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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2014
Nestec S.a., Vevey, CH;
Guillaume Chauvin, Monthureux sur Saone, FR;
Fabio Chimetto, Piazzola sul Brenta, IT;
Klaus Hartwig, Nancy, FR;
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method of, and a device for delivering a predetermined () volume of beverage into a thermoplastic container formed from a heated preform, the preform being positioned in a mold, characterized in that the method includes a step of injecting at least some beverage into a recess in the preform so as to promote expansion of the preform inside the mold, the mold defining the shape of the container, a longitudinal displacement of a stretch rod () carried out during a given period ensuring longitudinal elongation of the heated preform, the stretch rod being immobile at the end of the given period, and a volume of beverage greater than a predefined fraction of the predetermined volume, preferably equal to 50%, being present in the recess at said end of the given period.