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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2003
Kenichi Tsukano, Ishikawa-ken, JP;
Katsunori Tanikawa, Ishikawa-ken, JP;
Taro Kitayama, Ishikawa-ken, JP;
Shibuya Kogyo Co., Ltd., Ishikawa-ken, JP;
Abstract
A liquid passage for filling which communicates with a liquid supply piping for filling is formed within a valve housing and carries a filling nozzle at its lower end. The liquid passage is opened or closed by a liquid valve. A packing which seals the mouth of a vessel B, a cylinder which elevates the packing , a flow meter which detects a filled content of the liquid which is filled into the vessel B, and an exhaust passage formed in the valve housing are provided. The exhaust passage has an opening disposed toward the vessel which is disposed outside an opening of the filling nozzle , and the opening of the filling nozzle is maintained above the elevation of the liquid level which is filled into the vessel B during the filling operation. The filling valve assures a sanitary excellence and is usable with vessels B of differing sizes and shapes.