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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 1980
Filed:
Feb. 08, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ernst G Ernstsson, Staffanstorp, SE;
Hans O Nantin, Trelleborg, SE;
Assignee:
Tetra Pak International AB, Lund, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
134 / ; 134170 ; 141 90 ; 141 91 ; 53167 ;
Abstract
A method and an arrangement for the cleaning and sterilizing of a filler pipe on a packing machine are disclosed. A cleaning and sterilizing duct is provided which can be concentrically arranged around the filler pipe, which duct is closed at one end and in tight engagement with the filler pipe at its other end, while also being connected to a drainage duct. Cleaning or sterilizing fluid can flow through the filler pipe, into the sterilizing duct, to be discharged through the drainage duct.