Patent ID: 8109416

Claim:
A device ( 10 ) for filling receptacles with a liquid, comprising: a generally tubular body ( 12 ); a liquid feed chamber ( 18 ) in an upper section ( 14 ) of the generally tubular body ( 12 ), the liquid feed chamber ( 18 ) having a bottom axial end, with provided with a nozzle ( 20 ) adapted for feed flow of the liquid from the feed chamber ( 18 ) to a receptacle in which a liquid feed duct ( 22 ) leads into the feed chamber ( 18 ) through a feed orifice ( 24 ); a stopper ( 26 ) that is controlled in sliding axially inside the tubular body ( 12 ) between an axial open position and an axial closed position, the stopper comprising an annular bearing surface ( 28 ) which rests axially against a matching seat ( 30 ) arranged between the feed chamber ( 18 ) and the nozzle ( 20 ), in the closed position; and a cylindrical valve ( 42 , 142 ) coaxial with the stopper ( 26 ) that is arranged in the upper section ( 14 ) of the tubular body ( 12 ), the cylindrical valve ( 42 , 142 ) comprising a peripheral stopping wall ( 44 , 144 ) that is capable of partially closing off the feed orifice ( 24 ), when the stopper ( 26 ) occupies the open position, an area of closure of the peripheral wall ( 44 , 144 ) being a function of the angular position of the cylindrical valve ( 42 ), and the cylindrical valve ( 42 , 142 ) is controlled so as to pivot about an axis (A 1 ) so as to regulate a value of the feed flow by modifying an area of closure of the peripheral wall ( 44 , 144 ).