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Stefano d'Errico

Enrico Cocchi

Filippo Bandini

Vincenzo Galotto

There is described a filling valve () for a filling machine () configured to fill a receptacle () and comprising a flow channel (), having a first passage section () configured to be fluidly connected with the receptacle (), and at least one shutter () movably arranged within the flow channel () and configured to be controlled, during a first operating mode in which the flow channel () is fed with a first pourable product, in: a resting position, in which it defines a first maximum opening passage for the first pourable product; a closing position, in which it is configured to sealingly cooperate with the first passage section () so as to prevent any fluidic connection between this latter and the receptacle (); and at least one intermediate position, in which it defines a respective intermediate opening passage, so as to allow a partial flow rate of the first pourable product towards said receptacle; the flow channel () has a second passage section () configured to be fluidly connected with the first passage section () and with the receptacle (); the shutter () is configured to be further controlled, during a second operating mode in which the flow channel () is fed with a second pourable product having solid particles in suspension, in: the resting position, in which it defines a second maximum opening passage for the second pourable product; and a partial closing position, in which it defines a restricted passage for the second pourable product.

Filling valve and filling machine for filling receptacles

A fluid-agitating tank assembly is disclosed. The tank assembly includes a tank filled with a fluid, and an agitator disposed in the tank so as to be at least partially immersed in the fluid and supported by the tank in a rotatable manner about an axis. The agitator includes a double helix disposed in an upper volume of the tank and adapted to act on the fluid to transform unidirectional rotation of the agitator about the axis into a bidirectional movement of the fluid in the tank towards bottom and top portions of the tank, and at least one rotary blade projecting transversally from the axis, disposed in a lower volume of the tank, and rotating about the axis to move the fluid towards at least one lateral outlet of the tank.

Fluid-agitating tank assembly for a machine for filling containers

A filling machine for filling containers with a pourable product, comprising: a product tank containing the pourable product and a first gas maintained at a first pressure value; at least one dosing tank containing a second gas; a first pressurizing device configured to selectively pressurize the second gas in the at least one dosing tank to a second pressure value, that is lower than the first pressure value; a controller configured to: set the second valve in an open configuration after the at least one dosing tank has been pressurized to the second pressure value; and set the second valve in the closed configuration as the pressure detected by the sensor in the at least one dosing tank reaches a third pressure value corresponding to a predetermined volume of the pourable product in the dosing tank.

Machine and method for filling containers with pourable product

A filling system for filling a container with a pourable product, comprising: a tank configured to be filled with the pourable product; at least one filling device including a local control unit having a control module configured to selectively allow filling of the container with the pourable product; at least one duct interposed between the tank and the filling device; and at least one vortex flowmeter disposed along the duct and configured to generate a pulse-train detection signal as a function of a flow rate of the pourable product along the duct, wherein the local control unit of the filling device includes a processing module configured to process the detection signal from the at least one vortex flowmeter in order to determine an amount of the pourable product flowing into the container, as a function of a number of pulses of the detection signal.

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Parma, Italy

Stefano d'Errico