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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 1991
Filed:
Sep. 14, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerhard H Weiler, S. Barrington, IL (US);
Dieter H Nagel, Oxford, WI (US);
Assignee:
Automatic Liquid Packaging, Inc., Woodstock, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K / ; F16K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
141237 ; 137883 ; 251331 ; 141242 ;
Abstract
A modular fill assembly is provided for use on a filling machine. The assembly defines a plurality of individual product discharge flow paths each communicating with a common supply. A plurality of fill nozzles are carried by the assembly for each filling a separate container. Individual valves for each flow path are each operable between an open configuration permitting the flow of the product through the associated flow path and a closed configuration occluding the associated flow path. Each valve has a separate actuator for operating the associated valve independently of the other valves.