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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rickard Franke, Dalby, SE;
Per Brandstrom, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Yutaka Kaneko, Wheeling, IL (US);
Bengt Andersson, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Assignee:
Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A., Pully, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
141-1 ; 141 87 ; 141128 ;
Abstract
A clean, automated product draining method for a packaging machine is set forth. The method includes the following steps: draining product from a product tank through a filling tube; and controlling a rate at which the product is drained from the product tank with a dispensing mechanism, wherein the product is drained at a slower rate than a rate at which the product is dispensed into a container during a production cycle.