Patent ID: 7341079

Claim:
Machine for the aseptic treatment of containers ( 10 ) in bottling plant, of the rotary type provided with a plurality of stations ( 9 ) for treating the containers and so shaped as to cause the treatment of the containers to take place under substantially sterile conditions, comprising: sealing means that separate a non sterile area ( 11 ) of the machine from an area ( 12 ) maintained under sterile conditions and in which the treated containers ( 10 ) transit, said means comprising a fixed annular channel ( 15 ) at least partially filled with liquid in which slides a concentric annular element ( 16 ) associated with the rotating part ( 11 ); a level control apparatus to assure the constant presence of liquid in each channel; wherein in correspondence with the container entry and/or exit area a sterile bed or container transport apparatus ( 7 ) is interrupted, thereby being split into an entry transport apparatus and an exit transport apparatus with the definition of an area of accessibility ( 8 ) to the entry and/or exit area of the rotating part of the machine.