Apparatus for feeding particulate products to a user machine
AssigneeTecnomeccanica S.r.l.
InventorAndrea Romagnoli
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Abstract
An apparatus (1) for feeding a user machine (3) with particulate products, such as products for infusion like tea, chamomile and herbal teas in general, comprises a hopper (2) for dispensing the product and means (40; 7) for transferring the product from the hopper (2) to the user machine (3). The hopper (2) includes a feed body (4), with vertical walls (5), having an outlet opening (6) at its lower end. The transfer means (40) comprise a motor-driven, endless conveyor (7) facing the outlet opening (6). The apparatus also comprises adjustment means (50; 10, 11, 30) for adjusting the gap between the endless conveyor (7) and the outlet opening (6) according to the characteristics of the product feeding out the hopper (2).
Claims13
An apparatus for feeding particulate products to a user machine (3) comprising:
- a product feed hopper (2);
- and means (40;
- 7) for transferring the product from the hopper (2) to the user machine (3);
- wherein the hopper (2) comprises a feed body (4) with vertical walls (5) having an outlet opening (6) at its lower end;
- and in that the transfer means (40) include a motor-driven, endless conveyor (7) facing the outlet opening (6);
- there being adjustment means (50;
- 10, 11, 30) for adjusting the gap between the endless conveyor (7) and the outlet opening (6) according to the characteristics of the product feeding out of the hopper (2).
The apparatus according to any of the foregoing claims, further comprising hermetically sealed housing (14) containing the transfer means (40) and at least one outlet opening (6) of the hopper (2).
The apparatus according to any of the foregoing claims, wherein the feed body (4) is cylindrical.
The apparatus comprising magnetic means (60) for separating metallic objects from the particulate products, and further comprising a second hermetically sealed door (16) that can be opened to gain access to the magnetic separating means (60).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.