Method and apparatus for filling a package with a pre-mixture of carbonated beverage

摘要

The invention relates to a method and to an apparatus for filling or completing the filling of a container for drinking with a pre-mixture of carbonated beverage under the conditions of micro-gravity prevailing in outer space. The containers for drinking 2 are filled from a main supply reservoir 50 which is maintained at a substantially constant pressure so as to preserve the carbonation of the pre-mixture in the reservoir in solution; in the operation of filling the container for drinking 2, its spout 34 is engaged into a socket 84 of a valve assembly 74 of the reservoir 50 so that the pre-mixture of carbonated beverage located in a receptacle 54 reaches the container 2 by means of a plunger tube 56. Application to the astronautical field. <IMAGE>