Patent ID: 7255141

Claim:
A container filling plant for filling containers with a liquid beverage filling material, said container filling plant comprising: a filling machine being configured to fill empty containers with liquid beverage filling material; a conveyer arrangement being configured and disposed to move empty containers to said filling machine; said beverage filling machine comprising a plurality of beverage filling positions, each beverage filling position comprising a beverage filling device for filling containers with liquid beverage filling material; an arrangement for filtering a beverage liquid, said filtering arrangement comprising: a plurality of filter chambers being configured and disposed to receive a liquid to be filtered and to produce a filtered liquid; a first plurality of valves being configured and disposed to control flow of filtered liquid in said filter chambers, each valve being configured and disposed to control flow in its corresponding filter chamber or filter chambers; at least one other valve being configured and disposed to control flow of filtered liquid in its corresponding filter chamber or filter chambers; a sensor arrangement being configured and disposed to issue signals corresponding to sensed operating conditions at least in said filter chambers; and a control arrangement being configured and disposed to receive signals issued from said sensor arrangement and to transmit signals to said valves to optimize flow of liquid to be filtered; said filling devices comprising apparatus being configured to introduce a predetermined volume of filtered liquid beverage filling material into the interior of containers to a substantially predetermined level of liquid beverage filling material; said apparatus being configured to introduce a predetermined volume of liquid beverage filling material comprising apparatus being configured to terminate the filling of beverage containers upon filtered liquid beverage filling material reaching said substantially predetermined level in containers; a closing station being configured and disposed to close filled containers; and a conveyer arrangement being configured and disposed to transfer filled containers from said filling machine to said closing station.