Patent ID: 6595245
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: B65B,B67C,G01F

Abstract:
A method for metering products, in particular liquid product, and for filling containers with metered products, said method including:feeding products (10) to a reservoir (3), which is in communication with a metering receptacle (7), said metering receptacle (7) having an upper part with an opening (7a) and a lower part equipped with a discharge pipe (8) directed to a container (2) to be filled, and with valve means (9) situated along said discharge pipe (8); operating level changing means for filling said metering receptacle, said level changing means increasing the level of products (10) contained in said reservoir (3), so as to cause the filling of said metering receptacle (7) with said articles (10) and the definition of a metered quantity (11) of said products inside said metering receptacle (7); delivery of said metered quantity (11) of products to said container (2) through said discharge pipe (8), by opening said valve means (9); the method being characterized in that, operation of said means for feeding said metering receptacle includes: bringing a moving element (60) inside said reservoir; feeding said products to said reservoir until said products reaches a predetermined level over said opening (7a) of said metering receptacle (7), so as to fill up said metering receptacle; removing said moving element from said reservoir, so as to lower the level of the products (10) therein below said opening (7a) of said metering receptacle (7).