Dispensing device for arrangement in the format tube of a tubular bag machine
US10913555B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 7, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 9, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 8, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B59/04
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a dispensing device (40) for being disposed in the forming tube (42) of a tubular bag machine (01) for the portioned dispensation of a flowable, in particular powdery, product (46), having at least one screw conveyor (43) discharging the product (46), said screw conveyor (43) protruding into a screw tube (41) with its longitudinal axis and being able to be rotationally driven by a drive, and having a flow barrier (45) fastened at the lower end of the screw tube (41), the amount of the product (46), which trickles down when the screw conveyor (43) is stopped, being able to be reduced by the flow barrier (45), at least one first receiving contour being provided at the flow barrier (45), and at least one second receiving contour being provided at the lower end of the screw tube (41), and a locking bolt being able to be inserted into and/or pushed through the first receiving contour and second receiving contour when disposing the flow barrier (45) at the lower end of the screw tube (41) in order to fixate the flow barrier (45) between the locking bolt and the two receiving contours at the lower end of the screw tube (41) in a form-fit manner.
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