EP0252432B1 - Device to dispense with a metered number of discrete articles - Google Patents

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EP0252432B1
EP0252432B1 EP87109503A EP87109503A EP0252432B1 EP 0252432 B1 EP0252432 B1 EP 0252432B1 EP 87109503 A EP87109503 A EP 87109503A EP 87109503 A EP87109503 A EP 87109503A EP 0252432 B1 EP0252432 B1 EP 0252432B1
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Ludwig Matz
Thomas Dr. Moest
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/04—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, or spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills
    • B65D83/0409—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, or spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills the dispensing means being adapted for delivering one article, or a single dose, upon each actuation
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/04—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, or spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2583/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D2583/04—For dispensing annular, disc-shaped or spherical or like small articles or tablets
    • B65D2583/0472—For dispensing annular, disc-shaped or spherical or like small articles or tablets characterised by the dispensing action
    • B65D2583/0477—For dispensing annular, disc-shaped or spherical or like small articles or tablets characterised by the dispensing action the container is maintained in the same position during the dispensing of several successive articles or doses
    • B65D2583/049—One rotational action of a cylindrical, disc-like or sphere-like element around its own axis, e.g. step-by-step, reciprocating
    • B65D2583/0495—One rotational action of a cylindrical, disc-like or sphere-like element around its own axis, e.g. step-by-step, reciprocating the element being alveolate

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  • the present invention relates to a device according to the preamble of patent claim 1.
  • the object of the present invention was to develop a device for the portionwise removal of similar lumpy goods, in which a predetermined number of the lumpy goods can be metered reliably in a simple manner.
  • a dosing container contains similar lumpy goods 4. Between the outer casing 3 and the scraper 2 of the dosing container, a pipe section 1 is arranged, which in turn has portioning areas 5 for the lumpy goods 4.
  • the portioning areas 5 are filled from the inner area of the metering container in the area which is not covered by the scraper 2, through which the lumpy goods 4 reach the portioning area 5 of the tube piece 1.
  • the portioning area 5 filled in each case is separated from the interior of the metering container by the scraper 2 and fed to the ejection opening 9 in the base 8 of the outer casing 3 of the metering container.
  • the ejection opening 9 can be covered, for example, by a closure lid 7, designed as a collecting container.
  • the actuating device 6 serves as a closure for the interior of the metering container.
  • the markings for the portioning quantities are visibly applied to the pipe section 1 from the outside.

Description

Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung nach dem Oberbegriff des Patentanspruchs 1.The present invention relates to a device according to the preamble of patent claim 1.

Eine derartige Vorrichtung ist aus der Patentschrift GB-A 1 385 900 bekannt.Such a device is known from patent specification GB-A 1 385 900.

Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung war, eine Vorrichtung zur portionsweisen Entnahme gleichartiger stückiger Güter zu entwickeln, bei der in einfacher Weise zuverlässig eine vorbestimmte Anzahl der stückigen Güter dosiert werden kann.The object of the present invention was to develop a device for the portionwise removal of similar lumpy goods, in which a predetermined number of the lumpy goods can be metered reliably in a simple manner.

Diese Aufgabe wurde erfindungsgemäß durch das kennzeichnende Merkmal des Anspruchs 1 gelöst. Vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen der Erfindung sind Gegenstand der unteransprüche 2 bis 4.This object has been achieved according to the invention by the characterizing feature of claim 1. Advantageous embodiments of the invention are the subject of dependent claims 2 to 4.

Mit einer derart ausgestalteten Vorrichtung ist es möglich, stückige Güter den individuellen Bedürfnissen entsprechend in variabler, frei wählbarer Anzahl zu dosieren und die entnommene Menge anhand von Markierungen in einfacher Form nachzukontrollieren. Unterschiedliche Wirkstoffkonzentrationen in den stückigen Gütern sind nicht mehr erforderlich, sie können durch die Änderung der Anzahl der dosierten stückigen Güter erzielt werden.With a device designed in this way, it is possible to meter lumpy goods according to individual needs in a variable, freely selectable number and to check the quantity withdrawn using markings in a simple form. Different active ingredient concentrations in the lumpy goods are no longer necessary, they can be achieved by changing the number of dosed lumpy goods.

Die Erfindung wird nachstehend anhand der Figuren 1 bis 3 näher erläutert. Es zeigen

  • Figur 1 einen Querschnitt der erfindungsgemäßen Dosiervorrichtung,
  • Figur 2 einen Längsschnitt der Dosiervorrichtung und
  • Figur 3 eine Abwicklung des Rohrstücks mit einer möglichen Ausgestaltung der Portionierungsbereiche für die stückigen Güter.
The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. Show it
  • FIG. 1 shows a cross section of the metering device according to the invention,
  • Figure 2 shows a longitudinal section of the metering device and
  • Figure 3 is a development of the pipe section with a possible configuration of the portioning areas for the lumpy goods.

Ein Dosierbehälter enthält gleichartige stückige Güter 4. Zwischen der äußeren Umhüllung 3 und dem Abstreifer 2 des Dosierbehälters ist ein Rohrstück 1 angeordnet, das seinerseits Portionierungsbereiche 5 für die stückigen Güter 4 aufweist.A dosing container contains similar lumpy goods 4. Between the outer casing 3 and the scraper 2 of the dosing container, a pipe section 1 is arranged, which in turn has portioning areas 5 for the lumpy goods 4.

Die Befüllung der Portionierungsbereiche 5 geschieht aus dem Innenbereich des Dosierbehälters in dem Bereich, der nicht von dem Abstreifer 2 abgedeckt wird, durch den die stückigen Güter 4 in den Portionierungsbereich 5 des rohrstücks 1 gelangen.The portioning areas 5 are filled from the inner area of the metering container in the area which is not covered by the scraper 2, through which the lumpy goods 4 reach the portioning area 5 of the tube piece 1.

Durch Drehen des Rohrstücks 1 mittels einer Betätigungseinrichtung 6 wird der jeweils befüllte Portionierungsbereich 5 durch den Abstreifer 2 vom Innenraum des Dosierbehälters getrennt und der Auswurföffnung 9 im Boden 8 der äußeren Umhüllung 3 des Dosierbehälters zugeführt.By rotating the pipe section 1 by means of an actuating device 6, the portioning area 5 filled in each case is separated from the interior of the metering container by the scraper 2 and fed to the ejection opening 9 in the base 8 of the outer casing 3 of the metering container.

Die Auswurföffnung 9 kann beispielsweise durch einen Verschlußdeckel 7, ausgestaltet als Auffangbehältnis, abgedeckt werden. Die Betätigungseinrichtung 6 dient als Verschluß für den Innenraum des Dosierbehältnisses. Die Markierungen für die Portionierungsmengen werden von außen sichtbar auf dem Rohrstück 1 aufgebracht.The ejection opening 9 can be covered, for example, by a closure lid 7, designed as a collecting container. The actuating device 6 serves as a closure for the interior of the metering container. The markings for the portioning quantities are visibly applied to the pipe section 1 from the outside.

Claims (4)

1. Apparatus for portionwise removal of identical piece goods (4) by means of a sliding part which is encased in a dispensing container and operated from the outside and whose dispensing sector (5) is filled from inside the container and can be emptied outward, the sliding part being in the form of a tube section (1) which has one or more dispensing sectors (5) and is guided through an outer shell (3) and a stripper (2) located adjacent to the ejection orifice (9) and assigned to the dispensing sectors (5), wherein the base (8) of the outer shell (3) is dome- shaped.
2. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the actuating means (6) for the tube section (1) serves as a closure for the charging orifice.
3. Apparatus as claimed in claims 1 and 2, wherein a lid (7) for receiving the dispensed piece goods (4) is fastened to the lower part of the outer shell (3).
4. Apparatus as claimed in any of claims 1 to 3, wherein markings are provided to indicate the amounts dispensed.
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