JP2005523680A5

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Publication number: JP2005523680A5
Application number: JP2003521078A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2002-08-14
Publication date: 2006-01-05
Anticipated expiration: 2022-08-14

Claims

A transport unit that moves the cavity along the path of travel;
A first filling station for partially filling the cavity comprising an upstream applicator wheel having spaced apart pockets on the outer periphery;
A first supply of particulate material adjacent to the upstream applicator wheel that deposits particulate material in the pocket;
Applying a vacuum to the underside of the partially filled cavity at the point of transfer of the particulate material from the pocket into the cavity, the particle from the pocket to partially fill the cavity. First moving means for moving material;
A second filling station for completely filling said partially filled cavity, comprising a downstream applicator wheel having spaced apart pockets on the outer periphery;
A second supply of particulate material adjacent to the downstream applicator wheel for depositing particulate material from a second supply in the pocket;
Applying a vacuum above the fully filled cavity at a point where the particulate material moves from the pocket of the downstream applicator wheel into the cavity and into the cavity from the pocket of the downstream applicator wheel. And a second moving means for moving the particulate material, and an apparatus for filling the spaced cavities with the particulate material.

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first and second moving means comprise applying a relatively low vacuum below the cavity just upstream of the point of movement.

Conveying the spaced cavities along the path of travel;
Partially filling each cavity with particulate material while applying a vacuum to the underside of each cavity during filling;
Filling each spaced cavity with particulate material while applying a vacuum to the upper side of each cavity during filling.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising applying a vacuum beneath the cavity immediately upstream of the partial filling and the full filling.

An apparatus for filling at least one cavity in a product with granule or particulate material,
A filling chamber containing the material;
A rotating wheel having at least one pocket on an outer peripheral surface, wherein the at least one pocket receives the material of the filling chamber and the outer peripheral surface defines at least a part of a side portion of the filling chamber Wheels,
An apparatus comprising: at least one product having at least one cavity to be filled with the material positioned under the wheel and adapted to receive the material from the at least one pocket.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the transport device includes at least one vacuum chamber that draws the material from the wheel into the at least one cavity.

The conveying device includes at least one chamber having a relatively high vacuum and at least one chamber having a relatively low vacuum, the at least one high vacuum chamber being filled with the material from the pocket of the wheel The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the apparatus is positioned under a cavity that is formed.

A method of filling a cavity of a product with a granular material,
Providing a wheel rotatable around a fixed drum defining a vacuum chamber, wherein at least one pocket is defined on an outer periphery of the wheel, and at least a portion of the outer periphery of the wheel is one side of a filling chamber; Defining at least a portion of the side of the
Rotating the wheel around the stationary drum to form a vacuum in the vacuum chamber;
Dropping the material into the filling chamber;
A vacuum is transmitted to the at least one pocket over a distance from when the at least one pocket is positioned along the one side of the filling chamber, and the material in the at least one pocket is in the product cavity. Interrupting the vacuum at the point of movement.

An apparatus for filling at least one cavity of a product with a granular or particulate material,
A filling chamber in which the granule or particulate material is dropped into through the upper opening;
A fixed vacuum chamber;
A plurality of spaced-apart receivers that are each mounted to pass through the fixed vacuum chamber and align with a corresponding cavity of the product, wherein the receivers receive the granules or particles from the filling chamber to the receiver. A device in communication with the vacuum formed in the fixed vacuum chamber from a first point of introduction to a second point of proximity where the granules or particles are inserted into the corresponding cavity.

A system for filling at least one cavity of a product with granular or particulate material,
At least one insertion station comprising a filling chamber into which the granule or particulate material is dropped through the upper opening;
A fixed vacuum chamber;
A plurality of spaced-apart receivers each passing through the fixed vacuum chamber and mounted to align with a corresponding cavity of the product, wherein the receiver introduces the granules or particles from the filling chamber into the receiver From the first point to the second point where the granules or particles are inserted into the corresponding cavities in the vicinity to communicate with the vacuum formed in the fixed vacuum chamber.