Apparatus for filling specified amount of liquid
US4995431A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 8, 1990 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB67C3/2608
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for filling a specified amount of liquid comprises a vertical tubular filling nozzle, a damper attached to the lower end of the filling nozzle and pivotally movable upward and downward, a vertical rod supported upwardly and downwardly movably inside the filling nozzle, a connecting member connecting the free end of the damper to the lower end of the vertical rod, a spring biasing the vertical rod upward to hold the damper closed against the gravity on the liquid within the nozzle, and a metering cylinder for feeding the liquid to the nozzle in the specified amount at a time to open the damper against the spring. An annular seat facing downward is formed on the inner surface of the nozzle approximately at the midportion of its height. A liquid channel blocking annular member is mounted on the vertical rod so as to come into contact with the seat simultaneously when or immediately before the damper is closed. The volume of liquid fed from the metering cylinder to the nozzle at a time is greater than the volume of liquid to be accommodated in the nozzle in the portion thereof under the blocking member.
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