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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2016
Applicant:
Krones Ag, Neutraubling, DE;
Inventor:
Ulrich Buchhauser, Regensburg, DE;
Assignee:
KRONES AG, Neutraubling, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 31/00 (2006.01); F28F 23/00 (2006.01); B29C 49/42 (2006.01); B67C 3/10 (2006.01); B67C 7/00 (2006.01); B29C 49/08 (2006.01); F28D 21/00 (2006.01); B29C 49/12 (2006.01); B65B 55/02 (2006.01); B29C 49/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F 23/00 (2013.01); B29C 49/08 (2013.01); B29C 49/085 (2013.01); B29C 49/12 (2013.01); B29C 49/42 (2013.01); B65B 31/00 (2013.01); B65B 55/025 (2013.01); B67C 3/10 (2013.01); B67C 7/00 (2013.01); F28D 21/0001 (2013.01); B29C 49/46 (2013.01); B29C 2049/4605 (2013.01); B29C 2049/4685 (2013.01); B29C 2049/4694 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and device for supplying an inert gas in a beverage filling plant are provided. The method includes feeding surplus process heat from the beverage filling plant to a heat exchanger, feeding an inert gas from an inert gas source to the heat exchanger, heating the inert gas in the heat exchanger, and supplying the heated inert gas for use in the beverage filling plant.