Patent ID: 7140869

Claim:
A distributor for filling a mold with a mix of an agglomerated material, the distributor comprising: a fixed structure; a first endless belt having a top surface and being movably supported by the fixed structure, the mold being placed on the top surface for the purpose of receiving the mix; a movable housing supported on the fixed structure, the movable housing comprising a movable second endless belt integral with the movable housing, the second endless belt for depositing the mix into the mold by gravity, the second endless belt comprising a first and second roller, the first roller having a larger diameter than the second roller so that a top surface of the second endless belt is inclined relative to the first endless belt and so that the top surface of the second endless belt has a lowest most portion which is closer to the first endless belt than a highest most portion, a hopper supported by the movable housing, the hopper for holding a quantity of the mix in an inner space defined at least partially by a pair of spaced apart walls and comprising a side-discharge port for discharging the mix onto the second endless belt; wherein the pair of spaced apart walls comprise a vertical flat wall disposed distal from the port and a wall proximal to the port having a profiled wall section, the profiled wall section extending inwards into the inner space relative to the vertical flat wall to create a channel passage of the mix to the port, and wherein the profiled wall section is vertically adjustable to vary the channel passage of the mix to the port.