Patent ID: 9156669
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: B65D,B67B,B67C

Abstract:
1. A method of bottling liquids, in particular carbonated liquids or liquids sensitive to oxygen, on a machine comprising a conveying device movable along a given path and having at least one unit for receiving and retaining a bottle, wherein the machine comprises, for each said unit, a respective fill-and-cap head movable along the given path and comprising a cavity having a first opening facing the unit and a movable wall having a collar shape and slidable to laterally limit part of said cavity, the method comprising: filling the bottle with a liquid as the unit travels along a first portion of the given path; capping the bottle with a cap as the same unit travels along a second portion of the given path; moving the bottle through the first opening to close the cavity in fluidtight manner and define a chamber; connecting the chamber to a feed device for feeding the liquid into the bottle moving the cap inside the chamber and into position facing the bottle; moving the bottle through the first opening and against the cap to cap the bottle inside the chamber feeding a pressurized gas into the chamber before capping the bottle with the cap; and sliding the movable wall when capping the bottle to maintain a substantially constant volume of the chamber.