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Machine, system, and method for filling container with pourable product

  • US 10,017,369 B2
  • Filed: 03/25/2016
  • Issued: 07/10/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A filling system for filling a container with a pourable product, comprising:

  • a tank configured to be filled with the pourable product;

    at least one filling device including a local control unit having a control module configured to selectively allow filling of the container with the pourable product, wherein the local control unit is configured to receive a control signal for filling of the container with the pourable product from a central control unit;

    at least one duct interposed between the tank and the filling device; and

    at least one vortex flowmeter disposed along the duct and configured to generate a pulse-train detection signal as a function of a flow rate of the pourable product along the duct,wherein the local control unit of the filling device includes a processing module configured to process the detection signal from the at least one vortex flowmeter and to process the control signal from the central control unit, in order to determine an amount of the pourable product flowing into the container, as a function of a number of pulses of the detection signal and as a function of the control signal from the central control unit.

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