Device for the portioned dispensation of granular media, tablets or the like

US4724984A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Bramlage GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Josef Wilken · Lohne (Oldenburg), DE
• Ludger Hackmann · Löhne, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 24, 1986
• Grant date: Feb 16, 1988
• Expiry date: Sep 24, 2006

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65D2583/0481
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A device for dispensing granular media or tablets in portions from a supply space therein is disclosed. The device comprises a casing having an outlet sealable by a normally closed spring-loaded tappet. The device also includes an actuating system located within a recess in the outer walls of the casing. The tappet emerges from an internal wall within the casing. The wall forms an internal shaft for supporting the tappet and spaces the tappet from the outer walls of the casing. The internal wall also forms a space between an outer walls and a supply space which is open towards the recess and allows for easy formation of the casing. The supply space has a lower portion from which there extends a duct which forms the outlet for the device. The tappet has an opening therethrough at a lower end thereof capable of being moved in front of the duct when in a dispensing position. The supply space is then sealed by an insert located within the lower portion of the supply space. The insert has a guide wall capable of isolating the supply space from the opening in the tappet when the tappet is in the dispensing position and wherein the actuating device slides within the recess and the casing …