Automatic machine for dosing water and dental alginate
OwnerRoberto Ramirez-Delgadoinventor
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Abstract
An automatic machine for dosing water and dental alginate is disclosed. The machine comprises a water container and a dental alginate container. In the automatic machine, a predetermined amount of each of those substances is transported from its respective container to a dosing point. During operation of the automatic machine, dental alginate is moved inside the alginate container with the purpose of homogenously distribute the alginate and bringing down residues of alginate adhered to the internal walls of the alginate container. In addition, the automatic machine comprises a control unit with a memory that stores dosing programs, this memory can be programmed in order to handle dental alginate supplied by different manufactures.
Claims21
An automatic machine for dosing water and dental alginate, which comprises:
- a) a water container in which water is stored;
- b) means for flowing water from said water container to a water dosing point;
- c) an alginate container in which dental alginate is stored;
- d) means for transporting dental alginate from the bottom of said alginate container to an alginate dosing point which is outside of said alginate container;
- e) means for distributing dental alginate over said transporting means;
- and,
- f) a control unit being electrically connected to:
- i) said flowing means, ii) said transporting means, and iii) said distributing means;
- wherein, when a user wishes to obtain water and dental alginate from the automatic machine, he only has to operate said control unit, which, in turn, operates said flowing means in order to dose a predetermined amount of water from said water container to the water dosing point;
- then, said control unit operates said distributing means in order to move dental alginate inside said alginate container and homogenously distribute dental alginate over said transporting means;
- which are also operated by said control unit in order to carry a predetermined amount of dental alginate from the bottom of said alginate container to the alginate dosing point;
- once the predetermined amount of alginate has been dosed, said control unit changes the operating direction of said transporting means in order to return any alginate amount remaining in said transporting means to said alginate container.
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