Patent ID: 6340030
Filing Date: 2002-01-22
Classification: B01F,B65B,G01G,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for metering a plurality of different liquid or pasty masses to receiving containers, the apparatus comprising:first supporting means for supporting the receiving containers for the masses in fixed positions; a fixedly disposed annular frame bearing a plurality of dispensing nozzles controllable by a fixedly disposed central control means and each individually communicatable with the receiving containers; second supporting means controllable by the control means for supporting one of the receiving containers such that this receiving container is displaceable in an annular path corresponding with the annular form of the frame and can be placed temporarily beneath a chosen dispensing nozzle for receiving mass dispensed by this dispensing nozzle; a weighing device on which the receiving container can be placed, wherein the weighing device is configured to supply signals to the control means which are representative for the weight of the receiving container with its content or the change in that weight; wherein the control means are adjustable for dispensing different masses in determined quantities to successive of the receiving containers in order to make successive mixtures of respective chosen compositions; wherein the weighing device is disposed fixedly, and wherein the weighing device is connected to the control means via at least one cable means; and wherein the second supporting means is rotatably drivable around a vertical axis by a cylindrical drive drum, around which an endless drive element is trained through a whole number of rotations, which drive element is drivable in both directions by a drive device.