Apparatus for feeding particulate products to a user machine
AssigneeTecnomeccanica S.r.l.
InventorAndrea Romagnoli
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Abstract
An apparatus (1) for feeding a user machine (3) with particulate products, such as products for infusion like tea, chamomile and herbal teas in general, comprises a hopper (2) for dispensing the product and means (40; 7) for transferring the product from the hopper (2) to the user machine (3). The hopper (2) includes a feed body (4), with vertical walls (5), having an outlet opening (6) at its lower end. The transfer means (40) comprise a motor-driven, endless conveyor (7) facing the outlet opening (6). The apparatus also comprises adjustment means (50; 10, 11, 30) for adjusting the gap between the endless conveyor (7) and the outlet opening (6) according to the characteristics of the product feeding out the hopper (2).
Claims21
An apparatus for feeding particulate products to a user machine (3) comprising:
- a product feed hopper (2) comprising a feed body (4) with vertical walls (5) and an outlet opening (6) at its lower end;
- means (40;
- 7) for transferring the product from the hopper (2) to the user machine (3);
- the transfer means (40) including a motor-driven, endless conveyor (7) facing the outlet opening (6);
- adjustment means (50;
- 10, 11, 30) for adjusting a gap between the endless conveyor (7) and the outlet opening (6) according to the characteristics of the product feeding out of the hopper (2);
- wherein the adjustment means (50) include:
- a support (10) holding the hopper (2) in a guide (11);
- a mechanism (30) comprising a pinion (12) and a rack (13), the mechanism (30) being mounted between the support (10) and the hopper (2) to lift or lower the hopper (2) relative to the conveyor (7) to adjust the gap between the conveyor (7) and the outlet opening (6).
An apparatus for feeding particulate products to a user machine (3), said apparatus comprising:
- a product feed hopper (2);
- and means (40;
- 7) for transferring the product from the hopper (2) to the user machine (3);
- wherein the hopper (2) comprises a feed body (4) with vertical walls (5) having an outlet opening (6) at its lower end;
- and wherein the transfer means (40) comprises a motor-driven, endless conveyor (7) facing the outlet opening (6);
- said apparatus further comprising:
- adjustment means (50;
- 10, 11, 30) for adjusting the gap between the endless conveyor (7) and the outlet opening (6) according to the characteristics of the product feeding out of the hopper (2);
- and,
- a hermetically sealed housing (14) containing the transfer means (40) and at least one outlet opening (6) of the hopper (2).
An apparatus for feeding particulate products to a user machine (3), said apparatus comprising:
- a product feed hopper (2);
- and means (40;
- 7) for transferring the product from the hopper (2) to the user machine (3);
- wherein the hopper (2) comprises a feed body (4) with vertical walls (5) having an outlet opening (6) at its lower end;
- and wherein the transfer means (40) comprises a motor-driven, endless conveyor (7) facing the outlet opening (6);
- said apparatus further comprising adjustment means (50;
- 10, 11, 30) for adjusting the gap between the endless conveyor (7) and the outlet opening (6) according to the characteristics of the product feeding out of the hopper (2);
- wherein the adjustment means (50) include a support (10) holding the hopper (2) in a guide (11), and a mechanism (30) comprising a pinion (12) and a rack (13), the mechanism (30) being mounted between the support (10) and the hopper (2) in such a way as to lift or lower the hopper (2) relative to the conveyor (7).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.