Patent ID: 7571749

Claim:
A filling valve for an aseptic filling of alimentary liquids comprising: a feeding conduit for a product stream to be filled in a container such that the product stream flows from a valve in an area near a filling mouth of the container underneath, wherein the product stream is isolated from the atmosphere by a coaxial flow of an aseptic gas, an inert gas, or a combination thereof, which is fed by an auxiliary circuit surrounding a filling valve outflow mouth, and wherein the auxiliary circuit, which is fed during a filling operation by a flow of the aseptic and/or inert gas for assuring an aseptic condition of the filling operation, is configured to be used for a re-circulation of a sanitizing fluid fed by the feeding conduit; and a lid, by which during sanitization of the filling mouth the valve is closed in cooperation with a sliding manifold, mounted on a body of the filling valve.