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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2003
Kazuo Miyazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Norimi Kawanami, Tokyo, JP;
Takao Katayama, Tokyo, JP;
Hitoshi Takaku, Tokyo, JP;
Yukinobu Nishino, Ishikawa-ken, JP;
Futoshi Konishi, Ishikawa-ken, JP;
Kazuo Miyazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Norimi Kawanami, Tokyo, JP;
Takao Katayama, Tokyo, JP;
Hitoshi Takaku, Tokyo, JP;
Yukinobu Nishino, Ishikawa-ken, JP;
Futoshi Konishi, Ishikawa-ken, JP;
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd., Tokyyo, JP;
Shibuya Kogyo Co., Ltd., Ishikawa-ken, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a filling valve which affords an excellent sterilization capability and a high maintenance capability. The valve includes a tubular nozzle, an operating rodwhich is fitted in the nozzleso as to be elevatable, and an opening/closing valveformed by a valve seaton the internal surface of the nozzleat its bottom end and a valve elementformed at the bottom end of the operating rod. A portionof a reducing diameter which gradually reduces the cross-sectional area of the filled liquid passagein a downward direction and a portionof an increasing diameter which gradually increases the cross-sectional area of the filled liquid passagein the downward direction are formed on the internal surface of the nozzleat an upper portion thereof. A plurality of straightening vanesare formed on the internal surface of the nozzleat a location below the portionof an increasing diameter.