Container filling machine and process
US4567919A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 8, 1983 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB67C2007/006
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention comprises a turret type container-filling machine in which the containers are advanced to and from filling position by a continuous belt and in which the containers are metered into filling position by a pair of parallel screws shaped to engage and hold the container while the filling spout of the filling machine is being lowered to the container mouth. The containers are exited along a curved portion of the track which is canted toward the center of its curvature at an angle such that gravity neutralizes the centrifugal force engendered by the containers traveling that curvature.
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