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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2017
Krones Ag, Neutraubling, DE;
Manfred Schmid, Neutraubling, DE;
KRONES AG, Neutraubling, DE;
Abstract
A device and a method for filling at least one container with a filling product in a beverage filling plant are described. The device includes a product holding vessel for accommodating the filling product, and at least one filling element communicating with the product holding vessel for filling the container with the filling product, and a product feed tube for feeding a filling product into the product holding vessel. A seal for sealing the product feed tube with respect to an interior space of the product holding vessel is provided. The seal can be switched between a sealing position for cleaning and a non-sealing position for the filling operation.