. A rotary
filling machine for filling containers, comprising: a rotating platform rotatable relative to a vertical rotating axis through a filling zone; a conveyorconfigured to convey empty containers to be filled to the rotating platform for filling and to convey filled containers from the rotating platform; cooperating elements disposed on the rotating platform and conveyor for releasably attaching the conveyorto the rotating platform at least in the filling zone; and a filling turret disposed generally above the rotating platform and rotatable relative to the vertical rotating axis at a speed corresponding generally to that of the rotating platform, thefilling turret including a plurality of filling heads movable from a rest position to a filling position as said turret rotates through the filling zone, each of the filling heads having a plurality of filling elements, the filling elements movable intoengagement with the containers as the filling heads move to the filling position for filling the containers.
filling machine
A rotary
filling machine is disclosed for filling containers, the machine including a rotating platform rotatable relative to a vertical rotating axis through a filling zone, and a conveyor configured to convey empty containers to be filled to the rotating platform for filling and to convey filled containers from the rotating platform. Various aspects and designs of the above elements are disclosed, as well as a related method.
A method of filling containers using a rotating
filling machine, the method comprising: conveying empty containers to the rotating filling machine using a conveyor; attaching a portion of the conveyor to the rotating filling machineincluding releasably attaching cooperating elements on the conveyor and on a rotating platform on the rotatable
filling machine; filling the empty containers on the attached portion of the conveyor; and detaching the portion of the conveyor from therotating filling machine after the containers are filled wherein the rotary filling machine further includes a filling turrent disposed generally above the rotating platform and rotatable relative to a vertical rotating axis of the rotating platform at aspeed corresponding generally to that of the rotating platform, the filling turret including a plurality of filling heads movable from a rest position to a filling position as said turret rotates through a filling zone, each of the filling heads having aplurality of filling elements, the filling elements movable into engagement with the containers as the filling heads move to the filling position for filling the containers.
