Patent ID: 6250344
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: B01F,B65B,B65G

Abstract:
An apparatus for dosed dispensing of a plurality of different liquid or pasty masses to a receiving container, the apparatus comprises:first supporting means for supporting containers for the masses in fixed positions;an annular frame bearing a plurality of dispensing nozzles controllable by control means, with each of the dispensing nozzles individually connectable to the containers via respective conduits;second supporting means controllable by the control means for supporting the receiving container such that the receiving container is displaceable in an annular path corresponding with the annular form of the annular frame and placeable temporarily beneath a chosen dispensing nozzle for receiving mass dispensed by the chosen dispensing nozzle;a weighing device supported by the second supporting means, wherein the weighing device is configured to support the receiving container, and wherein the weighing device is configured to supply signals to the control means that are representative of the weight of the receiving container and its contents,wherein the control means are adjustable for dispensing different masses in determined quantities to successive receiving containers in order to make successive mixtures of respective chosen compositions,wherein the control means are fixedly disposed on the annular frame, andwherein the weighing device is connected via the second supporting means to the fixedly disposed control means by cable means for electrically connecting the weighing device to the control means such that when the second supporting means progress through a path extending through 360.degree. net rotation of the cable means is substantially zero.