Krones Ag

Adelholzener Alpenquellen Gmbh

Manfred Ziegler

Markus Schoenfelder

Erwin Knieling

Guenter Frankenberger

Andreas Dewert

Volker Stammel

Martin Seger

Rupert Meinzinger

Jochen Krueger

Florian Angerer

Wolfgang Sauspreischkies

Tobias Bock

Florian Herrmann

Thomas Stadlmayr

Klaus Plschek

Norbert Wittmann

Jürgen Minarik

Thomas Ehbauer

Dieter Wild

Jochen Krüger

A device for filling a container with a filling product, preferably for filling a glass container with a beverage in a bottling plant, comprising a filling valve for introducing the filling product into the container to be filled, a control device for controlling the filling valve, and a filling level sensor which communicates with the control device for detecting the presence of a target filling level (H) of the filling product in the container, the control device being configured to close the filling valve upon detection of the target filling level (H), the control device being configured to determine the presence of the target filling level (H) by means of the filling level sensor again after the filling valve has been closed and to initiate an ejection process for the container if it is detected that the target filling level (H) has been undershot.

Device and method for filling a container with a filling product

A device for filling a container with a filling product, preferably for filling a beverage container in a beverage filling plant, comprising a filling product reservoir for accommodating the filling product to be filled and a first fill level probe for determining the filling product level in the filling product reservoir during a filling mode, wherein a second fill level probe is provided for determining a cleaning fluid level in the filling product reservoir during a cleaning mode.

Device for filling a container with a filling product

An apparatus for treating containers includes a housing, inside which a sterile chamber is formed. A treatment element is arranged inside the housing and is rotatable about a predefined axis. The treatment element is arranged on a carrier inside the housing, and has a drive device for driving the treatment element. The drive device is arranged at least partially outside the sterile chamber and includes at least a first drive element arranged outside the sterile chamber for generating rotational movements, and a second drive element arranged inside the sterile chamber. The first drive element and the second drive element cooperate in a contactless manner to generate rotational movement of the treatment element. The drive elements in each case have at least one magnetisable element and preferably at least the second drive element is displaceable in the direction of its axis of rotation relative to the sterile chamber.

Apparatus for treating containers with contactless torque generation

An apparatus for the treatment of containers may include at least one conveying device, which conveys the containers along a pre-set conveying path, and at least one treatment device, which treats the container in a pre-determined manner. The apparatus may include at least one size part which is capable of being arranged in an exchangeable manner on a carrier. A first transmitter device, which at least intermittently emits a signal which is characteristic of the first transmitter device, is arranged on the size part, and the apparatus has at least one first receiver device for receiving the first signal. The apparatus may further include a second signal communication device, which emits or receives a second characteristic signal, wherein the receiver device is designed in such a way that it determines from the signals emitted whether the size part is in a predetermined position with respect to the apparatus.

Apparatus and method for the treatment of containers with recognition of fittings

An apparatus for the treatment of containers may include a conveying device which conveys the containers along a pre-set conveying path and a size part which is arranged in an interchangeable manner on the apparatus. The size part may include a first identification element based upon RFID technology in order to identify the size part. The size part may in turn include a position detection device which detects a position of at least one element of the apparatus with respect to the size part and emits a signal characteristic of this position.

Apparatus for the treatment of containers with combined size-part and fitting detection

An apparatus for filling containers, has an entrance through which open containers can be introduced into the apparatus, including at least one transport device which conveys the containers along a predefined transport path, and an exit via which the containers can be discharged from the apparatus. The speed at which the transport device conveys the containers is variable, and the apparatus comprises at least one filling device which fills the containers at least partially with a liquid medium on the transport path between the entrance and the exit. The apparatus includes a housing, and arranged in the interior of the housing is at least one sterilization device in the form of a &#x3b2;-radiation unit which sterilizes components of the apparatus.

Sterilization with &#x3b2;-radiation

In an apparatus for transporting containers, a first transport unit including a first drive unit transports the containers along a first transport section, and a second transport unit including a second drive unit transports the containers along a second transport section. First and second sensor units detect a condition of the containers transported by the first and second transport units. At least one control unit controls at least one of the first and second drive units in response to at least one of the first and second conditions detected by the corresponding first or second sensor units. At least one of the first and second sensor units includes a signal transmission unit that wirelessly emits a signal characteristic of the respective at least one first or at least one second condition to a receiving unit of the control unit.

Apparatus and method for transporting containers including wireless condition detection

Apparatus for closing containers with contactless torque generation

An apparatus for checking for the presence of objects and in particular containers, comprising a transmitting device which has a sound signal generation unit for emitting a sound signal, and a receiving device which is arranged relative to the transmitting device in such a way that a sound signal emitted by the transmitting device and transmitted through air can be received by the receiving device. According to the invention, at least the transmitting device or the receiving device has a housing, wherein at least one region of this housing is suitable for emitting or for receiving sound signals.

Checking apparatus for containers

A method and an apparatus for monitoring an evaporator (), whereby a liquid is applied onto a heating unit () and evaporated and the temperature drop caused by the evaporation heat in the heating unit () is detected. In the absence of a predetermined temperature drop, a signal is generated. In this way, the evaporation process can be controlled in a simple manner.

Method and apparatus for monitoring an evaporator

The invention relates to a method and a device for the preparation and bottling of liquids enriched with oxygen or with an oxygen/gas mixture. The method includes filling one or more containers with a gas enriched liquid; and sealing the containers pressure-tight, whereby the gas enriched liquid is kept under a nitrogen atmosphere at least part of the time during the bottling process. The process includes a filling device having one or more filling elements including a liquid valve, at least one gas valve, and a nitrogen-filled chamber; a flow connection for flushing and/or prepressurizing a container with nitrogen; and a sealing device configured to seal the containers pressure-tight using a closure. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.

Method and device for the production and bottling of liquids enriched with oxygen

A transport mechanism for piece goods, such as bottles, can cardboards, trays or the like, which consists of at last two transporter sections that each have at least one drive unit of its own, which is adjustable in rotary speed, with a coordinated control module, with the control module connected with a central control-regulating unit for the transmission of signals. The control-regulating unit has at least one transmitter, and the control module has at least one receiver for wireless signal transmission, particularly by radio.

Transport mechanism for piece goods

A method and a device for the control of the treatment of the interior of bottles or similar containers, where the introduction of the fluid into the interior occurs by means of a nozzle presenting an exit opening, and a control is performed to determine the presence of a fluid jet in the area after the exit opening and/or the fluid inlet leading to the exit opening.

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Passau, Germany

Manfred Ziegler