System and method for weighing containers
AssigneeI.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.P.A.
InventorLuigi Cavina
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Abstract
A system for weighing containers includes a movable member having a peripheral edge in which a recess forms a seat for drawing a container, the movable member being activatable in a first movement direction such that a first wall of the seat abuts and draws the container; a container-weighing cell comprising a support plane for receiving and supporting the container; a container guide. The weighing cell, the movable member and the guide are reciprocally arranged such that when the container is drawn by the movable member the container can slide on the support plane and be guided by guide externally of the seat. The movable member is further activatable in a second, opposed, movement direction to detach the seat from the container and leave the container on the support plane for weighing.
Claims11
A system for weighing containers including:
- a movable member for drawing at least one container, the movable member featuring a peripheral edge wherein a recess forming a seat for drawing the container is achieved, the movable member being movable in a first movement direction so as a first wall of the seat abuts and draws the container;
- a weighing cell for weighing said container, including a support plane for receiving and supporting the container;
- wherein:
- the system includes guide means for guiding the container;
- the weighing cell, the movable member and the guide means are arranged in such a way that when the container is drawn by the movable member the container can slide on the support plane and being guided by the guide means outwards with respect to the seat;
- the movable member is further movable in a further second movement direction, opposite to the first movement direction, for detaching the seat from the container and leave the container on the support plane for weighing.
Method for weighing containers comprising the following steps:
- engaging at least one container to be weighed in a seat of a movable member, the movable member featuring a peripheral edge wherein a recess forming said seat is achieved,
- driving the movable member in a first movement direction, in such a way that a first wall of the seat abuts and slidingly draws the container on a support plane of a weighing cell and that the container is guided by guide means outwards with respect to the seat;
- driving the movable member in a second movement direction, opposite to the first movement direction, for detaching the seat from the container and leaving the container on the support plane to be weighed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.