Patent ID: 6065510
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: A23C,B65B

Abstract:
A fill system in a packaging machine for filling a container with a primary product and a secondary product, the fill system comprising:a primary intermediate storage tank having an inlet connected to a source of the primary product and an outlet;a primary fill pipe having an inlet and an outlet, the outlet overlying a container processing path along which containers are filled and sealed by the packaging machine;a primary pump for pumping a predetermined amount of the primary product from the outlet of the primary intermediate storage tank to the inlet of the primary fill pipe;a primary valve located between the primary intermediate storage tank and the primary pump for controlling flow of the primary product from the primary intermediate storage tank;a secondary intermediate storage tank having an inlet connected to a source of a secondary product and an outlet;a secondary fill pipe being concentrically disposed in the primary fill pipe and having an outlet overlying the product container processing path; a secondary pump for pumping a predetermined amount of the secondary product from the outlet of the secondary intermediate storage tank to the secondary fill pipe;a secondary valve located between the secondary intermediate storage tank and the secondary pump for controlling flow of the secondary product from the secondary intermediate storage tank; anda valve including a sealing member disposed at the outlet of the of the secondary fill pipe for controlling the flow of the secondary product from the secondary fill pipe.