摘要 |
<p>Filing device (1) for filling containers (5, 54, 56) with foods and closing said containers, comprising an endless conveyor system (2) with drive means (3), for conveying container holders (4, 55) along an imaginary looped conveyor track with bottom and top track sections (11, 12) that are connected to each other by means of bend sections (12), a container infeed mechanism (16, 52, 53), workstations including a filling station (21, 62) and a closing station (22, 64), a container discharge mechanism (17, 52, 53), at least one processing line provided along the conveyor track, a housing (15, 61) that at least partially encloses the processing line, and gas supply means (25, 65) for feeding conditioned gasses into the housing. The workstations are disposed along the conveyor track. A central area (13, 67) is defined between the top and bottom track sections and the bend sections of the at least one processing line situated along the conveyor track, and gas discharge means (66) are provided for discharging by way of the central area at least part of the gases conveyed into the housing.</p> |