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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Didier Chetaille, Le Havre Cedex, FR;
Rodolphe Saint-Martin, Le Havre Cedex, FR;
Andrea Lupi, Le Havre Cedex, FR;
Assignee:
Sidel, Le Havre Cedex, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 3/102 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 3/102 ;
Abstract
A machine for filling containers includes a series of filling stations, each of which is equipped with an impervious chamber for receiving a container to be filled. The chamber is opened in order to load or unload the container and closed in order to control the atmosphere in the chamber during the filling process. The chamber is delimited by an upper head section, which has a filling spout, by an essentially cylindrical lateral wall and by a base wall. The filling machine has element for modifying the volume of the closed chamber.