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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2010
Erwin Knieling, Pfatter, DE;
Erwin Knieling, Pfatter, DE;
Krones AG, Neutraubling, DE;
Abstract
An apparatus for filling containers with liquids and in particular with beverages may include a filling device, which fills the liquid into the container. The filling device has a valve device for controlling the liquid flow into the container including a first supply line for supplying a first liquid to the filling device and comprising a second supply line for supplying a second liquid to the filling device, wherein the first supply line and the second supply line are separate from one another at least in some sections. The apparatus may have a control device configured in such a way that, at the start and at the end of a filling process for a container, this container is filled only with the first liquid.