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Beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage, having a flow meter integrated into the filling element and located in the flow path for filling bottles with a liquid beverage and a filling machine having such a filling element

  • US 8,256,474 B2
  • Filed: 09/22/2008
  • Issued: 09/04/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A filling element configured to fill containers with a liquid product, said filling element comprising:

  • a liquid channel, a liquid valve, a flowmeter, and a discharge opening;

    said flowmeter being disposed at a measuring section of said liquid channel between said liquid valve and said discharge opening;

    said liquid valve comprises a valve seat and a movable valve body;

    said movable valve body is configured to engage with said valve seat to close said liquid valve, and is configured to be moved away from said valve seat to open said liquid valve;

    said liquid channel comprises a connecting section disposed between said measuring section and a liquid source; and

    said movable valve body is disposed solely within said connecting section.

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