Kirin Beverage Corporation

Atsuo Ida

Tatsuo Naganuma

Takao Arai

Shoji Noda

A foreign matter detecting and eliminating system detects and eliminates foreign matters included in a fluid, such as a fruit juice containing fibrous materials, a beverage and a liquid medicine. The foreign matter detecting and eliminating system includes: a tubular distribution headhaving one closed end and one open end connected to a feed line for carrying a fluid and provided with a plurality of axially arranged oblong slitsa plurality of main passageshaving a flat sectional shape and communicating with the interior of the distribution headby means of the oblong slitsan optical foreign matter detecting devicecombined with the main passagesto detect foreign matters included in the fluid flowing through the main passagesand foreign matter eliminating devicesdisposed below the foreign matter detecting devicewith respect to the flowing direction of the fluid and capable operating in response to a foreign matter detection signal provided by the foreign matter detecting deviceto discharge a predetermined quantity of the fluid containing foreign matters.

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Kyoto-fu, Japan

Atsuo Ida