FR2461650A1 - Food tin filling hopper - has revolving drum below hopper with opening to receive contents of tin for filling - Google Patents

Abstract

The tin filler consists of a hopper (1) discharging onto a plate (2) with a circular profile. A drum (3) revolves in the element (2). The drum has an opening (4) which contains a tub (5), which is filled with the product as the opening passes the hopper. The drum revolves about the central axis (6). The depth of the tub may be adjusted by the screw (8) at the bottom of the opening. The tins travel on a conveyer below the drum equally spaced to receive the fill at each revolution of the drum.

Description

The present invention relates to a device for the automatic filling of a can or any other container with one or more food products.

In particular, the present invention relates to the filling of cans or any other container intended to receive mixed vegetables or fruits or any other mixture.

Traditionally, this filling was done by workers who circulated the cans or other containers on a conveyor belt, each worker pouring into the box the dose of the desired product.

Such a process did not allow regularity in the scrolling of the boxes and required the presence of a large staff.

The present invention makes it possible to obtain regularity in the scrolling of boxes or other containers and a significant reduction in staff, thereby saving the user.

With a more precise dewlap, the device according to the invention, of the type where the cans or other containers are placed on a conveyor belt is particularly remarkable in that it comprises at least one dispenser assembly placed above the box or of the container, said assembly consisting of a hopper containing a product and the base of which is extended by an element in an arc, a drum rotating in said arc and being provided with an opening corresponding to the opening of a bucket intended to receive said product during its passage under said hopper, the diameter of the element in an arc being barely greater than that of said drum.

Advantageously, in the case where several distributor assemblies are provided, said assemblies are synchronized in rotation
According to a preferred embodiment, the conveyor belt where the boxes or other containers are placed is provided with tabs, each cleat causing a box or other container containing n tran $ 1arion along the carpet, said translation being synchronized with the rotation of the assembly or assemblies distributors.

Other advantages and characteristics will emerge more clearly on reading the description which follows, made with reference to the figures given for information and in no way limitative, among which
Figure 1 shows a schematic section of a distributed set
tor according to the invention, and Figure 2 is a schematic view of a
filling line comprising several distributor assemblies
according to the invention.

With reference to FIG. 1, it can be seen that the dispenser assembly according to the invention essentially comprises a hopper 1, the base of which is extended by an element in an arc of a circle 2 inside which a drum 3 rotates; the diameter of the element 2 is barely greater than that of the drum 3. The latter is provided with an opening 4 corresponding to the opening of a cup 5 located in the drum 3 and intended to receive the product contained in the hopper 1 when said bucket passes opposite the base of said hopper; the drum rotates about an axis 6. Thanks to this arrangement, the base of the hopper is kept permanently closed by the side wall of the drum 3, preventing any fall of product, except when passing the bucket 5, the opening 4 then being opposite the base of the hopper.

Advantageously, the cup 5 is provided with a double bottom, the bottom 7 being movable and adjustable, for example using a screw 8, which makes it possible to vary the dose of the product contained in said cup at will.

Preferably, a spring 9, in particular of the coil type, bearing on an appropriate amount, permanently presses the element 2 against the drum 3, while allowing the element 2 to move away from said drum when a piece of product can pass between element 2 and drum 3.

It is understood that the shape of the hopper 1 is not claimed in itself, said shape depending in fact on the product it contains and on the ease that said product has to descend and fall into the bucket 5.

Similarly, the various elements of the dispenser of Figure 1 will be made of a material compatible with food products, for example stainless steel.

FIG. 2 represents a filling line comprising three distributor assemblies in accordance with what is illustrated in FIG. 1.

In order to automate this chain as much as possible, provision is made to provide the conveyor belt 10 on which the boxes or other containers 11 are arranged with tabs 12 ensuring the translation of said boxes or containers along said conveyor belt 10.

This translation will advantageously be synchronized with the rotation of the various distributor assemblies, means not shown, but known per se, making it possible to have a synchronized rotation for the various assemblies.

It is understood that the speeds and the position of the various components of the device are designed so that the cups 5 begin to leave the elements 2, which corresponds to the flow of the product which they contain, when the boxes or containers 11, 11 ', 11 "are located below said buckets.

In addition and for reasons of clarity in the drawings, the means allowing the drive of the treadmill 10 and of support of said treadmill and of the dispenser assemblies have not been shown in the figures.

Claims (5)

Claims 1. Device for the automatic filling of a can or any other container with one or more food products of the type where the can or containers are arranged on a conveyor belt, characterized in that it comprises at least one distributor assembly placed above the box or container, said assembly consisting of a hopper containing a product and the base of which is extended by a circular arc element, a drum rotating in said circular arc and being provided with an opening corresponding to the opening of a bucket intended to receive said product during its passage under said hopper, the diameter of the element in an arc is barely greater than that of said drum. 2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that in the case where several distributor assemblies are provided, said assemblies are synchronized in rotation. 3. Device according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that each element in an arc is pressed against the drum using a spring, in particular with a coil. 4. Device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that each cup cqmprend a movable and adjustable bottom allowing to have the desired dose of the product. 5. Device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the said conveyor belt where the boxes or other containers are arranged is provided with tabs, each cleat driving a box or other container in translation along said carpet , said translation being synchronized with the rotation of the distributor assembly or assemblies.