Patent ID: 11919762
Assignee: ROBINO & GALANDRINO S.P.A.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A capsule dispenser for bottling lines comprising: a motorized wheel with a horizontal axis, which supports a plurality of sockets each provided with an open end, said sockets following one another in receiving respective capsules in a capsule loading position and expelling said capsules in a capsule releasing position, said sockets having said open ends directed outwardly between said capsule loading position and said capsule releasing position, further comprising a duct supplied with pressurized air, said duct comprising:
an arched profile arranged about the axis of the motorized wheel and extending externally to the sockets between the capsule loading position and the capsule releasing position,
a tube which, at a lower end, bifurcates into two branches, between which a neck of a bottle is adapted to be inserted just before the application of the capsule, and
a plurality of holes provided in said tube and in said two branches, said plurality of holes being directed inwardly to blow air in a direction of the open end of the sockets.