Convertible metering apparatus for different flowable goods of unlike consistency
US4938391A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 9, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B1/34
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A convertible metering apparatus for dispensing metered quantities of different flowable goods of unlike physical properties comprises a housing defining a material storge chamber therein; a motor; and a drive shaft being rotatably connected to the motor and extending into the housing. There is further provided a metering member adapted to handle a flowable material of a first physical property; a discharge unit configured to receive the metering member therein; and a first releasable connecting arrangement for readily connecting the metering member to and readily disconnecting it from the drive shaft. This arrangement ensures that the metering member is readily replaceable by another metering member adapted to handle a flowable material of a second physical property. The apparatus further has a second releasable connecting arrangement for readily connecting the discharge unit to and readily disconnecting it from the housing, whereby the discharge unit is readily replaceble by another discharge unit configured to receive the other metering member therein.
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