Patent ID: 9567123
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: B65B

Claim:
1. A rotary filling machine, comprising: a rotating infeed starwheel configured to supply packages; a rotating filling carrousel upon which a plurality of filling stations are arranged diametrically to the same, each one of which is configured to receive a package coming from the infeed starwheel, wherein each filling station comprises: a rotating outfeed starwheel, configured to remove the packages from the filling carrousel, wherein both infeed and outfeed starwheels are configured to rotate in synchronization with the filling carrousel; wherein each of the plurality of the filling stations further comprises: a vertical bar joined to the carrousel, which is coaxial to the vertical axis and has freedom of axial rotation, wherein the vertical bar is arranged perpendicularly between a first disc and a second disc, joined via a first lower tread element and a first upper tread element, respectively; a rotation base arranged on an upper end of the vertical bar, configured to receive a package coming from the infeed starwheel and; a rotation mechanism, configured to rotate the vertical bar, wherein the rotation mechanism comprises: a horizontal displacement device, configured to vary the relative distance between the package and the dosage device on a horizontal plane perpendicular to the vertical axis.