Apparatus and method for loading a plant product inside a fermentation tank
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InventorBruno CROSATO
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Abstract
A method is described for loading a plant product, preferably must or grape, inside a fermentation tank (12) comprising on its top a loading mouth (14), comprising the steps of: moving a quantity of plant product by putting it inside a container (50) coupled to a guide (22) arranged to guide it up above the loading mouth and, there, and transferring said amount inside the tank. The method ensures easy handling of the product.
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Method for loading a plant product, preferably must or grape, inside a fermentation tank (12) comprising on its top a loading mouth (14), comprising the steps of:
- (i) moving a quantity of plant product by putting it inside a container (50) coupled to a guide (22) arranged to guide it up above the loading mouth and, there, (ii) transferring said amount inside the tank, wherein one or more containers are handled by making them move exclusively along a plane (X) orthogonal to the direction of the gravity force.
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Apparatus or system (MC) for loading a plant product, preferably must or grapes, inside a fermentation tank (12) comprising a loading mouth (14) on its top, comprising:
- a container (50) for the transportation of a quantity of plant product;
- a guide (22) configured to support and guide the container so as to make it arrive over the loading mouth for unloading therein said quantity, wherein the guide is made to lie only along a plane (X) overlying the top of a plurality of tanks, the plane being orthogonal to the direction of the force of gravity.
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An apparatus or system according to claim, 6 wherein a said container comprises a plunging piston (52, (46) to plung the plant product.
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Installation (MC) to ferment a plant product, preferably must or grapes, comprising:
- a plurality of fermentation tanks (12) each comprising a loading mouth on the top:
- one or more containers (20) for the transportation of a quantity of plant product;
- a guide (22) raised from the ground and mounted on top of the fermentation tanks (12), the guide being configured to support and guide the containers in order to make them arrive get over each loading mouth for therein unloading said amount.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.