Filling machines
AssigneeDiffracto Ltd.
InventorsTimothy R. Pryor, Omer L. Hageniers
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Abstract
Disclosed are method and apparatus for determining and assuring correct fill weight of containers. In one embodiment electro-optical weigh cells are employed in conjunction with weigh dump receptacles. A second embodiment discloses addition of a second container weighing operation with addition of optional additional fill operations.
Claims20
An improved method of filling containers comprising the steps of,
- loading fill material into at least one of a circulating series of weigh receptacles,
- weighing the material in said weigh receptacles using electro-optical means while said receptacles are in continuous motion, and
- dumping the fill in at least one of said receptacles into at least one container.
A method for filling containers comprising weighing the containers while the container are in in continuous motion, filling said containers at at least one fill position, and recirculating each said container past said at least one fill position until a correct fill is determined.
In a method for filling containers moving in continuous motion, the improvement comprising using a shuttle mechanism whose movement is synchronized with the motion of the containers to add material to or remove material from said containers while said containers are in motion until a predetermined container fill weight is obtained.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.