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B67C　CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS

B67C 3/00 Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids (filling containers with liquids or semiliquids using apparatus other than bottling or like apparatus B65B 3/00)

B67C 3/001 ・{Cleaning of filling devices}

B67C 3/002 ・・{using cups or dummies to be placed under the filling heads}

B67C 3/004 ・・・{permanently attached to the filling machine and movable between a rest and a working position}

B67C 3/005 ・・{Cleaning outside parts of filling devices}

B67C 3/007 ・{Applications of control, warning or safety devices in filling machinery (flow-control B67C 3/28)}

B67C 3/008 ・{Bottling or like apparatus specially adapted to be transported, e.g. positioned on a truck or in a container}

B67C 3/02 ・Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus

B67C 3/023 ・・{Filling multiple liquids in a container (B67C 3/208 takes precedence)}

B67C 3/026 ・・・{Filling the liquids simultaneously}

B67C 3/04 ・・without applying pressure

B67C 3/045 ・・・{Apparatus specially adapted for filling bottles with hot liquids}

B67C 3/06 ・・using counterpressure, i.e. filling while the container is under pressure

B67C 3/065 ・・・{Filling siphons, e.g. carbonating beverages during filling (siphons B67D 1/0456)}

B67C 3/08 ・・・and subsequently lowering the counterpressure

B67C 3/10 ・・・preliminary filling with inert gases, e.g. carbon dioxide

B67C 3/12 ・・・Pressure-control devices

B67C 3/14 ・・・specially adapted for filling with hot liquids

B67C 3/16 ・・using suction

B67C 3/18 ・・using siphoning arrangements

B67C 3/20 ・・with provision for metering the liquids to be introduced, e.g. when adding syrups (measuring volume, or volume flow, in general G01F)

B67C 3/202 ・・・{by weighing}

B67C 3/204 ・・・{using dosing chambers}

B67C 3/206 ・・・{using arrangements of cylinders and pistons (B67C 3/208 takes precedence)}

B67C 3/208 ・・・{specially adapted for adding small amounts of additional liquids, e.g. syrup}

B67C 3/22 ・・Details

B67C 3/222 ・・・{Head-space air removing devices, e.g. by inducing foam}

B67C 3/223 ・・・・{by squeezing the container elastically}

B67C 3/225 ・・・{Means for filling simultaneously, e.g. in a rotary filling apparatus or multiple rows of containers}

B67C 3/24 ・・・Devices for supporting or handling bottles (transport or storing devices in general B65G)

B67C 3/242 ・・・・{engaging with bottle necks (B67C 3/26 takes precedence)}

B67C 3/244 ・・・・{Bottle lifting devices actuated by jacks, e.g. hydraulic, pneumatic (B67C 3/242 takes precedence)}

B67C 3/246 ・・・・{Bottle lifting devices actuated by cams (B67C 3/242 takes precedence)}

B67C 3/248 ・・・・{Bottle lifting devices actuated by threads B67C 3/242 takes precedence}

B67C 3/26 ・・・Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks

B67C 3/2608 ・・・・{comprising anti-dripping means}

B67C 3/2611 ・・・・・{to prevent dripping from sources other than the filling product, e.g. deflectors for vapours condensed on the outer surface of the filling device}

B67C 3/2614 ・・・・{specially adapted for counter-pressure filling}

B67C 3/2617 ・・・・・{the liquid valve being opened by mechanical or electrical actuation}

B67C 3/262 ・・・・・・{and the filling operation stopping when the liquid rises to a level at which it closes a vent opening}

B67C 3/2622 ・・・・・・{and the filling operation stopping when probes, e.g. electrical or optical probes, sense the wanted liquid level (level control in general G01F)}

B67C 3/2625 ・・・・・{the liquid valve being opened automatically when a given counter-pressure is obtained in the container to be filled}

B67C 3/2628 ・・・・・・{and the filling operation stopping when the liquid rises to a level at which it closes a vent opening}

B67C 3/2631 ・・・・・・{and the filling operation stopping when probes, e.g. electrical or optical probes, sense the wanted liquid level (level control in general G01F)}

B67C 3/2634 ・・・・{specially adapted for vacuum or suction filling}

B67C 3/2637 ・・・・{comprising a liquid valve opened by relative movement between the container and the filling head}

B67C 3/264 ・・・・・{and the filling operation being carried out manually}

B67C 3/2642 ・・・・{specially adapted for sterilising prior to filling}

B67C 3/28 ・・・Flow-control devices, e.g. using valves ({B67C 3/2617, B67C 3/2625, B67C 3/2637 take precedence}; valves in general F16K)

B67C 3/281 ・・・・{Profiled valve bodies for smoothing the flow at the outlet of the filling nozzle}

B67C 3/282 ・・・・{related to filling level control (B67C 3/2617, B67C 3/2625 take precedence)}

B67C 3/283 ・・・・・{using pressure sensing means}

B67C 3/284 ・・・・・{using non-liquid contact sensing means (B67C 3/283 takes precedence)}

B67C 3/285 ・・・・・{using liquid contact sensing means (B67C 3/283 takes precedence)}

B67C 3/286 ・・・・{related to flow rate control, i.e. controlling slow and fast filling phases}

B67C 3/287 ・・・・{related to flow control using predetermined or real-time calculated parameters}

B67C 3/288 ・・・・・{using master-slave controls}

B67C 3/30 ・Filling of barrels or casks

B67C 3/32 ・・using counterpressure, i.e. filling while the container is under pressure

B67C 3/34 ・・Devices for engaging filling-heads with filling-apertures

B67C 7/00 Concurrent cleaning, filling, and closing of bottles; Processes or devices for at least two of these operations

B67C 7/0006 ・{Conveying; Synchronising}

B67C 7/0013 ・・{Synchronising}

B67C 7/002 ・・{General lay-out of bottle-handling machines}

B67C 7/0026 ・・{the containers travelling along a linear path}

B67C 7/0033 ・・・{the operation being performed batch-wise}

B67C 7/004 ・・{the containers travelling along a circular path}

B67C 7/0046 ・・・{Infeed and outfeed devices}

B67C 7/0053 ・・・・{using grippers (for supporting bottle necks during filling B67C 3/242)}

B67C 7/0073 ・{Sterilising, aseptic filling and closing (B67C 3/2642 takes precedence)}

B67C 7/008 ・・{comprising a cleaning step between two closing steps}

B67C 7/0086 ・・{Sterilisation being restricted to the area of application of the closure}

B67C 7/0093 ・{Lever action devices operated by hand or foot}

B67C 9/00 Devices for emptying bottles, not otherwise provided for {during preparation of alcoholic beverages except beer C12G 1/00}

B67C 11/00 Funnels, e.g. for liquids (filter funnels B01D 23/28; volume flow-meters G01F)

B67C 11/02 ・without discharge valves

B67C 11/04 ・with non-automatic discharge valves

B67C 11/06 ・with automatic discharge valves

B67C 11/063 ・・{for preventing spilling or dripping}

B67C 11/066 ・・{for preventing overflow of the filled container}

B67C 2003/00 Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids (filling containers with liquids or semiliquids using apparatus other than bottling or like apparatus B65B 3/00)

B67C 2003/02 ・Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus

B67C 2003/22 ・・Details

B67C 2003/221 ・・・Automatic exchange of components

B67C 2003/226 ・・・Additional process steps or apparatuses related to filling with hot liquids, e.g. after-treatment

B67C 2003/227 ・・・Additional apparatus related to blow-moulding of the containers, e.g. a complete production line forming filled containers from preforms

B67C 2003/228 ・・・Aseptic features

B67C 2003/26 ・・・Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks

B67C 2003/2602 ・・・・Details of vent-tubes

B67C 2003/2605 ・・・・・Piston-like check valves

B67C 2003/2645 ・・・・Means to avoid overfilling by preventing gas returning from the container into the filling tank via the liquid valve, e.g. mesh screens

B67C 2003/2648 ・・・・Inflatable gaskets for sealingly engaging bottle necks or bodies

B67C 2003/2651 ・・・・The liquid valve being carried by the vent tube

B67C 2003/2654 ・・・・・specially adapted for bottom filling, e.g. the liquid valve being located at the lowest part of the vent tube

B67C 2003/2657 ・・・・specially adapted for filling cans

B67C 2003/266 ・・・・Means for centering the container with the filling head

B67C 2003/2662 ・・・・・with means for detecting the presence of a container

B67C 2003/2665 ・・・・Means for locking the filling head in a given position once engaged by a container

B67C 2003/2668 ・・・・Means for adapting the filling head to various sizes of containers

B67C 2003/2671 ・・・・Means for preventing foaming of the liquid

B67C 2003/2674 ・・・・・by creating a conical shaped flow directed to the container wall at the container neck height

B67C 2003/2677 ・・・・・・by means of a deflector

B67C 2003/268 ・・・・・・by means of a flow channel integral with the filling nozzle

B67C 2003/2682 ・・・・・by creating a conical shaped flow directed to the container wall just above the container bottom

B67C 2003/2685 ・・・・Details of probes

B67C 2003/2688 ・・・・Means for filling containers in defined atmospheric conditions

B67C 2003/2691 ・・・・・by enclosing one container in a chamber

B67C 2003/2694 ・・・・・by enclosing a set of containers in a chamber

B67C 2003/2697 ・・・・・by enclosing the container partly in a chamber

B67C 2007/00 Concurrent cleaning, filling, and closing of bottles; Processes or devices for at least two of these operations

B67C 2007/0006 ・{Conveying; Synchronising}

B67C 2007/006 ・・Devices particularly adapted for container filling

B67C 2007/0066 ・・Devices particularly adapted for container closing

B67C 2011/00 Funnels, e.g. for liquids (filter funnels B01D 23/28; volume flow-meters G01F)

B67C 2011/02 ・without discharge valves

B67C 2011/022 ・・for draining oil from engines

B67C 2011/025 ・・・with integral tool for opening the draining plug

B67C 2011/027 ・・for filling oil into engines

B67C 2011/20 ・comprising closures, e.g. stoppers, caps or lids

B67C 2011/30 ・comprising venting means

B67C 2011/40 ・comprising level indicating means