Aseptic filling machine

Claim 1

A FILLING MACHINE FOR AN ASEPTIC CANNING SYSTEM, INCLUDING IN COMBINATION: A STATIONARY HOUSING; A ROTATING ASSEMBLY COOPERATING WITH SAID HOUSING TO PROVIDE AN ANNULAR CAN-FILLING CHAMBER; MEANS FOR MAINTAINING SAID CAN-FILLING CHAMBER IN A STERILE CONDITION; A CAN TRACK IN SAID CAN-FILLING CHAMBER HAVING A CAN INLET AND A CAN OUTLET; AN INLET MANIFOLD ON SAID ASSEMBLY; A PLURALITY OF RADIALLY EXTENDING MEASURING CYLINDERS ON SAID ASSEMBLY, EACH WITH A RADIALLY RECIPROCATING PISTON AND AN OUTER END TOWARD AND AWAY FROM WHICH SAID PISTON MOVES. AND AN INNER END; CONTROL VALVE FOR EACH CYLINDER WITH A FIRST CONDUIT CONNECTED TO SAID CYLINDER, A SECOND CONDUIT CONNECTED TO SAID MANIFOLD, A VERTICAL OUTLET OPENING; A CENTRAL CHAMBER ENCLOSING THE INNER ENDS OF SAID CYLINDERS; MEANS FOR FILLING SAID CENTRAL CHAMBER WITH STERILE FLUID; MEANS ON SAID ROTATING ASSEMBLY FOR PICKING UP AT SAID CAN INLET ONE CAN AND RETAINING IT IMMEDIATELY BENEATH SAID VERTICAL OUTLET OPENING WHILE IMPELLING SAID CAN AROUND SAID TRACK TO SAID CAN OUTLET; AND TWO VALVE-ACTUATING MEANS FOR OPERATING SAID CONTROL VALVE CYLICALLY, COMPRISING (1) MEANS FOR CLOSING OFF SAID SECOND CONDUIT FROM SAID FIRST CONDUIT WHEN ITS ASSOCIATED PISTON REACHES THE INNER LIMIT OF ITS STROKE AND IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER CONNECTING SAID FIRST CONDUIT TO SAID OUTLET OPENING TO DISPENSE SAID MIXTURE, AND (2) MEANS FOR CLOSING OFF SAID FIRST CONDUIT FROM SAID OUTLET OPENING AT THE RADIALLY OUTER LIMIT OF THE STROKE OF ITS ASSOCIATED PISTON AND IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER CONNECTING SAID FIRST CONDUIT TO SAID SECOND CONDUIT.