Fill station for a liquid dispensing system
AssigneeEcolab Inc.
InventorsRonald D. Jungmann, Gregory B. Laughland
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Abstract
A fill station for filling various sizes of containers from a liquid dispensing system includes a first stationary platform and second rotatable platform positioned above the first platform. The second platform is hinged to move between a horizontal loading position and a stowed position to provide access to the first platform. A third platform may be positioned above the second platform, wherein the third platform is hinged at an opposite end from the second platform to move between a horizontal load position and a stowed position. Sensors may be used to detect whether a container is positioned on one of the platforms and to detect the positions of the different rotatable platforms.
Claims26
A fill station for filling containers of varying sizes from a liquid dispensing system, the fill station comprising:
- a drain outlet;
- a first platform positioned above the drain outlet for holding a first container;
- a second platform positioned above the first platform for holding a second container smaller in size than the first container, wherein the second platform is hinged to move between a horizontal loading position for holding the second container and a stowed position to provide access to the first platform for loading the first container on the first platform;
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- a third platform positioned above the second platform for holding a third container smaller in size than the second container, wherein the third platform is hinged to move between a horizontal loading position for holding the third container and a stowed position to provide access to the first and second platforms.
A fill station for filling containers of varying sizes from a liquid dispensing system, the fill station comprising:
- a frame including a bottom wall, a rear wall, left and right side walls, and a lower front wall, wherein the walls combine to form a drain pan and the bottom wall includes a drain outlet;
- a stationary platform positioned above the drain outlet;
- a first rotatable platform positioned above the stationary platform, the first rotatable platform hinged to move between a horizontal loading position and a substantially vertical stowed position;
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- a second rotatable platform positioned above the first rotatable platform, the second rotatable platform hinged to move between a horizontal loading position and a substantially vertical stowed position.
A fill station for filling containers of varying sizes from a liquid dispensing system, the fill station comprising:
- a frame including a bottom wall, a rear wall, left and right side walls, and a lower front wall, wherein the walls combine to form a drain pan and the bottom wall includes a drain outlet;
- a bottom platform positioned above the drain outlet, the bottom platform adapted to properly position a large-sized container beneath a product discharge tube of the liquid dispensing system;
- a middle platform positioned above the bottom platform, the middle platform hinged at one end to move between a horizontal loading position and a substantially vertical stowed position for providing access to the bottom platform, wherein the middle platform is adapted to properly position a medium-sized container beneath the product discharge tube of the liquid dispensing system when the middle platform is in the horizontal loading position;
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- a top platform positioned above the middle platform, the top platform hinged at one end opposite the hinged end of the middle platform to move between a horizontal loading position and a substantially vertical stowed position for providing, access to the middle platform, wherein the top platform is adapted to properly position a small-sized container beneath the product discharge tube of the liquid dispensing system when the top platform is in the horizontal loading position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.