Patent ID: 6834473
Filing Date: 2004-12-28
Classification: A23L

Abstract:
A product pasteurizing section for a beverage container filling plant for filling beverage containers such as bottles or containers with a beverage, said product pasteurizing section being configured to permit at least heating and cooling of the content in containers, said product pasteurizing section comprising:a housing comprising a roof arrangement, an inlet arrangement configured to receive containers into said housing, and an outlet arrangement configured to discharge containers from said housing; a plurality of spray arrangements being disposed integrally in said roof arrangement; said roof arrangement being configured to receive said plurality of spray arrangements; each of said plurality of spray arrangements comprising a spray nozzle being configured to spray a stream of liquid; each of said spray nozzles being disposed integrally within said roof arrangement; said plurality of spray arrangements and said roof arrangement being configured to be disposed above the containers to permit spraying of containers from above the containers; said plurality of spray arrangements in said roof arrangement comprising: a first roof portion of spray arrangements; said first roof portion being configured: to receive containers from said inlet arrangement; and to be disposed to heat the beverage in containers with a first, heated, spray of liquid having a predetermined first temperature to bring the beverage in containers to a temperature below the pasteurization temperature of the beverage; a second roof portion of spray arrangements; said second roof portion being configured to pasteurize the beverage in containers with a second, heated, spray of liquid having a predetermined second temperature to bring the beverage in containers to the pasteurization temperature of the beverage; and a third roof portion of spray arrangements; said third roof portion being configured to cool the beverage in containers with a third spray of liquid having a predetermined third temperature to bring the beverage in containers to a temperature below said second temperature; said second roof portion being configured: to be disposed adjacent to said first roof portion; and to receive containers from said first roof portion; and said third roof portion being configured: to be disposed adjacent to said second roof portion; to receive containers from said second roof portion; and to discharge containers through said outlet arrangement from said housing.