EP0979206B1 - Verfahren und vorrichtung zum füllen von gebinden - Google Patents

Verfahren und vorrichtung zum füllen von gebinden Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP0979206B1
EP0979206B1 EP98916983A EP98916983A EP0979206B1 EP 0979206 B1 EP0979206 B1 EP 0979206B1 EP 98916983 A EP98916983 A EP 98916983A EP 98916983 A EP98916983 A EP 98916983A EP 0979206 B1 EP0979206 B1 EP 0979206B1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
pressure
filling
barrel
gas
product
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
EP98916983A
Other languages
German (de)
English (en)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP0979206A1 (de
Inventor
Volker Till
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
KHS Till GmbH
Original Assignee
KHS Till GmbH
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from DE19720170A external-priority patent/DE19720170C2/de
Application filed by KHS Till GmbH filed Critical KHS Till GmbH
Publication of EP0979206A1 publication Critical patent/EP0979206A1/de
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP0979206B1 publication Critical patent/EP0979206B1/de
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
    • B67C3/30—Filling of barrels or casks
    • B67C3/32—Filling of barrels or casks using counterpressure, i.e. filling while the container is under pressure
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
    • Y10T137/2931—Diverse fluid containing pressure systems
    • Y10T137/2984—Foam control in gas charged liquids
    • Y10T137/299—Separate handling of foam

Definitions

  • the invention relates to a method for filling containers, especially kegs, with liquids in which at least one Gas is dissolved, the container before filling the Liquid is biased with a biasing gas, then the Container via a connected to a supply line Filling valve fed to a filling station and during liquid of the filling process, the biasing gas contained in the container is dissipated, and a device for performing this Procedure.
  • Carbonated beverages such as beer, only keep their CO 2 in solution if the partial pressure of the gas CO 2 above the liquid is at least as high as the saturation pressure in the liquid. If the gas pressure above the liquid is below the saturation pressure, the liquid loses CO 2 , but if the gas pressure is significantly higher, there is a risk that additional CO 2 will dissolve.
  • the gas absorption is dependent on the differential pressure between the saturation pressure in the liquid and the partial pressure above the liquid, the time available for gas exchange, which is usually equivalent to the filling time of the container, and the size of the gas exchange surface, i.e. the Liquid surface. Due to the turbulence in the liquid during the filling process, the risk of gas absorption during filling is considerably increased.
  • the gas exchange between the liquid and the superimposed gas atmosphere affects not only the CO 2 , but also other gases present in the gas atmosphere, in particular oxygen, which is absorbed by the liquid according to the same laws.
  • oxygen is an important factor for the quality of the product in liquids that can be damaged by microorganisms or whose durability is endangered by the oxidation of liquid components.
  • a differential pressure between the supply line and the interior of the container is necessary.
  • the size of the differential pressure determines the inflow speed of the product.
  • the product is filled with turbulence at an initially low speed to avoid increasing the surface area, which is then slowly increased.
  • the container is pretensioned with a gas pressure that is significantly above the saturation pressure of the gas dissolved in the liquid.
  • the liquid itself is also kept at this pressure level by tanks or pumps and fed to the filling machine. After the container has been pretensioned to the pressure of the liquid supplied, a connection is established between the container and the supply line of the filling material.
  • Controlled draining of the prestressing gas in the container enables the filling material to flow into the container.
  • the differential pressure that builds up determines the flow rate of the liquid.
  • the gas outlet is throttled towards the end of the filling, and as a result the differential pressure between the interior of the container and the supply line decreases. Towards the end of the filling process, this results in a reduction in the filling quantity per unit of time, which enables precise switching off when a target quantity is reached.
  • This known method is referred to as "return gas control”.
  • the advantage of this regulation is that the gas pressure above the liquid is always above the saturation pressure of the CO 2 gas.
  • the preload pressure to be set is determined by experience.
  • the product is said to lose CO 2 due to turbulence that results in local negative pressures. This creates a deliberate artificial foam on the surface of the liquid, the bubbles of which only contain the released CO 2 and thus protect the product from contact with the oxygen-containing gas atmosphere above.
  • the turbulence and with it the local negative pressure disappear.
  • the product absorbs CO 2 again during the remaining filling time. The trick is, depending on the CO 2 content, temperature, container size and calculated filling time, to achieve a balance between CO 2 loss and recovery.
  • the reduction of the filling speed in the last filling section is problematic. If the liquid inlet pressure remains constant, the flow rate can only be reduced if the differential pressure is reduced. In the known methods, the gas outlet is throttled (or in extreme cases prevented) and waited until the rising fill level has reduced the back pressure to the desired value by compressing the remaining gas volume in the container. This period can be significant, especially for beer kegs.
  • a 50 l keg usually has an inlet cross-section DN21 and a maximum filling speed of 3 l / sec at a differential pressure of 0.8 bar.
  • N 2 and CO 2 have completely different solubilities and saturation pressure curves. While CO 2 easily dissolves and is difficult to get out of solution, it is extremely difficult to get N 2 into solution at all and very easy to remove N 2 even with the slightest turbulence. The balance between degassing at the start of filling and resumption of the lost gas during filling is almost impossible to find in 2-gas systems. The quality of the product to be filled is therefore fluctuating. Attempts are made to compensate for this by keeping the ratio of the gas atmosphere CO 2 to N 2 different from the proportion of the dissolved gases. However, this compromise is only valid for one temperature or one container size and only for one product supply pressure. It is impossible to master these many factors and their tolerances in terms of control technology.
  • Another disadvantage of the return gas control is that the container has to be prestressed with gas, usually CO 2 , far beyond the saturation pressure in order to achieve a pressure drop that is still above the saturation pressure even during the maximum lowering of the internal pressure during the filling process of the gas. Since the gas is then released into the atmosphere, this also results in increased consumption of the greenhouse gas CO 2 in addition to energy consumption.
  • gas usually CO 2
  • the filling takes place with a pressure drop via the valve of the Filling head, reducing the pressure to approximately 68.96 KPa (10 psi) before the liquid is biased to about 41.37 KPa (6 psi) Bottle is filled.
  • the valve of the filling head is however no regulation assigned. This means that the Filling pressure in front of the bottle is higher than that Preload pressure and this due to the pressure drop in the valve Pressure is relieved.
  • the pressure reduction is constant, however that the product pressure both before the pressure relief valve as well after the pressure relief valve is constant. This means, that there is no pressure increase during the filling process. A targeted adjustment of the filling speed depending on of the level in the container is therefore not possible.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to a gentle filling enable and reduce the consumption of bias gas.
  • the container is preloaded as far as possible exactly to the product pressure directly at the filling valve, to inject the product when the filling valve is opened to prevent in the container.
  • the differential pressure for the filling process by lowering the gas pressure level in the barrel and the product supply pressure
  • keeping constant is proposed the internal gas pressure to generate the necessary differential pressure to keep constant in the container and the product supply pressure increase at the inlet of the container.
  • the Preload pressure within the container according to the Saturation pressure set after filling is the fact that beer kegs before the filling for sterilization can be steamed and the cold Product is filled into the still hot container.
  • a mixing and equalizing temperature which is the temperature of the product in the container by approx. 4 ° C compared to the supply temperature elevated.
  • this changes the Saturation pressures of the dissolved gases so that according to the invention value to be set to that of the product in the filled Containers must correspond. This question has been asked in the past never posed because the back pressure is always significantly above the saturation pressure.
  • An apparatus for performing the above Procedure with a filling station which is via a feed line product liquid to be filled into the container and from the escaping from the container via a return gas line Bias gas is discharged, according to the invention in the Filling station a pressure control device to determine the Filling pressure at the filling station.
  • a pressure control device to determine the Filling pressure at the filling station.
  • the pressure control device is expediently a Pressure sensor to determine the product pressure on the assigned to individual filling station.
  • Pressure control device a pressure increasing unit, preferably a frequency controlled pump, with which everyone Desired differential pressure to the inside of the container within Can produce fractions of a second.
  • Pressure increasing unit can also be central, for example attached pressure booster unit and an additional one on each Filling station arranged pressure reducing unit, especially in controllable pressure reducing valve may be provided.
  • Problematic here is that at low flow rates because of high differential pressures between product supply pressure before Pressure reducing station and in the container behind the pressure reducing station only small nominal sizes can be released by which the product with due to the high pressure difference Valve seat squeezed through at high flow rates, in the subsequent extended pipeline with on average flow at low speed. With this "squeezing" the easily soluble gas can be released and lather up the liquid and its composition change.
  • Return gas line provided an overflow valve through which the Return gas is discharged.
  • the filling station 1 shown in Fig. 1 consists essentially from a filling valve 2, which via a supply line 3 a liquid, such as beer, in which gases are dissolved becomes.
  • a liquid such as beer
  • a container in particular a Keg 4 put on, filled with the product liquid shall be.
  • One of the individual filling stations 1 is located in the feed line 3 assigned pressure booster pump 5 provided via a Frequency converter 6 depending on the one Pressure sensor 7 determined pressure in the line section 8 to the filling valve 2 and the gas pressure in the keg 4 is controlled.
  • a riser pipe 9 is provided, which with a Return gas line 10 of the filling valve 2 is connected.
  • the Return gas line 10 leads to an overflow valve 11, via the access to a return gas outlet 12 is controlled.
  • a bias gas line 13 is connected, which can be shut off via a valve 14.
  • the biasing gas in particular CO 2 .
  • the biasing gas can also be a composition of several gases, such as CO 2 and N 2 .
  • the preload pressure in the keg 4 is only at a partial pressure corresponding approximately to the saturation pressure of the CO 2 (or N 2 ) in the beer, which is approximately at the product pressure in the line section 8 of the supply line 3 in front of the filling valve 2.
  • the back pressure of the biasing gas in the keg 4 corresponds to the saturation pressure of the dissolved gas after filling the keg 4, ie in the filled container.
  • the filling valve 2 After closing the bias gas valve 14, the filling valve 2 opened, there is initially equal pressure. After switching on the pump 5, which is started via a "ramp", the Filling speed increased slowly, not to oversize Causing turbulence. That from the supply line 8 through the annular gap 15 in the filling valve 2 conveyed into the keg 4 Beer pushes the preload gas contained in the keg 4 through the Riser pipe 9 out of the keg 4. The bias gas escapes via the overflow valve 11 into the return gas outlet 12.
  • the differential pressure desired between the inside of the keg The product supply pressure and the preload pressure can be set via the pump 5 can be produced within fractions of a second, so that the desired filling speed exactly the filling height accordingly, without delay and individually for each individual filling station 1 can be controlled.
  • FIG. 2 corresponds essentially the embodiment of FIG. 1, so that matching elements designated with the same reference numerals and their detailed description again is waived.
  • the main difference from the first embodiment lies 2 in that in the Filling station 20 via a central pressure increasing unit 21 in the supply line 3 is set an increased pressure.
  • everyone individual filling station 20 is a pressure reducing valve 22 assigned that the pressure at the filling valve 2 to that for the Product supply at the filling station 20 desired supply pressure reduced, which is detected via the pressure sensor 7.
  • the pressure sensor 7 At the Opening the filling valve 2 should also first equal pressure here between the feed line section 8 and the inside of the Container 4 prevail and the one required for beer production Differential pressure then via the pressure reducing valve 22 below Taking into account that of the pressure meter 7 in the supply line 8 determined pressure can be set. Should in the Supply line 8, however, still open when the filling valve 2 is opened There is increased pressure because of the incompressibility the liquid in the line section 8 not critical.
  • the pretension in the keg 4 only has to be set to a partial pressure corresponding approximately to the saturation pressure of the CO 2 (or N 2 ) in the beer and is thus far below the conventionally set pretension pressure.

Landscapes

  • Filling Of Jars Or Cans And Processes For Cleaning And Sealing Jars (AREA)
  • Basic Packing Technique (AREA)
  • Devices For Dispensing Beverages (AREA)
  • Special Conveying (AREA)
  • Vacuum Packaging (AREA)
EP98916983A 1997-04-29 1998-03-18 Verfahren und vorrichtung zum füllen von gebinden Expired - Lifetime EP0979206B1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE19718130 1997-04-29
DE19718130 1997-04-29
DE19720170 1997-05-14
DE19720170A DE19720170C2 (de) 1997-04-29 1997-05-14 Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Füllen von Gebinden
PCT/EP1998/001549 WO1998049088A1 (de) 1997-04-29 1998-03-18 Verfahren und vorrichtung zum füllen von gebinden

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP0979206A1 EP0979206A1 (de) 2000-02-16
EP0979206B1 true EP0979206B1 (de) 2001-06-20

Family

ID=26036180

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP98916983A Expired - Lifetime EP0979206B1 (de) 1997-04-29 1998-03-18 Verfahren und vorrichtung zum füllen von gebinden

Country Status (8)

Country Link
US (1) US6230763B1 (da)
EP (1) EP0979206B1 (da)
JP (1) JP3335181B2 (da)
AT (1) ATE202325T1 (da)
DE (1) DE29712148U1 (da)
DK (1) DK0979206T3 (da)
ES (1) ES2161047T3 (da)
WO (1) WO1998049088A1 (da)

Families Citing this family (12)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE19927823B4 (de) 1999-06-18 2004-08-12 Daimlerchrysler Ag Elektromagnetischer Aktuator und Verfahren zur Justierung des elektromagnetischen Aktuators
CA2373912A1 (en) 2001-03-01 2002-09-01 Takeshi Hirasawa Optical transmission system
SE525975C2 (sv) * 2002-08-21 2005-06-07 Eco Lean Res & Dev As Anordning för kompensering av tryckfall och system för fyllning av förpackningar
DE10343281A1 (de) * 2003-09-18 2005-04-21 Adelholzener Alpenquellen Gmbh Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Herstellung und Abfüllung von mit Sauerstoff angereicherten Flüssigkeiten
JP2006206101A (ja) * 2005-01-28 2006-08-10 Shiga Yamashita:Kk 液体輸送装置
DE102006022464B4 (de) * 2006-05-13 2008-09-25 Khs Ag Verfahren sowie Vorrichtung zum gesteuerten Aufschäumen eines in Flaschen oder dergleichen Behälter eingebrachten Füllgutes
KR101522928B1 (ko) * 2013-10-04 2015-05-28 디에스플랜트(주) 압력센서를 구비한 고속 유체 회전 충진시스템
WO2016148326A1 (ko) * 2015-03-19 2016-09-22 디에스플랜트(주) 압력센서를 구비한 고속 유체 회전 충진시스템
HK1218485A2 (zh) * 2015-12-29 2017-02-17 刘育衡 G-0底部往上液体灌注系统
CN108689363B (zh) * 2018-04-28 2024-08-13 大连普瑞康生物技术有限公司 一种培养基灌装设备
EP3578504B1 (en) * 2018-06-06 2024-08-07 NicheSolutions (GB) Limited Keg filling apparatus
NO346885B1 (en) * 2020-01-20 2023-02-13 Angeltvedt As System and method for filling pressurized beverage keg

Family Cites Families (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2357245A (en) * 1942-04-22 1944-08-29 Wetherby-Williams Arthu Vivian Apparatus for filling and closing containers
GB1084120A (da) 1965-09-30
DE2123949C3 (de) * 1971-05-14 1975-04-03 Enzinger-Union-Werke Ag, 6800 Mannheim Kesselloser Gegendruck-Faßfüller
DE3216087A1 (de) * 1982-04-30 1983-11-03 Volker Dipl.-Ing. 6238 Hofheim Till Verfahren zum fuellen von behaeltern sowie vorrichtung und anlage zur durchfuehrung eines solchen verfahrens

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
JP2000511139A (ja) 2000-08-29
ES2161047T3 (es) 2001-11-16
WO1998049088A1 (de) 1998-11-05
ATE202325T1 (de) 2001-07-15
DE29712148U1 (de) 1997-09-11
DK0979206T3 (da) 2001-09-24
US6230763B1 (en) 2001-05-15
JP3335181B2 (ja) 2002-10-15
EP0979206A1 (de) 2000-02-16

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
EP0331137B1 (de) Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Abfüllen von kohlensäurehaltigen Flüssigkeiten, insbesondere Getränken, unter Gegendruck in Gefässe oder dgl.
EP0979206B1 (de) Verfahren und vorrichtung zum füllen von gebinden
DE69500710T2 (de) Getränke-Abgabevorrichtung
EP0291971A2 (de) Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Füllen von kohlensäurehaltigen Flüssigkeiten, insbesondere Getränken, unter Gegendruck in Gefässe oder dgl.
EP3360844B1 (de) Zapfhahntülle zur zerkleinerung von gasblasen nitrogenisierten kaffees oder biers und schankanlage
EP1718403A1 (de) Verfahren und vorrichtung zur begasung von wasser
EP0979207B1 (de) Verfahren und vorrichtung zum füllen von gebinden
DE3224706A1 (de) Verfahren zur herstellung alkoholfreier, insbesondere kohlensaeurehaltiger erfrischungsgetraenke, sowie einrichtung zur durchfuehrung des verfahrens
DE19825559C2 (de) Verfahren zur Anreicherung einer Flüssigkeit mit zwei Gasen und Vorrichtung zum Abfüllen von mit Gasen behandelten Flüssigkeiten
DE19720170C2 (de) Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Füllen von Gebinden
EP3678983A1 (de) Vorrichtung zum befüllen eines behälters mit einem füllprodukt
EP3966154B1 (de) Maschine und verfahren zum füllen von behältern mit einem flüssigen füllgut
AT507860B1 (de) Verfahren zur dealkoholisierung von getränken und zugehörige vorrichtung
DE102018127513B4 (de) Verfahren sowie Füllsystem zum Befüllen von Behältern
DE202016106864U1 (de) Vorrichtung zur Herstellung sauerstoffempfindlicher Getränke
DE102016224562A1 (de) Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Herstellung sauerstoffempfindlicher Getränke
DE60121409T2 (de) Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum kontinuierlichen Herstellen von Schaumstoff zur Formung von Paneelen
DE1532558A1 (de) Verfahren zur Stabilisierung kohlensaeurehaltiger Getraenke und zum Abfuellen derartiger Getraenke auf Flaschen
WO2011000449A1 (de) Verfahren und vorrichtung zum anreichern und insbesondere sättigen einer flüssigkeit mit einem gas
DE1217814B (de) Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Abfuellen von gashaltigen Fluessigkeiten
AT231299B (de) Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Füllung von Druckbehältern mit einer kohlensäurehältigen, unter Druck stehenden Flüssigkeit
AT269671B (de) Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Entfernen von Spanngas und/oder Flüssigkeit aus insbesondere in Gegendruck-Füllmaschinen abgefüllten Flaschen
DE3634814A1 (de) Vorrichtung zum karbonisieren von fluessigkeiten
DE10041941B4 (de) Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Beeinflussung des Schaumverhaltens von Flüssigkeiten, insbesondere kohlendioxidhaltiger Getränke
DE102020129077A1 (de) Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Vakuumentgasung eines wässrigen Produkts

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 19990721

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): AT BE DE DK ES FR GB IE NL

GRAG Despatch of communication of intention to grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS AGRA

17Q First examination report despatched

Effective date: 20000427

GRAG Despatch of communication of intention to grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS AGRA

GRAH Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS IGRA

GRAH Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS IGRA

RAP1 Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)

Owner name: KHS TILL GMBH

GRAA (expected) grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: B1

Designated state(s): AT BE DE DK ES FR GB IE NL

REF Corresponds to:

Ref document number: 202325

Country of ref document: AT

Date of ref document: 20010715

Kind code of ref document: T

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: IE

Ref legal event code: FG4D

Free format text: GERMAN

REF Corresponds to:

Ref document number: 59800894

Country of ref document: DE

Date of ref document: 20010726

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DK

Ref legal event code: T3

GBT Gb: translation of ep patent filed (gb section 77(6)(a)/1977)

Effective date: 20010912

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: ES

Ref legal event code: FG2A

Ref document number: 2161047

Country of ref document: ES

Kind code of ref document: T3

ET Fr: translation filed
REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GB

Ref legal event code: IF02

PLBE No opposition filed within time limit

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT

26N No opposition filed
REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: PLFP

Year of fee payment: 19

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: PLFP

Year of fee payment: 20

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: NL

Payment date: 20170321

Year of fee payment: 20

Ref country code: FR

Payment date: 20170322

Year of fee payment: 20

Ref country code: DE

Payment date: 20170322

Year of fee payment: 20

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DK

Payment date: 20170321

Year of fee payment: 20

Ref country code: AT

Payment date: 20170322

Year of fee payment: 20

Ref country code: GB

Payment date: 20170322

Year of fee payment: 20

Ref country code: BE

Payment date: 20170321

Year of fee payment: 20

Ref country code: IE

Payment date: 20170321

Year of fee payment: 20

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: ES

Payment date: 20170315

Year of fee payment: 20

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R071

Ref document number: 59800894

Country of ref document: DE

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DK

Ref legal event code: EUP

Effective date: 20180318

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: NL

Ref legal event code: MK

Effective date: 20180317

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: BE

Ref legal event code: MK

Effective date: 20180318

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GB

Ref legal event code: PE20

Expiry date: 20180317

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GB

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF EXPIRATION OF PROTECTION

Effective date: 20180317

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: IE

Ref legal event code: MK9A

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: AT

Ref legal event code: MK07

Ref document number: 202325

Country of ref document: AT

Kind code of ref document: T

Effective date: 20180318

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF EXPIRATION OF PROTECTION

Effective date: 20180318

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: ES

Ref legal event code: FD2A

Effective date: 20200901

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: ES

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF EXPIRATION OF PROTECTION

Effective date: 20180319