US 2015/0083231 A1 · FILLER APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME

Abstract

The present document describes filler apparatus, washing and maintenance support station and methods of using the same. The support station is for supporting a filler container, a volumetric container and/or a sliding plate of the filler apparatus. The washing and maintenance support station comprises a support main frame; a filler container corresponding mating connector on the support main frame for releasably connecting with a filler container mating connector; a volumetric container mount receiving section on the main frame below the filler container corresponding mating connector for releasably mounting a volumetric container mount; and a sliding plate receiving support on the main frame below the volumetric container mount receiving section for releasably supporting a sliding plate substantially flat section. When displaced vertically relative to the support main frame, the filler container, the volumetric container and the sliding plate are capable of engagement with respectively the filler container corresponding mating connector, the volumetric container mount receiving section and the sliding plate receiving support to be disengaged.

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Dependent claims

A filler apparatus to be mounted on at least one of a main frame and a support station defining a mount receiving section extending therefrom, the filler apparatus comprising:

a sliding plate;
a volumetric container adapted for releasable engagement with and above the sliding plate;
and
a filler container for receiving a moldable material and adapted for releasable engagement with and above the volumetric container, the volumetric container for receiving the moldable material from the filler container;
wherein at least one of the filler container, the volumetric container and the sliding plate is adapted for releasable mounting and alignment with the mount receiving section of the at least one of the main frame and the support station;
and
further wherein the filler container, the volumetric container and the sliding plate are, when displaced vertically, releasably engageable to and disengageable from the at least one of the main frame and the support station as a single sub-assembly.

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A washing and maintenance support station for supporting at least one of:

a filler container, a volumetric container and a sliding plate of a filler apparatus, the filler container having a filler container mating connector, the volumetric container having a volumetric container mount, the sliding plate having a sliding plate substantially flat section, the washing and maintenance support station comprising:
a support main frame;
a filler container corresponding mating connector on the support main frame for releasably connecting with the filler container mating connector;
a volumetric container mount receiving section on the support main frame below the filler container corresponding mating connector for releasably mounting the volumetric container mount;
and
a sliding plate receiving support on the support main frame below the volumetric container mount receiving section for releasably supporting the sliding plate substantially flat section;
wherein when displaced vertically relative to the support main frame, the filler container, the volumetric container and the sliding plate are adapted for engagement or disengagement respectively with the filler container corresponding mating connector, the volumetric container mount receiving section and the sliding plate receiving support.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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