EP0471417B1 - Abgabevorrichtung für Schüttgut, wie z.B. Süsswaren - Google Patents

Abgabevorrichtung für Schüttgut, wie z.B. Süsswaren Download PDF

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EP0471417B1
EP0471417B1 EP19910202093 EP91202093A EP0471417B1 EP 0471417 B1 EP0471417 B1 EP 0471417B1 EP 19910202093 EP19910202093 EP 19910202093 EP 91202093 A EP91202093 A EP 91202093A EP 0471417 B1 EP0471417 B1 EP 0471417B1
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Cornelis Vlastuin
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F1/00—Racks for dispensing merchandise; Containers for dispensing merchandise
    • A47F1/02—Racks for dispensing merchandise; Containers for dispensing merchandise for granulated or powdered materials, i.e. bulk materials
    • A47F1/03—Dispensing means, e.g. with buttons or handles

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  • the invention relates to a device for dispensing bulk material such as confectionery, said device comprising an inclining tube with lower outflow opening and means closing this outflow opening, said closing means being a cylindrical body mounted rotatably about a horizontal axis in the outflow opening, and having a recess in the cylindrical surface located in the tube mouth, wherein said recess is defined by two wall surfaces enclosing an angle, the intersecting line of which lies to the side of the axis of rotation.
  • Such a device is known from FR-A-2 427 965.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a device of the type described in the preamble with which randomly shaped bulk material such as confectionery, which is commercially available in diverse dimensions and shapes, can be efficiently dispensed, that is, the correct quantity of confectionery is delivered from a stock at each dispensing, also to the purchasing consumer.
  • the device according to the invention is distinguished in that the cylindrical body is provided with a series of recesses evenly distributed over its circumference, such that by rotating of said body the recesses will be moved facing toward the tube to a position wherein the recess is facing outward, and vice versa.
  • the bulk material for dispensing is determined in simple manner and by rotating the recesses the bulk material located substantially in the recesses can be carried outward and therefore dispensed.
  • the invention further relates to a machine provided with at least one supply container for the bulk material, which machine is characterized by a device as described above associated with the supply container.
  • the machine is provided with a number of supply containers which are disposed at different levels in a circular pattern.
  • each supply container 3 is arranged on a cylindrical base 2.
  • This table serves as carrier for a large number of supply containers 3 of transparent material in which the bulk material is stored.
  • This bulk material can be of a similar or differing type and be formed for example by confectionery of diverse kinds.
  • Arranged at the bottom of each supply container 3 is an outflow opening 4 onto which connects a tube 5 which continues as an inclining tube 6.
  • Each inclining tube is disposed such that the centre line thereof lies at an angle to the horizontal corresponding with the mean natural pouring angle of the bulk material present in the supply container 3.
  • the inclining tube 6 is closed at the bottom by a closing means 7 which is further elucidated hereinbelow with reference to figures 2 and 3.
  • the closing means 7 consists of a cylindrical body 10 received rotatably about a lying axis of rotation A-A in a bearing housing 11 arranged at the bottom of the tube 6.
  • the body 10 is embodied in the central portion thereof with four recesses 12, each of which in the embodiment shown is formed substantially by two plates 13 and 14 such that the walls enclose an angle, wherein the line of intersection 15 of the walls lies eccentrically relative to the rotational axis A-A and runs parallel thereto.
  • the plates 13 and 14, four of which can be discerned in the figure, are received between two cylindrical discs 16 and 17 respectively which form the end pieces of the cylindrical body 10. These discs are rotatably mounted in the wall of the bearing housing 11 and join precisely onto the tube-shaped inner wall 18 of this housing 11.
  • the cylindrical discs are provided on the side facing toward the recesses with inward slanting surfaces 19, this such that the straight boundary line 20 extends between the plates 13 and 14 and the arcuate boundary line touches the inner surface of the supporting bore of the tube-shaped portion 18.
  • the function of this slanting surface 19 is to exert a centering action on the bulk material in the material situated above the closure body 10. Due to the flat surface 19 an agitating action is also exerted on the bulk material when the cylindrical body 10 is rotated.
  • the cylindrical body 10 is embodied with a handle 25 which extends outward adjacently of the cylindrical body 10 in radial direction.
  • the bulk material is held back by the cylindrical body 10, particularly the plates 13, 14.
  • the body 10 By operating the handle 25 in the direction of the arrow P1 the body 10 can be turned such that the plates 13 and 14 move counter-clockwise from the position in figure 3. A portion of the bulk material is carried along in the space formed by the plates 13, 14, wherein it is lifted out of the mass in the bottom part of the tube 6 and is separated therefrom, whereafter with further turning it can flow away over the plate edge 22 out of the outlet opening of tube 6 into a packaging means such as a bag Z arranged thereunder.
  • a packaging means such as a bag Z arranged thereunder.
  • Figure 4 shows a second embodiment of the outflow opening, wherein the same reference numerals are used for the same elements and means as depicted in figure 2.
  • a cylindrical body 10 is received rotatably about a lying axis of rotation A-A in a bearing housing 11 arranged at the bottom of tube 6.
  • the body 10 is provided with four recesses 12 formed by two plates 13 and 14 similar to the embodiment in figure 2. Turning the cylindrical body with the plates 13 and 14 can be carried out by means of a handle 25, not depicted in figure 4.
  • the difference of the embodiment in figure 4 versus figure 2 is the retaining means 26, here in the form of a plate-like member, which blocks the cross-section of tube 6.
  • the plate 26 is located in the entrance of the bearing house 11 and the lower extremity of tube 6.
  • the plate-like element 26 is generally circular, a part of it is cut away at 27 to form a through-hole communicating the interior of tube 6 with the interior of bearing house 11.
  • the retaining means 26 contributes to a undisturbed feeding of the material from tube 6 into the bearing house 11, so providing a correct quantity of dispensed bulk material.
  • the invention is not limited to the above described embodiment.
  • the plates 13, 14 do not have to be flat or enclose an angle of 90°C
  • the recess 12 can be realized in suitable manner by any other means, this being dependent on the material from which the cylindrical body 10 is made.

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  1. Vorrichtung zur Abgabe von Schüttgut, wie beispielsweise Süßwaren bzw. Konfekt, wobei die Vorrichtung ein geneigt verlaufendes Schrägrohr (6) mit einer unteren Austrittsöffnung (4) und Mittel zum Verschluß dieser Austrittsöffnung umfaßt, wobei die Verschlußvorrichtung (7) ein in der Austrittsöffnung (4) um eine horizontale Achse (A-A) drehbar angeordneter Zylinderkörper (10) ist und eine Ausnehmung bzw. Aussparung (12) in der in der Rohrmündung angeordneten Zylinderfläche besitzt, und wobei die genannte Ausnehmung bzw. Aussparung durch zwei einen Winkel miteinander einschließende Wandflächen (13,14) gebildet wird, deren Schnittlinie (15) seitlich der Rotationsachse (A-A) liegt,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
    der Zylinderkörper (10) mit einer Reihe von gleichmäßig um seinen Umfang angeordneten Ausnehmungen bzw. Aussparungen versehen ist, derart daß durch Drehen des genannten Körpers die Ausnehmungen bzw. Aussparungen in Richtung auf das Rohr zu gewandt in eine Stellung verstellt werden, in welcher die Ausnehmung bzw. die Aussparung nach außen gewandt ist, und umgekehrt.
  2. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
    die einen Winkel miteinander einschließenden Wandungsflächen (13,14) durch zwei unter einem Winkel angeordnete Platten gebildet werden, die zwischen Kreisscheiben (16,17) eingeschlossen sind.
  3. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 2,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
    der Randbereich der den Platten zugewandten Seite der Scheiben mit einer Schrägfläche (19) versehen ist.
  4. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 3,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
    der schräge Randbereich eine flach-ebene Form einnimmt (19).
  5. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 4,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
    die gebogene Begrenzung der ebenen Fläche (19) die innere Begrenzung des rohrförmigen Mündungsteils (18) in der Schließstellung des Zylinderkörpers berührt.
  6. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
    die Mittellinie des Rohrs (6) unter einem Winkel bezüglich der Horizontalen verläuft, der gleich dem Schüttwinkel des Schüttguts für die Abgabe ist.
  7. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
    der Zylinderkörper einen Betätigungsgriff (25) außerhalb des Rohrs (6) aufweist.
  8. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
    in der zu der Verschlußvorrichtung führenden Rohrmündung eine Zurückhalte- bzw. Sperrvorrichtung (26) angeordnet ist.
  9. Mit wenigstens einem Vorratsbehälter (3) für das Schüttgut versehene Maschine,
    gekennzeichnet durch
    eine dem Vorratsbehälter (3) zugeordnete Vorrichtung gemäß einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche.
  10. Maschine nach Anspruch 9,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    daß der oder jeder Vorratsbehälter (3) aus durchsichtigem Material hergestellt ist.
  11. Maschine nach den Ansprüchen 9 und 10,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    daß die Vorratsbehälter (3) auf unterschiedlichen Niveaus in einer kreisförmigen Konfiguration angeordnet sind.
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