Apparatus for measuring out and filling particulate or granular material
US5377727A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 8, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B1/366
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for measuring out and filling a particulate or granular material comprises an intermittently drivable container conveyor extending through a filling station for a plurality of containers as arranged in a feed direction to be fed to and stopped at the filling station at a time by the operation of the conveyor, a horizontal feed roller disposed at the filling station and extending across the path of transport by the conveyor thereabove, the feed roller being formed in its outer surface with measuring pockets spaced axially of the roller and equal in number to the number of containers stopped at the filling station, a particulate or granular material hopper disposed above the feed roller, and a filling chute disposed between the conveyor and the feed roller. The chute has a plurality of upward inlets arranged axially of the roller so as to communicate with the respective pockets when the pockets are directed downward and a plurality of downward outlets arranged along the transport path so as to be opposed from above to the respective containers stopped at the filling station.
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