Patent ID: 7383673
Filing Date: 2008-06-10
Classification: B67C

Abstract:
1. A beverage filling plant for aseptic filling of beverage bottles or containers with liquid beverage material, said beverage filling plant comprising: a beverage bottle or container cleaning machine being configured and disposed to clean beverage bottles or containers; a first conveyor arrangement being configured and disposed to convey beverage bottles or containers to be cleaned to said beverage bottle or container cleaning machine; a rotary beverage bottle or container sterilizing machine being configured and disposed to sterilize beverage bottles or containers with a sterilizing medium; said beverage bottle or container sterilizing machine comprising: a second conveyor arrangement being configured and disposed to convey filled beverage bottles or containers from said beverage bottle or container cleaning machine to said beverage bottle or container sterilizing machine; a rotary beverage bottle or container filling machine being configured and disposed to fill beverage bottles or containers with liquid beverage material; said beverage bottle or container filling machine comprising: a third conveyor arrangement being configured and disposed to convey filled beverage bottles or containers from said beverage bottle or container sterilizing machine to said beverage bottle or container filling machine; a rotary beverage bottle or container closing machine being configured and disposed to close tops of filled beverage bottles or containers; said beverage bottle or container closing machine comprising: a fourth conveyor arrangement being configured and disposed to convey filled beverage bottles or containers from said beverage bottle or container filling machine to said beverage bottle or container closing machine; a rotary beverage bottle or container labeling machine being configured and disposed to label filled, closed beverage bottles or containers; said beverage bottle or container labeling machine comprising: a fifth conveyor arrangement being configured and disposed to convey filled, closed beverage bottles or containers from said beverage bottle or container closing machine to said beverage bottle or container labeling machine; a beverage bottle or container packaging machine being configured and disposed to package beverage bottles or containers into packs; a sixth conveyor arrangement being configured and disposed to convey filled, closed, labeled beverage bottles or containers from said beverage bottle or container labeling machine to said beverage bottle or container packaging machine; a reservoir being configured and disposed to hold a supply of barrier fluid; and each of said beverage bottle or container sterilizing machine, said beverage bottle or container filling machine, and said beverage bottle or container closing machine comprising: