Patent ID: 7513279
Filing Date: 2009-04-07
Classification: B67C

Abstract:
1. A rotary beverage filling machine for filling cans with a liquid beverage material, said beverage filling machine comprising: a rotor; a rotatable vertical machine column; said rotor being connected to said vertical machine column to permit rotation of said rotor about said vertical machine column; a plurality of beverage filling elements for filling cans with liquid beverage material being disposed at the periphery of said rotor; each of said plurality of beverage filling elements being configured and disposed to dispense liquid beverage material into cans to be filled; at least one liquid reservoir being configured to hold a supply of liquid beverage material; at least one supply line arrangement being configured and disposed to connect said at least one liquid reservoir to said beverage filling elements to supply liquid beverage material to said beverage filling elements; a first star wheel structure being configured and disposed to move cans into said beverage filling machine; a second star wheel structure being configured and disposed to move filled cans out of said beverage filling machine; and each of said plurality of beverage filling elements comprising: