ES1079090U - Device for dust or grain products (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Metering device for powder or grain products, comprising an enclosing prism (2) with rectangular geometry and a cylinder (1) with the ability to rotate around its axis inside the enclosing prism (2), so that it passes from a loading position of the product to a product unloading position by turning half a turn, characterized in that The cylinder (1) comprises: - two closed bases, one of which incorporates a handle (4) for actuating the cylinder (1), - a surface with a window (3) rectangular and centered with the long sides parallel to the generatrix of the cylinder (1), And the enclosing prism (2) comprises: - one of its bases closed, - the other base that incorporates an opening that allows the operation of the handle (4) to rotate the cylinder (1), - two of its parallel side faces closed, - of the other two opposite faces, one of them is closed and incorporates a centered window (10), - the other of these two opposite faces is open, and along the two major edges projecting fins (7) inclined towards the interior of the enclosing prism (2) topped on a cylindrical surface (8) joining both fins (7) ) and incorporates a window (9) centered with respect to the face of the enclosing prism (2) that incorporates the window (10), both windows (9, 10) being aligned, Where the window (3) of the cylinder (1) is smaller than the window (9) of the cylindrical surface (8) joining the fins (7), this last window (9) being of smaller dimensions than the window (10) of the enclosing prism (2). (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Powder or grain product dosing device

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a device for dosing powder or grain.

Find special application in the field of packaged food industry.

TECHNICAL PROBLEM TO BE RESOLVED AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

A variety of devices for the dosage of granulated or powdered products are known in the present state of the art. The sectors in which this type of product has mostly been developed are mainly the unit dosage containers, typically related to the chemical or pharmaceutical sector and the devices applied to hoppers for animal watering holes. There are also applications for the dosage of food at the domestic level, although especially coupled to the container that contains them and of a very specific application to the type of product in particular.

In the case of the industry focused on the pharmaceutical sector, it can be cited as shown in document U201230107 in which tablets are dosed by units. This type of devices is very developed and in the state of the art there are an infinite number of models focused on the number of tablets to be supplied, their quantity or even both at the same time.

In the case of applications for animal feed supply, document IE43912 can be cited, which shows a hopper that supplies dosed material by means of devices where the dosage is carried out through the volume of said devices.

For domestic or food use applications at a particular level, whether food for people or pets, the food is usually supplied packaged, including a bowl with which to dose the product, this being the usual method of extracting the product from the container in cases where it is not done by bulk dump.

However, none of the methods known in the state of the art have successfully resolved the supply of packaged product for domestic or private use by means of dispensers.

In the present invention a device is described that covers this field in an effective way and at a very reduced cost. The incorporation of the device for use in already packaged products has an insignificant cost compared to the total cost of the process.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention describes a powder or grain product dosing device that is formed by two pieces, a rectangular prism with envelope function and a cylinder that can rotate around its axis inside the enveloping prism.

When the cylinder is rotated inside the prism, it moves from a product loading position to a product discharge position by turning half a turn.

The cylinder is formed by a pair of closed bases, one of which incorporates an elongated geometry handle by means of which the cylinder is operated, and a surface that has a window. The window is rectangular in shape, centered on the surface of the cylinder and has the major sides parallel to the generatrix of the cylinder.

The surrounding prism has one of its bases closed and the other base has an opening to access the handle through which the cylinder is rotated. As for its side faces, two of the parallel faces are closed. Of the other two opposite faces, one of them is closed and has a centered window, although this face can also be opened, as if the window occupied the entire face. The other side is open, along two major edges, having fins inclined towards the inside of the surrounding prism. The fins are joined together through a cylindrical surface that is an extension of them. This cylindrical surface is attached to the surrounding prism and contains a window aligned with the existing window in the surrounding prism.

For greater effectiveness in the process of emptying the cylinder, it must be said that the window of the cylinder is smaller than the window of the cylindrical surface that joins the fins, and this is, in turn, smaller than the prism window envelope In this way there are no traces of product stuck at the edges of the windows.

In order to be able to orient the window inside the container to which it is attached, the handle points to the midpoint of the smaller side of the cylinder window. In this way, the handle indicates the orientation of the window at all times. Another way of having the window position defined when it is in the loading position, between the fins of the wrapping part, is by means of existing projections in the cylinder and which abut the fins.

The dosing device can be supplied independently or incorporated into a container.

In the case of being supplied independently, it will have anchors, so that it can be fixed to the container on which it is intended to be assembled. This fixing system does not belong to the present invention, so it has not been represented in the figures.

In the case of being incorporated into a container, the wrapping piece acts as the base of the container and the cylinder acts as a retainer for the product, being in contact with it. For these cases, the package has a die-cut tab that must be opened to access the cylinder handle and thus be able to operate it. Initially, the handle can be in two positions. One of these positions is with the cylinder window without showing between the inclined fins and the cylinder can be filled with product. The other position is with the cylinder window between the inclined fins, in the loading position, so that the product cylinder is filled and can be viewed from the outside. In any case, the handle must be provisionally fixed, so that the cylinder cannot be rotated by accessing it through the base and thus extract the product from the container accidentally or intentionally.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

To complete the invention that is being described and in order to help a better understanding of the features of the invention, according to a preferred embodiment of the invention, a set of drawings is attached where, for illustrative purposes and not limiting, the following figures have been represented:

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Figure 1 represents a top exploded perspective view including the two pieces of which the dosing device is formed.

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Figure 2 represents a top front perspective view of the dosing device with the two parts assembled.

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Figure 3 shows a top front perspective view of the dosing device incorporated into the base of a container.

The following is a list of the references used in the figures:

one.

 Cylinder.

2.

 Surround prism

3.

Cylinder window.

Four.

 Handle.

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 Highlight

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 Flange.

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 Inclined fins.

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 Cylindrical surface.

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Cylindrical surface window.

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Surrounding prism window.

DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

The dosing device of the invention is formed by two pieces as shown in Figure 1.

The first piece is a cylinder (1) that receives the product to be dosed, so that the dose is measured by the volume of the cylinder itself (1). The filling of the cylinder (1) is carried out through a window (3) arranged on its surface so that, when the window (3) of the cylinder (1) is in the upper position, the product of the corresponding container will fall by gravity inside.

The cylinder (1) also has a handle (4) located in one of its bases by means of which the cylinder (1) is operated. This handle (4) is oriented towards the midpoint of the window (3) of the cylinder (1), thereby also serving as a visual orientation of the position in which the window (3) is located.

The second piece is an enveloping prism (2) with two of its parallel faces closed.

Of the other two parallel faces, one of them is closed and has a window (10) centered.

The other of the two parallel faces is open, incorporating a pair of fins (7) joined all along the major edges and inclined towards the inside of the enveloping prism (2). The fins (7) are topped by their other longitudinal edge with a cylindrical surface (8) that joins the enveloping prism (2), so that the fins (7) form a single piece. On the cylindrical surface (8) there is a window (9) centered and aligned with the window (10) of the surrounding prism (2).

As for the bases, the two bases of the prism (2) are closed, one of them having an opening to access the handle (4) of the cylinder (1).

In one embodiment, as shown in the figures, the opening is a window of the same dimensions as the base, leaving only a flange (6) that prevents the cylinder (1) from leaving the surrounding prism (2). In another embodiment, the opening of this base is a circular window centered with respect to the base of the cylinder (1) and of a diameter greater than the length of the handle (4), so that it can be accessed without problem.

The cylinder (1) is assembled inside the cylindrical surface (8) of the enveloping prism (2), having as its only relative movement the rotation around its axis when turning the handle (4).

By rotating the cylinder (1) half a turn by means of the handle (4), the window (3) of the cylinder (1) will be placed in the lower position, aligning with the windows (9, 10) made on the cylindrical surface (8) and the surrounding prism (2) respectively and allowing the cylinder (1) to empty its contents outside.

The dimensions of the window (3) of the cylinder (1) are smaller than those of the window (9) of the cylindrical surface (8), and the latter are smaller than those of the window (10) of the surrounding prism (2) . This prevents product from being stored at the edges of the different windows.

As for the inclined fins (7) of the enveloping prism (2), they have a double function. On the one hand they hold the cylinder

(1) without having much slack in its movement with respect to the enveloping prism (2). On the other hand, directs the fall of the product into the cylinder (1).

In one embodiment, the dosing device is independent to be fixed to a container containing the product to be dosed. The fastening system has not been represented in the figures and can be disposed of any of those known in the state of the art, not representing part of the present invention.

In another embodiment, the dosing device is incorporated into the package of the product to be dosed, as shown in Figure 3. In this way, the doser is attached to the base of the container, from which the bottom has been removed, making the product retaining dosing device by means of the cylinder (1) and the base of the container by means of the wrap prism (2). In this case the handle (4) is inaccessible from the outside of the container, which incorporates a die-cut tab that must be opened in order to access the handle (4) and thus be able to rotate the cylinder (1) to proceed to extract the dosed product.

To be able to detect the position of the window (3) inside the container, the cylinder (1) has projections (5) that make a small stop with the fins (7) inclined, thus indicating that the window ( 3) is in the upper loading position of the cylinder (1). As described above, the position of the window can also be sensed by the position of the handle (4) which, when aligned with the container, indicates that the window (3) can only be in the loading or loading position. discharge.

The advantages of the dosing device described can be summarized in the following:

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Total asepsis and hygiene in the contained product, avoiding the possibility of handling the product contained in the package.

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Economy and savings in the consumption of the product contained, to avoid consuming more than required and no loss of product due to spillage and fall to the ground.

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Outstanding and ideal advertising application in this new package. (brand, logo, etc.).

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Very colorful presentation that helps to greatly increase the visual quality of the contained product. You can see perfectly the product contained in a container that incorporates the dosing device.

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Easy implementation in linear stores, supermarkets, hypermarkets. Also in gondola headers.

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Fully disposable and recyclable container, complying with all international standards for this purpose.

The present invention should not be limited to the embodiments described herein. Other configurations can be made by those skilled in the art in view of the present description. Accordingly, the scope of the invention is defined by the following claims.

Claims (6)

1.- Powder or grain product dosing device, comprising a wrapping prism (2) with rectangular geometry and a cylinder (1) with the ability to rotate around its axis inside the wrapping prism (2), so that it passes from a product loading position to a product unloading position by turning half a turn, characterized in that the cylinder (1) comprises:

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two closed bases, one of which incorporates a handle (4) for actuating the cylinder (1),

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a surface with a rectangular window (3) and centered with the major sides parallel to the generatrix of the cylinder (1),

and the enveloping prism (2) comprises:

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one of its bases closed,

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the other base incorporating an opening that allows the handle (4) to rotate the cylinder (1),

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two of its parallel side faces closed,

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of the other two opposite faces, one of them is closed and incorporates a window (10) centered,

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the other of these two opposite faces is open, and along both major edges, two fins (7) are projected inclined towards the inside of the enveloping prism (2) finished off in a cylindrical surface (8) that joins both fins (7) and incorporates a window (9) centered with respect to the face of the surrounding prism (2) incorporating the window (10), both windows (9, 10) being aligned,

where the window (3) of the cylinder (1) is smaller than the window (9) of the cylindrical surface (8) that joins the fins (7), the latter window (9) being smaller than the window (10) of the surrounding prism (2). 2. Dosing device according to claim 1, characterized in that the window (10) of the surrounding prism (2) has the same dimensions as the face that contains it, whereby this face is open. 3. Dosing device according to claim 1, characterized in that the handle (4) has rectangular geometry and is oriented towards the midpoint of the smaller edge of the window (3) of the cylinder (1), so that the orientation of the handle (4) defines the position of the window (3). 4. Dosing device according to claim 1, characterized in that the cylinder (1) has a pair of projections (5) that stop against the inclined fins (7) of the enclosure (1), determining the position of the window (3) of the cylinder (1) between the inclined fins (7). 5. Dosing device according to claim 1, characterized in that it is incorporated into a package containing the product to be dosed, making the base part (2) of the container base and the cylinder (1) of retaining the product. 6. Dosing device according to claim 5, characterized in that the package comprises a die-cut tab that must be opened to access the handle (4) of the cylinder (1) and thus be able to actuate it.