Liner and rotary tank assembly therefor
AssigneeStolle Machinery Company, LLC
InventorsNeil Albert Zumberger, Steven Todd Albright, Dennis Cornelius Stammen, Bryan Lee Schoenlein
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Abstract
A rotary tank assembly is provided for a liner. The liner is structured to apply a compound to a plurality of container closures. The rotary tank assembly includes a compound tank, a fill tube structured to fill the tank with a volume of the compound to a desired level, a sensor assembly adapted to measure the level of the compound within the compound tank, and a rotary union assembly structured to pivotably couple the fill tube and the sensor assembly to the compound tank. The sensor assembly only requires one single probe.
Claims16
A rotary tank assesmbly for a liner, the rotary tank assembly comprising:
- a compound tank;
- a fill tube structured to fill the tank with a volume of compound to a desired level;
- a sensor assembly adapted to measure the level of said compound within the compound tank;
- and
- a rotary union assembly structured to pivotably couple the fill tube and the sensor assembly to the compound tank,
- wherein the sensor assembly only requires one single probe,
- wherein the compound tank comprises a cylindrical body including a first end, a second end disposed opposite and distal from the first end, an interior having an inner diameter, and a height defined by the distance between the first end and the second end, and
- wherein the rotary union assembly comprises a first rotary union and a second rotary union.
A liner comprising:
- a base;
- and
- a processing assembly operatively coupled to the base, the processing assembly including a rotary tank assembly comprising:
- a compound tank,
- a fill tube structured to fill the tank with a volume of compound to a desired level,
- a sensor assembly adapted to measure the level of said compound within the compound tank, and
- a rotary union assembly structured to pivotably couple the fill tube and the sensor assembly to the compound tank,
- wherein the sensor assembly only requires one single probe,
- wherein the compound tank comprises a cylindrical body including a first end, a second end disposed opposite and distal from the first end, an interior having an inner diameter, and a height defined by the distance between the first end and the second end, and
- wherein the rotary union assembly comprises a first rotary union and a second rotary union.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.