Dual meter filler apparatus and method
US8386072B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 16, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB67C3/026
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A filler product supply system (5) and method using two or more conduits (120, 130) to deliver filler product under pressure from product reservoirs (200, 210) to in fluid isolation to a supply manifold (58). Filler product is further delivered in fluid isolation from supply manifold (58) through conduits (170, 171) to two or more filling heads (180, 190). Downstream from filling heads (180, 190), the previously isolated fluid lines are combined to introduce two or more distinct filler products into a single container without creating a homogenous mixture.
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