Patent ID: 6666237
Filing Date: 2003-12-23
Classification: B65B,B65D

Abstract:
A dispensing device in machines for filling containers with powder material, comprising:a feed duct referable to a longitudinal axis and furnished with at least one outlet from which powder material is dispensed into a corresponding container; and closure means associated with the outlet, capable of movement between an operating condition in which the outlet is closed to disallow the passage of the powder material and a non-operating condition in which the outlet remains open, wherein the closure means comprises a plurality of occluding elements each capable of movement between a first position corresponding to the operating condition of the closure means and at least a second position corresponding to the non-operating condition of the closure means, each occluding element obscuring a part of the dispensing outlet when in the first position and combining with the remaining elements when in the second position to establish a flow section affording a passage to the powder material, each occluding element being directly and mechanically connected with at least one other adjacent occluding element.