MACHINE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR FILLING CONTAINER WITH POURABLE PRODUCT
First Claim
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 the filling of the container with the pourable product;
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 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.
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Abstract
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; 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 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.
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15 Claims
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1. A filling system for filling a container with a pourable product, comprising:
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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 the filling of the container with the pourable product; 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 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for filling a container with a pourable product, comprising:
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filling the container with the pourable product, by via a filling device, including a local control unit having a control module configured to selectively allow the filling of the container with the pourable product; feeding the pourable product contained in a tank, via a duct towards the filling device, wherein filling the container includes measuring the flow rate of the pourable product, via a vortex flowmeter disposed along the duct and generating a pulse-train detection signal as a function of a flow rate of the pourable product along the duct; and processing, via the local control unit of the filling device, the detection signal 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. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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