Patent ID: 7726102

Claim:
A machine for filling capsules with at least one product; each capsule comprising a bottom shell ( 2 ), and a top shell closing the bottom shell ( 2 ); the machine comprising conveying means ( 10 ) for feeding each bottom shell ( 2 ) continuously along a given path (P); at least one tank ( 13 , 14 ) containing the product; at least one metering wheel ( 3 ) mounted to rotate continuously about a substantially vertical longitudinal axis ( 4 ); and a number of metering devices ( 16 ) movable with the metering wheel ( 3 ) along a portion of the path (P), in time with relative bottom shells ( 2 ), to feed the product into the relative bottom shells ( 2 ); each metering device ( 16 ) comprising a metering chamber ( 27 ) for receiving a given quantity of product from the tank ( 13 , 14 ), and feed means ( 29 ) for transferring the product from the metering chamber ( 27 ) into the relative bottom shell ( 2 ); and the machine being characterized in that each metering chamber ( 27 ) comprises a respective weighing device ( 22 ) for weighing the product contained in the metering chamber ( 27 ).