Abstract: Rotary beverage receptacle-filling apparatus for transparent receptacles has a plurality of receptacle sites spaced apart at its periphery with filling components with electrically driven controls controlling the flow of beverage. Stationary video cameras next to the apparatus measure the filling level in the receptacles near a level limit and to produce closing signals to the flow controls of those receptacle sites at which a receptacle reaches a limit level leading to the desired nominal level, if necessary taking into account any post-flow. One video camera covering several receptacle sites is provided as the measuring device and is connected to an image analyzer driving all controls.

Abstract: Rotating beverage receptacle-filling equipment for filling receptacles has receptacle sites spaced along its periphery and metering containers which can be filled from a beverage tank. Beverage is discharged from the metering containers into the beverage receptacles. A control system recognizes upper and lower liquid levels in the metering containers to control the discharge volume. The metering containers are transparent and at least one stationary video camera observes the metering containers of several adjacent receptacle sites. An image analyzer continuously monitors the metering containers in the field of view of the camera while detecting the levels in different angular positions at the receptacle sites and generates control signals for valves at the receptacle sites. A camera observes the refill limit level to control a refill valve and a camera observes the discharge limit level to control a discharge valve.