Apparatus for metering and dispensing a liquid into packaging containers
US6397905B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 16, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B3/28
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for metering and dispensing a liquid into packaging containers (10) has a dispenser device (22) with dispenser heads (23), which communicate via a distributor (30) with a supply container (35). A pressure sensor (32), which ascertains a pressure (P1) prevailing in the liquid, is disposed in the distributor (30). A temperature sensor (27) for detecting the temperature (T) of the liquid is also disposed in at least one line (26) that connects the distributor (30) to a metering valve (25). The sensors (27, 32), communicating with a control device (19), together with weighing devices (17,18) that also communicate with the control device (19), enable exact regulation of the weight of a set-point fill quantity (M) in packaging containers (10). By means of the special disposition of the sensors (27, 32), exact metering of the set-point fill quantity (M) and easy replacement of the supply container (35) are made possible.
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