A method for filling a container with spirit or wine includes using a valve to control flow of filling material into a container sealed against a plant from. Once the container has been filled, and while the valve is closed, pressurized Trinox gas drives surplus fluid out of the container. A Trinox gas path through which the gas flows passes through a bellows and opens into a head space of the container.

The bottling installation for bottling a liquid in containers includes at least one filler terminal comprising a filler spout (2) comprising a spout body having a top end portion connected to a filler spout feed duct (7) and a bottom end provided with an orifice (8) fitted with a controlled valve, the filler spout being fitted with a feed-back duct (10) opening out into the spout body (6) above the controlled valve (9) and suitable for being connected by a connection member (11) to a general feed duct (12) between a stop valve (14) and an isolating valve (15), a purge valve (17) being connected to the general feed duct (12) between the isolating valve (15) and the connection member (11).

The present invention relates to a gas-liquid mixture filling device and a gas-liquid mixture filling method. The gas-liquid mixture filling device includes a tank and a filling body. The tank defines a first gas chamber and a first liquid mixing space. The filling body comprises an accommodating chamber and a plurality of pouring ports, the accommodating chamber defines a second gas chamber and a second liquid mixing space, and the plurality of pouring ports are communicated with the second liquid mixing space. A first pipeline is communicated with the first gas chamber and the second gas chamber. A second pipeline is communicated with the first liquid mixing space and the second liquid mixing space.

The present invention relates to a gas-liquid mixture filling device and a gas-liquid mixture filling method. The gas-liquid mixture filling device includes a tank and a filling body. The tank defines a first gas chamber and a first liquid mixing space. The filling body comprises an accommodating chamber and a plurality of pouring ports, the accommodating chamber defines a second gas chamber and a second liquid mixing space, and the plurality of pouring ports are communicated with the second liquid mixing space. A first pipeline is communicated with the first gas chamber and the second gas chamber. A second pipeline is communicated with the first liquid mixing space and the second liquid mixing space.

A method for hot-filling a polymeric container with heated product. The method includes mechanically inverting a base of the polymeric container prior to the heated product cooling in order to create a positive pressure within the container prior to cooling, and a vacuum in the container after cooling.

The invention relates, inter alia, to a method for filling a liquid into a container. The method comprises carbonating the liquid using a carbonator. The method comprises continuously reducing a pressure of the carbonated liquid to below a saturation pressure of carbon dioxide in the carbonated liquid and to above or substantially equal to an ambient pressure using a filling valve. The method further comprises filling the container with the pressure-reduced liquid using the filling valve.

A method for hot-filling a polymeric container with heated product. The method includes mechanically inverting a base of the polymeric container prior to the heated product cooling in order to create a positive pressure within the container prior to cooling, and a vacuum in the container after cooling.

A method of processing a plastic container to increase internal pressure including blow-molding the container to comprise an invertible panel in the base and a standing ring, hot filling and sealing the container, feeding the container into an apparatus with a holding device and forcing a volume reduction and pressure increase into the container, and stacking the containers in bulk pallets on top of one another to increase top load and create a positive pressure within the distribution load of containers.