Patent ID: 11884430
Assignee: SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  A | IPC A  B

Claim 16:
17. A method for making a canned food product in a can, the food product comprising a first composition and a second composition, the method comprising:
providing a second supply assembly including:
a second supply container containing the second composition;
a dosing piston connected to the second supply container through a first channel;
a hose connecting the dosing piston to a second channel;
a first rotary valve positioned between the dosing piston and the hose; and
a second rotary valve on the second channel;

closing the first and second rotary valves;
dispensing the first composition from a first supply container through a filling head into the can;
withdrawing a predetermined amount of the second composition from the second supply container into the dosing piston;
opening the first and second rotary valves by operating the first and second rotary valves using a mechanically-driven cam device; and
dispensing the second composition from the dosing piston into the first composition within the can such that the first composition encloses the second composition.