacement means for displacing said sealing member between its service position and its retracted position, the displacement means being capable of displacing the sealing member from its retracted position to its service position through at least one downward vertical translation displacement, generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the filling spout, followed by a horizontal displacement, generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the filling spout, such that the sealing member is substantially centered according to the longitudinal axis of the filling spout, said sealing members being arranged between the filling spouts in their retracted position.