Patent ID: 9056758
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: B67C,B67D

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising a filling element for filling containers with a lumpy liquid filler, said filling element comprising a liquid valve, filler flow channels, a separate valve arrangement, and at least two dispensing openings, wherein said liquid valve is arranged in a liquid channel in an interior of a filling element housing, wherein said liquid valve is formed by a valve body that has a first valve surface and that cooperates with a first valve seat, wherein said valve body is movable along a filling-element axis of said liquid valve to open and close said liquid valve, wherein said dispensing openings form a filler outlet, wherein said dispensing openings are provided on said filler flow channels, wherein said filler flow channels are in flow communication with said liquid channel and with each other when said liquid valve is opened and are separated with regard to flow from said liquid channel when said liquid valve is closed, and wherein said separate valve arrangement separates said filler flow channels from each other in flow terms when said liquid valve is closed.