Shibuya Corporation

Shibuya Kogyo Co., Ltd.

Taro Kitayama

Yukinobu Nishino

Katsunori Tanikawa

Shinya Kamori

Yuichi Yonemura

Kenichi Tsukano

Shunya Ota

Mizuho Kiba

A filling method includes storing liquid in a liquid tank; pressing a seal member of a filling head against a mouth of a vessel to seal the mouth; providing a liquid valve in a liquid passageway which connects an inside of the liquid tank to the vessel via the filling head; providing a gas valve in a gas passageway connecting a headspace of the liquid tank to the vessel via the filling head; providing a snifting valve in a snifting passage which connects the vessel to an outside via the filling head; detecting an amount of the liquid supplied to the vessel; and when the liquid is a non-fizzy liquid, opening the liquid valve to supply the liquid to the vessel while a compressor pressurizes the inside of the liquid tank, the gas valve is closed, the snifting valve is opened, and the mouth of the vessel is sealed.

Filling method

A filling valve for filling liquid into a bottle is provided that comprises a nozzle having an outlet on its bottom end and a seat on its interior surface, a stem arranged inside the nozzle and having a plug provided on its outer periphery, a helical vane provided on the outer periphery of the stem for inducing a spiral flow, and a bevel with expanding diameter in the downward direction is provided at the bottom end of the stem. The filling valve is closed when the stem descends and the plug makes contact with the seat. The filling valve is opened when the stem ascends and the plug separates from the seat. The bevel is extended below the outlet when the plug is opened. The liquid revolved via the helical vane and ejected from the outlet is spread by the bevel toward a bottle finish or neck.

Filling valve and liquid filling method

A liquid passage for filling which communicates with a liquid supply piping for filling is formed within a valve housing and carries a filling nozzle at its lower end. The liquid passage is opened or closed by a liquid valve. A packing which seals the mouth of a vessel B, a cylinder which elevates the packing , a flow meter which detects a filled content of the liquid which is filled into the vessel B, and an exhaust passage formed in the valve housing are provided. The exhaust passage has an opening disposed toward the vessel which is disposed outside an opening of the filling nozzle , and the opening of the filling nozzle is maintained above the elevation of the liquid level which is filled into the vessel B during the filling operation. The filling valve assures a sanitary excellence and is usable with vessels B of differing sizes and shapes.

Filling valve

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Taro Kitayama