초록 ▼

A recovery system for a hot fill system. The hot fill system has a first diverter for diverting the flow of overflow product from a product tank to a filler feed tank. The system also has a source of compressed air for clearing the line between the overflow tank and the product tank. The system also

A recovery system for a hot fill system. The hot fill system has a first diverter for diverting the flow of overflow product from a product tank to a filler feed tank. The system also has a source of compressed air for clearing the line between the overflow tank and the product tank. The system also has a source of water for clearing the line from the product tank to the filler feed tank. The system also has a heater for reheating overflow product with a recirculation/recovery loop. The system allows for the recovery of product which would have been lost during a hot fill product run.

대표청구항 ▼

[ We claim as our invention:] [1.] A hot fill system for filling a product into a package, the hot fill system comprising:a product tank for holding the product;a sterilizing section in flow communication with the product tank;a filler feed tank in flow communication with the sterilizing section on

[ We claim as our invention:] [1.] A hot fill system for filling a product into a package, the hot fill system comprising:a product tank for holding the product;a sterilizing section in flow communication with the product tank;a filler feed tank in flow communication with the sterilizing section on one end and a filler on the other end; andan overflow tank receiving the overflow product from the filler, the overflow tank in flow communication with the product tank through an overflow line, the overflow tank having a first diverter for diverting flow from the overflow line to the filler feed tank, the overflow line in flow communication with a source of air for clearing the overflow line.