Convertible filling machine
US4077441A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 16, 1976 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B2210/02
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A filling machine which in its original construction includes a first number of filling units and which is adapted to be converted into a filling machine with a second number of filling units greater than the first number; to that end the actuating drives of two filling units on the same side of the machine are interconnected by the use of a linking bar detachably mounted over the eccentrics thereof while bearing sleeve housings and bearing bushings are detachably secured on the linking bar in a predetermined number and at predetermined locations for installing thereon the lower ends of the filling units; the pump post mounting members for the upper ends of the respective filling units are removed and in lieu thereof an upper mounting bar is fastened to the filling machine by the use of the same threaded holes in the filling machine which were originally used for fastening the pump post mounting members; the upper mounting bar is provided with a number of pump post members detachably secured thereto which correspond in number to the predetermined number and which are so located on the mounting bar that the upper ends of the filling units can be pivotally secured thereon.
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